Obituaries

A Celebration of Life for Wayne Burge will be held on April 9, 2022, at the First Baptist Church on 403 N. Catherine Street in Terrell, at the ROC center at 2 p.m.

A celebration of life for Donna Lea Edmonds, 67, of Terrell, was held 2 p.m., Monday, March 14, 2022, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Donna Lea Lackie was born on May 7, 1954, in Amarillo, to parents Harold and Polly Lackie.

Merlene Davis Scott was the third of three daughters born to Granvil “Buddy” Davis and Mary Willis Davis on Nov. 19, 1928, in Hallsville, Texas. She departed this life Feb. 27, 2022, peacefully at home surrounded by those who loved her dearly. She was preceded in death by her husband (James, “JB”), her youngest daughter (Sheri), her parents, and her two sisters (Mabel and Glo Dean).

Morris Franklin Bishop, 87, of Terrell, passed away Jan. 23, 2022.

Howard Lee Holbert Jr. passed away in Terrell, on Jan 26, 2022.

Maj. Robert A. Rowland, USAF, (Ret.), formerly of Irving and recently of Kaufman, passed away on Feb. 8, 2022 at his home with family at his side. Robert was born on May 28, 1927 in Fayetteville, AR to Arliss Marvin and Dorothy Mae (Swink) Rowland, both of whom preceded him in death along with his beloved wife, Lorraine Rowland, and his brothers: Joe, Bill and Jack Rowland.

Howard Lee Holbert Jr. passed away in Terrell, on Jan 26, 2022.

Mary was born April 15, 1928 to Guy and Irene Perry in Indianapolis, Indiana. She was one of nine children.

James F. Crouch, 98, of Terrell, Texas, passed away peacefully on Jan. 28, 2022 with his family by his side. He was born on Dec. 20, 1923, to the late T. Vane and Trudie Causbie Crouch in the College Mound Community of Kaufman County, Texas. He was joyfully met in Heaven by his parents; his beloved wife, Evalyn; his brothers, Perry Bruce Crouch and Taylor Crouch, and his sister, Charlotte Crouch Ward.