Obituaries

July 9, 1952 – December 1, 2025 Rhonda Jan Sparks was born in Harlingen to Jessie Lee and Wanda Jean Minchew. Her family moved often before settling in Tulia, where her father managed the local cotton gin.

November 16, 1955 – December 15, 2025 Funeral services for Thomas Wayne Comer, 70, of Wills Point were held Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. A visitation was held one hour prior to the service time.

September 5, 1937– December 7, 2025 Donald Leroy Purinton, 88, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 7, 2025. He was born on September 5, 1937, to Roy and Mabel Purinton in Kansas City, Missouri.

June 1, 1982 – December 18, 2025 Funeral services for Jeremy Oats, 43, of Wills Point were held December 22, 2025, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home. Visitation was held one hour prior to service time.

February 25, 1944 – December 13, 2025 Graveside services for Cheryl Beasley, 81, of Edgewood, Texas, were held Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Small Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Hiett’s Lybrand Funeral Home.

May 1, 1972 – December 8, 2025 Mass of Christian Burial for Ruben Morales Cano, 53, of Grand Saline, was held Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at St. Celestine Catholic Church, Grand Saline, with Father Michael Ledesma officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home.

December 10, 1943 – December 8, 2025 Services For Douglas Wayne Carroll, 81, of Grand Saline, were held Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Kyle White officiating. Interment followed in Creagleville Cemetery.

January 9, 1952 – December 1, 2025 Services for Claudette Anderson were held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at Crossroads Church, 1930 S. Trade Days Blvd., Canton with Pastor Mark Robinson officiating.

April 24, 1940 – December 9, 2025 Services for Hensley Coy Wilson, 85, of Hideaway, were held Friday, December 12, 2025, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton with Pastor Mark Robinson officiating. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service.

March 2, 1951 – December 6, 2025 Jolene Mercer Morgan, 74, of Grand Saline, passed away December 6, 2025, in Tyler. She was born March 2, 1951, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Tyrus and Elosia Pipher Mercer.