Freestone County, Texas Obits Dorothy Eloise (Willard) Brackeen Dorothy Eloise Brackeen, 82, of Ferris passed away Monday, May 9, 2005, in Ferris. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Corley Funeral Home. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Lake Chapel Cemetery in Freestone County with the Rev. James Southard officiating. Mrs. Brackeen was born Dec. 4, 1922, in Desdemona. She was preceded in death by her husband, Woodrow Brackeen; mother, Coral Lela Hoffman; father, John Fletcher Willard; brother, Powell Fletcher Willard; and sisters, Marjorie Willard and Helen Mayes. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Tony Jordan of Ferris; granddaughters, Angela Southard of Mesquite and Jennifer Lewis of McKinney; grandson, Roy Jordan of Waxahachie; great-granddaughters, Heather Southard and Holly Southard, both of Mesquite; great-grandsons, James Southard of Mesquite and Ty Jordan of Waxahachie; and numerous nieces and nephews. Arrangements by Corley Funeral Home.