Obituaries

1939 – 2023 Funeral services for Peggy Jane “Janie” Thornton, 84, of Edgewood were held on Monday, Dec 18, 2023, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Burial followed at Smyrna Cemetery in Emory.

1953 – 2023 Mrs. Doris “Ellen” Graham, 70, of Canton, passed away on Dec 12, 2023, with her family by her side.

1934 - 2023 My name is Evelyn Ann Dunn Sanderson, and I was born Oct. 3, 1934, in rural Dallas County on Polley Road.

1958 – 2023 Debrah Karen Craft, beloved daughter and mother, passed away on Nov. 6, 2023.

1938 – 2023 David Anthony Phillips was born on March 28, 1938, to Pleasant Anthony (PA) and Bessie Marie Phillips on a farm where DFW Airport now operates. There was not much around in those days.

1997 – 2023 Haley Hernandez, 26, of Canton joined the angels in Heaven on Dec. 13, 2023.

1948 – 2023 Alma Maxine Hays Davis, beloved resident of Wills Point, departed this life on Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, in Mesquite at the age of 75.

1939 - 2023 A graveside service was held for Jerry W. Flanagan on Friday, Dec 8, 2023, at Concord Cemetery, Wood County, with Dr.

1947- 2023 Michael Allen Foster, 76, of Wills Point passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2023.

1945 - 2023 Charles Michael Porter, or Mike as everyone knew him, passed away on Nov. 25, 2023, in Dallas at the age of 78.