Jesse Frank Brown
MR. JESSE FRANK BROWN, AGE 87 WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1930 IN PICKTON, TX AND WENT TO BE WITH JESUS ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018. HE WAS A CORPORAL IN THE U.S. ARMY AND SERVED IN THE KOREAN WAR. TWO OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN JARROD DEAS AND LESLEY DEAS FOLLOWED IN HIS FOOTSTEPS JOINING THE ARMY AND SERVING TOURS IN IRAQ. HE WORKED IN THE OIL FIELD FOR 52 YEARS AND ENJOYED FISHING AND CAMPING AT LAKE TAWOKONI AND FISHING THE SABINE RIVER. HE...
Chillin’ at the Ice Cream Freeze Off
Friends of all ages visited at the Ice cream freeze off while enjoying an exciting assortment of ice cream flavors. This year’s freeze off brought several hundred people out to the Shannon Oaks Church Lawn where the ice cream cooks had set up in the shade. There were a variety of flavors for all types of folks. Fruit flavors included Banana, Plum, and Peach. A highly talked about flavor included Vanilla Dr. Pepper. Others included...
Curtis Lee Rhoades
Curtis Lee Rhoades, age 93 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 at the V.A. Hospital in Dallas. He was born on August 16th, 1924 in Franklin County to the late Mack Rhoades and Grace Greenlee Rhoades. A US Army Veteran of World War II, Curtis received The Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Medal with one Bronze Service Star, The Good Conduct Medal, Two Purple Hearts, One Overseas Service Bar and the World War II Victory Medal....
Lyndoll Harper
Lyndoll Harper was born October 19, 1942 in Sulphur Springs (Hopkins County) Texas, the first son of the late Ollie V. (Hogan) Harper and Bennie Mae Harris Harper. Lyndoll attended Douglas High School. He began working at an early age as a service station attendant at R.D Denny’s to help pay the bills and buy school supplies for his younger brothers and sisters. He was the oldest of 11 children. Lyndoll believed in working. After the...
Daphene Fowler
Daphene Fowler, age 89 of Winnsboro, passed away on Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 in Winnsboro. She was born on June 30th, 1928 in Honey Grove to the late George Isaacs and Lela (Houston) Isaacs. She Homemaker, and a member of the Pentecostal Faith. She Married Elgin Fowler, Jr on August 9, 1944. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Elgin Fowler, Jr. She is survived by, daughter, Janelle Chumbley and husband Randy of...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 23-29, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 23-29, 2018 May 23rd Deputies spoke with the reporting party, at approximately 3:21 a.m., in reference to criminal trespass that occurred on FM 515 near Yantis. Deputies gave the reporting party advice and cleared the incident. At 3:55 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 1660 near Alba. Deputies were dispatched to FM 2869 near Hawkins, at approximately 6:02 a.m., in reference to an alarm....
Billy Coston
Billy Coston, age 86 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, June 3rd, 2018. He was born December 9th, 1931 in Winnsboro, Texas to the late Newton Coston and Trudy Bass. He was a member of Pineview Baptist Church and worked for Western Electric until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Newton and Trudy Coston. He is survived by, wife, Virginia Coston (Flores) of Winnsboro; son, Roy Gene Coston of Tyler;...
Roy Henson
Mr. Roy Henson, age 71 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, June 1st, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was born on September 4th, 1946 in Gilmer to the late Floyd Henson and Imogine Henson. He was a truck driver for Team Worldwide. He was preceded in death by parents, Floyd and Imogine Henson and twin brother, Robert Henson. He is survived by wife, Norma Henson of Winnsboro; sons, Christopher Lynn Henson of Rusk, Michael Chad Henson of...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 16-22, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report for May 16, 2018 to May 22, 2018: Disturbance: 6; Thefts: 6; Burglaries: 4; Terroristic Threats: 0; Criminal Mischiefs: 1; Inquests: 2; Suspicious Circumstances: 6; Suspicious Vehicles: 14; Suspicious Persons: 3; Alarms: 8; Harassments: 3; Criminal Trespasses: 2; Scams: 0; Frauds: 1; Abandoned Vehicles: 2; Cows Out: 16; Horses Out: 2; Welfare Checks: 5; Assaults: 0; Dog Bites: 2; Fires: 1; Noise...
Golden Hoffman
Golden Hoffman, age 98, passed away on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 in Winnsboro, Texas. She was born July 6th, 1919 in Newsome, Texas to the late B.F. Attaway and Osia Attaway (Fuller). She worked as cook for Pickton ISD and was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, B.F. and Osia Attaway; husband, W.E. Hoffman; daughter, Carolyn Gulledge; grandchildren, Charles Wayne Hoffman, Michael Ray Hoffman,...
