Ima Jean Hurley Baxley
entered this world to humble origins in Reilly Springs on July 17, 1931. She left from Sulphur Springs to great heavenly riches on October 3, 2014 surrounded by her family. Ima was born to Josiah Alonso Hurley and Willie Annis Craig. She graduated from Como High School where she enjoyed playing on the ladies basketball team. While stranded on the side of the road with her brother, she met the love of her life, Odell Baxley, when he stopped to help. They married in Sulphur Springs three years later, following his service in World War II, on...
read moreTravis Lee Owens
Travis Lee Owens, lifelong resident of Hopkins County passed away Saturday morning October 4th at Carriage House Manor nursing home in Sulphur Springs. Travis was born in Hopkins County on November 24th 1939. He was the son of O. B. and Janie Morgan Owens. He married Linda Wood Owens of Commerce on July 20, 1962 in Hopkins County. Travis enjoyed a long, rewarding life in spite of his health issues. He attended school in Sulphur Springs, graduating with the class of 58. He attended Texas Tech University, but due to his father’s health...
read moreCarolyn Thomas Horton
Funeral service for Carolyn Horton, 63, of Mt. Vernon, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Willis E. Taylor, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Daymon Nash, Cameron Fountain, Keiston Clayton, Cody Clayton, Tony Thomas, and Carl Thomas serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dave Elliott, A.J. Bell, Jammal Hargrave, L.G. Fountain, Daniel Elliott, and Nobel Dunlap. There will be no formal visitation. Carolyn passed away on Saturday,...
read moreDavina Joy (D.J.) Patton-Courtney
Funeral service for Davina Joy (D.J.) Patton-Courtney, 37, of Emory, will be held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at Lake Fork Baptist Church. Bro. Perry Crisp will officiate. Burial will follow in Turner Cemetery. Visitation for D.J. will be held at the funeral home on Monday evening 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Mrs. Patton-Courtney died Thursday morning, Oct. 2, 2014, at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. She was born in Dallas, March 19, 1977, to David Keither and Linda Sue Lennox Patton. D.J. married Nathan Boyd Courtney, in Emory, July 13,...
read moreFlora Lee Simmons
Graveside service for Flora Lee Simmons, 95, of the Reilly Springs Community, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 6, 2014 at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Rev. Mark Bryant officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, October 5, 2014 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Alan Simmons, Clint Simmons, Scott Kenley, Blair Kenley, Micah Simmons, and Keith Klein. Flora passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs. She was born on July 26, 1919 in Ferris, TX, the...
read moreC. Louise Love
Graveside funeral service for C. Louise Love, age 74 of Cumby will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 3, 2014 at Cumby Cemetery with Rev. Mike Eason officiating. No formal visitation will be held. Ms. Love died on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Oak Manor Nursing & Rehab in Commerce. She was born in Little Egypt, OK on November 25, 1939, the daughter of Cecil Raymond and Dorthea Faye Jones Kinsey. She was a homemaker and music songwriter. Survivors include: daughter, Pamela Trentham of Cumby; Mark Trentham and wife, Jeannie of Greenville and...
read moreArleta Mae Coleman
Funeral services for Arleta Mae Coleman, age 75, of Gun Barrel City, formerly of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 4, 2014 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ed Brennan officiating. Interment will follow at Sherley Cemetery with Daniel Coleman, Bryan Watson, Aaron Boyd, Allen Boyd, Dale Boyd, and Rowdy Plummer serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 3, 2014 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Mrs. Coleman passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at East Texas Medical...
read moreFlora Simmons
Flora Simmons, 95, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Carriage House Manor. Arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home. www.westoaksfuneralhome.com
read moreBernoye Howk
Funeral services for Bernoye Howk, Garland Texas formerly of Sulphur Bluff TX will be held on Tuesday, September 30 2014 at 10:00am at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas TX Burial will follow. Bernoye passed away on Saturday September 27 at his residence. He was born in Franklin Co on October 3 1934 to parents Luther and Evelyn Howk. He graduated from Sulphur Bluff High School in 1953 where he met his wife Jean Young Howk. They were married for 58 years. She survives. In addition to his wife he is survived by his children: Larry Wayne...
read moreOrvil Glyn Briggs
Funeral service for Orvil Glyn Briggs, 88, of Point, will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. A full Masonic service will be conducted for the funeral. Burial will follow in Lone Star Cemetery, in Point, with the American Legion conducting the service there. Visitation will be Monday evening, 5:30-7:30 pm at the funeral home. Mr. Briggs was born Oct. 14, 1925, in Point, to Thurman J. and Leona Pearl Spencer Briggs. He later married Clodell Cason, in Alba, on Jan. 18, 1947. Mr. Briggs...
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