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Weekly News of Cooke County
Volume 11, Number 35
Cooke County, Texas
January 28, 2015
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by Keith G. King
Are ya’ll ready for the “Souper
Bowl?”
The “Souper Bowl of Caring” is
a soup luncheon held from 11:15
a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 1) at
the Christian Life Center at First
Christian Church in Gainesville.
Everyone is invited to attend
the annual event that beneﬁts
VISTO.
There will be more than 20 varieties of soup served, so you can
taste to your hearts content.
And you can get all of that for a
donation to beneﬁt VISTO.
The annual event is hosted the
First Christian Church Deacons.
The Cooke County Fair Association has the perfect place
for you to take your Valentine
Sweetheart.
The group will hold a dinner
and dance beneﬁt on Valentine’s
Day (Feb. 14) at St. Peter’s Centennial Hall in Lindsay.
For a $100 donation, you get
dinner for two, entertainment
by local musicians Classic Recall Band and a chance to win a
Kubota RTV 550H, plus other
prizes.
Proceeds from the beneﬁt will
be used to rebuild the Cooke
County Fairgrounds.
To get your tickets, call Ramona Tyler at 940.736.1359 or
any other Cooke County Fair Association board member.
The Callisburg Community
Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb.
2 in the Callisburg Community
Center.
The meal begins at 6:30 and
the program will follow.
Mary Gorton with A to Z Organizing Company will present
the program about how to keep
organized.
A short business meeting will
follow the program. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
Abigail’s Arms is a member of
the Texas Association Against
Sexual Assault (TAASA).
TAASA’s Mobilizing Men Task
Force exists to organize men and
boys to address the root causes
of sexual violence in Texas. They
provide training, resources and
networking opportunities.
Abigail’s Arms Cooke County
Crisis Center with TAASA has
developed Men of Action that
seeks to change family violence
and sexual assault by male involvement in Cooke County.
A Men of Faith Summit is
planned to assemble prevention
educators and faith leaders from
around Texas to explore the role
that boys and men can plan in
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TXDOT to hold open
house for I-35, 82 plans
By Keith G. King
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – Cooke County residents are invited to attend a
Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Open House to
ﬁnd out about the planned construction for I-35 and Highway
82 through Cooke County.
TXDOT is planning major
expansions for I-35 and various
improvements for Highway 82.
The meeting will be from 5:30
to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the First
United Methodist Church at 214
S. Denton St., in Gainesville.
However, the card that residents
received in the mail listed the incorrect street.
The planned I-35 expansion
will be from Lone Oak Road
(FM 3002), south of Valley View
north to Mile Marker 1 in Oklahoma.
The massive 22-mile expansion
will include:
– Two additional lanes in each
direction.
– Re-alignment of portions of
the roadway.
– Two new bridges over Red
River.
– Removal of the northbound
Red River bridge.
– Conversion of the southbound Red River bridge to a
frontage road.
– Re-alignment of a railroad
corridor for approximately 4.8
miles through Valley View.
– Conversion of two-way
frontage roads to one-way.
– These changes will require the
acquisition of new right of way.
Proposed projects for Highway
82 will change intersections along
the corridor. The project team at
the Open House will show trafﬁc models that demonstrate the
impacts of the planned construction.
Big Changes Planned For I-35 – The Texas Department of Transportation is planning big changes
for the I-35 corridor through Cooke County and will hold an Open House to discuss those plans with
interested residents. The Open House will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the First United Methodist Church in Gainesville. Changes also are planned for the Highway 82 corridor through Gainesville.
(The Weekly News Photo)
TXDOT invites anyone to attend the open house to ﬁnd out
about the planning. TXDOT
staﬀ will be available to answer
questions and provide information.
No formal presentation will be
provided, so the Open House is
more of a come-and-go event.
Information also will be provided about the Environmental
Assessment that currently is under way in the planned construction areas.
TXDOT states that the proposed changes to both I-35 and
Highway 82 will update the roadways to current design standards
and provide congestion relief for
expected future traﬃc.
The Environmental Assessment
also will evaluate the eﬀects of a
no-build alternative.
Comments on the I-35 Improvement Project that are postmarked by Feb. 17 will become
part of the project record of the
I-35 Environmental Assessment.
Written comments may be presented at the Open House or by
mail to Stephanie Manry, TXDOT, 1601 Southwest Parkway,
Wichita Falls, Texas, 76302.
Commissioners table most
of agenda items Monday
By Keith G. King
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – During an expedited Monday meeting, Commissioners Court approved only a
portion of the consent items and
tabled the rest before adjourning
into an Executive Session.
After starting the meeting at 10
a.m., commissioners adjourned
into executive session at 10:06
a.m.
Cooke County Judge Jason
Brinkley told commissioners that
he wanted to expedite the meeting so that court members could
attend the funeral services for
Dola Marie Lemons, mother of
Precinct 2 Commissioner B.C.
Lemons.
Brinkley, Precinct 1 Commissioner Gary Hollowell and Precinct 3 Commissioner Al Smith
all requested items pulled from
the consent agenda before the
vote.
The items pulled follow.
– Approved the annual renewal
agreement and price increase between Cooke County and Schad
and Pulte Welding Supply, Inc.,
for oxygen cylinders and welding
supplies.
– Approved the annual renewal agreement between Cooke
County and Schindler Elevator
Services for elevator maintenance
services at the Cooke County
Annex building.
– Approved a resolution supporting the display of the motto
“In God We Trust” in the Cooke
County Commissioners Courtroom and the purchase of a
plaque.
After approval of the remaining consent agenda items, Brinkley moved to table discussion of
the three pulled items for a later
Commissioners Court. The motion passed.
Brinkley also moved to table an
agenda item to possibly approve
moving funds allocated to the
Oak Ridge Volunteer Fire Department to other Cooke County Volunteer Fire Departments
citing the complexity of the item
and having enough time to fairly
discuss it. The motion passed.
Commissioners adjourned into
Executive Session to discuss “Deliberation regarding Economic
Development Negotiations.”
Representatives from the proposed wind turbine project north
of Muenster were present for the
Executive Session.
Commissioners
reconvened
from the Executive Session at
2:42 p.m. and took no action.
Commissioners approved the
following consent items by a 4-0
vote.
– Approved budget amendments, monthly bills and payroll.
– Approved the treasurer’s
monthly report and attached afﬁdavits and the treasurer’s quarterly investment report.
– Approved appointment of
new members to the Lake Ray
Roberts Planning and Zoning
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Storm Spotter Training
set Feb. 4 in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE – The annual Storm Spotter Training Program will
be held in Gainesville from 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Gainesville Civic
Center.
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth wants to help residents prepare for the 2015 severe weather season by oﬀering the free
class.
The class is free and no pre-registration is required. The class is designed for oﬃcial storm spotters and also for anyone with an interest
to learn more about severe weather. This is part of an area-wide severe
weather preparedness campaign and includes spotter training session
across 46 counties in North and Central Texas.
The 2015 program will discuss thunderstorm formation, ingredients and features associated with severe and non-severe storms.
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Gainesville aggravated robberies
connected to Metroplex attacks
GAINESVILLE – Two
aggravated robberies in
Gainesville last week were
two in a string of incidents
that spanned from Fort
Worth to Thackerville,
Okla.
According to Gainesville
Police Department Public
Information Oﬃcer Belva
McClinton, two aggravated robberies were reported
in the 4300 block of North
I-35 Jan. 20.
Both robberies were reportedly perpetrated by a
white male who displayed
a knife and demanded
property, then left in a blue
Dodge pickup.
The ﬁrst incident was reported by Kassie Horner,
24, who reported that she
was in the parking lot waiting for a friend when she
was approached by the
suspect and he brandished
a knife and demanded her
wallet.
The suspect left there in
the blue Dodge and headed to the parking lot near
Cracker Barrel and Hampton Inn.
Michael Drisch, 41, was
approached by the suspect
in the Hampton Inn parking lot threatening with a
knife and demanding his
wallet.
Drisch gave the suspect
his wallet and he said that
the suspect got in his blue
Dodge pickup and left traveling east on FM 1202.
Area law enforcement
were notiﬁed and provided
the description of the suspect and his vehicle.
The vehicle was located in the parking lot at
Winstar World Casino by
Lighthorse Police and the
suspect was later located
inside the casino and taken
into custody on charges in
Oklahoma.
James Michael Anderson, 28, was arrested.
Anderson was positively
identiﬁed as the suspect in
one of the Gainesville robberies and GPD was working to obtain a warrant.
NBC’s Bianca Castro reported that Metroplex law
enforcement was seeking
a man responsible for “at
least ﬁve violent robberies
just since Monday afternoon.”
The suspect was described as a white male in
his late 20s and was driving a blue and gray 2003
Dodge Ram 1500 singlecap pickup that he stole
during the ﬁrst robbery.
