Pepper, Noel Dean Graveside services for Noel Dean Pepper, 68, of Longview, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, 2007, at Chalk Hill Cemetery, with the Rev. Tony Pierce officiating. Arrangements are by Welch Funeral Home. Mr. Pepper died July 5, 2007, at his residence. Born June 27, 1939, in Texas, he was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Survivors include his children, Lynn, Jimmy, Ricky, Gail, Emory, Glenda, Ronnie, Jimmy Dean and Tammy; and brothers, Don and Jerry. An online registry may be signed at www.news-journal.com, by clicking on the obituaries link. Published in the Longview News-Journal on 7/6/2007.