Killingsworth, Josie Aleath 

Funeral services for Josie Aleath Killingsworth, 81, of Longview, 
will be 10 a.m. Friday, September 15, 2006, in the Welch Funeral 
Home Chapel, 4619 Judson Road, with the Rev. Charles Hunt 
officiating. The committal ceremony will follow in the Welch Garden 
Court. Burial will be in Summerfield Cemetery. Mrs. Killingsworth 
passed away Monday, September 11, 2006, at her residence. Mrs. 
Killingworth was born April 5, 1925, in Pittsburg, to William Andrew 
and Madoline Fikes Townsend. She was a member of Woodland Hills 
Baptist Church, the Lady Phythians, Knights of Pythian Lodge, and 
Nomads of Abrudaka. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 
years, Tommy Killingsworth. She is survived by her sons and 
daughters-in-law, Thomas and Celita Killingsworth of San Angelo, 
Mike and Becky Killingsworth of Longview, and Eddy and Sandy 
Killingsworth of Longview; grandchildren, Allison Bateman and 
husband, James, Staci Killingsworth, Andrew Killingsworth, Patrick 
Killingsworth, Lexanne Killingsworth, Leah Killingsworth, and 
Jonathan Killingsworth; sisters, Avis Howard of Houston, and Edith 
Lester of Gilmer; brother, Billie Townsend of White Oak; and nephew, 
Jimmie Muckleroy of White Oak. Memorial contributions may be made to 
Woodland Hills Baptist Church, 2105 E. Loop 281, Longview, TX 75605; 
or to Heart'sWay Hospice of North East Texas, 1306 Pine Tree Rd., 
Longview, TX 75604. The family will receive friends at 6 p.m. 
Thursday evening, September 14, 2006, at the funeral home. An online 
registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the 
obituaries link.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/14/2006.