September 2022

Patsy Jean Seely, 87, of Whitesboro, Texas was called home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, August 29, 2022. Patsy was born in the Rock Creek area of Grayson County on January 2, 1935 to Everett and Ruby (Collins) Perry.

(April 15, 1941 August 29, 2022) Robbidean Carolyn Gruver (Robbie), age 81, of Plano, Tx, passed away peacefully at her residence on Monday, August 29, 2022. Robbie was born on April 15, 1941 in Sherman, TX to Robin F.

Jo Lea Connot, 66, of Whitesboro, Texas was called to her eternal home on Saturday, August 27, 2022. Jo was born on October 10, 1955 in Winner, South Dakota, to Leonard Lee and Beverly (Smith) Nespor. She was a graduate of Northeast High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jo worked for Southwestern Bell/ AT&T since 1973 and she was the owner of JDC Furniture. Her favorite color was purple. She enjoyed gardening, shopping at Dollar General, motorcycles and just about every animal God ever made. Jo never met a stranger or a stray animal that she didn’t try to take care of. She loved her family and friends and was ‘Mom” to everyone. She is survived by her son, Wade Connot and wife, Jessica; stepdaughter, Stacie Connot; grandchildren, Jolee Connot, Justess Trevino, Jackson Pruitt, Journee Pruitt, Seiarah Connot, Cristal Cunningham and wife, Meagan, sister, Sandy Nespor, brother Robbie Nespor and wife, Barbara; sister, Tammy Nespor, nephews, T.D. Nespor, and Seth Wentz, two great-nephews and two great-nieces as well as many cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends. Jo was preceded in death by her husband, David Connot, parents, Leonard and Beverly, stepmother, Doris Nespor, stepfather, Lowell Fenner, sister, Lorie Nespor Tolifson, brother, Randy Nespor and stepson, Jason Connot. Funeral services honoring Jo will be held at 4:00 PM on Friday, September 2, 2022 at Meador Funeral Home of Whitesboro, officiated by Pastor John Matey. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at Meador Funeral Home. To sign the online registry, please go to www.meadorfuneral.com.

Juanita Draper’s (known to family as Kiddie) 102 year earthly journey ended Monday August 29, 2022, she is now with her Lord and Savior. Juanita was born in Gordonville, TX on May 28, 1920 to Clifton Carlyle and Josie Shires Draper. Juanita’s first job was working at the egg breaking plant in Denison. The first thing she bought with her egg breaking earnings was a coal oil stove. She found out the company was going to have her work in the cooler, which she didn’t want to do, so she quit. She then went to work at Kraft where she worked for 2 years. In 1943 she left Kraft to attend the Southwestern Baptist Seminary. She felt the Lord had called her to attend the seminary so she could teach children the way the Lord wanted her to teach. These classes helped her teach the 4 and 5 year old children’s Sunday School classes and Vacation Bible School for 39 years and later adult Sunday School classes. While attending the seminary she worked on the weekend at Leonard’s Department Store in Ft. Worth. After leaving the seminary she came back to Denison and worked for S. H. Kress 5-&-10 store and helped her Aunt Jid (Juston Draper Powers) work in Vacation Bible School. In 1946 she went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone (SWB). She worked for SWB in Denison for 9 years and in 1955, when SWB went to a dial system, she transferred to Lubbock for another 23 years retiring in 1978. Upon retirement from SWB she moved back to Denison. While in Lubbock besides working for SWB she also worked in the cotton fields, enjoyed having a garden, growing her own vegetables, canning, eating and selling the vegetables she grew. She was really excited the first time she sold a bushel of black eyed peas for 25 cents. She also had fruit trees which allowed her the pleasure of making jelly. Juanita loved fishing, when she came to Denison for visits she would take her nieces and nephew on fishing trips to Brushy Creek. She also loved the Texas Rangers. She would call her niece Delynnis