Bobbie Nell (Thomas) Gay
August 5, 1939 — December 24, 2025 Sulphur Springs Graveside service for Bobbie Nell Gay (Thomas) age 86 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Birch Creek. Yusef Logan, Zayd Logan, Ibrihiam Logan, and Ron Wilson Jr. will serve as honorary pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Gay passed away on December 24, 2025 at Christus Mother Frances –...
Nita Cason
December 18, 1937 — December 24, 2025 Sulphur Springs Memorial service for Nita Cason, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date. Mrs. Cason passed away at Rock Creek Health and Rehab on December 24, 2025. With our condolences.
Kimberly Ransom
Funeral Service for Kimberly Ransom, age 45, will be at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Interment will follow the service at Mel-Haven Cemetery. There is no formal visitation. Full obituary forthcoming. With our condolences.
Rodney Bernard Harris
Funeral Service for Rodney Bernard Harris, age 55, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Cypress Baptist Center. Interment will follow the service at North Caney Cemetery. There will be a visitation from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 2, 2026 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Full obituary forthcoming. Rodney Bernard Harris
Dixie Lee Mendenhall McClain
Dixie Lee Mendenhall McClain, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Christmas morning while being a patient at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. She had suffered from Pulmonary Fibrosis for several years. Dixie was born in Jacksboro, Texas on June 17, 1942, to Luther and Verna Lee Mendenhall. She grew up in Midway, Texas between Jacksboro and Henrietta, and attended school there through the...
Paris District Road Report for December 29, 2025
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Franklin, Delta, Lamar, Red River, Hunt and Rains Counties for the week starting December 29, 2025. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades, and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they...
Jakob “Jack” Kempenaar
December 1, 1942 — December 26, 2025 Como, Texas Funeral service for Jakob “Jack” Kempenaar, age 83, of Como, Texas, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery with Luut Kempenaar, Hein Kempenaar, Rick Kamminga, Jake Kempenaar, and Rylen Kempenaar serving as pallbearers. Refreshments will be served after the interment at Pine Forest Community...
Juan Serrato Diaz
Juan Serrato Diaz Obituary Funeral Mass for Juan Serrato Diaz, age 78, of the Dike Community will be held at 1PM Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the St. James Catholic Church with Father Victor Hernandez officiating. Burial will follow at the North Hopkins Cemetery with Adrian “AD” Diaz, Jorge Diaz, Eric Diaz, Omar Davis, Dalton Miller and Aaron Daniels serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 PM on...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, December 28, 2025
Hey friends! As we approach the new year, I keep coming back to the word sanctuary. It is my word for the year and what I will be focusing on the next few weeks on the radio message on Sunday mornings at 9 am and posts for encouragement. Friends, is God our sanctuary? Before He is a place we go, He is a Presence we run to. When life feels loud, heavy, or uncertain, He is...
It’s Time to Hang it up By Master Gardener David Wall
December 11, 2025 – It is with great regret that my gardening articles have now come to an end. After 700+ articles, I’ve run out of things to say. I started these articles back in 2011, so it shouldn’t be surprising that it’s time to end it. In fact, I tried to end it last year, but some newspapers requested an additional year. I thank each of you who have published and read...
