Cheryl Dunn, 57, was born Sept. 8, 1968 and passed away Sept. 11, 2025. 
Cheryl was raised in Balch Springs and lived in Gun Barrel City since 1994.
She loved her family and the Lord most of all. She also loved home cooking, plants and living on the lake.
She was Baptist by faith and a member of Liberty Baptist Church until her health began to fail.
She leaves behind her loving husband Carl, her boys Joseph and Matthew, father Leon Tharp and stepmother Vittoria.

Martha Womack Sawyers, 76, of Dallas passed away peacefully surrounded by her daughters Sept. 2, 2025, after a courageous battle with breast cancer that later spread to her brain.
Born March 24, 1949, in Dallas to Dr. Jack and Mrs. Weta Womack, Martha grew up with a love for life, laughter  and family. 

Monitor photo/Janice Grubbs-Vincik
The entrance to the Kaufman County Emergency Preparedness Festival celebrates first responders Sept. 20. 

Monitor photo/Carla Gray
Gun Barrel City Secretary Janet Dillard (from left), Community Engagement Coordinator Brooke Hairl, City Council Member Mickie Raney, City Administrator Dr. Angie Smith, Chief of Police Keith Stephens and Economic Development Corporation Vice President Keith Bond discuss the pride they take in their fair city during the Gun Barrel City Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce networking meeting Sept. 18.