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GAINESVILLE - Once again the Gainesville Farmers Market

was the site of a solemn gather-ing. A June 3, 2020 candlelight vigil marked the life of George Floyd who died in Minneapolis at the hands of police offi cers. A

Friday, June 12 event complete with the release of dozens of black and pink balloons was held in memory of three-month-old Lyrik Aliyana Brown. Lyrik, who had been the sub-ject of a Monday June, 8 Amber Alert, was found in an infant safety seat inside an overturned car submerged in the Red River off Interstate Highway 35. Th e

tiny girl was deceased. Th e vigil for Lyrik included music, prayers and the balloon release. Volunteers sold t-shirts to help Lyrik’s family and placed photos of the baby around the stage area. Th e event also included a mes-sage about domestic violence. “Th is message is to all the

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Be sure not to forget Dad this weekend, as Sunday is Father’s Day. Our fathers pave the way, show us how to be a man when we grow up. Or show our daughters what kind of man they need to look for when they grow up. Th e fathers don’t have to be biological. Some-times uncles, grandfathers, stepfathers or even brothers fi ll the role and help inspire and raise the younger generations. Without these father fi gures we might never have turned out as well as we did. So here is to all those “fathers” out there who have made an impact in a child’s life. We salute all that you do and hope you are show-ered with attention and praise on your special day!

On a personal note. Happy 60th to my mother-in-law, Pam Evans! Th is past weekend we were able to surprise her with a birthday party and ac-tually pull it off . Don’t think I have ever successfully pulled off a surprise party now that I think of it. Anyway, the look on her face and the smiling scream that fi lled the air as she realized what was happen-ing was priceless! Hope it was a great party and you have a wonderful birthday this week!

Here is some more of what’s happening around town this week.

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Cooke County United Way and Carter BloodCare are hosting a Blood Drive on Fri-day, June 19 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. “We need people to start turning out in force to give blood.” Th e Carter Blood-Care Bus will be parked at the Gainesville Civic Center, 311 S. Weaver in Gainesville. For questions, please call Stephanie Melchert at 940-665-1793.

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Muenster Girl Scout troop 8702 and Cooke County Disc Golf Association are host-ing the 2nd annual Muenster Disc Golf Trilogy Challenge, July 11th, 8 a.m. In Muenster city park. For registration info email: [email protected]. or join us on Facebook.


DENTON COUNTY - Local Attorney and Valley View May-or Joshua Reed Brinkley was again arrested by Denton Coun-ty Sheriff Department officers Friday, June 12. His offense was

the August 21, 2019 charge of tampering with a government record with intent to defraud or harm. Brinkley was previous taken into custody February 21, 2020 on the same charge. He posted a $2,500 surety bond and was released June 12.

Valley View Mayor Arrested by Denton County Sheriff Dept

Friends, Family Host Vigil for Baby Who was Subject of Recent Amber Alert

Food for VISTO - Members of the National Guard helped distribute 18,500 pounds of food to 458 families last week during an event at First Baptist Church of Gainesville. (The Weekly News Photo)

By Delania RaneyThe Weekly News

GAINESVILLE - Th e number of COVID-19 positive tests have risen in Cooke County as of Fri-day, June 12. Th e total number of positive tests was reported at four according the Cooke County Pandemic Task Force, a group made up of offi cials from city and county government and the county’s two local hospitals, North Texas Medical Center and Muenster Memorial Hospi-tal. Two of the reported positives were in Gainesville. Th e other two are in unincorporated areas of the county. Th ere have, so far, been no re-ported fatalities due to the coro-navirus and no one under 19 has yet tested positive for the disease which can cause severe respira-tory distress.

Total tests conducted in Texas were 1,463,851, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services website. Th ere have been 87,854 cases of coro-navirus reported as of Monday, June 15 with 58,341 recoveries and 1,976 fatalities. Th e highest number of posi-tive test results remain in Harris, Dallas and Tarrant Counties. At least one Gainesville busi-ness closed and was expected to reopen Monday following a closure due to an employee who tested positive for the virus. McCoy’s Building Supply President and Chief Operating Offi cer said in a news release the company’s Gainesville location had an employee who tested positive for the COVID-19. “Our employee was not feel-ing well, sought medical care, and was tested,” Jones said in the release.

She noted the store closed temporarily pending a thorough cleaning, adding store employ-

ees were sent home with full pay. Th ose who had contact with the ill employee were notifi ed.

Four County Residents Test Positive for COVID-19


GAINESVILLE - Jeremy Na-thaniel Brown, 30, remains in the Cooke County Jail in connection with the June 9, 2020 death of his three-month-old daughter Lyrik Aliyana Brown. Brown’s charges include assault on a family/house-hold member and capital murder. His bond was set at $250,000 for the assault charge and $1,000,000 for the capital murder charge ac-

cording to information on the Cooke County Sheriff website. Th e tragedy began Monday, June 8 around 9 p.m. when offi cers responded to a disturbance in the 700 block of North Howeth Street in Gainesville. Lyrik’s mother Kar-ina Ortiz, 18, of Gainesville told offi cers she and her boyfriend Jer-emy Brown, were riding in a 2011 Volkswagen Jetta when they got into a physical altercation, accord-ing to GPD public information


