May 2022

Canton’s Kid Fish Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14, on Two Acre Lake, located on Arnold Paul Road by the Canton Animal Shelter. Attendees are asked to bring their own tackle and gear this year, fishermen will be fishing for catfish. Hot dogs will be provided for those who attend. Fishing licenses are not needed for the event, as long as an adult has a child that they are helping fish.

Funeral services for Jimmy Lamar Newman, 84, of Edgewood, were held Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Burial was held at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Services for Lisa Crawford Davies, 60, of Grand Saline, were held 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Fruitvale Church of Christ, with Carl McCann and Jeremy Harrell officiating under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.

Harold Lee Wright, best known by his nickname “Looter,” was born on Jan. 24, 1933, in Ben Wheeler, on Route 1 at his family’s homestead. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the age of 89, or what he called “plenty-nine.” Looter’s sense of humor and his appreciation for a good story will be missed.

Randall (Randy) Wade Johnson passed away April 16, 2022, at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. He was born on October 2, 1971, in Dallas, to parents, Afton “Buddy” Benton Johnson and Rita Cassandra Brown.

Janet Leigh Hahn (Forgey) passed away on April 16, 2022, at her home in Wills Point, after a long battle with cancer. She was raised in Independence, Missouri, where she was born on April 28, 1951, to Paul and Virginia Dickinson Forgey. She graduated from Van Horn High school in 1969. She had a long and successful career as a legal secretary, most recently as an office manager for Constangy, Smith, Brooks, and Prophete.

East Oak Street Church of Christ will hold a food giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 7 at 508 East Oak St., Edgewood..

The Van Vandals clashed with a familiar foe April 29, battling with Brownsboro in a tiebreaker game to determine which team would enter this year’s playoffs as the top seed in District 14-4A play. Van and Brownsboro had met twice before with Van besting the Bears 14-12 back on March 29 and Brownsboro returning the favor with a 14-4 win over the Vandals April 14.

County athletes representing Canton, Van and Wills Point made their way to the Texas A&M campus in Commerce April 29-30 to compete against one another and some of the top programs from across East Texas at the Class 4A Region II Meet.

The Edgewood Lady Dogs had their hands full last week, clashing with Gunter in bi-district playoff round action. Gunter took advantage of two strong pitching performances to sweep past the Lady Dogs and into the Area round.