Obituary and Funeral Notices

Don J. Bussell

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Don J. Bussell

Funeral service for Don J. Bussell, age 91, of Yantis, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, January 5, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Samuel Glenn officiating and Rev. Jimmy Tarrant assisting.  Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Roy Bell, Zachary Bell, Jessee Hooker, Kenneth Starrett, Jay Johnson and Marty Bussell serving as pallbearers and Steven Coker, Garrett Coker and Gary Johnson serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M. on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral...

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Rickey Lynn Gregg

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Rickey Lynn Gregg

Memorial service for Rickey Lynn Gregg, age 62, of Avinger,TX will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church, Como, TX at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 6, 2018 with L.D. Baxley officiating.   There will be no formal visitation. Rickey passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 17th, 2017 in Avinger, Texas. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.

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Sherrill Carrol

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Sherrill Carrol

Mr. Sherrill Carroll, 85, of Winnsboro, TX passed away on December 31, 2017, in Winnsboro. He was born on October 13, 1932 in Midland, TX, to the late Floyd and Artie Carroll. He was a charter member of the College Baptist Church in Big Spring, TX where he served for 39 years. After moving to Winnsboro, he and his wife became members of First Baptist Church, Winnsboro where he served as a deacon and a Sunday School teacher. Sherrill is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Morris Carroll. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years,...

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Tim Norman McKendry

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Tim Norman McKendry

Tim Norman McKendry, 74, of Mineola, TX passed away on December 27, 2017 in Tyler, TX. He was born on September 27, 1943 in Corvallis, OR to the late Norman and Mary Lee McKendry. Tim graduated with a BA in Business from the University of Arkansas in 1966 where he met his wife of 46 years. He worked for First City National Bank in Houston as a Municipal Bond salesman. He would go on to retire in Mineola in 2004. Tim loved purchasing exotic cars and traveling. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn McKendry; son, Travis McKendry and wife Molly of...

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Bill Branstetter

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Bill Branstetter

Funeral service for Bill Branstetter, age 88 of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Tapp Funeral Chapel with Bro. Robert Taylor officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm until service time. Interment will follow at DFW National Cemetery at a later date. Mr. Branstetter passed away December 29, 2017 at Carriage House Manor, Sulphur Springs, TX. Bill Branstetter was born March 19, 1929 in Cape Fair, MO to Roy Richard Branstetter and Eva M. Austin. He married Ruth Lee Rachal in Fort Worth, TX on January 6,...

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Joann Furguson

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Joann Furguson

Memorial Service for Joann Furguson, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, Tx will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Don Kearby officiating.   Interment will be held at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving, TX.  Ms. Furguson passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017 in Sulphur Springs. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.

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Helen Matilda Bergman

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Helen Matilda Bergman

Helen Matilda Bergman, age 98, of Emory passed away late Wednesday, Dec. 13 in the comfort of her own home.  Her family was there at her side. She was born in Youngstown, Ohio, on Nov. 13, 1919, to the parentage of Harry William and Stella Johnson Bowers.  She married Kenneth Ivan Bergman in Phoenix, AZ, on Feb. 15, 1945. Helen was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include: Son:  Kenneth Ivan Bergman, Jr. of Emory Sisters:  Dorothy Collie and Betty Henderson, both of Phoenix Numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and...

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Thomas H. Burks

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Thomas H. Burks

Funeral service for Thomas H. Burks, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev Joshua Williams officiating and Rev. Al Davis assisting.  Interment will follow at Stouts Creek Cemetery with Johnny Sims, Ronnie Glossup, Cody Burks, Dillon Burks, Mark White and Jason Cobb serving as pallbearers.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Mr. Burks passed away on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at Sunny Springs Nursing Home, Sulphur Springs, TX. Thomas...

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Tom “Pete” Stokley

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Tom “Pete” Stokley

Funeral Service for Tom “Pete” Stokley, age 74, of Pickton, Texas will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, January 7, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. Mike Haun officiating and Bro. Jack Elliott assisting.  Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery with Jerome Edwards, Johnny Cox, Johnny Walker, James Scott, Mickey Grubbs and Johnny Grubbs serving as pallbearers and fellow employees of Key Energy, and brother in laws, Dee Wayne Gooding and Gerald Caldwell. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Mr. Stokley...

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Helen Autrey Shelby

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Helen Autrey Shelby

Helen Autrey Shelby went to be with the Lord, Thursday, December 28, 2017. She was born April 10, 1932 to Essie and Dewey Autrey of the Cypress Community. She had two sisters Mary Ruth Connelly and Maxine Zachary, and one brother Charles Autrey. Maxine, Charles and her parents predeceased her and Mary Ruth resides in Spearman, Texas. On August 27, 1949, she married her great love, Bobbie Ray Shelby of Winnsboro after meeting him at a midnight show on Halloween night. In 1952, They had daughter Pam who married Wayland Lain of the Pineview...

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