Obituaries

John Raymond Threadgill, 74, of Sherman passed away on December 17, 2024 at TMC.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 December 20th at Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 December 21, 2024, at Dannel Funeral Home with the Reverend Durham officiating. Burial will follow at Friendship Cemetery. The arrangements are by Dannel Funeral Home.

Ray Threadgill was born in Sherman to J.T. and Vernell Threadgill on December 31, 1949. He went to school at Sherman High School and Graduated in 1968. He married Carolyn Loyd, the love of his life, on June 18, 1971, in Sherman. He worked as an Industrial Mechanic for Anderson Clayton, Kraft, and AGP. He worked at Douglas Distributing thereafter until retirement. He was a Master Mason of Travis Lodge #117 from the age of 21. Ray served as Worshipful Master there during the 2015-2016 Masonic year. While there, he conferred many degrees upon new members and was later awarded the Golden Trowel for all his service to the lodge.

Ray is preceded in death by his parents, J.T. and Vernell Threadgill, older sister Janell Ulrich, and his wife Carolyn Threadgill.

Ray is survived by his children and their families: Michael and Melissa Threadgill, Jennifer Durham and Jennie Singleton, and grandchildren Grace and Zach Threadgill and Aster Durham. He is also survived by his sister, Jan Lillis and numerous nieces and nephews.

His lodge brothers will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

The family of John Raymond Threadgill wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the various medical staff at TMC and Home Hospice of Grayson County.