ATLANTA, Texas—Dorothy VeElma Smith, 74, of DeKalb, Texas, died Friday, July 29, 2011, in a Texarkana, Texas, hospital.

Mrs. Smith was born Sept. 18, 1936, in Clarksville, Texas. She was an employee of Jordan Health Service and a member of Beaver Dam Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Willie James Smith; five daughters, Velma Propps of Domino, Texas, Linda Wills of DeKalb, Faye Coleman of Dallas, Carolyn Smith of Newhall, Calif., and Patsy Lovett of Tulsa, Okla.; two sons, Tommy Smith of Northridge, Calif., and Lavon Smith of Newhall; one sister, Ida Fay Coleman of Bakersfield, Calif.; one brother, Charles Barrett of Texarkana; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a number of other relatives.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Beaver Dam Missionary Baptist Church with Elder Melvin Gray officiating. Burial will be in English Cemetery under direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home.

The body may be viewed from noon to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home, with visitation from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

QUEEN ESTER DAVIS

July 22, 2011

Funeral arrangements are pending for Queen Ester Davis Of Kildare TX .  Mrs. Davis passed away at her residence on July 22, 2011.

Jan. 19, 1927 – June 24, 2011

ATLANTA, Texas—Lorene Cook, 84, of Atlanta died Friday, June 24, 2011, in a Linden, Texas, hospital.

Mrs. Cook was born Jan. 19, 1927, in Douglassville, Texas. She was a dietitian and member of Shiloh Baptist Church No. 1. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence “Bill” Cook; and four sons, William Cook, Lorenzo Cook, Freddie Cook and Billy Cook.

Survivors include three daughters, Ethel Neal, Sandra Wilson and Darlene Cook; nine sons, Lonzell Cook of Houston, Clarence Cook, Arelious Cook, Leonard Cook, Cleonard Cook, Bobby Cook, Willie Cook, of Atlanta,

RAYMOND JAMES JR.

Dec. 30, 1941 – June 26, 2011

Funeral arrangements for Raymond James Jr., 69, of Atlanta are pending with Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home in Atlanta. Mr. James died Sunday, June 26, in an Atlanta nursing home.

EARLINE BENJAMIN

Sept. 10, 1962 – June 19, 2011

Funeral services for Earline Benjamin, 48, of Atlanta, were held 3 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at First Baptist Church on Johns and Allday streets. Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

LEONARD NEAL SR.

Funeral services for Leonard Neal Sr., 78, of Douglassville, are at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25, at Free Christian Zion. Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

MAURICE ALLEN

March 26, 1948 – April 1, 2011

Funeral arrangements for Maurice Allen, 63, of Atlanta, are pending under the direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home in Atlanta.

Mr. Allen was born March 26, 1948. He died April 1, 2011, at East Texas Medical Center.

SILVER LEE MACK

Aug. 26, 1920 – Jan. 15, 2011

Funeral services for Silver Lee Mack, 90, of Tulsa, Okla., and formerly of Atlanta will be held 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, at St. Paul C.M.E. Church in Atlanta. Arrangements are under the direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home in Atlanta.

ROSIE M. HILL

Dec. 12, 1919 – March 25, 2011

Funeral arrangements for Rosie M. Hill, 90, of Atlanta, are pending under the direction of Coleman-Atlanta Funeral Home in Atlanta. Mrs. Hill was born Dec. 12, 1919. She died March 25, 2011, at Rose Haven Retreat in Atlanta.