Brown Charged with Capital Murder

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GAINESVILLE - Members of the Cooke County Hos-pital District voted at the May 21 meeting to allow the same set of offi cers to serve in response to the ongoing COVID-19 situation. New offi cers will be elected dur-ing the November Gaines-ville Hospital District meet-ing. Andy Anderson will remain board president. Shane Lee is vice president and Jeff Isbell is secretary. Th e board also discussed unemployment benefi ts. Christy Daughtry said the board has a self-funded employment plan. “Mean-ing we did not pay a quar-terly percentage to the Texas Work Force. In this year’s budget, we did not estab-lish a budget for possible claims. Th e district actually has an invoice for one claim for the month of May. Th e invoice total is $2,200. She recommended the board ap-prove $15,000 budget for the remainder of the current fi scal year to settle the cur-rent claim and to cover any future claims.” She added next year’s budget will likely include a monetary amount to cover future claims. She also noted an employ-ee can be on unemployment

benefi ts for up to 26 weeks. Th e board approved a mo-tion to budgeted amount of $6,600. Th e item is expected to be on the agenda again when the board meets in July. Next, the board voted 5-2 to approve an amendment to the budget for $313,825 for additional IGT funding. Board members Ken Ar-terbury and Jimmy Mosman voted against the item. Th e board unanimously approved CHUBB assign-ment regarding claim 403046 and approved the disposition of Bili-lites. Sledge reminded the board the Bili-lites were used for infants who dis-played jaundice. Th e equip-ment no longer has any value, Anderson said. “Th ere is much newer technology they use for that now,” Sledge said, adding the lights have been in stor-age for a number of years. Th e board also agreed to end an agreement with Fire-Storm Productions. Board President Andy Anderson said the original charge for recording meetings was $400 for an hour and half meeting and $50 for each additional hour. Th e amended agreement would have provided $500 for the

fi rst year hour and $100 for each hour afterward. “I think this was start-ed when [the Gainesville Hospital District] still had control of the hospital and now that we have leased the hospital we really don’t have control of the hospital,” An-derson said. “…I’m not so sure that we really need this any longer.” Th e board voted to ap-prove the minutes of the March 23, 2020 meeting and accepted fi nancial re-ports for March and April. Hospital board member Emily Lewis discussed a hos-pital board report which in-cluded a CHC community needs assessment. “Th ey comprised demo-graphic data, health data for people living in Cooke County and then they inter-viewed 18 members of the community… some were community leaders, some were people who work for under-served populations. I was actually one of the ones that was interviewed as well talking about the diff erent needs of Cooke County.” Lewis noted the commit-tee created an action plan which will focus on “things to change” and how best to

meet the needs of the com-munity. Th e needs will in-clude access to health care, access to mental and behav-ioral health care services. She also said Shelle Diehm presented a fi nancial report which was “very favorable” to the hospital “considering what’s going on in health care right now.” Th e board considered and approved a budget for next fi scal year and considered medical staff credentialing, she said. NTMC Chief Financial Offi cer also presented an update on COVID-19 test-ing, Lewis added. Board member Jeff Is-bell said the meeting was “pretty positive” and that he’s proud of the work CFO Tom Sledge and doctors and nurses at the facility have done during the coronavirus crisis. “You know the hospi-tal had gotten some funds through, I think it was the CARES Act, but it seems to be going pretty well for what the situation.” Th e board voted 5-2 to take no action on the facility equipment lease agreement with Gainesville Communi-ty Hospital for maintenance of Hospital Boulevard.

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Lyrik “Babysita” Ali-yana Brown

ServicesLyrik “Babysita” Aliyana

Brown, 3-month-old baby girl gained her angels wings on June 9, 2020 in Gaines-ville. Graveside services will be held at 11 am on Satur-day, June 20, 2020 at the Fairview Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home.History Lyrik was born on Febru-ary 18, 2020 in Denison, TX to Karina Ortiz. Baby-sita was by far the most beautiful, joyful and lovable baby you could ever lay eyes on. She always had a smile on her face and she loved to laugh and have her family hold her. She will forever be missed.Survivors Babysita is survived by her other Karina Ortiz, grand-mother Michelle Pierce; grandfathers Edgar Ortiz and James Wilson; siblings Damion, Jordan, Makinzi and Blaze Brown; uncles Dontae Wilson, Marcus Wilson, King Ortiz, Mo-leni Ortiz; aunts Leilina and Lecee Ortiz and Jaida Wil-son and many other friends and family. She is preceded in death by her great-grandmothers Darla Pence and Sheryl Fields; great-aunts Kathy Carpenter and Lori Colwell.

Kathleen Melton

ServicesKathleen Marie Melton,

95, of Gainesville, passed

into the arms of her Lov-ing Saviour, a place she had always yearned for, on the morning of June 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Services will be held on Friday, June 12th at 11:00 A.M. at Crossroads Baptist Church in Gainesville with Pastor Randy Taylor offi ciat-ing. Th ere is no formal visi-tation, but the church will be open at 9:00 A.M. for viewing before the service for family and friends to come and pay their respects. History Kathleen was known as “Memaw” to all that knew her, and to all that she loved. Kathleen was born on May 23, 1925, in Maxey, Texas, to Alfred and Mabel Brown, on a hardscrabble farm, where she worked picking corn, cotton, milking cows and hoeing weeds. Th is fam-ily became the cornerstone of one of the most devout and largest Christian fami-lies in Northeast Texas. Kathleen married Billy Melton in June of 1943, in Maxey, Texas, and with this union 4 children were born. Kathleen and her husband scratched out a living on a farm in Tigertown, Texas for several years, before moving to Gainesville to work at a new manufacturing plant named National Supply. Th e hard years on the farm were over for them in Northeast Texas, and Gainesville had become their new home. It was during these pros-perous years of the 60’s and 70’s and raising her chil-dren that Kathleen deliv-ered prescriptions for Watts Pharmacy, and also began a clothing store business named “Th e Fair Store” in which she worked tirelessly until its closing in the mid 1970’s, many times giv-ing away clothes for free to families that were on hard times. In 1964 Kathleen and her husband Billy were charter members in what is now known as Crossroads Baptist Church, to fulfi ll a desire to serve their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, whom both had accepted early in life. It was through this new church that Kathleen and Billy witnessed to and coun-seled countless numbers of young Christians, through example and teaching, also providing fi nances to keep the struggling church alive in the early and lean years. Kathleen often told stories

