Obituaries

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Barbara Ponder

Barbara Ponder

Feb 27, 2023

Funeral service for Barbara Ponder, age 84 of Como, Texas will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 10, 2023 at Greenpond Baptist Church with Bro. Terry Bolton officiating. Interment will follow at Greenpond Cemetery with Richard Teer, Jerry Cook, Charley Dickey, Larry Brown, Frankie Coker, Jimmy Barrett, Bunky Hill, Dennis Smith and Dwight Smith serving as pallbearers. Visitation...

Carl Lewis "Dumpy" Potter

Carl Lewis "Dumpy" Potter

Feb 27, 2023

Funeral service for Carl Lewis “Dumpy” Potter, age 60 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March1, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Paul Pogue officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel with Jimmy Cope, Warren Gore, Perrie Wadley, Kevin Bilharz, Roper Elmore and Harlan Haynesworth serving as pallbearers and Gonzo Bridges, James Winkle, Lendale...

Seth Cordell Griner

Seth Cordell Griner

Feb 26, 2023

 

Funeral service for Seth Cordell Griner, age 18, of Pickton will be held at 10:00 A.M on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor Michael Stone officiating and Bro. Danny Beard assisting.  Interment will follow at Caney Cemetery, Pickton with Joel Crosby, Paul Fitzmaurice, JC Luvender, Jason Tully, Matthew Peyton and Dusty Jordan serving as pallbearers;...

Louise Walker-Otts

Louise Walker-Otts

Feb 23, 2023

 

Graveside service for Clara “Louise” Walker-Otts age 74 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 26, 2023, at Shirley Cemetery with Dr. Jason Rolen and Patrick Covington officiating. Pallbearers will be Louise’s grandsons. Louise passed away on February 23, 2023, at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Texas. There will be no formal...

W.T. "Butch" Huddleston

W.T. "Butch" Huddleston

Feb 20, 2023

**Change of Funeral Date***

Funeral service for W.T. “Butch” Huddleston, age 84 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Bryson Barnes, Brandon Barnes, Angel Cabrera, Alex Hayes, and James Vanderburg will serve as pallbearers. Trey Petty, Trent Petty, and Michael...

Jeff Stagg

Jeff Stagg

Feb 19, 2023

A Memorial service for Jeffrey Lloyd Stagg, age 58 of Winnsboro, Texas will be held at a later date.   He passed from this life on Sunday, February 19. 2023 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

Jeffrey Stagg was born on July 9, 1964, to Earl Franklin Sr and Lucille Stagg in Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Jeffrey married Tina Stagg on January 8,...

Wes Pake

Wes Pake

Feb 16, 2023

 

A memorial service for Wes Pake, age 77 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at. 3:00 P.M. on April 21, 2023 at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. The family ask that you please arrive by 2:45 P.M.  Mr. Pake passed away on February 16, 2023, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances – Tyler.

 

Wes was born on November...

Ezra Bruce Garner

Ezra Bruce Garner

Feb 15, 2023

 

Ezra Bruce Garner, age 84+ of Saltillo, Texas passed away on February 15, 2023 at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs.

 

Ezra was born on August 22, 1938 on a sand dune in a tent in Midland, Texas to Ezra Blassingale and Reba (Sheets) Garner. He married Vivian L. Williams on September 16, 1957 at Arkadelphia Church...

Kelly Carrington

Kelly Carrington

Feb 15, 2023

Funeral service for Kelly (Ward) Carrington, age 59 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00A.M. on Monday, February 20, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bruce Reeves officiating and Noel Bailey, Terry Slack, and Leon Goff assisting. Interment will follow at Camp Shed Cemetery in Cooper, Texas with Tony Pope, Derik Moore, Brad Floyd, George Robinson, Chris Graves,...

Perry Shirley

Perry Shirley

Feb 14, 2023

Funeral service for Perry Shirley, age 64, of Yantis, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Lake Fork Baptist Church, with Zachary Tunnell and James Sanders officiating. Interment will be held at the DFW National Cemetery on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Phillip Newman, Jerry Denton, Wesley Crist, Isaac Allen, James Sanders and David Shirley...

Travis Cook

Travis Cook

Feb 13, 2023

Graveside service for Travis L. Cook, age 81 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, February 17, 2023 at Greenpond Cemetery with BJ Teer officiating. Pallbearers will be Tony Cook, Lance Cook, Butch Burney, Aaron Dodd, Jonathan Cook, Ty Brown and Michael Boles and Kade Wimberley and Chris Hart as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Cook passed...

John Collett

John Collett

Feb 12, 2023

John Robert Collett passed from this life to his eternal rest on February 12, 2023 at his home in East Tawakoni. He was born on November 9, 1963. John spent four years with his wife Sharron Collett of Canton. John was an avid fisherman and enjoyed fishing in Lake Tawakoni.

John is survived by many family and friends. He is...

Don Hammond

Don Hammond

Feb 12, 2023

Donald was born on February 22, 1930 in Greenview, Texas to Avery Earnest and Lela May (Rosinbaum) Hammond. He married Wynell Camp on August 13, 1948 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He worked as a steel worker for Armco in Houston. Donald loved music. He played in the band at church and would write songs. Donald was a member of the...

Brenda Foley

Brenda Foley

Feb 10, 2023

Mrs. Brenda Tacker Foley, age 72, of Quinlan, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, February 10, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Middlebrooks officiating; interment will follow at Black Oak Cemetery in Como; with Tammy Attaway, Zachary Attaway, Troy Foley, Richard Bodiford, Michael...

Ned Ball

Ned Ball

Feb 8, 2023

Funeral service for Ned Ball, age 82, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 4 P.M. on Saturday, February 10, 2023, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Neal Cochran and Danny Ballard officiating. Interment will follow at Peerless Cemetery with Michael Ball, Matthew Ball, Charles(Bubba)Ball, Larry Ballard, Clyde Lee, and Rickey Don Self serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are grandsons, Aaron...

Linda Schuyler

Linda Schuyler

Feb 5, 2023

 

Memorial service for Linda Schuyler, age 71 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. There will be no formal visitation. Ms. Schuyler passed away on February 5, 2023 at her residence.

 

Linda was born on July 19, 1951 in Prairie Du Chien, WI to Hubert and...

Betty Smith

Betty Smith

Feb 5, 2023

Graveside service for Betty Smith, age 81 of Cumby, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 9, 2023 , at Brashear Cemetery  with Bro. David Burns officiating.  Come and go visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 8 from 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home.   She passed from this life on Sunday, February...

Gary Baldwin

Gary Baldwin

Feb 3, 2023

Gary Baldwin, 63, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away February 3, 2023 at Christus Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Gary was born June 27, 1959 in Hernando, MS to Raymond Eugene and Alice Pearl (Carpenter) Baldwin. Gary often referred to himself as an outlaw, but those who knew him or ever needed anything would tell you differently. Gary was always...

Miller Dee Morgan

Miller Dee Morgan

Feb 3, 2023

 

Graveside service with military honors for Miller Dee Morgan, age 80, of Winnsboro will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2023 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Dr. Joel Tiemeyer officiating. There is no formal visitation scheduled. Mr. Morgan passed away Friday, February 3, 2023 at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler.

 

Miller Dee Morgan was...

Ronny Darrow

Ronny Darrow

Feb 1, 2023

Funeral service for Ronny Darrow, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 3:00 P.M on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Steve Cook officiating and Bro. Johnny Darrow assisting. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Mark Phillips, Justin Darrow, Brandon Darrow, Bradley Darrow, Hunter Darrow and Lee Hamner serving as pallbearers and...