The suspect allegedly
robbed a man in a Walmart
Commissioners table most
of agenda items Monday
parking lot in Fort Worth
and stole his pickup. He
later tried to rob a woman
and her two children.
He stabbed and robbed
a person in The Home Depot parking lot in White
Settlement Monday. Then
Tuesday, he robbed a woman in The Home Deport
parking lot in the 7900
block of South Freeway.
The he committed another
aggravated robbery in the
parking lot of a gas station
in Euless.
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Commission for a two year
term.
– Approved appointing new members to the
Cooke County Historical
Commission for a two year
term.
– Approved a contract
between the Cooke County Library and Freading.
– Approved allowing
NCTC to use the Cooke
County Library parking lot
for valet parking during a
fundraising event on April
18 at the Gainesville Civic
Center.
– Approved out-of-state
travel for Library Director
Jennifer Johnson-Spence
to attend the American
Libraries Association Conference in San Francisco in
June.
– Approved the annual
renewal of the inter-local
cooperation agreement between Cooke County and
Texas Department of Public Safety for OmniBase
Services for Precinct 1 and
Precinct 4 Justices of the
Peace.
– Approved the annual
renewal agreement between Cooke County and
Perdue, Brandon, Fielder,
Collins, and Mott, LLP, for
court fees and ﬁnes collections from Jan. 1 to Dec.
31.
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– Approved the annual
renewal agreement between
Cooke County and MasterFiles, Inc., for search directory assistance, Internet
Web access and batch processing program located in
the Cooke County Compliance Oﬃce.
– Approved the annual
renewal agreement between Cooke County and
IESI Texoma (Progressive
Waste Solutions) for waste
services for Precinct 1 Road
and Bridge barn from Feb.
18 to Feb. 17, 2016.
– Approved the annual renewal of the Interjurisdictional Mutual Aid
Agreement between Cooke
County and North Central
Texas College.
– Approved the annual
renewal of the Cooperative
Purchasing Agreement between Cooke County and
Grayson County.
– Approved the annual
renewal of the Cooperative
Purchasing Agreement between Cooke County and
Denton County.
– Approved the annual
renewal agreement between Cooke County EMS
and EMS Technology Solutions, LLC, for monthly
management license on
EMS Inventory Management System.
– Approved the annual
renewal agreement between
Cooke County EMS and
Kiamichi Technology Centers for clinical experience
from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31.
– Approved the annual
renewal agreement be-
tween Cooke County and
Denton County Municipal
Electric for cooperative frequency reuse from Jan. 1 to
Dec. 31.
– Approved the annual
renewal agreement between
Cooke County and American Red Cross, North Texas Region for the Disaster
Service Program from Jan.
1 to Dec. 31.
– Approved the annual
renewal of the agreement
between Cooke County
EMS and CentreLearn
Solutions, LLC, for educational content for EMS
training from Jan. 1 to
Dec. 31.
– Approved the transfer
of a handheld laser, radar
unit and a dash-mounted
radar gun from the Cooke
County DPS Oﬃce to the
Cooke County Sheriﬀ’s
Oﬃce.
– Approved the agreement between Cooke
County and American
BioSource for removal service for spent oil at Cooke
County Justice Center from
Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 with two
one-year renewals.
– Approved a contract
between Cooke County
and FirstLab as the consortium for Cooke County’s
DOT drug and alcohol
screening.
– Approved a cell phone
allowance for Precinct 4
Justice of the Peace Carroll
Johnson.
– Approved the interlocal agreement between
Cooke County and Valley
View Volunteer Fire De-
partment for ﬁre services.
– Approved accepting a
donation of 53 signs, 17
large tops and 1 small top
from the Texas Department of Transportation
to all Precinct Road and
Bridge in accordance with
the Rider 19 Program.
– Approved closing the
Cooke County Library
Feb. 18 to Feb. 19 for collection inventory.
– Approved a voting machine rental agreement between Cooke County and
the City of Gainesville.
– Approved the maintenance agreement between
Cooke County and Stryker
for maintenance services
on EMS Power Pro Cots
from March 1 to Feb. 29,
2016.
– Approved the surplus
by auction or salvage of a
1986 Chevy Pickup awarded to the Cooke County
Sheriﬀ Oﬃce via judgment
forfeiture, and advertisement of the same.
– Approved the surplus
by auction or salvage of
four Crown Victoria Patrol Units from the Cooke
County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce and
advertisement of the same.
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Area obituaries
Robert Lee
VanHoozen
Services
Robert Lee VanHoozen,
74, of Whitesboro died
Jan. 15 in Denison.
A Memorial Service was
held Jan. 27 at the Church
of Jesus Christ in Gainesville with Pastor Arthur
Green oﬃciating. Arrangements were under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home
of Gainesville.
History
Robert Lee VanHoozen
was born July 15, 1940 in
Dexter to George and Mildred Hughes VanHoozen.
Survivors
Robert Lee VanHoozen
is survived by his wife,
Veronica of Whitesboro;
son, Wade VanHoozen
of Gainesville; daughter
and son-in-law, Belinda
and Charley Green of
Gainesville;
grandson,
Tyler Massey; grandson
and spouse, Justin and
Courtney Massey; three
great-grandchildren; stepchildren, Robert Chandler,
John Chandler and Jennifer Chandler; step-grandchildren, Jeﬀery Chandler,
Gregory Chandler and Jacob Chandler; four sisters;
and two brothers.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; step-son,
Charles Chandler; four sisters; and two brothers.
Herman Nieman, Jr.
Services
Herman Nieman, Jr., 92,
of Gainesville died Jan. 19
in Gainesville.
A Memorial Service was
held Jan. 23 at the First
Presbyterian Church with
the Rev. John Hare oﬃciating. Arrangements were
under the direction of the
Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home of Gainesville.
History
Herman Nieman, Jr., was
born July 5, 1922 in Rega,
Mich., to Herman and Alvina Fink Nieman, Sr. He
married Dorothy Sutkatis
May 8, 1948 in Ohio.
Herman Nieman, Jr., re-
tired from National Supply
Company.
He enjoyed ﬂying, was
an avid golfer and enjoyed
singing in the choir at the
First Presbyterian Church
where he was a longtime
member.
Survivors
Herman Nieman, Jr., is
survived by his sons and
daughters-in-law, Charles
“Chuck” and Carol Nieman and David and Jan
Nieman; daughter and
son-in-law, Ann Nieman
and George Wright; and
brothers, Lester Nieman,
Elwood Nieman, Harold
Nieman and Kenneth Nieman.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Dorothy; parents; and sister, Sue
Webber.
Donations
Contributions may be
made to the Choir Fund,
First Presbyterian Church,
401 S. Denton St., Gainesville, Texas, 76240.
Roselie
Ramia Perryman
Services
Roselie Ramia Perryman,
85, of Houston, formerly
of Gainesville, died Jan. 20
in Houston.
Services were held Jan.
23 at the Geo. J. Carroll
& Son Chapel with the
Rev. Don Yeager oﬃciating. Burial was in Fairview
Cemetery. Arrangements
were under the direction
the Geo. J. Carroll & Son
Funeral Home of Gainesville.
History
Roselie Ramia Perryman
was born July 23, 1929 in
Meridian, Miss., to Joseph
and Inez Assef Ramia.
She enjoyed traveling
and socializing. She was active in the Kiowa Women’s
Bridge Club and Chevron
Retiree’s Organization.
Survivors
Roselie Ramia Perryman
is survived by her sons,
Alan Perryman of Socorro,
N.M., and Vern Perryman
of Houston; sister, AnnieMarie Hodge; brother,
William J. Ramia; four
nieces; and six nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; husband, Thomas Perryman;
and brothers, John Ramia,
George Ramia and Louis
Ramia.
Mary
Jolene Thomas
Services
Mary Jolene Thomas, 58,
of Whitesboro died Jan. 20
at Texoma Medical Center
in Denison.
Services were held Jan.
24 at the First Presbyterian Church in Whitesboro
with the Rev. Clay Brantley oﬃciating. Burial was
in Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements were under the
direction of the Meador
Funeral Home of Whitesboro.
History
Mary Jolene Thomas
was born Jan. 7, 1957 in
Parsons, Kan., to Joseph
Alban and Mary Louise
Vomer Sevart.
She was a member of the
First Presbyterian Church
of Whitesboro. She was a
youth leader.
Mary Jolene Thomas
was employed as a RN and
worked with mental health
patients. She also worked
for North Texas Home
Health.
She enjoyed her grandchildren and was a guitar
picker.
