Margie Joyce Tatum

Funeral service for Margie Joyce Walker Dominey Tatum, 91, of Lufkin, Texas, will be held at 3PM on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at the Elwyn Marcus Gipson Chapel of Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Tatum will be laid to rest at Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Margie was born May 1,1933 in Shawnee Switch, Texas, daughter of the late Roxie Ann (Ivy) and Charlie Edward Walker. She passed away on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at The Joseph House.

Mrs. Tatum enjoyed sewing and embroidering in her spare time. She also enjoyed dancing, cooking, shopping, and visiting with friends.

Survivors include daughters, Cathy (Roy) Cervantes of Lufkin and Sylvia Dominey; grandchildren, Susan Wilson, Deanna Wilson (Jeremy), Paige Dever, Perri Mundy, Joseph (Griselda) Cervantes, Anthony Cervantes, Roy Cervantes, Jr., and many other grandchildren; great-grandchildren, Hunter (Britton) Linscomb, Dayn (Megan) Gray, Collyn (Grace) Wilson, Faith (Colby) Dodge, Madalyn Fry, and Brent Fry; great-great-grandchildren, Gunner, Cooper, Sutton, Stetson, Aiden, and Adalynn; and numerous other relatives.

She was preceded in death by parents; first husband, Wayne Dominey; second husband, John Alonzo Tatum (2000); stepson, Johnny Smith; stepdaughter, Belinda Smith; sisters, Pauline Colwell, Jeffie McCoy, and Iva Nell Thornton; and brothers, Lloyd Walker, R.B. Walker, and Berlon Walker.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday at the Elwyn Marcus Gipson Chapel of Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Special thanks to the staff at The Joseph House and caretakers, Rita Dean, Carolyn Tucker, Michelle Barlow, and Dr. Kyle Krohn.

In lieu of flowers donation can be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or Texas Children’s Hospital.

Condolences may be offered at www.gipsonfuneralhome.com

Services have been placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home.