The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 99, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 10, 2014 Page: 3 of 10
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THE GILMER MIRROR, Gilmer, Texas December 10, 2014 — Page 3A
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Beth Fowler
1924 - 2014
Thula Beth Carroll Fowl-
er, age 90, died November
28, 2014, in Gilmer, Texas,
and was buried in Pleasant
Grove Cemetery.
Beth was born youngest
of four to Louis Wesley and
Sue Hazel Moore Carroll in
Latch community on June
20, 1924. On February 9,
1953, she married William H.
(Billy) Fowler. She and Billy
owned and operated their
family business, Fowler’s
Jewelry, in Gilmer.
Beth helped many brides
over the years with their
choices of wedding rings
and selections of china,
silver, and fine crystal. Also
during this time in business
she was well known as The
Gilmer Dude to all local
CBers as well as truckers
passing through town. She
was “on the air” during
working hours and late into
the night.
Beth is survived by sister-
in-law Virginia Carroll;
nephew and niece, Jim and
Judy Marshall of Gilmer;
great-nephews, Wesley Mar-
shall and family of Hillsboro
and Michael Marshall and
family of Henderson. Other
relatives and close friends
are: Charlie and Melanie
Partridge of Livingston,
Jackie and Sherrie Seale and
family of Pittsburg, Merle
Cross, Mary Maw, Lynda
Turner, Andy and Phillis
Hurt of Gilmer.
She was preceded in death
by her parents, husband, sis-
ter Hazel Eitel, and brothers
D.W. (Shorty) Carroll and
James G. (Buddy) Carroll,
all of Gilmer.
The family is grateful for
Beth’s caregivers at Upshur
Manor, Gilmer; Faith Hos-
pice, Longview; and prayer
friends of Gilmer United
Methodist Church.
Memorials may be made
to prayer ministry First
United Methodist Church
of Gilmer.
Ethel Green
1922 - 2014
Funeral services for Ethel
Ruth Green, 92 of Longview
will be held at 10 a.m. Wednes-
day, Dec. 10, at Croley Chapel
in Gilmer with Bro. Donald
Whisenhunt officiating.
Burial will be at Sunset
Memorial Park.
Mrs. Green died Sunday,
Dec. 7. She was born on May
12,1922 to Sam and Vida Bur-
calow.
Mrs. Green was preceded in
death by her husband, Willis
Oliver “Pete” Green; her par-
ents; brothers, J. L. Burcalow
and Jesse Burcalow; and sis-
ters; Annie Mae Shavers, Vera
Whisenhunt, Geree Patterson
and Bonnie Burcalow.
She is survived by a daugh-
ter, Carolyn Kepford of Plano;
son, Bobby Green of Tatum,
granddaughters, Krissy Kef-
ford, Andrea Bounds and
Angela Bell; grandson, Bobby
Green, Jr.; great-granddaugh-
ter, Natalie Holmgren; eight
great-grandchildren and six
great-great-grandchildren.
Please leave condolences
online at www.croleyfh.net
Gladewater Opry
program announced
Performing at the Gladewa-
ter Saturday Night Opry this
week will be David Thornton,
Madison Mabry, Sam and
Lauren Lanier, Linda Flesher,
Tiffany Strickland, Hunter
Collins, Mallory and Carson
Wallace, along with the Texas
Smoke Band.
Tickets are $10 for adults,
children 6-12, $5, and under
six free.
Auditions are held at 4:30
p.m. every Saturday.
The Opry House is located
at 108 E. Commerce St. in
downtown Gladewater. Show-
time is 8 p.m.
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James ‘Jimmy’
DuPree
1988 - 2014
James “Jimmy” DuPree,
26 of Gilmer passed away on
Monday, December 8, 2014,
in Gilmer.
He was born October 13,
1988, in Mesquite, Texas,
lived all of his life in Gilmer
and was a member of The
Gilmer Church of Christ.
Jimmy was charismatic
and had a unique personal-
ity with a smile that would
light up the room. He also
had a wonderful sense of
humor and was a loving
person.
Jimmy is survived by
his parents, Frank and Lisa
Jones DuPree of Gilmer;
grandparents, Joyce Jones
of Gilmer, Sandra Edwards
of Garland, Tom and Dolo-
res DuPree of Texarkana;
brother, Jonathan T. Du-
Pree of Gilmer, sisters,
Stephanie DuPree of Ft.