Survivors
Mary Jolene Thomas is
survived by her husband,
Robin Thomas of Whitesboro; son and daughterin-law, Joshua and Emily
Donahue of Mazie, Kan.;
daughter, Annie McEuin
of Rome; step-daughters,
Shawnna Cox of Houston and Sky Thomas of
Houston; grandchildren,
Kera, Emma, Jenae, Macy,
Tommy, Charlie, Brooklyn, Dylan and Austin;
brothers and sisters-in-law,
Terry and Penny Sevart of
Midland and Jeﬀ and Sherrie Sevant of Sperry, Okla.;
sister, Mickey Sevart of
Wallis; mother, Lou Sevart
of Parsons, Kan.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her father, Joseph
Sevart; and sister, Debbie
Sevart.
Mark
David Neasbitt
Services
Mark David Neasbitt,
48, of Sadler died Jan. 21
in Sherman.
Services were held Jan.
24 at Cowboy Church
in Sadler with the Rev.
Sam Moore, the Rev. David Woolsey and the Rev.
Rick Carney oﬃciating.
Burial was in Sadler Cemetery. Arrangements were
under the direction of the
Meador Funeral Home of
Whitesboro.
History
Mark David Neasbitt
was born Nov. 9, 1966 in
Sherman to Ele and Betty
Bennett Neasbitt.
He was a member of
the Three Cross Cowboy
Church of Sadler.
Survivors
Mark David Neasbitt is
survived by his father, Ele
Neasbitt of Sadler; and
brothers, Noel Neasbitt of
Sadler and Rick Kennedy
of Sherman.
He was preceded in death
by his mother, Betty Neasbitt; and grandparents,
Price and Edith Neasbitt
and David and Jewel Bennett.
Donations
Contributions may be
made to the Three Cross
Cowboy Church, 301 S.
Main St., Sadler, Texas,
76264.
Roy Dean Hampton
Services
Roy Dean Hampton, 84,
of Valley View died Jan. 21
at his residence.
Services were held Jan. 24
at the First Baptist Church
of Valley View with the
Rev. Bill Black oﬃciating.
Burial was in Valley View
Cemetery. Arrangements
were under the direction of
the Meador Funeral Home
of Gainesville.
Pallbearers were his
grandsons, Ricky Riggs,
Michael Hamilton, Tanner
Rankin, Tyler York, Lane
York and Mason York.
History
Roy Dean Hampton
was born May 13, 1930 in
Whitesboro to Homer and
Rosa Lee Hampton.
He was the owner and
operator of a paint and
body shop.
He attended First Baptist
Church of Valley View.
Survivors
Roy Dean Hampton is
survived by his wife, Sue
Hampton of Valley View;
sons and daughters-in-law,
Philip and Sylvia York of
Rio Rancho, N.M., Josh
and Lisa York of Valley
View and Jason and Shanda
York of Valley View; son,
Gerald Wayne Hampton of
Whitesboro; daughters and
sons-in-law, Brenda Gail
Davis of Sadler, Teresa and
Callisburg United
Methodist Church
We invite you to attend
Sunday school at 10 am and
worship at 11 each Sunday
morning. We are located
northeast of Gainesville in a
quaint, quiet and beautiful
setting. Just minutes from
anywhere in Gainesville, it
is well worth the drive to
visit with us and experience
God’s presence in the lives
and talents of this loving
and dynamic congregation.
We are located at 123 Oscar
Cole Street. For additional
information, please call the
pastor at 903-819-2776 or
just plan on stopping by to
join us this Sunday.
Greg Ortega of Whitesboro and Tanja and Curtis
Cogburn of Whitesboro;
sisters, Lena Mae Richardson of Campbell and Edna
Ruth Wilson of Whitesboro; 34 grandchildren; 31
great-grandchildren; and
four great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; brother,
James Hampton; and sister, Marie Grafton.
Donations
Contributions may be
made to Home Hospice of
Cooke County, P.O. Box
936, Gainesville, Texas,
76241.
Virgil Dean Williams
Services
Virgil Dean Williams,
86, of Gainesville died Jan.
22 After a short stay at
Texas Health Presbyterian
in Dallas.
Services were held Jan. 24
at Temple Baptist Church
with Dr. Eddie Chennault
oﬃciating. Burial was in
Rubottom Cemetery in
Love County, Okla. Arrangements were under the
direction of the Meador
Funeral Home of Gainesville.
Pallbearers were his
grandsons.
Honorary Pallbearer was
Joe Newsome.
History
Virgil Dean Williams
was born as a twin March
8, 1928 in Rubottom,
Okla., to Jesse Frank and
Vena Lowe Williams. At
12-years-old he took over
the family farm after his
father died of tuberculosis. He attended Rubottom
schools.
Virgil Dean Williams
joined the United States
Army and served as a medical tech in the Paciﬁc during World War II. He was
honorably discharged in
1947.
He married and they
moved to Gainesville in
1955. He was a skilled
heavy equipment operator and had a career with
Buck Ballew Trucking as
a truck driver and worked
for Robert McElreath for
many years as a bulldozer
operator. He retired as an
employee of Cooke County Precinct 3.
After his ﬁrst marriage
ended, he married Ruth
Willis in 1978. They enjoyed traveling, gardening
and walking together.
He attended Temple
Baptist Church. He was a
32nd Degree Mason.
Survivors
Virgil Dean Williams
is survived by his children, Keith and Sharon
Williams of Gainesville,
Gary and Patty Williams
of Fort Worth, Bryan and
Jamie Williams of Decatur,
Johnny and Susie Williams
of Gainesville, Kenny and
Shirley Laux of Gainesville,
Frank and Linda Westbury
of Gainesville, Stan and
Sharlene Willis of Gainesville and Terry “Bubba” and
Cindy Willis of Gainesville; 18 grandchildren; 22
great-grandchildren; ﬁve
great-great-grandchildren;
and twin sister, Geraldine
Bone.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Ruth
Williams; son, Ricky Williams; daughter, Sue Williams; grandsons, Forest
Willis and Paul Ritchie;
great-granddaughter, Kathleen Arendt; parents; and
six siblings.
Donations
Contributions may be
made to North Texas Medical Center Foundation in
Gainesville.
Hugh
Howard Morrison
Services
Hugh Howard Morrison, 80, of Gainesville died
Jan. 22 in Gainesville.
Services were held Jan.
27 at the Geo. J. Carroll
& Son Chapel with Ben
Willingham and David
Gray oﬃciating. Burial was
in Collinsville Cemetery.
Arrangements were under
the direction of the Geo.
J. Carroll & Son Funeral
Home of Gainesville.
Pallbearers were Frankie
Wallace, Joe Webb, Keith
Parson, Dwayne Dennis,
John Grussell and Johnny
Bryan.
Honorary
Pallbearers
were Byron Canaday and
R.D. Thomas.
History
Hugh Howard Morrison
was born Nov. 22, 1934 in
Gainesville to Joseph Joshua and Alice Lynn Haney
Morrison.
Survivors
Hugh Howard Morrison
is survived by his wife, Betty of Gainesville; daughter, Diane Hutchinson of
Gainesville; daughter and
son-in-law, Gwen and Patrick Elmes of Arlington;
son and daughter-in-law,
Doug and Lorie Morrison
of Gainesville; grandchildren and spouses, Kayla and
Joey Eggenberger, Brittany
and Christopher Petruska,
Danielle Elmes, Wes Morrison, Carlie Hutchinson and Ranee Morrison;
four great-grandchildren;
brother and sister-in-law,
D.L. “Danny” and Jean
Morrison of Gainesville;
brother-in-law, Lewis Cox
of Gainesville; aunt, Ellen
Bush of Gainesville; and
several nieces, nephews
and cousins.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; brother,
Glenn Dale Morrison; and
sister, Clara Cox.
Donations
Contributions may be
made to Home Hospice of
Cooke County, to Hillcrest
Church of Christ Building
Fund or to the Stanford
House.
Anna Louise
Harris Kemplin
Services
Anna Louise Harris
Kemplin, 81, of Valley
View died Jan. 22 at her
residence.
Services were held Jan.
24 at the Valley View
Church of Christ with David Kilpatrick and Kenneth
Sebrun oﬃciating. Burial
was in Fairview Cemetery.
Arrangements were under
the direction of the Geo.
J. Carroll & Son Funeral
Home of Gainesville.
History
Anna Louise Harris
Kemplin was born May 16,
1933 in Marietta, Okla.,
while her mother was visiting her grandparents. L.D.
“Buster” and Lena Floyse
Bays Harris were her parents.
At 12 years old, she began delivery the Gainesville Daily Register in Valley View and then worked
at Miller’s Drugstore. She
was an usher at the State
Theater and brieﬂy worked
at Valley View National
Bank.
She graduated as Valedictorian of the Valley View
High School Class of 1950.
She attended Midwestern
in Wichita Falls. At 19, she
graduated with a Bachelor’s
in education and was hired
to teach at Reinhardt Elementary in Dallas Independent School District.
