Obituaries

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Lilburn Durr

Lilburn Durr

Apr 21, 2009

Lilburn J. ( Jack) Durr, age 75, of Dike, passed away at his residence, Tuesday morning, April 21, 2009.

Johanna Smith

Johanna Smith

Apr 20, 2009

Funeral services for Johanna Elaine Smith, age 86, of Hearst and formerly of Hopkins County, are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2009, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, Brod Fred Lewis will offciate. Interment will follow services in Restlawn Memorial Park, with Carey Crane, Corey Crane, Chris Magnuson, Vincent Basham, John Basham, and Joey Potts serving as pallbearers....

Linda Richey

Linda Richey

Apr 13, 2009

Funeral services for Linda Richey, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, April 16, 2009, with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating.. Interment will follow at Pine Forest Cemetery, with Barry Ferrill, James Sidebottom, Bobby Putman, B. J. Smithers, Cheyenne Smithers and James Bagwell, serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held...

David Deihl

David Deihl

Apr 11, 2009

David Deihl, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Saturday Morning, April 11, 2009, at Sulphur Springs Health & Rehab. He was born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, on December 27, 1936, the son of Harry Glenn Deihl and Thelma (Steward) Deihl. He married Darby Joy Lanford in San Antonio, on June 29, 1985; she survives. Mr. Deihl was a...

Opal Schroer

Opal Schroer

Apr 11, 2009

Funeral services for Opal Schroer, age 87, of Jacksonville, Texas, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bob Huddleston officiating. Interment will follow at Elm Cemetery, in Rains County. Mrs. Schroer's nephews will serve as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Opal Schroer passed away Saturday morning, April...

Harold Worley

Harold Worley

Apr 11, 2009

A graveside service for Harold Worley, age 73, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Whitehall Cemetery in Haynesville, Louisiana. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, April 13, 2009, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Harold Worley passed away early Saturday morning, April 11, 2009, at East Texas Medical...

Rocky Hill

Rocky Hill

Apr 10, 2009

Funeral services for Rocky Hill, age 62, of Kemah, Texas, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, 2009, with Rev. B. J. Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery, with Don Harley, Wayne Rabe, Steve Simmons, Mike Simmons, Anthony Shadix and Tony Glasscock serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Alvin Milliken,...

Dolores Cummins

Dolores Cummins

Apr 6, 2009

A memorial service for Dolores Cummins, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Harris Chapel on CR 452, in Lindale, Texas, at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2009. There will be no formal visitation. Dolores Cummins passed away Monday evening, April 6, 2009, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Win sol, Arizona , on...

Isaias Sandoval

Isaias Sandoval

Apr 3, 2009

Isaias Sandoval , age 63, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Friday morning, April 3, 2009, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital.

Orville Cook

Orville Cook

Apr 2, 2009

Funeral services for Orville R. Cook (Cookie), age 90, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Rawlingson and Rev. Edgar Clements officiating. A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at City Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Harry...

Mark Cates

Mark Cates

Mar 30, 2009

On March 30, 2009, Mark Dale Cates of Cumby Texas, was called home to his Lord after battling a long illness. Mark was born September 24, 1958 in Gillette Wyoming to Bud and Juanita Cates. At the age of 5, Mark and his family moved to Everett Washington. At the age of 17 Mark enlisted in the Army, trained...

Tommie Lenox

Tommie Lenox

Mar 30, 2009

Funeral services for Tommie H. Lenox, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2009, with Brother Tim Potts officiating. A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, will follow at South Liberty Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be J. W. Ragan, Cecil...

Edna Smith

Edna Smith

Mar 25, 2009

Funeral services for Edna Smith, age 61, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 28, 2009, with Rev. Annie Wagoner officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2008, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Edna Smith passed away...

Chris Carter

Chris Carter

Mar 23, 2009

Funeral services for Chris Carter, age 43, of Emory, will be held at First Baptist Church, at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2009, with Dr. Raymond Barber and Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery, with Bill Bailey, Mike Rhodes, Mike Carter, Jimmy George, Craig Long and Kevin Vickers serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be...

Glen Hammons

Glen Hammons

Mar 21, 2009

A graveside memorial service for Glen Dale Hammons, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Restlawn Memorial Park, at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2009, with Brother Larry Rosamond officiating. A visitation will be held at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, Thursday, March 26, 2009, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Glen Dale Hammons passed away Saturday, March...

Sudie Whitley

Sudie Whitley

Mar 20, 2009

Sudie Auline Whitley passed from this life on March 20, 2009. She was born on June 12, 1912 in Waxahachie, Texas to William and Josie Tanner Whitley. Sudie was the middle child of 7 sisters and a brother. Early in her life the family moved to Cumby where her father worked as a sharecropper. Sudie left Texas at an...

Ruby Tennison

Ruby Tennison

Mar 20, 2009

Graveside services for Ruby Nell "Aunt Nell" Tennison, age 87, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday in the Nelta Cemetery, with Keith Kilmer officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ruby Nell "Aunt Nell" Tennison passed away at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas Friday afternoon, March 20,...

Mary Cocke

Mary Cocke

Mar 19, 2009

Mary Cocke, age 95, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital.

Michael Chrisman

Michael Chrisman

Mar 19, 2009

Michael Robert Chrisman, age 52. of Sulphur Springs, passed away at Parkland Hospital, in Dallas, Thursday evening, March 19, 2009. He was born in LaGrande, Oregon, on November 30, 1956, the son of Wallace Chrisman, Sr. and Mary (Boynton) Chrisman. He married Retha Aline Whirley in Quitman, on April 3, 1979; she survives. Mr. Chrisman was a self-employed construction...

Joe Orren Sr.

Joe Orren Sr.

Mar 17, 2009

A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, for Joe W. Orren, Sr., age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Stouts Creek Cemetery in Saltillo. Mr. Orren's grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Murray-Orwosky Funeral...