H.C. Fouse
Funeral service for H.C. Fouse, age 84, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jason Conner officiating. Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery with Billy Huskey Jr., Jeremy Chester, Christian Huskey, Kevin Back, Julio Hernandez and Preston O’Neal serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Fouse passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances, Tyler. H.C. was born on May 4, 1936 in the Peerless...
read moreRonnie E. “Pappy” McDonald
A service for Ronnie E. “Pappy” McDonald, age 84, of Cumby, will be held at a later date. Mr. McDonald passed away on Monday, September 9, 2020 at his residence in Cumby. He was born on January 4, 1936 to James Fredrick McDonald and Mary Elizabeth Lum McDonald in Cumberland, Maryland. He married Rosalia Maureene Gafney in Maryland on June 4, 1960. Mr. McDonald was a teacher. Survivors include: daughters: Karen Munson and Taresa Steward and husband Dick; 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents: James...
read moreDean Allen Rookwood
Dean Allen Rookwood, age 57, of Emory, TX will not have any services at this time. Dean passed away on Thursday September 3, 2020 at his residence, in Emory, TX. Dean was born on October 23, 1962 in Ventura, CA to Dickerson Samuel and Marcia Lou Rookwood. He worked as a security guard, proudly served in the Marines, and was devoted to his Mother. He is survived by his mother, Marcia; sister, Susan Kate Putnam; brother, Gregory Lou Rookwood; and numerous nephews and nieces. Uncle Dean will be missed. Arrangements are under the direction of...
read moreThomas Ellison
Thomas Ellison was born on October 11, 1950 in Winnsboro, Texas and passed away at the age of 69 on September 3, 2020. Mr. Ellison was born to the late Edward and Ella Juanita (Barrow) Ellison. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Thomas graduated from South Franklin High School. Mr. Ellison worked as a Mason for many years and when not working loved to fish, produce lots of vegetables in his garden and sit down and enjoy a huge bowl of peas from that garden. Thomas was a member of Purley Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his...
read moreSharon Hohhertz
A memorial service for Sharon Hohhertz, age 70, of Sulphur Springs, are pending at this time. Sharon peacefully fell asleep in death at her home Sunday morning, September 6, 2020. Sharon was born in Ardmore, OK on June 20, 1950. She was one of five children born to Amos and Doris Price. She grew up in Graham, Texas and went to school to be an educator and taught public schools for years. She was married to Durwin Hohhertz on December 5, 1970 in Graham, Texas and had the pleasure of having one daughter, Julie Crystal Hohhertz (now Smalley)....
read moreGlenda Hall
Funeral service for Glenda Hall, age 75, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Davis Street Baptist Church with David Hall officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Hall passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2020 at her home. The family respectfully asks that if you attend the service, that you wear a mask. In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to St. Judes or Wounded Warriors. Arrangements under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. The online register can be...
read moreJL Buchanan, Jr.
Graveside service for JL Buchanan, Jr., age 88, will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Buddy Wiggins officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Buchanan passed away on August 13, 2010, in Saratoga, CA. JL was born on December 25, 1922 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to John Louis (Jack) and Kate Buchanan. He married Susie Buchanan in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on May 28, 1944. JL proudly served in the Marine Corps during WWII from 8-24-1942 to 11-18-1945. He served in the South...
read moreSusie Buchanan
Graveside service for Susie Buchanan, age 94, will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Buddy Wiggins officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Buchanan passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2020, at Villa Fontana Memory Care inSan Jose, CA. Susie was born on February 14, 1926, in Sulphur Springs to Ed and Una (Cain) Farmer. She married John Louis (JL) Buchanan, Jr. in Sulphur Springs on May 28, 1944. Susie worked as an accountant for a brick manufacturer for many years. She was a...
read moreBeryl Ray Chapman
Beryl Ray Chapman of Corinth, Texas, (formerly of Mesquite, Texas) passed away at 9:40 am on Friday, September 4, 2020 at home with his two daughters by his side. He battled bladder cancer and Lewy Body Dementia over the last few years. Beryl was born to Claude Andrew Chapman and Rosa Lee Smiddy Chapman on February 21, 1939. He grew up in Tira, Texas, before serving in the US Army from 1959-1961. After that, he moved to Dallas, Texas, where he worked as a Deputy Sheriff and met and married Mary Lois VanderLinden...
read moreDessa Hatley
Graveside services for Dessa Pearl Haney Hatley, age 97, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Rev. Rusty Posey officiating and the grandchildren serving as honorary pallbearers. There will be a come and go visitation held from 12 noon until 6:00 p.m., Sunday, September 6, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Dessa passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. She was born on January 8, 1923 in Sulphur Springs, the...
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