Obituaries

November 8, 1946- January 9, 2025 Peggy Deen Grant, of Plano passed away on January 9, 2025, at the age of 78. Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home Chapel in Wills Point.

March 19, 1936 - January 8, 2025 Neva A. (Brevard) Davis, a beloved resident of Canton, passed away peacefully on the morning of January 8, 2025, at the age of 88.

M.W. ‘Jack’ Gilbert Jr, a long-time resident of Edgewood, passed away at his home on December 31, 2024. Visitation was held Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Funeral services for Jack were held Friday, January 10, 2025, at Cheatham Memorial Methodist Church in Edgewood. Burial was held at Small Cemetery directly following. Jack Gilbert was born on August 9, 1925, in Wills Point to parents, Mabel Wyrick Gilbert, Sr. and Rutha Clementine Cox Gilbert. He was raised in the Board Community near Wills Point and graduated from Edgewood High School in 1942. Jack attended the University of North Texas to study Education and was a star in track and field earning many medals and racing in national meets. Since he was 4F, he took a break from classes in 1943 to work in an airplane factory to support the war effort. He graduated in 1947 from North Texas with a degree in education.

1934- 2025 Esther Ann Thompson Weaver Hilliard of Martin’s Mill, aged 90 very fine years, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2 in her home, surrounded by loved ones.

February 22, 1930 – November 29, 2024 It is with a mixture of sweet joy and sadness that we announce the passing of Raymond Clarence Sweetman, 94, of Canton. Raymond went home to heaven peacefully, with his loving wife Betty, by his side, on November 29, 2024.

February 23, 1935- January 1, 2025 Services for Joe Lewis Creel, Jr., 89, of Canton passed away January 1, 2025, in Tyler. He was born February 23, 1935, in Mize, Mississippi, to Joe Lewis and Eula Lee Hall Creel..

November 6, 1952 – December 30, 2024 Earl (Stan) Hash, 72, of Wills Point passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024, in Tyler. Earl was born on November 6, 1952, in Dallas.

1934- 2025 Shirley Sinclair Reed, a devoted wife, loving mother, proud Mamaw, and cherished friend, passed peacefully into eternity, reuniting with her beloved ‘Babe,’ in the early hours of January 3, 2025. Born on November 6, 1934, in Wills Point, Shirley was the only child of Haidee Pearl (Taylor) Sinclair and Charlie Cecil Sinclair.

1950- 2024 Services for Sandi Brittain Harris, 74, of Grand Saline, were held Thursday, January 2, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Herring officiating.

June 1, 1928 - December 22, 2024 Services for Marie Mc-Cauley Hastings, 96, of Grand Saline, were held Friday, December 27, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Chaplain Samuel Glenn officiating. Interment was in Woodside Cemetery.