Obituaries

Jan 21, 2022

Funeral Services for Debra Susan Hardy, age 50, of Ivanhoe, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 24, 2022 at Telephone Baptist Church in Telephone, Texas under the direction of Wise Funeral Home. Rev. Mickey Lyles will officiate. Burial will follow at Duplex Cemetery in Fannin County, Texas. Debra passed away Friday morning, January 21, 2022, lovingly...

Jan 17, 2022

Teddy Neal Bishop passed away Monday, January 17, 2022, at the age of 81 at Wilson and Jones Regional Medical Center in Sherman, Texas.  He was born in the Texas Panhandle on May 13, 1940, to Hazel Tigert Bishop and Theodore Bishop.

Teddy moved to Electra as a youngster, and Electra was his home on and off...

Jan 15, 2022

A Visitation for Barbara Ann Morrell, age 74, of Bonham, Texas will be held on Monday, January 24, 2022, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Wise Funeral Home. Barbara passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Texoma Medical Center in Bonham, Texas.

Barbara was born on May 16, 1947, in Maryland, the daughter of W....

Jan 11, 2022

Funeral services for Mrs. Janelle Munger, age 85, of Bonham, will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 15, 2022, in the Wise Funeral Home Chapel in Bonham.  Bro Mark Posey, Pastor Dana Coker and granddaughter Amanda Garrett will officiate.  Burial will follow in the Willow Wild Cemetery.  Mrs. Munger passed away on January 11, 2021, at the Texoma...

Jan 10, 2022

Funeral Services for Rev. Sammie Lee Holloway Sr., age 82, of Bonham Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 21, 2022 at New Home Baptist Church under the direction of Wise Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Gates Hill Cemetery. Sammie passed away Monday, January 10, 2022.

Sammie was born July 18, 1939,...

Jan 9, 2022

Funeral services for Choya D. Barker will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 15, 2022 at the Wise Funeral Home Chapel, 219 W. Sam Rayburn Dr. Bonham, Texas.  Chad McEntee will officiate along with family and friends.  Burial will follow in the Dodd City Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Stoney Adams, Colton Barker, Pete Jones, Larry Dean, Chad McEntee,...

Dec 26, 2021

Memorial Services for Kennith Dale Ingram, age 70, of Bailey, Texas will be held at 3:00PM Sunday, January 16, 2022 in new Hope Cemetery in Fannin County, Texas. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wise Funeral Home.  Kennith passed away Sunday morning, December 26, 2021, at his residence in Bailey, Texas.

Kennith was born on March...

Dec 21, 2021

Memorial Services for Teresa Raylene Russell, age 58, of Bonham, Texas  will be held at 3:00 pm Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel. Ellsworth Franklin will officiate. Teresa passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at her home.

Teresa was born November 28, 1963, the daughter of Johnny Stowe and Grace Tarpley Stowe....

Dec 21, 2021

Funeral services for Donald Lee "Don" Williams, 72, of Ector, will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, Dec. 27, 2021 at Boyd Baptist Church under the direction of Wise Funeral Home.  Rev. Mike Allred and Rev. Rodney Stanford will officiate.  Burial will follow in Willow Wild Cemetery in Bonham, Texas..  Don passed away Tuesday night, Dec. 21, 2021 at...

Dec 20, 2021

Funeral Services for Mack Everett Mahoney Jr., age 74, of Tyler, Texas will be held at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 2021 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel. Frances Spiers will officiate.  Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery, in Fannin County, Texas. Mack passed away Monday evening, December 20, 2021, at his residence in Tyler, Texas.

Mack...

Dec 19, 2021

Funeral Services for Bobby Jack Havens, age 85, of McKinney, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 27, 2021 at Wise Funeral Home Chapel in Bonham, Texas. Bro. Mike Burt will officiate. Burial will follow at Duplex Cemetery. Bobby passed away Sunday morning, December 19, 2021, at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in McKinney, Texas.

Dec 18, 2021

Richard G. Mills, 63, of Bonham, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 after a short battle with cancer.  He was born in Pleasanton, California on March 2, 1958 to Lee Mills and Jane Mooney Mills.  He was a "Jack of All Trades" and could do many things; if it was broken, he could fix it.  Richard was an...

Dec 17, 2021

Rev. W.C. Beasley finished his race in this life as we know it on December 17, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Rev. Beasley or as most people in the community referred to him "Brother Bill" held many titles during his 98 years of living.  He was called husband, father, Grandfather, Officer, Patriot, Veteran, Friend, Pastor,...

Dec 14, 2021

Funeral services for Runell Donohoe Mosley, 86, of Ivanhoe, Texas, will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021 at Duplex Baptist Church under the direction of Wise Funeral Home.  Rev. Jeff Johnson will officiate. A visitation will be held from 1:00 PM until service time Saturday  at Duplex Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Duplex Cemetery.  Runell passed...

Dec 13, 2021

A memorial gathering for Michael Howard "Mike" Horton, 66, of Telephone, TX, will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Friday, Dec. 17, 2021 at Wise Funeral Home.   Mike passed away Monday night, Dec. 13, 2021 at his residence.

Mike was born Dec. 13, 1955 in Gainesville, Texas, the son of John Henry Dean Horton and Bonnie...

Dec 12, 2021

Funeral services for Mr. Francis "Frank" Edward Kenna, age 73, of Bonham, Texas, will be held in Needles, California and layed to rest at the Needles-Riverview Cemetery.  Local services are under the direction of Wise Funeral Home in Bonham, Texas and the Desert Lawn Funeral Home in the Mojave Valley, Arizona will oversee services in Arizona and California.  Mr....

Dec 8, 2021

Funeral Services for Billy Jack Matthews, age 91, of Ravenna, Texas will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Dodd City Gymnasium in Dodd City, Texas under the direction of Wise Funeral Home. Bro Mike Allred, Bro. Josh Lott and Steve Authur will officiate. Burial will military and masonic honors will  follow at Willow Wild...

Dec 3, 2021

A Celebration of Life for James Gerald Mayo, 94, of Bonham, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 at Boyd Baptist Church.  Rev. Bill Ledbetter and Rev. Jerry Clements will officiate.  Burial will follow in Willow Wild Cemetery.  James passed away early Friday morning, Dec. 3, 2021 at Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home.

Nov 30, 2021

Funeral services for Lavonna Fay Clinton, 70, of Savoy, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at the Howe church of Christ, 1205 N. Collins Frwy, Howe, TX, under the direction of Wise Funeral Home.  Mike Dickison and Phil Smith will officiate.  Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Savoy, Texas.

Lavonna was born...

Nov 25, 2021

MaryAnn Thurner, age 80, passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving evening. She was born on September 11th, 1941 in Oakland, California to Vester and Barbara Edwards.

She was a wonderful wife, mother, Gigi, Meemaw, Gramma and Grandma. She loved having all the family together, making Thanksgiving extra special to her and her family. Food was her love language....