of her early childhood of riding in wagons to church, attending Church services out in the wide open, liv-ing on very little means, making their own clothes, raising their own food, but through it all always trust-ing the Lord. It was during this period that a work ethic was created that was used in being a servant of the Lord. She often felt that it was the only talent that she possessed so she was going to be the greatest servant she could be. Countless num-bers of people in Gainesville have gained a saving knowl-edge of Jesus Christ due to Kathleen being the Lord’s Servant. She was proceeded in death by her Husband Bil-ly in 1986, a Brother Aud Brown, 2 sisters, Margaret Lassiter, and Mildred Julian, 2 grandchildren, Lisa Mur-ray and Rhonda Murray.Survivors

She is survived by daugh-ters Nancy Murray (Ron-nie), Patsy Parker (Leon), Peggy Nash (Jackie), and Sherry Sicking (Tim), 8 grandchildren and numer-ous great and great-great grandchildren and one sis-ter Christine Crutchfi eld of Paris, Texas.Donations

Th e family would like to thank everyone for all their prayers and support. In lieu of fl owers people can donate to the Crossroads Baptist Church building fund in Kathleen’s memory.

Sue Fox

ServicesTh e funeral service for

Glenda Sue Fox, 81, of Era, is scheduled for 11:00 AM on Wednesday, June 17, 2020, at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home, Gaines-ville, TX. Th e committal service will begin at 2:30 PM on Wednesday at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Ladonia, TX. Th e family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, prior

to the service, at the funeral home. Mrs. Fox passed away June 12, 2020 in Whites-boro.History Sue was born July 30, 1938 to Robert and Joyce (Fink) Wishard on her fam-ily’s farm in Fannin County, Texas. She attended schools in nearby Ladonia, where she played basketball and graduated high school. Sue met Richard O. Fox, Jr. in Dallas and the couple was married on August 19, 1958 at the Oak Ridge Church of Christ in Fannin County. Th e couple resided in Mes-quite for 45 years and raised their children. Th ey were members of Saturn Road Church of Christ for many years, then Decatur Church of Christ. Mrs. Fox’s great-est passions were serving others and working with children. Whether it be as a preschool teacher, bible school teacher, reading at Era’s library, or volunteer-ing her time with numerous organizations, Mrs. Fox was always helping somebody.Survivors Survivors include: hus-band of 61 years, Richard O. Fox of Era; son Rick Fox and wife Jana of Medina; son Robert Brian Fox and wife Shannon of Conroe; daughter Amie Th omp-son and husband Jeremy of Era; ten grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister Beth Norwood of Ladonia; brother Tom Wishard and wife Carol of Ladonia; sis-ter-in-law Sylvia Wishard of Ladonia; and brother-in-law Bob Fox and wife Pat of Al-exandria, LA. Mrs. Fox was preceded in death by: parents Robert and Joyce Wishard; brother Ronald Wishard; brother Joe Wishard; and brother-in-law Stan Norwood. Serving as pallbearers are: Colt Fox, Seth Fox, Joel Fox, Luke Fox, Caleb Th ompson, and Noah Th ompson.Donations In lieu of fl owers, memo-rial contributions may be made to Arms of Hope of Medina, TX, www.armsof-hope.org. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Cleta Ann Ware Services Funeral services for Cleta Ann Ware, 72, of Gaines-ville, are scheduled for 2:00 PM on Friday, June 12, 2020, at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Rick Isham offi ciat-ing. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Ware passed away June 8, 2020 in Gainesville.History Cleta was born June 8, 1948 in Amarillo to Her-shell and Marie (Roach) Tolbert. Th e family moved to the Gainesville area in the early 1960’s and Cleta attended schools in Walnut Bend and Callisburg. She married Melvin Ware on April 1, 1967 in Myra. She was a dedicated member of Vilott Baptist Church, where she assisted in the nursery and organized Vaca-tion Bible School for many years. Mrs. Ware was also a volunteer for the Red Cross, enjoyed traveling (particu-larly to Branson, MO) and searching for treasures at garage sales, and cherished the moments spent with her grandchildren.Survivors Survivors include: hus-band of 53 years, Melvin Ware of Gainesville; son Michael Ware and wife Tracy Dietz of Valley View; daughter Jennifer Ware of Denton; grandchildren: Hali Dawn Smith, Richard Lamar Manuel, Jr., and Ki-arah Nicole Manuel; brother Arthur Lee Tolbert and wife Lynette of Gainesville; sister Letha Salaz and husband Steve of Gainesville; and numerous beloved cousins, nieces, nephews, great niec-es, and great nephews. Mrs. Ware was preceded in death by: parents Her-shell and Marie Tolbert; sis-ter Patsy Bartlett; and sister Shirley Webb.Donations Memorial contributions may be made to: Heart to Heart Hospice, and North Texas Medical Center Foun-dation. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Bob Grundy

