Obituaries

Services for Billie Vivian Julian, 83, of Wills Point were held Friday, April 1, 2016, at Calvary Baptist Church in Wills Point with Dr. Gene Lindsey officiating under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home.  Interment was in Haven of Memories Memorial Park in Canton.

Mrs. Julian passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016, in Dallas.  She was born Feb. 22, 1933, in Gilmer to Willie Pink and Alpha Victoria Jordan Vivian. 

William (Bill) Leigh Harris, 69, of Wills Point, died March 3, 2016, in a Tyler hospital after suffering a stroke.

Mr. Harris was born in Miami, Fla. Aug. 12, 1946, to Leigh P. Harris and Barbara R. Harris.

He married the love of his life, Sherry Blanton Harris, on May 21, 1984 in Dallas. They moved to Wills Point from Garland in 1985.

 He was a member of The International Union of Operating Engineers, and was a crane operator for many years. He retired from Crocker Crane/Davis Crane in 2010.

Funeral services for Roland William “Billy” Burgess, Sr., 80, of Wills Point, were held Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Burial followed at White Rose Cemetery.

Mr. Burgess died on March 8, 2016.

He was born Feb. 14, 1936, in San Antonio.

Memorial graveside service for Mark Allen Camp, 58, of North Hollywood, Calif., is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2016, at Van Sickle Cemetery near Cash with Bro. Greg Moore officiating.

 Arrangements are under the direction of Allan Fuller Funeral Home in Wills Point.

Mr. Camp died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in North Hollywood, Calif.

He was born Nov. 8, 1957, in Greenville.

Services for John Mitchell Henson, 77, of Wills Point were held Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at Eubank Funeral Chapel in Canton,  officiated by Pastor Dick Boyd.

Interment was in Haven of Memories Memorial Park in Canton.

Mr. Henson died March 12, 2016, after a long battle with cancer.  He was born July 22, 1938, in McKinney to John Henry and Dorothy Henson. 

Graveside services for Dee-Mani Enrique Rosado were held Monday, March 14, 2016, at Bright Star Cemetery in Wills Point.

Services were under the direction of Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home.

Dee-Mani Enrique Rosado, born March 10, 2016, infant son of Steven and Hayley Rosado, died on the same day.

Shirley Jolly Howell, bor Oct. 1, 1933, in Petersburg, Va. to Burnell Wallace Jolly and Vera Gould Jolly, died in Allen Feb. 27, 2016.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, 2016, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton.

Graveside services will be at Haven of Memories Memorial Park in Canton.

Kent Hollingsworth, 74, went to be with the Lord  Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016. He was born Jan. 24, 1942, in Ellisville, Miss., to Della and Coy Hollingsworth.
Mr. Hollingsworth graduated from Moselle High School in Moselle, Miss., in 1960. He attended the University of Southern Mississippi where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree in 1964. While at USM, he met the love of his life, his favorite companion and the mate to his soul, the late Shirley Hollingsworth. They married June 24, 1965.

Funeral services for Robert Kenneth Gowin, 80, of Emory, were held Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at Roundflat Pentecostal Church in Fruitvale with Bro. Homer Morgan officiating.  Interment followed at Smyrna Cemetery near Emory under the direction of Allan Fuller Funeral Home in Wills Point.

Mr. Gowin died Wednesday night, Feb. 24, 2016, in Grand Saline. 

Memorial services for Jimmie “Nana” Ruth McMahan, 69, of Garland, formerly of Wills Point, were held Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Stonepoint Church in Wills Point.

Services were under the direction of Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home.
Mrs. McMahan died Feb. 25, 2016.
She was born Jan. 12, 1947, in Marshall.