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Davis, Floyd Dee
Nov. 29, 2007 - Funeral services for Mr. Floyd Dee Davis of North Richland
Hills, Tex., formerly of Leonard, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Chapel in Leonard, Tex. Charles Wrenn
officiated. He died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007 at the Kelley Oaks Nursing Home at
North Richland Hills at the age of 74. Burial was in Burns Cemetery at Trenton,
Tex. Family visitation was held Tuesday, Nov. 27 from 9-10 a.m. at the funeral
home.
Mr. Davis was born June 9, 1933 at Ivanhoe, Tex., the son of John Lee and Ruby
Ellen Wells Davis. He was a Baptist and an upholstery helper.
He is survived by a sister, Vivian Tommie Davis Key of Leonard and numerous
nieces and nephews, Tony Calloway of Keller, Tex., Doug Dandridge of Grand
Prairie, Tex., Jim Nelms of Granbury, Tex., Ron Key and Charles Key of Leonard,
David Mandrell of Blum, Tex., Ricky, Bobby and Michael Davis, all of Mexia,
Tex., Danny Davis of Shawnee, Okla., Kenneth Davis of Ravenna, Tex., Debbie
Thornhill of Whitewright, Tex., Fay Gill of Mexia, Shelia Langston of Grand
Prairie, Kathy Watson of Texas, Mary Sue White and Linda Ann Ramsey, both of
Albion, Okla., Sandra Davis of Colorado, Joyce Davis of Tennessee, Betty Davis
Lakey and Virginia Davis McDowell, both of Ravenna and Brenda Davis Hale of
Savoy, Tex. He is also survived by numerous great and great-great-nieces and
nephews.
Turrentine-Jackson, Morrow Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the
arrangements. ~ ~ ~ The Leonard Graphic, November 2007
Piott, James Harold
Dec. 6, 2007 - TRENTON – Funeral services for James Harold Piott, age 88 of
Trenton, was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 at the First United
Methodist Church in Trenton. Rev. Mark Long and Rev. Joe Ed Goolsby officiated.
Burial followed at Burns Cemetery in Trenton. He died Tuesday evening, Nov. 27,
2007 at the Red River Regional Hospital in Bonham.
Mr. Piott was born Oct. 6, 1919 in the Klondike community east of Trenton, the
son of James Nathaniel Piott and Leura Stevens. He graduated from Trenton High
School in 1936, then served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. James
married Addran Ownby on March 22, 1945 in Bonham. James was a long-time member
of the Trenton First United Methodist Church. He was a career farmer who enjoyed
the land and tending his cattle almost every day of his life.
James was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Isabelle Piott and a
great-granddaughter, Kennedy Embrey.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Addran; daughter, Pam Thompson and husband
Steve; son, Jim and wife Carolene, all of Trenton; grandchildren Amy Embrey,
Amber James, Susie Welch, Aaron and Blake Piott; great-grandchildren, Kasen and
Kenleigh Embrey, Matthew and Rachel James and Shasta and Shawn Welch;
sisters-in-law, Polly Smith of Bonham and Jerline Ownby of Leonard;
brother-in-law, R.L. Ownby and wife Sally of Chico, Calif.; several nieces,
nephews and cousins.
Pallbearers were Jim Piott, Aaron Piott, Randy Ownby, Steve Thompson, Bryan
Embrey and Steve James. Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Ready, Leon Moore, Odell
Wilson, Mac Woodruff and World War II Navy buddy Thurman Price.
Memorials may be made to the Trenton Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box
216, Trenton, Tex., 75490.
To convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit
Short, Buford Kay
FARMERSVILLE — Buford Kay Short, 65, of Rowlett, died April 18, 2008. A
graveside service is scheduled am - 4 p.m. Sunday at Burns Cemetery in Trenton
with Rev. John Livaudais officiating. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at
Hurst’s Fielder-Baker Funeral Home in Farmersville. Born Nov. 2, 1942, in
Trenton, he was the son of Deemer and Grace M. Robinson Short. Two sisters, Jane
Clifton of Buford, Ga., and Betty Myers of Rowlett, survive. ~ ~ ~ The Herald
Banner, Sunday, April 20, 2008
Short, Buford Kay
Graveside services for Buford Kay Short, 65, of Rowlett were held April 20,
2008, at the Burns Cemetery in Trenton. The Rev. John Livaudais officiated. Mr.
