Martha Myril Hancock Vandergriff, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday morning, March 25, 2015.
Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 28th, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Brandon Teague officiating. Burial will follow in Restland Cemetery at Roxton. The family will receive friends from 6 – 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home and will be at the home of Lisa and Mitch Hignight, 610 Moore, Blossom at other times.
Martha was born in Lamar County to Tonie M. & Gladys Moore on July 10, 1938. She was very proud of her work at First Baptist Church in Paris where she worked with many young children. Over the years she never encountered a child that she didn’t love or that didn’t love her.
She is preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Margie Mills and Mae Donaldson and a great grandchild, Kameron Pruett.
Survivors include her husband Martin Vandergriff, two sons, Jeff Hancock & wife Kay of Faught and Mark Hancock & wife Nancy of Plano, one daughter, Lisa Hignight & husband Mitch of Blossom, two step-children, Wayne Vandergriff & Sheila Davis, three sisters, Faye Phillips of Waxahachie, Virginia Lenoir & husband Theo of Arthur City, and Debbie Huggins & husband Denny of Roxton, three brothers, W. J. “Dub” Moore of Paris, Tonie Moore & wife Pat of Chicota, Gene Moore & wife Jan of Simsboro, LA, and Jimmy Moore & wife Nancy of Powderly, grandchildren, Brandon Hancock of Paris, Kristi and Demetrius Sims of Paris, Cole and Erica Hignight of Blossom, Angie Guzman and husband Robert of Las Vegas, NV, Michael Pruett and wife Sarah of Cleburne, Gary Pruett of Cleburne, William “Billy” Hancock and wife Teresa of Wills Point, Chase Thacker and wife Lisa of Faught, Andrew Hancock of Oklahoma City, OK, Ryan Hancock and wife Carol of College Station, Alec Bryant and fiancée Brittany Hines of Paris, special friends, Anna and Clint Upchurch of Paris, 24 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Grandma spent endless hours cooking for family and friends. From perfecting her recipes for banana pudding to meatballs, whatever your favorite was, you could be sure that Grandma had plenty on hand for you. On March 25th, Grandma got her wings and soared to her heavenly home. We can only imagine the celebration she is enjoying with her family and we are quite sure that banana pudding is involved somewhere. We love you Myrtle May and we will see you again one day!
The Word Strength and its meaning has been passed down for five generations beginning with Tonie and Gladys Moore. The verse Philippians 4:13, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, perfectly describes the woman she was.
Casket bearers will be her grandsons. Honorary bearers will be: James Sharrock, Fred Fangio, Lonnie O’Neal, Bobby Porter and Neal Parsons.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to First Baptist Paris Children’s Department, P. O. Box 489, Paris, TX 75461, in Memory of Martha.
To leave a message or tribute for the family please visit www.brighthollandfuneralhome.com.
Frank D. Baker, 82, of Paris, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2014, at Paris Regional Medical Center.
Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled services for 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 27th, at Springlake Baptist Church with Rev. Herb Bullock officiating. Burial, with military honors, will follow at 4:00 p.m. at Lake Chapel Cemetery in Fairfield. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Baker, the son of John Slater & Mollie Mae Willard Baker, was born March 2, 1933, in Fairfield.
He served in the U. S. Air Force from Aug. 22, 1950 – Aug. 21, 1954, during the Korean Conflict. He was in Strategic Air Command and was a Radar Tech on a bomber.
He graduated, with honors, from Sam Houston State University with degrees in Mathematics and Physics. His career in mid-management with Texas Instruments spanned thirty-eight years. During those years he worked in engineering, sales, and planning with the last years in research and as training manager for DMOS5, which produced the first 256K silicon memory chip.
Frank was a member of Springlake Baptist Church where he taught the Elder Men’s Sunday School Class. He was an amateur Biblical Historian and for forty years has taught at churches in Plano, Lubbock, Wimberley, Wylie and Paris.
While living in Plano he was active in Civitan and had served as president of that organization.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Craig Baker, whom he married on Aug. 13, 1955, building almost sixty years of family and memories, two children, Alisa Swayze & husband Ken of Wylie and Les Baker & wife Carmen of Mulberry, AR, a grandson, Shea Baker & wife Abby of Cherokee Village, AR, nephews, Michael, Patrick, and Craig Barry, Dobie G. Craig, Lance Craig and Jake Barry, nieces, Kay Lynn Culp, Valarie Busby, Maureen Henderson, and Emily Barry.
Honorary bearers will be members of the Men’s Sunday School Class at Springlake Baptist Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Springlake Baptist Church, 3500 Clarksville St., Paris, TX 75460, in Frank’s memory.
To leave a message or tribute for the family please visit www.brighthollandfuneralhome.com.