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January 28, 2015
Gaineville council approves
sale of $10 million bonds
Funds for Phase II of the Wastewater Treatment Plant construction
By Keith G. King
The Weekly News
GAINESVILLE – The
Gainesville City Council
approved the sale of $10
million tax and revenue
Certiﬁcates of Obligation
bonds during the Jan. 20
meeting.
The $10 million sale of
bonds will fund Phase II of
the Gainesville Wastewater
Plant construction.
Boyd London of First
Southwest presented the
sale to the council.
London told council
members that the rate of
2.6 percent was extremely
King
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preventing sexual violence
in their community.
The summit will be a
Christian roundtable from
1:45 to 3:15 p.m. Friday
(Jan. 30) at the Whaley
United Methodist Church
Conference Room in
Gainesville. People of all
faiths are welcome to attend.
For more information,
call Kelly Fiore Watson at
940.665.2873.
low for a 20-year obligation.
Bonds sold last year for
the ﬁrst part of the street
project that was approved
by voters were at a low of
3.01 percent.
Gainesville City Manager Barry Sullivan said that
by selling the bonds now,
funds will be available to
continue the Phase II construction after the Phase I
construction is completed.
Council members voted
5-0 to suspend the charter
and then voted 5-0 to proceed with the bond sale.
Council members Keith
Clegg and Ray Nichols
were not present.
London talked about the
city’s good Standard and
Poors (S&P) and Moody’s
Investor Service ratings of
AA- and Aa3 that kept the
rates low.
Sullivan also said that because of the city’s ratings,
no insurance purchase
was required to secure the
funds.
The current wastewater
facility is 25 years old and
Sullivan said that its life expectancy is 20 years.
He told council members that after construction, the plant will use a
sequencing batch reactor
that is cheaper to buy and
to operate than the current
system, saving money into
the future.
Sullivan said that because
of changes such as the reactor, the total cost of the
construction is projected to
be approximately $14 million, rather than the $20
million to rebuild with the
same type of system.
Council members authorized the City Secretary
Caitlyn Huddleston to issue
a license to drill a non-production well to Texas CES,
Inc., which will be used for
training and equipment
testing purposes within the
city limits.
Council members approved two Gainesville
Economic Development
Corporation projects on
the second reading.
GEDC was approved to
enter a one-year contract
with Site Location Partnership at a cost of $12,500 to
market the City of Gainesville as a place to locate
manufacturing and distribution facilities.
The GEDC also was approved on the second reading to buy property at 1514
W. California St., at an estimated cost of $191,000.
Council members ap-
proved the second reading
of a proposed ordinance to
amend a zoning ordinance
to deﬁne Beauty Salon to
include the deﬁnition of
Permanent Cosmetics.
The city’s current ordinance deﬁnition for Tattoo
Parlor/Piercing Studio applies to permanent makeup and tattoos, the council
directed Sullivan to add
language to the ordinance
requiring a Special Use Permit for tattoo parlors.
Council members also
unanimously
approved
the annual Gainesville Investment Policy without
changes from last year.
The Cooke County Republican Women will meet
at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at the First
Christian Church Fellowship Hall in Gainesville.
The program will be provided by Evan Sayet who
resides in Los Angeles, Calif., and has become a leading conservative political
comedian and a Master of
Ceremony for Republican
and conservative events.
For more information, call Lynn Switzer at
940.665.6300 or Dorthy
Lewis at 940.736.5871.
Nocona Style Parade at
3:30 p.m. Feb. 7.
To learn more and see
the schedule of events visit www.Nocona.org, call
940.825.3526 or email to
noconachamber@nocona.
org.
groups in this discussion,”
Denny said. “Our goal is
to look beyond what divides us by emphasizing
our shared history and our
common aspirations.
For more information,
call 940.727.9355 or email
to [email protected].
The program will begin
at 2 p.m. at the Amphitheater near the Kid Fish Pond
for a live birds of prey talk.
Mager will provide a talk
about conservation and
birds of prey with the help
of her Great Horned Owl
named “ET” and other
birds of prey.
The program is free, but
there is a $7 charge for
park entry for anyone who
is 13 years old or older.
For more information
call 940.637.2636.
The ﬁfth annual Mardi
Gras Nocona Style will be
held Feb. 4 to Feb. 7 in
downtown Nocona.
The event will kick oﬀ
Feb. 4 with the opening
of the tailgating and party
tent area.
Food and events will ﬁll
the days until the Kids Parade at 11 a.m. Feb. 7 followed by the Mardi Gras
Storm Spotter Training
set Feb. 4 in Gainesville
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And those attending will discuss non-threatening clues
that may be mistaken for signiﬁcant features.
The program will discuss what you can do to keep you
and others safe when thunderstorms threaten.
Spotter operations and recommended reporting procedures will be discussed.
The two-hour event will be in multi-media format,
feature many new pictures of storms and a new video
from the 2014 severe storm season, with emphasis on the
storms which aﬀected the region in April 2014.
“Once again, we have plenty of new material for the
training session,” Warning Coordination Meteorologist
at Fort Worth National Weather Service Mark Fox said.
“We combine the radar date spotter video to show the
2014 storms in detail, highlighting the subtle, yet important features.”
The fundamental purpose of the spotter training and
the storm spotter network remains unchanged.
“Weather radar can only tell us so much,” Meteorologist-in-Charge of the Fort Worth Oﬃce Tom Bradshaw
said. “The trained spotters in the ﬁeld give important information for the warning process to work eﬀectively.”
“By coming to the program, you will learn a lot about
thunderstorms,” Fox said. “Even if you don’t become an
active storm spotter, you will learn about how storms
work and the visual clues you can identify when storms
are in your area. This will better prepare yourself and your
family for the threats that storms pose.”
The Cooke County Storm Spotter Training is held in
partnership with Cooke County Emergency Management and the Gainesville Fire Department.
The Cooke County event is one of more than 60 training session that the Fort Worth NWS Oﬃce will conduct
between January and March.
For more information about severe weather, visit www.
weather.gov/fortworth.
“Human Rights and
Christian Faith: An InDepth Look at How
Christianity Has Aﬀected
Human Rights in Today’s
World” is a six-week study
beginning Feb. 4 at Whaley
United Methodist Church
in Gainesville.
The classes will be from 6
to 7 p.m. each Wednesday
from Feb. 4 to March 11.
Dr. Pat Ledbetter, a
North Central Texas College professor, will lead the
inter-denominational series that focuses on the role
of Christianity in deﬁning
and implementing universal human rights.
Series topics will include
how we practice Christianity today, how we implement equality for all and
how we understand human
rights today.
The series will be facilitated by retired Methodist minister and former
District Superintendent
Denny Hook. “We are
especially interested in involving people of diﬀerent
denominations and ethnic
“Doris Mager and Live
Birds of Prey” will be the
program Saturday (Jan. 31)
at the Johnson Branch of
Lake Ray Roberts in Valley
View.
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Gainesville Police reports
GAINESVILLE – The following incidents were reported to the Gainesville
Police Department.
Gregory Portwood reported the theft of property
more than $1,500 but less
than $20,000 in the 2600
block of East Highway 82.
Andre Costa reported
the fraudulent use of identifying information in the
100 block of Candlewood
Drive.
Lacey May reported
damage to a vehicle from a
hit-and-run accident in the
500 block of West California Street.
Angela Smith reported
credit/debit card abuse in
the 600 block of North
Grand Avenue.
State of Texas reported
the forgery of a government instrument in the
500 block of West Highway 82.
Marsha Smith reported
damage to a vehicle from a
hit-and-run accident in the
100 block of North Grand
Avenue.
Rebecca Benoy reported
the burglary of a habitation
in the 1800 block of North
Culberson Street.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported the theft of property less than $1,500 in the
1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
Grace Vaughan reported
criminal trespass in the 900
block of Kent Drive.
Alfonso Govea reported
the burglary of a habitation
in the 500 block of Hancock Street.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported organized retail
theft less than $50 in the
1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
Candy Travistead reported damage to a vehicle
from a hit-and-run accident in the 300 block of
North Taylor Street.
Shwanda Jones reported
harassment in the 1800
block of Lawrence Street.
Thomas Cummings reported the theft of a horse
valued less than $20,000 in
the 200 block of Candlewood Circle.
Dawinder Singh reported the burglary of a building in the 1900 block of
North I-35.
Dava Brown reported the
fraudulent use of identifying information in the 200
block of Santa Fe Street.
Araceli Salazar reported
the burglary of habitation
in the 800 block of North
Dixon Street.
Alma Zatarain-Casteneda reported the fraudulent
use of identifying informa-
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Olive Street.
Kassi Horner reported
an aggravated robbery in
the 4300 block of North
I-35.
Michael Drisch reported
an aggravated robbery in
the 4300 block of North
I-35.
