Obituaries

Jewel Banks, 83, passed away on Dec. 28, 2019. Wake was held on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, 704 Ripley

Jerry Harold Stewart, age 77, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3, 2020. He was born in Kaufman County on September 18, 1942 to Isaac and Edna Whitely Stewart. He

Ronald Lee Pruett, 64, passed away in Sunnyvale, Texas on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Ronald was born in Ennis, Texas on October 20, 1955 to Roy Richard and Monte Ve

Nikel Perkins, 24, passed away on Dec. 22, 2019. Wake was held on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 800 E. Freeman St., Ennis, Texas 75119. Funeral service was held on Saturday, Dec.

Christina K. Cruz, 41, passed away in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, December 21, 2019. Christina was born in Houston, Texas on February 27, 1978 to Orlando Cruz and Karen Kay Gunn. She grew up in Ennis and graduated from Ennis High School in 1997.

Hazel Jeanette Jenkins Loosier was born into this life on May 15, 1936, and passed into the presence of Jesus on December 18, 2019. Hazel was born in Donaldsonville, Georgia.

Thomas Anthony Lennon, 77, passed away in Ennis, Texas on Monday, December 16, 2019. Thomas was born in Ennis, Texas on September 10, 1942 to Clarence A. and Henrietta (Durbin)

Roy Allen Callender, 84, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, surrounded by family, at his home in Bristol, Texas. He was born Nov. 28, 1935,

Mr. Billy Hugh Horton, Sr., 81, of Oak Valley passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Twilight Nursing Center in Corsicana, TX. He was born on January 8, 1938 in Kaufman County, Texas to Bryon Hugh and Oma Wright (Chambers) Horton.

Wesley John Valek, 85, died Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at The Madison on Marsh Nursing Home in Carrollton, Texas.