2016-11-30

2016-11-30 E-Edition

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

MOONLIGHT MADNESS – Moonlight Madness is Saturday in downtown Decatur. There will be a bounce house, rock climbing wall, hot chocolate and holiday music 4-8 p.m. Kids can visit Santa Claus 4-5:30 p.m., and the lighted parade is at 6. It will feature a special performance by Silhouette Dance Company. Stores across town will stay open late Saturday night for […]

How to control fire ants in your yard

Fire ants are everywhere. We usually see most of our fire ant problems in the spring and early summer, but fire ants are doing very well this fall. The warm weather and fall rains have caused them to flourish. Treat your yards and neighborhood this fall for fire ant relief where needed, and be prepared to hit them hard this […]

What if we were the blessing others were thankful for?

My friends, I hope your Thanksgiving was truly a time of gratitude to God for His blessings, provision, and presence. And I hope you survived Black Friday! (Of course, if you didn’t survive it, you are not reading this, so never mind). As I heard someone recently say, “Only in America do we follow up a day of gratitude with […]

Judy Ann Ross

Judy Ann Ross, 71, of Boyd, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, in Decatur. Graveside service was Nov. 27 at Boyd Cemetery with the Rev. Keith Pepper officiating. Pallbearers were Kevin O’Connor, Cody Thompson, Randall Caralton, BJ Hampton, Brandon Hardee, Jayson Hardee and Christian Tedrow. Judy was born July 5, 1945, in Peoria, Ill., to William and Mildred (Dismang) Davis. She […]

Cherry Jane Barker Lynch

Cherry Jane Barker Lynch, 83, died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in Decatur. Funeral is 3 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Wildwood Chapel at Restland Funeral Home, 13005 Greenville Ave., in Dallas. Visitation is one hour prior to the service. Cherry was born Nov. 9, 1933, in Tarrant County to Hilyard Lorenzo and Vera Joyce Barker. Her marriage of 64 […]

Julia Lamance

Julia Lamance, 84, of Boyd, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in Decatur. Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at Garvin United Methodist Church in Boyd with the Rev. Phillip Weitner officiating. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd. Julia was born March 29, 1932, in Weldon to Theodore and Florence (McManners) Turney. She […]

Harold Haney

Harold “Butter” Haney, 79, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in Bowie. Funeral is 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Butter was born Nov. 26, 1937, in Chico to John and Ruth (Johnston) Haney. He graduated in 1956 […]

Robert Lee Funcannon

Robert Lee Funcannon, 66, of Paradise, died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Paradise. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Robert was born Feb. 20, 1950, in Lafayette, Ind., to Robert L. and Vera (Von Kannon) Funcannon. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English where he developed a lifelong love of words. He was a […]

Francisco Guadalupe Franco

Francisco Guadalupe Franco, 61, of Chico, died Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, in Chico. Mass of Christian burial is 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at Saint John the Baptizer Catholic Church in Bridgeport with Father Thomas Dsouza officiating. Rosary is 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport with visitation following the rosary. Francisco was born Oct. 26, 1955, to […]