   
The Herald Democrat May 1, 2012 DENISON – Troy Homer Edmiaston, 91, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Beacon Hill Nursing Home in Denison. The family will be at Bratcher Funeral Home for visitation from 6 - 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Bratcher Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny Broughton and Rev. Carl Bilderback officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, 1501 Hwy. 91 N, Denison. Pallbearers will be Rusty Smith, Tyler Smith, Clyde Todd, Howard Spillman, Billy Edwards and Jerry Maifeld. Troy was born March 28, 1921 in Hollis, Okla., the son of Homer Edmiaston and Fannie M. Hames Edmiaston. He married Laverne Patterson March 5, 1947 in Duke, Okla. He was an engineer on the Katy Railroad with 40 years service; spent three years in the military in World War II; was a longtime member of Calvary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife Laverne; two daughters, Rebecca Maifeld and husband Jerry of Hudson, Iowa, Rhonda Smith of San Antonio; seven grandchildren, Rusty Smith, Tyler Smith, Darcy Smith, Kathy Commander, Carla Edmiaston, Randy Edmiaston, Sam Edmiaston; two sisters, Pauline Houchir, Georgia Camp and husband Walter, both of Altus, Okla.; brother, Frankie Edmiaston of Corsicana. He is preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; three sisters and his son. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 300 W. Acheson, Denison, TX 75020. Arrangements are entrusted to Bratcher Funeral Home, 401 W. Woodard St., Denison, TX 75020, (903) 465-2323. Published in  Lillie Laverne (Patterson) Edmiaston passed from this earthly life into the loving arms of her Savior on April 4, 2022.
Laverne was born on December 8, 1926, in Duke, Oklahoma to Vesta and Rudy Patterson. She graduated from Duke High School in 1944, and married Troy H. Edmiaston on March 5, 1947. Troy and Laverne resided in Altus, Oklahoma and raised their two daughters there. Laverne was a very active member of the First Baptist Church and worked as a dental office receptionist. The family relocated to Denison, Texas in 1971 with Troy's job as an engineer with the MKT railroad. Laverne then worked as a receptionist for a local physician until she retired. In addition, she was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church and the local Woodmen of the World branch. Laverne was an accomplished seamstress, and enjoyed counted cross stitch, quilting, playing the piano, cooking, and reading. Laverne moved to San Antonio, Texas at the age of eighty-nine to be closer to family, and found great pleasure in her three great-grandsons Blake, Wyatt, and Jackson. Laverne will be sorely missed by her two daughters, Rebecca Edmiaston and husband Jerry Maifeld of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Rhonda Smith of San Antonio, Texas: grandchildren Rusty Smith, Darcy Smith, Tyler Smith and wife Ashley. She also has four step-grandchildren: Kathy Edmiaston, Randy Edmiaston, Carla Edmiaston and Samuel Edmiaston, also her beloved youngest sister Rudene Langner of Bells, Texas, aunt, Iva Lee Jones of Amarillo, Texas, and several nieces and nephews along with countless dear friends. Laverne was preceded in death by her treasured husband of sixty-five years, Troy, parents Rudy and Vesta Patterson, sister Virginia Grubbs, brother Terry Patterson, and stepson Jerry Edmiaston. Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM on Friday April 8, 2022, at Fairview Cemetery, 1501 N. TX-91, Denison, Texas 75020. In lieu of flowers, donate to a charity of choice. Fairview Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |