Zoë Massie
Zoë Izabella Massie, 20, passed away in her sleep Tuesday, December 6th, 2022, in Denison, Texas, after a 6-year battle with epilepsy. Zoë was born December 13th, 2001, in Denison, Texas to David Alexander Massie and Ashlee Lynn Wortham.
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Lewis Quinton Nelson
Lewis Quinton Nelson, 83, Denison, TX, passed away unexpectedly December 7th, 2022. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and faithful servant of the Lord. Lewis was born November 17, 1939 in Sycamore, Georgiathe youngest of six childrento Walter Chesterfield and Eunie Mauldin Nelson. He grew up working on the family farm, attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse, and graduated from Sycamore High School in 1957. After leaving Sycamore, he proudly served in the Navy from 1957 to 1962 but could not wait until his commitment was over to marry the woman who had stolen his heart on a blind date, the love of his life, Vivian Coffey. They married in 1961 and made their home in Atlanta where they welcomed two daughters, Dawn, and Holly. Atlanta is also where he began his career in the can business, a career spanning 40 years, taking the family from Georgia to Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Florida; and Lewis to Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and other locations for consulting. He was a well-respected manager because of his ability to step in and run any piece of equipment if needed, his desire to improve processes which earned him two US patents, but mostly for his fairness to all employees. Lewis ended his career in Denison as the plant manager for Sonoco Products in 2002, giving him and Vivian more time for travel in retirement. Lewis rarely went anywhere without Vivian by his side, traveling over the years to all fifty states, Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. His favorite vacation was a 2018 trip to Ireland with Vivian and his daughter, Holly where they made priceless memories. Lewis’ favorite pastime was woodworking. He took his joy of building things and used it with the Parkside Men’s Ministry, crafting thousands of small wooden crosses to share with others across the country and around the world. Whether you crossed his path in the grocery store, at a gas station, a family reunion or the Texas State Fair, his simple gesture of quietly sharin
Robert M. Gattis
On Sunday, Dec 11, Robert M. Gattis, a beloved husband, dad, and grandpa passed away at age seventy-two.
Grateful for a lengthy sentence
In the more than two decades I have covered court cases in Grayson County, I don’t think I have ever had to fight so harder to keep myself from jumping up and yelling “Halleluiah” than I did recently when Judge Jim Fallon sentenced Tammy Bittick to prison for 98 years after she pleaded guilty to five counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child.
Fentanyl crisis demands legislative solutions
Five years after the federal government declared the opioid crisis a national public health emergency, and more than two years since fentanyl deaths began skyrocketing in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has at last decided to throw his considerable political weight behind a simple measure to help save lives.
Texoma Family Shelter Wishes
Texoma Family Shelter, 331 W. Morton St., Denison, has been serving the community for 35 years. It’s the only homeless shelter in the Texoma area that provides adult individuals and entire families an extended stay, program-based environment. All services are provided at no cost. Clean, safe sleeping rooms for families and individuals shower facilities, toiletries, linens, laundry facilities, meals, clothing, individual case management, job search assistance, assistance with locating permanent housing, basic financial literacy and budgeting.
Dolls for a good cause
The most quintessential Christmas gift for a little is a doll and a sale going on at the Sherman Museum is a chance to give some previously loved dolls a second chance while helping a worthy cause. Janine McKee lived with diabetes for 50 years before dying at age 70 in 2018.
Handmade holiday cards are gifts in themselves; some tips
Around this time of year, Rose Keiko Higa often finds herself making holiday cards for family and friends. An art history major at Oberlin College, in Ohio, she uses cut and layered paper to craft Christmas cards, and paints traditional Japanese New Year’s cards on watercolor paper.
Jelly doughnuts: How to make the ultimate Hanukkah pastry
Jelly doughnuts, also known as sufganiyot, have become a classic Hanukkah treat, one of a number of foods fried in oil that are popular on the holiday ( latkes, or potato pancakes, are another). They’re doughnuts without a central hole, fried and stuffed with jelly or jam. In Israel, jelly doughnuts for Hanukkah are especially popular, and are sometimes filled with chocolate or halvah too. They also can be prepared in savory versions, stuffed with meat or vegetables.
Man trying to win back ex blindsided by her new beau
Dear Abby: My ex-wife, “Jenny,” and I were together seven years, married for almost five of them. We have a young child together. We have been divorced for eight months. I have been trying to reconcile with her because she is the love of my life and I want our family to be together.