Daylon Jones Royal
Funeral services for Mr. Daylon Jones Royal, 70, of Winnsboro, are Saturday, October 24, at 2 p.m. at Beaty Funeral Home. Interment will be in Lee Cemetery. Visitation is Friday 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. Royal passed away on Monday, October 20, 2015 in Tyler. Daylon was born in Seguin on February 15, 1945 to Ira Cloyd and Lola Jones Royal. He was a retired manager in building sales, and a bus driver for WISD. He...
John Geary Callaway
Funeral services for Mr. John Geary Callaway, 67, of Winnsboro, will be conducted Friday October 23, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Beaty Funeral Home, 816 W. Broadway, Winnsboro, TX. Visitation is set for Thursday 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Lee Cemetery. Mr. Callaway passed away on Monday, October 20, 2015 in Tyler. John Geary was born on September 8, 1948 in Wood County to John R. Callaway and Doris...
Three Arrests Made by WPD Last Week
Three arrests were made, 153 calls for service received, and 49 citations and 41 warnings issued by the Winnsboro Police Department during the week of October 12-18. No accidents were reported to the WPD. Only one Winnsboro resident was arrested during the week. On Saturday, October 18, Jason Bearden, 37, was arrested for Criminal Mischief over $500 but less than $1500. Two Bells, Texas residents Linda Rios, 54, and Jose Rios, 37,...
Wildcat Marching Band Named Grand Champion at Prairiland
How good of a day did the Wildcats Marching Band have at a Prairiland contest Saturday against a field of quality bands? They took home a trophy, six (6) feet tall, so large it won’t fit in any the band’s trophy cases. Band Director Charles McCauley said that all the bands in the contest were Division I rated bands. McCauley stated that the state winning former band director at Queen City is now at Mineola and they are now...
Kenneth Wayne Wright
Funeral services for Mr. Kenneth Wayne Wright will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 20 at Clearwater Baptist Church, FM 1448, Scroggins. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery. Visitation is Monday 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Beaty Funeral Home. Mr. Kenneth Wayne “Nature Boy” Wright, age 76 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the hospital in Quitman. Kenneth was born in Fannin County on February 20, 1939 to the...
Mrs. Cynthia Purcell Hartley
Mrs. Cynthia (Purcell) Hartley, age 80 of Marshall, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 in Marshall. Memorial services are Saturday, October 17, 2 p.m. at New Pickton Cemetery. Cynthia was born on June 23, 1935 in Hopkins County to the late Guy and Juanita Randolph Purcell. She and her late husband, Otis Hartley, owned and operated Air Express in Denver, and were members of Galilee Baptist Church, before returning to east Texas to...
Kuhl Sentenced to Life in Prison
Just before noon Wednesday, October 07, 2015, a Hopkins County jury sentenced Franklin Coy Kuhl, Jr. to life in prison. The sentence came after the jury began deliberation shortly after 10 a.m. Around 11:15 a.m., the jury sent a note to 8th Judicial District Judge Eddie Northcutt requesting State’s Exhibits 9-17. The exhibits included a video from the Motel 6 in Greenville where Kuhl, aged 50 at the time of the offense in February,...
Hopkins County United Way Near 25% of Year’s Goal
Hopkins County United Way’s first report meeting Tuesday, October 6, 2015, had workers celebrating a big start with big donations as $39,187. was reported by Drive Chairman Price Orwosky. Orwosky said the amount is almost 25% of the $160,000 goal with five weeks remaining in the campaign. The packets have been in the hands of businesses for only two weeks. He noted $20,000 of the amount was donated by Coleen Hoover and The Book...
“Updated” Kuhl Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Child for Sex; Sentencing Begins
Tuesday morning, October 6, 2015, just before his jury trial was to begin in 8th Judicial District Court, Franklin Coy Kuhl, Jr., 51, pled guilty to trafficking a child for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct. The child was a 13-year old. Following his plea, the jury began hearing the punishment phase of the trial shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday. Kuhl could face up to 25 years to 99 years or life after the District Attorney Will...
Kenneth “Buddy” Ray Odom
Mr. Kenneth “Buddy” Ray Odom, age 58 of Como, passed away on Friday, October 2, 2015 in Tyler. Buddy was born on August 5, 1957 to Donald and Joyce Conley Odom in Hale Center, Texas. He worked as farmer, mechanic and jack of all trades, he was also a Baptist. He was preceded in death by one sister, Donna Ross. He is survived by his loving wife, Jane Odom of Como; parents, Donald and Joyce Odom of Como; son, Terry Don Odom...
