Ennis News

One of the Ennis Post Office’s earliest known mail carriers was Ambrose (“A.B.”) Ross. Born in Tennessee in 1864 he moved to Ennis in 1891. According to the Ennis Weekly Local, Ross served as a teacher in Alma and Palmer before accepting employment by the U.S. Mail Service at Ennis in 1906 as one of the facility’s very first carriers. Ross remained with the Ennis Post Office for 27 years, retiring in 1933. He died in 1941 at age 77, survived by his wife of 46 years, the former Pattie Bomer of Kaufman, and their nine children. 

This year marks the 93rd anniversary of a Texas tragedy in which a favored son of Ennis lost his life. Jack Castellaw, 21, son of a local pharmacist, was among 10 Baylor Bears players, coaches and fans killed when their school bus stalled on a train track at Round Rock and was struck by the Sunshine Special. En route to Austin to defend their standing in the Southwest Conference, the Baylor basketball team instead became victims of lax railroad safety laws.

Paul Claxton, 45, passed away on Sept. 12, 2020.

Visitation was held on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Superior Care Funeral Services, 1905 W. Ennis Ave., Ennis TX 75119.

Funeral service was held on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at 10 a.m., at Creechville Road Baptist Church, 900 Creechville Rd., Ennis TX 75119.