Roscoe
O. Tooley
8 April 1884 - 16 June 1946
The Denison Press
Friday, June 21, 1946
pg. 11
DEATH ROLL
Funeral services for
Roscoe Tooley, of Van Alstyne, were
conducted Monday afternoon from the
First Christian Church in that city, with
interment in the Van Alstyne cemetery,
Rev. Lloyd Motley, former pastor of the
church there, officiated, with the undertaker as
Fox Fanning. Mr. Tooley died early
Sunday
morning with a heart
attack.
He was the father of
Paul Tooley, editor of the Denison Herald,
who with another son, Wallace, just returned
from 3 years in the service, with the widow survive.
Sallie V. Tooley
17 January 1890 - 8 February 1969
Henry Wallace Tooley
1921 - 2012
Obituaries
Henry Wallace Tooley
By Scoggins Funeral Home
Dec 3, 2012
Van Alstyne
-- Graveside services
for Wallace
Tooley, 91, of Van Alstyne will be held at
4:00 p.m. Wednesday,
December 5, 2012 at the Van Alstyne cemetery.
Wallace passed away
Saturday, December 1, 2012 at the Meadowbrook
Care Center in Van
Alstyne. He was born May 14, 1921 in Van
Alstyne, Texas to Roscoe and
Sallie Kerr Tooley. He married
Betty Estill October 14, 1950 in Mckinney,
Texas.
Wallace served in the United
States Army, was a member of the 1st
Christain Church in Van Alstyne and a 65-year
member
of the Mantua Masonic Lodge #209 where he was
a past Master.
Wallace was also a member of the Eastern Star,
served on the Van
Alstyne School Board and was the Van Alstyne
Panther football announcer
for many years.
Wallace and his wife Betty owned and operated
the Tooley Variety store in Van Alstyne for
many years.
Wallace is survived by his wife, Betty Tooley
of Van Alstyne; son, Joe
Tooley of Rockwall, Texas; son and his wife,
Jimmie and Linda Estill of
Texarkana, Texas; 5 grandchildren and 2
great-grandchildren.
Wallace was preceded in death by 3 brothers;
Paul, Alton and Clifton.
Memorials may be made to the Meadowbrook Care
Center or the 1st Christian Church
in Van Alstyne.
Services are under the direction of Scoggins
Funeral Home, 637 W Van Alstyne Parkway, Van
Alstyne, Texas
Van Alstyne Cemetery
Susan
Hawkins
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