ServicesA public memorial service

for Robert Andrew Grundy, 91, of Era, is scheduled for 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the Era I.S.D. Gymnasium. Private servic-es were held at Era Church of Christ. Mr. Grundy passed away May 31, 2020 in Era.History Bob was born December 7, 1928 in Gainesville, TX to Samuel Pollard and Wil-lie Mae (Bratcher) Grundy. He grew up on the Grundy Farm and Ranch in Era, TX. His great-grandfather homesteaded the land in 1859. A fourth generation Grundy, Bob loved the land and spent every summer on a tractor helping his uncles farm the land and raising

cattle. He was very close to his grandmother, whom he lived with, along with his uncle, his senior year of high school. His mother moved to Gainesville and was the County Treasurer for several years. Bob was nine years old when his dad died. He had an older brother, Sam, a sis-ter, Marilyn, and younger sister JoAnne. His mother was a school teacher and they all had to help with the farm. Bob started to school (grades 1-3) at Buck Creek School. Th ere were several small schools in the country and most were close enough to walk. Th ere was no bus-ing in those days. He at-tended Era I.S.D. schools from the fourth grade un-til high school graduation. Bob played all sports but particularly loved football and track. He won the state title in high jump (6’3”) his senior year, 1947. Four uni-versities off ered him a four-year scholarship. He chose North Texas State Univer-sity in Denton. Th ey had an excellent track and fi eld pro-gram and he could be closer to help his mother. Bob was an outstanding athlete. He won many medals in high school and college. He wore a rabbit’s foot around his neck while he high-jumped. It’s with his medals. After college, Bob worked for General Motors in Fort Worth. He was in the Na-tional Guard for several years, stationed in Gaines-ville. He was on security duty one night at the county fair and ran into his high school sweetheart, Ruby Jean Wylie. Th ey were mar-ried six months later. Th eir marriage of 68 years was blessed with fi ve children. It was always Bob’s dream to coach football and track. In 1952, he began his career in Era I.S.D. He coached every sport, taught history, and drove a bus. After four years at Era, he coached at Whitesboro, Boyd, and Sanger. He had a successful coaching career and touched many young lives. Coach Grundy was a father fi gure to many troubled boys. He had a prayer before every game. Bob lived his faith in God. Th ere was such a love and respect from “his boys” and it has continued through the years. Four years ago, Era I.S.D. built a new track and honored Mr. Grundy by naming the fa-cility after him. Every year, there was a Bob Grundy In-vitational Track Meet. His years of teaching and coach-ing at Era were very special to him. Bob was a wonderful hus-band and father. He loved and cared for his family deeply. He especially trea-sured his fi ve grandchildren. Survivors Survivors include: wife of 68 years, Ruby J. Grundy; son Rex E. Grundy and wife Alice of Era; son Dan A. Grundy of Era; daughter Lisa G. Holubec and hus-band Jerry of Allen; daughter Betty Claire Wilson and hus-band Kenny of Gainesville;



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Marriage LicenseRequests ReceivedCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following applications for marriage were received by the Cooke County Clerk’s Offi ce. Tyler Scot Stormer Boaz, 23, Myra and Sky-ler Lanelle Daniels, 21, Gainesville. Jaudiel Dominguez Mo-rones, 40, Dallas and Jen-nifer Lynn Montoya, 36, Dallas. Maurice Anthony Rich-ardson, 58, Garland and Lilibeth Villanneva Hi-rang, 49, Oklahoma City. Trey William Moore, 28, Madill, Oklahoma and Jordan Lee Scott, 26, Ard-more, Oklahoma. Kyle Lane Kastens, 24,

Era and Mykelti Shianne Moore, 23, Era. Stephen Th omas Bled-soe, 50, Harvest, Alabama and Crystal Ann Murphy, 40, Ardmore, Oklahoma. Brent Alexander Beeson, 27, Ardmore, Oklahoma and Kasie Lee Fournier, 27, Ardmore. Randy Ray Robinette, 46, Mesquite and Frances Maria Galaviz, 46, Mes-quite. Rodolfo Ramirez, 31, Irving and Karen Adriana Mancillas, 31, Irving. Juan Roberto Ruiz, 29, Branson, Missouri and Chelsea Christine Howard, 22, Branson. Martin Wollenzin, 55,

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Cooke County Sheriff Logs Incident ReportsCOOKE COUNTY – Th e following incidents were reported to the Cooke County Sheriff ’s Offi ce. Possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram was reported in the 1300 block of Broadway. Possession of a con-trolled substance less than 1 gram was reported on County Road 105.

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offi cer Belva McClinton. Ortiz exited the vehicle along with Brown who con-tinued an assault on Ortiz. Brown then left Ortiz at the scene with the infant still in-side the vehicle. Brown was found Tuesday in the river

near the overturned vehicle. He was taken into custody. Brown has a history of other crimes including aggravated assault causes serious bodily injury in October 2017, driv-ing while intoxicated in Oc-tober 2019 and assault causes bodily injury/family violence in October 2019.

Brown Charged with Capital Murder

NCTC Employees To Return

To Campuses In PhasesCOOKE COUNTY – NCTC Chancellor Dr. Brent Wallace announced in a letter to the commu-nity this week, that NCTC will begin reopening its six campuses in three phases over the next few months. Th e fi rst phase, set to begin June 15, will focus on the return of select em-ployees who need to be on campus to complete es-sential services. All student services will continue to be off ered remotely. Select Career and Technical Edu-cation (CTE) courses will begin meeting on a lim-ited basis on campus, to conduct hands-on training that could not be complet-ed remotely.

