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Jul 6, 2021

Michael Donegan | Obituary | Rockwall Herald Banner - Rockwall County Herald Banner

August 15, 1950, to Betty and Jim Donegan. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout in high school at the age of 15, and graduated in 1968 from Robert E. Lee High School in Houston. He was a proud member of the class of '72 Corp of Cadets at Texas A&M University. Mike earned a bachelor's degree in Agriculture Economics at Texas A&M, was a Class Agent for the class of '72, and was a member of the Association of Former Students and A&M's Chancellor's Century Council. Upon graduation, he joined the U.S. Army and served five years. Mike was stationed in Oklahoma, Texas, Georgia and Italy and achieved the rank of Captain. Mike was the Fertilizer Accounts Manager with El Dorado Chemical in Rockwall. He served as a councilman and mayor of McLendon-Chisholm, TX, for 17 years (1994-2010). He was a member of the Rockwall Terry Fisher American Legion Post #117 for almost 15 years, where he served as the Post Commander for three years. He also served as Post Chaplain, was the lead for Founder's Day activities, and developed the Youth Leadership Seminars. Mike was active in the Rockwall Band of Brothers, Sisters and Friends, and was a member of the Rockwall Historical Foundation and the Rockwall County Historical Commission. He was a long-standing member of the Republican Party, was elected as the Precinct 3D Chair, and served on the Rockwall Republican Party and Rockwall Men's Club Executive Committees. Mike was appointed to the Texas Historical Commission by Rick Perry in July 2012, and served until February 2015. He served as the chairman of the Men's Ministry of Chisholm Baptist Church and co-chaired the Dallas area Fundraiser for ALS. Survivors include his wife: Sharon; sons: Chris (Staci) and Matthew (Paetra); daughter: Amy (Matt); grandchildren: Justin, Karma, Lily, Coltrane, Jakob, Anne Chaddock and Mathias; niece: Kate; and nephews: Bo and Zach. He was preceded...

Jul 6, 2021

Henry Homeyer: The 'no work' garden - Concord Monitor

In general, trademarked plants like this offer good results with minimum effort.Right now she has a big pink bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabalis) in full bloom, though that will bloom only for a few of weeks. She has a groundcover that I use in shady areas called sweet woodruff ( Galium odoratum) that serves as a nice filler near it and is blooming right now. It has fragrant white blossoms and delicate lacy foliage that stays green and handsome all summer. Later, an astillbe will blossom nearby.Hosta is another important plant in her garden. She has many with large, green leaves. And although hostas are generally grown for their foliage, later in the summer they will send up flower stalks with white blossoms.The side of the space that gets the most afternoon sun is filled with Stephanandraincisa or lace shrub. This is a deciduous woody shrub that spreads by root and roots in wherever the tips of branches touch the ground. It only gets a couple of feet tall, but has very dense foliage – dense enough that grasses and weeds do not come through. It blooms in June, with small white star-shaped flowers. The leaves are shaped a bit like maple leaves. Her stepanandra was planted 25 years ago and still looks great – it covers the bed that is over 50-feet long and 4-feet wide.More than a dozen years ago I planted bulbs for my friend in another part of the property. My goal was for her to have blossoms from March until late May from spring bulbs, and the bulbs are still going strong: first snowdrops in March, followed by crocus, then daffodils. I selected daffies for their bloom time: some early, some mid-season, some that are bloom in late May. Like everything at this property, the goal was to have no-labor or low-labor beds, so the beds were well mulched with chipped bark.What other plants grow at this garden? She had a steep rocky hillside with gravelly, poor soil. Grass grew on it, but it was impossible to mow. Someone suggested a creeping sumac, and she had it installed. It is variously called skunkbush sumac, creeping three-leafed sumac, or Rhus trilobata “Autumn Amber.”The Autumn Amber sumac is a trademarked variety, and boasts of ”a profusion of small chartreuse-colored flowers that bloom in delicate clusters before new foliage appears.” In fall the leaves transform into “striking hues of ambers, yellows, oranges and/or reds before dropping for the winter”. I have only seen it but once before, even though it is hardy to Zone 4. It is supposed to be very good for tough, hot dry places. It is dense enough that I saw no grass growing through it.Each year my friend picks a theme for her garden by the kitchen door. This year she focused on birds: metal birds, colorful bird houses, hummingbird feeders. She likes to find flourishes for the plants at yard sales and thrift stores, trying to keep her purchases to under $5.I asked my friend how she would describe herself ...

Jul 6, 2021

Obituary Jaiden "Eileen" Elizabeth Cevdar | Obituaries | postandcourier.com - Journalscene.com

Jaiden "Eileen" Elizabeth Cevdar, 18, of Summerville, passed away on Monday, July 5, 2021 at Summerville Medical Center.Family and friends are invited to attend her visitation on Saturday, July 10, 2021 from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home. A funeral service will begin at 1 o'clock at James A. Dyal Funeral Home Chapel.Flowers will be accepted.Eileen was born on October 17, 2002 in Tupelo, MS, daughter of Douglas Cevdar of Summerville and Mechelle Williams of Ladson, SC. She was very compassionate and caring. She loved to draw, write, sculpt and sing. She was a very good athlete. She enjoyed playing soccer, weightlifting. She aspired to do MMA. Eileen enjoyed cooking, animals, and longed to be a mother and homemaker.Survivors in addition to her parents are: grandfather, John Cevdar of Tupelo, MS; boyfriend, Will Dixon of Pineville, NC; aunt and uncles: Giselle Sowell (Grant) of Tupelo, MS, Dennis A. Williams (Shirley) of Falkville, AL, and Michael Williams (Tammy) of West Je...