Obituaries

Apr 20, 2023

A private Graveside Service for Glen Pearson, age 68, of Bonham, Texas will be held on Monday, April 24, 2023, at 3:00 p.m. at Willow Wild Cemetery under the direction of Wise Funeral Home. Glen passed away Thursday, April 20, 2023 at Methodist Medical Center Richardson.

Glen Wilson Pearson was born October 1, 1954 in Bonham, Texas....

Apr 17, 2023

Howard Ray Zindars passed away on April 17, 2023 at the Wesley House Assisted Living in Bonham, Texas.

Howard was born on December 21, 1929 in Decatur, Illinois to Howard Russell Zindars and Lola Ray Fitzwater Zindars. He grew up on a farm northwest of Sadorus until he was 18 years of age. Howard graduated from Sadorus...

Apr 16, 2023

Grace Margaret Bauer Tucker, 99, of Bonham, Texas passed away Sunday, April 16, 2023, at the Seven Oaks Nursing Home in Bonham, Texas. The family will receive friends at the Wise Funeral Home Chapel from 10 a.m. until service time at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Pastor Lisa Reece will officiate. A private family burial will follow...

Apr 14, 2023

Mr. Jim Ed Massey, age 76, of Bonham peacefully passed into our Father's hands on April 14, 2023, in Bonham, Texas.  Jim was born in a small country house on March 25, 1947, in Murphy, Texas, to the late Randolph Lee Massey and Lillie Mae Williford Massey. Jim was the last of three children, two sons and one daughter...

Apr 10, 2023

Jan Kueckelhan Gibbs, 84, of Ivanhoe, Texas, passed away on April 10, 2023 at the Stone Brook Assisted Living in Denison, Texas.  The family will receive friends at the Wise Funeral Home Chapel from 10:00 AM until service time and the funeral will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, April 14, 2023, in the Wise Funeral Home Chapel.  Bro....

Apr 2, 2023

Jack was welcomed by his heavenly family on Palm Sunday, April 2, 2023, while receiving excellent care at the Clyde W. Cosper Veteran's Home. He began his life's journey on February 6, 1933, in St Joseph, MO., the eldest son of Fred and Alberta (Richey) Black. Pastor Dana Coker will preside over funeral services that will be held Saturday,...

Mar 31, 2023

Dr. Larry Wright Lawrence went to his heavenly home on Friday, March 31, 2023 at his home in Bonham.  Dr. Lawrence was born in Macon, Texas on September 7, 1938, to Hollie and Gladys Lawrence.  Living in the country, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and working around the family farm.

Dr. Lawrence went to school in Mt. Vernon,...

Mar 31, 2023

Graveside services for Mrs. Geniece Bryant Robbins, age 86, of Bonham, Texas, will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at the New Hope Cemetery off of FM 372, south of Highway 82, Mountain Springs Community in Cooke County, Texas. Bro. David Whittington will officiate.  The family and friends are invited to a viewing at graveside...

Mar 24, 2023

Our beloved Mary Frances Walters went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 24, 2023.

Mary was born to George and Frances Anderson on Friday, April 13, 1941 weighing 13lbs and 13oz in Roxton, Texas. Mary was born into humbled beginnings sharing her childhood memories of living in a two room cabin with no bathroom....

Mar 23, 2023

Jeri Lowell Wilkins passed away on March 23, 2023. Jeri was born in Corinth Mississippi, on December 16, 1953 to Luther and Ethel V. (Lentz) Wilkins. He lived in Chicago, Illinois for 12 years before moving back to Mississippi. Jeri finished the 11th grade at Alcorn Central, in the Farmington Community and went on to obtain his GED in 1974. ...

Mar 22, 2023

Jane Grice Hodge passed away on March 22, 2023 in Bonham, Texas.

Jane was born in Wood County Texas on February 8, 1935 at her grandmother's home to father Clovis Kyle Grice and mother Lorene Turner Grice. Jane moved to Bonham as a young child with her family, and graduated Bonham High School...

Mar 20, 2023

Franklin "Cordell" Foreman, age 79, of Telephone, Texas entered his eternal home on March 20, 2023 after a battle with cancer.

He was born November 22, 1943 in Honey Grove, Texas to Charles E and Sarah Kathryn (Holmes) Foreman. Cordell was a graduate from North Fannin High School in Ivanhoe, Texas in 1962. He married Carolyn Whisenhunt...

Mar 17, 2023

Donald Bruce Titsworth passed away on March 17, 2023 in Dallas, Texas.

He was born on July 26, 1968 to parents Donald and Carol Titsworth in Bonham, Texas. He graduated from Bonham High in 1986 and proudly joined the United States Airforce. Bruce enjoyed Gaither Vocal Band concerts, playing the piano, drums, and singing harmony. He was...

Mar 15, 2023

Marian Sue "Susie" Richard Patillo was born May 7, 1948 in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Joseph Francis Richard and Betty Jean Ewton Richard.  She was the oldest of twelve children.  Susie was a graduate of Adams High School and received her RN degree from El Centro College in 1978.  She was a pediatric nurse for many years.  Susie...

Mar 6, 2023

Kelly Kemp went to his heavenly reward on March 6, 2023.

Born on September 30, 1958 in Tripoli, Libya, Kelly is survived by his wife, Lee Ann, his sons, Jared (wife Danielle) and Kellen (wife Lela), his parents, Roy and Joyce, his sister, Karen, and his six grandchildren, Alyssa, Jacey, Haden, Rylan, Liam, and Keegan. Kelly also...

Mar 6, 2023

At 102 and a half years old Heaven gained another angel; our precious mother and granny went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 6, 2023. Please join the family in honoring her life on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 am with visitation 1 hour prior to service at Trinity Baptist Church, Bonham, TX....

Feb 28, 2023

Vivian Matlock Meek was born May 3, 1930.  She took her final, earthly breath February 28, 2023, at the age of 92 years, 9 months, and 25 days with her children by her side.  Psalm 55:6: "And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest." The daughter of...

Feb 24, 2023

"For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling." 2 Corinthians 5:1-2

Zack Cookman (officially, Charles Calvin Cookman) born August 7,...

Feb 24, 2023

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved Father, Grampy and PopPop, Darrel Lee Koll, age 89 of Bonham TX. He passed away on February 24, 2023, 2.5 months after falling and breaking his femur, at Clyde W. Cosper State Veterans Home in Bonham, TX.

Darrel was born on December 31, 1933 to Lawrence...

Feb 21, 2023

Elda Lou Main passed away on February 21, 2023 in McKinney, Texas.

Elda was born in the Dust Bowl on September 16, 1930 in Kansas. Her family ran a working family farm in a tiny town called Hugoton. She was ten years younger than her closest sibling. Elda had four brothers that were all smart and rowdy....