April 2022

Anna Lois Granberry Wilbourn was born May 19, 1934, in Winona, Texas, to George and Viola Granberry. She was one of 11 children and the youngest of six sisters. She passed away in Canton, Texas on April 20, 2022, at the age of 87.

Services for Ada Lee Bass were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Hilliard Funeral Home with a graveside service followed at Concord Cemetery in Chandler.

The Class 3A and Class 4A UIL State Tennis Tournaments had a distinct Van Zandt County flair in 2022 with eight local athletes, two doubles teams from both Edgewood and Wills Point, among the contenders.

The ETA1 16 Black volleyball team recently won the 16 American Division at the 2022 Lone Star Volleyball Classic and earned a berth in the upcoming USAV National Tournament in Indianapolis this July. The team includes two athletes with Van Zandt County ties, including Canton standout Georgia Crayton (first row, far right) and Edgewood’s Kassidy Paul (top row, fourth from left). Courtesy photo

Kyla Bain completed one of the rarest feats in all of sports, pitching a perfect game in the Fruitvale Firecrackers’ 12-0 win over the Edgewood Dirty Dozen April 18. Bain’s performance was made more incredible by the fact that she struck out all 12 batters she faced, including 11 on swinging strikes. The Fruitvale lefty would strike out nine more batters in her next start before allowing her first walk of the season. Courtesy photo