April 2024

Donna Dae Graham Sanford was born to Ivan and Jewel Graham of Dallas on July 20, 1940, and passed into the pearly gates of Heaven on April 6, 2024, in Tyler with her four children and their spouses and her grandchildren by her side.

1939-2024 Services for Wynell Morton, 84, of Jacksonville, were held Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Burial was in Sand Flat Cemetery.

1943-2024 Memorial services for Frank Lee Churchwell, Jr., 81, of Grand Saline, were held Friday, April 12, 2024, at Main Street Baptist Church in Grand Saline with Bro. David Crain officiating.

1936-2024 Services for Mr. Charlie Wheeler, 88, of Fruitvale, were scheduled for Thursday, April 11, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline, with Bro.

1943-2024 Mary Ann Wiley, 80, of Canton passed away on Monday, April 1, 2024. She was born November 14, 1943, in Robertsdale, Alabama, to Alex Ander and Ada Louise Boyington Hammac.

1932-2024 Funeral services for David Daniel Rushin, age 91, of Edgewood, were held Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jimmy Rodgers officiating. Interment followed at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with David Rushin, Joseph Winchester, Matthew Winchester, Scott Winchester, Joe Cagle and BJ Anderson serving as pallbearers.

1998-2004 Bethaney Raé Thomas, 26, of Grand Saline went to be with the Lord on April 4, 2024. Bethaney was born on January 21, 1998, to Gary and Deana Thomas in Dallas.

It is NOT safe to look directly at the Sun without eye protection specialized for solar viewing, except during the brief total phase of a solar eclipse when the sun’s face is completely blocked by the moon.

Use safe solar viewing  glasses, (eclipse glasses) or  a safe handheld solar viewer  when watching the  eclipse  partial phases, and look away  periodically to rest your eyes.  

Regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are NOT safe for viewing the Sun.

according to nationaleclipse.com and eclipse2024.org

Canton

1:41:48 pm

Four minutes and five seconds

Van

1:42:19 pm

Three minutes and 42 seconds

Wills Point

1:41:40 pm

Four minutes and 20 seconds

Edgewood

1:41:54 pm

Four minutes and 15 seconds

Grand Saline

The Van Zandt Junior Livestock Auction took place Friday, March 29 during the 66th annual VZC Fair. Steer, sheep, goat, hog, broiler and ag mechanic exhibitors competed for one of the 115 spots in the auction.