Obituaries

Kellye Kathleen James

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Kellye Kathleen James, 61, of Mt. Pleasant passed away July 29, 2023. She was preceded in death by her father Milton Earl Colley and step-father Dominic Crescimanno. Kellye is survived by her mother Ila Faye Crescimanno. Her three children Jason Bohlken, Mindy Bohlken, and Anna Blackburn, by her sisters Karen Cleaver, and Kristy Jackson, and step-brother Dominic Crescimanno III. Her granddaughter Kaylee Bohlken, and nieces/nephews, and great nieces/ nephews. She was a lifelong girl scout, very creative, and an avid reader. She will be forever loved, missed, and remembered. Memorial Service will be Saturday, August 5th at New Beginnings Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant from 4-6 p.m.

Paula Kay Duncan

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Paula Duncan, 54, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023. She was born December 29, 1968 in Elgin, Illinois.

Roy Bolin Cunningham

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Roy Bolin Cunningham, age 91 years, of Mount Vernon, Texas, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Mount Vernon surrounded by his loving family. Visitation was Tuesday, August 1, 2023, at Sam B.

Shirley Johnson

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Funeral Service for Shirley Johnson, 70, a resident of Omaha, Texas will be 11:00 A.M Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Union Chapel Baptist Church, Omaha. Burial in Bell Heaven Cemetery under the direction of Tumey Mortuary, Mt. Pleasant. She died, Sunday, July 23, 2023 in Omaha.

Bobby Joe Franklin

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Funeral Service for Bobby Joe Franklin, 85, a resident of Mangum, Oklahoma and formerly Daingerfield, Texas, will be 1:00 P.M Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Daingerfield. Burial in Reynolds Cemetery, Daingerfield, under the direction of Tumey Mortuary, Mt. Pleasant. He died, July 17, 2023 in Oklahoma.

Valeria Hernandez

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Valeria Hernandez infant baby girl of Mt. Pleasant, Texas passed away Thursday July 13, 2023 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

O’Rieyah Doddy

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Funeral Service for O’Rieyah Doddy, 9, of Mt. Pleasant will be 11:00 A.M Saturday, July 22, 2023 at Greater Hope Church of God in Christ, under the direction of Tumey Mortuary, Mt. Pleasant. She died July 15, 2023.

Brian Dale Carpenter

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Brian Dale Carpenter passed away after a long illness at the age of 63 in Dallas, Texas on July 2, 2023. He was born in Dallas, Texas on July 17, 1959. He spent most of his childhood in Mount Pleasant, Texas where he graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 1977. He attended Austin College in Sherman, Texas. He graduated in 1981 with a B.A. in Economics. Brian was an avid book reader. He had a keen interest in current affairs and always kept up with the news of the day. As a young child, Brian loved dinosaurs. Later, he had an interest in karate, and he learned on his own how to practice it. He taught his brother how to play chess as well as the importance of books and learning. He delighted his mother by engaging her in long conversations on numerous scholarly topics and tried to be the son that his father could be proud of.

Radmila Sekulic

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Radmila Sekulic, age 81, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, passed away Monday, June 26, 2023, in Mt.