A visitation for Bobby Murphree, 92, of Chandler, is scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2021 from 6-8:00 p.m. at Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. He will be laid to rest during a private ceremony at Rock Hill Cemetery with Rev. Danny Bristow officiating. Mr. Murphree passed away April 9, 2021 in Chandler. George Robert "Bobby" Murphree was born October 26, 1928 in Noonday, Texas, the son of George Murphree and Addy Orene (Boyd) Murphree. He spent a lifetime as an entrepreneur- installing septic systems, repairing small engines and doing various dirt work; but his true passion was drag racing and motorcycle racing. He is preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Beverley Murphree; son, Rafe...

Funeral services for Lois Oleta Thompson, age 88, of Tyler are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 9, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church of Chandler with Rev. Bryan Harkness officiating. Interment will follow at Chandler Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. The family kindly requests social distancing be observed along with the use of masks. Mrs. Thompson passed away April 6, 2021 in Aledo surrounded by her loving family. Lois Oleta (Pollard) Thompson was born August 19, 1932 in Chandler, the daughter of Sam Allen Pollard and Junie (Loving) Pollard. She graduated from Chandler High School in 1949 and attended Henderson County Junior College and...

Funeral services for Lois Oleta Thompson, age 88, of Tyler are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 9, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church of Chandler with Rev. Bryan Harkness officiating. Interment will follow at Chandler Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. The family kindly requests social distancing be observed along with the use of masks. Mrs. Thompson passed away April 6, 2021 in Aledo surrounded by her loving family. Lois Oleta (Pollard) Thompson was born August 19, 1932 in Chandler, the daughter of Sam Allen Pollard and Junie (Loving) Pollard. She graduated from Chandler High School in 1949 and attended Henderson County Junior College and...

Cecil Padgett, 82, of Chandler, passed away March 30, 2021 in Tyler. Cecil Edward Padgett was born November 21, 1938 in Forest City, North Carolina, the son of Floyd Padgett and Bertha Mae (Belk) Ferguson. He was honorably discharged from the United States Navy after serving during the 1950's. Cecil was a brick mason by trade and has owned and operated Padgett Masonry since 1968. During his free time, he enjoyed antique cars, guns and coin collecting. He will be missed by all that knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Larry William Padgett. Survivors include wife of 25 years, Cindy Padgett of Chandler; sons, Ronald Padgett and wife Linda of Chandler,...

Graveside services for Sarah Lockwood, 87, of Chandler, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m., Sunday, March 28, 2021 at Chandler Memorial Cemetery with Greg Taylor officiating. Interment will be under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Lockwood passed away March 22, 2021 in Chandler. Sarah Lou (Taylor) Lockwood was born March 16, 1934 in Lillie, Louisiana, the daughter of Wiley Dee Taylor and Lucy Evelyn (Trickey) Taylor. She was a member of West Lake Baptist Church of Chandler and enjoyed serving as a volunteer for both God's Open Hands of Chandler as well as with the Master Builders Association. As a young woman, she worked for Hall Drug Store in Eldorado, Arkansas before...

Graveside services for James Murray, 86, of Brownsboro, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Bethel Cemetery near Cayuga with Bro. Thom Taylor officiating. Interment will be under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Murray passed away March 17, 2021 at his home in Brownsboro surrounded by family. James Calvin "Buddy" Murray was born August 17, 1934 in Barry, Texas, the son of James Claude Murray and Ruby Alva (Seat) Murray. He served in the National Guard during the 1950's and later owned and operated Murray Construction from 1976-2000 in the East Texas area. Buddy was a hard worker, honest and a man of his word. He enjoyed raising cattle, chickens and...

A Celebration of Life for Rick Arndt, 48, of Chandler, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 29, 2021 at West Lake Baptist Church with Bro. Lee Evans officiating. He will be laid to rest during a private ceremony at Concord Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Rick passed away March 13, 2021 in Tyler. Richard Peyton Arndt was born February 15, 1973 in Jackson, California, the son of James Ray Arndt and Sue (Carr) Arndt. For the past four years, he served as the Family and Student Minister at West Lake Baptist Church, but Rick's passion for sharing the Lord extended far beyond the doors of the church. During his free time, he enjoyed playing the guitar,...

A Celebration of Life for Rick Arndt, 48, of Chandler, is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 29, 2021 at West Lake Baptist Church with Bro. Lee Evans officiating. He will be laid to rest during a private ceremony at Concord Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Rick passed away March 13, 2021 in Tyler. Richard Peyton Arndt was born February 15, 1973 in Jackson, California, the son of James Ray Arndt and Sue (Carr) Arndt. For the past four years, he served as the Family and Student Minister at West Lake Baptist Church, but Rick's passion for sharing the Lord extended far beyond the doors of the church. During his free time, he enjoyed playing the guitar,...

Funeral services for Joel Williams, 56, of Chandler, are scheduled for 1:00 P.M., Saturday, March 6, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church of Chandler with Rev. Bryan Harkness and Rev. Stan Copeland officiating. Interment will follow at Chandler Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Williams passed away on March 2, 2021 in Chandler. Joel Ray Williams was born August 30, 1964 in Sherman, Texas, the son of Ray Williams and Lois (Drinnon) Williams. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Chandler and worked for East Texas Container as a sales representative for the past five years. Joel enjoyed the outdoors and sports, especially...

Funeral services for Gail Massey, 82, of Chandler, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 5, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church of Chandler with Rev. Bryan Harkness officiating. A private interment will follow at Chandler Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Massey passed away on February 28, 2021 in Tyler. Patricia Gail (McKeon) Massey was born January 20, 1939 in Fort Worth, Texas, the daughter of Eugene Harold McKeon and Ruby (Page) McKeon. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Chandler and retired from Southwestern Bell/AT&T after 25 years as a purchasing clerk in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Gail was an outgoing...

