Obituaries
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Donnald Brown
Jan 27, 2010
Funeral services for Donald Ray Brown, age 43, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2010, with Rev. John Nesbitt officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2010 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Donald Ray Brown passed away...

Thomas Coleman
Jan 25, 2010
Funeral services for Tom Coleman, age 59, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 29, 2010, with Rev. Phil Greenwalt officiating. Interment will follow at the Sherley Cemetery , with Ryan Holt, Adam Coleman, Jerry Coleman, Brian Coleman, Jeffery Coleman, Billy Campbell, Joe Lee Johnson and David Taylor serving as...
Billie Stevens
Jan 22, 2010
Funeral services for Billie Jean Stevens will be held at Central Baptist Church on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Kenneth Rhoades officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Michael Key, Ricky Gentry, Mark Crowley, Robby Ford, Antwone Young, and Joey Baker serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be Monday, January 25, 2010 from 6:00...

Irene Burgin
Jan 19, 2010
Funeral services for Irene Burgin, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 22, 2010, with Rev. Hoyt Scogin and Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with Brad Burgin, Corey Burgin, Doug Boydston, Kerry Beard, Tim Linden, Gary Williamson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers...
Joe Conley
Jan 15, 2010
Funeral services for Joe Conley, age 76, of Sulphur Springs will be 2:00 pm, Monday, January 18, 2010 at Greenpond Baptist Church with Bro. Lloyd Cashion and Bro. Dale Ruggles officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenpond Cemetery with Roy Martinez, Marc Mitchell, Robert Dillon, Rickey Morgan, Don Daniel and Jim Potts serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be 1:00...

Don Grimes
Jan 13, 2010
Funeral services for Don Grimes, age 70, of Cumby, will be conducted at Cornerstone Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, January 16, 2010. A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, will follow at Cumby Cemetery . Ernie Grimes, Danny Grimes, Daniel Grimes, Leon Higginbotham, Jason LeFlore and Tommy Aaron will serve as pallbearers....

Benjamin Vargas
Jan 11, 2010
Benjamin Vargas, age 29, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Monday, January 11, 2010, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital .

Jimei Perez
Jan 11, 2010
Funeral services for Jimei Neftali Perez, infant son of Mario Perez and Ester (Rivera) Perez, will be conducted at Posey Baptist Church, at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 13, 2010, with Brother Ken Pate officiating. Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., before the service. Jimei Neftali Perez passed away at...
Wilma Wilson
Jan 9, 2010
Funeral services for Wilma Wilson, age 85, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at First Baptist Church in Spence Chapel with Rev. Fred Lewis and Rev. Jerry Speight officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with Brent Wilson, Shane Wilson, Denny Wilson, Clayton McGraw, Josh Dennis, Robby Niles and Michael Ticknor...
Dennis Mayo
Jan 8, 2010
A rosary for Dennis Mayo, age 71, of Cumby, will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, with Father Susai Avula officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 11, 2010. Dennis Mayo passed away Monday morning, January 8, 2010 at his residence. He was born in...

Ellen Neal
Jan 4, 2010
Funeral services for Ellen Lucille Bartlett Neal, age 92, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery. Ellen Lucille Neal passed away Monday afternoon, January 4, 2010 at Hilltop Haven in Gunter, Texas.

Dorothy Newkirk
Jan 3, 2010
Funeral services for Dorothy Brumley Newkirk, age 85, of Pickton, will be conducted in the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2010. Interment will follow at Pine Forest Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Dorothy Newkirk passed away Sunday, January 3, 2010...

E.C. Gillem
Jan 2, 2010
E.C. Gillem, age 92, died Saturday, January 2 in Baylor Hospital, Dallas, Texas. Funeral services will be held in Greenpond Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2010. Officiating will be Brother Loyd Cashion and Brother Dale Ruggles. Kathryn Gillem Haggard will give the eulogy. Burial will be at Restlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be: Tommy Blunt,...

Overtra Williams
Jan 1, 2010
A graveside service for Ovetra Sharp Williams, age 83, of Nacogdoches, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 3, 2010 at Pine Forest Cemetery with Rev. Tommy Hall officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Joshua Scott, Bodie Scott, Ryan Scott, Rustin Scott, Tommy Shelton and Duane Sprague. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Sunday,...

Mary Thomas
Dec 28, 2009
Mary Ann PerkinsThomas, age 74, of Longview, formerly of Hopkins County passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Summer Meadows Nursing Home in Longview. She was born in Sulphur Springs, February 19, 1935, the daughter of Roger Perkins and Alice (Stevens) Perkins. She married Ben L. Thomas, III, in Shreveport, in 1970. He preceded her in death in 2006....

Guy Jumper
Dec 25, 2009
Military graveside services under the direction of Hopkins County Military Collation for Guy Jumper, age 104, of Como will be 2:00 pm, Monday, December 28, 2009 at the Como Cemetery with Rev. Michael Coker officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 am till Noon on Monday, December 28, 2009 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Guy Wallace Jumper passed away Friday, December 25,...

Robert Dalton
Dec 25, 2009
Robert Dalton, 70, of Peerless passed away on Friday, December 25, 2009 at his residence. He was born in Hall County, Georgia on May, 19 1939, the son of Willis and Eunice Shaw Dalton. He married Daisy Williams. She preceded him in death in 2008. Mr. Dalton was a retired Concrete Construction Supervisor. Survivors include; one daughter and son-in-law,...
Roxie Gaines
Dec 24, 2009
Funeral services for Roxie Iola Gaines, age 97, of Ennis, formerly of Cumby will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, December 27, 2009 at First Baptist Church of Cumby with Bro. Bob Mashburn officiating. Interment will follow in the Long Cemetery with Randy Pugh, Landon Pugh, Logan Pugh, Sid Laxson, Ted Pearce, and Justin Taylor serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be...

Catherine Threet
Dec 21, 2009
Catherine "Cat" Threet, age 50, of Sulphur Springs passed away Monday evening, December 21, 2009 at her residence. She was born in Gary, Indiana, on June 30, 1959, the daughter of James Gilbert and Dawn (Lee) Gilbert. She married Jerry Kimbrell, who preceded her in death in 2008. Mrs. Threet was a homemaker. Survivors include: two sons, Jesse Threet...
Kirby Vance
Dec 21, 2009
Funeral services for Kirby "Caveman" Vance, age 49, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 26, 2009. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 (Noon) prior to the service. Kirby "Caveman" Vance passed away Monday, December 21, 2009, at Hunt County Regional Medical Center. He was born in...