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     His Social Security Number was 467-62-9219.⁴ Ronald George Littlefield was buried at Algoma Cemetery South and North, Marshall, Harrison Co., Texas.^3,5 He was born on April 7, 1935 at Endeavor, Forest Co., Pennsylvania.^3,4,5 He married Mary Elizabeth Kelly on January 10, 1959 at Hugo, Choctaw Co., Oklahoma.⁵ Ronald George Littlefield died on July 31, 1990 at Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 55.^3,5 He Services for Ronald G. Littlefield, 55, Marshall and relative of Tyler residents, are scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday in the Travis Street Chapel of Sullivan Funeral Home in Marshall with the Revs. M.N. Vandagriff and Dick Sawyer officiating. Burial will be in Algoma Cemetery-South in Marshall. Mr. Littlefield died Tuesday in a Shreveport, La., hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born April 7, 1935, in Endeavor, Pa., to George Willard and Mary Virginia Fitzgerald Littlefield, and was educated in Tionesta, Pa., schools. He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, serving as a radio communications technician and in transportation prior to his retirement in 1973 after a 21-year military career. He married Mary Elizabeth Kelly on Jan. 10, 1959, in Hugo, Okla. Mr. Littlefield was a member of Clearview Baptist Church of Marshall. Survivors include his wife, Mary Kelly Littlefield, Marshall; a son, Kelly Ronald Littlefield, Marshall; two daughters and a son-in-law, Shari and Bill Friday, Tyler, and Terri Littlefield Teeler, Carrollton; two grandchildren, Ryne Friday and Sarah Friday, both of Tyler; three brothers, Merle Littlefield, Littleton, Colo, Ted Littlefield, Brownsboro, and Lloyd Littlefield, Longview; a sister, Sally Littlefield, Longview; and several nieces and nephews. on August 2, 1990.⁵

     Teddy Dale "Ted" Littlefield was buried at Old Chatfield Cemetery, Chatfield, Navarro Co., Texas.³ He married Lyda Fortson.^2,4 Teddy Dale "Ted" Littlefield was born on August 7, 1945 at Warren, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3 He married Deanne Alexander on August 21, 1965 at Henderson, Rusk Co., Texas.⁷ Teddy Dale "Ted" Littlefield and Deanne Alexander were divorced on March 26, 1997 at Wood Co., Texas.⁵ Teddy Dale "Ted" Littlefield died on March 28, 2010 at Texas at age 64.^2,3 He Teddy Dale Littlefield, mostly known as Ted Littlefield, was born Aug. 7, 1945, in Warren, Pa., to George and Mary Virginia Fitzgerald Littlefield. Ted went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 28, 2010, at 5:07 a.m. Ted was a staff sergeant in the USAF during the Vietnam War and was stationed at Aielson AFB, Fairbanks, Alaska, as a refueler on KC-135s. Ted graduated with honors from the first graduating class of the Kilgore College Police Academy. After his years in law enforcement he was able to pursue his passion for agriculture. Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Ted was cherished by his family and admired by all his friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Ronald "Buster" Littlefield. Survivors include his wife, Lyda Fortson Littlefield of Rice; two brothers, Merle Littlefield of Littleton, Colo., and Lloyd Littlefield of Longview; and a sister, Sally Grigsby of Longview. Ted had six children, Todd and his wife D'Aun Littlefield of Overton, Heidi and her husband Richard Clover of Saltillo, Amy and her husband Chris Reed of New London, Emilee and her husband Morris Harmon of Gilmer, Chad and his wife Shanna Littlefield of Quitman and Clayton Dawson of Rice; and six grandchildren, Lyndsey Littlefield, Sarah Clover, Lauren Littlefield, Richie Clover, Haylee Clover and Michael Clover. on March 29, 2010.²

     Her married name was Littlefield.¹ Lyda Fortson married Teddy Dale "Ted" Littlefield, son of George Willard Littlefield and Mary Virginia Fitzgerald.^1,2 Lyda Fortson was born on August 19, 1938 at Corsicana, Navarro Co., Texas.² She died on May 27, 2018 at Texas at age 79.² She Lyda Fortson Littlefield, age 79, won her fight with cancer and went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 27, 2018. She passed away at her home just outside of Rice. She was born Aug. 19, 1938, in Corsicana. Born "Lyda Gayle Fortson" to Joe B. Fortson, Jr. and Ruby Sykes Fortson, she was the oldest of two children. Lyda was born and raised in Corsicana and after high school she attended Southern Methodist University, where she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Science. She furthered her education for a time at the University of Houston, where she met her first husband Hugh Dawson. The couple moved to California, where they had their son Clayton, but soon moved back to her native Texas. After a career in medical research and a subsequent career in computer programing, she returned to Rice in 1987, back to the family farm. She took over management of her father's farm and ranch operation and continued in that role until her passing. During her agricultural career she met, and later married, Teddy Dale Littlefield. Lyda was both a Christian and a Patriot. She cared greatly about the message of Jesus and the nation that our forefathers left to us. She was a strong and independent woman, who always let you know what she thought. An independent thinker, with a "show-me" attitude, she loved to research a multitude of subjects. The knowledge she gained, she loved to share with the people in her life. She would often quote Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge...." She had a great love for the family farm and enjoyed her agricultural endeavors. She was survived by her brother Joe B. Fortson, III; her son Clayton Sykes Dawson; and by marriage five children, Todd Littlefield, Heidi Littlefield Clover, Amy Littlefield Reed, Emilee Littlefield Harmon and Chad Littlefield. She was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved husband Teddy Dale Littlefield. on May 30, 2018.²