Gail Wagner
A visitation for Gail Wagner, 72, of Sulphur Springs will be held Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m until 7:00 p.m.. Gail passed away Friday, October 16, 2020 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas. Gail was born May 21, 1948 in Mt. Vernon, Texas, the daughter of Henry Bernice Brittain and Ida Elizabeth McGinty Brittain. She was a self employed hairdresser and a member of First Baptist Church....
Frances “Nanny” Wilks
Funeral service for Frances “Nanny” Wilks, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor Quentin Long officiating. Interment to follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM onMonday, October 19, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Frances Evelyn was born on January 8, 1934 in Hopkins County, TX to Tommy and Florence...
Mary Branch
A Memorial service for Mary Branch, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date. Mary passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020 Sunny Springs Nursing Home. Mary Branch was born February 19, 1942 in Sulphur Springs, TX to Harleen Russel Beatles and Alma Irene Archer. She worked as a Home Health Provider and a member of the Richland Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Michael David Branch; sons, Jerry Wayne Clift...
Mary Alice Fleenor
Funeral service for Mary Alice Fleenor, age 86, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Sunday, October 18, 2020 at First Baptist Church- Spence Chapel, Sulphur Springs with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment to follow at Brigham Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to theservice. Mrs. Fleenor passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Broadmoor Medical Lodge, Rockwall, TX. Mary Alice was born on January 21,...
Ruby Earl McKinnon
Ruby Earl McKinnon, a longtime resident of the Sulphur Bluff community passed away at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on October 13, 2020. She was born near Winnsboro, Texas, on December 24, 1918, to Roy and Ethel McKinnon, and moved with her family to the Sulphur Bluff community in 1937. She moved to Dallas in the 1940’s where she worked for an insurance company until returning to Sulphur Bluff in the latter part of...
Peggy Jo Ramey
Mrs. Ramey passed away on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Carriage House A graveside service for Peggy Jo Ramey, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Friday, October 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Sulphur Springs City cemetery. Bruce Welch will be officiating. A visitation will be held at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel at 1:00PM, one hour prior to the service. She was born on, October 21, 1927 to Walter E. Myre and Era...
Attention Veterans: Local Post Wants YOU !
Attention Veterans of Hopkins County. Are you looking for more like minded people? If your answer is yes then now is the time to join your local American Legion Post. Meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month. Fellowship begins at 6:30 pm and Business Meeting to be held at 7 pm. The meeting is held at VFW Patriots Hall. All eras of service are now accepted. We look forward to meeting you!
Lula Fae Martin Moore
Lula Fae Martin Moore went to be with the Lord on October 13, 2020, in Sulphur Springs, Texas at the age of 89. Lula Fae was born in Buckeye, Arizona on February 6, 1931, to Charlie May Martin and Geneva Bridges Martin. Her parents moved very shortly thereafter to McCamey, Texas where she graduated from high school in 1949. At age 12, she took a bus from McCamey to Los Angeles where she picked up her infant niece to bring her back to...
Local Health Authority Sounds Alarm
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our Local Health Authority has been working diligently to help combat the virus. With the current spike in cases Hopkins County is currently experiencing, Brynn Smith who serves as the Local Health Authority Nurse for Hopkins and Delta Counties has become very concerned. She shared her concerns with KSST News, drawing a direct correlation between the public’s lax participation of social distancing...
Red Carpet Event Comes To Bright Star Cinemas
You have a chance to attend an advance showing of the soon to be released movie “Hot Water” this Saturday, October 17th at Bright Star Cinemas in Sulphur Springs. Jettribe, a global watercraft gear company that recently relocated from California, is hosting this advance showing of the movie “Hot Water”. Jettribe would like to celebrate this event with community members and is offering free admission to the event. It...
