Obituaries

Apr 14, 2020

A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life for George Bell, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date.  Mr. Bell passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs, TX.

George William was born on September 30, 1940 in Sulphur Springs, to G.W. Bell and Thelma Armstrong Bell....

Apr 12, 2020

Luis Martin Medina Medina, 50 años de Sulphur Springs, TX falleció el Sábado 12 de Abril de 2020 en el condado de Hopkins. Nació el 4 de Febrero de 1970 en Uruapan, Michoacán, México hijo de Cirilo Medina Sandoval y Joaquina Medina Gomez. Se casó con Rafaela Ramirez Hernandez el 14 de Diciembre de 1996 en Uruapan, Michoacán, México;...

Apr 11, 2020

Memorial service for Jerry W. Stewart, age 85 of Como will be held at a later date. Mr. Stewart passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation in Winnsboro, Texas.

Mr. Stewart was born on December 12, 1934, in Corsicana, Texas, to James and Birdie Stewart. He married JoBeth Braden in Balch...

Apr 10, 2020

A memorial service for Jackie Webb, age 63, of Birthright will be held at a later date. Jackie passed away Friday, April 10, 2020 at his residence.

Jackie Webb was born November 17, 1956 in Sulphur Springs, TX to Jack Allen Webb, Sr. and Ruth Smith Webb. He was a small engine mechanic for Outdoor Power Products...

Apr 10, 2020

A private graveside service for Juanita Patterson, age 99, of Sulphur Springs, will be held and directed by Chaplain Charles Kimble at Ridgeway Cemetery. Mrs. Patterson passed away Friday April 10, 2020 at Mother Frances Hospital of Sulphur Springs, TX.

Juanita was born on August 3, 1920 in Childress, TX to Samuel H. and Mae Richesin. She...

Apr 10, 2020

Memorial service for Sidney Michael Monse, age 60 of Cumby will be held at a later date. Mr. Monse passed away on Friday April 10, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX.

Monse was born on November 24, 1959 in Aitkin, MN to Arthur David and Jeanette Howe Monse. He was a mechanic and...

Apr 8, 2020

Family memorial service for Rose Wright, age 68, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date. Rose passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, TX

Rose was born July 13, 1951 in Dallas, TX to Charles James and Billie Dee Godfrey. She worked at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab.

Apr 8, 2020

A private graveside service for Larry Crist, age 72, of Yantis, will be held and directed by Pastor Byron at Yantis Cemetery with family serving as pallbearers.  Mr. Crist passed away April 8, 2020 at Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX.

Larry Crist was born December 16, 1947 in Palestine, TX to Bill and Almeda Frizzell...

Apr 7, 2020

A private graveside service for Martha White Penton, age 79, of Henderson, Nevada will be held and directed by Rev. CJ Duffey at Restlawn Memorial Park with Don White, J.C. White, John Coleman, Brandon White, Josh Goodman, Joey Goodman, Richard Abernethy serving as honorary pallbearers.  Mrs. Penton passed away April 7, 2020 at Wesley Oaks Memory Care in Sulphur...

Apr 6, 2020

Memorial service for Dorothy Jean Wise, age 86, of O’Fallon, MO will be held at 2:00p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Clifton Wise officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Wise passed away Monday morning, April 6, 2020, at her residence in O’Fallon, MO.

Dorothy Jean (Hamlet) Sene Wise was born...

Apr 6, 2020

A private graveside service for Duane Garrett, age 84, of Greenville, will be held and directed by Rev. Wayne Darty at Miller Grove Cemetery with Paul Garrett Jr, Colby Garrett, Derrick Petty, Landon Garrett, Heath McGraw, and Zack Collett serving as pallbearers and  Preston Garrett and Payton Garrett serving as honorary pallbearers.  Mr. Garrett passed away April 6, 2020...

Apr 5, 2020

A private graveside service for Roland Ralph (Jack) Laird, age 79, of Cumby, will be held and directed by Pastor James Waskom of First Baptist Church Cumby at Restlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Laird passed away Sunday April 5, 2020 at Hospice Of East Texas Home Place in Tyler, TX.

Jack was born on February 21, 1941 in...

Apr 3, 2020

Graveside service for Ronney Bruner, age 53, of Yantis, will be held at a later date. Ronney passed away April 3, 2020 at her residence.

Ronney Bruner was born February 9, 1967 in Tyler, TX to Monroe David Byrd, Sr. and Ronney (Wood) Byrd. She married Rob Bruner on March 17, 2012 in Yantis, TX. She was...

Mar 31, 2020

A private graveside service for Barbara Dunavin, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be held and directed by Delane Malone at Seymore Cemetery.  Mrs. Dunavin passed away March 31, 2020 at Carriage House Nursing Home.

Barbara was born in Valley Falls, Kansas on January 29, 1934.  She married Howard Dunavin on August 7, 1951 in Sulphur Springs. ...

Mar 29, 2020

Michael Don Gregory, age 50, of Sulphur Springs, TX will not have any services at this time. Michael passed away on Sunday March 29, 2020 at his residence, in Sulphur Springs, TX.

Michael Don Gregory was born on March 4, 1970 in Greenville, Texas to Howell Eugene Gregory and Patricia LaRue Sargent. He loved to watch and...

Mar 28, 2020

A family memorial service for Tawnia Winchell, age 51, of Brashear, will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2020 at her family’s residence, 647 CR 1158, Brashear, TX 75420. Tawnia passed away peacefully Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her residence.

Tawnia was born on December 3, 1968 in Mesquite, TX to John William Shanks and...

Mar 28, 2020

Private memorial service for Winona Cannon, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at Fort Cobb, OK. Winona passed away on Saturday March 28, 2020 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab, in Sulphur Springs, TX.

Winona Cannon was born on November 14, 1936 in Sweetwater, Texas to Ruth Haile.  She was married to Floyd Cannon...

Mar 28, 2020

Rex Acker, 82, of Sulphur Springs, TX, passed away at his home in Sulphur Springs on Saturday March 28, 2020.

There’ll be no formal visitation as a private graveside memorial service will be held at a later date.

Rex was born July 9, 1937 in Charleston, TX to Doyle Acker and Dorothy Lile Acker. He was...

Mar 24, 2020

Private family funeral service for Michael Richard “Mike” Teer, age 56, of Como, TX will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lloyd Cashion officiating and Rev. Terry Bolton assisting.  Interment will follow at Como Cemetery with Chris Trout, Roger Young, Ronnie Nix, Blake Johnson, John David Jackson, Alan Caddell, Bunky Harris and...

Mar 24, 2020

Mrs. Mable Claire Williamson passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas.  Mable was born on June 16, 1931, in Dunlap, Iowa. She was the youngest of three children born to Gladys and Marion S. Smith. When in her teens, her father found employment that took the family to California where she...