Paula "Granny" L. Crockett

Funeral services for Paula L. Crockett, 73, of Gainesville, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Rick Isham and Dr. Eddie Chennault officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 10 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son.

Mrs. Crockett passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on April 8, 2016 in Gainesville.

Paula was born April 19, 1942 in Spearman to Robert Edward and Anise L. (Bacon) Smith. She married Ed C. Crockett on October 20, 1962 in Gainesville. Paula was a house painter for F.J. Shwadlenak and was owner/operator of the Moss Lake Store. She will be remembered as a Cub Scout mother, a painter, her love of coffee and Dr. Pepper, and as a mother to all.

Survivors include: son Aurelian Smith of Las Vegas, NV; daughter Sherry Goldsmith and husband Teddy of Gainesville; son Richard Nabors and wife Paula of Amarillo; son Andy Crockett and wife Laura of Woodbine; 18 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild; sister Merylene Arrington of Thackerville; sister Carylene Cartwright and husband James of Thackerville; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Mrs. Crockett was preceded in death by: husband Ed C. Crockett; daughter Jo Lynn Smith-Rogers; son Gerry Keith Crockett; her parents; and brother-in-law Leon Arrington.

Mrs. Crockett’s grandsons will be serving as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Moss Lake VFD, Home Hospice of Cooke Co., or Renaissance Care Center.