Obituaries for Oct. 30, 2008

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October 30, 2008

Anonymous The Commerce Journal Thu Oct 30, 2008, 01:58 PM CDT

Raymond Dickson

WOLFE CITY — Raymond Glen Dickson of Tampa, Fla., went to be with his heavenly Father on Oct. 20, 2008.

He was born Jan. 18, 1968, in Klondike. He was retired from the US Navy and owned his own business.

One brother, David Dickson of Commerce, and life partner Scott Grusell preceded him in death.

He is survived by his parents, Jeanette and Stephen Davis of Commerce and Wendell Dickson of Mansfield; two sisters, Melissa Davis, and fiancé Tom Richardson of McKinney and Jenny Murphy of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; niece and nephew Faith and Forrest Dickson of Commerce; his grandmother, Lonelle Davis of Apex, N.C.; aunts and uncles Mike and Wanda Crowell and Frank and Debra Crowell of Commerce, George Crowell of Ferris, Kenneth Wright of Greenville, James Dickson of Commerce, Sonja Dickson of Mount Vernon and Jim and Marilyn Davis of Apex N.C.; and a host of cousins and friends.

A graveside memorial service was held at 4 p.m. Saturday in Sonora Cemetery in Fairlie where he was laid to rest alongside his brother.

R.W. Owens & Son Funeral Home of Wolfe City was in charge of arrangements.

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Bonnie Vannote

Bonnie Lunceford Ramsey Vannote of Irving died Oct. 26, 2008, at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington. Funeral services was at 11 a.m. Wedn esday in the Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home chapel with Brother Roy Lee Dittmar of Mount Zion Baptist Church officiating. Burial followed in Mount Zion Cemetery.

Daughter of Jasper Kaufman and India Velva Kincaid Lunceford, she was born Feb. 26, 1924, in Peerless. She was a baker and was of the Baptist faith.

Surviving are children James Ed and Tina Ramsey of Springtown and Cindy and Santiago Cruz of Grand Prairie; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; a brother, Jackie and wife Janie Lunceford of Commerce; sister and brother-in-law Joyce and Bill Camper of Ohio; sister-in-law Helen Lunceford of Cumby; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Glenn Ramsey; sisters Mary Evalee Nowlin and Treva Nell Beatles; a brother, William Douglas Lunceford; a son, Larry Junior Ramsey; daughter Gloria Ann Nun and granddaughter Tammy Sue Nun.

Santiago Cruz, Vince Walker, Alonso Buenrostro, Edgar Escalante, Yong Choe, Tracy Lunceford, Tony Lee and Tony Douglas served as pallbearers.

A registry is available at www.jones-walkerandson.com, or visit and sign the guest book at www.heraldbanner.com.

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RALPH ABERNATHY
Ralph Lane Abernathy, 79, of Campbell passed away May 15, 2012, at his daughter’s residence in Dallas. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Commerce with Rev. Mary Alice Lyman officiating. Interment will follow at Brigham Cemetery near Campbell. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

May 18, 2012
DR. KENNETH EDGAR SHEPPARD JR.
Dr. Kenneth Edgar Sheppard Jr. (aka Busty, Bubba, Dad, Doc, Maverick) was born Feb. 11, 1935, in the English Community near Clarksville, Red River County to Kenneth Edgar Sheppard Sr. and Ella Kathleen Storey Sheppard.

May 18, 2012
JAMES RIFFLE
James H. Riffle, 88, of Commerce passed away May 6, 2012, in Commerce.
James was born Dec. 21, 1923, in Ward, Ark. to Lillie Mae Lyons and John Daniel Boone Riffle. On May 14, 1954, he married Lillian Fulfer in Commerce. He was a self-employed mechanic.

May 10, 2012
MARY GRIFFIN
DE QUEEN, Ark. – Mary Melinda Margaret Simon Griffin, formerly of Commerce, died April 20, 2012, in De Queen, Ark.
Mrs. Griffin was born Jan. 6, 1925, in Bellvue Hospital in New York City, the third of six children born to Newfoundland parents William and Elizabeth Simon.

April 30, 2012
OMA THOMAS
Funeral services for Oma Greaves Thomas, 97, of Cumby, are at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church in Commerce with Rev. Valarie Englert and Rev. Marc Corazao officiating. Interment follows at Mt. Zion Cemetery.

April 20, 2012
JESSIE MCKENZIE
Jessie Mae McKenzie, 73, of Commerce passed away April 13, 2012, at her home.
Memorial services will be held in Stamps, Ark.

April 20, 2012
BUDDY NIX
Buddy (J.H.) Nix Jr., 85, of Greenville passed away April 12, 2012, at Hunt Regional Medical Center. A memorial service was held at 4 p.m., April 15, in the Coker-Mathews Funeral Home chapel with Mr. Randy Daw officiating.

April 20, 2012
DALE REX
Dale Rex, 79, of Ladonia passed away April 9, 2012, in Dallas.
Dale was born in Commerce on March 2, 1933, to Willie Johnnie and Tinia Byers Whitefield Rex. Dale loved riding back roads and watching deer.

April 13, 2012
BERNICE WOODS
Bernice Woods, 88, of Wolfe City passed away April 4, 2012.
Bernice was born in Roosevelt, Okla., on Sept. 12, 1923, to Ezell and Ida Johnson McBeth. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and renewing old furniture.

April 13, 2012
Richard Wood
A funeral services for Richard Lee (R.L.) Wood, 81, of Cumby will be held at the Brashear Baptist Church at 11 a.m., April 5, with Bro. David Burns and Bro. Harvey Snider officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, east of Cumby. Jones-Walker & Son Funeral Home in Commerce is in charge of arrangements.

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