obituaries
James Manley
1936 - 2013
Funeral services for James W. Manley, 77, were held at 2 p.m., Monday, June 17, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Kenneth Manley and Brother Gerald Palmer officiating. Interment was in G...
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Nelva Dolline Fitzgerald
1932 - 2013
Services for Nelva Dolline Fitzgerald, 80, of Gilmer, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at Croley Funeral Home Chapel, in Gilmer with Reverend Marion Palmer officiating. Burial was at Sunset M...
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Ronnie Wall
Services for Ronnie Wall, 66, of Diana, are pending with Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana. Mr. Wall died Wednesday, June 12, 2013.
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Eric Johnson
Funeral services for Eric Johnson, 41, of Gilmer are pending with Turner Brothers Mortuary. Mr. Johnson died Wednesday in Tyler.
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J.R. Nix, Jr.
1957 - 2013
J.R. Nix, Jr.   1957 - 2013 A Memorial Service for James Richard (Ricky) Nix, Jr., 55, will be held at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 16.
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Maggie Ruth Godfrey
1916 - 2013
Graveside services for Maggie Ruth Godfrey, 96, of Arlington, were held 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Shady Grove Cemetery under the direction of Croley Funeral Home, Gilmer. Please leave online c...
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Christopher Tadeyeske
1960 - 2013
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Christopher Allen Tadeyeske, 52, of Gilmer died Sunday June 9. Visitation will be held Wednesday June 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Eric Johnson
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Funeral services for Eric Johnson, 41, of Gilmer are pending with Turner Brothers Mortuary. Mr. Johnson died Wednesday in Tyler.
Billy Kennimer
1952 - 2013
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Graveside services for Billy Jeff Kennimer, 60, of Longview will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8, at Hopewell Cemetery with Reverend Donnie Chamberlin officiating under the direction of Croley...
James Woodward, Sr.
1951 - 2013
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James Frederick Woodward, Sr. died Saturday, June 1, in Gilmer. He was born on Aug. 31, 1951, in Camden, NJ. to Bernard Earl and Jo Ann Baldwin Woodward. Mr. Woodward, Sr. was an instrument and e...
Francis E. ‘Gene’ Birdwell
1947 - 2013
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Services for Francis E. “Gene” Birdwell, 66, will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Mt. Enterprise with Reverend Clint Johnson and Bro. Bryan Peck o...
Barbara Malone
1948 - 2013
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Graveside services for Barbara Barker Malone, 64, of Ore City were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at Ore City Cemetery with the Rev. Tony Pierce officiating. She died Thursday, May 23, in Longv...
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Brazil officials reverse subway, bus fare hike

Brazilian police shoot tear gas at demonstrators during an anti-government protest in Rio de Janeiro's sister city, Niteroi, Brazil, Wednesday evening, June 19, 2013. Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo city leaders said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests. Many people doubted the move would quiet the demonstrations which have moved well beyond outrage over the fare hikes into communal cries against poor public services. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)SAO PAULO (AP) — Leaders in Brazil's two biggest cities said Wednesday that they reversed an increase in bus and subway fares that ignited anti-government protests that have spread across the nation in the past week.


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Compromise among senators eyed on border security

People shout out against the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act in the hall outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)WASHINGTON (AP) — After secretive talks, key senators expressed optimism Wednesday night that they were closing in on a bipartisan agreement to toughen the border security requirements in immigration legislation that also offers a path to citizenship to millions living in the country illegally.


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