James Anthony “Tony” Hough, 1943-2020

Posted Wednesday, June 24, 2020 10:40 pm

Services for James Anthony “Tony” Hough, 76, of Alba were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, with Dr. Kelly Burton officiating.

Interment was in Salem Cemetery.

Mr. Hough passed away June 17, 2020, in Mineola. He was born July 21, 1943 in Pottsboro to Levi James and Lola Martha Bean Hough. Tony had lived in Garland before moving to Alba about 25 years ago, where he was a member of First Baptist Church of Alba. He worked as an engineer technician on semi-conductors. Tony was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Wanda Lynn Yates Hough; and brother, Bill Hough.

Survivors include his two sons, James Todd Hough of Alba and Chad Anthony Hough of Garland; two grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.

The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

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