Charles King reported
the theft of a ﬁrearm in
the 1100 block of Whaley
Drive.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported the theft of property more than or equal to
$50 but less than $500,
reported organized retail
theft more than or equal to
$50 but less than $500 and
reported criminal trespass
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported criminal trespass
and the theft of property
less than $1,500 in the
1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported organized retail
theft more than or equal
to $50 but less than $500
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Imelda Morales reported
the burglary of a habitation
in the 600 block of South
Taylor Street.
Ronald Carpenter reported the burglary of a
habitation in the 1000
block of O’Neal Street.
Charles McNamara reported criminal mischief
more than or equal to
$50 but less than $500 in
the 1100 block of North
Howeth Street.
Carol Walker reported
the burglary of a habitation
in the 2600 block of East
Highway 82.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported organized retail
theft less than $50 in the
1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
Cooke County Library
reported criminal trespass
in the 200 block of South
Weaver Street.
State of Texas reported
disorderly conduct and
discharging a ﬁrearm in the
800 block of Buck Street.
Tara Collins reported
the theft of property more
than or equal to $50 but
less than $500 in the 1000
block of O’Neal Street.
Anna Garcia-Santiz reported the fraudulent use
of identifying information in the 300 block of
Rosedale Drive.
Kurt Smith reported the
burglary of a habitation in
the 900 block of Ritchey
Street.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported organized retail
theft more than or equal
to $50 but less than $500
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported the theft of property less than $1,500 in the
1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
Janice Searcy reported
the theft or property more
than or equal to $50 but
less than $500 in the 2300
block of Alabama Drive.
Pal Hildebrand reported
criminal trespass in the
1400 block of East Broadway.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported criminal trespass
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Jammy Cantrell reported
criminal mischief more
than or equal to $50 but
less than $500 in the 600
block of Walter Road.
Walmart
Supercenter
reported organized retail
theft less than $50 in the
1800 block of Lawrence
Street.
James Edgett reported
criminal trespass in the
1500 block of Patricia
Drive.
Walmart Supercenter reported theft less than $50
in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street.
Arrest log
Sean Matthew Bruce,
28, felony warrant.
Vanta Lamont Windom,
41, public intoxication.
Vanessa Alicia Herrera
Graves, 29, misdemeanor
warrant.
Linda Martinez Samaro,
49, driving with invalid license.
Michael Lynn Kirk, 52,
misdemeanor warrant.
Wendall Dewayne Elliott, 43, failure to identify
a fugitive.
Bobby Bryant Trammell,
59, misdemeanor warrant.
William Scott Smith,
55, felony warrant, misde-
meanor warrant.
Brittany Jean Gray, 24,
organized retail theft.
Joshua Michael Kirk, 21,
organized retail theft.
Angelica Magana, 29,
misdemeanor warrant.
Deonte Rashad Hayes,
34, driving while intoxicated.
Michael Done Russell,
22, driving with invalid license.
Ryan Heath McKethan,
36, driving with invalid license.
Michael Joseph Stevens,
35, felony warrant.
Tammy Denise Stevens,
33, felony warrant.
Howard Andrew Hornbeck, 47, driving while intoxicated.
Joshua Jeﬀ Barrier, 35,
aggravated assault with a
deadly weapon, driving
while intoxicated.
Montana Lee Inman, 18,
public intoxication by a
minor.
Tony Joseph Bearden,
34, felony warrant.
Daniel James Baker, 26,
criminal trespass.
Flora Leann Franklin,
25, theft of property.
Stephanie Laray Glenn,
34, criminal trespass.
Michelle Renee Weston,
32, organized retail theft.
Ruth Ann Garrison, 60,
felony warrant.
Glenn Wayne Reiter, 45,
organized retail theft.
Alan John Worley, 35,
driving with invalid license.
Crystal Salas, 27, misdemeanor warrant.
Ruth Ann Garrison, 60,
criminal trespass, theft of
property.
Rhonda Marie Nail, 48,
organized retail theft.
Jose Leon Cansino, 31,
unlawful possession of a
ﬁrearm by a felon, misdemeanor warrant.
Patricia Marie Castro,
37, ﬂeeing police oﬃcer.
Randy Allan Clover, 25,
driving with invalid license.
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Cooke County Sheriﬀ
logs incident reports
GAINESVILLE – The
following incidents were
reported to the Cooke
County Sheriﬀ’s Oﬃce.
David Marvin Lee of
Gainesville reported the
fraudulent use of identifying information in the
2900 block of FM 2896.
Thomas Alexander Keckonen of Lake Kiowa reported the theft of property
more than or equal to $50
but less than $500 in the
200 block of Kiowa Drive
East.
Deborah Kay Herd of
Valley View reported the
theft of property more than
or equal to $1,500 but less
than $20,000 in the 600
block of CR 2261.
Johna Lyn Kirkland of
Valley View reported the
burglary of a habitation in
the 200 block of Buttercup
Drive.
Cooke County reported
criminal mischief more
than or equal to $50 but
less than $500 in the 200
block of Buttercup Drive.
Arrest log
Roman Lee Nobles, 23,
driving with invalid license.
Hector Puga Sanchez,
23, warrants.
Blake A. Owen, 18, possession of marijuana, possess of drug paraphernalia.
Jacob Roel Vasquez, 18,
possession of marijuana.
James Glen Wilkinson,
64, assault.
Leslie Nelson Hill, 57,
driving while intoxicated.
Leslie Monroe Danford,
55, possession of drug paraphernalia, expired driver’s
license.
Mark Shannon Dillard,
44, failure to drive in single
lane, littering on highway.
James Tolbert Cowden,
III, 53, warrant.
Benjiman Craig Snider,
38, warrant.
Janet Martin, 60, driving
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Mark Shields
Boehner’s dangerous gamble
By Mark Shields
Bipartisanship, that widely
admired virtue so sadly rare
in our nation’s politics, has
been – since 1948, when
President Harry Truman,
rejecting the counsel of his
own Cabinet secretaries,
recognized the newborn
nation – the hallmark of
Unites States support for
the state of Israel.
But that era is now over.
It ended oﬃcially when,
without so much as consulting with either the
White House or the State
Department, the Republican speaker of the U.S.
House of Representatives,
John Boehner, unilaterally
invited the Israeli prime
minister, Benjamin Netan-
yahu, to address a joint session of Congress on March
3, just two weeks before the
Israeli national elections, in
which the embattled Netanyahu is ﬁghting for his
political life.
For Netanyahu, Boehner’s invitation, guaranteeing him global coverage
and enhanced stature, is
both the ideal campaign
media event and a political
gift. For the majority of Israeli voters who, according
to polls, are not supporters
of Netanyahu’s, the invitation from the House speaker can be reasonably seen
as unwelcome American
meddling in their country’s
election.
More importantly, Netanyahu has publicly and
ﬁercely opposed President
Barack Obama’s sustained
eﬀorts to negotiate with
Iran while maintaining
tough sanctions on that
country, an agreement ensuring that Iran will not
develop nuclear weapons.
For many years, Netanyahu’s pitch to American visitors remained consistent:
“This is 1938. Iran is Germany, and it is about to go
nuclear.” Possibly angered
by the Obama administration’s public pressure on
Israel to stop the increasing
surge of Jewish settlers in
the occupied West Bank,
Netanyahu made no effort to hide his support for
Republican Mitt Romney
over Obama in the 2012
presidential election. Ear-
lier, he had been quoted in
the Israeli papers indicting
then-top Obama advisers
Rahm Emanuel and David
Axelrod for being “self-hating Jews.”
Let us review the situation. The speaker of the
House, a Republican, has
deliberately provided a
head of state who is manifestly unfriendly to the
president of the United
States, a Democrat, a
unique forum to oppose
and to criticize the foreign
policy of the United States’
administration, probably
to urge Congress to resist
any nuclear agreement the
United States might reach
with Iran and, for good
measure, to stiﬀen current sanctions against that
country even more.
Boehner is not a naive
man. Yet by this reckless
political stunt, which embarrasses the Democratic
president, he is undermining the very spirit and
record of bipartisanship
that, for nearly seven decades, has characterized
United States friendship
toward Israel. Boehner’s
embrace and endorsement
of Netanyahu risks turning
U.S.-Israeli policy into just
another partisan divide like
same-sex marriage or global
warming.
For interfering in the national elections of a close
ally, for undermining the
admittedly vulnerable prospects of a peaceful resolution of tension with Iran,
for possibly alienating the
coalition opposing Netanyahu, which could organize the next Israeli government, and for irresponsibly
practicing easy politics over
diﬃcult
statesmanship,
John Boehner may score a
few cheap points. But by
what he alone has chosen
to do, the speaker is, sadly,
a diminished and less admirable public man.
To ﬁnd out more about
Mark Shields and read his
past columns, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page
at www.creators.com.
over the course of the past
century by the rise of radical
extremists. Such views always
existed, but the founding of
the Muslim Brotherhood in
Egypt in 1928 transformed
the ideas into a movement,
while the discovery of oil in
Saudi Arabia permitted that
regime to proselytize similar radicalism worldwide.
