Obituary published 27 Aug 2009 in "The Paris News", Paris, TX:
DEPORT — Gordon C. Isbell, of Deport went to be with his Lord on Aug. 26, 2009.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at First Baptist Church of Deport. Wood Funeral Homes have charge of the arrangements.
Family receives friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, at the church prior to service. Burial is to be at Highland Cemetery.
He was born March 10, 1917, in Red River County to Jim and Lizzie Isbell. He taught school in Peters Prairie outside of Clarksville, where he met his future wife, Vivian Holley. They were married Oct. 14, 1939. They lived in Deport where he taught school, was principal of Deport Elementary and coached girl's basketball for almost 50 years. After his retirement he owned and operated a service station in Deport for several years. He loved his church and his Lord and served as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Deport for many years. He was a 32-degree Mason and received his 50-year membership recently. He was a volunteer fireman and dressed up as Santa at Christmas time to take bags of fruit and nuts to children in his earlier years there.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a baby sister; his brother, Charles "Bud;" and a son, Jimmy.
He is survived by wife of 69 years, Vivian; daughter and son-in-law, Glenda and Kenneth Jones of Rockwall; grandchildren, Terri Jones Lumley and husband, Bill, of Tyler, Greg Jones and wife, Michele, of Colleyville, Josh Jones and Jonathan Jones of Rockwall, Denise Isbell and David Isbell of Clarksville; great-grandchildren, Hilary Hymer and husband, Casey, Peyton Lumley, Mollie, Jacob and Preston Jones, Ainslee, Anne-Claire and Finn Jones, Caleb Isbell and Alexa and Benjamin Isbell.
DEPORT — Gordon C. Isbell, of Deport went to be with his Lord on Aug. 26, 2009.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at First Baptist Church of Deport. Wood Funeral Homes have charge of the arrangements.
Family receives friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, at the church prior to service. Burial is to be at Highland Cemetery.
He was born March 10, 1917, in Red River County to Jim and Lizzie Isbell. He taught school in Peters Prairie outside of Clarksville, where he met his future wife, Vivian Holley. They were married Oct. 14, 1939. They lived in Deport where he taught school, was principal of Deport Elementary and coached girl's basketball for almost 50 years. After his retirement he owned and operated a service station in Deport for several years. He loved his church and his Lord and served as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Deport for many years. He was a 32-degree Mason and received his 50-year membership recently. He was a volunteer fireman and dressed up as Santa at Christmas time to take bags of fruit and nuts to children in his earlier years there.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a baby sister; his brother, Charles "Bud;" and a son, Jimmy.
He is survived by wife of 69 years, Vivian; daughter and son-in-law, Glenda and Kenneth Jones of Rockwall; grandchildren, Terri Jones Lumley and husband, Bill, of Tyler, Greg Jones and wife, Michele, of Colleyville, Josh Jones and Jonathan Jones of Rockwall, Denise Isbell and David Isbell of Clarksville; great-grandchildren, Hilary Hymer and husband, Casey, Peyton Lumley, Mollie, Jacob and Preston Jones, Ainslee, Anne-Claire and Finn Jones, Caleb Isbell and Alexa and Benjamin Isbell.
Obituary published 27 Aug 2009 in "The Paris News", Paris, TX:
DEPORT — Gordon C. Isbell, of Deport went to be with his Lord on Aug. 26, 2009.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at First Baptist Church of Deport. Wood Funeral Homes have charge of the arrangements.
Family receives friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, at the church prior to service. Burial is to be at Highland Cemetery.
He was born March 10, 1917, in Red River County to Jim and Lizzie Isbell. He taught school in Peters Prairie outside of Clarksville, where he met his future wife, Vivian Holley. They were married Oct. 14, 1939. They lived in Deport where he taught school, was principal of Deport Elementary and coached girl's basketball for almost 50 years. After his retirement he owned and operated a service station in Deport for several years. He loved his church and his Lord and served as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Deport for many years. He was a 32-degree Mason and received his 50-year membership recently. He was a volunteer fireman and dressed up as Santa at Christmas time to take bags of fruit and nuts to children in his earlier years there.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a baby sister; his brother, Charles "Bud;" and a son, Jimmy.
He is survived by wife of 69 years, Vivian; daughter and son-in-law, Glenda and Kenneth Jones of Rockwall; grandchildren, Terri Jones Lumley and husband, Bill, of Tyler, Greg Jones and wife, Michele, of Colleyville, Josh Jones and Jonathan Jones of Rockwall, Denise Isbell and David Isbell of Clarksville; great-grandchildren, Hilary Hymer and husband, Casey, Peyton Lumley, Mollie, Jacob and Preston Jones, Ainslee, Anne-Claire and Finn Jones, Caleb Isbell and Alexa and Benjamin Isbell.
DEPORT — Gordon C. Isbell, of Deport went to be with his Lord on Aug. 26, 2009.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at First Baptist Church of Deport. Wood Funeral Homes have charge of the arrangements.
Family receives friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday, at the church prior to service. Burial is to be at Highland Cemetery.
He was born March 10, 1917, in Red River County to Jim and Lizzie Isbell. He taught school in Peters Prairie outside of Clarksville, where he met his future wife, Vivian Holley. They were married Oct. 14, 1939. They lived in Deport where he taught school, was principal of Deport Elementary and coached girl's basketball for almost 50 years. After his retirement he owned and operated a service station in Deport for several years. He loved his church and his Lord and served as a deacon at First Baptist Church in Deport for many years. He was a 32-degree Mason and received his 50-year membership recently. He was a volunteer fireman and dressed up as Santa at Christmas time to take bags of fruit and nuts to children in his earlier years there.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a baby sister; his brother, Charles "Bud;" and a son, Jimmy.
He is survived by wife of 69 years, Vivian; daughter and son-in-law, Glenda and Kenneth Jones of Rockwall; grandchildren, Terri Jones Lumley and husband, Bill, of Tyler, Greg Jones and wife, Michele, of Colleyville, Josh Jones and Jonathan Jones of Rockwall, Denise Isbell and David Isbell of Clarksville; great-grandchildren, Hilary Hymer and husband, Casey, Peyton Lumley, Mollie, Jacob and Preston Jones, Ainslee, Anne-Claire and Finn Jones, Caleb Isbell and Alexa and Benjamin Isbell.
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