According to the letter from Wallace, classrooms and labs have been modi-fi ed to ensure proper social distancing among students and instructors. Phase 2 will begin Mon-day, July 20, pending the successful implementation of the fi rst phase. At this time, additional employ-ees will return to work on-site, not to exceed half of full-time employees in any given area. At this time, student services will begin to be off ered on a limited basis on-campus. Th ese services will be available by appointment only. Th e fi nal phase is sched-uled to being Monday, Au-gust 17, when additional

employees will return to campuses and student ser-vices on campuses can be expanded. NCTC plans to off er face-to-face, blended, and fully online courses for Fall 2020, with a concentration in blended and fully online courses. All classes with a face-to-face component will be enhanced virtu-ally with online instruction conducted synchronously. To control on-campus presence and classroom density, students regis-tered for face-to-face and blended classes will rotate between those modalities, allowing all students in the class to experience both face-to-face and remote in-

struction. To accommodate social distancing requirements, course caps will be lowered to ensure that social dis-tancing guidelines are met and that classrooms will host no more than one per-son per 36 square feet and meet any local and state guidelines. Additionally, the college will off er an expanded selection of Sat-urday courses to help meet student course needs while limiting course capacities. NCTC currently an-ticipates having athletics in the fall, but will release formal plans after guidance from the National Junior College Athletic Associa-tion (NJCAA) comes out later this month.



GAINESVILLE – Gaines-ville Police Department received the following inci-dent reports. Christian-Shae F. Burris reported hit and run inci-dent in the 200 block of North Grand Avenue. Willie Martinez reported unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in the 300 block of Meadow Drive. Jordan M. Donnelly re-ported theft in the 1800 block of Arkansas Drive. Emili A. Hays reported theft less than $30,000 in the 1200 block of Fair Av-enue. Xzandra A. Herrera re-ported burglary of a vehicle in the 1500 block of East Tennie Street. Possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces was re-ported in the 200 block of North Morris Street. Sarah E. Jackson reported debit card abuse in the 1800 block of Lawrence Street. Charlie S. Jones reported burglary of a habitation in the 700 block of Harvey Street. Ethel M. Miranda report-ed burglary of a habitation in the 1400 block of Old Sivells Bend Road. Dickey W. King reported burglary of a building in the 1800 block of Weaver Street. Kristina L. McCormick reported criminal mischief in the 2600 block of East Highway 82. Kristy McCullough re-ported unauthorized use of a vehicle in the 4200 block of North I-35. Maria D. Morales re-ported unauthorized use of a vehicle in the 500 block of Ritchey Street. Th omas E. McClure re-ported burglary of a vehicle in the 1300 block of North

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Leann D. Weeks reported theft of property less than $750 in the 800 block of East Highway 82.

Arrest Log Bryson D. Nance, 32, possession of a controlled substance less than 200 grams, tamper/fabricate physical evidence with in-tent to impair.

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Services Doris Lee (Reiter) Grew-ing passed away on June 7, 2020 at the age of 84. Ro-sary will be held at 6 p.m. on June 11 at the George J Carroll funeral home. Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. on June 12 at Sacred Heart Catho-lic Church, with Father Joe Keating offi ciating.History Doris was born on No-vember 8, 1935, to Albert (Buddy) and Marie (Kl-ement) Reiter. She was the oldest of their fi ve children and grew up with her sib-lings on their farm south of Muenster. As a child, she helped her family raise chickens, cattle, and her favorite, sheep. She also helped in the house, baking and cleaning for the family and those who helped on the farm. Doris attended Sacred Heart School, and then, was a member of the fi rst class to attend Muen-ster Public School, from where she graduated in 1953. Growing up, the fam-ily spent much time with cousins, friends and neigh-bors. Doris began a friend-ship with a neighbor fam-ily, the Grewings, and took a special liking to our Dad, Henry Jr. (Sonny). Th ey began dating when Doris was in high school, and continued while Henry was drafted into the army. A week before they wed, Sonny and Doris were the attendants in his sister’s wedding, Joyce and Alrich

(Red) Zwinggi. Th e next week, on July 7, 1954, Joyce and Red were Doris and Sonny’s attendants at their wedding. After Doris and Sonny married, they lived in El Paso, where Sonny was sta-tioned in the army. Th ey eventually returned to Muenster. Th ey had fi ve children in the fi rst seven years of their marriage: Terry, Kathy, Mike, Carol and Troy. Six years after Troy was born, they had Gary, and seven years later, Kay was born. Many are blessed with a wonderful wife, and spe-cial moms, but we think we had the best. Mom worked hard, helping dad farm, while raising seven kids. She was an excellent cook, and was best known for her fried chicken, des-serts, and homemade soup. Th e grandkids loved her spaghetti and ABC pan-cakes. During the sum-mer, Dad often worked late in the fi eld. She had dinner ready for him when he came home…not just a sandwich or leftovers, but would cook a full meal as late as 11 at night. When hay haulers came for the summer, they magically showed up just in time for dinner…she always found this humorous. To say that she kept our house in order is an un-derstatement. Saturdays were meant for cleaning the house, and the girls couldn’t leave for the evening until the house was cleaned. A family friend remarked that her house was so clean, you could perform brain sur-gery in her closet. Even in her later years, she found pleasure in making sure the house was in order. Mom was always there at the kids’ activities, whether it was sports events, making costumes for plays, attend-ing school fi eld trips, or fi ll-ing in as a substitute teacher for their classes. She volun-teered in the religious ed programs while they were growing up. When we got in trouble, her response was “wait until your Dad gets home.” She probably knew that the long wait for him to get home was worse than any punishment she could give! She was just as excep-tional of a grandmother, and the grandkids loved going to her and Grandpa’s house. Th ey often babysat the kids during the day and on special occasions so the parents could have date night. During these times, Grandma was the best at doing crafts with the kids and could always be talked into playing a game of Connect 4, Memory, or drawing on the porch with chalk. As we got older, she loved a good game of dominoes, and was tough to beat, even in her later years. We kids joke that the grandkids got away with more than we did growing up. Grandma allowed the oldest grandkids to lie un-der the kitchen table one day and draw on the bot-tom of it. Th eir artwork is still there today. Th e kids fed cows on the farm, loved fi shing in the ponds and dove hunting. Grandma and grandpa always had

