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THE GILMER MIRROR, Gilmer, Texas May 22, 2013 — Page 3A
Margie Gee
Wood
1936 - 2013
A Memorial service for
Margie Gee Wood, 77, of Bul-
lard, was held on Saturday,
May 18,2013 at 3 p.m. at First
Baptist Church in Bullard
with Rev. Scott Brown and
Rev. Doug Morris officiat-
ing.
Burial was Saturday,
May 18, at 11 a.m. at Sun-
set Memorial Cemetery in
Gilmer under the direction
of Stewart Family Funeral
Home.
Mrs. Wood passed away
Wednesday, May 15, at Trin-
ity Mother Frances.
She was born April 18,
1936 in Rosewood to James
Malone and Lizzie Thomp-
son Gee.
Margie was a member of
the First Baptist Church of
Bullard.
She was a teacher in
New Diana, Hughes Springs
and Bullard for a total of 27
years. Margie had a heart
for education, loved golf
and was the Scholarship
Chairperson for Oakhurst
Ladies Golf Association.
Margie also worked for East
Texas Telephone Company
for 4 years.
In addition to her par-
ents, Mrs. Wood was pre-
ceded in death by husband,
Phil Wood, Sr., and sisters,
Nell Alexander and Louise
Walker.
She is survived by her
loving family, including
daughters, Becky Burks
and husband Brian of Holly
Lake Ranch, and Lana Sto-
ver and husband Jackie of
Flint; son, Phil Wood, Jr.
and Melissa Haas of Allen;
grandchildren, Brent Burks,
Brittany Jackson, Bailey
Burks, Sara Moore and hus-
band Chris, Lamar Slover,
Abigail Wood, Emily Wood,
Claire and Harrison Haas;
great-grandchildren, Perry
Burks and Weston Moore;
brother, James Ross Gee
and wife Barbara of Gilmer;
sisters-in-law, Peggy Lakey
of Tyler and Betty Wood
of Victoria and numerous
nieces and nephews.
If desired, memorials
may be made to the First
Baptist Church of Bullard,
1428 S. Houston St., Bullard
75757.
Amplification
Survivors of Carl Bryant
McWhorter, whose obituary
was published in the Satur-
day, May 18, issue of The
Mirror, are:
His wife, Sue McWhort-
er; a son, Wayne Bryant
McWhorter; two daughters,
Carla Stanley and Kathy
Terry; one brother, George
McWhorter and one sister
Kay Arrington; and nu-
merous grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Thomas
Easton
Wynne
1997 - 2013
Funeral services for
Thomas Easton Wynne,
16, were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, May 21, at Croley
Funeral Home Chapel with
Brother Wade Mayberry
officiating. Interment was
in Sunset Memorial Park in
Gilmer. Easton passed away
Friday, May 17, 2013 at his
residence.
Easton was born Febru-
ary 18, 1997 in Longview
to Billy Wynne and Nancy
Roylene Bryan, and was a
student in Gilmer.
He is survived by his fa-
ther and stepmother, Billy
and Micki Wynne; mother,
Nancy Bryan; brothers, Wes-
ley Wynne, Hunter Wynne;
sisters, Rayven Wynne and
McKenzie Eskew; pater-
nal grandparents, Shirley
Brewer and Paul Bynum,
James Wynne; maternal
grandparents, Tommy and
Dawana Bryan; aunts and
uncles, Carla Cawood, Patri-
cia and Todd Greer, James
and Marsha Wynne, Jean
and Dan Bailey and Donna
and Tommy Beck; nephew,
Carter Wynne and numer-
ous cousins.
The family would like
to thank our baseball fam-
ily and close friends that
helped with prayers and
support during this trying
time.
In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial contributions may be
made to the Easton Wynne
Fund at Gilmer National
Bank 900, North Wood St.,
Gilmer, Texas 75644.
Please leave online con-
dolences at www.croleyfh.
net
Carlton “Oss”
Edmondson
1929 - 2013
Funeral services for Car-
lton “Oss” Edmondson were
held at 2 p.m. Monday, May
20, at Reeder-Davis Chapel in
Hughes Springs.
Burial was at Ore City
Cemetery.
Mr. Edmondson died Tues-
day, May 14.
He was born April 24,
1929.
