Obituary – Joel Silver
Joel Silver A graveside service for Joel Silver, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10:15 a.m. August 10, 2022, at DFW National Cemetery. Mr. Silver passed away on July 30, 2022, at his residence. Joel was born on January 12, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA, to Moris Michael and Leaba (Weinshenker) Silver. He married Lora Merryfield on June 22, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Joel was a veteran of the United States Navy. He...
Obituary – Barry Lawrence
A memorial service for Barry Lawrence, age 76, of Yantis, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 4, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home of Sulphur Springs. Mr. Lawrence passed away on July 25, 2022, at his residence. Barry was born in Lansing, MI, to Wallace and Colleen (Lemmon) Lawrence. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Barry was a master installer for Travel and Sound. He loved sailing, his dogs, golfing, working...
Obituary – Danny Posey
Danny Posey A memorial service for Danny Posey, age 80, of Tyler, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, 2022, at League Street Church of Christ with Buddy Wiggins officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Posey passed away on July 27, 2022, at Christus Mother Frances – Tyler. Danny was born on May 18, 1942 in Odessa, Texas, to Daniel Leon and Willie Florene (Dennis) Posey. He married Lillian Jane Williams on...
Obituary – Bob King
www.murrayorwosky.com Bob King, of Dike, Texas, passed away peacefully on, July 22, 2022, to be with our heavenly lord. Services with not be held. He was born on May 25, 1943, to Lawrence Westbrook King and Helen (Cobb) King in New York and grew up in Dallas, Texas. He attended Texas Tech where he obtained his B.A. and later returned to school to pursue and then obtain his master’s degree. He then decided to serve this country and...
Verdon Raymond Graves
Verdon Raymond Graves Verdon Raymond Graves, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, passed away in the early morning hours of July 21, 2022, with his wife by his side. He was born December 7, 1927, in the Teagarden Community, a rural area near Alva, Woods County, Oklahoma, the third son to parents Boyd Miles Graves and Elsie Armstrong McCorkle Graves. Verdon had such a long, interesting, and happy life, from his rural hardscrabble childhood,...
Dr. Boyd McCreight
Dr. Boyd McCreight, 82, of Yantis, passed away July 22, 2022, in Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Memorial services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Friday, July 29, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Yantis. Boyd was born on December 9, 1939, in Sulphur Springs the son of Arthur Edwin and Stella J. Boyd McCreight. He married Frances Frazier on September 8, 1985, at Indian Springs Baptist Church in Gladewater. He is...
Billy Wayne Edwards, Sr.
Billy Wayne Edwards, Sr. Billy Wayne Edwards, Sr., was born December 6, 1946, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to the parentage of the late Willie B. Edwards and Ora Lee Thomas. He was known lovingly by his nieces, nephews, and loved ones as Uncle Yanney. He attended Sulphur Springs schools and graduated from Douglas High School in 1965. After high school, he served four years in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was of the Methodist...
Waymon Carl Newsom, Jr.
Waymon Carl Newsom, Jr., 74, loving husband, father, and grandfather, entered into Heaven on July 20, 2022, with his wife, Diane Newsom, son Waymon Carl (Trey) Newsome III, and his favorite daughter-in-law, Jennifer Newsome by his side. Waymon was born on August 30, 1947, to Waymon Carl Newsome, Sr., and Syble Davis Newsome. He married Diane Davis on June 24, 1967, at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon where he was a...
Obituary – Ron “Smitty” Smitheart Sr.
Ron “Smitty” Smitheart Sr. A memorial service for Ron “Smitty” Smitheart Sr., age 78, of Emory, Texas, will be held at a later date. Mr. Smitheart passed away on July 25, 2022, at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Ron was born on December 12, 1943, in Lufkin, Texas, to Ocie Lee and Bobbie Jean (Sowell) Smithhart. He married Glenda Faye Sikes on June 23, 1970 in Jefferson, Texas. Ron worked as a Police Officer for Plano,...
Obituary – Gary Wayne Jones
Gary Wayne Jones Graveside inurnment for Gary Wayne Jones, age 74, of Plano, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 13, 2022, with Shandhi Goulet officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Jones passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Richardson, Texas. Gary was born on May 2, 1948, in Dallas, Texas, to Cecil Audie Jones and Mary Lou (Hunt) Cook. He married Connie Davis in Garland, Texas, on February 25, 1966....
