Longview’s John McDade Jr. dies

John Edward McDade Jr., of Longview, died October 4; services were scheduled for October 12 at Rader Funeral Home. Mary Cathryn “Kakki” Webb Manning, 86, of Carthage, was to be honored October 17 at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, while funeral notices also announced services for Tameblon Dawson, Janet Lynn Clark, and Ronald Chalk Sr. Longview’s junior varsity A football team beat Rockwall 41-7 and its B team won 32-0, but Rockwall edged Longview’s ninth graders 34-33; Whitehouse defeated Forest Park in both eighth-grade games. A columnist recalls the distinctive cars, cruising rituals, and camaraderie of 1970s youth, contrasting them with today’s more uniform vehicles. Franklin Curtis Long, 86, of Woodburn, Oregon, died October 4 and is remembered by loved ones as warm, humorous, wise, and a gifted storyteller.