Obituaries

urks Graveside services for Wanda McSwane Burks will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at Salem Cemetery near Freestone. Brother Steve Cowart will officiate.

Karyn Elaine Taylor Richards passed peacefully from our world on Aug. 3, 2022, at her home in Hewitt. Karyn is survived by her husband, Jerry; her three children, Traci, David, and J.W.; and her grandchildren, Kassi, Kasen, Alex, Payton, David Jr., Jackson, Brady, and Elliott. Additionally, Karyn is survived by her sisters, Kay Taylor and Kris Ivy. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Kolton, her mother Bobbee Dee, and father Bobby Jack. Karyn was born in Teague, Texas on June 16, 1950. Karyn and Jerry were married Aug. 21, 1976 and lived in Fairfield and Steward’s Mill most of her life. She was a member of the Steward’s Mill Church congregation.

Ruth Jeaneane (Reed) Prichard of Donie passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, following a brief illness, at age 87.