Filiberto C. Romero
Services for Filiberto C. Romero, of Pickton, are pending with Tapp Funeral Home. Mr. Romero passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler.
CHRISTUS Seeks Nominees for Women With Heart
Nominees are being accepted for Women with Heart–February 7th from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m., at the Hopkins County Regional Civic Center CHRISTUS-Mother Frances Hospital Sulphur Springs will honor Women With Heart. The event will be one of several such events across the CHRISTUS hospital system. The local hospital is seeking nominations of women who have had heart issues, been seen by one of the providers at Advanced Heart Care, and...
Mary Frances Clements
Funeral services for Mary Frances Clements, age 80 of Winnsboro will be held 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Rev. Jeremy Durig, officiating. Interment will follow at Rock Hill Cemetery with Freddie Fisher, Dylan Beech, Robert Badgett, Jr., Benny Albers and Marlon Cavenaugh serving at pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Robert Badgett,Sr. Visitation will be one hour prior to the...
Wynell Tucker Duffer
Funeral services for Wynell (Tucker) Duffer, age 83 of Midland, TX, formerly of Hopkins County, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, TX with Buddy Wiggins Officiating. Interment will follow at Emblem Cemetery. With Jeff Duffer, Josh Duffer, Wes Duffer, Landon Duffer, Cody Duffer, and James, Kevin and Dillan Duffer serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be one...
Jerry Mote
Mr. Jerry Mote passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab Facility. A private service will be held for family only at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. He was born May 31, 1935 in Sulphur Springs, the son of F.C. Mote and Anne (Boggs) Mote. Mr. Mote graduated from Odessa High School followed by five years in the Marine Corps. before going into law enforcement in Big Spring, TX and then Altadena, CA. Upon the...
Soccer Teams Begin Scrimmage Action This Week
Both the Wildcats and the Lady Cats’ soccer teams will be having scrimmages this week. The Lady Cats are actually scheduled for three scrimmages over three days. The Lady Cats are scheduled to scrimmage at Paris Thursday at 3 p.m. Then they are scheduled to go to Pleasant Grove for scrimmage action Friday at 2:30 p.m. The annual Alumni Scrimmage is planned for Saturday. The Wildcats’ soccer team also has their Alumni...
Wildcats and Lady Cats Basketball in Holiday Tournaments
The Wildcats and Lady Cats’ basketball teams are in holiday tournaments this week. The Wildcats are in the 16-team Leroy Romines Memorial Basketball Tournament in Longview running Wednesday through Friday. The Wildcats open pool play against a toughie, Pro Vision of Houston, Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Pro Vision is a charter school academy with a 20-1 record according to Max Preps. The Wildcats also play Pleasant Grove at 6 p.m....
Edith H. Cernock
Graveside service for Edith H. Cernock, age 93, of Emory, will be held Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, 11:00 am, at Hillcrest Cemetery, in Forney. Bro. Mike Frazier will officiate. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Cernock was born Nov. 27, 1923, in Grand Saline, to William T. and Willie Lee Henson. She worked for many years as an Avon representative. She was rewarded by the company...
Barbara Jean Joslin France
Funeral services for Barbara Jean Joslin France, age 64, of Nelta, will be held Thursday, December 29, 2016, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, with Rev. Edgar Clements and Pastor Vern Hawkins, officiating and David Joslin assisting. A private burial will follow later at Nelta Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Mrs. France passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at Paris Regional Medical Center. She was born...
