Obituaries
All Obituaries
Ike Balkcom III
Nov 17, 2008
Funeral services for Ike Balkcom, III, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at First Baptist Church, at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 20, 2008, with Rev. Fred Lewis and Rev. Ken Rhoades officiating. A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers will be Daniel...
Dollie Vandagriff
Nov 16, 2008
Funeral services for Dollie Adell Vandagriff, age 82, of Farmers Branch, formerly of Hopkins County, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 22, 2008, with Brother Randall Turner officiating. Interment will follow at Peerless Cemetery. Visitation will be held one and one-half hours before service time ((9:30 a.m.) at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Dollie...
Tommy Gould
Nov 15, 2008
Graveside services for Tommie Ray Gould, age 84, of Bonham, formerly of Hopkins County, will be held at Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery, at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Tommie Ray Gould passed away November 15, 2008 at his residence. He was born in Dallas, on August 23, 1924, the son of Roy L. and Epsie Gudsey Gould. Mr....
Geneva Beckham
Nov 12, 2008
Funeral service for Geneva Beckham, of Campbell, will be held Friday, at 2:00 P.M. at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Campbell. Rev. Jon Nesbitt will officiate. Burial will follow at the Brigham Cemetery. Mrs. Beckham will lie in state at the church from noon, Tnursday, until 8: P.M. that evening. Mrs. Beckham died Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Cooper, at...
Flora Owens
Nov 10, 2008
A graveside service for Flora Owens, age 84, of Paris, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at Peerless Cemetery, with Rev. Ray Evers officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Flora Owens passed away Monday morning, November 10, 2008, at Paris Regional Medical Center. She was born in Emblem, on January 21, 1924, the daughter...
Sonja Gambrel
Nov 10, 2008
Sonja Gayle Gambrel, of Yantis, passed away Monday, November 10, 2008, at her residence.
Tommy Thompson
Nov 10, 2008
A graveside service for Thomas Frank Thompson, age 58, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 14, 2008 at Hopewell Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Thomas Frank Thompson passed away Monday afternoon, November 10, 2008, in Sulphur Springs.
Jimmie McKinney
Nov 10, 2008
Funeral services for Jimmie Dean McKinney, age 85, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 13, 2008, with Brother Kenneth Rhoades officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Jeremy McKinney, Jimmy McKinney, Chris Holt and David McKinney serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to...
Landon Greenup
Nov 9, 2008
Landon Lee Greenup passed away Sunday morning, November 9, 2008, at Birchwood Nursing Home in Cooper. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on December 10, 1927, the son of Harry and Marie Chrisman Greenup. He was retired from the United States Army, having served in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Baptist faith. Survivors include; cousin,...
Eva Twombly
Nov 8, 2008
Eva Twombly, age 97, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 8, 2008, at Carriage House Manor. She was born in Lydonville, Vermont, on June 12, 1911, the daughter of William and Mary Godbout Gerard. She married Henry Twombly at Westbrook, Maine, on September 2, 1929. He preceded her in death in 1986. Mrs. Twombly was an owner...
Brenda Nelson
Nov 8, 2008
Brenda Nelson, age 50, of Sulphur Springs passed away Saturday, November 08, 2008 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. She was born in San Antonio, on September 23, 1958, the daughter of Vernon Kelly and Lorraine Mann Houwton. She was a home health aide for Jordan's. Survivors include: two sons, Tommy Birdwell and Drew Costine and daughter, Kasey Costine,...
Keith Coates
Nov 7, 2008
Funeral services for Keith Coates, age 37, of Arlington, formerly of Hopkins County, will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Black Oak Baptist Church with Dr. Randy Boyte officiating. Interment will follow in the Black Oak Cemetery. No formal visitation. Walter Keith Coats passed away Friday afternoon, November 7, 2008, at Dallas Methodist Hospital. He was born...
Ruth Edgington
Nov 5, 2008
Funeral services for Ruth Mae Edgington, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 8, 2008. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with Mrs. Edgington's grandchildren serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 7, 2008, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ruth...
Wayne Young
Oct 29, 2008
Funeral services for Wayne Young, age 68, of Campbell , formerly of Hopkins County, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008, with Brother James Rawson officiating. A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, will follow at Mt. Sterling Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Gene...
Eunice Groves
Oct 29, 2008
Funeral services for Eunice Groves, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 1, 2008, with Brother Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with Rick Palmer, Jackie Neal, Glenn Dobbs, Glenn Summerlin, James Groves and Gary Thompson serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one...
Beulah Moore
Oct 27, 2008
Funeral services for Ellen Moore, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, October 30, 2008, with Rev. Lee Huff officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour before service time at Calvary Baptist Church. Ellen Moore passed away Monday evening, October 27, 2008, at...
Jerry Normandeau
Oct 26, 2008
A graveside service for Jerry Normandeau, age 45, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2008, at Mt. Sterling Cemetery, with Rev. Neal Cochran officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 28, 2008, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Jerry Normandeau passed away at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, Sunday afternoon,...
Murfayne Leewright
Oct 25, 2008
Funeral services for Murfayne Leewright, age 74, of Bonham, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 1;00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, 2008, with Robert Elliott and Byrd McCracken officiating. Interment will follow at Conner Cemetery, with John Henry Beadle, Lawrence Bramlett, Billy Hager, Deryl Leewright, David Leewright and David Leewright, Jr. serving as...
Daisy Williams
Oct 19, 2008
Daisy Loretta Williams, age 65, of Sulphur Springs, passed away at her residence, Sunday morning, October 19, 2008. She was born in Fulton County, Illinois on January 29, 1943 the daughter of Russell and Loretta Poppleston VanDyke. She will be cremated and scattered with her husband Robert hopefully many years from now. She will be greatly missed. Survivors include:...
Johnnie Rawson
Oct 17, 2008
Funeral services for Johnnie Gibbins Rawson, age 85, of Sulphur Springs, were held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 19, 2008, with Rev. Charles Ethridge officiating. Interment followed at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with Tommy Rawson, Chad Rawson, Leslee Rawson, Michael Rawson, David Rawson, Gary Crowell, Stan Heaps and Chris Gibbins serving as pallbearers. The deacons...
