Wysta Jean Canaday

Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Norris officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Hopkins County. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Mrs. Canaday, the daughter of Johnnie Clarence Martin & Maddeline Lois Horton Martin, was born Sept. 4, 1933, in Sulphur Springs.

In the 80’s she retired from Texas Bank & Trust in Dallas as an officer of the bank and vice-president of data processing.

Her lifelong hobby was going to estate sales and garage sales and collecting antiques with her husband, Bill, who was the love of her life

For a number of years she and Bill traveled to Cooper each week where she was the pianist and organist at Calvary Baptist Church. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church.

Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Canaday, her parents, two daughters, Sharon Denise Meredith and Pamela Kay Eaton, two grandsons, Joshua Eaton and Jeremy Furr, one brother, J.C. Martin, and one sister, Sue Jane Carruth.

Survivors include a daughter, Debra Margraves & husband Joe Bob of Paris, grandchildren, Christopher Margraves & wife Amy of New Braunfels, Benjamin Margraves & wife Betsy of Frisco, Jenna Margraves & Marcus Koenig of McKinney, Leasa Lykins & husband Robert of Waxahachie, Tiffany LeMonte & husband Dave of Aventura, FL, Ronnie Smith of Longview, Crystal Fuller & husband Eric of Paris, and Billy Eaton & wife Kala of Paris, 17 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren along with numerous nieces & nephews and a host of friends.

Casket bearers will be: Derek Margraves, Daren Margraves, Kurtis Margraves, Wyatt Margraves, Austin Duron, and Koty Russell.