Extremist Islamists (those
who reject the separation
of mosque and state) now
comprise signiﬁcant minorities in every Muslim country
on the globe, rule Shia Iran,
and have friendly governments or quasi governments
in Turkey, Gaza, Tunisia and
many other nations.
Islamism is a paroxysm of
rage by extremist Muslims
determined to make war
on all (including Muslims)
who believe diﬀerently.
They’ve attacked Christians
throughout Europe, Africa,
the Americas and the Middle
East, Jews worldwide, Hin-
dus in India, and Buddhists
in Thailand, Myanmar and
China, among other places.
What are self-respecting
democratic pluralists to do
in the face of this threat? In
the ﬁrst place, acknowledge
the reality of the problem
rather than making it politically incorrect to mention
it. Second, make common
cause with Muslim people
and leaders who are battling
the Islamists. As the Middle
East scholar Daniel Pipes has
argued for decades: “Radical
Islam is the problem. Moderate Islam is the answer.”
Rather than align with the
forces in the Muslim world
that reject extremism, President Obama has seemed
eager to ingratiate himself
with extremists. He lent
support to former Egyptian
President Mohamed Morsi
of the Muslim Brotherhood,
and has alienated his successor, President Abdul Fattah
al-Sisi, though Sisi has taken
the most signiﬁcant step of
any Muslim leader in the
world, calling for a “religious
revolution” and cautioning
that radical Islam, “that corpus of texts and ideas that
we have sacralized over the
centuries, to the point that
departing from them has
become almost impossible,
is antagonizing the entire
world!”
Queen Rania of Jordan,
too, has spoken up, urging that moderate Muslims
create “a new narrative.” A
group from Morocco has
founded “Not in My Name,”
a website that condemns
ISIS, Jabhat al-Nusra, alQaida, Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad. The
Kurds are on the front lines
ﬁghting ISIS. Israel battles
terrorists on a daily basis. All
need and deserve vigorous
U.S. support.
Instead, the Obama administration waits, hat in
hand, in Supreme Leader
Ali Khamenei’s anteroom,
hoping for a nuclear deal.
Robert Frost said it best: “A
liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side
in a quarrel.”
Mona Charen is a Senior
Fellow at the Ethics and
Public Policy Center. To
read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and
cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at
www.creators.com.
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Mona Charen
War of ideas
By Mona Charen
By savagely attacking and
murdering writers and cartoonists as well as Jewish
shoppers, French Islamists
clariﬁed something that
many in the West have deceived themselves about:
that the war we are engaged
in is a war of ideas. Islamists
have once again reminded
us that freedom itself is their
target.
This discomﬁts the left.
They prefer to pretend that
Islamist violence (when
they acknowledge it at all)
springs from unemployment, poverty or, most frequently, colonial oppression.
Most leftists, and some on
the libertarian right, believe
that American responses to
Islamists’ attacks – ranging
from the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan to NSA wiretapping – are the causes of
the murderous rage that
has claimed thousands of
victims on every continent
(10,000 in 2013 alone) and
has in the past three months
plunged Australia, Canada,
Israel, Pakistan and now
France into agonies as civilians (including children)
have been coldly massacred
in the name of Allah.
George W. Bush was
mocked for saying, “They
hate our freedom.” Salon
magazine sneered, “The utter absurdity of people halfway around the world being
angered by another nation’s
self-proclaimed ‘freedom’
further adds to the meaninglessness of Bush’s statement.”
At the Paris demonstration, protesters carried
enormous pencils and pens,
symbols of the press freedom these Islamists would
extinguish by law if they
could, and through murder and intimidation in the
meantime. Bush’s statement
doesn’t look “meaningless”
today, does it?
Liberals and the left similarly disarmed themselves
morally and intellectually
during the Cold War. That
was a battle of ideas between
two
post-Enlightenment
ideologies: the freedomembracing democracies versus the tyrannical Marxist/
Leninists. Throughout that
75-year struggle, the left
consistently failed to defend
the values of the West (including freedom of thought
and speech), preferring to
see the conﬂict as a “misunderstanding.”
Just as they frequently
gave the Soviets and other
communists the beneﬁt of
the doubt during the Cold
War, the left today refuses
to grapple with the meaning
of Islamist ideology. They
see only bigotry in Western
concern about such fanaticism. This blinds them to
the struggles within Islam.
Islam has been ravaged
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235 District Court
cases ﬁled, decided
GAINESVILLE – The following cases were ﬁled and
decided in the 235th District Court.
burn, II – divorce.
In Re: Dylan Kyle Crosby – name change.
Cases ﬁled
Chelsea Nicole Montgomery vs. Garrett Edward
Wilhelm – divorce.
Gilbert Moore Rodriguez vs. Sandy Deann Rodriguez – divorce.
Lizza Marie Mashburn
vs. Marshall Wayne Mash-
Cases decided
Cooke County, et al vs.
United-Bilt Homes, Inc.,
also known as United-Bilt
Homes, LLC – judgment
for the plaintiﬀ.
Cooke County, et al vs.
Charlotte McMurray and
Cynthia Ann Odom – dismissed.
Joel C. Flanagan vs.
Kimberly D. Flanagan –
divorce.
Derryn Ward vs. Universal Machining Industries –
dismissed.
American Express Bank,
FSB vs. David Shauf, also
known as David C. Shauf,
DO – dismissed.
State of Texas vs. Ashley
Nicole Hobbs – writ of habeas corpus.
Sentences issued for
felony indictments
GAINEVILLE – The following sentences were issued for felony indictments
and ﬁled in the 235th District Court.
Ted Goldsmith, Jr., 35,
pleaded guilty to the ﬁrst
degree felony oﬀense of aggravated robbery Jan. 19,
2014 and was sentenced
to 5 years in a state facility
and court costs.
Ted Goldsmith, Jr., 35,
pleaded guilty to the third
degree felony oﬀense of
unlawful possession of a
ﬁrearm by a felon Jan. 18,
2014 and was sentenced
to 2 years in a state facility
and court costs.
Ted Goldsmith, Jr., 35,
pleaded guilty to the state
jail felony oﬀense of theft
of a ﬁrearm Jan. 18, 2014
and was sentenced to 2
years in a state facility and
court costs.
Shannon Christian Williams, 43, pleaded guilty to
the state jail felony oﬀense
of theft of property less
than $1,500 with two or
more previous convictions
July 1, 2014 and was sentenced to 1 year in a state
facility and court costs.
Shannon Christian Williams, 43, pleaded guilty to
the state jail felony oﬀense
of theft of property less
than $1,500 with two or
more previous convictions
July 20, 2014 and was sentenced to 1 year in a state
facility and court costs.
Gainesville receives
permit requests
GAINESVILLE – The following permit applications
were received by the City
of Gainesville during December.
Jerry Woodlock – accessory building permit at
2655 CR 2120.
Alfonso Gutierrez – accessory building permit at
828 N. Clements St.
Absolute Urgent Care –
Certiﬁcate of Occupancy
at 800 W. Hwy. 82.
All American Survey –
Certiﬁcate of Occupancy
at 301 W. Broadway.
Saint James Church –
construction permit at 430
Throckmorton St.
Glenn Sweet – construction permit at 1001
Rosedale Drive.
Joe Estrada – construction permit at 1200 S. Cle-
ments St.
Greg Zimmerer – construction permit at 1100
Aspen Road.
Sheryl Sutton – construction permit at 1513
Culberson.
Juan Medina – construction permit and electrical
permit at 527 N. Denison
St.
Ray Bezner – construction permit at 225 Gordon
St.
Amanda Yarbrough –
construction permit, mechanical permit, plumbing
permit and electrical permit at 20 Scotsmeadow.
Jose Garcia – construction permit at 502 S. Morris St.
New
Faith
Baptist
Church – electrical permit
at 705 Fair Avenue.
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TUESDAY & FRIDAY NIGHTS
Ralph Bullard – electrical
permit at 1704 W. Hwy.
82.
Emanuel Vargas – electrical permit at 1003 S.
Taylor St.
Integrity CPAC Investments, LLC – electrical
permit at 802 Gladney St.
Eric Carter – electrical
permit at 1423 Roy St.
Juan Baltazar – electrical
permit at 714 W. Scott St.
Linda Cummings – ﬂatwork permit at 2005 Cypress Drive.
Corinth Baptist Church
– ﬂatwork permit at 1012
Field St.
J.L. Savage, Jr. – ﬂatwork
permit at 1119 S. Grand
Ave.
Boys & Girls Clubs of
Cooke County – mechanical permit at 315 N. Denton St.
Eric Carter – mechanical
permit at 1423 Roy St.
JWH Ventures, LLC –
Moss Lake dock permit at
131 Lakeline Drive.
Westminster Presbyterian Church – plumbing
permit at 315 E. Scott St.
