Obituaries
Wilma Davis-Smith
Wilma Davis-Smith was born Nov. 21, 1950, to Wilmer (Bill) Davis and Irene Lindley Davis in Mexia, where she attended the public schools. Wilma also attended MCC in Waco, Fairfield Barber College and also took some classes at Dallas Theological College. Wilma worked as an X-ray Tech at the hospitals in Mexia, Teague, Fairfield, Buffalo, Corsicana and in Groesbeck, where she retired. Wilma was also the owner and operator of her own beauty salon “Wilma’s World of Curls” where she served residents of Mexia and the surrounding areas.
Jordan Thomas Looney
Jordan Thomas Looney, formerly of Teague, passed away May 27, 2023, in Stephenville, at the age of 33. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 8, at the Teague Church of Christ with Doug Young officiating.
Sandra Marie Hitt Watts
Our beloved Sandra Marie Hitt Watts passed away peacefully May 24, 2023, and is now celebrating her life in the presence of our Lord Jesus. She was born Aug. 8, 1944, in Dallas, in the Florence Nightingale Hospital to Ruby Nell and James Hitt. Sandra was raised in South Dallas and graduated from South Oak Cliff High School in 1962. Married in 1963, she went on to raise a daughter and a son in South Dallas, eventually settling in Garland. She was very active at Lover’s Lane United Methodist Church in Dallas for most of her life and later became part of the Arapaho Road Baptist Church community in Garland, where she volunteered in the children’s ministry.
Dr. Jermany Jamal Henry
Dr. Jermany Jamal Henry, 40, of Wortham, passed away and entered his Heavenly home on May 20, 2023, in Wortham. Services were held at noon Thursday, May 25, at First Baptist Church of Wortham, with Eulogist, Pastor Nathaniel Bedford of Lonestar Baptist Church, and the Rev. Wayne Williams, officiating. Interment followed at Wortham Cemetery. Visitation with the family was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Wortham.
