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Submitted: 12/15/15 • Approved: 12/15/15 • Last Updated: 3/25/18 • R96220-G96220-S3
Samuel
22 Jul 1918-6 Feb 2005
Van Zandt News
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Samuel Elmer Troxel
Services for Samuel Elmer
Troxel, 86. Longview. were held
at 2 p.m. Wednesday. February
9, at Longview Alpine Church of
Christ with Dean Robertson and
Gary Sanders officiating.
Burial, with full military honor
and Masonic rites, was in
Rock Springs Cemetery,
Gladewater. under direction of
Croley Funeral Home, Gladewater.
Mr. Troxel died February 6,
2005.
He was born July 22, 19.18, in
Gladewater. He was a graduate of
Gladewater High School and attended
Texas A&M. He served in
the U.S. Army as a glider pilot
during World War II, retiring as
chief master sergeant in 1966. He
owned and operated Sam's Hardware
in Gladewater. He was a lifetime
member of Gladewater Masonic
Lodge and the Shriners.
He was preceded in death by
his wife of 59 years, Marjorie
Lucille Troxel: parents, Seymore
and Bunie Troxel; and sister,
Florene Cannon.
Survivors include daughter,
Norma Senter, Longview; sisters,
Helen Humphries, Gladewater,
and Rubye Wood, Canton; five
grandchildren: and six greatgrandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Quitman and Center Street
Church of Christ, 201 E.
Quitman, Gladewater. TX 75647,
Alpine Church of Christ, 610 E.
Loop 281, Longview, TX 75605,
or American Lung Association,
P.O. Box 26460. A u s t i n , TX
78755-0460.
Margie
1 Jun 1919-28 Jan 1998
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