Obituaries

1939-2024 Services for Gwendolyn Lee Bircher Furlough, 84, a long-time Terrell resident and TISD educator, are scheduled to begin with a Wake on Sunday, March 3rd from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Warren Chapel UMC (Terrell).

1940-2024 Saba Jean Braswell, longtime resident of Terrell, passed away early Sunday morning following a tragic traffic accident at the age of 83. She was preceded in death by her parents, Buck and Edith Jewel, her two sisters, Geneva and Margaret, and her husband, Alton Busby.

1936-2023 A funeral service for Charlie “Bud” Jack Phipps, 87 of Terrell, Texas will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov.

1939-2023 Mr. Jerry Hare passed away on October 27, 2023.

1948-2023 Ronnie (Ron) Pat Wesson of Terrell, Texas passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 15, 2023 and his family takes great comfort in the words from the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:8 that to be absent here on Earth is to be present with the Lord.

Pastor Jim Fulton Leach died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Oct. 4, 2023 at Christus Mother Frances in Tyler, at age 73.

1955-2023 Grady Eugene “Tiny” Dillon Jr., 68 passed away at 1:15 pm Monday Sept. 4, 2023 at his home in Apache Junction, AZ.

Agnes Miller, 85, of Terrell, Texas went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, September 21, 2023. A celebration of life will be held at Max Slayton Funeral Home on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

Joan Marie Pettitt Valentine, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, peacefully passed away on July 27, 2023. Her departure leaves a void in the hearts of those who loved her, but her memory will forever be cherished.