Obituary and Funeral Notices

Wanda Fitzgerald

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Wanda Fitzgerald

Funeral services for Wanda Fitzgerald will be held Monday, January 25, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wayne Wolfe officiating.  Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Ronnie Watkins, Sr., Ronnie Watkins Jr., Will Lazarchick, Dean Fitzgerald and Donald Griffin. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Wanda Fitzgerald, age 83, of Athens, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the Hospice of East Texas in Tyler, TX.  She was born the...

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Mary Fern Carrell McKnight

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Mary Fern Carrell McKnight

Mary Fern Carrell McKnight, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at her home. She was 86. A graveside service will be held at a later date. Fern was born on May 20, 1934 in Mt. Vernon, TX to John Wesley and Jessie Lou Elliott Carrell. She married Charles McKnight on December 29, 1970 in Oklahoma. Fern was a house wife and of the Baptist faith. Mrs. McKnight is survived by her daughters, Sandy Blevins, Benji Phillips and husband Jeff; grandchildren, Brandon Blevins, Reg Blevins, Nicki Dutton, Brad Phillips; great...

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Connie Thompson

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Connie Thompson

Funeral service for Connie Thompson age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Matinburg Cemetery, in Pine, Texas. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 25 th , 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Connie passed away on Friday morning, January 22, 2021 at home. Please follow COVID-19 guidelines if you are planning to attend the service. Connie Thompson was born January 8 th , 1943 in Winnsboro to Aubrey Heflin and Edna Massey Heflin. She married Jerry Thompson in...

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Sylvia Ruth Thomas

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Sylvia Ruth Thomas

Funeral services for Sylvia Ruth Thomas will be held Monday, January 25, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with Chris Kelley officiating and Mickey Kelley assisting. Interment will follow at Long Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 24, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home. Sylvia Thomas, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. She was born the daughter of Billy Hall and Vertie Lucille Johnson Hall on June 5, 1940...

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Jeffery Lynn Loggins

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Jeffery Lynn Loggins

Jeffery Lynn Loggins, 60, passed away at home in Cumby on Jan. 20, 2021, following complications from surgery. He was born Feb. 8, 1960, in Denton, Texas, to parents James Clifford Loggins and Louise Armstrong Loggins. He is survived by his wife of 32 years Holly Horton Loggins of Cumby; a daughter, Amanda Gilmour of Emerald Isle, South Carolina; two sons, Garrett Loggins of Haltom City and James Loggins of Austin; five grandchildren; mother Louise Loggins of Sulphur Springs; two sisters, Cindy Loggins Wise and Vickie Loggins Robinson, and...

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Holly Tilley

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Holly Tilley

Funeral service for Holly Tilley, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ed Lantz officiating. Private family graveside service to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 PM on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Tilley passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Christus Mother Frances, Sulphur Springs. Holly Tilley was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and skilled nurse who left behind a legacy of strong...

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Leann Carpenter Oliver

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Leann Carpenter Oliver

Funeral service for Leann Carpenter Oliver, age 53, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 12:00p.m.Saturday, January 23, 2021 at Family Fellowship–Greenville with Pastors Paul Blue and Joe Knightofficiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove (North) Cemetery with Robert McDonald, TimSimmons, J.E. Simpson, Daniel Crooks, Bubba Goodwin, James “Skeeter” Ammons, Matt Kuhlengel,and Cori Hale serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Please follow COVID-19 guidelines if you are planning to attend the...

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Jimmy Lile

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Jimmy Lile

Memorial service for Jimmy Lile, age 67, of Sulphur Springs, will be held 2:00pm on January 30, 2021 atIgnite Ministries Cooper, TX. Jimmy passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his residence.Jimmy Lile was born on January 27, 1953 in Sulphur Springs. He married Barbara Janway and shesurvives. Jimmy served in the U.S. Army was a Farmer and Rancher. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; son, Jim Owens and wife, Bonnie; daughters, Linzy Cooper andhusband, Joe, Sarah Potts and husband, Brody, and Shelby Lyons; grandchildren, McKenzie...

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Thelma Grace (Hargrave) Shrode

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Thelma Grace (Hargrave) Shrode

Thelma Grace (Hargrave) Shrode changed her place of residence from here to heaven onSunday, January 1 7, 2021, at the wonderful age of 102 and 6 months. Known as “Mom” toher family and many friends, she was a delightful, kind, funny, creative, and faithful lady,who believed in love, life, and laughter. Thelma was born to Elzy and Margie (Hatchel) Hargrave in Nelta, Texas—a smallcommunity, 16 miles northeast of Sulphur Springs—on July 16, 1918. Second eldest of sixdaughters, Thelma grew up working on her parents’ farm. In...

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Leeman Stracener

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Leeman Stracener

Graveside service for Leeman Stracener, age 87, of Brashear, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on SundayJanuary 17, 2021 at Greenview Cemetery with Mark Garrett officiating. Visitation will be held one hourprior to the service at the Greenview Church. Mr. Stracener passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021at his home in Brashear. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.The online register can be signed at www.murrayorwosky.com Leeman Stracener With our condolences.

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