Old Alton Cemetery Obits

Denton Co Cemeteries of TX 

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McCarty, Martha Jean June 25, 1937 May 24, 2008 Denton Record-Chronicle, Tues, May 27, 2008

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McCarty, Martha Jean
Martha Jean McCarty, 70, of Sanger, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 24, 2008. She was born June 25, 1937 in Octibeha County, Mississippi to Benjamin Jackson and Corine (Blake) Watkins. She was a loving and devoted Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Friend. She had a smile that could brighten any room and warm any heart. She loved writing country songs, playing bingo and spending time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank McCarty; one son, Thomas Barmore; two brothers, Benny Watkins and Johnny "JR" Watkins; and one grandson, Tony Tyler.
Mrs. McCarty is survived by two daughters, Debbie Sutherland of Valley View and Paula Owens of Denton; and a son, Bobby Tyler of Sanger; four sisters, Dorothy Baird of Valley View, Linda Johnson of Krum, Diann Malone of Valley View and Carolyn Pannell of Denton; eleven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, Shannon Beck, Joshua Owens, Bobby Tyler, Brendan Tyler and Shaun Alexander and nephew, James Jackson
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, 2008 in the Chapel of Mulkey-Mason, Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home, 705 N. Locust, Denton, with Rev. Buddy Owens, officiating.  Burial will follow in the Old Alton Cemetery.  The family will be at the funeral home for visitation from 6 - 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2008. . ~ ~ ~ Denton Record-Chronicle, Tuesday, May 27, 2008