All Obituaries

Larry David Plummer of Palestine passed away January 18, 2021, at Palestine Regional Medical Center at the age of 5o. He was born October 21, 1970, in Palestine, Texas. Memorial Services will be held at a later date. Funeral arrangements for Larry David Plummer are in care of Rhone Funeral Home, 3900 S. State Highway 19, Palestine, Texas.

Perry Leamons passed away peacefully on Monday, the 18th of January 2021, just six days after his birthday at his home in Grapeland, Texas. He was 73 years of age. Mr. Leamons was born on the 12th of January 1948. No services are scheduled at this time. A more detailed and specific obituary is to be published here at a later date. Funeral services for Perry Leamons are in care of Rhone Funeral Home, 3900 S. State Highway 19, Palestine, Texas.

At the age of 70, J.W. Wortham, Jr., of Tyler, left this world for his home in Heaven on Sunday, the 17th day of January 2021.  He was born in Palestine, Texas, on the 15th day of April 1950, to parents J.W. Wortham and Mary Fletcher Wortham.                  J.W. retired from Halliburton after a long career as a sales and service engineer.  He attended Flint Baptist Church and adored worshiping...

Surrounded by her loving family, Delia "Dee" Amelia Ricard, of Palestine, went to be with our loving Lord on Saturday, the 16th day of January 2021.  Mrs. Ricard passed away at her home at the age of 84.  She was born in Llano, Texas, on the 24th day of November 1936, to parents James Angelo Titlow and Emma Hilburn Titlow. Mrs. Ricard lived a full life filled with love.  She owned and operated Pat Walker’s Figure Salon in Palestine in the early...

Jimmy Lynn Derr was born in Jacksonville, Texas on the 20th of October 1943, and passed away peacefully in Palestine on Saturday the 16th of January 2021. He was 77 years of age.   Cremation services for Jimmy Lynn Derr are in care of Rhone Funeral Home, 3900 S. State Highway 19, Palestine, Texas.

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, William Edward Pervis, of Elkhart, was called home to live with the angels in glory, on Monday, the 11th day of January 2021.  Better known as “Bill”, passed away at U.T. East Texas in Tyler at the age of 74.  He was born on the 21st day of July 1946, in Crockett, Texas to parents Eli and Celia Cornelia Zumwalt Pervis. Bill served our great country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.  He graduated...

Douglas “Turk” Gene Frazier, Sr., age 91, of Palestine, was called home to his loving Lord on Saturday, the 9th day of January 2021, at Dogwood Trails Assisted Living.  He was born in Grapeland, Texas, on the 15th day of November 1929, to parents Dennis Frazier and Irene Dailey Frazier. Turk honorably served his country in the Army Air Force during the Korean War and received two purple hearts.  After returning home from the service, Turk enrolled in Sam Houston State...

  Curt Walker, of Point Blank, Texas, is now singing with the angels in Heaven.  Mr. Walker passed away at Brookdale Senior Living in Palestine, on Thursday, the 7th day of January 2021, at the age of 73.  He was born on the 21st day of August 1947, in Houston, Texas, to parents Arthur Curtis Walker and June Cherry Walker. Mr. Walker was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and always considered it his home.  During Mr. Walker’s sophomore year of high school, he...

Taide Galvan Castillo was born on the 11th day of July 1958, in Corritos, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to her parents, José Galvan Esoinoza and Taide Castillo Sifuentes. She passed away peacefully and went to Heaven surrounded by the glory of God on Wednesday, the 6th day of January 2021. She was 62 years of age. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her family will gather for a private memorial service currently. The family will have a larger Celebration of Life at a later date when...

  One of the heroes of World War II, Vernon Lee Earl, entered eternal rest on Sunday, the 3rd day of January 2021 and is now resting in the presence of our Lord.  Mr. Earl passed away at Dogwood Trails Assisted Living in Palestine at the age of 97.  He was born in Chadron, Nebraska, on the 9th day of March 1923, to parents Rex T. Earl and Rintha Parks Earl.  After graduating high school, Mr. Earl enlisted in the United States Army Air Force and began active duty in May...