Obituaries

Services for Jay Watson Hansen, 88, of Martins Mill, were held May 7, 2022, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Athens Ward, with Bishop Dan Garvin officiating. Mr.

Paula Dan Knowles Ray, 74, a wife, mother, and grandmother, passed peacefully next to her Bible on May 3, 2022. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Eubank Funeral Home, Canton at 1 p.m., with a reception beforehand at noon.

Steven G. Brown, 71, of Tyler, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022. He was born April 4, 1951, to parents Oscar and Ethel Brown. Steve was baptized at the Canton Church of Christ when he was 11 years old.

Donald Gee Smith was born Oct. 24, 1934, in Longview, being the only son of Sam B.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Ada Lee Bass were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Hilliard Funeral Home with a graveside service followed at Concord Cemetery in Chandler.