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Addine L. Jones

Addine L. Jones

A funeral service for Addine L. Jones, 94, of Marshall, Texas was held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 15, 2023, in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home. Interment was at Colonial Gardens Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends was held prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Addine was born on August 31, 1929, in Pittsburg, Texas to Milton Park Franklin Light and Mary Etta Julian Light and passed away on September 7, 2023, in Marshall, Texas. She lived in Pittsburg, Texas until she graduated high school in 1946. She was saved at age nine and was baptized at First Baptist Church in Pittsburg. She entered college in September, 1946 at East Texas Baptist College and was privileged to room with her sister, Mary Jean Craig until she graduated in 1948. She was in the college chorus, the college choir (a traveling group), a girls’ quartet, Little Theatre and was a cheerleader for one year. She worked part time in the dining hall as a server and in the library to help pay her tuition. While attending college she met Bobby Jones, a veteran, and they married in 1948. Because of finances they left school and moved around a lot while Bobby was employed at several different jobs, mostly structural steel. They lived in Houston, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Brandon, Mississippi and Pittsburg. They returned to college in 1950 and graduated in 1951. After graduation they returned to Pittsburg and started raising a family, two girls and one boy. Bobby worked for Convair at Lone Star Plant out of Daingerfield and she did part time work for the telephone business office during bill collection time. In 1958, they moved to Austin and Bobby attended the University of Texas to work on a mechanical engineering degree while she went to work for the Department of Public Safety in the fingerprint section. In 1959, when Bobby’s father became ill, they returned to Marshall where he lived. Bobby went to work for Southwestern Electric Power Company, and she went to work at Thiokol Chemical Corporation where she was employed for 26 years. Their three children graduated from Marshall High School and Linda, the oldest, graduated from ETBU. When they later became “empty- nesters”, they began traveling and also traveled to Canada and Germany. They always enjoyed attending the ETBU homecoming events. When Bobby passed away in February of 2010, she remained in Marshall. She enjoyed meeting with an “etbey” group once a month. She also volunteered at the hospital as a “pink lady”. She loved getting together with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Milton and Mary Etta Light; her husband, Bobby E. Jones; daughters, Linda C. Lumpkin and infant Cynthia Ann Jones and granddaughter, Triniti B. Berry. She is survived by children, Suzanne Jones Schulz (Tim) and John Paul Jones (Denise Kio); seven grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren along with numerous other family and friends. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made in her honor to First Baptist Church of Marshall or Samaritans Purse.

James “Garry” Littlejohn

James “Garry” Littlejohn

James “Garry” Littlejohn A Loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather. James Garry Littlejohn, 83, passed peacefully Saturday, September 9th, 2023 in Tyler, TX. Garry was born April 9th, 1940 in Kilgore, TX to Floyd Noble Littlejohn and Marcelle Bynum Littlejohn. He had been residing in Holly Lake Ranch north of Tyler since 1991. Garry enjoyed the scenery, wildlife, and most of all the golf that Holly Lake provided for him and his late wife Sharon Littlejohn. Garry attended grade school in Kilgore before moving to Midland, TX where he attended school through the 11th grade. He transferred to New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM for his Senior year, then continued into the Institute’s Jr. College program and played on the golf team for 2 years. Following his Sophomore year at NMMI, Garry received a golf scholarship to Texas Tech University. He played golf there for 2 more years before graduating with his Bachelor’s Degree. While at Texas Tech Garry qualified for the 1961 National Amateur to be played at Pebble Beach in California. This is one of his fondest memories as he competed in a field that featured none other than Jack Nicklaus, the winner of the event that year, and who would go on to become a professional golf icon for the ages. After Texas Tech, Garry worked in the Permian Basin Oil Field with his father for many years owning and operating their own Chemical Business. In 1976 Garry, along with his family, moved to Pittsburg, TX. They would live here for the next 13 years while Garry began a career with Farm Bureau as an insurance agent, then quickly becoming an Agency Manager. Garry worked for Farm Bureau for 15 years, serving as an Agency Manager for many East Texas counties prior to retiring in 1995. In retirement, Garry committed his time to volunteering at the Prison located in Winnsboro, TX where he wrote and implemented a parenting curriculum to help counsel the inmates. He also dedicated many hours of service to the Child Advocacy of East Texas, served for 20 years on the Harmony ISD School Board, and was a member of the Kiwanis Club. But his best times were spent traveling, playing golf, or working in the yard with his wife Sharon of 47 years, and spending time with his children and grandchildren. Garry is survived by his son James Garry Littlejohn II and wife Paula of Lewisville; son J.B. Littlejohn and wife Corie of Holly Lake Ranch; 5 grandchildren, Kristine Littlejohn (Plano), Jay Littlejohn and wife Brittney (Richardson), Makena Littlejohn, Kyler Littlejohn, Cooper Littlejohn (Holly Lake); 2 great-grandchildren, Jessica Littlejohn (Plano) and James Littlejohn (Richardson); and brother in law, Jimmy Olds (Marble Falls). He is preceded in death by his wife Sharon Olds Littlejohn.

Neal R. Shelton

Neal R. Shelton

A Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted for Neal R. Shelton, age 80, on Saturday, September 2, 2023, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church at 1:30 p.m. with Fr. Alexander Albert as Celebrant. Entombment will follow at St. John the Evangelist Mausoleum with Military Honors.

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