October 2021

Well, finally! Cooler weather is coming and so we turn our thoughts to comfort food. This one is an absolute necessity if you want to make Thanksgiving dressing, or if you roast a chicken and need the best side dish ever. This recipe calls for buttermilk, but if you don’t have any you can make some. For each cup of buttermilk, add 1tablespoon of white vinegar to a cup of milk and let it sit for 10 minutes—buttermilk! Speaking of that, my dad loved to crumble his cornbread into a glass of buttermilk and eat it with a spoon. He also hated sweet cornbread (“why don’t they just go ahead and make cake?”). So if you prefer it sweet, add 2 tablespoons of sugar to the batter.

The VZC Sheriff’s Office released the following activity report for Sept. 22-28.

Services for Brenda Michiel Plaster, 68, of Canton were held Sept. 29, 2021, at Eubank Funeral Home with Bro. Brandon Bachtel and Max Callahan officiating. A graveside service was held in Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville.

Virginia Ann West, 83, of Fort Worth, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior, passing from this earthly life into eternal life on Sept. 13, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Velma Marlene Day, 82, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away in her home on Sept. 26, 2021.

A celebration of life for James Alton Knox, 75, Edgewood, Texas, was held Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Edgewood.

Graveside services for Martha Cavin, 94, of Wills Point, were held Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at White Rose Cemetery in Wills Point.

A celebration of the life of Richard Allen Cupp, 64, of Canton, Texas was held on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Eubank Funeral Home with Pastor Jonathan Smith officiating.

Services for Roland Dwaine “Sonny” Plaster, 75, of Canton, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Eubank Funeral Home with Tommy James, Bro. Randy Crudgington, Bro. Jerry Truett and Bro. Josh Blakely officiating. Interment will be in Haven of Memories.

Richard Oscar DuBose, 80, of Canton, Texas, passed from this life on Aug. 26, 2021, after a brief illness. Born in Lubbock, Texas on Oct. 10, 1940, to Aaron and Christine Hammond DuBose. Richard was a devout Christian, loving husband and father, and enjoyed being Paw- Paw to all his grandchildren.