Doris Jean Croy, 57, of Blossom, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at Paris Regional Medical Center.
Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 1st, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Henry Blackmon officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Following cremation, burial will be made in Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
Doris, the daughter of Pascal Lee & Thelma Lappin Preston, was born April 3, 1958, in Bonham.
She attended Sam Rayburn High School in Bonham. Doris worked 10 years at Red River Trucking before beginning a fifteen year career as a caregiver to the elderly in Dallas. She was a member of the Church of Christ. A loving wife, mother and grandmother, Doris enjoyed taking care of her family and cleaning, always putting others first.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Haskell Preston & Virgil Preston.
Survivors include her husband, Donnie Croy, with whom she spent almost 35 years, two daughters, Gina Vaughn & husband Clay of Kanawha and Brittney Dyson & husband Mitchell of Blossom, four grandchildren, Elexus Vaughn, Layne Vaughn, Phoenyx Dyson and Kamden Dyson, six siblings, Bobby Lappin & wife Teasa of Bonham, Doyle Preston & wife Laura of Pittsburg, Katheryn Fisher & husband Charles of Bonham, Jerry Preston of Bonham, Paula Preston of Austin and Roland Preston & wife Tiffanie of Sallisaw, OK along with numerous nieces & nephews and a host of friends.
To leave a message or tribute for the family please visit www.brighthollandfuneralhome.com.
John Patrick O’Reilly, 37, of Clardy, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015, at his home.
Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled memorial services for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 2nd at Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. Jody VanDeaver officiating. Following cremation John’s cremated remains will be taken to Idaho.
John Patrick was born Feb. 27, 1978 in Kellogg, Idaho.
In 1996, he graduated from Cooper High School. A heavy equipment operator, he was a contractor for the Army in Iraq for six years.
Survivors include his mother, Patti Clement & husband Bobby of Clardy, his father, Jim O’Reilly & wife Martha of Kellogg, Idaho, a brother, Adam O’Reilly & wife Natacha of San Diego, CA, uncles, Ron O’Reilly & wife Cindy and Tim O’Reilly & wife Katie along with a host of friends including his best friend who was as a brother to him, Paul David Phipps.
To leave a message or tribute for the family please visit www.brighthollandfuneralhome.com.
Rebecca (Becky) Leigh Pitcock Johnson, 52, of Paris, left this earth on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, on her mother’s birthday, to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Memorial services will be conducted by the family at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Yokefellowship Church 6345 Lamar Rd. Reno, Texas with Steven Moore officiating.
Becky was born on November 26, 1963 in Lamar County a daughter of Lon McCoy and Charolotte Amelia Greeson Pitcock. She attended Paris Schools and was a member of Yokefellowship Church which she helped to organize.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Michael Pitcock.
Becky is survived by her children Candace Moore and husband Steven, Misty Decker and husband David and Nikki Sugg; grandchildren Cameron Harrison, Cayden Lyerla, Zachary Sugg, Ty Womack, MaKayla Womack, David Decker, Devon Decker and Amelia Decker; sisters Michelle Woods and husband Keeven and Kimberly Mendez; sister-in-law Angie Pitcock; several nieces and nephews; her fiancee’ John (Bruno) Deskovick and her fur baby “Lily”.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home where online condolences may be sent by visiting www.fry-gibbs.com.
