Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 30-June 5, 2018
Wood County Sheriff’s Report May 30, 2018 to June 5, 2018 includes: Disturbance: 11; Thefts: 5; Burglaries: 1; Terroristic Threats: 1; Criminal Mischief: 1; Inquests: 2; Suspicious Circumstances: 4; Suspicious Vehicles: 7; Suspicious Persons: 6; Alarms: 12; Harassments: 2; Criminal Trespasses: 3; Scams: 2; Frauds: 3; Abandoned Vehicles: 2; Cows Out: 17; Horses Out: 0; Welfare Checks: 3; Assaults: 0; Dog Bites: 0; Fires: 0; Noise...
Margaret King
Mrs. Margaret King, age 77 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, June 18th, 2018 in Winnsboro. She was born on November 6th, 1940 in to the late Garrner Hill Stokley and Clara Jones Stokley. She was a homemaker and loving mother to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of Cross Roads Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by parents, brothers, Donald Stokley, Manuel “Joe” Henry and...
Tanker Fire Diverts Traffic in Delta County
Sparks from the rim of a wheel caused a tanker filled with unleaded gas to catch fire on State Highway 24 in Delta County. The incident occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday near the Highway 24/Highway 154 intersection causing traffic to be diverted from the area. Kerry Bell of Winnsboro, driver of the vehicle, was uninjured when a tire blew and the rim created sparks causing the fire. A truck from L3 of Greenville sprayed foam on the...
Dorothy Davis
Funeral services for Dorothy Davis, age 87, of Winnsboro have been scheduled for 11:00AM Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service. Ms. Davis passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Tapp Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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....
