Obituaries

Ja’Cory Donta’ Chism

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Funeral service for Ja’Cory Donta’ Chism, 40, of Mt. Pleasant, will be 11:00 A.M Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant. Interment in Old West Side Cemetery, under the direction of Tumey Mortuary, Mt. Pleasant. He died March 5, 2024.

Patricia Anne Bates Florey

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Patricia Anne Bates Florey was born April 15, 1951 in Waco Texas to Travis and Anna Belle Wilson Bates. She was the adored youngest of five children born to this union. She died of cancer at home surrounded by loved ones on March 3, 2024.

Alfred E. Cannon

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Memorial Service for Alfred E. Cannon, 83, of Omaha, will be 1:00 P.M Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Tumey Mortuary Chapel, under the direction of Tumey Mortuary, Mt.

Dr. Howard Hawkins

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Funeral service for Dr. Howard Hawkins, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, will be 11:00 A.M Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Mt. Pleasant. Interment in Piney Cemetery, under the direction of Tumey Mortuary, Mt. Pleasant. He died February 27, 2024.

Linda A. Byrd

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Linda A. Byrd 66 of Naples, Texas passed away Saturday February 24, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. Services are pending with J.C. White Funeral & Cremation Services of Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Online condolences may be left at www.jcwhitefd.com.

Charles Raymond Wright

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Charles Raymond Wright passed away at the age of 86 on February 19th, 2024 in Tyler, Texas. Charles was born in San Antonio, Texas on February 22, 1937.

Thomas H. Abney

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Thomas H. Abney, known to family and friends as Toby, passed away peacefully at Buckner Westminster Place on Friday, February 16, 2024 at the age of 94. Toby was born on May 21,1929 in Shreveport, Louisiana. After graduating from Centenary College in 1951, Toby went to work for Southwestern Electric Power Company. During his 41 year career with SWEPCO, Toby obtained his degree from the Industrial Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma and began working full time in SWEPCO’s economic development program.

Vanessa Norman Newton

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Funeral Service for Vanessa Norman Newton, 68, of Las Vegas, NM, will be 11:00 A.M Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Tumey Mortuary Chapel, Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Interment Piney Cemetery, under the direction of Tumey Mortuary. She died February 6, 2024. She was born August 8, 1955 in Dallas, Texas to Roy and Ruby Lorine (Ivory) Norman.

Charles H. “Bo” Howard

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Funeral service for Charles H. “Bo” Howard, 82, of Mt. Pleasant, will be 11:00 A.M Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at Tumey Mortuary Chapel. Interment in Reynolds Cemetery, Daingerfield under the direction of Tumey Mortuary, Mt. Pleasant. He died February 15, 2024.

Micheal Lloyd Yeager

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Micheal Lloyd Yeager 74 of Ft. Worth, Texas formerly of Daingerfield, Texas passed away Friday February 9, 2024 in Ft.