BURKS-WALKER-TIPPIT FUNERAL DIRECTORS

Robert L. Cates, 90, of Whitehouse passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2026 in Tyler. Visitation will be on Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 1:30 to 2:30 PM at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Whitehouse. The service will follow at 2:30 PM at the Church. A Private burial will be held at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Vernon Vardell Shaw, 92, of Tyler passed away on February 2, 2023. Services were held on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Whitehouse. Burial was at Walnut Grove Cemetery in Whitehouse, under the direction of Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home.

Vernon Vardell Shaw, 92 of Tyler passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023 in Tyler. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:00 AM at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Church. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery under the direction of Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home.

Services for Opal Evelyn Mata, 83, of Tyler will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 1:00 PM at Park Heights Assembly of God Church in Tyler. Visitation will be held Friday, August 12, 2022 from 4:00 to 7:30 PM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Burial will be in Liberty Baptist Cemetery in Hawkins. Mrs. Mata passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 in Tyler.

Larry Fred Daly, 74, of Tyler passed away on Saturday, August 6, 2022 at Christus Trinity Mother Francis Hospital in Tyler. Larry was born on January 5, 1948 in Corsicana, Texas. The are no services at this time, arrangements are with Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home.

Services for Lorene Conner Meadows, 89, of Tyler, will be held on Wednesday, August 10, at 10:00 am at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit with Pastor Kenneth Meadows officiating. Burial will follow at Liberty Cemetery in Centerville under the direction of Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Lorene passed away on Thursday, August 04, 2022 at her home in Tyler. Lorene was born December 10, 1932 in Livingston, Texas to Floyd and Birdie Mae Helmontoller Conner. Lorene married Tillman E. Meadows on December 31, 1951. Together they had one daughter, Pamela Meadows Ammerman, and 2 grandchildren, Lacy Ammerman and Brady Ammerman. Lorene was a housewife and business partner of Tillman's,...

Graveside services for Kathi Austin Thompson, 90, of Lindale, who passed away on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 in Tyler will be held on Monday, August 8, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Demascus Cemetery in Lindale, under the direction of Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home.

Funeral services for Jesse Eugene Wade, 82, of Whitehouse will be held on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bascom Cemetery. Jesse passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 in Tyler.

A lady who loved her family, friends, & church moved to her heavenly home July 31, 2022 at the age of 96. Sarah Evelyn LeGrand was born to John Gentry LeGrand and Mary Ethel Leonard on June 6, 1926 in Luther, Oklahoma. She was salutatorian of her high school graduating class in Edmond, Oklahoma where she enjoyed all the home economics classes and playing girls' basketball. As a teenager, she worked summers in a hardware store owned by one of her aunts and helped another aunt with cooking and caring for her younger cousins. Upon graduation, she moved to Oklahoma City to work at Tinker Field and began taking night courses at Draughon's Business School, majoring in accounting. At the...

Services for Glenda Faye Shelton, 73, of Tyler will be held on Saturday, July 30, 2022 at 10:30 AM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 29, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Funeral Home. Burial will be at Pleasant Retreat Cemetery in Tyler. Mrs. Shelton passed away on July 26, 2022 in Tyler.

Services for Sammye Patton Woodward, 89, of Tyler, Texas will be held on Friday, July 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Marvin Methodist Church Chapel with Dr. Doug Baker officiating, visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 AM, one hour prior to the service at the Church. Burial will follow at Cathedral in the Pines in Tyler under the direction of Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Sammye passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Tyler. Sammye was born August 6, 1932 in Marlin, Texas to Raymond Samuel Patton and Ruth Springfield Patton. Ruth was a newspaper journalist and Raymond was a jeweler and watch/clock repairman. Growing up in Wharton, Sammye was a clarinetist in the band and the Wharton...

Funeral services for Patrice Marcelle Yates, 62, of Tyler, will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 2:30 PM at Faith Community Church in Tyler, visitation will be one hour prior at the Church. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Cemetery under the direction of Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Patrice passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 in Dallas.

