Obituaries

Melvin Lewis Smith was born on May 14, 1959, to Mr. W.T. Smith Sr. and Mrs. Mary Taylor Smith in Ennis, Texas. He passed away on June 25, 2020, at the age of 61 in University Place, WA.

John S. Gracy, 73, of Rochester Hills, MI, passed away June 6, 2020.

He was born in Dallas, Texas, on December 13, 1946.

John worked as a truck driver for Dallas County Texas.

John Ella McGraw, 64, passed away on June 23, 2020.

Visitation was held on Friday, June 26, 2020, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Ennis Mount Zion Baptist Church, 800 E. Freeman St.

Jorge Reyes, 76, passed away on June 23, 2020.

Visitation was held on Friday, June 26, 2020, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at Superior Care Funeral Services Chapel, 215 N. Dallas St., Ennis.

Maria Socorro Cornejo, age 77, passed away on June 13, 2020, in Waxahachie, Texas. She was born on September 12, 1942, in Zacapu, Michoacan, Mexico, to her parents, Maria de la Cruz and Domingo Castro. Maria was a very generous, charitable, and happy woman. She would open her house up to anyone. She enjoyed cooking, listing to music, having her morning coffee, eating spicy food, spoiling her grandchildren, and talking on the phone with her family. Maria, “Mami Coyo,” was a woman who gave an abundant amount of love to her family. She would always give good advice and was good at scolding people when needed. Maria will be deeply missed and forever remembered by so many.

Vincent L. Gant, 58, passed away on June 13, 2020.

Shirley Marie Slampa, 76, passed away on March 20, 2020.

Christopher Gilmore, 48, passed away on June 6, 2020.

Clarence E. Whitfill, Jr. (Buddy) was born in Champaign, Illinois on November 9, 1951 and passed away on March 24,2020 in Livingston, Montana.

Carolyn Hill, 45, passed away on June 7, 2020. Graveside service was held on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 10 a.m., at Hamilton-Beeman Memorial Cemetery, 700 W. FM 2555, Corsicana, Texas 75110.