Obituaries
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Diana Gyer
Dec 12, 2024
Funeral service for Diana Gyer, age 70 of Dike, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Judge Robert Newsome officiating with Pastor Mike Skelton assisting. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Mike Skelton, Brandon Skelton, Steve Cooper, Tyler Cooper, and Mason Cooper serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will...
Larry "Gramps" Gibbs
Dec 9, 2024
Larry “Gramps” Gibbs, age 78 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on December 9, 2024 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab.
Larry was born on August 3, 1946 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Amos and Gladys ( Bangs) Gibbs. He was a truck driver. Larry loved horses. He use to do team roping in the rodeos. Larry was always having a...
Ann Messer
Dec 9, 2024
Funeral service for Ann Messer, age 93 of Como, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Dr Dean Dickens officiating. Rev. John Crist and Billy Bob Messer will assist him. Interment will follow at Black Oak Cemetery with Paul Pritchett, Ty Murray, Ethan Kerss, Joseph Crist, Jacob Crist, John Collins,...
Victoria Peffer
Dec 8, 2024
Victoria Peffer, age 57 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on December 8, 2024 at her residence.
Victoria was born on June 23, 1967 in Dallas, Texas to Lucien Eugene Peffer and Peggy. She worked for the Dallas Morning News as part of the warehouse production. Victoria was a member of the New Beginnings Fellow Baptist Church.
She is survived by her...
William Everett Brannon, Jr.
Dec 6, 2024
Memorial service for Bill (William Everett) Brannon Jr, age 75 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at a later date. Mr. Brannon passed away on December 6, 2024 at Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital – Plano.
William Everett Brannon, Jr., known as Bill, passed away on December 7, 2024, at Baylor Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas, after a long...
Kenneth Deaton
Dec 5, 2024
Kenneth Deaton, age 79 of Sulphur Springs, passed away Thursday afternoon, December 5, 2024, at his home. There will be no formal services held.
Kenneth was born March 30, 1945, in Sulphur Bluff, TX to Vaughn Edgbert Deaton and Nina Faye (Garner) Deaton. Kenneth joined the National Guard after graduating high school. He married Brenda McFadden in Sulphur Springs on July...
Donald Wright Fausett
Dec 1, 2024
Funeral service for Donald Wright Fausett, age 84 of Livingston, Montana will be held at 2:00 P.M. on December 5, 2024 at Myra Wilson Chapel at the Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. There will be no formal visitation. Donald Wright Fausett died peacefully at home with his daughter in Montana on December 1, 2024,...
Randy Conner
Dec 1, 2024
Funeral service for Randy Conner, age 73 of Yantis, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 6, 2024 at First Baptist Church in Yantis with Bro Steve Couch officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be Kelley Smith, Jeremy Powell, and Bobby Capps. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Conner passed away on December 1,...
Anna Bessonett
Nov 30, 2024
Visitation for Anna Catherine Rholes Bessonett, age 62 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held on Monday December 30, 2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Ms. Bessonett passed away on November 30, 2024 at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs.
Anna was born on January 22, 1962 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to David...
John Gatlin
Nov 30, 2024
John Gatlin, age 86 of Como, Texas passed away on November 30, 2024 at Christus Mother Frances – Tyler.
John was born on September 13, 1938 in Beaufort, North Carolina to William Dallas and Bessie Mae (Pittman) Gatlin. He married Janis Graham on May 12, 1962 in El Monte, California. John was a veteran of the United States Navy. After the...
Sue Welch
Nov 23, 2024
Sue Welch, age 78 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on November 23, 2024 at her residence.
Sue was born on September 27, 1946 in Renton, Washington to Harold and Dorothy (Hancock) Bruce. She married Ronald Bruce Welch Sr. on July 3, 1999 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Sue worked as an accounts payable clerk for several different companies. She lives in...
Ann Johnston
Nov 22, 2024
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Memorial service for Ann Johnston, age 88 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Dr. Louis Blom officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Johnston passed away on November 22, 2024 at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas.
Audree Ann (Curtis) Johnston, beloved wife of Cyril...
Betty Hatley
Nov 22, 2024
Betty Hatley was born on April 12, 1931, to Alvin and Martha Ann (Ainsworth) Cook in Bryson, Texas. She married Cleveland Hatley Jr. in Point, Texas on November 10, 1948. She was a devoted homemaker, and in her free time, she enjoyed raising cattle, playing VFW bingo, spending time with her family, and did not spare her grandchildren the rod...
Debra Gay Kirchoffner
Nov 17, 2024
Memorial service for Debra Gay Kirchoffner, age 71 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held on Monday, December 9, 2024 from 5:00P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Kirchoffner passed away at her residence.
Debra was born on May 15, 1953 in Crosby, North Dakota to Milo and Alice (Bratlien) Dihle. She grew up in Columbus, North Dakota, and...
Edovenia Johnson
Nov 16, 2024
Graveside service for Edovenia Bayna Johnson, age 70 of Beeville, Texas will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Friday, November 22, 2024 at Old Tarrant Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Curtis Joedon Johnson, Brian Johnson, Rance Nichols, and Aidan Nichols. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Johnson passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2024 in Victoria, Texas.
Vina was born...
Debra (Wooten) Davis
Nov 15, 2024
Funeral service for Debra (Wooten) Davis, age 71 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Darrell W. Pryor officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Debra passed away on November 15, 2024, alongside her husband, Roosevelt.
Debra (Wooten) Davis...
Roosevelt Davis
Nov 15, 2024
Funeral service for Roosevelt Davis, age 74 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 30, 2024 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Darrell W. Pryor officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Roosevelt passed away on November 15, 2024, alongside his wife, Debra.
Roosevelt Davis was born...
Alice Hurley
Nov 12, 2024
Graveside service for Alice Hurley, age 74, of Reilly Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 15, 2024 at Nelta Cemetery with Toney Hurley officiating. Pallbearers will include Jacob Hurley, Montana Hurley, Eddie Gossett, John McLane, Wayne Henegar, and Stanley Aulsbrook. Honorary pallbearers will be J.L. Harred, Don Aulsbrook, Jackie Watkins, Darryl Watkins, and Stuart Reppond....
Darryl Conine
Nov 9, 2024
Funeral service for Darryl Conine, age 89, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Kirk Luecke officiating. Interment will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Forney, Texas with Mike Withrow, Ryan Withrow, Blake Withrow, Chase...
Cecile Barnes
Nov 7, 2024
A family led Memorial Service for Cecile Stepp Barnes, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at Brashear Baptist Church with Bro. Dustin Cowden officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Brashear Baptist Church. Mrs. Barnes passed away at her home on Thursday, November...
