Obituaries
All Obituaries
Bessie Brown
Feb 27, 2009
Funeral services for Bessie Brown, age 93, of Como, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 1, 2009, at Greenpond Baptist Church. Rev. Lloyd Cashion and Richard Teer will officiate. Interment will follow services in the Greenpond Cemetery, with Andy Froneberger, J.L. Rogers, Tim Brown, Tony Stewart, Alan Moss, Billy Moss, and Tim Butts serving as pallbearers. Visitation will...
Nezzie George
Feb 23, 2009
Funeral services for Nezzie George, age 91, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Interment will follow at Forest Academy, with Chad Beck, Chase Beck, Carl Atkinson, Landon George, Norval George, Wayne Fountain and Kevin Beck serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Geraldine Greenway
Feb 18, 2009
Graveside services for Geraldine Greenway, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Restlawn Memorial Park, at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 21, 2009, with Bro. Randy Boyte officiating and Rene Garcia, Ronny Nabors, Patrick Radney, and Christopher Radney serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Geraldine Greenway passed away Wednesday evening, February 18, 2009 at Carriage...
Janey Jones
Feb 16, 2009
Funeral services for Janey Lawson Jones, age 66, of Seagoville, formerly of Hopkins County, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 19, 2009, with Rev. Reuben Trussell officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery, with W. R. Clayton, Jerry Willis, Kenneth Cockrum, Jimmy Don Goldsmith, Mick Petty and Billy Joe Clayton serving...
Laverne Guidry
Feb 13, 2009
A graveside service for LaVerne Flora Guidry, age 91, of Como, will be held at Confederate Cemetery in Alvin, Texas, at 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 16, 2009. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, February 14, 2009, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. LaVerne Flora Guidry passed away at Sulphur Springs, Health & Rehab, Friday morning, February...
Dwight Ricketts
Feb 13, 2009
Dwight Ricketts, of Atlanta, formerly of Hopkins County, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009, at Texarkana Nursing Center in Texarkana.
L.E. Richardson
Feb 5, 2009
Funeral services for Rev. L. E. Richardson, age 98, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 8, 2009, with Rev. A. L. Davis and Richard Diehm officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with Rodney Crowson, Anthony Alcorn, David Alcorn, Bryan Bell, Dirk Richardson and Dennis Richardson serving as...
William Bennett
Feb 5, 2009
William Bennett, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Thursday morning, February 5, 2009, at Sunny Springs Nursing Home. He was born in Fresno, California, on August 2, 1928, the son of Ralph and Mary Chernikoff Bennett. He married Dorothy Parkins in Fresno, California in 1973. She preceded him in death. Mr. Bennett was a retired truck driver. He...
W.O. Shockey
Feb 3, 2009
A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, for W. O. Shockey, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Como Cemetery, at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Rev. Elton Boubel will be officiating. There will be no formal visitation. W. O. Shockey passed away Tuesday morning, February 3, 2009, at East...
Jesse Rasure
Feb 2, 2009
Funeral services for Jesse (Shorty) Rasure, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 6, 2009, with Shane Carrington and Noel Bailey officiating. A graveside service, with military honors, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Pud Brice,...
Faye Clark
Jan 30, 2009
Graveside services for Faye Clark age 95 of Dallas, formerly of Como, TX will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday Feb. 2, 2009 in the Forest Academy Cemetery in Como, TX with the Rev. Brian Faulkner and Patrick Armstrong officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Jeter Funeral Home in Oak Cliff. Mrs. Clark...
Bonnie Bearden
Jan 30, 2009
Graveside funeral services for Bonnie Kay Bearden, age 61, of Winnsboro will be 1:00 pm, Monday, February 2, 2009 at Hopewell Cemetery in Winnsboro with Rev. Nub Brown officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 till 7:00 p.m., Sunday, February 1, 2009 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral. Mrs. Bonnie Bearden passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 at Harris Methodist Hospital in Ft. Worth....
Cora Morris
Jan 28, 2009
Cora Morris, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 28, 2009, at her residence.
Geraldine Moss
Jan 27, 2009
Funeral services for Geraldine (Geri) Moss, age 76, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 31, 2009, with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with Lee Collins, Tippy Aaron, Ty Brumfield, Mike McMackin, Tom Patchen and Tom Flatt serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be...
Harvey Mathes
Jan 25, 2009
A memorial service for Harvey Mathes, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Spence Chapel, First Baptist Church, at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2009, with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Inturment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers will be Mr. Mathes' grandchildren, 0. R. Pettit, Brody Koon, Wayne Galyean, Roy Smith, Ernest Teague, and Delmar...
Evelyn Specht
Jan 25, 2009
Funeral services for Evelyn Ilene Specht, 82, of Mesquite, formerly of Hopkins County, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 28, 2009, with John Bentley officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Evelyn Ilene Specht passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009, at her residence in Mesquite. She was...
Essie Malone
Jan 24, 2009
Funeral services for Essie Fay Malone, age 76, of Sulphur Springs will be 11:00 am,Monday, January 26, 2009 at the First United Pentecostal Church with Pastor Cecil Dodd officiating. Interment will follow in Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Gransons serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be 6 till 9 pm, Sunday, January 25, 2009 at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Malone...
Carmen Rivera
Jan 22, 2009
A memorial service for Carmen Margarita Rivera, age 94, of North Hollywood, California will be held at Fellowship Christian Church, at 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 30, 2009, with Rev. Tom Frisbie officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Carmen Margarita Rivera passed away Thursday afternoon, January 22, 2009, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Morovis. Puerto...
Debra Pickens
Jan 22, 2009
Funeral services for Debra Pickens, age 58, of Mineola and formerly of Cumby, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 26, 2009, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Cumby Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 t0 8:00 p.m., Sunday, January 25, 2009, at the funeral home. Mrs. Pickens passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2009,...
Hugh McGraw
Jan 20, 2009
Hugh Thomas McGraw, age 59, of Cumby, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009, at his residence. He was born in Crete, Nebraska, on September 16, 1949, the son of Keith Leroy and Margaret Higgins McGraw. Mr. McGraw was an artist. Survivors include: two daughters, Holly Logue of Cumby and Heather Deutsch of Fort Collins, Colorado; son, Hugh Albert McGraw...
