Obituaries

Dolores Ann Phillips passed away on September 18, 2021, in Wills Point, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Monday, September 27, 2021, at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Don Myers officiating.

Hugh Cairns passed away at 1:50 a.m. on Sept.

A gathering of family and friends for Lesley Gene Hammonds, 52, of Wills Point, Texas, was held Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home.

A celebration of life for Mr. Matt Means, 56, of Fruitvale, was held Sept.

Robert N. Rhodes, 80, passed away on Aug.

Mr. David Rudolph “Rudy” Kirby, 90, of Grand Saline, passed away Sept. 19, 2021. He was born Oct. 21, 1930, in the Culver Community, of Van Zandt County. He spent his early years in Grand Saline, and graduated from GSHS, Class of 1949. He moved to the Dallas area where he owned/ operated Temtrol Lennox A/C & Heat for many years, before moving back to Grand Saline 35 years ago. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and their Pairs & Spares Sunday School Class, and also the Grand Saline Lion’s Club. Rudy was an avid hunter, fisherman, traveler, and RV’er. His favorite places were Alaska and Colorado, and his pride and joy were his great-grandchildren.

Shirley Ann Woods, 84, of Canton, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.

Funeral services for Juan Espinoza, III, 21, of Wills Point, were held Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 at Allan Fuller Funeral Home.

Dorothymae “Dottie Mae” Groves, wife, mother, entrepreneur, author and award-winning quilter, moved to heaven Aug31, 2021. Born Nov, 29, 1940, in Pierceton, Indiana, Dorothymae clung to her favorite hymn’s message, ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness’ throughout her life. Her father Noble Rouch, a teacher and bookbinder, and mother, Dorothy, were both graduates of Manchester College and raised her on a peppermint farm in Lakeville, Indiana, near South Bend. Her spiritual life grew beginning as a young child when she accompanied her Aunt Nettie to vacation Bible school at Indiana Chapel, once exclaiming, “Oh how I wanted to sing and sing my favorite song that I learned there, ‘O, Be Careful Little Eyes What You See.’” In high school, her favorite sport was track where she received many ribbons.

Services for Kenneth “Skeeter” Fowler, 50, of Grand Saline, were held Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at Sand Flat Baptist Church with Bro.