Obituaries

Patsy Templeton

Jan 1, 2016

Funeral services for Patsy Weir Templeton, age 79 of Cooper, formerly of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at Tira United Methodist Church with Rev, David Larkin officiating. Interment will follow in the Tira Cemetery with Haden Warner, Robert Templeton and Lane Templeton serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on Monday,...

James McClary

Dec 31, 2015

Graveside funeral services for James "Jim" McClary, age 87 of Dike, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Nelta Cemetery with Bro. Shane Carrington officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 1, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. James "Jim" passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Hopkins...

Billie Edwards

Dec 30, 2015

Funeral services for Billie Edwards, age 84 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Tom Friday officiating. Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery with James Edwards, Jimmy Horton, Corey Horton, Jerry Horton and Kenneth Price. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016 from 4:00...

Judy Tipping

Dec 28, 2015

Judy "Miss Tipp" Tipping, age 71, of Sulphur Springs passed peacefully from her earthly life on December 28, 2015. Judy was a life-long educator in Sulphur Springs ISD, having dedicated 48 years to helping students. She was also involved in numerous civic and community organizations such as Rotary Club, Business Professionals of America, Hopkins County United Way, Civic Center...

Shirley Knight

Dec 26, 2015

Funeral services for Shirley Knight, age 58 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Bro. Larry Maynard officiating. Interment will follow at Dougherty Cemetery with Kevin Plunkett, Jimmy Ray Gibson, Tommy Kimmel, Aaron Potts, Jonathan Wright and Mike Bishop serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on...

Alvira Dickens

Dec 26, 2015

Funeral services for Margie Alvira Dickens, age 96 of Sulphur Springs, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 28, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Dr. Lynn Turner officiating with Travis Aven, Larry Argenbright, Bavard Hill, Jerry Wilhite, Jim Thompson and Nick Nichols serving as pallbearers. Interment followed at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation was held on Sunday, from...

Orena Reynolds

Dec 25, 2015

Funeral services for Flora Orena Reynolds, age 91 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Rev. B.J. Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Orena passed away on December 25, 2015...

Oleta Jenkins

Dec 25, 2015

Private services for Veda Oleta Jenkins, age 90 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Seymore Cemetery. Oleta passed away on Friday, December 25, 2015 at Carriage House Manor. She was born on October 9, 1925, the daughter of Arthur James and Louveda (Clayton) Jenkins in Seymore Community. She worked for General Motors and was a member of Seymore...

Chloe Hall

Dec 24, 2015

Graveside funeral services for Chloe Soleil Hall, age 18 of Cornith, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Chaplain Ron Scott officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Chloe passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. She was born on February 18, 1997 in Sulphur...

Consuelo Vandergriff

Dec 24, 2015

Memorial services for Consuelo Lois Vandergriff, age 88 of Blooming Grove, will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Durwin Hohertz officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2016 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Consuelo Lois passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015...

Virginia DeBoe

Dec 23, 2015

Memorial services for Virginia Nina DeBoe, age 67 of Plymouth, MA will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015 at St. James Catholic Church. Virginia passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at her sister's home. She was born on June 15, 1948, the daughter of Anthany and Antoinette (Rizzo) DiCarlo in Brockton, MA. She was a...

Sanford Gammill

Dec 23, 2015

Funeral services for Sanford Andy Gammill, age 86 of Como, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. B. J. Teer officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment with military honors will follow at Arbala Cemetery with James Wilfred, Joe Wallace, James Andy Wilfred, Jayden Wallace,...

Mark Bolton

Dec 22, 2015

Funeral services for Mark Bolton, age 59 of Kilgore will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015 at First Baptist Church of Danville in Kilgore with Rev. Freeman Pierce officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Graveside services will be held after the service in Sulphur Bluff at 3:00 p.m.,...

James Carroll

Dec 20, 2015

Funeral services for James "Willie" Carroll, age 64 of Como will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Travis Baxley officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery with Richard Brown, Anthony Harrington, Jesse McFarland, Anthony Shadix, Rodney Taylor, Corey Robinson, Kasey Benson and John Joiner serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be...

Maxine Johnson

Dec 19, 2015

Funeral services for Maxine Johnson, age 92 of Dike will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Eric Godwin and Malcolm King officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with grandsons and great-grandsons serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer is Anita Clayton. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...

Juanita Friddle

Dec 19, 2015

JUANITA RHODES FRIDDLE was born on March 15, 1923, the fifth child of Emma Lillian Fox Rhodes and Ernest Murphy Rhodes, both descendants of early Hopkins County pioneering families. She was born at home in the Union Community, on the "old McCloud Place, back around by the Sells' place" which was located somewhere just east of Arbala and west...

Bobby Woodard, II

Dec 18, 2015

Memorial services for Bobby Woodard, II, age 54 of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Woodard passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Sunny Springs Nursing Home.

SERVICES Memorial Service

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:00 PM

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Rodney McKelroy

Dec 17, 2015

Private Services for Rodney McKelroy, age 92 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date. Rodney passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 14, 1923, the son of Roy Ruell and Alice Lavenia (Smith) McKelroy in Lott. He married Geraldine Sneed on December 29, 1945. He was...

James Rynn

Dec 16, 2015

Private family services will be held for "Jim" James Michael Rynn, age 79 on Friday, December 18, 2015 with Father Jim Moore officiating. Cremation to follow with his ashes to be returned to Ireland. Jim passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at home on his beloved dairy farm. Jim was born in Argentina on September 22, 1936, the...

Max Johnson

Dec 15, 2015

Graveside services for Max Johnson, age 61 of Dike, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Nelta Cemetery with Jan Bartley and Micah Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Max passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his residence. He...