A Sherman destination for fossil hunters from across the region may soon become its own park. City leaders discussed early plans to potentially build a new park and recreation area that would highlight Sherman’s reputation as a fossil hotspot.
Janice Ruth Stephens passed away peacefully at her home in Denison, Texas on May 24, 2022. Janice was born on January 10, 1942, to Curtis and Laverne Curry in Detroit, Texas. She attended both Elementary and Detroit High School. It was there where she met the love of her life, Joe Vernon Stephens. They were married on January 12, 1957, and had 4 beautiful children, Joe David, Kathy, Jimmy Don and Scotty. After the death of Joe Vernon, Janice and her children relocated to Denison, Texas. Janice was employed at Hitchcock Industries for many years and later would become a nail tech at the Denison Barber Shop on Main Street. Janice enjoyed Christmas with all the decorations making the holiday the best ever. She gift wrapped at Montgomery Wards, so her gifts were always gorgeous. She loved to see your face when you opened the perfect gift she not only wrapped, but picked just for you. She also enjoyed professionally decorating cakes, playing shuffleboard with her friends and she really, really loved shopping on QVC. She enjoyed all the gatherings at the little house in Detroit where all the family would come to celebrate some of the holidays which made the most special memories for everyone that came. Janice loved her children, grands and great grands more than anything and there is nothing she would not do for them. She was so proud of her family. Janice endured great losses in her life with her parents, siblings and her three boys and a grandson. She was also blessed with many grands, greats and wonderful friends to get her through. Janice was a wonderful wife, mother and grandma, great grandma and friend. Janice will be greatly missed.
Patricia Ann (Patti Solano) Bergtold, 87, of Sherman, passed away May 12, 2022 following a brief illness. Patti was born October 16, 1933 in Niobrara, NE to Earl and Evelyn Reynolds. At age 16, she earned her teaching certificate and later educated Niobrara children inside a one-room schoolhouse. Her 20s found Patti a military wife. Two wars left her a virtual single parent to four active boys in consistently unfamiliar locales. While raising her sons, Patti simultaneously worked to earn her registered nurse (RN) designation from Saint Joseph’s Mercy College. She went on to manage the offices of several of Sherman’s most respected physicians.
Alford Lee Burrow born Sept.24, 1934 in Annona, Tx., died in Sherman Wednesday May 25, 2022. Mr. Burrow is survived by his wife of 66 1/2 yrs, Julia (Judy) Funk Burrow, a son Richard Lee Burrow and wife Carrie, a daughter Paula Nell Burrow Booth and boyfriend Dennis Green, a Daughter in Law Jan Nethery Burrow Griffin and her husband Jay Griffin and a Sister Virginia “Jiggs” Burrow Luecke Collvins . He was preceded in death by his parents, Aubrey S. Burrow and Nellie Anderson Burrow, a son Michael Allen Burrow, three brothers and one sister.
Vernon Joe Morgan, 86, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison. Joe was born in Princeton, Texas on July 20, 1935, the son of Joe B.
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 75-year-old female. In 2012, I broke my ankle and they put in a plate and six screws on one side, and one screw on the other side. I’ve been reading that one should not leave the screws in for the rest of their life, because it can cause problems with the bones, causing arthritis. I can touch and feel the screw heads. The only problem is buying shoes that aren’t too high to rub, or when I sleep, positioning my foot.
The upcoming holiday weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. That means there likely will be plenty of gatherings with friends and family.
The longer this inquiry drags on, the more it looks like a coverup. Who killed James “Whitey” Bulger? And why did the federal government move the high-profile, 89-year-old, wheelchair-bound inmate into the general prison population just before his death? Attorney General Merrick Garland, who is expected to visit Greater Boston this week to speak at Harvard’s commencement, owes the public — and yes, Bulger’s family — some resolution.
The Los Angeles Times says, after another school shooting, that the American Dream dies in our own schools and home, by our hands and those of our neighbors. Perhaps this is how it all ends — self-government, self-defense, self-control, liberty, unity, family.
The home at 1612 Norwood Street in Sherman has so much to offer the lucky person that manages to snag it. Situated on a peaceful, picturesque 1.043 acres, it has four bedrooms, three baths, fresh paint, new Pella windows, and countless other updates.