DEE WAGGONER
      Funeral for Dee Waggoner, Rusk native, was at 11 a.m. Friday at Bethel AME Church in Dallas and 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant CME Church in Rusk. Burial was in Holly Springs Cemetery, Maydelle. Mr. Waggoner's educational career spanned 44 years, most of which was with the Abilene ISD.
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J. B. WARD
      Funeral for J.B. Ward, 71, of Rusk was at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Mertis Bartley officiating. Burial was in Rusk Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Ward died Jan. 11. He was born Feb. 4, 1937, in Sacul. He attended George W. Bradford High School and was a member of the...
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JAMES C. MCGAUGHEY
      Graveside service for James Calvin (Jimmy) McGaughey, 61, of Alto was at 2 p.m. Sunday at Alto City Cemetery with the Rev. Andy Goasett of Lufkin officiating. Mr. McGaughey died Jan. 16. He was born Oct. 9, 1946, in Jacksonville to H.B. and Ora Mae McGaughey. He was reared in Alto, where he gradu...
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DALTON WAYNE MAYES
      Funeral for Dalton Wayne Mayes, 79, of Reklaw was at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Reklaw Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Walles officiating. Burial was in Walker Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Mayes died Jan. 16. He was born June 24, 1928, in San Augustine to Arthur and Edna Willis Mayes. He retired in 1989 ...
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WALTER B. HELMS
      Funeral for Walter B. Helms, 84, of Jacksonville, was at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Autry Funeral Home chapel with Bishops Rudy Bond and R.C. Helms, and Tony Rollins officiating. Burial was in Meador Cemetery. Mr. Helms died Jan. 18. He was born Dec. 15, 1923, in Cushman, Ark. He retired as an inspector ...
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GRACE SALVATORE JOYNT
      Graveside service for Grace Salvatore Joynt, 84, of Jacksonville, was at 3 p.m. Monday at New Salem Cemetery with Father Mark Kusmerik officiating. Mrs. Joynt died Jan. 19. She was born June 29, 1923, and was a retired secretary. She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Joynt.
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ELIZABETH (BETTY) HOUSE
      Mass for Elizabeth (Betty) House, 87, of Graham, mother of a Rusk resident, was at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Graham, with the Rev. Raymund Mullan officiating. Burial was in Pioneer Cemetery. Mrs. House died Jan. 18. She was born May 27, 1920, in Balta, N.D., to the late Micha...
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CHARLENE KELLY SIMMONS
      Graveside service for Charlene Kelly Simmons, 86, Oakwood, formerly of Jacksonville, was at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Wells. Mrs. Simmons died Jan. 19. She was born July 27, 1921, in Douglas to the late Luther and Alice Kelly. She retired from food service at Jacksonville ISD and ...
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