Obituaries

Body 1954-2022 Jerry Richey was born on August 5, 1954, in Athens, and died on September 18, 2022. He is preceded in death by his parents, Minnie Richey and Grover Cleveland, and by his sisters, Vergie Dinsmore and Opal Wied.

Body 1940-2022 Vida Beth (Keahey) White, 82, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022. A memorial service was held Monday, September 26, 2022, at the First Baptist Church in Rule with Rev.

Body 1942-2022 A visitation for Wayne Abernathy, 79, of Wills Point was held on Wednesday, September 20, 2022, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home. A graveside gathering took place at the Schlobohm family cemetery outside Houston.

Body 1941-2022 Bobby Gene Dollarhyde, 81, passed away Monday, September 12, 2022, at his home near Grand Saline, surrounded by his wife Bennie, his daughter Bobigene, son-in-law Steve, and his hospice nurse, Rhonda.

Body 1939-2022 Graveside services for Mrs. Shirley Marie Fisher, 83, of Grand Saline, were held Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Woodside Cemetery with Chase Fisher and Austin Fisher officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home.

Body 1938-2022 Fred Dougles “Doug” Rhoades, 83, of Wills Point, passed away on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Body 1941-2022 Jerry Vernon Leslie, 81, of Ben Wheeler, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at his home.

Body Services for Debbie Warner Carnes “Noni”, 70, of Grand Saline, were held on Sunday, September 18, 2022, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Cody Mize officiating.

Body Sally Nan Brooks Smith of Canton passed away unexpectedly at her home on September 4, 2022. Sally, known to those closest to her as Sally Nan, was born on January 29, 1956, to John Earl Brooks and Sallie Dwade Cabaniss Brooks in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

Body A funeral service was held for Roger Dale Bateman, Sr., 73, of Canton, on Monday, September 12, 2022, at Eubank Funeral Home, with Max Callahan officiating. Roger passed away peacefully surrounded by family, after battling cancer for two years, September 5, 2022.