Obituaries

Bonnette
Graveside services for Mary Joyce Bonnette, 66, of Pittsburg were held Thursday, Jan. 30 at 11:00 a.m. at Macedonia Cemetery in Camp County. Bro. Jerry Hill officiated the service. Mrs. Bonnette died Jan. 28 at Mount Pleasant Health Care Center. She was born Feb. 17, 1947 in Gilmer.

Erwin
Services for Matt Erwin, 61, of Pittsburg, will be  held Thursday Feb. 6 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mission Church in Mount Pleasant. Bro.  Larry Green and Bro. Rich Harmsen will be officiating the service. Mr. Erwin died on Saturday, Feb. 1 at ETMC in Pittsburg.
Mr. Erwin was born on June 2, 1952 in Lubbock to his parents David Williams Erwin and Mary Jane Dinwiddie.
Mr. Erwin served in the U.S. Navy, was a Baptist, worked as a truck driver for Pilgrim’s Pride and was a crane operator for U.S. Steel.
He is survived by his wife, Twila G. Erwin of Pittsburg; daughter, Lauren Erwin of Shawnee, Okla.; stepchildren, Hannah and Jacob Weaver of Pittsburg, and Chad Lentz of Pittsburg; brothers, Andrew T. Erwin of Longview and John D. Erwin of Maple Springs, Pa.; sister, Katy Bartels of Henderson; and one niece and two nephews.
Mr. Erwin was preceded in death by his parents.

Hamilton
Services for Deborah Joan Giorgio Hamilton, 61, of Gilmer, were held Saturday, Feb. 1 at 4:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Pittsburg. Mrs. Hamilton died on Monday, Jan. 20.
Mrs. Hamilton was born on Nov. 7, 1952 in Broomall, Pa. to her parents Silvio Giorgio and Clara Ann Reichert Sowell.
Over the years, Mrs. Hamilton was a cook at the original Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, worked with emotionally disturbed adolescents, special needs children and adults, and also worked in retail sales and direct sales.
She is survived by her husband, of 35 years, Donald K. Hamilton of Gilmer; daughter Desiree Elizabeth of Gilmer; son Deric Donald of Round Rock; sisters, Linda Mary Giorgio of Grapeland and Beverly Giorgio of Crockett; step-father, Jerry P. Sowell of Crockett; brother, Michael Lord of San Marcos; and her longtime family friend Selina Watkins of Gilmer.
Mrs. Hamilton is preceded in death by her birth father, Silvio Giorgio, and her mother, Clara Ann Reichert Sowell.
 

Julian
Graveside services for Sammy K. Julian, 69, of Pittsburg were held Thursday, Jan. 30 at 2:00 p.m. at Yallo Busha Cemetery in Camp County. Mr. Julian died Jan. 29 at the Pittsburg Nursing Center. He was born June 16, 1944 in the Hepsibah Community.
 

Kelly
Services for Jim Kelly, 70, of Pittsburg were held Saturday, Feb. 01 at 1:00 p.m. at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Father John Gomez officiated the service. Mr. Kelly died Jan. 29 at his residence in Pittsburg. He was born Aug. 13, 1943 in Camden, N.J.
 

Shortnacy
Services for Randall Lee Shortnacy were held Saturday, Jan. 25 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant. Interment was at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Mr. Shortnacy died Jan. 22 at Denton Regional. He was born May 8, 1965.
 

Shrum
Services for Marilyn Shrum, 70, will be held Thursday, Feb. 6 at Erman Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Pittsburg. Rev. Carolyn Benesh and Tim Hullett will be officiating the service and interment will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery. Miss Shrum died on Feb. 3 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler.
She was born on May 11, 1943 in Gilmer to Wallace C. and Ann Shrum of Pittsburg.
Miss Shrum was a member of the Church of Nazarene in Pittsburg.
She is survived by her mother; brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Mary Shrum of Pittsburg; twin sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Howard Baker of Pittsburg; and numberous nieces and nephews.

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