LEGAL NOTICE: Notice to creditors in the estate of Eric Jay Schroeder, deceased

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 14, 2026. NOTICE TO CREDITORS NO. 25-E-2366 IN THE ESTATE OF ERIC JAY SCHROEDER, DECEASED IN COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS: Notice to all persons having claims against the estate of Randy Joe Melton, deceased

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LEGAL NOTICE: Notice to creditors for the estate of Lela Ellen Cooper

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 14, 2026. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Lela Ellen Cooper were issued on 4/30/2026, in Docket No.

LEGAL NOTICE: Citation by publication to all persons interested in the estate of Leo Willard Easter, deceased

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LEGAL NOTICE: Citation by publication to all persons interested in the estate of Grattus Richard Fisher, deceased

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LEGAL NOTICE: Citation by publication to all persons interested in the estate of Kenneth Brien Korgan, deceased

Publish one time in The Ellis County Press on Thursday, May 14, 2026. CITATION BY PUBLICATION  – Application for Determination and Declaration of Heirship The State of Texas To all persons interested in the Estate of KENNETH BRIEN KORGAN 26-E-2125 In The Ellis County Court at Law No.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council City of Wilmer, Texas Case No. (CP-26-002) (Conditional Use Permit)

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FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: Jordan Ward – scars of a champion

  Welcome to the “Front-Porch.” “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 3:14 Seeing Jordan Ward crawl across the finish line was one of the final scenes before I ended my thirty-year coaching and teaching career.

OUT TO PASTOR: Sometimes I feel like a rabbit

  I’m not good at a lot of things in life. That list could go on and on and on. However, I am actually excellent at a few things. I think the top of that list is eating, which I do with a passion that might make you smile. I’ve never met a cheeseburger that I didn’t like.

OBITUARY: Anthony Wayne “Tony” Cook

  Anthony Wayne Cook (Tony) was born in Dallas, Texas on December 11, 1962. He was a true Texan; he spent his life in Texas. He graduated from Christian Academy of Oak Cliff in 1981, a school he had attended since second grade.