Gerald “Jerry” Glen Callan
Graveside funeral services for Gerald “Jerry” Glen Callan, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for 12:00pm on Wednesday, December 27, 2017, at Cumby Cemetery with Pastor Deidre Maples officiating and Jim Peugh, Keith Hale, Tanner Smith, Billy Mason, Shane Russom, and Ronny Moreland serving as pallbearers. A visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 11:40 am prior to the service at Tapp Funeral Home. Jerry Callan was born in...
#11 Wildcats, #9 Lady Cats, and Saltillo Basketball in Tournament Play Beginning Thursday
This week the Sulphur Springs Wildcats will play in a three-day Allen tournament beginning Thursday, December 28. The tournament is a varsity only tourney featuring lots of Class 6A teams, some with top 25 rankings. The Wildcats resume district play at Marshall on January 2. They are home January 5th against Texas High. The Wildcats are ranked #11 in Texas Class 5-A boys basketball. The Lady Cats are # 9 in Texas Class 5-A girls...
Commerce Man Arrested Locally for Possession of Meth
A traffic stop by a Hopkins County Deputy at the intersection of Loop 301 and Jefferson Street led to the arrest of Tony Lee Wilkinson, 48, of Commerce. Wilkinson’s nervousness alerted the officer to possible drug possession. That led to a search of the vehicle that located 15.62-grams of suspected methamphetamine. Wilkinson was asked to exit the vehicle and during a pat down search, a glass pipe commonly used to smoke meth was...
Jeanne Suzette Romack Vaughn
Jeanne Suzette Romack Vaughn passed away during the early morning hours of Sunday, Christmas Eve, at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. Jeanne was born in Dallas, on Sept. 11, 1952, to James Elbert and Maureen Patricia Everitt Romack. During her working career, she was employed on the production line with a communication company. Survivors include: Son: Robby Stibbens (Deanna) of Waxahachie Daughters: Suzette Bridges of...
James “Buster” Thomas
Funeral service for James “Buster” Thomas, age 86, of East Tawakoni, was held Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, at Point Church of Christ. Burial followed in Omaha. Butch passed away suddenly on Thursday evening at his home. He was born in Naples on May 19, 1931, to the parentage of Montie and Ruby Smart Thomas. He served his country, during the Korean War, in the U.S. Army. Buster married Katie Jo Higgins in Texarkana, AR, on...
Shirley Ann Schuster
Shirley Ann Schuster passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 24, 2017. Services will be held on at 3:00 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1000 Texas Street, Sulphur Springs, Texas with Pastor Tim Eden officiating. Visitation will be held at 2:00 p.m., one hour prior to service time at the Church. Shirley was born on April 1, 1937, in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas. She moved to Dallas and...
Marcell L. Ward Stroud
Funeral services for Marcell Ludean Ward Stroud of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 29, 2017 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Tommy Johnston officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. at Moore’s Chapel Cemetery in Bonham, Texas with her nephews, Fred McCauley, Jeff Ward, Danny Stroud, Brandon Burks, Bradley Burks and Charlie Watkins serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer will be Danny...
Randall L. Bouldin
Randal Lawrence Bouldin passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2017 at a Dallas hospital. He was born July 17, 1946 just outside the Sulphur Springs city limits to Cora Lee (Hughes) Bouldin and Lawrence Truman Bouldin, the third of three children. Randal was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by a sister Nina Gregg and husband Dan of Houston, a brother Ronnie Bouldin and wife Peggy of Flint, TX, three nephews, Pitney...
Darrell Harris
Darrell Harris, age 71, of Como passed away at Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation on Monday, December 25, 2017. Arrangements are pending with West Oaks Funeral Home.
