Jere Wyvonne Giles
Jere Wyvonne Giles passed away peacefully at age 90, January 26, 2017 in Sulphur Springs. She was born January 11, 1927, the daughter of Lillian Mae and Granville Austin Nichols. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 27, 2017 at the funeral home. Wyvonne was a member of Martin Springs Baptist Church. She married Fred Giles on July 6, 1946. He preceded her in death 2003. During their 56 years of marriage, she...
read moreLeonard Denton
Funeral services for Leonard Denton, age 80, of Yantis, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 29, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Byron George officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery with Gerald Denton, Randy Denton, Aaron Walker, Perry Shirley, Eric Dalton and Jeffery Dalton serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Mr. Denton passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Hunt County Regional Hospital in Greenville. He was...
read moreArnor Faye “Pug” Kay Thomas Rhoades
Arnor Faye “Pug” Kay Thomas Rhoades passed away in the early morning hours of January 24, 2017 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She was born to the late Ira Julius and Eunie Madge Tolar Kay on July 17, 1924 in De Leon. She married E.G. Thomas (Sr.) June 22, 1942. Together, they had three sons, E.G “Tommy” Thomas, Jr, William Dewey Thomas and Steven Armo Thomas. E.G and Pug lived in many places during their life together including Kermit, Odessa, Crane, and Electra but eventually returned to De Leon where they lived, were active members of First...
read moreWilma Ruth Vaden Brice
Funeral service for Wilma Ruth Vaden Brice, age 96, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 A.M., on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Dr. Lynn Turner officiating. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Billy Price, Jeff Trollinger, Spencer Brewer, Josh Nugent, Tom Sellers and John Sellers serving as pallbearers. John Nugent, Keith Brice, Dr. William H. Long, Tommy Long, Frank Long, Carl Bryan, Mickey McKenzie, Dr. Paul Bennett, Jerry Hunter, Dr. Chuck Jones and Andy Rouse serving as honorary...
read moreAubrey Zane Burkham
Graveside services for Aubrey Zane Burkham, age 80, of Dike, will be held Friday January 27, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Conner Cemetery, Dike Texas with Rev. Samuel Glenn officiating. Mr. Burkham passed away Monday, January 23, 2017, at his residence. He was born on April 30, 1936 in Dike, Texas to Hermon and Marie (Parker) Burkham. He married Nancy Rae Gelnett in Ardmore, Oklahoma on February 16, 1957. He was a retired construction business owner and Texas Longhorn rancher. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Burkham; sons, Doug Burkham and wife...
read moreRobert Dodson
Robert Dodson, age 82, of Kemp TX, passed away Monday, January 23, 2017 at Kemp Care Center. Memorial service to be set at a later date by the family. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.
read moreMary Bea Jackson
Mrs. Mary Bea Jackson, age 92 of Pickton, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 in Sulphur Springs. Mary was born in Pickton on August 17, 1924 to the late L.O. and Mary Roberts Stone. During World War II, Mary moved to Dallas to work in a factory and support the war effort, she returned to Pickton to start her family and run a dairy farm with her late husband, she then worked over twenty years at the Brookshire’s Grocery store in Winnsboro. She was a member and former secretary and treasurer for more than fifty years of the First...
read moreEdward Eugene High
Edward Eugene High, age 76, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He was born on July 10, 1940 the son of Lacy and Phillis Darlene (Tippett) High. He was married to Joan High and was a retired truck driver. Ed is survived by his daughter, Karen Callenius; sons, Darrel High, Michael High, Jerry High, Richard Hawkins and Robert Hawkins; sister, Judy Gammill. He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; sons, Dale High and Gary High. Arrangements are under the direction of...
read moreMinnie Faye “Ma D” Daniel
Funeral service for Minnie Faye “Ma D” Daniel, age 91, Southlake Texas, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday January 27, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Justin Wilson officiating. Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery with Chase Daniel, Josh Skoch, Everett Smith, Mike Burch, Steve Anderson and Vaughn Crowe serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, January 26, 2017. Mrs. Daniel passed away Sunday, January 22, 2017 in Grapevine, TX. She was born on March 9, 1925 in Cumby, Texas to...
read moreEugene McCravey
Funeral service for Eugene McCravey, age 90, of Emory, will be Tuesday, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Dunbar Cemetery. Bro. Benny Chaffin will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at 1:00 pm. Mr. McCravey passed away Saturday, Jan. 21, in Tyler, at Hospice of East Texas. He was born in Emory, April 26, 1926, to Claude and Bettie Northcutt McCravey. Mr. McCravey married Katie Lou Fischer in Dallas in 1947. He served his country as a soldier in the U.S. Army. Mr. McCravey was...
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