Courtesy Photos/Eustace ISD

Monitor Photo/Janice Grubbs Vincik
Ready, set and they are off for Christian Life Center’s annual EGGstravaganza egg hunt. After hunting for eggs kids were able to enjoy a train ride, food, music and bounce houses.

Monitor Photo/Donna Graham
Cousins Auri Letkiewicz (left) and MJ Searcy get ready for the train ride during Christian Life Center’s EGGstravaganza held April 19.

William Monroe Welch, of Gun Barrel City, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully April 10, 2025, at the age of 85. 
Born Oct. 7, 1939, Monroe, as he was known to many, lived a life as strong and enduring as the land he loved. A man of quiet strength and unwavering faith. 
He will be deeply missed by all who knew him, and his legacy of hard work, faith, and unwavering love will continue to inspire those whose lives he touched.
He is preceded in passing by his wife Joyce Welch.
He will be laid to rest in Oakdale, La.

Bobby A. Day, 78, of Canton, passed away April 12, 2025 in Tyler. He was born March 24, 1947 in Holton, Kan., to Rufus Edgar and Nova Lay Day.
Bobby was a kind and gentle man, cleverly disguised as a grouchy curmudgeon. Kids and animals were always the first to figure him out. He was much loved by his family and was looking forward to moving to Beeville to spend more time with his adored great-granddaughters.