Shelby County News

Week Ending February 17, 2022
 

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OBITUARIES

SL Jackson

SAMUEL LEE JACKSON
Samuel Lee Jackson, 79, of Tenaha, died February 9, 2022, at Medical Center Hospital in Nacogdoches.  Interment was in Tennessee Cemetery, Shelby County.  He was born in Center, Texas, February 28, 1943, to W. H. and Verna Mae English Jackson.  He was a graduate of Center High School.  He was preceded in death by, Parents; Brothers, Jerry, O’Neal and Earl.  Survivors include, Wife, Billie of Tenaha; Daughter, Leann & her husband Kevin Mackey; Daughter, Nichol & husband Kelly Cook; Son, Travis Jackson & wife Courtni of Nacogdoches.
Online condolences can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com

SE Welch

SHARON ELIZABETH WELCH
Sharon Elizabeth Welch, 54, died February 7, 2022, in Center.  She born February 23, 1967 in Charleston West Virginia to Shirley Welch and Mitchell Welch.  She was preceded in death by, Mitchell Clayton Welch.  Survivors include, Mother, Shirley Welch; Sisters, Nancy Welch, April Welch.
Funeral services are under the direction of Taylor Funeral Home, Timpson, Texas.

JA Gary

JO ANN GARY
Jo Ann Gary, 89, of Timpson, Texas, died February 11, 2022, in Conroe, Texas.  Interment was in Timpson Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.  She was born November 16, 1932, in Panola County, to Jim Richard and Odessa Burks Keating. She was preceded in death by, Parents; Husband, Mervin Gary; 3 sisters; 4 brothers; Survivors include, Sister, Nette Els; Children, Kathy Richard, Barbara Crouch & husband, Melvin, Richard Gary & wife, Sherry, Mark Gary & wife, Nancy.
Online condolences can be sent at www.taylorfh.net.
Taylor Funeral Home, Timpson, is in charge of arrangements.

J Holt

JERRY HOLT
Jerry Holt, 78, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, died February 11, 2022.  He was born in Center to J. T. and Eldora Holt.  He served his country in the U.S. Navy.  Survivors include, Wife, Kathy Holt; Children, Tara (Brad) Nachman of Center, Cindy (Jorge) Ortega of Florida, Jerry Robert Holt of Pennsylvania; Siblings, Sandra (Marcus) Wilson of Center, Phyllis (Jerryl) Adams of Center, Phillip (Charlotte) Holt of Haslet.
Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

AW Cooley

ARCHIE WAYNE COOLEY
Archie Wayne Cooley, 72, of Center, died February 16, 2022, in Houston.  He was born August 8, 1949, in Lucedale, Mississippi, to Louise Parnell and Archie Alton Cooley.  He was preceded in death by, Wife, Teresa “Terri” Cooley; Parents.  Survivors include, Wife, Caroline Seagroves Cooley of Center; Children, Michael A. Garrett (Darlene), Danny Cooley (Jeannie), Angel (Bradley) Sullivan, Hannah Cooley; Siblings, Nelta Woodard (Bobby), Alvie Dean Seals (Earl), Maurica Davis (Jeff), Herbert “H.L.” Cooley (Danette), Timothy Cooley (Sharon).
Online condolences can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com

 

MELVIN COY WILLIAMS
Melvin Coy Williams, 89, of Center, died February 8, 2022, in Shreveport, Louisiana.  Interment was in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Texas.  He was born February 21, 1932, in Post, Texas, to Henrietta Burcham and Claude Lee Williams. He served his country in the United States Army.  He was preceded in death by, Wife, Juanetha Williams; Sons, David Williams, Joe Barr.  Survivors include, Grandchildren, Katie Williams of Waco, Kassidy & husband Jake Fox of Nacogdoches, Tyler Barr of Nacogdoches.
Online condolences can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfuneralhome.com

 

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