July 2022

Funeral services for Kelly “Thomas” Williams, 28, of Mount Pleasant, were held Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Visitation was held two hours prior to service time. Burial followed at White Rose Cemetery.

Micheal “Red” Maher passed away July 8, 2022. He was born in Dallas September 15, 1957.

Funeral services for Tomasa Gutierrez Walton, 88, of Wills Point, were held Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Visitation was held one hour prior to service. Burial followed at DFW National Cemetery on Thursday.

Funeral services for Leola Helen Lyons, of Wills Point, were held Friday, July 15, 2022, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery.

Services for Mr. Arthur Owens, 100, of Grand Saline, were held Monday, July 11, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home with Daniel Owens officiating.

Doris “Dot” Marie Moore, a long-time resident of Wills Point, passed away on July 19, 2022. Dot was born on May 1, 1929, to Verlyn and Edmond Rancher in Waco.

Funeral services for Ricky Douglas, 63, of Wills Point, were held Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home. Burial followed at White Rose Cemetery. Family visitation was held Monday evening, July 18.

La Precia P. Brown Adams, 77, of Fruitvale, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2022, in Wills Point.

Main Street Baptist Church in Grand Saline will be the location for two support groups, Divorce Care and Grief Share, beginning Sunday, Aug. 21.

Our treasure chest is quickly emptying as the end of summer is rapidly approaching. Children are telling us about the lunch boxes and backpacks they are getting for the coming school year. Summer always seems to pass too quickly but we are eagerly anticipating cooler fall weather as this summer has been hotter than expected.