Obituaries

Linda Sue Maggard, 83 of Corsicana, passed away Monday, June 19, 2023, in Athens with her family by her side. She was born September 8, 1939, in Ennis to Virgil “Jack” and Edith Newland. Linda was a member of the Emhouse Baptist Church. She had great joy loving on her grandbabies. She enjoyed reading her bible and singing gospel songs. She also enjoyed race car driving.

Johnny “JJ” Joe Laznovsky Jr., of Kerens, Texas, left the loving embrace of his beloved wife and children on June 15th, 2023, after a valiant three-year battle with stage four lung cancer at age 52. JJ was born at U.S. Kenner Army Hospital in Fort Lee, Virginia, to Johnny Joe Laznovsky Sr. and Dianne Marie (Barak) Laznovsky. He was raised in and around Ennis, Texas, where he graduated from St. Johns High School in 1989. He was owner and operator of J.J.L. Construction for almost 20 years and finished out his career as a ranch foreman at Fortson Farm in Rice, Texas.

Santiago Artemio Cornejo, age 84, passed away on June 04, 2023. He was born on January 31, 1939, in a community called “Las Mesas” near Zacapu, Michoacan, Mexico to his parents, Crescencia Alvarez Garcia and Santiago Cornejo Alaniz. Artemio got married to María Socorro in 1959 and were married for over 60 years.

Eva Luna Garza was born in Lueders, Texas, on May 25, 1937, to Enes Luna and Natividad Rivera Luna. She passed away on May 31, 2023, after losing her battle with cancer in Alvin, Texas. She was the eldest daughter of 11 siblings: Lydia, Gloria, Jesse, Adan (Danny), Faye, Linda, Clara, Angel, Dale and Joe Luna.

Sister Mary Ann Honza, CDP, entered eternal life peacefully and unexpectedly on May 29, 2023, in McCullough Hall Nursing Center, San Antonio, Texas at the age of 98. She was the third of nine children born to Joseph F. and Anastasia (Stella) Honza. Sister Mary Ann was born July 22, 1924, in Bardwell, Texas. Her baptismal name was Johanna Veronica. She answered God’s call to become a Sister of Divine Providence on June 21, 1943, and professed first vows on June 22, 1944. Sister Mary Ann taught elementary school during her 60 years of active ministry.

Johnny Mack Woodard, age 80, went to meet his Lord and Savior on June 8, 2023, at Ennis Care Center in Ennis, Texas, after battling Parkinson’s for many years. Johnny was born April 25, 1943, in Waxahachie, Texas, to A.C. Woodard and Frances McAlpin Woodard. He graduated Midlothian High School in 1960 and married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Jane Matthews, in 1962.