MELVIN KINCHELOE BOTTORFF, M.D. 1935 - 2007
      Dr. Melvin K. Bottorff, a physician and community health care advocate, passed away on November 2, 2007 after a courageous battle with Leiomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue Cancer. He was 72. Mel cared deeply about his patients and was the first to welcome over eight thousand new East Texas babies i...
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Craig Roy Phelps
      Craig Roy Phelps, 27, of Orange, passed away. Funeral services were Nov. 5, at Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Orange. Craig was born on September 18, 1980, in Galveston. He was the son of David Wayne Phelps and Mary Louise (Trahan) Granger. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sam Rayb...
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David M. Irby, Sr.
      On Sunday, November 4, 2007, David M. Irby, Sr. was called to his Savior's side. Born in Tyler, Texas on August 25, 1952, David entered eternity from his home in Bullard, Texas. He attended Robert E. Lee High School and entered the United States Air Force, later becoming an entrepreneur.
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