Edward Bryan Willis
Sep 6, 2026
Services for Edward Willis age 84 of Grapeland will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Bailey & Foster Funeral Chapel, in Grapeland. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.at the funeral chapel in Grapeland on Friday September 11, 2026. Burial will follow in Guiceland Cemetery.
Bobbie Fern Gaines
Aug 28, 2026
Bobbie Fern Gaines passed away peacefully, Friday, August 28, 2026 in Palestine, leaving behind a legacy of faith, family and love.
She was a valued employee of Royall National Bank for 20 years before retiring to become what she loved the most, being a full-time Nana. Her family was her greatest joy, and she treasured every moment with her children, grandsons...
Bob Haase
Aug 28, 2026
Robert “Bob” James Haase, born October 20, 1938, in San Antonio, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home in Grapeland, Texas, on the morning of August 28, 2026.
Bob was the son of Evelyn Mertz Haase and Herman Haase, both of whom preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his daughter Jamie Johnston, his son Stacy Haase,...
Robert Stephen Lindgren
Aug 26, 2026
Robert Lindgren, 91, of Elkhart, Texas, passed away on August 26, 2026. He was born January 20, 1935, in Chicago, IL.
Robert was predeceased by his parents John Francis and Leona Grace Lindgren, wife Wanda Lindgren and his brother Ralph Lindgren.
He is survived by his children, Courtney, Marc, Matthew, Machelle (Tom), and grandchildren Christina, David, Keith, Leanna, Landon, Zachary, and Kylie,...
Nancy Schmidt McAlister
Aug 24, 2026
Memorial services for Nancy Schmidt McAlister, age 92 of Palestine, are pending at Bailey & Foster. Mrs. McAlister passed away Monday, August 24, 2026.
Linda J. Swinney
Aug 24, 2026
Linda Swinney, a deeply loved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, mother-in-law, and trusted friend to many, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2026. Born Linda Jeanette Jenkins on May 9, 1941, in Palestine to Ozment Milton Jenkins and Willie Mae Mitchell Jenkins, she graduated from Palestine High School in 1959. Marrying her high school sweetheart, Ben Leo Swinney, in...
Myrna Loraine Taylor
Aug 20, 2026
Myrna Loraine Taylor passed away Thursday, august 20, 2026 at Greenbrier Nursing Center in Palestine. She was 98 years old.
Mrs. Taylor is survived by one daughter, Rebecca Howard-Savoie; two grandchildren: Amy Howard Haley & Katherine Howard-Walker, both residents of Mississippi; and 5 great grandchildrlen.
Myrna was born in Palestine but she wanted to travel. So at 18 years old, she joined...
Karen S. Plumb
Aug 13, 2026
Services for Karen Plumb, 77 of Palestine, are pending with Bailey & Foster Funeral Home. She passed away Thursday August 13, 2026.
Truman Starr
Aug 10, 2026
Truman Starr of Elkhart, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born July 12, 1943. Truman was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Etta Raines Starr and Henry Lee Starr; his brother, James Riley Starr; sister in laws Becky Starr and Shirley Starr, his father-in-law, C.J. Moran; and his mother-in-law, Allene...
Shirley Ann Girardo
Aug 5, 2026
Shirley Ann Girardo, age 89, of Palestine, Tx, went home to be with the Lord on August 5th, 2026, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on August 15th, 1936, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Shirley lived a life firmly founded on the word of God. She was a faithful Apostolic woman who loved Jesus with all her heart.
Shirley embraced a wide spectrum...