Obituaries

Services for Mrs. Nan Blue Simmons, 68, of Canton, were held Friday, Feb.

Frances Ann Collins, 93, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Tyler.

James (Jim) Milton Owens passed on Feb. 11, 2022, in Tyler. Formerly a resident of Rio Dell, California, and Grants Pass, Oregon, before making his home in Ben Wheeler, Texas, where he lived for 42 years. Jim was born on Feb. 19, 1951, to Bonnie Damm and Joseph Owens.

Funeral services for Dorothy Jean Brunson, 91, of Canton, were held Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton.

Graveside services for Mr. James Gaskey, 91, of Quinlan, were held Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, at Woodside Cemetery with Bro. Garvin Pulley officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.

Services for Gerald C. Heddins, 82, of Fruitvale, were held Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Main Street Baptist Church, with Bro. David Crain, Ramey Heddins, Pastor Frank Webster, and Dr. Bruce Smilie officiating.

Willie M. Nealy, 93, passed away Wednesday, Feb.

On Feb. 20, 2022, Oleta Faye Curtis Abbott, widow of Clifford Abbott, passed away at the age of 94.

Funeral services for Joe Howard Henson, 77, of Terrell, were held Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Edgewood.

Hollis Ray Jones was born on Oct. 31, 1948, in Egypt, Texas, to parents the Rev. Jessie James Jones, Sr. and Laddis (Wren) Jones. He was born into a family of 13 siblings, with an additional four half-siblings and two step-siblings.