Obituary of Billye Silvertooth

Services for Billye Silvertooth, New London, are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Thursday, October 2, at the London Baptist Church with Pastor Ken Hayman officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near New London, under the direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Billye was born March 13, 1927, in Jefferson and went home to be with the Lord Monday, September 29, 2008. She was a devoted wife of nearly 63 years to M.C. Silvertooth of New London. Billye was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a longtime member of the London Baptist Church and loved nothing better than having all of her family near her. She will be greatly missed and loved forever. Billye was preceded in death by her father and mother, Leonard and Gladys Clinkscales; a sister, Lounette Wilkins; a brother, Douglas Clinkscales; and a grandson, Chad Wallace. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, M.C. Silvertooth, New London; a son, Rickey Silvertooth, Lake Fork; two daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Bobby Garrett and Peggie and Durrell Stovall, all of New London; grandchildren and their spouses, Shayne Silvertooth, Terrell, Shawna and Mark Burger, Dallas, Christy and Destry Holcomb, New Diana, Misty Wallace, Rusk, Brad Blanton, New London, Brent and Virgie Blanton, New London, Bryan and Amy Blanton, New London, and Jonathan and Christi Stovall, Longview; brothers and sisters-in-law, Larry and Jo Ann Clinkscales, New London, Tommy and Barbara Clinkscales, Baytown, and Rodney and Jean Clinkscales, Kilgore; sisters and brothers-in-law, Peggy and Archie Tehan, Longview and Patsy Hanson, Kilgore; a sister-in-law, Janet Clinkscales, The Woodlands. Billye had 16 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces, nephews, and great nieces and great nephews. Pallbearers will be her grandsons, Shayne Silvertooth, Brad Blanton, Brent Blanton, Bryan Blanton, Jonathan Stovall, Destry Holcomb, and Brian Bathke. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall of the London Baptist Church from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Wednesday, October 1. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the General Fund of the London Baptist Church, P.O. Box 198, New London, TX 75682.