Obituaries

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.