Alice Garza
Alice Garza Graveside service for Alice Garza, age 77, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Mt. Sterling Cemetery with Pastor Rusty Posey and Pastor Lee Sheldt officiating. Anthony Winstead, Benny Winstead, Brian Winstead, Hayden Winstead and Ricky Curbow will be serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home....
Tracie DeAnn (Harris) Johnson
Tracie DeAnn (Harris) Johnson Tracie DeAnn (Harris) Johnson was born May 1, 1972, to parents Evelyn Rose Harris (Hall) and Weldon Wright in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1990 and from Paris Junior College in 2002. On June 4, 1999, she married Anthony O’Neal Johnson in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She worked at Plain and Fancy, and was also a homemaker. Tracie passed away on October 23, 2021, at...
Mary Chapman
Mary Chapman, age 77 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on October 24, 2021, at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. Mary was born on July 26, 1944m in Cooper, Texas, to Claude David and Polly (McGaha) Perkins. She married Lee Chapman in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mary was a housewife. She is survived by her husband, Lee; children, Lee Chapman Jr. and wife Diane, John Clinton Chapman and Joe Chapman and wife Yuko; grandchildren, Lee...
Commissioners Court Approve Road Equipment Purchases, Renew Oil, Gas And Mineral Lease For Rushing Cemetery
Hopkins County County Commissioners Court approved the purchase of three pieces of equipment for Precinct 1 and one for Precinct 3, renewed an oil, gas and mineral lease for Rushing Cemetery, and heard from three individuals during the public forum portion of Monday morning’s regular court session. Equipment Purchases Precinct 3 Commissioner Wade Bartley asked the court to consider accepting the purchase of a Case Backhoe from...
All Hopkins County Veterans And Service Members Invited To SSHS Veterans Day Program
Sulphur Springs High School Monday announced the return of its traditional Veterans Day program for all Hopkins County Veterans and Service Members. The SSHS Veterans Day program will be held at Sulphur Springs High School on Thursday, November 11. A reception will be hosted in the SSHS Library from 12 to 1:30 p.m., and the program will be follow in the SSHS gym from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 11. SSHS Veterans Day program planned Nov....
Obituario Jose “Joe” Lira
Jose “Joe” Lira Obituario Jose “Joe” Lira: Un servicio memorial para Jose “Joe” Lira, 63 años, de Sulphur Springs, se llevará acabo el Sábado, 30 de Octubre del 2021 a las 10:00 am en la funeraria Murray-Orwosky con Oficiante C.J. Duffey. Procederemos con el entierro en el cementerio North Hopkins con Jose Carlos Lira, Marcos Rolando Lira, Jose Armando Lira, Eric Lira, Eric Ortega y Carlos Lira como portadores de féretro. Visitación...
Barbara Norris
February 2, 1936 – October 22, 2021 (age 85) Barbara Norris Barbara Conley Norris was born on February 2, 1936, to Raymond and Ovetta Conley in Saltillo, Texas. She passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Barbara graduated from Saltillo High School in 1954. She began her college career that summer at East Texas Teachers College in Commerce. She started working first in the cafeteria and later in an...
2021 Hopkins County Stew Contest Champions
Although the final count for ticket sales aren’t yet in, the 52nd Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Contest was estimated to have drawn well over 6,000 to Buford Park Saturday morning, Oct. 23, to sample some of this year’s entries. Overall, 150 signed up to compete in the 2021 Hopkins County Stew contest. However, due to some personal emergencies, a few teams had to back out prior, leaving 145 pots of stew....
Meet & Greet With Allen West, 2022 GOP Gubernatorial Candidate, Scheduled in Greenville Monday Morning
A Meet and Greet is scheduled Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, with Allen West, was elected in July 2020 as chairman of the Republican Party of Texas and served in that positions until his resignation on July 11, 2021. West on July 4, 2021, announced his intent to challenge Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for the Republican nomination for governor in 2022. The meet and greet will be hosted from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Monday at Ernie’s Pit BBQ,...
Jimmy Dan “Jamie” Mitchell
Jimmy Dan “Jamie” Mitchell January 13, 1974 ~ October 22, 2021 (age 47) Visitation for Jimmy Dan Mitchell “Jamie”, age 47 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Mitchell passed away on October 22, 2021, at his residence. Jamie was born on January 13, 1974, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Jimmy Wayne and Nelda Sue (Bryant) Mitchell. He worked as a sales...
