Obituary Listing

Dec 28, 2021

Mildred Jaunita Clark Morgan, of Wills Point, Texas passed away at home surrounded by family on December 28, 2021 at age 93.

Mildred (Mil) was born on February 26, 1928 to the late Roy E. (Tommie) and Letha P. Clark in the Rocky Point Community north of Wills Point.  She spent most of her life in Wills...

Dec 24, 2021

Jose R. Hernandez, 64, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on December 24, 2021, in Irving, Texas.

Jose was born on April 8, 1957, in San Miguel, El Salvador to Felipe Hernandez and Virginia Cruz Hernandez.  He was raised in El Salvador and was a veteran of the El Salvador Armed Forces.  Jose had been employed as...

Dec 22, 2021

Cynthia "Cindy" Lynn Houston, 56, of Kaufman, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.

Cindy was born December 14, 1965, in Dallas, Texas to Jim Romo and Zana Kiser Romo.  She was raised in the Dallas area and graduated from Mesquite High School in 1983.  Cindy married Danny Houston on December 6, 1990. ...

Dec 22, 2021

Brinda peacefully entered Heaven at the age of 74 on December 22, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.

Brinda Kay Shifflett was born August 3, 1947, in Wills Point, Texas to Herman Floyd Rohus Sr. and Gladis Mae Rohus. Brinda spent her early childhood in Wills Point and was a lifelong member of the Assemblies of God Church. She...

Dec 19, 2021

Louis "Gene" Eugene Jackson, 90, of Quinlan, Texas, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.

Gene was born on February 1, 1931, in Texarkana, Texas to the late Walter and Wilma Jackson. He was raised in Texarkana. Gene was married to Grace Jackson for 50 years. He has lived the last 51 years in...

Dec 9, 2021

Thom "Tommy" Eugene Bearden, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at his residence.

Tommy was born on April 5, 1943, in Caledonia, Texas to the late John and Nellie Bearden. He was raised in Center and spent most of his life in Wills Point. Tommy worked for Ed Bullman Ranch and Wynne...

Dec 5, 2021

Everett Douglas Higgins, 63, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Sunday December 5, 2021.

Everett was born on February 26, 1958, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to the late Everett and Alice Higgins. He was raised in Dallas, Texas and attended Tripp Road Baptist Church of Sunnyvale. He married his wife Tracy Davis on May 15, 2016. Everett...

Dec 3, 2021

Billie Juanita Graves was born in Honey Grove, Texas on the 25 th of February in 1933. Billie graduated to Heaven on Friday, December 3, 2021.  Despite great tragedy at the age of ten, when her Father, John Graves murdered her mother, Juanita Graves, and then took his own life, Jere bravely overcame this drastic change in her young...

Nov 30, 2021

Valta Dean Gunter, 92, of Mesquite, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, in Mesquite, Texas.

Valta was born on July 6, 1929, in Van, Texas, to the late Franklyn and Velma Blackstock. She was raised in Wills Point and moved to Mesquite at the age of 30 where she spent the next 62 years. Valta...

Nov 29, 2021

Fletcher Dow Thomas Jr., 67, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 29, 2021, at his residence.

Fletcher was born on March 6, 1954, in Dallas, Texas, to the late Fletcher Dow Thomas Sr. and Clevetta Pearl Clanton Thomas. Fletcher married Linda Davidson on August 31, 1979. Together they moved from Dallas to Wills Point...

Nov 27, 2021

Delores Sue Pope, 79, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021.

Delores was born on August 9, 1942, in Arley, Alabama, to the late Jack and Daisey McAdams. She was raised in Meridian, Mississippi. Delores married William Pope Sr. on September 28, 1960. They were members of Trinity Baptist Church in Wills Point...

Nov 26, 2021

Otis Gifford Tharp, 74, of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, in Arlington.

Otis was born on May 13, 1947, in a log cabin in Byars, Oklahoma, to the late Leroy and Lorene Tharp. He was raised in Grand Prairie. Living in Wills Point most of his adult life. He was married to...

Nov 23, 2021

Charlotte Ann Hale, 86, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.

Charlotte was born on March 14, 1935, in Hawley, Texas, to the late Alton and Pauline Faulks. She graduated from Hawley in 1953. Charlotte married her late husband Bill Hale on January 1, 1954. Together they moved from Seagoville...

Nov 22, 2021

Paul Ross Wiggins, 51, of Canton, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021.

Paul was born on November 1, 1970 to Carl E. Wiggins and Doris Willis Jones in Corpus Christi. Paul was a graduate of Canton High School. He worked in the AC/Heating Industry. He was of the Christian faith. Paul loved basketball.

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Nov 22, 2021

Donald Joe Sturdevant, 72, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021, in Forney Texas.

Donald was born on September 10, 1949, in Dallas, Texas, to the late Edgar and Ruby Sturdevant. He was raised in Dallas, Texas. Donald married the love of his life; his late wife, Susan Goss on April 8, 1972....

Nov 14, 2021

Dollie Fouse Gilreath, 92, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at her residence.

Dollie was born on February 25, 1929, to the late James and Josie Fouse in Peerless, Texas. She and her first husband, James Owens were married on February 3, 1947. Later in life she married Roy Gilreath on August...

Nov 9, 2021

Talyah Marie Hernandez, 34, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, in Canton, Texas.

Talyah was born on May 27, 1987, to Timothy and Tanya Berry in Dallas, Texas. Talyah spent most of her life in Wills Point, attending Wills Point Schools. She enjoyed being a band member throughout middle school and high...

Oct 30, 2021

Joshua Lewis Dixon, 41, of Greenville, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at his residence.

Joshua was born on September 3, 1980, in Terrell, Texas to Lewis Dixon Jr., and Debra Ward. He was raised in Wills Point where he also spent most of his life. Joshua was of the Baptist faith. He and Candi...

Oct 30, 2021

Shirley F. Whitworth, 83, of Edgewood, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 30, 2021, in Tyler, Texas.

Shirley was born on May 4, 1938, to the late William and Lela Scott in Kerens, Texas. She and her husband of 56 years Harold Whitworth shared a long-cherished marriage. Shirley enjoyed collecting and capturing old barn photos. She enjoyed...

Oct 28, 2021

Maria Alicia Lopez Vargas, 74, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021, in Sunnyvale, Texas.

Maria was born on January 11, 1947, to the late Jose and Maximina Lopez in Mission, Texas. She married her husband Armando Vargas, on June 15, 1968. They built their life together in Grand Prairie, TX, then moved...