Sharon Ann Darst
Sharon Ann Darst, aged 73, passed away peacefully at her home in Brashear, Texas, on June 7th, 2024. Born on August 24, 1950, in Dallas, she was the daughter of Violet Petty Coppedge and Carl Derwin Coppedge, both of Sulphur Springs, Texas. As Sharon attended Bryan Adams High School her heart was captured by Thomas Ray Darst, her lifelong partner. They courted for several years and wed in Dallas, Texas on November 26, 1969 and...
David Wayne Gaines
Funeral Service for David Wayne Gaines will be at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home with Randy Walker and John Bivins officiating. Paul White, John Bivins, Philip Doty, Shannon Gaines, Jose Arellanes, and James Bivins will be serving as pallbearers, Heath Petty will be serving as honorary pallbearer. There will be a visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral...
A Message of Inspiration From the Author of Living Loved, September 15, 2024
Hey friends!! Talking about WAITING ON THE LORD today.And here’s a little nugget: Wait at God’s promise until He meets you there, for He always shows up by the path of His promises. Are you in a season of waiting? Waiting for provision, a spouse, a baby, a job, a position in ministry, freedom, healing, the suffering and storms to end? Where are you in the waiting? Abraham and Sarah: Waited 25 years for the birth of their son,...
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and City Council to Recognize 2023 PBR Teams World Champions, Ariat Texas Rattlers on September 17
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and City Council to Recognize 2023 PBR Teams World Champions, Ariat Texas Rattlers, as Fort Worth’s First Professional Sports Team to Win a National Title on Sept. 17 Texas Rattlers Co-Owner Leonard Firestone and General Manager Chad Blankenship to present Mayor Parker with an exclusive Fort Worth City Jersey, symbolizing the city’s competitive spirit and honoring “Panther City’s” proud legacy...
The Next Hopkins County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting to be Held September 19th
September 13, 2024 – Thursday, Sep 19, 2024 @ 7:00 p.m. @ 611 N. Davis St., Sulphur Springs Tx– Gwen Takes Horse Join us on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. for Mississippi Choctaws: Journey To The Dawes Roll. Gwen Takes Horse, Choctaw and Chickasaw, has been a Genealogist with the Choctaw Nation Membership Department for the past 11 years and a Choctaw Nation employee for 25 years. A graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma...
Paris Junior College Officially Installs Ninth President
September 13, 2024 – Music and testimonials from two college presidents highlighted the official inauguration of Paris Junior College’s ninth president, Dr. Stephen Benson, at the Love Civic Center in Paris, Texas on September 10. The ceremony blended old and new as part of PJC’s 100th anniversary celebration. Hundreds watched the inauguration ceremony featuring an invocation from Christopher Withrow, president of Phi Theta...
Darel Dean Crump
Graveside service for Darel Crump, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024 at Yantis Cemetery with Byron George officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Mr. Crump passed away at Birchwood Nursing Center in Cooper on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Darel Dean Crump was born on September 3, 1934 in the Franklin...
Tips on Preparing Your Garden for Fall in this Episode of Second Cup Of Coffee
With this one of two chats with Hopkins County Master Gardener Ronnie Wilson on KSST’s A Second Cup Of Coffee With John Mark Dempsey, Ronnie and John Mark discuss tips on preparing your gardens for Fall. The two also talk about what flowers to plant in your Fall Garden, what vegetables to plant in your Fall Vegetable garden, dates to make note of, and much more. Be sure to check out the episode below and see what you need to do...
Free Mammography Clinic Still Has Openings
September 12, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s free mammography clinic still has openings for uninsured Hopkins County women over the age of 40. The Foundation is offering 60 appointments and hopes that each appointment is filled. The mammograms are conducted by the staff of the Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center, a part of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, on the 3D...
Ronald Frank South
October 12, 1943 — September 9, 2024 Ronald was born on October 12,1954 in Ft worth, Texas to Frank and Doris (Johns) South. Ronald was a veteran of the United states Airforce. He worked fleet service for American Airlines. He is survived by his special companion Gayle Melvin; daughters, Rhonda Cuccia; Jeanett Caruso; Michele Branson; Shammie Butler; eleven grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren. He was preceded in...





