Martha Gail Pacheco
Our beloved mother and grandmother, Martha Stapleton Pacheco “Grammy”, died on May 24, 2024 at the age of 82. She passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones. Born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on December 6, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Dessie Stapleton. She grew up in Texas along with two brothers Ken and Louis Stapleton and one sister Norma Jenkins. She moved to Pennsylvania in 1960 where she was married and...
Windmill Company Informs County of Intentions to Build Huge Wind Farm in Hopkins County
May 23, 2024 – Five employees of Apex Clean Energy met with county commissioners on this past Wednesday for a scheduled work session to inform the Hopkins County Court of their intentions to lease up to 14,000 acres in hopes to erect up to 100 giant windmills. Two major electricity transmission lines disect Hopkins County making the area appealing to wind farms to sell windmill-generated electicity onto the Texas power grid....
Shirley Lou Anderson
Funeral service for Shirley Lou Anderson age 88, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 24, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Ed Lantz, Jason Dietze, and Brant Small officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with Laine Anderson, Dustin Small, Brant Small, Landon Johnson, Troy Nunnery, Sean Dennis, and Chris Anderson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Staff...
Mary Undene Thomas Ross
Funeral Service for Mary Undene (Thomas) Ross, age 88 of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be conducted at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Pastor H.B. Nash Sr. will be officiating with Rev. Jason Lindley reading the eulogy. Mary Undene Thomas Ross who was affectionately known as “Sue” a...
Bill Giles
Celebration of life for Bill Giles, age 36, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 1, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Brother Bob Boyce officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Giles passed away on May 14, 2024 at Christus Mother Frances -Tyler. Bill was born on September 27, 1987 in Dallas, Texas to Roy Hercheal Giles Jr and Janice (King) Giles. He married LaTarra...
John Albert Dooley
Graveside Service for John Dooley will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas. John passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He was born on April 26, 1930 in Abilene, Texas to J.T. and Beulah Mae Dooley. John married Mary Smith in Dallas, Texas on June 24, 1950 she preceded him in death on July 18, 2014. He was an accountant for many years and served in the...
Jimmy Fitzgerald
Jimmy Fitzgerald passed away on May 16, 2024. There will be a funeral service at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the Service at Elm Cemetery.Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com With our condolences.
Gene (Alvin Eugene) Crist
Funeral service for Gene (Alvin Eugene) Crist, age 79 of Cumby, TX will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, TX with Bro. Wayne Darty officiating. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel with Calvin Perry, Hunter Crist, Samuel Perry, Elijah Perry, Jack Ragland, Sean Walker, John Horsley, and Lil Gene Walker serving as pallbearers. Collin Maynex, Wesley Maynex, Benjamin...
Sue Morris
Sue J. Morris passed away at her residence in Mesquite, Texas on May 15, 2024. She was born on November 16, 1932 in Miller Grove, Texas to Virgil and Lerline Johnson. Sue and her daughter, Lynne led drill teams for Mesquite football teams in the 1970’s. She is survived by her brother, Jim Johnson; her son, Jay Morris and his wife, Veronique; grandchildren, Samantha Morris (daughter of Jay and Veronique Morris) and Zachary Peal (son of...
New Appraisals and How to File an Online Protest
May 14, 2024 – Most everyone in Hopkins County has received their 2024 property appraisal from the Hopkins County Appraisal District, and most everyone in Hopkins County has seen the value of their property go up. Higher valuations mean higher tax burdens, and some taxpayers will wish to file a protest to have their appraisal revisited by staff. Making an Online Protest is now available through the Hopkins County Appraisal...
