Obituary of Arthur Raymond Deaton

Services for Authur Raymond Deaton, 71, Kilgore, will be at 11:00 am, Wednesday, January 25 in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel, Overton, with Reverends Randy Davis and Buddy Shelton officiating. Mr. Deaton passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at his residence in Kilgore. He was born October 7, 1945 in Gregg County to the late Raymond Arthur and Velma Lee Hall Deaton. He was a lifelong resident of East Texas and he was an LVN. He worked for several nursing homes in Kilgore and Tyler and he loved his family and enjoyed knitting, cooking, computers, and animals, including his special dog “FeFe”. Besides his parents, Arthur was also preceded in death by a daughter, Shelia Green, his twin brother, Ervin Deaton, sisters, Mary Louise Deaton, Marie Arnold and a sister-in-law, Anita Deaton. Survivors include his children and their spouses, Shelia and Steven Mazy, Renee Chapman, Brian Chestnut, Rebecca and Pam R. Wyatt; brothers and their spouses, Eddie and Lillie Deaton of Kilgore, Carl and Dorinda Deaton of New London, and Gregory Deaton of New London; a sister, Brenda and Tommy Cubine of New London; grandchildren, Cameran Mazy, Christina Chapman, Tyler Chapman, Brooksy and Maurice, Kaylan, Brooke, Josephine Stubblefield, and five other grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and other family members. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, January 24, at the funeral home.