October 2022

James Allen Cowles

James Allen Cowles passed away October 5th 2022 at his home in Howe, TX. He was born August 24th, 1945 in Columbus, Indiana to parents Charles and Dorothy Cowles. Jim served our country honorably as a Marine and was a Vietnam war veteran. He was an active church member of Bethel Baptist Church in Howe, Texas. Jim was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle. He is survived by his sister Charlotte Smith of Hope, Indiana; his son Robert Cowles, his grandson Jonah Cowles, and his daughterinlaw Irina Cowles of Sherman, TX. A memorial service will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church, Columbus, IN on October 29th at 2pm.

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Jonas Storm Berry

Jonas Storm Berry, 30, originally of Denison, Texas passed away on September 26, 2022, peacefully at his home in Nashville, Tennessee. Storm was born in Sherman, Texas and attended school in Denison.

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Rebecca Jane Watkins

Rebecca Jane Watkins passed away October 10, 2022 in Denison at the age of 67. She was born in Sherman to L.A. “Chuck” and Mildred Watkins. She often said she was “the other child”; in fact, she was the fourth born of five children. Rebecca grew up in Whitewright in a happy and healthy home. Rebecca worked for many years for Cigna and later as a in home care giver. But her greatest passion was her family. She was hard headed, opinionated but fair, loving, and generous. It was not necessary to guess about how she felt about something, she was plain spoken and straight forward. Rebecca was a devoted and caring mother; her pride and joy were her children. She once fed Ryan’s entire baseball team by cooking a big bag of hamburgers for their road trip. She had a big heart and was willing to help anyone in need. Rebecca loved her dogs, especially Duchess. She was widely respected and greatly loved. Rebecca was preceded in death by her parents, Chuck and Mildred Watkins; and sister, Roxanne Johnson. She is survived by her sons, Ryan Vick, and Chad Vick, daughter, Shelly Burdick and husband Bruce; grandchildren, Keaton Mudgett and Jordan Mudgett; siblings, Lillis Martin, Chuckie Watkins and Kimberly Watkins; aunt, Sharon Fleming and husband Larry; along with many nephews and nieces and extended family. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 12:30 PM at the Whitewright Visitor Center 111 West Grand Street Whitewright, Texas.

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next month’s Cop27 climate summit

Speaking to the Guardian last month, Belize’s representative to the U.N. vividly described the havoc wreaked on his country by global heating. “Loss and damage is already occurring,” said Carlos Fuller. “Severe erosion is altering communities; drought and floods (are) affecting farmers and causing infrastructure damage; (there is) coral bleaching; salt water intrusion is affecting the water supply.” From the catastrophic recent floods in Pakistan to the ongoing drought emergency in Kenya, similarly disastrous impacts are blighting developing nations across the globe. Many lack the economic resources to cope with new climate threats, which are overwhelmingly the consequence of historic carbon emissions by the world’s richest countries.

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Can you tell the ambulance which hospital to take you to?

Dear Dr. Roach: I have had bad experiences with my local trauma center. Mainly, they will not consult with my doctor or my hospital, and vice versa. Things would move more quickly and safely if they got my medical history rather than starting from scratch. As a result, I ask the EMTs or paramedics to take me to MY hospital, which is not that much farther away. Most times they refuse. Can I insist? I am so adverse that I ask a friend to take me to the emergency room instead of an ambulance.

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