Obituaries

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Kathy Hernandez

Kathy Hernandez

Jul 11, 2026

The funeral service for Kathy Hernandez, age 65, of Dike, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Fernando Augilar officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Jose Luis Ramos, Jimmy Granados, Blake Brown, Christian Gonzalez, Landon Morroquin, and Hugo Hernandez serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one...

Gerald Pinkham

Gerald Pinkham

Jul 10, 2026

Funeral service for Gerald Pinkham, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Garry Jordan officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Gerald Mack Pinkham was born May 5, 1938, near Malta, a small community in Bowie County, Texas. Gerald passed away...

Kathy Williams

Kathy Williams

Jul 10, 2026

Graveside inurnment for Kathy Ann Williams, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date. Mrs. Williams passed away at the Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman, Texas, on Friday, July 10, 2026.

Kathy Ann Williams was born on February 5, 1955, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to the late James and Estamae (Jones) Williams. Kathy was a retired construction...

Stan Kent

Stan Kent

Jul 7, 2026

Visitation for Stanley Robert “Stan” Kent, age 77, of Brashear, Texas, will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, July 17, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Kent passed away peacefully on July 7, 2026.

Stan was born on April 14, 1949, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Blanche Motley Chapline and Chester Harry Chapline. His father passed away from...

Ruby Nell Chester

Ruby Nell Chester

Jul 7, 2026

Graveside service for Ruby Nell Chester, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Pine Forest Cemetery. Mrs. Chester passed away at Christus Mother Frances in Tyler, Texas, on Tuesday, July 7, 2026.

Ruby Nell Chester was born on September 25, 1937, in Pine Forest, Texas, to C. J. and Clara...

Gary McRae

Gary McRae

Jul 6, 2026

Graveside service for Gary McRae, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Winfield Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. McRae passed away at Christus Mother Frances in Tyler, Texas, on Monday, July 6, 2026.

Gary McRae...

Christopher "Red" Burkett

Christopher "Red" Burkett

Jul 5, 2026

Visitation for Christopher “Red” Burkett, age 27, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, July 10, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Burkett passed away in Bullard, Texas, on Sunday, July 5, 2026.

Christopher Burkett was born on February 7, 1999, in Beaumont, Texas, to Jeremy and the late Cynthia (Warner) Burkett. Red had...

Joyce Goldsmith

Joyce Goldsmith

Jul 1, 2026

Funeral service for Joyce Goldsmith, age 84, of Birthright, Texas, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 6, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Donnie Powers officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Amanda Edmonson, Justin Goldsmith, Jaden Goldsmith, Mike Gibby, Jimmy Groves, Jerry Brandenburgh, Kurt Groves, and Kyle Groves serving as pallbearers and Jerry...

Velma Lightfoot

Velma Lightfoot

Jun 29, 2026

Funeral service for Velma Lightfoot, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Mike Eason officiating. Tom Miller, Kenny Crowson, Stanley Horton, Jose Gomez, and Randy Griffith will be serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Lightfoot passed...

Sherry Diamond

Sherry Diamond

Jun 25, 2026

Funeral service for Sherry Diamond, 72, of Allen, Texas, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, June 29, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Linda Good officiating. Visitation will be held at 9:00 A.M. Sherry loved the color pink, and in honor of her vibrant spirit, the family invites those attending her service to wear something pink as a...

Barbara Green

Barbara Green

Jun 22, 2026

Funeral service for Barbara Green, age 79, of Dike, Texas, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, June 26, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Ron Smedley officiating. Interment will follow at Rockdale Cemetery with Shane Green, Shawn Green, Kyle Green, Delbert Jones, Kohlson Ivey, Chris Jones, Cason Jones, and Shawn Hall serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held...

Dave Gholson

Dave Gholson

Jun 21, 2026

Dave Gholson, age 81, of Yantis, Texas, peacefully passed away at his residence on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

Dave Gholson was born on November 25, 1944, in Dallas, Texas, to the late Charles and Ruby (Starks) Gholson. He married Linda (Stephens) Leonard in Grand Prairie, Texas, on November 25, 2017. Dave proudly served in the United States Army as a helicopter...

Violet Marie Clark

Violet Marie Clark

Jun 15, 2026

Violet Marie Clark passed away surrounded by her loving family at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in McKinney, Texas, on Monday, June 15, 2026.

Violet is survived by her parents, Robert and Raven (Potts) Clark of Farmersville, Texas; sister, Millie Clark; grandparents, Kelly and Nancy Potts of Sulphur Springs, Texas, Norman and Theresa Clark of Cranston, Rhode Island; uncle and...

Reese McElroy

Reese McElroy

Jun 14, 2026

Reese McElroy, age 82, of Stephenville, Texas, passed away at Capstone Healthcare of Daingerfield on Sunday, June 14, 2026.

Reese McElroy was born on September 25, 1943, in Stephenville, Texas, to the late Elvis and Margaret (Walsworth) McElroy. He married Jacqueline (Patten) McElroy in Stephenville, Texas, on December 10, 1987. Reese proudly served his country in the United States Army and...

J.L. Middleton

J.L. Middleton

Jun 12, 2026

J.L. Middleton, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, peacefully passed away at his residence on Friday, June 12, 2026.

J.L. Middleton was born on July 26, 1938, in Point, Texas, at his home to the late J.L. Sr. and Ruby (Spencer) Middleton. J.L. proudly served his country in the United States Navy and later retired from Rockwell International after many years...

Billy Crowson

Billy Crowson

Jun 9, 2026

Memorial service for Billy Crowson, age 60, of Mount Vernon, Texas, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, June 12, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Brett Moore, Michael Formby, Kade Crowson, Russel Stillwagoner, Jeff McAdams, Dayton Gifford, Dustin Ray, and Alan Screws serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Crowson peacefully...

J.L. Harred

J.L. Harred

Jun 9, 2026

Graveside service for J.L. Harred, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Nelta Cemetery with Toney Hurley and Jack Harred officiating and Montana Hurley, Kenny Crowson, Charles Murray, Derrek Harred, Darron Harred, and Rodney Harred serving as pallbearers. John McLane, Wayne Henegar, Larry Jay Temples, Mark Worley, Dr. Ronald...

Jason Talley

Jason Talley

Jun 7, 2026

Memorial service for Jason Talley, age 52, of Brashear, Texas, will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor David Hamm officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Talley passed away at Christus Mother Frances in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Jason Talley was born...

Sandy Richard

Sandy Richard

Jun 6, 2026

Memorial service for Sandy Richard, 80, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at League Street Church of Christ. Mrs. Richard passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

Sandy was born on May 25, 1946, in Ada, Oklahoma, to Burke and Laverne Standridge. On April 28, 1966, she married...

Jeanne Cowley

Jeanne Cowley

Jun 5, 2026

Betty Jeanne Cowley was born on November 10, 1933, in Duncan, Oklahoma, to Alfred Guy Edwards and Zua Estell Eversole. She traveled and lived many places with her father working for Haliburton Oil Company, she had fond memories of her first job, which she got at the age of 12, setting pins at the local bowling alley in Odessa, Texas....