Obituaries

Johnnie Ruth Holmes, née Lewis, went to her eternal home on Jan. 3, 2021, in Waco, at the age of 90. Private funeral services were held at Sardis Baptist Church on Wednesday, Jan. 6, with the Rev. Jerry Fulton officiating. Interment was in the Sardis Cemetery. Her grandsons and great-grandsons served as pallbearers.

Tanya Dawn Collins Duncanson, age 66, of Washington, DC, fell asleep in death Nov. 24, 2020, at Bridgepoint Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Patsy “Pat” C. Pittman, 91, long-time resident of Mexia, traded her earthly body for a heavenly one on Jan. 2, 2021, in Nacogdoches. Funeral services were to be held at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, Jan. 5, with the Rev. Marcus Sheffield and the Rev. Christopher Hurst officiating. Visitation was to be at 1:30 p.m., and services were to begin at 2 p.m., and interment was to follow the services in the Mexia Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were to be Duke Pittman, Robert P. Hurst, Christopher Hurst, Timothy Lowe, Bobby Forrest, Benjie Reed and Bobby Lide. Honorary pallbearers were to include Dr. John McCall, Dr. Norman Hinkle, Terry Reed, Dr. Mike Pickering, and Dr. Glenn Ellisor.