Cooke County Friends
of the Family – plumbing
permit at 114 N. Dixon
St.
Larry Marion, etux –
plumbing permit at 206
Hird St.
Sam Murrell – plumbing permit at 1912 College
Ave.
Randall Turbeville –
plumbing permit at 317 S.
Morris St.
Emanuel Vargas – siding
permit 1003 S. Taylor St.
Jim Chambers – window replacement permit at
1406 E. California St.
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year old Hound mix. She
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as a stray. She is a very
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play. She is well mannered and very intelligent.
She would make a great
addition to any home!
Come see Claire and all
her friends at Noah’s Ark,
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2008 Honda Accord EX
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2006 Ford Fusion, 4 Door
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Transmission, A/C, Power Windows & Locks,
Tilt, Cruise, Leather
Seats, AM FM CD, Sport
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Gainesville, TX
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Regardless of When
and Where it Was
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and Son
Lost Dog, male, chocolate
lab mix, neutered, 80-85
lbs., around 8 yrs old.
Lost 1-3-15 near CR 321
at FM 51. REWARD.
940-768-8153
or 940-665-4877.
2007 Ford Taurus, 4 Door,
SE Package - 6 Cyl. Engine, Auto Transmission,
A/C, Power Windows &
Locks, Tilt, Cruise, AM
FM CD, Sport Wheels,
3,000 Mile Warranty,
Great for Family or Commuting to Work!
$
5,50000
Marler Used Cars
I-35 @ Broadway,
Gainesville, TX
(940) 665-8888
602 S. Lindsay
940-665-3455
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Help Wanted
Part time servers, all
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Will train.
Doc’s Bar & Grill
Muenster, TX 76252
940-759-3627
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St, Gainesville. 940-4370130.
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HIRING FLATBED DRIVERS!
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Water Pump
WATER PUMP SERVICE! Red Jacket Pump
Distributor. Service Available. Muenster Building
Center, Inc. 940-736-4411
or 940-759-2232.
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Floors. Call 940-7365615.
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HATS OFF TOWING
818 N. Grand Ave, Gainesville, TX 76240 •
940.665.8680
TDLR VSF LIC.# 0647362VSF
Electric, Inc.
Gainesville, TX
Accepting applications for Full Time
Industrial Electrician
Top hourly pay and bene¿ts. Applicant must hold a current
Texas journeyman electrician license and a valid driver license
(CDL a plus). Industrial/commercial electrical experience
required. (lineman experience a plus). A pre-employment drug
screen will be required. Applications are available and must be
¿lled out at 5240 E Hwy 82, Gainesville, TX
Notice of Open House
I-35 Improvement Project
From Farm-to-Market 3002 to Mile Marker One in Oklahoma
Cooke County, Texas; Love County, Oklahoma
CSJs: 0194-01-010, 0194-02-081, 0195-01-087 & 0903-15-100
U.S. 82 Improvement Project
From Zodiac Road to FM 371
Cooke County, Texas
CSJs: 0044-08-067, 0045-01-059
HIRING SERVERS, COOKS, & BARTENDERS
Flexible Hours - Good Pay - Can be 18 to Apply
Apply in person at El Fenix at the Winstar
Casino or call 580.276.8586
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Begin by investing in YOURSELF!
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In a demanding field…truck driving. Grayson
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River Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center,
a 70 bed nursing care facility, seeks caring
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Saturday & Sunday
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with $300.00 sign on bonus
Competitive pay rates offered. For more info,
call or apply in person at:
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Gainesville, TX 76240
Ph: 940-665-0386
Fax: 940-665-9314
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EOE, M/F/H/V, Drug-free/Smoke-free workplace
Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill is now
interviewing for the following positions!!
Back of House Staff - Hourly pay is $10.50 - $12.00
per hour depending on exp.
Bus Boys - Hourly pay is $10.50 - $12.00 per hour
Servers - Talented full time servers make $35,000
to $50,000 per year.
Apply in person. We are located in the Northwest
corner of the WinStar World Casino & Resort
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) invites you to attend an Open House for the Interstate
Highway 35 (I-35) Improvement Project and the United States Highway 82 (US 82) Improvement Project.
The Open House will be held:
Thursday, February 5, 2015
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
214 South Denton Street
Gainesville, Texas 76240
No formal presentation will be given, and you can come and
go at your convenience. The public is encouraged to make
comments on both projects.
TxDOT is planning improvements to I-35 in Cooke County
to update the roadway to current design standards and provide congestion relief for expected future traf¿c increases.
As part of the planning process, TxDOT is conducting an environmental assessment (EA) for the proposed widening and
realignment of I-35 from Farm-to-Market 3002 (FM 3002) to
mile marker one in Oklahoma (Love County). The planned
improvements along the 22-mile corridor include: two additional lanes in each direction; realignment of portions of
the roadway; two new bridges over the Red River; removal
of the northbound Red River bridge; conversion of the southbound Red River bridge to a frontage road; realignment of
a rail corridor for approximately 4.8 miles; and conversion
of two-way frontage roads to one-way. These improvements
would require the acquisition of some new right-of-way. The
EA will document the existing social, economic and environmental conditions, assesses effects of the proposed alternative and identi¿es potential mitigation. The EA will also
evaluate the effects of a No-Build alternative.
In addition, staff will be sharing information on intersection
improvements along US 82 that will help increase mobility
throughout the City of Gainesville. The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable
Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or
have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327
and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16,
2014, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT.
The purpose of this Open House is to present information
on the I-35 Improvement Project including: the purpose and
need for improvements; evaluation and screening of alternatives; and a preliminary schematic of the recommended alternative. This Open House will also present information on
the US 82 Improvement project. Maps and exhibits will be
displayed, and project staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide information on both projects.
Comments on the I-35 Improvement Project, which are postmarked by Tuesday, February 17, 2015, will become part of
the project record of the I-35 EA. Written comments may
either be submitted in person at the Open House or by mail
to: Stephanie Manry, Texas Department of Transportation,
1601 Southwest Parkway, Wichita Falls, Texas 76302. Persons interested in attending who have special communication or accommodation needs, or need an interpreter, are encouraged to contact Stephanie Manry at least three working
days prior to the meeting. She can be reached by email at
[email protected] or by calling (940) 720-7733.
Every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate these
needs. Para más información por favor comuníquese con:
Stephanie Manry at (940) 720-7733.
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The following is a list of abandoned vehicles available
for public sale through Hats Off Towing. The owner
and/or lien holder failed to claim the vehicle before the
date of the sale which is (1) a waiver of all rights, title
and interest in the vehicle and (2) a consent to sell the
vehicle at public sale in compliance with Sec 2303.145
of Code 16 Texas Admin Code, Chapter 85. Amount
owed is towing plus applicable storage fees and taxes.
1) 6’x18’ Green Trailer - Total Owed: $425
Impounded by authority of Cooke County Sheriff on
1/20/2015.
The public sale will occur thirty days from the date of
this publication.
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Bid Announcement for Radiology Equipment
Bid Invitation with specifications for Radiology equipment to be delivered to the North Central Texas College’s Health Science Center. Specifications can be
obtained by contacting Robbie Baugh, Sr. Director of
Campus Operations, (940) 668-3338 or rbaugh@nctc.
edu Bids and completed Conflict of Interest Questionnaire should be submitted in a sealed envelope marked
“Radiology Equipment for Health Science Center”. All
bids must be received in the office of Robbie Baugh, Sr.
Director of Campus Operations, 1525 West California
Street, Room 102, Gainesville, TX 76240 by 10:00 am
on February 2, 2015. Late bids, emailed bids, and faxed
bids will not be accepted. NCTC reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals and to waive any or all
formalities. NCTC does not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability in employment, or the provision of services.
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Texas Parks &
Wildlife
Fishing report
Lewisville
Water lightly stained; 42–46 degrees; 7.29’
low. Black bass are fair on Megabass 110 jerkbaits in Pro Blue and French Pearl, as well as
football jigs near isolated rocky points on
main lake. Crappie are good on minnows and
jigs. White bass are fair on minnows. Hybrid
striper are fair on slabs. Catfish are good on
trotlines.
Ray Roberts
Water clear; 42–45 degrees; 8.09’ low. Black
bass are slow on Swormin’ Hornet jigheads
rigged with flukes as well as drop shots worms
near deeper timber. Crappie are good on minnows near brush piles. White bass are fair on
minnows. Catfish are fair on trotlines.
Texoma
Water clear; 42–46 degrees; 5.70’ low. Black
bass are hood on suspending jerkbaits, umbrella rigs and small crankbaits. Crappie are good
on minnows and jigs near brush piles. Striped
bass are slow on minnows. Catfish are fair on
trotlines and prepared bait.
