Man Found Near Whitehouse Dies

WHITEHOUSE — An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death of a man found lying in a ditch near Whitehouse. Around 1:30 Saturday morning, Smith County authorities received a welfare concern call. Dwight Wayne Pawul, 41, who had been taking medication, had been drinking heavily. When they went to his home on County Road 2194, there was no trace of the man.

Then, around 7:00 that morning, it was reported that Pawul was found in a ditch near the intersection of Farm Road 756 and County Road 129. He was rushed to East Texas Medical Center where he died earlier this week.