William DeLore Holloway
Graveside Service for William DeLore Holloway, age 67, of Greenville, TX will be held at 2:00 pm onSaturday, January 9, 2021 at Old Saltillo Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to graveside at theOld Saltillo Cemetery. The Holloway family asks that anyone who attends the visitation or graveside to follow CDC COVID guide lines. William passed away on January 1, 2021 in Rockwall, TX. William Holloway was born on October 1, 1953 in...
Alvin “Dugan” Penner
Graveside service for Alvin “Dugan” Penner, age 79, of Dike, TX will be held at 10:30 A.M on Thursday,January 7, 2021 at New Pickton Cemetery with Richard Watkins officiating. There will be no formalvisitation. Mr. Penner passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Carriage House Manor, SulphurSprings. Alvin Edgar “Dugan” was born on August 26, 1941 in Atoka County, OK to Samuel and MamiePenner. He married Anita McAfee on...
Vivian Pauline Allen
Vivian Pauline Allen was born on November 6, 1931 in Sulphur Springs to her parents Robert Asa Allen and Poshia Stacy. She was a licensed vocational nurse and worked at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital for many years. She was a member of several churches in Hopkins County throughout her life; Mt. Stirling Baptist Church, Caney Baptist Church, and Davis Street Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Charlie Ray Williams
Memorial service for Charlie Ray Williams, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date, whenhis son is able to take leave from the Navy. Mr. Williams passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 atChristus Mother Francis Hospital, Sulphur Springs. Charlie Ray Williams was born on March 29, 1958 in Amarillo, Texas to Troy and Betty Williams. Hemarried Tina Belz on May 27, 2017 at Broken Bow Lake, OK. Charlie was X-Ray...
Amanda Gail Crowson
Amanda Gail Crowson, 39, passed away, Thursday, December 31, 2020 at home, surrounded by those that love her. A private family celebration of her life will be held at at later date. She was born December 12, 1981 in Dallas. Amanda was preceded in death by her father, Garry Crowson, and her grandparents; Herschel and Billie Sue Crowson; and James and Ruth Bain. Amanda had a love for animals. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in...
Final 2020 Numbers Prove Dismal Year For Hopkins County
As the state of Texas continues to update fatalities attributed to Hopkins County due to COVID-19 for the year 2020, the final numbers for death certificates are coming is as well. Currently, the state DSHS dashboard shows 70 fatalities for deaths due to the coronavirus for residents that lived in Hopkins County. As the state sometimes takes several weeks to report deaths, this number for 2020 is certain to go up. It is important to...
Claude Thompson
Graveside service for Claude Thompson, age 83, of Winnsboro will be held at 10:00 A.M. onWednesday, January 13, 2021 at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 P.M onTuesday, January 12, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Thompson passed away onSaturday, January 2, 2021 at his home in Winnsboro. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.The online register can be signed at...
Shirley Ann Wolf
Graveside services for Shirley Ann Wolf, age 84, of Gilmer will be held at North Hopkins Cemetery onThursday, January 7, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. with Bro. Terry Bolton officiating. There will be no formalvisitation. Shirley passed away on January 1, 2021 at Gilmer Nursing and Rehabilitation, Gilmer Texas. She was born May 11, 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas the daughter of Wylie McIntire and Elsie Mae PondMcIntire. She married Jodie Wolf and he...
Vaccine Availability Remains A Challenge For Most
With information changing daily, patience is certainly a virtue if you are wanting to receive any of the COVID-19 vaccines. Almost as quickly as CHRISTUS Mother Frances Clinic announced that they would release some vaccines for Phase 1b recipients this week, all of the appointment times were taken up. Some local pharmacies continue to take names even though they do not know if and when they will receive vaccines, and the two local...
Restaurants & Retail Reduced To 50% Capacity For At Least Another Week
The Trauma Service Area F hospitalization rate remained over 15% for yet another day on Monday, January 4th meaning the reduced capacity will be in effect for restaurants, retail, gyms, and other businesses for at least another 7 days. Per Governor Abbott’s Executive Order, the COVID-19 hospitalization rate will have to remain under 15% for seven consecutive days for the capacity restrictions to be lifted. With 207 Covid...
