All Obituaries

Obituary  Julia A. Hurndon Lewis was born March 2, 1923 in Mount Pleasant, Texas as the 5th of 9 children to the parentage of Preston and Eppie Gholston Hurndon.  Julia attended Booker T. Washington High School in Mount Pleasant. After graduating from High School, she also received her bachelor of Arts Degree from Texas College in 1942. As well as in 1958, she graduated from Texas Southern University with a Masters of Education. She was an active member of Progressive...

Jasmine Antoinette Dudley was born October 29, 1990 to Loren D. and Andrea (Woods) Dudley in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Jasmine was a member of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant, Texas.  She graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School, Mt. Pleasant, Class of 2009.  She also graduated from the Texas School for the Blind, Austin, Texas.  Jazz loved listening to music and dancing.  She also loved meeting new people; she was very sociable. She was preceded in death by her...

Osia Mae Williams, was born in Omaha, Texas on September 13, 1930 to George and Missouri (Roney) Stiggers.  Osia grew up in the Omaha, Texas area where she remained all of her life.  She was a member of the Omaha First Baptist, where she was a faithful member and served as President of the Mission Dept. She was the musician there for 55 years and also served as the musician for Williams Chapel Baptist Church for 57 years. She was a graduate of Carver High School and attended Texas...

Tanya Monique Smith was born September 18, 1967 to Yeury Frank and Janet Bernice (White) Smith in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Tanya was a member of the Morse Street Baptist Church, Denton, Texas where she was an active and faithful member.  While there, she served as an usher, served in the community outreach where she helped to  feed the hungry, and was active in the morning telephone prayer line.  She was a member there for over 30 years.  Tanya graduated from Mt....

James Robert Lee was born November 22, 1935 to Willie and Mary (Black) Lee in Daingerfield, Texas. James was a member of the Steven Temple Church of God in Christ, Dallas, Texas and the First Church of God in Christ, Mt. Pleasant, Texas.  He attended Booker T. Washington High School Mt. Pleasant.  He met his loving wife Dorothy Marie and they joined in marriage in 1959.   He was self -employed, having owned and operated his own Janitorial Service before...

Eartha Lee King White was born December 21, 1932 to Jodie and Beaulah King in Mt. Pleasant.  She was a member of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church where she served as an usher and served faithfully until her health failed.    She was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Mt. Pleasant and attended college. She was preceded in death by her parents Jodie and Beaulah King; her husband John White; her daughter Alicia King; one granddaughter Joy Marie Brannon; sisters Grace...

Willie Charles Simpson was born in Fulbright, Texas on December 1, 1954 to Louis and Levella Simpson.  He grew up in Fulbright, Texas and at an early age he became a member of the New Silome Baptist Church of Fulbright.  He later became a member of the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church where he was baptized on January 6, 2013.  He was a graduate of Rivercrest High School where he was excellent in sports.  After High school, Willie enlisted in the US Navy where he served 7 years...

Carolyn Anderson Goodlow was born February 29, 1952 in Pecos, Texas. She passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 in Mt. Pleasant.  Carolyn attended Booker T. Washington School and later went to work in downtown Mt. Pleasant, at a clothing store, where she was the first black woman to work downtown Mt. Pleasant.  She also worked in Home Health and loved helping people. She also loved to travel, loved shopping and dressing jazzy with her husband until her health began to...

Patricia Ann (Miller) Cornelius was born on July 16, 1954, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to Eugene and Mary Edna (Wooten) Miller.  She attended school in Mt. Pleasant and was a graduate of the class of 1972 from Mt. Pleasant High School.  She graduated Cum Laude from Prairie View A&M University with a B.S. in Business Education.  While at Prairie View, she joined the Eta Beta chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.  She worked as a computer security analyst for...

Ke’eria Jasmonique Roney was born June 17, 1994 to Omechia D. Owens and Kareem J. Roney Sr. in Mt. Pleasant, Texas.  She graduated from David W. Carter High School Dallas, Texas and attended El Centro College. She loved to write, read and listen to music.  She also loved doing hair. She was preceded in death by her grandmother Linda D. Peters.  She leaves to cherish her memories and to celebrate her life her father Kareem J. Roney, Sr., her mother Omechia Owens,...