Travel Tuesday: Universal Studios – Orlando
I missed posting a travel story last Tuesday, beause, well, I was traveling. For the first time in over a year, we finally took a trip, on a plane, and stayed at a hotel for four nights!! Now you probably have already guessed (by the headline) that we flew to Orlando and spent four days chasing a four-year-old around Universal Studios. Below are a few tips if you would like to visit Universal Studios. Flights We chose American...
Kay Alderman
Funeral Service for Kay Lynn Alderman, age 65, of Emory, will be held on Saturday, June 12, 2021, at 11:00 A.M. at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Darren Brumit officiating. Kay passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, TX. Kay was born on October 20, 1955 to Johnny Disman and Patsy Harris in Dallas, TX. After graduating from high school, she attended Eastfield College, and she was a...
Joyce McPherson
Funeral service for Joyce E. McPherson, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00P.M. Monday, May 31, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Chris Vickery officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Sterling Cemetery for a private family gathering with Peyton Vickery, Cody Vickery, Garret Vickery, Todd Johnson, Brandon Johnson, and Jackson Blount serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service....
Linda Grimes
Graveside services for Linda Jo Grimes (Harrison), age 66, of Golden will be held Wednesday, May 26 at 1 p.m. at Emory City Cemetery in Emory. Pastor Rob Mounce will be officiating. Linda was born on February 15, 1955 to William Harrison and Renamae Broussard in Baltimore, Maryland. She passed away on May 23, 2021 in Tyler, Texas. She married Clifford Grimes on May 19, 1973 in Carrol County, Maryland. She was a member of Lake Fork...
Tom Stewart
Memorial service for Thomas “Tom” Michael Stewart, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Myra Wilson Chapel with Military Honors provided by the Hopkins County Military Coalition. Tom passed away on December 11, 2020. He is survived by wife, Carolyn; daughters, Elizabeth Jane Stewart (Joseph Pignatello) of Hamden, Connecticut, Alice Freeman Stewart (Kevin Swanson) of Thetford Center, Vermont,...
Virginia Lindley
Graveside service for Virginia Lindley, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Restlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Lindley answered God’s call on May 20, 2021, in Mesquite, TX. Mrs. Lindley entered this world on May 24, 1934 in Hopkins County, TX to John and Norris “Susie” (Curlin) Kelly. She married Raymond E. Duffey who preceded her in death. She later married Willie Lindley. Virginia was a...
Kenneth Baxter
Funeral service for Kenneth Baxter, age 76, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 4:00P.M. on Sunday. May 23, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro Jacob Smith and B.J. Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Rilley Springs Cemetery with Bo Baxter, Logan Caddell, Randy White, David Dunn, John Campbell and Heath Gammill serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Baxter passed away on May...
Bobby George
Funeral service for Bobby George, age 76, of Brinker, TX, will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rusty Posey officiating. Interment will follow at Richland Cemetery with Kevin Beck, Chase Beck, Chad Beck, Johnny Walker, Nick Atkinson, Matthew Atkinson and Steve Harris serving as pallbearers. Serving as honorary pallbearers are Harold Ball, Charles Ball, Sonny Kell, Herman Ball, Larry...
Travel Tuesday: I Have Over One Million Hotel Points; Now What?
During the pandemic, those of us that collect points and miles continued to do so and at a greater rate since we weren’t redeeming those same points for flights and hotel rooms. As the pandemic seems to be ending, and more opportunities to travel become available every day, I reviewed my balances for all points and miles accounts and discovered I have over one million hotel points across the three major chains. At first that...
Bonnie Davis
Funeral service for Bonnie Davis, age 83, of Emory, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 17, 2021 at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home with Steve Couch officiating. Interment will follow at Lake Fork Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1-hour prior to the service. Bonnie was born on April 15, 1938 to Wesley Martin and Lillie Rea in Walters, Oklahoma. She passed away at her home in Emory on May 13, 2021. She married Jerry Davis on...
