Tom Ramsay
Born in the first Mt. Vernon hospital located on Main Street, Tom Ramsay was born and reared in his beloved East Texas town. A 1958 graduate, he was an All-District Lineman for the Tigers and went on to play college football for one year at Arlington State University, later transferring to SMU and becoming a Phi Delta Theta, he graduated with a business degree. Working in Dallas for Harris-Seybold where...
Kenneth Villa
Kenneth Villa, age 17, left his earthly home way too soon on July 11, 2022 in Mount Vernon, Texas. A Celebration of Life service will be on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Sam B. Harvey Funeral home at 10:00 a.m. Kenneth was born on September 29, 2004 in Mount Pleasant, Texas to Antelmo and Martina Villa. He worked in Mount Pleasant at McDonald’s and at Hibbett Sports. He loved to play tennis, basketball and played football for...
Charles Burnett Hynson
The noble Charles Burnett Hynson was born on January 26, 1948, in Sulphur Springs, TX to RolandGeorge and Mirtrue Alley Hynson. He passed away at Medical City McKinney on Friday, July 15, 2022. He was educated in the Sulphur Springs School District. At an early age he attended Evening Chapel CMEChurch in Sulphur Springs, TX, and after moving to Springfield, MO he attended Macedonia Baptist Church. Charles was united in marriage to...
Lewis “Ben” Benny Brantley, Jr.
Lewis “Ben” Benny Brantley, Jr., age 65 passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in 1957 in Maryland to Lewis Benny Brantley and Barbara Jenny-Lee Knight Brantley Scott. Ben enjoyed living his life to the fullest extent that the law would allow and sometimes outside of those boundaries. Although unlucky in love, he was very lucky at the poker table and was quite the gambler in love as well as in life. He...
Jordan Jenay Humphrey
Jordan Jenay Humphrey was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 27, 1997 to Jacob and Bobbi Bounds Humphrey. With family by her side, Jordan left us on her birthday at the age of 25. She was a 2015 graduate of Elk City High School, was a student at SWOSU and was employed by Carl’s Jr. Immediate survivors are her mother and stepfather Bobbi and Travis Rowland of Piedmont, OK, her sister Jade Rowland of Norman, OK and her father Jacob...
*Updated: Emergency Sirens Will NOT Be Tested Today
Emergency sirens were originally scheduled to be tested in Sulphur Springs today, Wednesday, June 22, 2022 by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management at noon. However, due to the National Weather Service’s current prediction of potential cloud cover and showers and thunderstorms into the afternoon, city officials have decided to delay the test until a day when the weather is predicted to be clear and sunny, with no potential...
The Reinforcement Foundation First Annual Golf Tournament and Fundraiser Huge Success
Tamara Williams was pleased that the her charity’s first fundraiser was such a huge success to benefit local emergency responders. Twenty teams competed in the golf tournament on Friday, June 10th at the Sulphur Springs Country Club followed by a dinner and banquet. Tamara Williams The Reinforcement Foundation was created by Tamara Williams, in conjuction with her husband and father, to bring awarness and help support emergency...
John “Johnny” Gillis
John Gillis, (known mostly as “Johnny” to Family and Friends), left this Earth suddenly and peacefully, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in his home in Sulphur Springs, TX. Johnny graduated from Sulphur Springs High school in 1979. He attended East Texas State University, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree, in Business Administration. He married his High School sweetheart, Deborah Nowlin Gillis on August 24, 1985. Johnny was born...
Rev. Chalmer Lee Dennis
Rev. Chalmer Lee Dennis, 83, of Brashear, passed away on June 2, 2022, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Bibleway Lighthouse Church, 253 CR 4591, Sulphur Springs with Rev. Lance Crump officiating. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Rev. Chalmer Dennis was born July 20, 1938 in VanZandt, Missouri, to Arthur Dennis and Ruth Lowry. He married Sally Baugh on...
Linda Marie Owens
Linda Marie Owens passed from this Earth and through Heaven’s gates on June 4, 2022, at Heritage House Nursing Home in Paris, Texas. Linda was born in Hunt County on August 7, 1944. She was the daughter of Montie and Bertha Woodard Wood. She married Travis Owens of Sulphur Springs on July20, 1962, in Hopkins County. Linda attended public school in Commerce Texas. Upon graduation, she attended East Texas State University, obtaining her...