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~ Since 2003 ~
800 E. California St. Ste. 5, Gainesville
(Inside Noopy’s Soap & Candle Company)
903-267-3437
*Personal Income Tax Returns, Sole-Proprietor,
Rentals, Farms, Ranches
*Prior Year Returns, E-Àling, All States
*Direct Deposit and Low Rates
Adams Handy Hands
940-372-0600
Professional
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John 3:16
Tatum Well Service
Well Houses, Pressure
Tank & Storage System
940-668-8840 /
940-284-5162
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Real Estate
Apartments
For Rent
Houses For Sale
For Rent – Barn & Pasture for Horses or RV’s.
Callisburg ISD. 940-7363520.
Shadowood
Apartments
1-2-3 Bedrooms
940-665-2886
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214 Davis St., Gainesville -1st floor garage apt.
1 bdrm/1bath; w/d conn;
water pd; $500/mo 469227-0721.
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Muenster, TX • 940-759-2211
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Need Help Buying or Selling your Property?
I can help with all Real Estate Needs.
10328 & 10296 FM 371
2 houses on 3.29 acres!! Across from
Walnut Bend School. 3 bed/2 bath house
and a 2 bed/1 bath house. 30x40 shop,
RV parking, hay barn, storm cellar,
garden, fruit/pecan trees!!! $118,900.
Nancy Beebe (940)205-0506
1124 Throckmorton ST - Beautifully maintained vintage home
with all the wonderful characteristics and charm of yesteryear. This
home features many of its original attributes including the original front
door, wood Àoors, beveled glass doors, and beautiful wood work and
cabinetry throughout the home. It also features a new HVAC and roof,
spacious rooms, high ceilings, wrap around porch, storm cellar, covered
parking, huge corner lot, mature trees, and so much more!
Misty Schmitz
(940) 736-0548
www.tierracompany.com
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45 Walnut Lane - 2
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The Weekly News
January 28, 2015
Area
obituaries
(Continued from Page 3)
Anna Louise
Harris Kemplin
History
Continued
She began graduate work
at Texas Woman’s University and later completed
a Master’s in education at
North Texas State University.
She married Carl R.
Kemplin in Valley View
Church of Christ Aug. 6,
1954.
She taught in Gainesville at Benjamin Franklin
Elementary before she resigned to begin her family. After her children were
in school, she taught ﬁrst
grade at Sanger Elementary for 15 years and then
taught at Valley View Elementary until her retirement.
She began teaching Bible
classes while in high school
and continued to teach
children and ladies classes
for years. She was a cook
and an accomplished seamstress, made hats, painted
and enjoyed crochet and
quilting.
She sang solos, duets and
in groups for area weddings, funerals, graduations and other events.
She also served on the
North Central Texas College Board of Regents and
the NCTC Foundation
Development Board.
Survivors
Anna Louise Harris
Kemplin is survived by
her husband, Carl Kemplin; son, Kevin Kemplin of
Sanger; daughter and sonin-law Carolyn and David
Kilpatrick of Valley View;
grandchildren, John Kilpatrick, Thomas Kilpatrick,
Thomas Kilpatrick and
Crissy Kilpatrick; brothers-in-law, John Kemplin
of Fort Worth and Milton
Pogue of Liberty Hill; and
several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her son, Mark
Kemplin; brother, Michael
Harris; and parents.
Bill Puckett
Services
Bill Puckett, 78, of
Gainesville died Jan. 23 in
Gainesville.
Graveside services were
held Jan. 26 at the Era
Cemetery with Jay Culpepper oﬃciating. Arrangements were under
the direction of the Geo.
J. Carroll & Son Funeral
Home of Gainesville.
History
Bill Puckett was born
Nov. 11, 1936 in Leo,
Texas to Bernice and Mattie Puckett. He married
Sandra Theobold Sept. 15,
1955 in Sherman.
Bill Puckett retired from
Tom Thumb in 1975. He
was the founder of the
“Bubba Stik” walking cane
company and enjoyed
woodworking in his garage,
where he envisioned the
idea of the “Bubba Stik.”
He was a member of
Commerce Street Church
of Christ for many years.
Survivors
Bill Puckett is survived
by his wife, Sandra; children and spouses, Kerry
and Jay Ullman, Mark and
Sharlene Puckett, Taryn
and Steve Winters and
Kim and Jeﬀ Hammer; 14
grandchildren; and several
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; brother,
Linden Puckett; and sister,
Betty Jeter.
Lois Loretta Clark
Services
Lois Loretta Clark, 93,
DEF RECYCLING LLC
Continued
of Gainesville died Jan. 23
in Gainesville.
Services were held Jan.
26 at the Geo. J. Carroll &
Son Chapel with the Rev.
Larry Kremling oﬃciating. Burial was in Fairview
Cemetery. Arrangements
were under the direction of
the Geo. J. Carroll & Son
Funeral Home of Gainesville.
Pallbearers were Kevin
Clark, Khris Clark, Billy
Clark, Doyle Thetford,
Daryl Clark and Jakeb Gilbreath.
History
Lois Loretta Clark was
born March 10, 1921 in
Marysville to Martin S.
and Emmie A. Gibson
Thetford.
Survivors
Lois Loretta Clark is survived by her daughter, Janet Mitchell of Gainesville;
daughter and son-in-law,
Deneen and Mark Gilbreath of Muenster; daughter-in-law, Cathey Lemons
of Callisburg; grandchildren, Tanda Stringfellow,
Kellie Buckaloo, Kevin
Clark, Khris Clark, Ashley
Archer, Mike Mitchell, Michelle Yeatts, Jeremy Gilbreath, Lauren Gilbreath,
Jakeb Gilbreath, Blake
West and Garret West; 22
great-grandchildren; one
great-great-grandchild; sister-in-law, Nell Thetford;
and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; husband, Kenneth Clark; son,
Gary Don Clark; sonin-law, David Mitchell;
sisters, Ira Fleitman and
Edith Fern Switzer; and
brothers, Edward Dewey
“Slim” Thetford and Dale
Thetford.
Dola Marie Lemons
Services
Dola Marie Lemons, 97,
of Gainesville died Jan. 22
at Pecan Tree Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Gainesville.
Services were held Jan.
26 in the Meador Funeral
Home Chapel with the
Rev. Bill Conley oﬃciating. Burial was in New
Hope Cemetery in Mountain Springs. Arrangements
were under the direction of
the Meador Funeral Home
of Gainesville.
Pallbearers were Ricky
Lemons, Aaron Lemons,
Rick Reﬂogal, Glenn Nehib, James Wilson and
Glenn Crutsinger.
History
Dola Marie Lemons
was born Jan. 24, 1918 in
Burns City (Gainesville) to
Grover Cleveland and Dettie Lavonia Hughes Cason.
She was a longtime member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.
She enjoyed sewing, reading, working crossword
puzzles and watch television.
She had resided at Pecan
Tree Rehabilitation and
Health Care Center for
seven years.
Survivors
Dola Marie Lemons is
survived by her daughter
and son-in-law, Glenda and
Bob Liedtke of Gainesville;
sons and daughters-in-law,
B.C. and Robby Lemons
of Burns City, Jerry and
Shirley Lemons of Woodbine and Gary Lemons of
Gainesville; grandchildren
and spouses, Ricky and
Ginger Lemons, Deanna
and Dave Bowman, Mitzie
and Gary Fazio, Aaron and
Whitney Lemons, Kim
and Rick Reﬂogal, Kelly
and Crystal Lemons and
Eric Lemons; 17 greatgrandchildren; one greatgreat-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Carl
Lemons; parents, G.D. and
Dettie Cason; one brother;
and ﬁve sisters.
County Clerk receives
marriage license requests
GAINESVILLE – The following marriage license applications were received by
the Cooke County Clerk’s
Oﬃce.
Julio Cesar S. Gonzalez, 23, Gainesville and
Joselina J. Gutierrez, 19,
Gainesville.
Jerad R. Barnes, 22,
Gainesville and Jainaba
Ceesay, 23, Gainesville.
Joe R. Jones, 28, Lindsay
and Jessica L. Bartram, 26,
Muenster.
Marion L. Manuel, 67,
Stratford, Okla., and Louise M. Vermillion, 59,
Stratford, Okla.
Brett M. Miller, 30,
Kingston, Okla., and Edda
S. Morales Zepeda, 27,
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I-35 and US 82 Improvement Projects
OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, February 5, 2015
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
214 S. Denton Street
Gainesville, TX 76240
The Texas Department of Transportation invites you to attend an Open House for two
projects. Project team members will be available to talk about the proposed changes to
I-35 in Cooke County and the Environmental Assessment that is currently underway, as
well as the US 82 improvement project. No formal presentation will be given, and you can
come and go at your convenience.
If you plan to attend the Open House and have special communication/accommodation
needs, or have questions about the meeting, please contact:
Stephanie Manry at (940) 720-7733 or [email protected].
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