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LONNIE RAYMON PIXLEY
A Private Memorial Service will be held at a later date for Lonnie Raymon Pixley, 75, of the Possum Walk Community in Trinity County, Texas.
Mr. Pixley was born April 2, 1934 in Pennington, Texas and passed away Thursday, May 28, 2009 at his residence. He was a retired River Boat Captain.
   Survivors include his wife Glenda Pixley of Possum Walk Community in Trinity County, Texas; sister Patsy Lambert of Nederland, Texas; brother J. T. Lowery of Houston, Texas; nephews and spouses Keith and Michelle Rowe of Kennard, Texas, and Marty and Sherry Lambert of Toledo Village; niece and spouse Angie and Troy Babinezux of Anancoco, La.; sisters in law and spouses Mary and Fred Fosson of Frankston, Texas, and Janice and Lloyd Farris of Crockett, Texas; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Groveton Funeral Home

ELWIN STILWELL
   Funeral services for Elwin Stilwell, 62, of Shelby, North Carolina was held Saturday May 23, 2009 at 11:00am in Shelby, North Carolina. Burial followed at Catawba Memorial in Hickory, North Carolina.
Elwin was born July 14, 1946 and passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
Survivors include his father Harley C. Stilwell; sisters Hazel Fulbright of Hickory, North Carolina, Joyce Nalley of Hickory, North Carolina, and Judy Gilcrease of Groveton, Texas, and many friends and other relatives.
The following is taken from The Star of Shelby, North Carolina: Shelby photographer, civic supporter, dies after fall. ‘Victorian Rose’ owner for 20 years was ‘a peacemaker’
    SHELBY-Elwin Stilwell was a first class human being, said Phillip Philbeck. “You would never find anyone better to get along with, he said.
Stilwell, a photographer who owned Victorian Rose in uptown Shelby for more than 20 years, was critically injured in a fall Tuesday night.
He died Wednesday morning, said Pastor Timothy Sims, of Bethel Baptist Church, where Stilwell attended.
“He was a peacemaker, giving, helpful, and loving person,” Sims said. “He has many attributes that Jesus mentioned in His Sermon on the Mount.”
Philbeck, an artist whose work is displayed in Stilwell’s gallery and photography studio, said Stilwell always treated his customers well and had excellent taste in framing.
   “You want a guy like Elwin to represent your work in the area,” he said. “He had an individual like for each print.”
Others in the community remember Stilwell as a gentle soul who loved to help many organizations.
   “He came and took photos of all our participants at the Life Enrichment Center Adult Day Care program,” said Linda Cabiness, community outreach coordinator for the center.
Cabiness said she would never forget the time Stilwell gave each participant a professional photo of themselves to give to their families.
   “He gave them a great gift of a professional photo,” she said. “He was gentle with them and treated them with dignity.”
Area residents talked about how much they would miss such a wonderful person who had been a part of the community for years.
Paul Huggins, owner of Shelby Camera, Video, and Photo-graphy, said Stilwell had always helped him in every way he could when he opened his business more than five years ago.
   “If I had a question, he was there to help me,” Huggins said. “We worked together as partners, not as rivals.”
Huggins said Stilwell was a kind person who never had a bad thing to say about anyone.
   “He was always friendly,” he said. “He wanted me to succeed as much as he had succeeded.”
   Mayor Ted Alexander said Stilwell always stood up for any good civic endeavor.
   “He was a dear Christian man,” said Alexander. “He had a genuine spirit.”
Philbeck said Stilwell will be greatly missed throughout the community an this tragedy is truly as case of the “good dying young.”
   “His life was cut short, “ he said. “I feel like he had so much more to offer and do.
Clay Barnette Funeral Home Shelby, North Carolina

CAROLYN JOYCE HILL
   A Celebration Service for Carolyn Joyce Hill, 62, of Trinity was held Sunday May 31, 2009 at 3:00pm at Waller-Thornton Funeral Home with Rev. Jason Burden officiating.
Carolyn was born October 26, 1946 to Hulen and Lois Brown in Houston, Texas and passed away passed away in Trinity Saturday May 23, 2009 at her residence.
   Carolyn was employed at Wal-Mart where she worked in the Domestics Dept and she had been a loyal employee for more than 22 years. Holidays were important to Carolyn, she loved to design and decorate her yard and home in a special way for each of the holidays. Carolyn was especially proud of her family, she loved being a wife, mother, and grandmother this was her existence and purpose.
Carolyn is preceded in death by her parents; maternal Grandparents Wiley and Nannie Mae Kee; mother and father-in-law John Frazier and Edith Hill; and step-father Paul Minter.
   Survivors include the love of her life, husband of 46 years John Lewis Hill; children Bobby Wayne Hill, Sherry Hill-Obey and husband Marlon Obey, and Tammy Michelle Hill; precious grandchildren Shelbie Lynn Hill, Adrian Vincent Obey, and Julian Lewis Obey; sisters Diane Bryant and husband George and Gwen Smith and husband Raymond; nephews Travis, Terry, Troy Bryant; and niece Sharon Meeks.
Waller-Thornton Funeral Home

ROBYN RENEE SHEATS FEEST
A Memorial Service for Robyn Renee Sheats Feest, 48, of Lovelady was held on Saturday March 30, 2009 at 2:00pm at River of Life Church with Rev. Mike Loftin officiating.
   Robyn was born in Conroe, Texas November 14, 1960 and passed away at her residence with her family at her side Wednesday May 27, 2009 after a courageous battle with cancer.
   Robyn was a graduate of Conroe High School class 79. She was extremely gifted in floral design, and loved to make beautiful flower arrangements for all occasions. She was a homemaker home was where she would and could spend time with her husband and two children. She never met a stranger and loved to be with people at all times. She was a member of Fore Tower Baptist Church of New Caney.   Robyn was a garage sale enthusiast, a great fisherman and she loved to go camping and spend time outdoors with her family.
   Her father Robert Earl Sheats and uncle David Earl Hardy precedes her in death.
   Survivors include her devoted husband of 27 years Muilbert Keith Feest; two sons Micha Feest and wife Jennifer and Ian Feest; two Grandsons Leo and Levi Feest; brother Bobby Maurice Sheats; mother; Jackie Ann Hardy Seaton, and aunts Patsy Boyd and Gloria Hardy; and numerous other relatives and many, many friends.
Waller-Thornton Funeral Home

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