Obituaries

Funeral services for Darren Thomas Attaway, 32, of Wills Point, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, at First Baptist Church in Wills Point. Services are under the direction of Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home.

Geraldine Fugate, 83, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021.

Richard Lee Waggoner, 77 of Edgewood, entered the pearly gates October 4, 2021, in Grand Saline, Texas following a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born November 8, 1943, in Henderson, and raised in Mineola.

Emma Lucille Anderson, 78, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021.

James Michael Whitaker, 61, of Wills Point, Texas, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Funeral services for Jimmy Lee Martinez, 45, of Terrell, were held Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at Russell Memorial United Methodist Church in Wills Point. Services were under the direction of Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home.

Leon Black, 89, Austin – “Coach Black” to the many who knew and loved him – spent a lifetime built around three key pillars: faith, family and friendships. He went on to be with his Savior on Oct. 12, 2021, comfortably in his home surrounded by family.

A celebration of life for Lucy Harmon Baker, 82, of Richardson, is scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 15, 2021, at Hiett’s Lybrand Funeral Home in Wills Point.

Services for Alma Lucille Reed Neal, 87, of Grand Saline, were held Oct. 4, 2021, at Woodside Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.

Eutus Howeth Allen, 101, of Dallas, Texas, passed away on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at his home in Dallas. Eutus was born on Jan. 24, 1920, in Bokchito, Oklahoma, to parents Howeth Allen and Grace Louise Yeager Allen.