Category: Obituaries

Obituary: Archie Lee Clayton

Funeral services for Archie Lee Clayton, 85 of Brownsboro have been scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Rock Hill Baptist Church with Bro. Robert Welch and Bro. Danny Bristow officiating under the direction of Autry’s Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home, Athens.
Private burial will follow at Rock Hill Cemetery in Brownsboro.

Archie was born and raised in the Brownsboro area and graduated from Brownsboro High School in 1952. Archie worked for Lone Star Oil & Gas for 10 years and Hunt Oil Company for 28 years. He was 10 years old when he started going to Rock Hill Baptist Church making him one of the longest attending members. He served as a Deacon for many years and was a member of the Texas Baptist Church Builders Association. His hobbies included working, listening to bluegrass music and playing dominoes.

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Obituary: Robert Henry Hodge

Funeral services for Robert Henry Hodge, 93 of Diana, Texas formerly of Athens have been scheduled for 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at Autry’s Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tony Watson officiating.

Burial will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park, Athens.

Mr. Hodge passed away Saturday evening in Gilmer.

He was born October 17, 1924 in Henderson County to the late Jesse and Virgie Hodge. He resided in Henderson and Dallas Counties all his life and had recently moved to Diana to be closer to his sons. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and a veteran of the United States Army. He was a machinist for LTV Corp. for 25 years. He loved to farm and raise his cows and tend to his pecan crop.

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Obituary: Valerie Lilly

Funeral Services for Valerie Lilly of Athens are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at St. John Lutheran Church in Athens with Pastor Seth Davidson officiating. A private family graveside will be held at the DFW National Cemetery in Grand Prairie, Texas.

Valerie Lilly went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 17, 2018 in Athens.

Valerie Yvonne Lilly was born September 8, 1929 in Mhow, India the daughter of Cecil Eugene Macdonald and Aileen Melinda Henegan MacDonald. She graduated from the University of London with a Bachelors Degree in music. Valerie always had an admiration for music, loved mentoring students and one of her greatest passions was teaching piano. Valerie, alongside her husband Edwin who was serving in the United States Air Force lived in Minneapolis, Colorado Springs, England, Wichita Falls, Alamogordo and Amarillo. She was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church in Athens and very active in her church. She was also a member of the Cardinals Friends of Music at TVCC and Athens Kiwanis Club. Valerie was so proud of Kevin and Jeaneane and truly enjoyed being a member of the McFamily. She loved spending time with her family at the lake and will be greatly missed by many family and friends.

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