Obituaries

1953-2023 Funeral services for Marcus Ray Echart, 69, of Ben Wheeler, were held on Friday, March 24, 2023, at Eubank Funeral Home with Bro. Dale Perry officiating.

1937-2023 Graveside services for Ellen Hendry Wheeler, 86, of Canton, are scheduled for noon Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Oakland Cemetery in Canton, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Ellen passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Tyler.

1933-2023 A funeral service for Betty Jo Kinsey (Me-Me), 89, of Lone Oak, Texas, was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Eubank Funeral Home with Bro. Jeff Jackson officiating.

1946-2023 Richard Lee Ray (Ricky) passed away peacefully on March 10 after a brief illness in the hospital at Trinity Mother Frances in Tyler, just 10 months after the passing of his beloved wife, Paula (P.D.), on May 3, 2022. Ricky was born on Sept.

1937-2023 A service to celebrate the life of James Palmer “Jerry” Thormahlen is scheduled for Saturday, March 25, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers in Lubbock.

1944-2023 A graveside service for Douglas Wayne Daugherty, 78, of Grand Saline, was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Chinquapin Cemetery with Stephen Stanley and Bro. Randy Gipson officiating.

1925-2023 Alice Pauline Boyles, 97, passed away in the early morning hours of March 6, 2023, at the Elmbrook Home nursing facility in Ardmore, Oklahoma. On a sunny day in July 1943, 18-year-old Pauline, daughter of Eugene and Velma Henderson, left a department store in Wayne County, Illinois and walked between two vehicles parked side-by-side on the street.

1922-2023 We regretfully announce the passing of Inez Spencer Townsend (nee Spaeth), 100, of Williamsburg, Virginia, on March 5, 2023. Our mother, Inez, was one of the strongest and kindest persons and we were blessed to have her as our mother.

1968-2023 Our hearts are aching as we announce that Tracy Duane Taylor, son, brother, father, friend, has departed this world too soon. Duane was 54 years old when he passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in his home, on March 2, 2023.

1936-2023 Julia Ann Day Brinkley was born on Nov. 18, 1936, to Albert Orion Day and Viola Sawyer Day.