Obituaries

Jack Lewis Bynum, 66, left this earthly home Feb. 18, 2023 from Gun Barrel City. He was born Jan. 28, 1957 in Dallas to Jack Royce and Beatrice Marie Bynum. 
Jack was raised in Dallas, Mesquite and Eustace. He attended and graduated from Control Data Institute. He married Margaret Ann Hollis in 2013 and they had one beautiful daughter together. 
Jack was a Computer Systems Engineer, Mechanic and a Pilot. Jack was also an aerobatic flight instructor, Certified Corvette Specialist and Certified BMW Motorcycle specialist. 

Howard L Buck, 86, passed away Feb. 15, 2023. Born in 1936 in Littlefield, son of Loyd R Buck and Nealy Sutherland.  
Howard had a lengthy career with the U.S. Postal Service serving in Amarillo, El Paso and as a Railway Mail Clerk, riding trains, sorting mail between towns. He also served as Postmaster of Casper, Wyo., Billings, Mont. and Salt Lake City, Utah, ending as District Manager of the North Texas District in Dallas. Retiring in 1990, he worked four years as a project manager for Lockheed in Arlington before moving to Cedar Creek Lake.

William “Willie” Delano Jaynes, 81, of Mabank passed away Feb. 28, 2023 at his home. He was born Jan. 20, 1942 in Bonham to the late William Foster Jaynes and Johnnie Margaret Fanning.
Willie was raised attending the Church of Christ. He met and married his wife Sharon Dinsmore Jaynes in Dallas.  
While raising their family, Willie worked as a General Superintendent in commercial construction across the southern states and Texas. He retired from Capform Construction in 2013. 

Funeral services for Everett Donald Nix,15, of Kemp were held March 4, 2023 at Clearview Bible Church with Bro. James Hall, Bro. Hugh Roberts, Bro. Ken Davis and Bro. Don Griffin officiating.
Everett passed away Feb. 22, 2023 in Dallas.  He was born May 13, 2007 in Kaufman.

Verna Humphrey, 76, passed away Feb. 27, 2023, in Gun Barrel City. She was born April 5, 1946, in Minneapolis, Minn. 
She was the daughter of Hayden and Lorraine Teet. Verna was a 1964 graduate of W.W. Samuell High School in Dallas. 
She was a Cosmetologist by profession and had multiple popular businesses in Dallas before moving to Gun Barrel City.  
She opened Family Hair Salon in 1985, where she was a favorite of many local residents. 

Sandra Jean Colby, 78, passed away after a long period of health problems Feb. 13, 2023, in Dallas.   
Sandy, as she liked to be called, was born May 19, 1944 and grew up in Akron, Ohio.  She moved to Texas in 1975 and the Kemp area in the early 80s.  
Sandy worked in Sheet Metal Manufacturing in Terrell for many years and she loved her cat Casey Marie very much.  
She was most caring and tender hearted towards everyone she met. She was a beloved sister and aunt.  
Her parents and her life partner Annette Cannada preceded her in death.  

Taylor W. Golden passed away peacefully Feb. 9, 2023, he was 100 years old. Taylor was born Oct. 6, 1922 in Minturn, Ark. 
He spent most of his childhood in Black Oak, Ark. He graduated from Monette High School in Monette, Ark. and attended Arkansas State University.
Taylor served in the U.S. Army, Company M 153rd Infantry during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1945. In 1950, he married Martha L. Gilmer of Jonesboro, Ark. They had sons David and Douglas. 

David Glenn Black was born June 24, 1931 and passed away peacefully Feb 12, 2023 at the age of 91. 
David was born in Sulpher Bluff to parents Ralph Jake Black and Stellean Black. He was one of 13 kids.  
David married Patsy Hawkins Feb. 3, 1953. David was an Army Veteran. He worked at Garden and Denver for 19 years before retiring. David loved hunting, fishing and spending time with family. 

William Jeffrey “Jeff” Singleton, 78, passed away peacefully Jan. 20, 2023, in Mabank. 
A memorial service was held at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan Jan. 27, 2023. 
William Jeffrey Singleton was privately interred in the Aggie Field of Honor Cemetery, College Station in a family ceremony. 
In leu of flowers please make donations to The Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University.
Jeff was the second oldest of six children born to James M. Singleton III and Elizabeth Welsh Singleton in Reading, Pa., Oct.11, 1944. 

Darlene was born in Crowell to Everett “Smokey” and Maxine Callaway and spent her formative years in Cisco. 
After several moves, she finally settled in Gun Barrel City with her late husband Jerry Gilbert.