January 2024

1946 – 2024 Memorial services for Gloria Jean Hancock Elmore, 77, of Grand Saline, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Saturday, January 20, 2024, at First Baptist Church in Fruitvale and officiated by Bro. Billy Barrentine.

1929 – 2024 Clinton Morrison Gober, Jr. passed away on January 6, 2024, at the age of 94, in Canton.

1943 – 2024 Memorial services to honor the life of Mr. John Thomas Pryor, Sr., 80, of Grand Saline, were held, Saturday, January 13, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home.

1954 – 2023 Sterline Ann Reid, born on March 23, 1954, at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, departed this world on Dec. 21, 2023, at the age of 69, surrounded by her loved ones at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in North Carolina.

1951 - 2023 Bobby Lee Gant Ph.D. passed away on Dec.

1961 – 2024 Services for Janice Baker Brumfield, 62, of Grand Saline, were held, Friday, January 12, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home with Jeremy Brumfield officiating. Interment will be in Creagleville Cemetery.

1938 -2024 Loretta died peacefully in the arms of Jesus with her family by her side on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, in Dallas. She was born in Dallas on May 1, 1938, to parents Hugh Eugene and Hazel Inez Adkins Jones.

The Van Lady Vandals split four games in the Dallas ISD Holiday Tournament Dec. 27, 28 after losing to two Class 6A teams and defeating a previously undefeated Dallas team and a Class 5A school.

Each year, the National FFA Organization honors FFA members who show the utmost dedication to the organization through their desire to develop their potential for premier leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.