Mary Wilbur
Graveside Services for Mary Wilbur, age 93 of Canton, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 1, 2014 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Rev. Jonathan Smith officiating. Interment will follow with Garrett Willmon, Nolan Willmon, Rickey Robinson, Randy Willmon and Ronnie Mackey serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Wilbur died on Monday, July 28, 2014 at her residence. She was a member of Grace Family Church in Canton, TX and a retired barber. She was...
read moreKenneth Dwain Dodson
Kenneth Dwain Dodson, 59, of Emory, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at his home. Memorial service is scheduled for 4:00 PM, Thursday, July 31st, at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Emory. Bro. David Butler officiating. Luncheon will follow in fellowship hall. Kenneth was born on September 11, 1954 in Sikeston, MO to Jerry and Janice Keasler Dodson. He married Cheryl Lynn Witherspoon in Emory and they have been married since 1996. Kenneth worked as a self employed home builder. Survivors include wife: Cheryl Lynn Dodson of Emory; Daughter:...
read moreLarry W. Morris
Funeral Services for Larry W. Morris, age 70 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Murray-Orwosky Chapel with Bro. Mike Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with his nephews serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Leeman Stracener and Tim Burger. Visitation will be from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., prior to the service at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Morris died on Friday, July 25, 2014 at his residence after an extended illness. He retired from Grocery Supply Company as...
read moreDavid Mike Martin
Funeral Services for David Mike Martin, age 57 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Murray-Orwosky Chapel with Bro. B. J. Teer officiating. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., prior to the service. Mr. Martin died on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. He was born on January 26, 1957, the son of J. C. and Ida Cawthron Martin in Sulphur Springs, TX. He worked at B & W Body Shop as an Auto Body repairman. Survivors included: mother, Ida Martin of Sulphur Springs;...
read moreMolly Paige Blanchard
Graveside services for Molly Paige Blanchard, infant daughter of Tim and Amy Vondall Blanchard, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Elm Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Molly passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. She was born on September 27, 2013 in Greenville, TX. She is survived by her parents, grandparents, William and Peggy Sutton of Otsego, MI, Timothy and Patricia Blanchard of...
read moreHarris D. Hass
Funeral service for Harris D. Hass, age 83, of Alba, will be held on Tuesday morning, July 29, 2014, at 10:00 am, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Jim Herritage will officiate. Burial will follow at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Rains County. Visitation will be held on Monday evening, 6:00-8:00 pm at the funeral home. Mr. Hass died Saturday , July 26, 2014, at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. Mr. Hass was born June 14, 1931, in Emory, to Isaac Bowie and Bertie Whitehurst Hass. He married Anna Myrtle Hawk on Jan. 31, 1970, in...
read moreJudy Harris
Funeral Services for Judy Harris, age 67 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Murray-Orwosky Chapel with Bro. Michael Coker officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery with Darren Harris, Billy Harris, Larry Keith, Dale Keith, Gary Don Hayes and Glenn Mattison serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Harris died on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at her residence. She was born on June 20, 1947, the daughter of W.A. “Dub”...
read moreArnita Ruth Minty Fleet
Arnita Ruth Minty Fleet, age 76 of Pickton, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014 at her home. Arnita was born in Sulphur Springs on August 13, 1937 to the late Walter and Billie Fisher Minty. She attended North Hopkins Schools and graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1955. She attended East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce and the University of Texas in Austin. She worked most of her career in the clothing industry for such companies as J.C. Penney as a buyer, and for Sunny South-Jo Hardin in the customer service department....
read moreWanda “Sue” Prather
Wanda “Sue” Prather, 74, of Dallas, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, July 25, 2014, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Interment will follow in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Emory. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Sue was born in Emory on December 13, 1939 to Clifton and Oma Conrad Prather. She retired after working 34 years at South Western Bell Telephone. Survivors include: nieces: Angie Sumrow of Yantis, Tammie Pearce, and husband, Bill, of Navarre, FL; and...
read moreEssie Pauline Grimes
Funeral Services for Essie Grimes, age 95 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Tapp Funeral Home with Bro. Ron Wells officiating. Interment will follow at City Cemetery. No formal visitation will be held. Mrs. Grimes passed away peacefully Thursday July 24, 2014, at Rock Creek Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs. She was born the daughter of Frank and Myrtle Gee on September 8, 1918 in Honey Grove, TX. She married Arthur Grimes on September 28, 1935 in Vernon, TX. Essie loved working with flowers and...
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