Montez Temple
Montez Temple, age 93 of Winnsboro, passed away on Friday, September 8th, 2017 in Winnsboro. She was born on June 21st, 1924 in Seagraves to the late Ebenezer Wilcox and Luria Olie Jane Wilcox. She was a member of the Winnsboro Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ and spent her life as homemaker wife and mother. She was preceded in death by Her Parents and a Son, Larry Powell. She is survived by, Husband, Bobby Temple of Winnsboro;...
Anna Mae Stephens
Anna Mae Stephens of Winnsboro Texas passed away September 9, 2017 in Mt Vernon Texas at the age of 92. The oldest of three, Anna Mae was born July 23, 1925 in Olathe, Kansas to the late Charles and Edith Radcliff. She was raised in Chillicothe, Missouri graduating from Chillicothe High School. Upon graduation, she went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She married Cpl. Donald Vernon Stephens on February 27, 1945 in Our...
Bessie Justiss Cason
Bessie Justiss Cason was born at the cotton gin at Snow Hill, TX, on February 7, 1915. She graduated in the class of 1934 and was the oldest living alumni of Dangerfield High School. She attended Abilene Christian College (now Abilene Christian University) in Abilene, TX. She married Olin Eugene Cason on November 17, 1946, and they lived their entire married life in Dangerfield and Atlanta, TX. She loved being a homemaker and was a...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report August 30-September 5, 2017
August 30th Deputies spoke with the reporting party at approximately 8:23 a.m., in reference to a dog bite that occurred on CR 3495 near Hawkins. The owner of the dog was advised of the quarantine protocol. Deputies were dispatched to CR 3802 near Hawkins, at approximately 10:16 a.m., in reference to a burglary. Actors, or actors unknown, stole several items from the reporting party’s residence. This case has been forwarded to...
Grand Jury Indictments for September 8th
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed up 76 criminal indictments Thursday, September 8, 2017. A number of indictments were for Aggravated Assault but the largest number of reported indictments was for possession of controlled substances. Among those named in indictments are: Jonathan Ray Weems was indicted on three counts of Aggravated Assault Date/Family/House with a Deadly Weapon. When Hopkins County Deputies arrived at the location of...
LaVonna Hayes Hitz
On September 1st, we lost our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Our loss is the Lord’s gain. She was born in Oklahoma City on July 14, 1928 to Carl Hayes and Evelyn Barham Hayes. LaVonna is survived by her 3 children by her 1st husband, Laua Judge Bearden, Jr. Children are Nancy Lynn Ramsey, Laua Daniel Bearden, and Patricia Ann Abney. LaVonna also has 6 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. LaVonna and her late...
Betty Jane Merrisman Gipson
Betty Jane Merriman Gipson left behind her earthly home and took up her new residence in Heaven on Sunday morning, September 3, 2017, at the age of 91. She was born to Krouth Omer Merriman and Carrie Wallace Merriman of rural Garland on May 19, 1926. She was the baby of seven children born to the family and the lone surviving sibling. Her joy was complete when she was reunited with her family and husband. She attended Handley School...
CHRISTUS Nurses Assist in Relief Efforts
A group of approximately 25 nurses from across Northeast Texas will be leaving for Beaumont Saturday, September 2nd to assist in relief efforts and caring for patients. Nurses from Sulphur Springs, Jacksonville, Winnsboro, Tyler, Longview, Marshall and Texarkana will be leaving the Wisenbaker Conference Center at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler to contribute to these efforts. Sulphur Springs nurses include: Byron Prince, Kayla...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report September 1, 2017
August 23rd Deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle on FM 17 near Alba; at approximately 12:41 a.m. Deputies located the vehicle and everything was OK. At 1:23 a.m., cows were reported out on CR 1112 near Quitman. At 9:08 a.m., horses were reported out on CR 4165 near Quitman. Deputies went out on an Arrest/Warrant Service to Holiday Village Drive near Quitman; at approximately 11:46 a.m. Melanie Wilson, 43, of Quitman, was...
Beverly Jo Stephens
Mrs. Beverly Jo Stephens, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, August 26th, 2017 in Dallas, TX. She was born on August 2nd, 1948 in Prairie City, OR. to Carrol Nash and Vida Mable Hollman. Mrs. Stephens married Larry Stephens on March 1, 1976. She worked for the Mineola Post Office for fifteen years as a rural route carrier before retiring. She was preceded in death by her father, Mr. Carrol Nash. She is survived by her...