Worth, Heather Reed and
husband, David of Lubbock
and Samantha Lavender;
nephews, Jackson DuPree,
Dawson Reed and Augustus
Reed; also numerous aunts,
uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death
by his sister, Andrea Nicole
DuPree and grandfather,
Billy Eugene Jones.
Cremation arrangements
are under the direction of
Croley Funeral Home in
Gilmer.
Please leave condolences
online at www. croleyfh.
net.
Sally Tarter
1958 - 2014
Memorial services for Sally
Tarter, 56, of Overton, were
held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.
9, at Ore City Cemetery under
the direction of Grubb s-Loyd
Funeral Home in Diana. She
died Dec. 5 in Longview.
She was born to Bobby
Wayne Aaron and Virginia
Inez Moon Aaron, on March
7,1958 in McKinney.
She was employed by the
school system as a bus driver
and also, worked as a home-
care provider.
Survivors are her husband,
Walter Tarter, Jr.; sons, Billy
Wayne Darland, Wayne Albert
Darland and Cody McBride;
daughter, Brittany Marks;
brothers, Tommy Aaron,
Terry Aaron and Gerald Law-
son; sisters, Diane Sidwell,
Pennie Charron; and five
grandchildren.
Please leave online condo-
lences at w ww.gr ubbsloydfh-
diana.com
Patricia Mirick
1925 - 2014
Graveside services for
Patricia Mirick, 89, of Diana,
were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Dec. 9, at Ashland Cemetery.
Mrs. Mirick died on Sunday,
Dec. 7, in Longview.
She was born Nov. 11,1925,
in Chicago, 111., to Cecil Ward
and Jenny Elizabeth Atkins.
She was a retired bookkeeper
for Mirick Machine. She was
preceded in death by her
husband, Chalas E. “Chuck”
Mirick.
Survivors include a son,
Kenneth Morgan; step-sons,
Michael Mirick and Alvin
Mirick; daughter, Kathleen
Tice; step-daughter, Glen-
da Schmidt; and numerous
grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Please leave online condo-
lences at www.grubbsloydfh-
diana.com.
GRICE, Dec. 8—On Wednes-
day, Dec. 3, several retired
staff and faculty members
of Harmony ISD held their
annual Christmas meeting at
Antioch Baptist Church’s fel-
lowship hall. They gathered
to chat, eat and participate in
a gift exchange.
Attending were Emma
Allred, Janey Bruns, Sandy
Dean, Mary Fannin, Karen
Gunn, Jane Hall, Sharon Mo-
sely, Ava Pool, Linda Steger,
Tommy Vardeman, Glenice
Whitaker, Beverly Whitworth
and Betty Yocom.
All brought a favorite dish
for the potluck lunch.
After a delicious meal, they
participated in a Chinese gift
exchange and traded Christ-
mas ornaments with each
other. Everyone had such a
good time that they plan on
holding another gathering in
three months.
The ladies of Antioch Bap-
tist Church held their annual
Progressive Dinner and Orna-
ment Exchange on the evening
of Friday, Dec. 5. Around 30
women attended. The party
began at the home of Tommy
and Virginia Gipson, where
guests were served salad and
baked potatoes.
After eating their fill, at-
tendees traveled to the home
of Jed and Glenice Whitaker,
where they crafted beautiful
handmade ornaments. When
their creations were complet-
ed, they transitioned to Joe
and Ava Pool’s house, which
was exquisitely decorated for
the occasion.
Guests enjoyed a dessert
of cake, pie and cookies, with
soft drinks, coffee and cider to
drink. Finally, they exchanged
ornaments, amid much con-
versation and laughter. All
attending immensely enjoyed
the dinner and exchange.
While the ladies enjoyed
the Progressive Dinner and
Ornament Exchange, Don Cox
hosted a party for the men at
his home.
Attending were Jesse and
Nicholas Cox, Tommy Gipson,
Larry Johnson, Joe Pool, Mat-
thew Phillips, Drew Hector
and Eddie Green. A delicious
meal of wild venison and pota-
toes was prepared by Don for
SIMPSONVILLE, Dec. 8
— Gone but not forgotten.
