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.