Funeral services for Bubba Ellis, 71, of Chandler, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Chandler Memorial Funeral Home with Bro. Danny Bristow officiating. A private interment will follow at Echols Cemetery on Jennings Mountain under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Ellis passed away February 17, 2021 in Tyler. Ruben Corbett Ellis was born November 4, 1949 in Tyler, the son of William George Ellis and Molly Beth (Barton) Ellis. He was a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church of Brownsboro and the Sharon Temple Shrine and Sharon Shrine Motor Corp of Tyler. Bubba spent a career working in automotive parts and sales, but his passion was playing the drums....

Funeral services for Chester Craig, 85, of Tyler, are scheduled for 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Rock Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Danny Bristow officiating. Interment will follow at Rock Hill Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Craig passed away February 6, 2021 in Tyler. Chester Thomas Craig was born July 26, 1935 in Brownsboro, Texas, the son of William Price Craig and Pearl Ethel (Wheeler) Craig. He was a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church and worked as a supervisor for Kelly Springfield from 1962 until his retirement in 1993. Chester was one of the founding members of the Brownsboro Little Dribblers' Basketball and during his free time...

Graveside services for Kenneth Isham, 66, of Ashdown, Arkansas, are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Wood-Verner Cemetery in Tyler under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home Mr. Isham passed away on January 31, 2021 in Texarkana, Texas. Kenneth Isham was born June 21, 1954 in Tyler, Texas, the son of Mitchial Henly Isham and Edith Joyce (Beckham) Isham. He served in the United States Marine Corp as a young man and spent a lifetime as an entrepreneur. Kenneth owned and operated a restaurant and landscaping business, and spent time as a truck driver, welder and farmer. He enjoyed drag racing, gambling and was the life of the party. Kenneth was a...

A celebration of the life of Otis Naron, 65, of Chandler, is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2021 at the Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church of Tyler with Rev. Richard Luna officiating. Mr. Naron passed away January 22, 2021 in Tyler. Thomas Otis Naron, III, was born October 20, 1955 in Rosenberg, Texas, the son of Thomas Otis Naron, Jr. and Trona La Juana (Wilson) Zucknick. He was a member of the Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church where he currently served as their music minister since 2008. His love of music extended beyond the church as he frequently played at local restaurants including San Pedros in Chandler as well as Stanley's, Breakers and Lola's in Tyler....

Funeral arrangements for Travis Gray, 39, of Chandler, are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Rock Hill Baptist Church under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. A visitation will be held from 1-3:00 p.m. Saturday prior to services at the church.

Neva Mae "Mickey" Bradley Saxon, 87, of Chandler, passed away January 11, 2021, leaving this world with a blanket of snow on the ground. Mickey was born October 26, 1933 in Holliday, Texas, the daughter of Leo Dow Bradley and Gladys (Ruth) Bradley. As a teenager, Mickey accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior at a Billy Graham crusade. She graduated from Athens High School where she was a cheerleader and voted most popular. Mickey also attended Henderson County Junior College, where she was voted most beautiful. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 66 years, Dan Saxon; brother, Jackie Bradley and two sisters, Lavine (Anna) Olson and Ruth Burgess. Survivors...

April Odle, 65, of Chandler, passed away January 10, 2021 in Chandler. April Smith (Owens) Odle was born April 1, 1955 in Oak Park, Illinois, the daughter of James Owens and Peggy (Smith) Owens. She spent over 40 years as a registered nurse and during her free time enjoyed reading and flower gardening. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brother, Chris Owens and Colby Owens. Survivors include husband, David L. Odle of Chandler; brother, Corey Owens of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; son, Damon Owens and wife Julie of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; daughter, Summer P. Tillison and husband Lee of Tyler; stepdaughters, Michelle McGovern and husband Tod of Waltonville, Illinois, Crystal Overstreet...

Funeral services for Wanda Johnson, 78, of Flint, are scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2021 at the Church of Christ in Chandler with Eli Crow officiating. Interment will follow at Concord Cemetery under direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Johnson passed away January 7, 2021 in Tyler Wanda Sue (Parker) Johnson was born October 12, 1942 in Liberty, Texas, the daughter of Franklin Jewel Parker and Gussie Rose (Oakes) Parker. From being a special education teacher, to daycare instructor, to floral designer, Wanda loved being around and working with children at all times. With a smile and twinkle in her eye, she shared her love and caring spirit with whomever came into...

Mary LaJoyce Weeks passed away on December 13, 2020 at the age of 90. She was born April 5, 1930 in Lamesa, Texas, the third child of Clarence and Mary Wilson. LaJoyce married Harold Weeks on November 19, 1949 and was with him until he left to be with our Lord in 2017. She was an avid sports fan who loved those Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers. She enjoyed cheering and supporting her boys at Little League and High School baseball games and was ever so proud of her daughter and could be seen in the stands supporting her in drill team. She held the utmost respectable job of being a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. As we say our last goodbyes, she is crossing over to join those...

Funeral services for Dick Davis, 77, of Chandler, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Chandler Memorial Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Bristow officiating. Interment will follow in Concord Cemetery under the direction of Chandler Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Davis passed away October 14, 2020 in Chandler. Dick was born June 22, 1943 in Chandler, the son of Connie (Miller) Davis and Joe Davis. He served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967 and spent a career in sales working for an extended time at Ralston Purina. Dick was passionate about building and customizing street rods and motorcycles and was a talented wood and leather worker- building violins, furniture and...