treats to send home with the kids: Cokes, candy, and homemade cookies and cupcakes decorated for the holidays. Th ey always slipped the kids money on the side, whether it be for getting good grades in school (even if they didn’t quite get an A!) or to take to the football games…one granddaughter remarked to her mom that “grand-ma and grandpa must be loaded!” Th ey enjoyed at-tending the grandkids’ little league games, open houses at school, and watching the older kids play and excel at sports. Mom was faithful, and instilled that belief in her children as well. If the kids tried to skip out on reli-gious ed classes or church when they were teenagers, they were grounded from any activities during the entire week. Any time we were facing sadness or a hardship, her favorite say-ing was “this too shall pass.” She once remarked to me that she could not physi-cally get out of bed in the mornings until she prayed for her husband, each kid and their spouses, and all the grandkids. Once she fi nished her prayers, she was able to go about her day. She was a prayer war-rior for everyone. When family or friends were sick, she often sent cards to them on a regular basis and sent prayer requests to St. Jude for them. Even at the end of her life, she still requested her prayer books and had special pages and prayers marked for the kids and grandkids. Survivors Doris is survived by her husband of nearly 66 years, Sonny; children and their spouses: Terry Grew-ing and Danny Gilbreath, Kathy Grewing and Chuck Cheney, Mike Grewing, Carol and Jim (Smoke) Koelzer, Troy Grewing, Gary and Kelly Grewing, and Kay and Alex Schro-eder. She leaves behind 14 grandchildren: Wes-ley, Jace’, Dalton Koelzer, Demi (Koelzer) and Dil-lon Bayer, Terrell and Tyler Grewing, Shelby Grewing, Josey and Lainey Grewing, and Austin, Kennedy and Andie Schroeder. She’s sur-vived by sister, Margie Sick-ing, and brothers and their wives, Johnny and Jeanette Reiter and Monty and Gay Lynn Reiter; brothers-in-law, Jimmy Kupper, Leon-ard and Dorothy Grewing; and sisters-in-law, Joyce Zwinggi and Dolores Bier-schenk. She was proceeded in death by her parents, Bud-dy and Marie Reiter, and one sister, Janell Kupper. Pallbearers are daugh-ter, Kathy Grewing, sons, Mike, Troy and Gary Grewing, and grandsons, Wesley and Dalton Koelzer. Grandsons Terrell Grewing and Austin Schroeder are honorary pallbearers. Donations In lieu of fl owers, dona-tions may be made in Doris’ memory to St. Jude Chil-dren’s Hospital or Cooke County Home Hospice. You may sign the online register at www.geojcarroll.com.

Beth Sellers Services Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth (Beth) Watson Roberts Sellers, 82, of Gainesville, are scheduled for 10:00 AM on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Kremling offi ci-ating. Interment will fol-low at Fairview Cemetery. Th e family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday, June 12 at the funeral home. Mrs. Sellers passed on June 8, 2020 in Gaines-ville, Texas.History Beth was born on July 31, 1937 in Eastern Cooke County, Texas to parents Benjamin Harvey and Elva Jewel (Delisle) Watson. After a childhood spent on the Old Denton Road, she graduated early from Gainesville High School and went to college at Texas Women’s University in Denton. Th ere she met and married Tom Roberts Sr. in 1956. She moved to South Texas with him and had three children. In 1974, she divorced and moved back to North Tex-as. In 1984, she married John Sellers. Mrs. Sellers was a teach-er for many years, even-tually earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pan American College in Ed-inburg, TX. She said she was an elementary teacher who made a mistake and got her Special Education Certifi cate, then was only off ered jobs in Special Ed. Mrs. Sellers retired in 1994.Survivors Survivors include: husband John Sellers of Gainesville; son Tom Roberts Jr.; daughter Kim Hardie and husband Don Funk; son-in-law Alex Quezada; grandchildren: Carin Scaff Campbell (Sid), Chanelle Quezada, Marcus Quezada, Kara Criswell Mason (Ryah), Courtney Criswell, Vic-toria Roberts, and Kylee Roberts; great-grandchil-dren: Lyra and Inara Ma-son, Jayden Poling, Kayce Criswell, Caleb Melton, Chelsea Fleckenstein, Gar-rett and Carmen Driskill; great-great-granddaughter Eivor; sister Linda Brum-low; sister Nancy Hoede-beck (Danny); and sister Janette Smith (Leighton). Mrs. Sellers was pre-ceded in death by: her par-ents; and daughter Ginger Quezada.Donations Memorial contributions may be made to Home Hospice of Cooke, Gray-son & Fannin Counties. You may sign the online register at www.geojcar-roll.com.

