Obituaries

Clayton Leon Lee, 84, passed away peacefully at home on January 10, 2022. He was born on December 29, 1937, to Wilmer and Ben Lee of Bardwell, Texas. He married Linda Lee on June 20, 1970, and they made their home in Ennis. Leon cherished singing at his church and leading the music program as a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Jaron Dewayne Driver McClendon, Jr., 33, passed away on Jan. 1, 2022.

William Ray Kindrick, 80, passed away on Jan. 12, 2022.

Birdie Mae Brown was born on June 21, 1922, to her late parents John Brown and Cordie Williams Haynes in Pelham, Texas. She was educated within the Pelham School District. She accepted Christ at an early age. Years later, she met and married Mr.

Douglas Dickinson, 85, passed away in Palmer, Texas, on Thursday, December 30, 2021.

Douglas was born on September 5, 1936, in Dallas, Texas.

James Ray Cryer, 77, passed away peacefully at his home in Ennis, Texas, on Monday, January 3, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones. James was born in Ennis, Texas on September 10, 1944, to William F. and Annie Mae (Abbott) Cryer. He grew up in Ennis and graduated from Ennis High School in 1963. He then went on to attend college at Navarro Junior College in Corsicana, Texas, before transferring to East Texas State University in Commerce, Texas. He proudly served his country in the United States Army National Guard before being Honorably Discharged. He married the love of his life, Judy (Alford) Cryer on August 30, 1975.

Jennifer McCann Woods, 47, born on April 7, 1974, passed away on Dec. 21, 2021.

Services are pending under the direction of Eternal Rest Funeral Home Chapel Ennis, 215 N. Dallas St., Ennis, TX 75119.

Shirley Jean Russell, 76, born on Oct. 3, 1945, passed away on Dec. 18, 2021.

Services are pending under the direction of Eternal Rest Funeral Home Chapel Ennis, 215 N. Dallas St., Ennis, TX 75119.

Dixie Lee Dent, the widow of Fred Duane Dent, Executive of the family owned Ennis Transportation Company, peacefully passed away on November 23, 2021.

Leland Davis was born on May 16, 1977, to June and Carl Davis in Spokane, Washington.