Obituaries

1932 - 2023 Hoyt Gene Russell passed from this life on Fri. Dec.

1944 -2023 Judith Ann Rowton (Gosnell), 79, passed away on December 22, 2023, in McKinney. She was born on September 11, 1944, in Whitewright to James H.

1955 – 2023 William “Trey” Oliver Scroggins III was born Oct. 18, 1955, in San Angelo to William Oliver Scroggins Jr and Alberta Louise Scroggins.

1997 – 2023 Haley Hernandez, 26, of Canton joined the angels in Heaven on Dec. 13, 2023.

1935 – 2023 Billy Jack Mann, 88, passed away in Dallas early Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023.

1938 – 2023 David Anthony Phillips was born on March 28, 1938, to Pleasant Anthony (PA) and Bessie Marie Phillips on a farm where DFW Airport now operates. There was not much around in those days.

1939 – 2023 Funeral services for Peggy Jane “Janie” Thornton, 84, of Edgewood were held on Monday, Dec 18, 2023, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Burial followed at Smyrna Cemetery in Emory.

1953 – 2023 Mrs. Doris “Ellen” Graham, 70, of Canton, passed away on Dec 12, 2023, with her family by her side.

1955 - 2023 Services for Samuel William “Sam” Jordan, 68, of Edom, were held Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at New Beginnings Community Church in Edom with Brother Shelby Davidson officiating, under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home in Canton. Interment was in Haven of Memories Memorial Park in Canton.

1955-2023 A memorial service was held for Judy Heard Whatley, Oct. 12, 2023, in Goliad, Texas.