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Obituary: Charles Cantrell

Charles Cantrell of Malakoff passed away at his home on July 4, 2013 at the age of 79.

Charles was born in Wortham on Oct. 5, 1933 to Gude and Jewell Cantrell.

He is survived by his two daughters, Jo and husband Norman Wilson and Cherlyn Cantrell; three sons, Charles and wife Margaret Cantrell, Keith and wife Becky Cantrell, David and wife Julie Cantrell; four brothers, Roy, Ben, Jerry, Danny Cantrell; three sisters, Betty Colson, Linda Herrington and Virgina Adair; 15 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Martha Cantrell.

Visitation was held on Sunday, July 7, at Huckabee/Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff.

Service were held on Monday, July 8, 2013 at 11 a.m. at Huckabee/Tomlinson Funeral Home in Malakoff. Interment followed at Post Oak Cemetery in Malakoff with Bro. Wayne Pitchford officiating.

District-wide seal coat operations begin Monday

TxDOT press release

The Texas Department of Transportation’s annual preventative maintenance program known as District-Wide Seal Coat is scheduled to begin Monday in Henderson County, then move through all eight counties of the Tyler District and treat nearly 300 miles of roadway before concluding work in August.

Crews are scheduled to seal most of US 175 between Athens and the Kaufman County Line, then move into Anderson County by the weekend, weather permitting.

“Seal coat is a fast-moving operation,” said TxDOT spokesman Larry Krantz. “It’s also cost-effective. We can seal six miles of road for the cost of one mile of hot mix, and the seal coat will last longer.”
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Thank you to Dr. Allen

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HCWB press release

Henderson County Child Welfare Board Chairman Justin Weiner presented a local Athens dentist with a certificate of appreciation for going above and beyond to help a foster child. Dr. Brandon Allen, of Crestway Park Dental, volunteered his time and services removing braces for a Henderson County foster child. The work had been overlooked for years, was costly, and was long overdue. Fitting and removing braces is just one of the many different treatments that eccellasmiles.com/orthodontics.html can provide for you. Some of them go above and beyond for their patients to ensure that they have a perfect smile. Effective preventive dentistry combines at-home oral care by patients with chairside treatments and counseling by the trained staff of West Cobb Dentistry.g by the trained staff of West Cobb Dentistry, Go through This Site for more about preventive dentistry.

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Ladycat champions

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The Ladycats, representing the Henderson County Girls Softball Association, finished as the TTAS 12u District 8 Champs on Wednesday night.  Pictured with the girls are their coaches, Clint Davis and Shane Stanfield. This photo was taken a little after 11 p.m. on Wednesday, in Brownsboro, after the Ladycats battled back in three back-to-back-to-back games, in over 6 hours of playing time, to claim the 1st place spot.  The team will move on to the TTAS 12u state tournament the week of July 15. (COURTESY PHOTO)