Obituary Listing

Apr 24, 2021

Lela Decherd Bishop, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at the age of 85.

Lela was born on August 12, 1935 in Dallas, Texas to the late Winston and Elizabeth Decherd. Before moving to Wills Point she lived in Balch Springs. Lela was of the Christian faith. She worked for Richard Jenkins...

Apr 21, 2021

Becky A. McDonald, of Mesquite, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 21, at the age of 83.

Becky was born on June 19, 1937 in Dallas, Texas to the late Eldon and Jessie Easterwood. Before moving to Mesquite Becky lived at Lake Tawakoni. She was of the Lutheran faith. Becky was married to O.D. McDonald 25 years,...

Apr 21, 2021

Jimmie Dale Barron, of Terrell, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 21, at the age of 83.

Jimmie was born on January 22, 1938 in Georgetown, Louisiana to the late Richard and Ruth Barron.  He graduated from Jena High School in 1955 and then attended 1 year at McNeese in Lake Charles, LA. In June 1957 he...

Apr 19, 2021

Johnny O'Neal Matthews, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021, at the age of 75.

Johnny was born on April 21, 1945 in Avery, Texas to the late Sylvester and Dovie Matthews. He was raised in Irving, Texas. He was married to Audrey Turney for 19 years. He married Patricia Worlow on October...

Apr 17, 2021

Alfred Ruben Cook, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 17, 2021, at the age of 73.

Alfred was born on April 24, 1947 in Electra, Texas to the late Marnie and Irma Cook. He was raised in Electra and moved to Wills Point six years ago from Garland. Alfred married Janie on August 28,...

Apr 16, 2021

William Herman Bateman, of Edgewood, Texas passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021, at the age of 82.

Herman was born on June 19, 1938 in Myrtle Springs to the late William Austin Bateman and Leamor Jewell Tidwell. He was raised in Edgewood and graduated from Edgewood High School in 1956. Herman and his family lived in...

Apr 15, 2021

Courteney Jean Huff, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021, at the age of 24.

Courteney was born on February 22, 1997 to Joshua Huff and Angela York in Kaufman, Texas. She was a member of Turner Baptist Church in Wills Point, Texas. Courteney graduated from Wills Point High School in 2015. She...

Apr 12, 2021

Billie Jewel Powell, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021, at the age of 91.

Billie was born on September 1, 1929 to the late George and Emma Smith in Center Point, Arkansas. She spent most of her life in Wills Point, Texas, marrying her late husband of 29 years Douglas Fairbanks. Billie...

Apr 7, 2021

Carey Alden Robertson, of Edgewood, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at the age of 62.

Carey was born on November 18, 1958 to the late Carey and Neta Robertson in Wills Point, Texas. He was raised in Wills Point and Myrtle Springs area. He married his wife Vickie Whitworth on June 15, 1990. They...

Apr 5, 2021

Martha L. Jacobs, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Monday, April 5, 2021, at the age of 86.

Martha was born on April 10, 1934 to the late Rammie and Nina Rosamond in Grand Saline, Texas. She was raised in Grand Saline and spent most of her life in Wills Point, Texas. She owned a daycare...

Apr 3, 2021

Baby Collins Kathleen Sims, passed away at Christus Trinity Mother Frances in Tyler, Texas on April 3, 2021.

Collins is the daughter of foster parents Tom and Teri Seeley of Flint, Texas; mother Amber Knight; father Mark Sims; and many siblings; grandparents Patrick and Mary Knight and Charles and Rhonda Wagoner, and David Sims and Ann Smith....

Mar 31, 2021

Vernon Dennis Patterson, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at the age of 69.

Vernon was born on March 22, 1952 to the late Arnold and Fannie Patterson in Eddy, Texas. He was raised in Athens moving to Wills Point 15 years ago. Vernon was a veteran of the Air Force. He...

Mar 29, 2021

Bobby Gene Stringer, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021, at the age of 90.

Bobby was born on January 6, 1931 to the late Robert Jessie and Lillian Lorene Stringer. He was raised and spent most of his life in Myrtle Springs. Bobby married his late wife Jane Phipps on April 8,...

Mar 27, 2021

Vesta E. Bynum, of Grand Saline, Texas passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021, at the age of 75.

Vesta was born on July 14, 1945 to the late William and Lela Scott in Grand Saline, Texas. She was raised in Fruitvale and Edgewood area. She has spent most of her life in Van Zandt County. She...

Mar 24, 2021

Kathryn A. Bonham, of Point, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at the age of 91.

Kathryn was born on February 6, 1930 to the late O.C. and Odell Smith in Cleburne, Texas. She grew up in Cleburne and married her late husband Gene Bonham on November 19, 1947. She spent the last 30 years...

Mar 20, 2021

Dennis Eugene Hockaday, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the age of 59.

Dennis was born on February 19, 1962 in Los Angeles, California to Leo and Darla Hockaday. Dennis married the love of his life, Anna Addison on April 19, 1980. Together they moved from Whittier, California to Wills Point...

Mar 18, 2021

Edna "Teddy" Lamb Jacobs, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at the age of 89.

Teddy was born on August 23, 1931 to the late Lloyd and Gertrude Lamb in Dallas, Texas. She spent most of her life in Wills Point, Texas. She was married to the late David "Jr" Jacobs for...

Mar 16, 2021

Randy Hugh Weaver, 67, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on March 16, 2021.

Randy was born on August 16, 1953, in Denton, Texas, the son of William Weaver and Alva Nell Paxton. He was raised in Tyler and has resided in Wills Point 35 years.

He is survived by his son Kyle Sikors; daughter...

Mar 12, 2021

Nancy Clell Benner, of Lewisville, Texas passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021, at the age of 97.

Nancy was born on August 29, 1923 to the late Charles and Rose Wallace in Jacks Creek, Tennessee. She was raised in Luling, Texas. On June 1, 1943 Nancy married her late husband Percy Benner. Together they moved to...

Mar 10, 2021

Ruby Ann Berg, of Wills Point, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at the age of 72.

Ruby was born on January 4, 1949 to the late Friedrich and LaVerne Berg in Wessington Springs, South Dakota. She has been in the Wills Point community most of her life. Ruby attended Round Em Up Cowboy Church...