That’s the only way I could
think of to start my news. The
community was saddened last
week by the passing of Floy
Belle Duffey. She was laid to
rest Dec. 6. When we moved to
Simpsonville Floy Belle was
one of the first people we met.
She was very outgoing and
seemed to know everyone.
Floy had a big part in get-
ting the Simpsonville VFD
up and running. She was the
treasurer of the fire depart-
ment for many years. She
was writing the Simpsonville
News when I met her and she
had been a news correspon-
dent for The Gilmer Mirror for
many years. When she chose
to stop writing the news, that
is when I started, which has
been over 20 years ago.
Floy Belle was lucky
enough to live a good long
life to age 91 years. Everyone
always said she was lucky.
his guests. Dessert was a tasty
peach cobbler, a specialty for
Don, as he operates a peach
farm. Attendees enjoyed
the “men only” atmosphere,
which was most certainly
quite a contrast to the ladies’
event.
On Saturday, Dec. 6, Abby,
Sarah, and Matthew Phillips
participated in the Contem-
porary Festival hosted by the
Kilgore Area Music Teach-
ers’ Association. The annual
event was held at the First
United Methodist Church in
Longview.
Matthew played “Longleaf
Pine Boogie” by Melody Bober
and received a rating of “su-
perior.” Sarah’s piece was
entitled “Pope’s Rebellion”
by Dennis Alexander. Sarah
earned a rating of “outstand-
ing” from the judge for her
performance of the dramatic
piece. Abby played “Golly-
wog’s Cake Walk” by Claude
DeBussey. It was a fun and
unusual piece which earned
her a rating of “outstanding”
as well.
The festival marks the cul-
mination of the semester of
piano studies at the East Texas
Academy of Music, operated
by Lora Robison. Lessons will
resume in January.
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in Gilmer in 1877
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When they would have the
annual Upshur Rural Electric
or the annual Etex Telephone
meetings everyone would say
go with Floy Belle because she
always wins. I tried that a few
times and they were right as
for her winning, however it
never rubbed off and I would
leave empty handed year after
year.
It was always fun to do
things with her and you were
always a winner just having
her for a friend. Time passes
and things change, but memo-
ries stay with you a lifetime.
I know the true meaning of
precious memories and there
is nothing more precious than
a good friend to make memo-
ries with!
The Simpsonville VFD held
its annual Christmas Party
Dec. 6. There was a big turn
out of 26 present. Everyone
enj oyed a wonderful meal and
then they opened gifts. Some
gifts were taken away while
others got to keep what they
got under the tree. Any way
they all had fun. If for some
reason you had to miss this
year’s party, we do hope to
see everyone there next year.
We hope everyone has a very
Merry Christmas!
Just a little FYI. Sarah
Palin was in Mount Pleasant
last week. She is an American
politician, commentator, and
author who served as the
ninth governor of Alaska,
from 2006 to her resignation
in 2009. She was at a local
business in Mount Pleasant
on Dec. 5. She was traveling
with camera and crew. Kind
of makes you wonder, doesn’t
it?
I have a very nice patch of
mustard greens. I kept looking
at them trying to figure out
what kind of bug would be
eating on them after our good
old freezes. I finally figured
it out. It is grasshoppers. Yes
grasshoppers, even after the
hard freeze. They are all over
the place out there. I couldn’t
believe my eyes.
I wanted to know what was
eating them but when I saw
what it was I was mad. I put
up with them all summer and
I thought they were all gone.
I guess they were waiting
for Bill to plant the mustard
greens. I stomped one in the
ground and moved my foot
and he jumped off. I got a
good mess of greens anyway
and have even put some in the
freezer. So I am happy.
There are still a lot of folks
on the prayer list. Please keep
them all in mind when you
pray. It is always bad to be
sick or off your feet due to
surgery, however it seems to
make it worse if it is around
Christmas or New Year. No
one wants to be sick and no
one would ever want to start a
New Year out that way. Just to
live long enough to see another
New Year has to be a blessing.
So let’s all remember to count
our many blessings when we
are feeling down. If you know
someone who is feeling down,
please give them a smile.
My Christmas cactus are
starting to really put out the
blooms. All different colors.
They are so pretty.
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