Stephen Taylor Nicholson, 7 months, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Children’s Medical Center of Dallas.
A visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 13th, at Calvary Chapel, 3100 Clarksville Street, Paris, TX 75460. Private graveside services will follow with Rev. Tony Vanderwilt & Rev. Tom Calk officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Bright-Holland Funeral Home.
Stephen Taylor, the son of Stephen A. Nicholson & Alyssa R. Kear, was born December 3, 2012, in Dallas.
Born at 28 weeks he had extremely under developed lungs, causing him to be hospitalized his whole life. From day one his personality got the best of his dad and mom. Being curious was an understatement for him, he always had this mischievous look on his face as if he were thinking about what he could do next to scare his nurses. On March 5th, 2013, he underwent a tracheotomy surgery allowing them to be able to remove the tubes in mouth that helped him breathe, after that we got to see the most beautiful smile in the world. Although it wasn’t very often he was still one of the happiest babies having around the clock attention was something he craved. A couple months passed and he was doing great! We almost had the chance to bring him home. But then we started to see more of what we called “bad spells”, he was getting too big for his lungs. The last couple months of his life he began to worsen, we began to notice he was very quickly become unhappy and tired. It got to where they had to sedate him to allow his lungs to function as efficiently as possible. On July 9, 2013 he had one last “bad spell”, he went to join the Lord later that evening.
Survivors include his parents, grandparents; Kevin Kear, LeAnne Lindsey and Deanna & Scott Nicholson, great grandparents; Carolyn Nicholson, Janet Pasley, Joyce Brunson, Mr. & Mrs. William B. Kear, Don & Gail Nicholson and William Ross Thompson, aunts & uncles; Lindsey Temporal, Emily Kear, Daniel Nicholson, Nicholas Kear, Jacob Kear and Keith Temporal.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made at Liberty National Bank to raise funds for a plaque in Stephen’s memory that will be placed on the Tree of Care in the Presbyterian Hospital Neonatal I. C. U.
To leave a message or tribute for the family please visit www.brighthollandfuneralhome.com.
Johnny Lynn Willeford, 54, of Chicota, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2013, at his home.
Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 13th, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Rocky Burrow officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Johnny, the son of William Luther & Bonnie Sellers Willeford, was born March 17, 1959, in Naples, TX.
He was a pilot until his health failed. He loved guns and had owned & operated a gun repair shop.
Survivors include his wife, Linda, his mother, Bonnie Goodwin, children; Amanda, Candice & Brandi, step-children; Crissy, Mark & Stephanie, brothers; David, Randy and Ricky, fourteen grandchildren along with numerous nieces & nephews.
To leave a message or tribute for the family please visit www.brighthollandfuneralhome.com.
Margaret L. Gregg, 82, of Sumner, formerly of Mount Pleasant, died at 12:45 PM, Thursday, July 11, 2013 at Stillhouse Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Paris. Funeral services are set for 2:00 PM, Sunday, July 14, 2013 in the chapel of Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home with Bro. Patrick Cannon officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the foyer of the chapel. Private burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home has charge of the arrangements.
Margaret was born July 13, 1930 in Arp, Texas to Alton Albert and Keturah Elizabeth Wilshire Gee. She graduated from Arp High School and married Isaac Jimmy “Tobe” Gregg on December 17, 1947. He died September 26, 2012. She was a devoted mother and worked as a secretary and insurance clerk at Titus County Memorial Hospital in Mount Pleasant for several years. She was a member of South Jefferson Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant.
Mrs. Gregg is survived by two daughters, Neta Elizabeth Counts and husband, Wayne of Kilgore and Jimmie Delita Baker of Sumner; seven grandchildren, Gerald Parker and wife, Jill of Mineral Wells, Stacey Weatherly and husband, Preston of Cushing, Texas, Casey Tinney and wife, Wendi of Nacogdoches, Kimberly Clark and husband, Jeff of Kilgore, Matthew Baker and Heather Robles of Fort Worth, Jimmy Baker and wife, Laureen of Counselor, New Mexico, and Kenny Baker and wife, Rebekah of Paris; fourteen great-grandchildren, Hunter, Lane and Colton Weatherly, Trenton Richardson, Delaney Johnson, Emily Tinney, Wesley, Erin and Angelina Baker, Elisabeth, Sarah and Jeremiah Baker, and Devin and Kya Baker; a brother, James Gee and wife, Betty of Chandler, Texas; sister-in-law, Charlene Gee of Overton, Texas; and special friends, Rocky and Linda Hollingsworth. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Walter Gee.
Honorary pallbearers will be Gerald Parker, Casey Tinney, Jimmy Baker, Kenny Baker, Matthew Baker, Rocky Hollingsworth, and Preston Weatherly.
Online condolences may be made to the Gregg family by visiting www.fry-gibbs.com.
