Funeral Service for Harold Gene Hynson, Age 73, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 12:00 noon, on Thursday, August 13, 2015, at Evening Chapel CME Church, with Rev. Fergus Jacobs, Jr., officiating. Military Graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with Danny Hynson, Darryl Dial, Corwin Dempsey, David Dempsey, Terry Echols and Brandon Harris serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Nash, Larry Johnson, Dave Marsh, Kenneth Abron, Charles Kelley, Thomas Williams, Darryl Dempsey, Billy Wayne Edwards, Terry Wright, Walter Ray Thomas and Floyd Nelson. No formal visitation.
Mr. Hynson passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015 at his residence. Mr. Hynson was born on September 5, 1941 in Sulphur Springs, TX, the son of Roland George and Mitrue Alley Hynson. He married Freddie Dial on January 11, 1965. She survives. Mr. Hynson proudly served in the United States Army. He was called to active duty during the Vietnam War and was presented with several medals in honor of his service. After returning home from the service he worked a number of years in the dry cleaning business, E-Systems, and as a machinist for Flowserve, Inc. from which he retired from in December of 2007. He was a member of Evening Chapel CME Church. He was also a member of VFW post #8560 and the American Legion post #0345.
In addition to his wife 50 plus years, Freddie Dial Hynson, daughter, Yesha Hynson of Mesquite, sons, Dennis Daniels and wife Vernie of Galveston and Deno Young of Dallas, brothers, Jewel Edward “Joe” Hynson of Houston and Charles Hynson and wife Charlletta of Springfield, Mo, sisters Rosemary Nash of Sulphur Springs, Vera Dial of Sulphur Springs, and Dorothy Williams and husband Thomas of Southlake, grandsons, Dennis Daniels Jr., Brian Daniels and Colton Daniels.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother James Bertram Hynson and his son Harold Hynson Jr.
Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home.
