April 2023

1931-2023 Funeral services for James Lloyd Allen, 91, of Fruitvale, were held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Edgewood. Burial followed at Small Cemetery.

1965-2023 Ed Greer was born in Dallas on Sept. 17, 1965, to Lawrence Greer and his wife, the Late Edna “Mickie” Cole Greer.

1963-2023 Memorial services for Michael Lee Barrentine, 59, of Canton, were held April 15 at the Little Hope Community Center (not Little Hope Baptist Church). Visitation began at 1 p.m.

1931-2023 Funeral services for Gwendolyn Rae Taylor Darr Powell, 91, of Kingston, Oklahoma, were held on Friday, April 7, 2023, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Edgewood. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery.

1940-2023 J.B. “Jim” Lathem, 82, of Wills Point, passed in peace on March 21, 2023–the first, full day of his favorite season, spring.

1939-2023 Funeral services for Tommye Jobe Gregory, 84, of Grand Saline, were held on Friday, April 14, 2023, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Interment was in Sand Flat Cemetery.

1938-2023 Funeral services for John Franklin Butler, 84, of Wills Point, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton with Bro.

Early Thursday morning represented a roller coaster of emotions for those in and around Canton ISD, as a violence threat that forced campuses into “soft lockdown” was later revealed to be a social media hoax.

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Wills Point ISD has largely been on an island by itself when it comes to producing and adopting an instructional calendar, maintaining a practice of early release days each Stemmingfromtheuncertainty brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the move initially allowed for campuses to be deep cleaned without the large on-campus presence midweek while also providing a mental health break for both students and staffers.