Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home, Corsicana, Texas Memorials and Obituaries

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Buffalo, Texas, Texas Toni Lynn Koneman 1958 — 2024 Toni Lynn Koneman passed away peacefully on February 1, 2024, at the age of 65, with her loving husband Kerry by her side. She was born on July 21, 1958, to Rosemary and Anthony Giamfortone. Toni spent 42 years residing in Texas City. In 2018, following her husband's retirement from Valero, they relocated to their ranch in Buffalo, Texas. Toni was admired for her kindness, impeccable style, unwavering love for her family and friends, and her radiant soul that could illuminate any room. A proud graduate of La Marque High School, Toni embarked on a distinguished career in banking, starting with Guaranty Federal Savings Bank in June of 1977. She dedicated 30 years of exemplary service before...

Corsicana Euneva Taylor 1926 — 2023 Euneva Herod Burleson Taylor passed from this earthly life to be with her Lord and Savior on October 25, 2023, at the age of 97 with family at her side. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 29th from 2:00 - 3:00pm at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home with a Celebration of Life Service to follow at 3:00pm in the Chapel with Bro Floyd Petersen officiating. Interment will be at Richland Cemetery, Richland, Texas. Euneva was born July 5, 1926, in Richland, Texas. Her parents Silvanus F. and Zora Compton Herod preceded her in death as did her brother, S. F. and his wife, Gloria Faye Magness Herod, and husbands Morris K. Burleson and O. D. Taylor. Euneva is survived by her niece and family Holly,...

Tyler James Martin Franks 1935 — 2023 James Martin Franks passed away at home on Friday, January 6, 2023. From his early years in military school to his working experience in retail stores and the fashion industry, he has worked to build a life for himself and his family through community. He was born on October 28, 1935, to Evelyn and Meyer Franks. He had an adventurous childhood, spending his summers at sleepaway camps in the Texas Hill Country and Colorado. "Jimmy" grew up in the Tyler community, attending Gary Elementary, Hogg Junior High School, Tyler High, and graduating from Kemper Military School in Booneville, Missouri. At the University of Texas at Austin he became a superfan of the football team and...

Kerens, Texas Damon Kyle Cooper 1964 — 2022 Damon Kyle Cooper departed from us on May 18th 2022. A loving husband, trusted brother, devoted son and amazing friend to all. A Texas native, Damon was born in Bridge City, Texas and graduated from Lloyd V. Berkner High School, Richardson, Texas in 1982. He attended the University of North Texas and Lamar University where he received a Bachelors of Science in Commercial Art. It was during this time at Lamar University where he met his love, Deborah Lynn Pate, whom he was devoted to for thirty-three years of marriage. Damon and his wife pursued their passions for art, music, nature and life during their time together. As a gifted artist, musician, and carpenter, Damon was able to connect...

Frost, TX Kaywin Joan Baldwin LaNoue 1934 — 2021 On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Kaywin Joan Baldwin LaNoue, was received into the arms of her loving Savior. She was 86. Kaywin was born on November 21, 1934 in East St. Louis, IL. As a child, she demonstrated a prodigious talent for dance, resulting in two dance schools and membership in the Chicago National Dance Masters. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University where she married the love of her life, John LaNoue, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1956. Committed to Christian ministry, she and her husband attended Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where she received a master's degree in religious education in 1959, and later a Ph.D. in education in 1987. Kaywin taught...

Corsicana Jerry Taylor 2020 Jerry Taylor, 73, of Corsicana, TX passed away peacefully at his home on May 11, 2020. Jerry was born in Odessa, TX on March 11, 1946, the son of William Taylor and Newell Hood Taylor. He graduated from Odessa High School in May of 1964. He proudly served in the Air Force Security Service from February of 1967 until October of 1970. Upon leaving the Service, he moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth area to start his career in food sales/distribution for the next 30 years. He married the love of his life Sandra Greer Taylor in June of 1965. At the time of his passing they had celebrated just one month short of 56 years of marriage. Some of his most enjoyable memories are from his years spent on Lake...

Wiley N. Garrett 1935 — 2020 Wiley N. Garrett 1935 - 2020 Wiley N. Garrett was born in Kosse, Texas to A. T. Garrett and Katherine Ainsworth Garrett on May 27, 1935. He died at 84 years of age in Waco, Texas on May 9, 2020. Wiley graduated with a Bachelor degree from Texas A&M in 1957; he went to play football for future icon Paul "Bear" Bryant but a horse sat on Wiley and altered those plans. Wiley expanded his education by earning a Master Degree in 1958. He received a PhD in Plant Pathology from the University of Minnesota in 1962. His 34-year career was spent at the University of Georgia which included serving as President of American Phytopathological Society; retiring in 1996 as department head of Plant...

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