Margaret Chastain
Margaret Chastain passed away May 27, 2019, she was 81. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on April 18, 1938. Raised in New York City, she graduated High School and worked as a secretary for RCA Records and Pan American Airlines. She married Bruce Chastain and moved to Hollywood, CA. Margaret produced TV Commercials for McDonalds and the Budweiser Company. She appeared in several commercials during Super Bowl. She did location shoots as a logistics crewmember and traveled Europe and South America. She became a private pilot, loved photography,...
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A memorial service for Melba Julian Blount, age 84, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Moore officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Melba passed away Friday, May 24, 2019. She was born on August 2, 1934 in Sulphur Bluff, the daughter of John Willis and Myrtle (Chester) Julian. She married Jerry K. Blount on April 21, 1953 in Sulphur Springs. He preceded her in death in 2014. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Blount is...
read moreBilly Jean Sparkman
Billy Jean Sparkman Mr. Billy Jean Sparkman, age 84, passed away on Monday, May 27th, 2019 at his home in Winnsboro. He was born on January 3rd, 1935 in Winnsboro to the late Ira Alton Sparkman and Nettie Lou Hamm Sparkman. He was a retired Cement Contractor and member of Pineview Baptist Church. A “Jack of All Trades”, he loved, riding motorcycles, camping, mowing, gardening, raising goats or spending time with his beloved dog, Buster. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, BJ Sparkman, Jr.; brothers, Leon Sparkman and...
read moreJoanne Stinson
Funeral service for Joanne Stinson, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bruce Stinson and Rev. Pepper Puryear officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Wayne Galyean, Johnny Motes, Danny Christenberry, Price Orwosky, Rodney Harred, and Randy Garrett serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be James Hulen, Wayne Benson, and Wayman Keen. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Mrs....
read moreDOVIE GAY HUNNICUTT LOYD
Visitation for Dovie Gay (Hunnicutt) Loyd will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, May 26, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Gray Rock Cemetery. She passed away on May 21, 2019 at Sunny Springs Health and Rehab. Dovie was born on June 11, 1926, to Luther Dallas and Lula Maybell (Clark) Hunnicutt in Mt. Vernon, TX. She grew up in Mt. Vernon and graduated from Mt. Vernon High School. DOVIE GAY HUNNICUTT LOYD She married her high school sweetheart, Lollis “Buddy” James Loyd on September 2, 1945. They lived in...
read morePhillip Lynn Cason
Phillip Lynn Cason, age 58, of Point, passed away in the late hours of Wednesday, May 22, 2019.He was born in Dallas, on August 2, 1960, to the parentage of Paul Dean and Betty Katherine McLemore Cason. Phillip graduated from Rains High School, then finished one year of college. Phillip was employed for years with L-3. He worked as grounds keeper. Phillip had grown closer to the Lord within the last many years…..His life had changed to reflect it, too. Even with this relentless “cancer” siege, his faith and trust in the Lord had sustained...
read moreChester Duane Darby
Chester Darby, of Southlake, TX, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019, at the age of 91. A visitation will be held from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm, Saturday, May 25, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Winnsboro, TX with a funeral service to follow at 3:00 pm. Rev. Debbie Lyons officiating will be officiating. Duane was born on April 11, 1928 to Chester and Bernice Darby in Winnsboro, TX. He grew up on a farm in Coke, TX, and upon graduation joined the U.S. Navy for 2 years. He met Allie Lampi while in the Navy in Michigan and they married in...
read moreAlexander James Heath
Alexander James Heath entered into eternal rest on the afternoon of May 18, 2019. He is the husband and best friend of Meagan Elizabeth Heath and loving father to Aiden James Heath of Greenville, Texas. Alex was born in Greenville, Texas, on March 7, 1986, to John and Marilyn Heath. He was a graduate from Commerce High School and Texas A&M Commerce with a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems. Alex was passionate about many things. He loved music, movies, baseball, technology, and spending time with family and friends. Alex...
read moreMaxine George
Funeral service for Maxine George, age 77, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at Spence Chapel, First Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Arbala Cemetery with Christopher Alford, Dillon Smith, David Duncan, Chad Rawson, Jerry Crawford, Richard Franks serving as pallbearers and Derrick Dickson serving as honorary pallbearer. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. George passed away on...
read moreJack Vaughn
Funeral service for Jack Vaughn, age 73, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, May 24, 2019 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Buddy Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Logan Vaughn, Christopher Williams and Steven Ahrens serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held 2 hours before the service. Mr. Vaughn passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at his residence. Jack was born on October 13, 1945 in McKinney Texas to Roy and Dovie Vaughn. He worked as Maintenance Technician for Hunt...
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