A memorial service for Daisy Irene Haynes Highfill will be held at Marvin Methodist Church on Thursday, July 21, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Gerry Giles officiating. Burial will be held earlier at 10:00 AM at Rose Hill Cemetery under the direction of Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Daisy was born in Wichita Falls to J. O. and Ruth Baldwin Haynes on April 21, 1927 (the fact that she and Queen Elizabeth II shared a birthday was always a source of pride to her). She grew up in Sulphur Springs, TX, but moved to Tyler where she graduated from Tyler High School in 1943. ...

Graveside services for Sara Rebecca Wright, 90, of The Colony, formerly of Tyler, will be held on Monday, July 18, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Williams Cemetery in Tyler. Mrs. Wright passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022. To view online, please go to www.burkswalkertippit.com.

Billie Jean Sanders of Tyler, TX passed away on July 13, 2022. Visitation will be on Monday, July 18, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. A memorial service honoring her memory will be held on Tuesday, July 19,2022 at 1:30 PM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit with the Rev. J.B. Wilbanks officiating. Jean was born on February 28, 1937, in Lindale Texas. As a teenager she worked as a carhop at the A&W Root Beer Stand. She married Derrell Sanders on October 28, 1954, and she and Derrell loved taking the family camping. An avid Elvis fan, Jean received his autograph on a program at the Louisiana Hayride. Jean and Derrell were both very involved in the...

Mildred Helen Dowdy Fowler passed on to be with her Savior on July 11, 2022 at the age of 95. Helen was born January 14, 1927 to Carl and Lucille Dowdy in Tyler. She lived in Tyler, attended Tyler High School and TJC until she transferred to Baylor University in 1945. While at Baylor she met the love of her life Stanley E. Fowler and they were married August 24, 1947 after their graduation in the spring of that year. Their union lasted 64 years until Stanley's death in 2011. Helen was a master educator in the Lubbock school district for over 20 years while Stanley was a professor at Texas Tech University. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, and served as President of her chapter in...

Mildred Helen Dowdy Fowler passed on to be with her Savior on July 11, 2022 at the age of 95. Helen was born January 14, 1927 to Carl and Lucille Dowdy in Tyler. She lived in Tyler, attended Tyler High School and TJC until she transferred to Baylor University in 1945. While at Baylor she met the love of her life Stanley E. Fowler and they were married August 24, 1947 after their graduation in the spring of that year. Their union lasted 64 years until Stanley's death in 2011. Helen was a master educator in the Lubbock school district for over 20 years while Stanley was a professor at Texas Tech University. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, and served as President of her chapter in...

Mildred Helen Dowdy Fowler passed on to be with her Savior on July 11, 2022 at the age of 95. Helen was born January 14, 1927 to Carl and Lucille Dowdy in Tyler. She lived in Tyler, attended Tyler High School and TJC until she transferred to Baylor University in 1945. While at Baylor she met the love of her life Stanley E. Fowler and they were married August 24, 1947 after their graduation in the spring of that year. Their union lasted 64 years until Stanley's death in 2011. Helen was a master educator in the Lubbock school district for over 20 years while Stanley was a professor at Texas Tech University. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, and served as President of her chapter in...

Services for William B. Dean, 95, of Tomball will be held on Monday, July 25, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery in Troup. Mr. Dean passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022 in Tomball.

Ethel Diann Rowe, 75, of Whitehouse passed away on July 8, 2022. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Jackson's Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Funeral Home. Burial will be at Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery.

Jack Lidell Hawkins, age 97 of Tyler, Texas passed away July 3, 2022 after a short stay in Hospice of East Texas. He was born June 15, 1925 in Rison, Arkansas to Russell and Jewel McLendon Hawkins. Jack's family moved to Tyler Texas at age one where he spent the remainder of his 96 years. Jack graduated from Tyler High School where he made the National Honor Society and was a member of the Association of Christian Athletes. Jack was a star football player in High School where he received conference and district honors. He received a full scholarship to attend Southern Methodist University to play football when World War II occurred. Jack did not get to follow his college dream...