Cloys Glynn Tolbert

Cloys Glynn Tolbert, 77, of White Oak passed away on October 6, 2014 at his residence. He was born on January 13, 1937 in Kilgore to Eugene and Beulah nix Tolbert. He grew up in Kilgore and graduated from Kilgore High School in 1954. He continued his education at Kilgore College and Texas A & M before going into the United States Army. After his service, he returned to Kilgore and married Peggy Ethridge on November 24, 1966. He was a former committee member on the White Oak Planning and Zoning Committee and a member of the White Oak Lions Club.

Those who knew him know that he always had a smile on his face and never met a stranger. He loved playing golf, visiting with friends, working and staying busy. He was a good husband, a great dad to his children, and an awesome papaw to his grandchildren and great grandchildren. What gives our family solace now is that he is no longer confined to a wheelchair and that he is probably looking down on us now from the greenest golf course in the sky.

He is survived by his wife, Peggy L. Tolbert of White Oak; children: Sharon Malmgren and her husband Mitch of White Oak, Randy Chapman and his wife Debbie of Lake Devernia, and Jenny Davis and her fiancé, Ronny Ross of White Oak; grandchildren: Shawn Braley of White Oak, Dennis Balogh and his wife Ashley of Elysian Fields, Dylan Stone of White Oak, and Tanner Davis of White Oak; six great grandchildren; sister: Tina Ruthford of Kilgore as well as a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members. He is preceded in death by his parents; son: Kenny Chapman; and sisters: Carole Ware and Wanda King.

Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Lakeview Memorial Gardens under the direction of Lakeview Funeral Home.