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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Cherokeean Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
Funeral for Yvonne Lightsey,
70, of Jacksonville was at 11
a.m. Saturday at Autry Funeral
Home with Kev. Leon Ross and
Rev. Richards Smith officiat-
ing. Burial was in Providence
Cemetery with Rev. David
Smith officiating.
Mrs. Lightsey died Sept. 13.
She was born April 12, 1940,
in Shreveport, La. to the late
Osborn and Ocie Hassell. She
was a Dialville High School
graduate, Mrs. Lightsey com-
pleted the LVN program at
Nan Travis hospital, where
she worked for one year and
then served as an instructor
for that nursing program for
the next 10 years. She was
the secretary/receptionist for
Ophthalmology Associates for
18 years, After retiring she
YVONNE LIGHTSEY
worked with her husband at
their produce stand, Lightsey
Produce. She was a member of
Graft Baptist Church.
Survivors are her husband of
53 years, Weldon "(Pug) Light-
sgy of Jacksonville; daugh-
ters and sons-in-law, Lisa
and David McBroom of Rusk
and Lana and Jeff Horton of
Jacksonville; grandchildren
Sergeant 1st Glass Brandon
Casper of Newport News, Va. ,
Brittni Harwell and husband
Nick, Bethany Simpson and
husbandBrandon, andLauren
Horton all of Jacksonville, Seth
Horton of College Station and
('aniline McBroom of Rusk;
great-grandchildren. Juliana,
Laney and Max Harwell and
Luke Simpson; a brother and
sister-in-law, Edward and
ROBERT LEE LOWRY
Gwendolyn Hassell; a sister
and brother-in-law, Billie and
Alonzo Sherman; brother-
in-law, James Lightsey: and
sistór-in-law, Margaret Glass
and husband Paul: nieces,
nephews,
Pallbearers were Bob Biv-
ens< Bobby Tarrant, Scott
Alexander, Jimmy Staton,
Tommy Arrington and Gordon
Hendrickson.Honorary pall-
bearers were JC Thomas, Paul
Gaylean, Chad Gaylean, Tony
Murray, Ron Ayers, Dr. Scott
Sands, Dr. John Ardill, Steve
Bruner, Lacy House, Neal
Dyess, James Lathrop, Larry
White and David Robertson.
Memorials may be made to
Hospice of East Texas Founda-
tion or Craft Baptist Church
building fund.
ROLAND GEORGE OFFORD
Funeral for Roland George
Offord, 91, of Jacksonville
was at 2 p.m. Friday at Autry
Funeral Home chapel.
Mr. Offord died Sept. 15.
He was born Feb. 13, 1919, to
George and Elizabeth Offord of
Chicago , HI. He spent his child-
hood in Los Angeles, Calif. In
1942 he became a Texan when
he married Virginia Gordon.
He first redesigned World
War II fighter planes and then
undergarments for women at
Brassiere Co,
Funeral for Aleo Langston
Beard, 80, of Amarillo was at
10:30a.m. Tuesdayin Wallace-
Thompson Funeral Home cha-
pel with Rev.
Jack White offi-
ciating. Burial
wasin Pleasant
Grove Ceme-
tery.
Mrs. Beard
died Sept. 16. Alco Beard
one was born
Sept. 26, 1929,
to the late Walter and Mary
Dotson Langston. She lived
A private graveside service
for Billy Gene Strait. 74, of
Jacksonville was at the Salem
Cemetery. Mr. Strait died Sept.
17. He was born July 28, 1936,
in Dialville to Willie Harold
and Tabitha Jane Fitts Strait,
lie was a building contractor.
He was a member of Central
Baptist Church, scout leader,
Rotarian, 32 degree Mason
and state ombudsman. He
won awards for his more than
30 years service asa volunteer
at Bonner Place. Jacksonville
Healthcare and Gardendale
Nursing F acilities.
Survivors are his wife, Vir-
ginia; their children, James
and Julie Beth, and their
spouses, Diane and Jeff; four
grandchildren, Sarajane Bay,
Jeffery Owen, Torrey Offord
ALCO LANGSTON BEARD
in Amarillo 53 years. She was
formerly of Rusk. She was a
member of Second Baptist
Church in Amarillo and a
seamstress for Texas Coffin
Company. She was precededin
death by her husband. Dewey
Alvin Beard: son, Jimmy Earl
Beard; granddaughter, Denise
Acker, grandson, David Allen
Junell Jr.: seven brothers; and
five sisters. Survivors are three
sons and daughters-in-law.
