Lestene Sewell
Funeral services for Lestene Sewell, 82, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 29, 2017 at East Caney Baptist Church with Rev. M. Lavelle Hendricks and Rev. Troy L. Young officiating. Interment will follow at East Caney Cemetery with her grandchildren and nephews serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Lestene passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. She was born on October 31, 1934 in Hopkins County, the daughter of Lester Bill and Mattie Mae...
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Emma Ruth Mellore, age 98, of Sulphur Springs passed away on Monday, July 18, 2017 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab. She was born on February 24, 1919 in Oklahoma, the daughter of Bert S. and Emily Asbury Onley. She was a homemaker all her life. She was married to Morris Orville Mellore for 56 years. He preceded her in death. She is survived by daughter, Sharon Buti of Sulphur Springs, three sisters, twelve grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by, sons, Robert Lambert,...
read moreCharles Wayne West
Memorial services for Charles Wayne West, 78, of Como, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 29, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. D.K. Young and Rev. Bobby Thomas officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Honorary pallbearers will be Lonnie Ford, Michael Conley, Ocie Fisher, John L. Robinson, Sr., Elmer Dial, Kenneth White, Horace Thomas, and Vincent Bozeman. Charles passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab. He was born on January 1, 1939, in Leesburg, TX, the son of Jim and Velma Smart...
read moreCurtis Brown
Mr. Curtis Brown, age 78 of Winnsboro, passed away on Monday, July 24th, 2017 in Tyler, TX. He was born on July 23rd, 1939 in Golden, TX to the late Mark Brown and Gladys Walterhouse Brown. Mr. Brown was a retired banker from Bank Of America. He was a member of the Winnsboro Church of Christ, where he served as a Deacon, and was a member of the American Legion of Winnsboro. He was preceded in death by parents; son, Clint Brown and brother-in-law, Neil Brown. Mr. Brown is survived by, wife, Margaret Brown of Winnsboro; son, Wes Brown and wife...
read moreNellie Marie Painter
Cremation arrangements have been made for Nellie Marie Painter, age 86, of Emory. Mrs. Painter passed away Saturday, July 22, 2017 in Sulphur Springs, at Carriage House Manor. She was born July 6, 1931, in Oklahoma City, OK to Woodrow and Willie Ann Smith Weaver. During her working career, she worked for Pizza Inn Corp., as a secretary. She married Burl Painter in Kilgore on August 20, 1988. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include: Sons: Billy Painter (Jan) of Emory; Larry Painter (Debbie) of Bremen, KY; Daughter: Cheryl...
read moreKathy Crowson
Funeral service for Kathy Crowson, age 61, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at First United Methodist Church, Sulphur Springs, with Rev. Pete Adrian officiating and Dean Libby and Pastor Jim Moore assisting. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Kenny Crowson, Rodney Crowson, Junior Crowson, Ronnie Crowson, Blake Crowson and Kade Crowson serving as pallbearers and Selena Boyd, Marvin Jones, and Members of Messengers Class of FUMC serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6...
read moreMary Ethel Jones
Mary Ethel Jones, age 76, of Mount Vernon, was greeted by the voices of angels as she as was embraced by her heavenly father in the mid-morning hours of Friday, July 21, 2017. Mary passed away at Mission Manor Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 14, 1941 in Hagansport, Texas to the late Willie Leroy and Mary Ethel McMillan Brown. At a young age, Mary met a young man named Robbie Gene Jones. To the pleasure of her parents, Robbie and Mary married on October 20, 1956 by Brother Green, at the parsonage of...
read moreBobbie Joe Asbill
A graveside service for Bobbie Joe Asbill, age 81, of Emory, will be held Sunday, July 23, 2017, 3:00 pm, in Elm Cemetery. Bro Jerry Jackson will officiate. Bobbie passed away Friday evening at Senior Suite Care and Rehab. He was born February 11, 1936, in Emory, to Woodrow Carson and Wanda Yarbrough Asbill. Later to marry Emma Faye Burgess in Greenville, on Nov. 28, 1973. Bobbie was a farmer and rancher…..he farmed wheat and other crops… but, always ran a herd of cattle. He was a member of Elm Baptist Church, where he served as...
read moreDale Friddle
Funeral services for Dale Friddle, age 73, of Greenville will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Greenpond Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. prior to the service on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. Mr. Friddle passed away on Friday July 21, 2017 at Medical City in McKinney. Dale Lynn Friddle was born on January 8, 1944 in Hopkins County, Texas, the son of Willard Ancel and Doris Mae (Burns) Friddle. Dale served in the Marines experiencing combat...
read moreRonnie Whittiker
Mr. Ronnie Whittiker, age 58 of Quitman, passed away on Friday, July 21st, 2017 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on June 28th, 1959 in Dallas, Texas to J.M. “Red” Whittiker and Lena Faye Bradshaw Whittiker. Mr. Whittiker was retired and was a member of Pine Street Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Median Men’s Sunday School Class. He was preceded in death by his father, J.M. “Red” Whittiker. Mr. Whittiker is survived by mother, Lena Faye Whittiker of Winnsboro; wife, Karen Denise Terry Whittiker of...
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