John Silvestri
Memorial Service for John Silvestri, age 77, of Emory will be held at 2 P.M. on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel in Sulphur Springs, Texas with Chaplain Pat Cooper officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 from 5 to 7 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. John passed away on June 2, 2017 at his residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home
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Rev. Roy Lee Dittmar, 79 of Greenville passed away at his home surrounded by his family. Rev. Dittmar was born on February 23, 1938, in Seminole, OK, to Rev. Franklin Leroy (Roy) Dittmar and Grace Irene Streeter. He was the retired pastor of Mount Zion Church in Commerce with 30 years of service. He was also a retired Jailer at the Hunt County Detention with ten years of service. Over the course of 58 years in the ministry, Rev. Roy Lee served as a pastor or an associate pastor in eleven churches within Texas and Oklahoma. On August 14,...
read moreSandra Kay Jones
Funeral service for Sandra Kay Jones, age 69, of Emory, will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, June 2, 2017, at First Assembly of God in Emory. Bro. Monte Parker will officiate. Interment will follow in Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Sandra Kay Jones passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. She was born in Dallas, Feb. 4, 1948, to Travis Hershel (Tab) and Julia Mae (Dodie) Lynch Northcutt. During her working years, she worked as a CNA in nursing...
read moreDennis Lee James
Dennis Lee James, age 58, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, passed away, in his home, on Friday, May 26, 2017. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with Dominique Crescimanno officiating. Dennis was born in Monette, Arkansas, on March 11, 1959, to Jerry James and Barbara Fortson. After retiring from AMPI, Dennis was self-employed in air conditioning and refrigeration work. Dennis is survived by his son, Jesse James and wife Melissa, daughters, Ashley McCracken, Cassie Cannon and husband...
read moreRonda Smith
Funeral service for Ronda Smith, age 45, of Sulphur Springs, TX are pending with Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ronda passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at her residence in Sulphur Springs.
read moreGerald “Sparky” Ledbetter
Graveside service for Gerald “Sparky” Ledbetter, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at North Hopkins Cemetery. Informal visitation will be held at the cemetery, prior to the service. Gerald passed away on Sunday, May 28, 2017 in Tyler, Texas. Gerald “Sparky” was born on June 12, 1928 in Granite, OK, the son of Esker Washington and Roxie G (Willis) Ledbetter. “Sparky” was a retired truck driver and Dispatcher. He worked for Hollie Swatsell for more than 40 years, whom was also a very close...
read moreDelores Louise Kimmel
Delores Louise Kimmel, age 81, of Sulphur Springs passed away Monday, May 29, 2017 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Delores was born on March 24, 1936 in Galena, Kansas, the daughter of Wilber Lee Hoyt and Inah Louella Cook Hoyt. Delores was a homemaker and a seamstress. She is survived by her children, Jerrilyn Tate of Osborne, KS, Russell Tate of Luray, KS, Walter Kimmel of Sulphur Springs, brothers, Willard Hoyt and Floyd Hoyt, grandchildren, Tommy and Kim Kimmel, great-grandchildren, Raydon, Miley, Kinsley, Diamond, Eyan, and Analicia....
read moreShirley Ann Hankins
Graveside service for Shirley Ann Hankins, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for 11:00 AM, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at Como Cemetery in Como, Texas. Shirley was born in Como on February 17, 1937, the daughter of Walter (Jack) Seawright and Mary Kate Smith Seawright. Ms. Hankins passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Shirley was a waitress for 35 years for K-Bob’s Steak House and Lone Star Truck Stop and was a member of the Cedar Crest Christian Church. Survivors include: daughter, Sherri Sims...
read moreBelinda Kay Renshaw
Funeral services for Belinda Kay Renshaw, 63, of Whitehouse, TX will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at First Baptist Church of Point, with Bro. Billy Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Miller Grove Cemetery with Mr. Kevin Douglas, Mr. Jerry Redfern, Mr. Norman Dickey, Mr. Ted Williams, Mr. Bryan Anderson, and Mr. Toby Rebmann serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Mr. David King, Mr. Dale Golden, Dr. John Norris, Dr. Joseph Zasik, Dr. Neelan Doolabh, Dr. Luis Fernandez, and Dr. Royal Becker. Visitation...
read moreLacey Hitch Speed
Graveside service for Lacey Hitch Speed, age 30, will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Winterfield Cemetery with Brother Steve White officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Lacey passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Reform, Alabama. Lacey Allison Hitch Speed was born on June 4, 1986, in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of Renee Rushing Barner and William Hitch. She married Roger Speed in Sulphur Springs, on February 17, 2014. She was a homemaker. Lacey is...
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