Obituary and Funeral Notices

Jean Caldwell

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Jean Caldwell

Memorial service for Jean Caldwell, age 64, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel.  There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Caldwell passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler. Jean was born in Sulphur Springs on July 12, 1954 to John and Tommie Jackson.  She married Gerald Caldwell in Las Vegas on December 8, 1998. She worked for Southern Optical for 19 years and retired from Lowes Distribution after 20 years.  Jean attended Tabernacle Baptist...

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Billy Laminack

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Billy Laminack

Billy Ray Laminack passed away Monday, March 11, 2019, at age 89 after a short illness and complications of pneumonia. A longtime resident of Winnsboro, he had recently resided in Sulphur Springs, TX. He retired from Wilson Plywood and Door at age 56 to continue the family ranching tradition.He was preceded in death by his wife, Corrie Sue Wilkins; his parents, Claud Marcus and Nellie (James) Laminack; twin brother Bennie Fred, and brothers Louie Paul, Julius Howard “Hap”, and Robert Doyle Laminack. He is survived by his daughter, Carla Buck,...

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Bobbie Holder

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Bobbie Holder

Funeral service for Bobbie Holder, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, March 15, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Steve Cook officiating.  Interment will follow at Arbala Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Holder passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Carriage House, Sulphur Springs. Bobbie was born on July 7, 1926 to Bob and Chapel Wesson.  She married John Thomas “Judd” Wallace, whom preceded her in death. She...

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Carolyn Tapley

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Carolyn Tapley

Carolyn was born in Winnsboro on August 28, 1948 to Aubrey Kennemer and Eula Orea Robinson. She died March 12, 2019 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler.Carolyn married Charles David Tapley on December 31, 1966. She worked in the school cafeteria at Austin Elementary in Sulphur Springs for 20 years. She was also very involved in the churches she attended over the years.She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Charles Tapley; daughters, Sonya Tapley of Sulphur Springs, Texas, Leigh Anne Goldsmith and husband Jeff of Palmer, Texas; son Tim...

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Mrs. Vaudeane Bennett

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Mrs. Vaudeane Bennett

Mrs. Vaudeane Bennett, age 71 of Winnsboro, passed away on Sunday, March 10th, 2019 in Tyler. She was born on June 13th, 1947 in Gladewater to the late James Burgin and Alice Mooney Bennett. She was a retired Tax Collector and was a member of Pine Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Ray Bennett, and parents, James and Alice Bennett. Vaudeane is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Wilson and husband, Stephen of Winnsboro; granddaughter, Samantha Wilson Reese and her husband, James; nephews, Shayne, Chris,...

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Maxie Frank Chester

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Maxie Frank Chester

Maxie Frank Chester Maxie ‘Mac’ Frank Chester, went to heaven on March 11, 2019 at Carriage House Manor from Renal Failure at the age of 70.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 13th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am at West Oaks Funeral Home on Thursday, March 14, 2019 with Dr. Joel Tiemeyer, Reverend Larry Jordan, and Pastor Paul Pogue officiating. Interment to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park.   Maxie was born on July 31, 1948 in Sulphur Springs to James Franklin and Dorothy Jean (Deaton)...

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Jeff Thomas Huie

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Jeff Thomas Huie

Memorial service for Jeff Thomas Huie, age 46, of Springtown, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 10, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Daniel Ledford officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m., prior to service time. Jeff passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at his residence. He was born on September 20, 1972 in Sulphur Springs, the son of Ronnie Tom Huie and Jacqulin Ruth Brown. He worked as a pipeline inspector for an oil and gas company. He was an outdoorsman who loved...

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Patricia “Pat” Annette Scribner

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Patricia “Pat” Annette Scribner

Patricia “Pat” Annette Scribner, 81, of Rockwall went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 in Dallas. Grave site service’s celebrating Pat’s life will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, March 8, 2019 at Lakeside Memorial Park in Quinlan. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Thursday, March 7, 2019 at Ingram Funeral Home in Quinlan. Pat was born in Bonham, Texas on March 5, 1938. She is the daughter of the late Dixon and Velma Wyles. She was raised and educated in Bonham where she graduated from Bonham High School....

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Mary Joyce Blanton

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Mary Joyce Blanton

Joyce Blanton, age 87, of Emory, passed away peacefully, Sunday evening, March 3, 2019, at her home. She was born on June 12, 1931, in Rains County, to the parentage of Jonathon Ervin and Mary Nettie Richards Potts. She married John Alfred Potts February 6, 1954 in Oklahoma. She was a wonderful homemaker for her family. She will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends. Those left to cherish her memory are: husband, John Alfred Blanton of Emory; daughter, Sonja Reep of Emory; son, Ronald Paul Blanton (Darlene); of Emory; brother,...

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Laverne Robbins

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Laverne Robbins

Laverne Robbins, age 88, of Emory died, Friday afternoon, March I, 2009, in Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. She was born July 24, 1930, in Teague, to the parentage of Ruby and Lee Ella Johnson French. Laverne had several jobs during her lifetime. She married Coolidge Robbins in May of 1989 in Arlington. She was member of the Nazarene church while living in Arlington, but after moving to Emory, she attended Emory Baptist Church. Her survivors include:daughter, Marsha E. Smith of Arlington; sons, Kenneth D. Donaldson and wife Donna and...

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