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By Mark Shields

In the nine presidential elections between the 1952 victory of Dwight D. Eisen-hower and George H.W. Bush’s 1988 win, just two Republicans won the White House: Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. One man was indispensable to the winning campaigns of these two very diff erent Repub-licans. His name was John P. Sears, and as a young 25 year-old lawyer, he would begin spending the three years leading up to the ‘68 victory traveling with Nix-on as political lieutenant, chief delegate hunter and unoffi cial press contact. He was later the manager of

Reagan’s 1976 campaign, which almost captured the GOP nomination from President Gerald R. Ford and, until his forced resig-nation, he was the manager of Reagan’s 1980 campaign. Sears’ death earlier this year means, selfi shly, that those of us lucky enough to report on politics will no longer have the benefi t of this singularly wise and witty American political thinker and doer. You deserve evidence to prove that high praise. Well, still early in this 2020 campaign, let us remem-ber what I called “the Sears rule,” which would require that, on the eight Friday evenings between Labor Day and Election Day, the Republican and Demo-cratic presidential nominees each be given a half-hour of free, prime-time TV, which could only be used by the presidential nominee. Sears’ reasoning was straightfor-ward: If a presidential nom-inee could not be interest-ing, truthful, coherent and factual for one half-hour a week, then, by all means, let the voters fi nd that out long

before election day. Sears could be clear-eyed about his candidate. In that 1968 campaign, John C. Whitaker, an admirable man, was responsible for developing the campaign schedule -- where the can-didate would go, what the candidate would do and to whom he would speak. During a weekend prepri-mary visit to New Hamp-shire, Whitaker had sched-uled candidate Nixon to attend Sunday services at a picturesque New England church. Th e visit went well and got positive coverage. When the schedule later called for Sunday services during a campaign week-end trip to Wisconsin, Nix-on nixed another church visit, telling Whitaker, “No, John, we did that already.” But Nixon could also be brutally honest to Sears about why he had lost the White House to John F. Kennedy in 1960: “People said it was because he was prettier than I was. ... No, it wasn’t that. ... When Martin Luther King was arrested in Alabama, I beat him by al-most a day in denouncing

King’s arrest. But the story the second day was that Kennedy had called him (actually King’s wife, Coret-ta) -- even off ered to send a lawyer down there to get him out of jail. I was vice president ... I could have done a lot more than Ken-nedy could to free King. But he was smarter than I was about such things.” Sears was almost pro-phetic about 2020 when, years ago, he observed: “We want our President to have strong beliefs but we want him to care about all of us. ... We want him to fi ght hard but remain above the battle, since we expect him to make the whole thing work. We want him to be a better human being than we are, someone from whom we can gain confi dence.” Our national supply of wisdom and wit, always in short supply, is depleted by the passing of John P. Sears, who both made me laugh and made me think. To fi nd out more about Mark Shields and read his past columns, visit the Cre-ators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.

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Will Churchill’s Statue Be the Next Statue to Fall?

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On Gen. George Wash-ington’s orders, the Dec-laration of Independence, signed in Philadelphia, was read aloud to his army. On hearing it, the troops marched to Bowl-ing Green, decapitated and pulled down the statue of George III, and sent the remnants to be melted down into musket balls. It was a revolutionary act, a symbolic statement. Th ese once-loyal American subjects were now rebels and no longer owed alle-giance to the king. Th ey would fi ght to end his rule in America. During the recent dem-onstrations and disor-ders here, similar acts had about them an aspect of societal rebellion and a re-pudiation of a heritage. In Richmond, Virginia, a statue of Christopher Columbus, who genera-tions of American children were raised to revere as the intrepid Italian explorer who discovered the New World, was pulled down and thrown into a lake. In Boston, the Colum-bus statue was beheaded. In a half-dozen states, statues of Confederate generals and soldiers were pulled down. Gov. Ralph Northam promises to re-move the huge statues of Robert E. Lee and Stone-wall Jackson from their century-old places of hon-

or on Richmond’s Monu-ment Avenue. In Philadelphia, the stat-ue of fabled Italian Ameri-can cop, police commis-sioner and mayor, Frank Rizzo, was desecrated and hauled away. Retired Gen. David Pe-traeus has written to urge that all army bases bear-ing the names of Con-federate generals, such as Forts Benning, Bragg and Hood, be renamed. Robert E. Lee, who is everywhere at West Point, says Petrae-us, was a U.S. soldier who “committed treason.” Nancy Pelosi wants 11 statues, including those of Confederate President Jef-ferson Davis, Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens, and Sen. and U.S. Vice President John Calhoun, removed from the Capitol. Th e purge of historical fi gures has spread to Eu-rope. Th e giant statue of King Leopold II in Brussels, who was enriched by the brutalitarian plundering of his Congo colony, has been taken down. In Bristol, England, a statue of Edward Colston, philanthropist and patron of the city but also a slave trader, was thrown into the harbor. At Oxford, students are moving to take down the statue of Cecil Rhodes, the archimperialist and found-ing father of Rhodesia who created as his legacy the Rhodes scholarships for British and American stu-dents. Resumes of all the once-admired great men who discovered, explored and colonized the New World, as well as all those who created and fi rst led the United States, are being investigated to determine how egregiously these men violated the egalitarian

and democratist dogmas of modernity. Th e list of malefactors seems impressive. Who are we talking about? Nearly half of the signers of the Declaration of Inde-pendence and the Consti-tution were slave owners. So, too, were fi ve of our fi rst seven presidents and two of the four men on Mount Rushmore. George Washington won the war for independence. Th omas Jeff erson doubled the size of the nation with the Louisiana Purchase. Andrew Jackson saved the nation from defeat by the British at the Battle of New Orleans and seized Florida. James Polk took us to war with Mexico and relieved it of what is now the American Southwest and California. All four of these nation-builder presidents were slave owners.