He is survived by three
sons, Vincent Edmondson of
White Oak, Steve Edmond-
son of Longview and Kevin
Edmondson of Ohatchee,
Ala.; three daughters, Vicki
Edmondson of Gasden, Ala.,
Becky Klima of Gilmer and
Lisa Wages of Longview; nine
grandchildren and six great-
grandchildren.
The family requests that in
lieu of flowers, donations be
made to: Beacon Hill Hospice
Foundation, P.O. Box 5908,
Longview, TX 75608.
Lola Ledbetter
1925 - 2013
Services for Lola M. Led-
better, 88, of Gilmer, Texas
were held at 2 p.m. Sunday,
May 19, at Croley Funeral
Home Chapel in Gilmer
with Reverend Wayne Nor-
vell and Reverend James
“Butch” Fleet officiating.
Burial was at Center Cem-
etery in Harleton, Texas.
Mrs. Ledbetter passed
away on Thursday, May 16,
2013, in Gladewater, Texas
She was born on Feb-
ruary 23, 1925, in Upshur
County, Texas to Lon and
Ida Loden McKinley. Mrs.
Ledbetter was a nurse’s
aide at Nightingale Nurs-
ing Home in Gilmer and
Hugman-Kent Clinic in
Gladewater before her re-
tirement. She was a Baptist
and a member of the East-
ern Star.
Mrs. Ledbetter is sur-
vived by her two sons and
daughters-in-son, Don and
Debbie Ledbetter of Gilmer,
Doug and Kay Ledbetter of
Highland Village; daughter
and son-in-law, Debbie and
Rickey Haddock of Gilmer;
grandchildren, Kimberly
Ledbetter, Kylie Gibson and
husband, Josh, Hailey Cole-
man and husband, Casey,
Kathryn Ledbetter, Ryan
Ledbetter and Ricky Had-
dock, Jr.; great-grandchil-
dren, Audrey Gibson, Caleb
Coleman, Sophie Coleman
and Haley Haddock.
Pallbearers were Rickey
Haddock, Kent Oney, Tom
McClain, Ryan Ledbetter,
Casey Coleman, and Bill
Thomas. Honorary pall-
bearer was Josh Gibson.
The family requests
memorial contributions to
be sent to Faith Hospice,
4362D Hwy 259, Longview,
Texas 75605.
Please leave online con-
dolences at www.croleyfh.
net
Carlton
Fluellen, Sr.
Funeral services for Carl-
ton Fluellen, Sr., 71, of Gilmer
are pending with Turner
Brothers Mortuary.
Mr. Fluellen died Friday,
May 17, in Longview.
Louis Spencer
Funeral services for Louis
Spencer, 66, of Gilmer are
pending with Turner Brothers
Mortuary.
Mr. Spencer died Saturday,
May 18, in Gilmer.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife creates
new Marine Investigations Unit
AUSTIN — Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department’s
Law Enforcement Division
has formed a new Marine
Investigations Unit made up
of Texas game wardens who
will work to combat boat theft,
personal watercraft theft and
related fraud.
The new unit, part of the
Law Enforcement Division’s
Special Operations section,
will operate on a statewide
basis. The nine game wardens
assigned to the new unit met
together for the first time
earlier this week for initial
training and equipment is-
suance.
“While all 532 Texas game
wardens handle boat and
personal watercraft theft as
part of their routine duties,
we believe this new unit w7ill
help TPWD better focus on
these high-dollar crimes,” said
Chief of Special Operations
Grahame Jones. “Not only are
we interested in apprehending
thieves and recovering stolen
boats, we think the new unit
will be able to proactively
prevent some offenses.”
The wardens assigned to
the new unit will be the re-
gional contacts for all marine
theft, tax fraud, and title fraud
investigations, said Capt. Greg
Williford, who will supervise
the new unit along with Sgt.
Ned Nichols. Williford said all
wardens will continue work-
ing these types of investiga-
tions, but will be passing on
intelligence to the new unit
and otherwise working with
the wardens assigned to the
unit.
“TPWD handles $47 million
Gladewater Opry
program announced
Saturday night’s Gladewa-
ter Opry program will feature
Tom Brown, Cathy Windham,
Sam Brannan, The Clarkston
Cloggers, Clinton Gandy,
Marcus Leary, Hailey Hines,
Emily Bowdin and Jordan
Todd, along with the Texas
Smoke Band.
