Obituaries

Caroline Stanley Walls, 87, of Bronson, passed away peacefully at her residence on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Born on December 1, 1937, in Colmesneil, Caroline was the daughter of Carrol Stanley and Maude Shumway Stanley.

Kenneth Lee Wick, affectionately known as ‘Mr. Kenny’, passed away on January 8, 2025. Born on November 21, 1955, Kenny grew up in Nixon, and went on to attend an architectural drafting technical college.

James Patrick Johnson, age 64, of San Augustine, departed this physical life on December 27, 2024, at UT Southwest William Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas. Mr. James Patrick Johnson was born December 06, 1960.

Michael Eugene Smith, 72, of Milam, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Hemphill Care Center in Hemphill. Born on January 2, 1953, in Clayton, New Mexico, Michael was the son of William and Eunice Smith.

Ida Mae Beard, 64, of Pineland, passed away peacefully at Sabine County Hospital on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Born on November 20, 1960, in Jasper, Ida was the daughter of John Vaniel Beard and Myrtle Rayburn Thompson Beard.

David Arthur Rhodes, Sr., of Hemphill, passed away at his residence on Monday, December 30, 2024, at the age of 82. David was born on November 10, 1942, in Port Arthur, to Charles Lucien Rhodes and Hannah Cope Rhodes.

Lanny Dale 'Butch' Jackson, 83, of Milam, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in Lufkin. Born on June 5, 1941, in Corsicana, he was the son of Thomas Edward Jackson and Mary Frances Collins Jackson.

Sherry Lynn Franklin, 64, of Pineland, passed away peacefully at her residence on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Sherry was born on June 17, 1960, in Kirbyville, to Carl Bozeman and Patsy Craig Bozeman. A lifelong resident of Pineland, she dedicated her life to being a loving homemaker and mother.

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our mother, Ellen Darlene Spinks Boehlke, the morning of Sunday, December 22, 2024. She left this world at the age of 59 years. Darlene was born in San Augustine, on August 26, 1965 to Claudie Jim Spinks and Jewel Townsend Spinks.

Dee Walker Powell, III, of Livingston, formerly of Milam, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024, in Lufkin. He was born on April 4, 1939, in Houston, to Dee Walker Powell, Jr., and Dora Evelyn Johnson Powell.