Week Ending 07/25/2003

BILLIE RUTH LOUT ROUVALDT
Billie Ruth Lout Rouvaldt, 67, died July 18, 2003 in Mesquite. Burial was in Oaklawn Memorial Park. Born November 25, 1935, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Paddie Lee and Mary Leona Fleming Lout. Ms. Rouvaldt is survived by daughters, Vicki Janosec of New Caney and Rhonda Jackson of Center; sons, Danny Green of Balch Springs, Steve Green of Splendora and Mark Green of Rowlett; sisters, Johnnie Hutto of Waskom, Birdie Crocker of Center, Jean Savage Jackson of Benton, Louisiana, Tommie Roher of Orange Vale, California and Laverne Smith of Port Arthur; brothers, Rev. Maurice Lout of Center, P.L. Lout of Nederland and Jams Lout of Conroe. Watson & Sons Funeral Home

JOHN HERBERT EAKIN
John Herbert Eakin, 91, of Timpson died July 18, 2003. Burial was in Corinth Cemetery. Born October 7, 1911, in Shelby County, he was the son of Clem and Dee Courtney Eakin. Mr. Eakin is survived by his wife Margaret Prycer Eakin of Timpson; sons, John Prycer Eakin of Lufkin, Tony Eakin of Terrell and Gregory Eakin of Longview; daughters, Rebecca Simmons of Freeport and Janeice Carrington and Monica Fitzgerald, both of Timpson.

BOBBY JOE WILSON
Bobby Joe Wilson, 43, of Tenaha died July 19, 2003 at his residence. Burial was in Old Home Cemetery. Born October 14, 1959, in Carthage, he was the son of Robert Curtis and Grace A. Roe Wilson. Mr. Wilson is survived by his brothers, Larry F. Terry and Leonard Terry of Tenaha; sisters, Shirley Ann Orzel of Seattle, Washington and Katy Frederick of Timpson. Mangum Funeral Home

HARRIET SARAH WHITNEY
Harriet Sarah Whitney, 99, of Center died July 20, 2003 in Center. Burial was in Memorial Oaks in Houston. Born April 11, 1904, in South Dakota, she was the daughter of Harry Sexton and Beata Oderdale. Ms. Whitney was preceded in death by husbands Jake Michen and Arthur Carter Whitney. Survivors include daughter Gwen Keelen of Las Vegas, Nevada; stepdaughter, Suzanne Whitney of Center. Mangum Funeral Home

DORIS B. HENRY
Doris B. Henry, 75, of Center died July 17, 2003 in Center. Burial was in Oaklawn Memorial Park. Born January 8, 1928, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of Willie Hanks and Nora Carpenter. Ms. Henry is survived by daughter, Linda Daniels of Timpson; sisters, Margie Norden of Center and Helen Marciglio of Port Arthur. Mangum Funeral Home

W.H. NICHOLS
W.H. "Hookey" Nichols, 59, of Center died July 22, 2003. Burial was in Oaklawn Memorial Park. Born August 28, 1943, in Haslam, he was the son of George Allen and Willie Gladys Peace Nichols. Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Anita Watson Nichols of Center; daughter, Barbar Walton, Rose Fuller, Carol Frame and Mary Ellen Kenderdine, of Center; brother, John Henry Nichols of Center; sisters, Bobbie Ross and Lynda Risinger, both of Center, Baby Ruth Defriend of Shreveport, Louisiana, Judy Oates of Keatchie, Louisiana. Mangum Funeral Home.

VERNON COOPER
Vernon Cooper, 77, of Center, died July 21, 2003 in Nacogdoches. Burial was in Sardis Cemetery. Born June 28, 1926, in Center, he was the son of William Clarence and Essie D. Jones Cooper. Mr. Cooper was preceded in death by his wife Verna Mae Cooper. Survivors include sons, Larry Cooper of Center and Robert W. Cooper of Hemphill; daughter, Pat McMahon of Center; sister, Joyce Hendrix of Channelview. Watson & Sons Funeral Home.

DELLA FAYE QUINN SANFORD
Della Faye Quinn Sanford, 76, of Center died July 23, 2003. Burial was in Borders Cemetery. Born April 12, 1927, she was the daughter of Archie Quinn and Arttie Gordon. Ms. Sanford was preceded in death by her husband William Frank Sanford. Survivors include sons, Robert Sanford of Trinity and William Sanford of Huntington; daughters, Vivian Lambert of New Caney and Della Taylor of Center; sisters, Bertha Meyers of Jacinto City, Dorothy Thompkins and Myrtle Goode, both of Edna. Mangum Funeral Home

ANNIE RUTH JACKSON
Annie Ruth Jackson, 88, of the Willow Grove Community died July 24, 2003. Burial was in Willow Grove Cemetery. Born January 22, 1915, in Stephenville, Texas, she was the daughter of Azlee Elliott and Lee Stevens. Ms. Jackson was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Jackson. Survivors include sons, Paul Jackson of Joaquin, Raymond Jackson of Tenaha, Daniel Jackson of Mount Ida, Arkansas, James Jackson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; daughters, Judith Adams of Tenaha and Shelia Wiggins of Shreveport, Louisiana; brothers and sisters Marshall Elliott and Kernie Elliott, both of California, Doris Porter of Center, Katheleen Ivey of Porter, Delmar Elliott of Timpson, Bill Elliott, R.C. Stevens and Mac Elliott, all of Houston and Relous Stevens of Joaquin. Mangum Funeral Home.

ARTHUR WILLIE JENNINGS
Arthur Willie Jennings, 62, died July 14, 2003 in Dallas. Burial was in Westview Cemetery. Born August 5, 1940, in Shelby County, he was the sone of Buelah and Frankie Jennings. Mr. Jennings is survived by his special lady, Mrs. Helen Robison; sisters, Gwendolyn Jennings and Estella Waltz, both of Center; brother, Elijah Waltz of Jaspter. Hicks Mortuary

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COLEMAN	Anne Mackenzie	HAMILTON	Anne Mackenzie	BLANKENSHIP	Anne Mackenzie
HANSON	Anne Mackenzie	HENRY	Anne Mackenzie