Dewey James and Carmen
Beard of Albuquerque, N.M.,
Ronald Alvin and Virginia
BILLY G. STRAIT
Survivors are his wife, Maxine
Strait of Jacksonville; father-
in-law, John Durrett of Jack-
sonville; two daughters and
sons-in-law, Kimberly and Rob-
ert Lenard of Alto and Kellic
and Chris Cardenas of Irving;
four grandchildren. Michael
and Courtney Offord; and
great-grandson, Colin George.
Pallbearers were Frank Good-
son, Charles Creed, Rob Gor-
ham, Frank Waggoner, Bill
Sherman, RolandAdams, Tony
Murray and Charles Jasper.
Honorary pallbearers were
Ralph Crouch, Doug Crouch,
Hulon Brown, Raleigh Sher-
man, Dr. Lloyd Olsen, Dr.
Thomas Gregory, Ray Varde-
man, Frank Bostick, Wilbur
Roddy and the Goodson Sunday
School Class.
Beard and Michael David and
Sheila Beard, all of Amarillo;
four daughters and two sons-
in-law, Donna Marie Wright
and Darlene and Robert Acker
of Rusk, Barbara Annette
Junell of Amarillo, Lisa and
Kerry Wright of Abilene;
23 grandchildren, numerous
great-grandchildren, great-
great-grandchildren, nieces
andnephews. Pallbearerswere
Michael Beard Jason Gann,
Thaddeus Beard, Domanick
Beard, Raymond Traoey and
Dennis Tracey.
Parsons and Brittany Parsons
of Alto, Megan Cardenas and
Br aden Cardenas of Irving: and
one great-grandchild, Hunter
Parsons of Alto.
Arrangements were under
the direction of Boren-Conner
Funeral Home.
Funeral for Robert Lee Low-
ry, 81, of Alto wasat 2p.m. Sun-
day at the Fir st Baptist Church
in Alto with the Rev, Gary
Pridmore and the Rev. Leaon
Griswald offi-
ciating. Burial
was in the Old
Palestine Cem-
etery.
Mr. Lowry
died Thursday
in Alto. He was
born Aug. 11, Robert L. Lowry
1929,inBrown-
field to James (Jim) and Mary
Maines Lowry. He was reared
in the Troup area and moved to
Alto in 1943. Hewasa member
oftheFirstBaptist Church, the
Masonic Lodge in Big Spring
and a U.S. Air Force Korean
War veteran, He married Erna
Lowry, Aug. 14, 1949. in the
First Baptist Church in Alto.
He lived in Tyler for several
years. He worked for LBM for
27 years before retiring in 1987
andbriefly workedfor the Tyler
Police Department. Mr. Lowry
served as a deacon at the West
Erwin Street Baptist Church
while living in Tyler. He also
worked as an auto mechanic
RONALD JAMES WEIDENBACH
Funeral for Ronald James
Weidenbach, 59, of Jackson-
ville was at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
Our Lady of Sorrows Cathohc
Church.
Mr. Weidenbach was born
Feb. 27, 1951 in Alvin to Rob-
ert and Helen Weidenbach.
He moved to Jacksonville in
1978, pursuing a job at Alcoa
Aluminum in Palestine.: He
joined the East. Texas Medical
Center familyin 1989.He was a
member of Our Lady of Sorrow s
Cathohc Church and Knights
of Columbus.
Survivors are his wife of 37
years, Sandy Weidenbach;
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andwascalled"Mr.Fixlt." He
was preceded in death by his
sister, Leta Ea it: and grand-
sons, Jason Allen Lowry and
Seth Allen Lowry.
Survivors include his wife of
61 years: Erna Lowry of Alto;
two sons and daughter s-in-law,
Jim and Sharlyne Lowry of
Marietta, Ga. and Stévé and
Kay Lowry of Dallas; a daugh-
ter and son-in-law. Becky and
David Roush of Dallas; two
brothers and sisters-in-law,
(lene and Betty Lowry of Alto
and Amos and Fayrene Lowry
of Greenville; a sister, Nancy
Chapman of Kilgore; grand-
children, Joe, Bryan, Sherry,
Jessie. Croy, Jamie, Brittany,
Bradley and Cole; and a great-
granddaughter, Tiffany Lowry.
Pallbearers were grandson,
Eddie Deason, Joseph Jack-
son, Bryan Lowry and Cole
Roush; and ilephews, Zach
Ballew and Karl Lowry. Hon-
orary pallbearers were Croy
Roush and Alto First Baptist
deacons, Larry Crosby, Daryl
Cummings, James Hall, Mike
Low, DavidMiddleton andRon
Williams. O.T. Allen & Son was
in charge of arrangements.
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Leon Escareno, Ernest Grady,
Hector Martinez, Joe Osborne
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Sunday Worship 11:00
Evening Service 6:30
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