Tickets are $10 for adults,
children 6-12, $5, and under
six free.
The Opry House is located
at 108 E. Commerce St. in
downtown Gladewater. Show-
time is 8 p.m.
Call 903-845-3600 for infor-
mation or reservations.
Obituary
Policy
Information on obituaries
is published free of charge in
The Gilmer Mirror. All obitu-
aries follow a standard form
and any request by family
members for deviation from
thisform will require payment
for the obituary.
The Mirror does not list
survivors beyond the imme-
diate family — spouse, chil-
dren, parents, brothers and
sisters, and grandchildren.
Inclusion of any other sur-
vivors will require payment
for the obituary. (Exception:
Should a person have no
survivors other than a niece,
nephew, etc., then that rela-
tive may be listed.)
There will be a $10 charge
for a photograph run with a
free obituary.
A non-refundable $20
deposit will be charged for
paid obituaries not submit-
ted by a funeral home. The
deposit will be credited when
payment for the obituary is
made.
a year in boat registration
fees,” Williford said. “Unfor-
tunately, it’s pretty tempting
for boat owners or thieves to
try to dodge registration fees
or otherwise commit fraud.
“And when it comes to boat
theft, Texas always ranks in
the top three states nation-
wide.”
There is only a 10 percent
recovery rate compared with
roughly 70 percent in vehicle
theft. With this new unit, we
want to get that boat recovery
percentage heading upward
in Texas.”
By TPWD Law Enforce-
ment Division region, the war-
dens assigned to the new unit
(and their office telephone
number) include:
Region I: Ryan Hunter,
806-683-6207
Region II: Mike Stephens,
214-632-6107; Clint Borchardt,
817-343-8812
Region III: Turk Jones,
254-534-4212; Tracy Large,
830-660-6553
Region IV: Alan Bigger-
staff, 979-412-3101; Robbie
Smith, 409-658-4446
Region V: Derek Reeder,
361-727-7051; Michael McCall,
830-660-9447
Anyone with any informa-
tion regarding boat theft or
boat registration fraud in
Texas is urged to call the 24-
hour Operation Game Thief
hotline at 1-800-792-4263.
BETTY BIVINS COOK
LEMON BARS
1 pkg. lemon cake mix
(regular size)
1/2 cup butter, softened
legg
FILLING:
16 oz. can lemon frosting
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese,
softened
2 eggs
In a large bowl, beat the
cake mix, butter and egg
until crumbly. Press onto the
bottom of a greased 13x9-in.
baking pan.
In another bowl, beat frost-
ing and cream cheese until
smooth. Set aside 1/2 cup for
topping. Add eggs to remain-
ing mixture; beat on low speed
just until combined. Spread
over crust.
Bake at 350° for 35-40 min-
utes or until filling is set. Cool
on a wire rack for 1 hour.
Spread reserved frosting mix-
ture over top. Refrigerate for
at least 2 hours. Cut into bars.
Store in the refrigerator. Yield:
16 servings.
Nutritional Facts: 1 bar
equals 370 calories, 21 g fat (11 g
saturatedfat), 70mg cholesterol,
375 mg sodium, 44 g carbohy-
drate, 0 fiber, 3 g protein.
SWIMMING LESSONS
Ages 5 & up
Morning Group Lessons
in Gilmer
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HOPEWELL
CEMETERY MEETING
Annual Memorial Service
and Business Meeting
Sunday • May 26 ~ 10:30 am
Business Meeting, Memorial Service, Lunch and
Congregational Singing. Guest speaker and
special music by Rev. Randy Stracener.
Please come and help us honor
_this long tradition_
LIFE TABERNACLE - GILMER, TX
23rd Pastoral Anniversary &
Installation Service
Come Celebrate with us!
23rd Pastoral Anniversary - Pastor & Sis. D.B. Kitchell
Pastor Installation for Bro. & Sis. Bryant Kitchell
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Guest Speaker: D.R. R
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Life Tabernacle 541 Hwy 155N. Gilmer, Texas
May 23, 2013 @ 7:00pm
Reception following service
We will be closed
Monday,
May 27,2013
in observance of
Memorial Day
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NATIONAL
BANK
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Overton, Mac. The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 22, 2013, newspaper, May 22, 2013; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth650120/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.