Obituary Listing

Oct 15, 2021

Joe Mack Poe, 91, of Tyler, Texas passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021, in Tyler, Texas.

Joe was born on April 2, 1930, in Edgewood, Texas to the late Clifton and Mary Poe. He was raised in Edgewood and a member of the Edgewood Church of Christ. Out of high school, Joe joined the Navy where...

Oct 15, 2021

Jose R. Hernandez, 57, of Irving, Texas passed away on October 15, 2021, in Irving, Texas.

Jose was born on April 12, 1964, in Muzquiz Coahuila, Mexico to Rogelio Hernandez and Betzabe Luna. He spent 25 years in the Wills Point area moving to Irving where he resided the last 15 years with his beloved wife Claudia...

Oct 12, 2021

Billy Gene Griffith , 75, of Terrell, Texas passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.

Billy was born on August 16, 1946, and raised in Xenia, Illinois to the late Mirrell and June Griffith . Billy moved from Forney to Terrell 8 years ago. He was of the Jewish faith. He was employed through...

Oct 10, 2021

Emma Lucille Anderson, 78, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021. Emma was born on June 29, 1943, in Dallas, Texas to the late Earnest Harrell and Georgia Vaughan Harrell. She was raised in Wills Point where she spent most of her life. Emma retired after 40 years in 2015 from R&R Design. She enjoyed painting,...

Oct 8, 2021

Charles Ray Bleeker, 70, of Kemp, Texas, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021, at his home.

Charles was born on September 19, 1951, in Temple, Texas to the late Banks and Alta Bleeker. He was raised in Dallas and lived with his family in Kemp the last 35 years. Charles and his beloved wife Della shared...

Oct 7, 2021

James Michael Whitaker, 61, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

James was born on August 3, 1960, in Bethany, Missouri to the late James Roland Whitaker and Beverly Jean Whitaker. He was raised in Copperas Cove, Texas. James moved from Denver, Colorado to Wills Point 21 years ago. He was of the...

Oct 3, 2021

Visitation Services for Sarah Elizabeth "Liz" Wilson Ellis, 90, of Wills Point will be held October 5, 2021 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at White Rose Cemetery.

Liz was born on October 7, 1930 in the Fairview Community south of Wills Point to Charlie and Evna...

Oct 2, 2021

Eunice Werner Fleming was born on November 25, 1925, to Reverend Louis J. and Mrs. Lydia Kinker Werner at Copperas Cove, Texas.

She was baptized and confirmed by her father in Immanuel Lutheran Church, Copperas Cove. She attended Immanuel Lutheran grade school and was a graduate of Copperas Cove High School. She attended a business college in...

Oct 1, 2021

Francine McCormack, 64, of Edgewood, Texas, passed away in Canton on October 1, 2021.

Francine was born on February 13, 1957, in Edgewood, Texas to the late J.C. and Frances McEnturff. She spent most of her life in Edgewood. Francine married Steve McCormack on November 16, 1996. She was employed as an LVN at Terrell State Hospital....

Oct 1, 2021

Ira Gann, 80, of Dallas, Texas passed away on Friday, October 1, 2021.

Ira was born on September 30, 1941, in Bevens, Texas, to the late Mr. and Mrs. James Charles Yates and She was raised in Dallas, Texas. She married George Robert Gann on September 4, 1962. She loved her grandbabies and playing bingo.

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Sep 26, 2021

Velma Marlene Day, 82, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away in her home on September 26, 2021.

Marlene was born on May 31, 1939, in Los Angeles, California to the late John J. Hegwald and Thelma M Hegwald. She was raised in Los Angeles, moving to Wills Point in 1971 from Garland. She married Mason Day on...

Sep 22, 2021

Martha Cavin, 94, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on September 22, 2021, in Wills Point.

Martha was born March 6, 1927, in Ashdown, Arkansas, to Tom Lewis and Vivian Coble Lewis.  She was raised in Ashdown and moved to Wills Point 60 years ago.  She was a LVN and employed by MHMR in Canton and later...

Sep 21, 2021

James Daniel Clair, 82, of Edgewood, Texas, passed away on September 21, 2021, in Tyler.

James was born February 4, 1939, in Wills Point, Texas, to Daniel James Clair and Nynah Lucile Ross Clair.  He was raised in Wills Point and graduated from Wills Point High School in 1957.  On August 22, 1964, he married Rachel Beatrice...

Sep 19, 2021

Audrey Lane Stinson, 46, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on September 19, 2021, in Tyler.

Audrey was born February 16, 1975, in Dallas, Texas, to Earle Goode and Shirley Jean McMillin Goode.  She married Kenneth Stinson on March 26, 1994.  Audrey had been employed by Wills Point Performing Arts and was currently employed by Wills Point...

Sep 17, 2021

Juan Mauricio Espinoza, III, 21 of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on September 17, 2021, at his residence.

Juan was born December 10, 1999, in Bryan, Ohio to Juan Mauricio Espinoza, Jr. and Cheryl Winkler Espinoza.  He was raised in Lake Dallas and later moved to the Canton area.  Juan graduated from Martins Mill High School in...

Sep 3, 2021

Brenda Marie Mize, 67, of Dallas, Texas, passed away on September 3, 2021, in McKinney, Texas.

Brenda was born on August 29, 1954, in Ashdown, Arkansas to the late Sol David Mize and Anna Marie Mize. She was raised in Mesquite, Texas. Brenda was of the Baptist faith. She married Tilman Lee Walker in the 80's.

Sep 3, 2021

Richard Maxwell Gilley, 73, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on September 3, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loved ones.

Richard was born on January 26, 1948, in Dallas, Texas to the late Richard Durwood Gilley and Dorothy Gilley. Richard was of the Baptist faith. He served his country in the Army from 1968 to...

Sep 3, 2021

Major Donald J Madden, Sr., USAF, Retired, 88, of Quinlan, Texas, passed away after his brave battle with kidney cancer on September 3, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his loved ones.

Don was born on September 16, 1932, in Hugoton, Kansas to the late Schuyler and Lola (Mayes) Madden. During the Depression and Dust Bowl, his...

Aug 31, 2021

Dorothymae "Dottie Mae" Groves, wife, mother, entrepreneur, author and award-winning quilter, moved to heaven August 31, 2021. Born November 29, 1940 in Pierceton, IN, Dorothymae clung to her favorite hymn's message, Great Is Thy Faithfulness , throughout her life. Her father, Noble Rouch, a teacher and bookbinder, and mother Dorothy, both graduates of Manchester College, raised her on a...

Aug 30, 2021

Jewelle Jackson, 90, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away Monday morning, August 30, 2021, in Mabank, Texas.

Jewelle was born October 17, 1930, in Edgewood, Texas to the late Aude M. McWilliams and Velma Valentine McWilliams.  She was raised in Edgewood, but lived most of her life in Wills Point.  Jewelle was married to Jesse T. Jackson...