Th e systematic dishon-oring and disgracing of men once revered has only just begun. But it repre-sents a spreading revolu-tion in thought and belief about the origins and his-tory of America. How far is this going? During the London protests in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, there was painted on the Par-liament Square statue of Winston Churchill, who historians voted “the greatest man of the 20th century” for his role in leading Britain against Nazi Germany, the word “racist.” Th e mob wanted Churchill’s statue down. And was Churchill a rac-ist? Surely, he was an ar-chimperialist, a lifelong defender of the Brit-ish Empire who believed in the supremacy of the Anglo-Saxon race and its right to rule what poet Ru-

dyard Kipling called “the lesser breeds without the law.” Churchill disparaged people of color whom the British ruled, from the Ca-ribbean to Africa, to the Middle and Near East, to South Asia and the Far East, in terms that would instantly end the career of any American or British politician who used them today. Historian Andrew Rob-erts writes of Churchill that he was a “white ... su-premacist (who) thought in terms of race to a de-gree that was remarkable even by the standards of his own time. He spoke of certain races with a viru-lent Anglo-Saxon trium-phalism.” Many Americans, espe-cially among the young, view the history of the European exploration, the colonization of the New World, and the creation of

Western empires not with pride but with shame and guilt. And they want to make expiation by cancel-ing out all the honors ac-corded such men, be it in statues or the names of cities, towns, parks and streets. And their numbers and militancy are growing. Th e left has the bit in its teeth and is dragging the pan-icked elites along. How this ends without permanent division in the country escapes me. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Nixon’s White House Wars: Th e Battles Th at Made and Broke a President and Di-vided America Forever.” To fi nd out more about Patrick Buchanan and read features by other Creators writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM



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Do you need a good Auto Insurance? We can help by comparing multiple companies. Their com-petition means you save big! Call 940-612-1300 or email at [email protected]. 09/13

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Rhode Island Red Roost-ers (1 year old) $5 each. Chicks Hatched 5/19 $3 each. Fertile Brown Eggs 18/$5. Complete Rooftop A/C For RV $200. Epi-phone Les Paul Guitar & Fender Amp, Like New, $1000. Snap-On Front End Alignment Set in Box, NEWest Specs From 1946, $500. 940-665-5602, Leave Message. 06/10

For SaleDitch Witch 2300 series in good shape. $4,000. Call 903-647-4517. 07/08

Home Health Agency looking for LVN to take care of patient in Gaines-ville. Call 214-207-8408. 06/24

Joe’s Tree Service needs full time tree trimmer. Prefer class A CDL. Call Arthur Green at 940-768-9202. 06/24

MCM Heat and Air is looking for HVAC Tech / Helper. Pay based on experience. Apply at 131 CR 131, Gainesville, TX 76240. 940-668-7129. 06/24

Catfi sh Louie’s is now hiring Waitstaff, Host/Cashier, Cooks and Dish-washers/Busers. Apply in person to 1825 E. Hwy 82, Gainesville, TX 76240. 06/24

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Red RiverSPCA

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JerRatt TechnologiesServing Gainesville Since 1993

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Karl Klement Properties, Inc.940-627-6362

3500 sq. ft. + - of of ce space close to down-town Gainesville, directly off California. This space includes private entrance with lobby with ADA public restrooms, separate recep-tion area, 11 private of ces, IT area, kitchen/breakroom, conference room and ADA private restroom. For information and appointment contact Jerry Henderson at 940-665-1747.

Professional Of ce Space

Brenda McCoy, Property Manager for GHA has 3 different locations with available rent-als. The Turner Apartments are 1-bedroom apartments for 55 and over, Pecan Creek Village are 1- and 2-bedroom apartments for 62 and over, and then Washington Court/ Walnut Lane are 2-bedrooms duplexes and 3-bedroom homes for rent. There is rental assistance if needed. Stop by 715 E. Cali-fornia to pickup application or go online at www.gainesvilletxhousingauthority.com, for more information please call 940.665.1747

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Tatum Well ServiceWell Water Drilling and

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Pearson Pools1928 N. Grand Ave. • Gainesville, TX

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940-902-3894 06/03

LOFT FOR RENTUpdated large downtown loft apart-ment. 1 bed 1 ba 2,400 sf on the square. Very spacious with lots of storage. Washer, dryer, frig, dish-washer, microwave included. No pets. $1,200 a month. Contact Merit Advisors 940.665.6452

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RV ParkSingletree RV Park. 940-255-6884. Monthly Rate $350 plus electric. 2222 County Road 147. (RV Rental / Storage Avail-able). 02/26

HouseFor Sale

For sale – 11 acres, 3 bed-room mobile home, shop, storage buildings, lots of trees, ready to move into. Some owner fi nancing, secluded, shown by ap-pointment Only. Wood-bine, TX. 940-727-9143. 05/13

For Leasing InfoPlease Call:

Karl KlementProperties Inc.940-627-6362

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Shady Glen Apts.ShadowoodTownhomesAspen Apts.

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metal.940-372-3593

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