Watson & Sons Funeral Home announces service for 89-year old Ann Octavia Hudspeth Richardson of Fort Worth. She passed away Tuesday in Grandbury. Visitation will be from 10:30 to 2 Sunday at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Service will follow at 2 at Watson & Sons Chapel, with interment at Old Sardis Cemetery in San Augustine County. Among Ann Octavia Hudspeth Richardson’s survivors are, daughters, Exa Richardson Smith of Grandbury and Cynthia Richardson Murray of North Carolina; and brother, Jack (Lester V.) Hudspeth of Lufkin.

Watson & Sons Funeral Home announces service for 33-year old Jeremy Rick Sims of Shelbyville. He passed away Wednesday night as the result of injuries received in an automobile accident in Shelbyville. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 tonight at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Watson & Sons Chapel, with interment at Rather Cemetery in Shelbyville. Jeremy Rick Sims is survived by a daughter, Millie Sims of Center; father, Rickie Sims of Shelbyville; mother, Elizabeth Sitton of Woden; sister, Brittany Lummus of Woden; brothers, Dewayne Sims of Meridian, Rick Foehner of Shelbyville, Jamie Dutton of Houston, Josh Dutton of Center, Aaron Sitton of Nacogdoches and Brian Sitton of Baytown; and grandmother, Lue Margaret Sims of Shelbyville.

Watson & Sons Funeral Home announces service for 70-year old Jessie Lee Bishop of Shelbyville. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 today at Watson & Sons Funeral Home. Service will be at 11 Saturday at McClelland Community Church in Shelbyville, with interment at McClelland Cemetery.

Watson & Sons Funeral Home announces service for 80-year old Betty Doris Taylor of Joaquin.  Service will be at 11 this morning at Watson & Sons Chapel, with interment at Johnson Cemetery in Joaquin.

Watson & Sons Funeral Home announces service for 46-year old Ora Verdell “Bubba” Christopher, Jr. of Nacogdoches. Service will be at 1 p.m. today at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Nacogdoches County, with interment at Shady Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches County.

Watson & Sons Funeral Home announces a memorial service for 86-year old Jane Frances Young Smith of Garrison. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Garrison, with a reception following in the church Christian Life Center. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Garrison Building Fund or Hospice of East Texas in Tyler.

Mangum Funeral Home announces service for 68-year old Betty Ruth Slatten of College Station, formerly of Center. She passed away Thursday at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan. Service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the First United Methodist Church in Center, with burial at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 Saturday at Mangum Funeral Home. Among Betty Rush Slatten's survivors are, daughter, Haley Beth Williams of College Station; mother, Blanche Haley of Center; and brother, Denny Haley of Center.