Elvira M. Byers
A Celebration of Life for Elvira M. Byers, known to all as Margie or Grandma, age 91, will be held at a later date. Ms. Byers passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at her home in Athens, TX. She was born the daughter of Sequiel Edwin Moynier and Eleanor M. Machado Moynier in Santa Monica, CA. on October 7, 1930. Margie worked for Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company before she retired. She was a woman of faith. Survivors...
Karen Beth Callan
Karen Beth Callan of Cumby passed away on Thursday January 13, 2022, in Dallas, Tx. Karen was born in Greenville, Tx. on November 22, 1959, to Robert and Mary Callan and preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include: her best friend and love of her life, Earl Gaddy (Chelby), her sister Patsy Callan Peralta (Dan) of Granbury, her nieces: Michelle McRae Broome (Jim) of Springtown and Renae McRae Frizell (Rob) of Dallas; her great...
Amy Harrington
Graveside service for Amy Harrington, age 44, of Winthrop, AR will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Sherley Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 from 6 to 8 PM. Mrs. Harrington passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022 in Ashdown, AR. Amy Elaine was born on October 16, 1977 in Sulphur Springs, TX, to Marlon and Mary Jo Douglas. She married Darrell...
Betty J. (Nanny) Nestor
Graveside Services will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. at the Greenview Cemetery in Brashear TX., with Rev. Halston Potts officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at the Murray-Orwosky funeral home. Betty J. (Nanny) Nestor, age 89 of Brashear TX., formally of Arlington TX., passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022. Betty was born on October, 20, 1932, in Dawson Springs KY...
Cecil Joe ‘C.J.’ Davis
Funeral service for Cecil Joe ‘C.J.’ Davis, age 88, will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, January 27, 2022at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Chuck Davis officiating. Interment with military honors will followat Mahoney Cemetery with his nephews serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior tothe service. Mr. Davis passed away at his home on Saturday, January 22, 2022. Cecil ‘C.J.’ was born on November 26, 1933 in Mt....
Margie Fletcher Newton
Born 10/12/1926 in Colfax, LA, to Nat and Eula Fletcher. She married W.L. Newton and they raised 2 sons (Ron and Travis). She and W.L. traveled the Lower 48, Alaska and Canada. She lived 40+ years in Louisiana; 50 years in Texas; and three years in Baton Rouge, LA. Margie was a member of First Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. Before dawn, Saturday, 1/22/2022, Margie died peacefully on her couch at home. She was preceded in death by...
Coach From Port Neches-Grove Rumored To Take Over At SSISD
Coach Faircloth confirmed as new head coach. Tonight’s agenda for the SSISD school board includes an agenda item to discuss and possibly approve the position of new athletic director and head football coach. The person rumored to be up for that position is Brian Faircloth from the Port Neches-Grove who is the winningest coach from that program with a record of 102-51. His team has been to the playoffs 12 out of the last 13...
Jerry Wilhite
Funeral services for Jerry Wilhite, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, will be held on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. at Murray Orwosky Chapel with Jerry Savage and Buster Sides officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with military honors. Hopkins County Marine Corps League members Garry Hall, Derb Goodman, Larry Vickers, Mike Thompson, Bobby Ulman and Bob Kerr will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are...
Eric Posey
Eric Posey, age 55, of Sulphur Springs passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2021 in Tyler, TX. No services are planned. Eric was born on January 29, 1966 in Sulphur Springs to Daniel and Lillian Jane (Williams) Posey. He worked a a manager of Dollar General. He was a member League Street Church of Christ. He is survived by his parents, Daniel and Jane Posey of Sulphur Springs; sister, Michelle Ingram and husband, Jeff of Tyler. He...
Emergency Sirens Will Be Tested Today
Emergency sirens will be tested in Sulphur Springs today, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The test will be conducted by the Sulphur Springs Emergency Management office. The test will be conducted at noon. The test is to gauge the reliability of the emergency warning system and is conducted to find any potential flaws in the system so they can be corrected prior to a real emergency situation. Recent tests have shown the emergency sires to be a...
