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Geraldine Wright Witcher

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Friday, September 18, 2009 7:45 PM CDT

Services for Mrs. Geraldine Wright Witcher, 85, of Henderson, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, at Antioch Baptist Church in Henderson with Revs. Lewis Thompson Jr., Roy Witcher, Terry McAlister and William Brown officiating. Burial will be in Antioch Cemetery in Henderson under the direction of Southern Funeral Home in Henderson.

Mrs. Witcher passed away Sept. 16, 2009, at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. She was born Jan. 7, 1924, in Rusk County. She attended Rusk County public schools and Butler College. She lived all of her life in Rusk County. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church, was a teacher and taught in Henderson for several years.

She was preceded in death by: parents, Lenon and Lucille Wright; one brother, Prentice Wright; and one sister, Christine Wright.

Survivors include: devoted husband of 65 years, Mr. Honley Witcher Sr.; eight children, Mack (Dorothy) Witcher of Dallas, Winford (Dorothy) Witcher of Tatum, Elester Witcher of Kilgore, Lawerence (Gladys) Witcher of Colony, Texas, Honley Witcher Jr. of Henderson, Reta (Ben) Brooks of Garland, Jeanette (Mark) Berry of Shreveport, La. and Rev. Roy (Tracye) Witcher of Henderson; 20 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Lillie Mae Tinsley of Dallas; three nieces, Emma Wright, Bertha Graves and Currie Busselieu; one nephew, Dewitt Wright; a host of relatives and friends.

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Active pallbearers will be Mack Witcher, Winford Witcher, Lawrence Witcher, Elester Witcher, Ben Brooks and Mark Berry.

Honorary pallbears will be Ben Brooks Royshad Witcher, Roymond Witcher, Raquin Witcher, Derrick Witcher and Brian Witcher.

Public viewing will be held from noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, and family and friends visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Southern Funeral Home Chapel.