Ray Smith
Funeral arrangements for Ray Smith of Sulphur Springs are pending with Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Smith passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at his residence.
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Private Services for Leander “Lee” Jones, age 79, of Sulphur Springs are being held. Mr. Jones passed away Sunday, July 26, 2015 in Hopkins County.
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Memorial services for Denice Bridges, age 54 of Yantis will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. John Nesbitt and Rev. Gary Thompson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour, prior to the service. Denice passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at her residence. She was born on February 10, 1961 in Cordell, OK the daughter of Ronald Norman and Sue Weldean (Teague) Skutley. She was married to Darren Bridges. Survivors include her husband, Darren; uncle and aunt, Richard McBrayer and wife,...
read moreClaude Wilhite
Military graveside services for Claude Wilhite, age 89 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Bro. Shane Carrington officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Claude passed away on Monday, July 27, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Dike, TX on September 18, 1925, the son of Ayrie Cecil and Grace Dora (Shelton) Wilhite. He married Mary Jo Gordon on August 5, 1955 in Rockwall. She preceded him...
read moreHazle Busby
Funeral services for Hazle Busby, age 87 of Winnsboro, will be conducted Friday, July 31 at 11 a.m. at Beaty Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Mrs. Busby passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 26, 2015. Interment will follow in Hopewell Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Hazle was born in Upshur County on September 26, 1927 to the late Acie Boyd Nelson, Sr. and Ona Smith Nelson. Hazle was a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church in Winnsboro. She and her late husband Buford Busby, owned and...
read moreLaura A. Sewell
Laura Ann Sewell, age 88, left this world peacefully on July 25, 2015, at Hospice of East Texas, in Tyler, after a brief illness. Laura was born April 29, 1927, in Savanna, OK, the daughter of Marion and Oriel Spears Buckner. During WWII, Laura found herself working as a waitress at a diner on a military base in Oklahoma. It was a cool fall day in 1945 when she caught the eye of a slick, Texas, Navy man by the name of Truitt Sewell. That day she didn’t’ know that she had agreed to a date with her lifelong best friend and soulmate. ...
read moreMichael Norton
Funeral services for Michael Norton, age 67 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. C. J. Duffey and Rev. Tommy Hall officiating. Interment will follow at the North Hopkins Cemetery with Dylon Weatheread, Brandon Baker, John Moore, Charlie Wilburn, Travis Patridge and Robert Flewelling serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are the Sulphur Springs Lowe’s employees. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, July 26, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky...
read moreDane Oren Petty
Memorial services for Dane Oren Petty, age 84, of Cumby, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Howard Strickland officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Honorary pallbearers will be Ricky Petty, James Petty, David Petty, Matt Petty, Arsenio Ugalde and Manuel Granados. Mr. Petty passed away Monday, July 20, 2015 in Cumby. Mr. Petty was born on April 10, 1931 in Hopkins County, the son of W. V. Petty and Ruby Plunkett Petty. He married Catherine Swann on July 13, 1962 in...
read moreRuth Whitehead
Ruth Whitehead, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, formerly of Emory, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at her home. Funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2015, 2:00 PM, at the Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church in Emory. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in the Yantis Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior at 1:00 PM at the Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church. Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory is in charge of the arrangements. Ruth was born on October 11, 1926, in Emory, to Ennis Nolan and Lela Morrow Kirkpatrick. She...
read moreJohnie Edward McRoy
Johnie Edward McRoy, age 62, of Emory, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at his home. Mr. McRoy was a member of Emory Baptist Church. Arrangements are pending with Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory.
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