Obituary of Mark Alan Deal

Graveside services, with military honors, for Mark Alan Deal, 42, Troup, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 17, at the Bradford Cemetery, Troup, with the Reverend Steve Oaks officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home,Troup. Mr. Deal died Friday, May 16, 2008, in a Tyler hospital. He was born September 3, 1965 in Tyler. He was a graduate of Troup High School and an Army veteran of Desert Storm. He had been employed as a prison guard for the Kansas prison system. He was preceded in death by his father Ernest Deal. Survivors include, a son, Matthew Alan Deal, Troup; a daughter, Christine Marie Deal, Tyler; his mother, Sharra Barnes, Troup; his grandmother, Mary C. Moore, Troup; one brother, Cary Ray Deal, Troup; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. If desired, memorials may be made to the Laney-Gambrell American Legion Post, # 418,Troup, Texas 75789.