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Obituaries February 27, 2008
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EUGENIA EARL KOONCE
      Graveside service for Eugenia Earl Koonce, 89, of Rusk was at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22. at the Gourd Creek Cemetery near New Waverly. Mrs. Koonce was born Feb. 16, 1919, to the late Ray and Julia Elizabeth Faulkner Williams. Mrs. Koonce was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Rusk. Preced...
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JACK MASTIN ABBOTT
      Funeral for Jack Mastin Abbott, 83, of Jacksonville was at 2 p.m. Friday at Autry Funeral Home with the Rev. Bill Rambo and the Rev. Ken McEachern officiating. Burial was in Jarratt Cemetery. Mr. Abbott died Feb. 18. He was born in Jacksonville on April 21, 1924, to Clyde Bronson and Martha Ardel...
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KENNETH WAYNE (KENNY) HOUSTON
      Graveside service for Kenneth Wayne (Kenny) Houston, 56, of Bullard formerly of Rusk was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Salem Cemetery with the Rev. Garrell Faulkner officiating. Mr. Houston died Feb. 18. He was born Sept. 20, 1951, in Royce City to Dranon Eugene and Wanda Jean King Houston. H...
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RANDAL CAROL BIVENS
      A small family service was held for Randal Carol Bivens, 58, of Jacksonville. Mr. Bivens died Feb. 17. He was born July 13, 1949, in Houston to the late Lester and Margie Moore Bivens.
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MARIE SCALES MURPHY
      Funeral for Marie Scales Murphy, 92, of Alto, was at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Randy Fitzgerald officiating. Burial was in Old Palestine Cemetery. Mrs. Murphy died Feb. 21. She was born Feb. 19, 1916, in Alto to Ed and Elma Pyle Scales.
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LAURA MAE HICKS
      Funeral for Laura Mae Hicks, 72, of Rusk, was at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Olive Baptist Church. Burial was in Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Hicks died Feb. 20. She attended Grapeland public schools and was a housekeeper and a Baptist.
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JARRELL A. BLACK
      Funeral for Jarrell A. Black, 81, of Houston, was at 1 p.m. Feb. 19 at North Central Church in Spring with Pastors Paul and Larry Emerson officiating. Burial was in Brookside Cemetery. Mr. Black died Feb. 14. He was born Jan. 31, 1927, in Alto to Bessie and John Black. He grew up in Alto and spent...
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MARY ALAFAIR MINOT
      Graveside service for Mary Alafair Minot, 82, of Nacogdoches was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Old Palestine Cemetery with the Rev. Odis Bryan officiating. Mrs. Minot died Feb. 19. She was born June 2, 1925, in Jacksonville to Vernon and Era Hunt Brunt. She lived in Nacogdoches for several ye...
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CARL B. LLOYD
      Funeral for Carl B. Lloyd, 98, of Rusk was at 2 p.m., Monday at the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Copeland, the Rev. Kent Lloyd and the Rev. Odis Bryan officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Lloyd died Feb. 22.
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MYRTLE PERRY
      Funeral for Myrtle Perry, 86, of Troup, was at 2 p.m. Monday at Autry Funeral Home with the Rev. Shelia Blackstock and the Rev. Donny Sadler officiating. Burial was in New Emmaus Cemetery. Mrs. Perry died Feb. 23. She was born July 23, 1921, in Splendora to Clem G. and Ada Presswood.
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SARAH JONES
      Funeral for Sarah Jones, 77, of Jacksonville was at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Autry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ken McEachern officiating. Burial was in Meador Cemetery. Mrs. Jones died Feb. 23. She was born April 27, 1930, in Mixon to Marion and Nellie Buchanan and was a homemaker. She retired fr...
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