Short died on April 18, 2008, in Rowlett. He was born Nov. 2, 1942, in Trenton
to Deemer and Grace M. Robinson Short. Survivors include Jane Clifton of Buford,
Ga., and Betty Myers of Rowlett. ~ ~ ~ The Farmersville Times, Thursday,
April 24, 2008
Short, Buford Kay
Buford Kay Short, 65, of Rowlett, passed away on April 18, 2008 in Rowlett. He
was born Nov. 2, 1942 in Trenton to Deemer and Grace Robinson Short. He is
survived by sisters Jane Clifton of Buford, Ga., and Betty Myers of Rowlett.
Graveside services took place at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 20, 2008, at Burns
Cemetery in Trenton. Rev. John Livaudais officiated. Interment followed at Burns
Cemetery. Visitation was from 6 to 8 p.m. ~ ~ ~ McKinney Courier Gazette,
Monday, April 21, 2008
Tilger, Coach
March 13, 2008 - Coach Tilger was born September 26, 1930 in Trenton, Texas and
departed this life, March 11, 2008. Coach was preceded in death by his parents,
Herman and Alice Louise Tilger, and his sister Lenora Ray Parks. He is survived
by his brother-in-law, David L. Parks of Trenton; nieces, Carrie Kincade and her
family of Telephone, Texas and Laurie Countryman of Aledo, Texas; nephew David
Mark Parks and his family of Burleson, Texas; his extended family of several
years at Leonard Manor Nursing Home and a host of other family and friends.
Coach was a graduate of Trenton High School and East Texas State College. He
served in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Teacher and Coach from the Dallas
Independent School District.
Graveside services will be held at Burns Cemetery in Trenton, Texas on March 13,
2008 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. David Mark Parks Ph.D., Coach’s nephew, will be in
charge. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. prior to the service at
the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Trenton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in honor of Herman Martin Tilger to
the Huntington Disease Society, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 902, New York, NY
10018.
Arrangements are with Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow’s Earnheart Funeral Home,
Whitewright, Texas. An online registry may be signed at
Wilson, Frances
Funeral services for Frances Wilson, 60 of Trenton, were held at 10 a.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007, at the First Baptist Church in Trenton with Rev. James
Henry and Rev. Steve Holland officiating. Burial was in the Burns Cemetery in
Trenton. She died at her residence on Friday, Jan. 19. Visitation was Monday,
Jan. 22, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Earnheart Funeral Chapel in Trenton.
She was born July 16, 1946 in Sherman, the daughter of L.C. Wilbanks and Sylvia
Mae Wood. She married Odell Wilson on Aug. 18, 1966, in Trenton. She worked in
Home Health and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Trenton.
She is survived by her husband, Odell Wilson, of Trenton; father, L.C. Wilbanks
of Trenton; daughter, Lisa Thompson of Bonham; son, Billy Wilson of Kingsland,
Tex.; brother, Mike Wood of McKinney; sisters, Melessa Clevenger of Frisco and
Martha Barnard of Hughes Springs, Tex.; four grandchildren.
Taylor Funeral Home of Leonard had charge of the arrangements. ~ ~ ~ The
Leonard Graphic, January 2007
Woodruff, R.T.
Funeral services for R.T. Woodruff, 90 of Greenville, were held at 11 a.m.
Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel in
Leonard with Rev. Ted Eaton, Rev. Morris Robbins and Rev. Bobby Sparks
officiating. Burial was in the Burns Cemetery in Trenton. He died Wednesday, May
14, 2008 at the Greencrest Manor in Greenville.
He was born June 13, 1917 in Randolph, Tex., the son of Alton Tony Woodruff and
Fannie Pearl Russell Woodruff. He married Kathryn Blackwell on Nov. 13, 1942 in
Leonard. He worked for the Texas Highway Department and was a member of the
Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church of Greenville. He served as a deacon for many
years.
He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Woodruff of Greenville; son and
daughter-in-law, Jerry and Valerie Woodruff of Greenville; sisters, Sue Anderson
of Randolph and Billie Hawkins of Hurst; brothers, Mac Woodruff and Pete
Woodruff, both of Trenton and Jack Woodruff of Hurst; grandchildren, Amber Dever,
Adam and Austin Woodruff, all of Greenville.
Family visitation was held Friday, May 16, from 6-8 p.m.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Leonard had charge of arrangements. To
convey condolences or to sign an on-line register, please visit