Obituary and Funeral Notices

Robert Clint Peterka

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Robert Clint Peterka

Funeral services for Robert Clint Peterka, age 56, of Dike will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 2, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Smedley officiating.  Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., one hour prior to service time.  Honorary pallbearers will be Ricky Irby, Bobby Joe Griner, Kenneth Machen, Danny Huie, Daniel Huie and Johnny Huie.  Robert passed away Monday, May 30, 2016 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. Robert was born on June 29, 1959 in Ft. Worth, TX, the son of Frankie Peterka and Dorothy Huie.  He  married...

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Danny A. Durham

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Danny A. Durham

Danny A. Durham, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at UT Southwestern, Dallas. Arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home.  

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Mary Elizabeth Norris

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Mary Elizabeth Norris

Mary Elizabeth Norris, age 97, the daughter of Elijah James and Beatrice Branch was born in Dangerfield, TX on February 9, 1919. She died in Sulphur Springs, TX on May 26, 2015. She grew up in Barstow, TX prior to living in Fresno, CA and Pecos TX. She was one of 10 children. In 1941 she moved to Winnsboro, TX assist her brother and his wife with their children. While there she married Horacio Norton, and remained with him until he died. There was nothing more important to her than God and family. She never met a person that wasn’t a...

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Melvin Ray Hays

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Melvin Ray Hays

Funeral service for Melvin Ray Hays, age 81, of Point, will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, 2:00 pm, at Bull Creek Cowboy Church in Lone Oak. Bro. Mike Moss, Bro. Paul McMerrell, and Bro. Brent Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow in Lone Star Cemetery in Point. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, from 6:00-8:00 pm at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. Mr. Hays passed away Friday at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. He was born July 28, 1934, in Point, to William Thomas and Vessie Shepard Hays. He married Annette...

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John M. Sharber

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John M. Sharber

Funeral services for John M. Sharber, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at First Baptist Church with Bro. Tommy Johnston officiating.  Military Graveside Honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Marco Gregory, Fellipe Guerro, Johnny Ross, Carson, Lee, and Steve Sharber.  Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 31, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home. Mr. Sharber went to be with the Lord, on...

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Ida Elizabeth Hutchins

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Ida Elizabeth Hutchins

Funeral service for Ida Elizabeth Hutchins, age 93, of Emory, will be held Saturday, May 28, 2016, 2:00 PM, at Emory Church of Christ.  Jerome Savage and Paul Foley will conduct the service.  Burial will follow in Colony Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church from 1:00 – 2:00 pm on Saturday. Mrs. Hutchins was born Jan. 28, 1923, in Dickens, to Lonnie Artemas and Carrie Lee McWhorter Hickman. She married Edward Denton Hutchins, in Houston, on June 14, 1941. She was a homemaker and a member of  Emory Church of Christ. Survivors...

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James Holcomb

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James Holcomb

Mr. James Holcomb, age 90 of Pickton, passed away on Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 in Sulphur Springs. He was born on August 15th, 1925 in Mt. Pleasant to the late Grover Holcomb and Dora Brown Holcomb. He was a retired Special Agent for the railroad, he was a member of Pickton United Methodist Church. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was a past Master and member of a masonic lodge in Dallas. He was preceded in death by his parents and seven siblings. He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-nine years, Mrs. Dorothy Neighbors...

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Leonard Stout

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Leonard Stout

Funeral Services for Leonard Stout, age 67 of Sulphur Springs will be held Friday, May 27, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Johnny Wheat and Rev. B. J. Teer officiating.  Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Robert Stidham, Norman Colyer, Bill Reese, Butch Adams, Monte Tipps, Jason Ricketson, Seth Stout and Tyler Stout serving as pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are the members of the Lake Highlands Baptist Church.  Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2016 at...

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Dominic Austin Ayala

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Dominic Austin Ayala

Funeral Services for Dominic Austin Ayala, (his family and friends also called him “BooBoo” “Titch” “Chico” “Mijo” and “Indio”) age 6 of Yantis will be held Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Lake Fork Baptist Church with Bro. Perry Crisp officiating; with Michael Carrasco, Mark Carrasco, Matthew Crayton, Nathan Crist, Juan Ayala and George Ayala serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Dominic passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at his residence.  He was born on March 10, 2010 in Sulphur Springs the son of Juan and Tammy...

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Mona Belle Randall

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Mona Belle Randall

Graveside services for Mona Belle Randall, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2016 at Shooks Chapel Cemetery. Mona passed away on Friday May 20, 2016 in Sulphur Springs. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home.

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