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Funeral services for Lavonna Fay Clinton, 70, of Savoy, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021 at the Howe church of Christ, 1205 N. Collins Frwy, Howe, TX, under the direction of Wise Funeral Home.  Mike Dickison and Phil Smith will officiate.  Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Savoy, Texas.

Lavonna was born Aug. 13, 1951 in Guymon, Oklahoma, the daughter of Roger Forrest Puckett and Vella Marchie Brock Puckett.  She was the Valedictorian of the 1969 graduating class of Savoy High School and attended East Texas State University in Commerce.  Lavonna married Billy M. Clinton on July 18, 1969 in Savoy, Texas.  She worked for the US Postal Service in Howe, Tom Bean, Denison, Farmersville, Princeton, Gunter, Savoy and retired as Postmaster of the Ravenna Post Office in 2011.  Lavonna was a member of the Ivanhoe church of Christ where she taught children’s and ladies Bible classes and was active in missions.  She was also a teacher at Camp Ida in Maude, Texas.   Lavonna enjoyed singing, cooking, making chocolate pies, camping and riding horses in the mountains.  She was an excellent seamstress and bookkeeper for her husband’s business, Clinton Upholstery.  She was preceded in death by her parents.

Lavonna leaves to cherish her memories, her husband of 52 years, Billy Clinton of Savoy, TX; two daughters, Sheri Folkes and husband, Eric of Howe, TX and Tammie Dickison and husband, Mike of Tom Bean, TX; a son, Billy Forrest Clinton and wife, Elisa of McKinney, TX; two sisters, Sharon Davis and husband, Durward of Abbeville, Mississippi and Rogena McClain and husband, John of Eufala, OK; grandchildren, Zachary Folkes (Blaire), Meagen Folkes, Daniel Dickison (Rhianne), David Dickison (Emily), Mark Dickison, Melanie Dickison, Kristen Dickison, Kemplin Dickison, William Clinton,  Emelia Clinton, and Samuel Clinton; great grandchildren, Madelynn Dickison and Katherine Dickison; and numerous extended family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Andrew Smith, Zachary Folkes, Daniel Dickison, David Dickison, Mark Dickison, Kemplin Dickison, William Clinton and Samuel Clinton.

Memorials may be made to the Ivanhoe Church of Christ, P. O. Box 322, Ivanhoe, TX 75447 to support the spread of the Gospel throughout the world.

The family will receive friends at Wise Funeral Home from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Friday night, Dec. 3, 2021.

Howe Bulldogs 27th Head Football Coach/AD Bill Jehling has resigned from Howe ISD effective immediately. Full story in Monday’s publication.

Between the Howe Area Chamber, Howe Community Library, and Howe Volunteer Fire Department, there will be a number of opportunities to meet Santa Claus and even Mrs. Claus. The first opportunity to see the jolly ol’ elf will be at the Howe Community Library on Dec. 4 from 10:30 to 11:30 for “Story Time With Santa.” There will be cookies, punch, and a story read by Santa. It’s free and open to all ages.

The following weekend on Saturday morning Dec. 11 at 8 am, Santa will be at Summit Gardens for “Breakfast with Santa” hosted by the Howe Volunteer Fire Department. The event is by donation only and includes pancakes, eggs, sausage, and bacon. Santa will be on-hand to take the kids requests for Christmas.

Later that afternoon is the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade entitled, ‘A Christmas Train.’ At 4:30 pm, the route will include Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus who will make their way from the Howe Middle School to Denny Street to the First Baptist Church along the backside of the Fire Station and through Downtown before heading back to the middle school via King Street.

When Santa and Mrs. Claus are done waving to the crowd, they will arrive at Summit Gardens to visit with kids for another chance to get their wish list in.

Santa’s final appearance in Howe that weekend will be on Sunday, Dec. 12 at First United Methodist Church of Howe from 4 pm – 6 pm.

After Santa has left town, the chamber will help the fire department by hosting a BBQ Dinner Fundraiser at Summit Gardens on Dec. 17 beginning at 5:30 pm. The chamber wants to thank Walmart for their donations of briskets.

DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (Nasdaq: TXN) today announced plans to begin construction next year on its new 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabrication plants (or “fabs”) in Sherman, Texas. The North Texas site has the potential for up to four fabs to meet demand over time, as semiconductor growth in electronics, particularly in industrial and automotive markets, is expected to continue well into the future. Construction of the first and second fabs is set to begin in 2022.

“TI’s future analog and embedded processing 300-mm fabs at the Sherman site are part of our long-term capacity planning to continue to strengthen our manufacturing and technology competitive advantage and support our customers’ demand in the coming decades,” said Rich Templeton, TI’s chairman, president and CEO. “Our commitment to North Texas spans more than 90 years, and this decision is a testament to our strong partnership and investment in the Sherman community.”

Production from the first new fab is expected as early as 2025. With the option to include up to four fabs, total investment potential at the site could reach approximately $30 billion and support 3,000 direct jobs over time.

The new fabs will complement TI’s existing 300-mm fabs which include DMOS6 (Dallas, Texas), RFAB1 and the soon-to-be-completed RFAB2 (both in Richardson, Texas), which is expected to start production in the second half of 2022. Additionally, LFAB (Lehi, Utah), which TI recently acquired, is expected to begin production in early 2023. 

About Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, tests and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment and enterprise systems. Our passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors is alive today, as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable – making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. We think of this as Engineering Progress. It’s what we do and have been doing for decades. Learn more at TI.com.