Charles Lewis Lowry
October 15, 1930 – October 8, 2021 (age 90) Charles Lewis Lowry Charles Lewis Lowry, age 90, of Mt. Vernon, Texas passed from this earth into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, October 8, 2021, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, just one week shy of his 91st birthday. A Celebration of Life service will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at the First United Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon. Family will...
Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center Offers 3D Mammography
Business News: October 11, 2021 – CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs has ONE mission: To Extend the Health Ministry of Jesus Christ. No Excuses – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Nothing will keep us from making your breast health a priority, whether you need a mammogram, help choosing the right physician or treatment plan, from chemotherapy to radiation to surgery. We provide safe, high-quality care in...
Rep. Slaton Calls For Legislation To Nullify President’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Representative Bryan Slaton of House District 2 released the following statementregarding Governor Abbott’s Executive Order GA-40, which prohibits any entity in the State from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, and adds the issue to the Special Session call. “Governor Abbott’s order is a much needed, but temporary, relief from the tyranny of vaccine mandates that are becoming more common among...
Governor Issues Another Executive Order Prohibiting Vaccine Mandates By Any Entity, Adds Issue To Special Session Agenda
October 11, 2021 – Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today again issued an executive order stating that no entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccination by any individual, including an employee or consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19. Governor Abbott also sent...
Hopkins County Corrections Officer Arrested In Connection With Investigation Into Discrepancy In Inmate Medication Counts
A Hopkins County corrections officer has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a discrepancy in inmate medication counts at Hopkins County jail, according to jail and sheriff’s reports. Toshia Marie Edmonson AKA Toshia Marie Lindsey (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum reported being contacted Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, by jail medical staff, who’d “noticed a discrepancy in the count of...
Ruby Nowlin
Ruby Nowlin Funeral Services for Ruby Nowlin, age 90, will be held at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at 2 p.m. A visitation is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 12, at Tapp Funeral Home. Mrs. Nowlin passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at her residence in Henderson, Texas. She was born the daughter of William Henry Wesson and Ruby Demple Fraizer in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on July 13, 1931....
Anita Shaw
A memorial service for Anita Shaw, age 71, will be held at a later date by family. Mrs. Shaw passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Rock Creek Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She was born the Daughter of David D. Lee and Dorothy Ury Lee in Sulphur Spring, Texas, on September 28, 1950. Anita worked as a cook before retiring and was of the Baptist faith. She was married to Ennis Shaw in Denver, Colorado. He preceded...
Como Woman Accused of Leaving Two Elementary-Aged Children Home Alone While She Drank, Vaped THC in Sulphur Springs
A 39-year-old Como woman was accused Sunday morning of leaving her two elementary-aged children home alone, while she was at a Sulphur Springs address consuming alcohol and vaping THC, sheriff’s deputies alleged in arrest reports. Holly Ann York AKA Holly Ann Allen (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office was contacted at 12:19 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, when the Como woman’s 8-year-old and 6-year-old...
Ernest Gene Tanton
November 28, 1940 ~ October 7, 2021 (age 80) Ernest Gene Tanton Ernest Gene Tanton, age 80, of Weaver, Texas, passed away on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Sam B. Harvey Funeral from 10-11 a.m. Graveside service will follow at 12 p.m. at the Sulphur Bluff Cemetery. C.J. Duffey from Choice Hospice will be officiating. Gene was born on November 28,...
Kevin Bodkins
Memorial service for Kevin Bodkins, age 58, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date. He will be interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie, Texas. Kevin passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at his residence. Kevin Bodkins was born August 4, 1963, in Sacramento, California, to Kenneth Bodkins and Rilda (Harris) Bodkins. He married Cal MacDonald in Abilene, Texas on October 31, 2002. He worked in road construction. Kevin is...
