Carl Edward Hornberger
Mr. Carl Edward Hornberger, age 101 of Wolfe City, passed away on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020 at his home. He was born on August 15th, 1918 in Atlanta, Iowa to the late Carl Hornberger and Lettie Brock Hornberger.Carl was retired from the oilfield and a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church of Cambell, Texas. He taught Sunday school for 20 years in Kermit, Texas and was a former member of the Grand Saline Assembly of God Church. After...
Jeri Wisniewski
Funeral Service for Jeri Wisniewski, age of 67, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday November 24, 2019 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gary Jordan officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Cemetery with Leo Wisniewski VI, Zach Wisniewski, Shawn Tutt, Zach Rice, Tyler Francis, Elijah Thompson, Jonah Helms, John Brian Hull, and James Hull serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held on...
Proposed Pine Forest Solar Farm Project Discussed At Community Meeting
Como-Pickton CISD Board of Trustees, Hopkins County Commissioners Court and Hopkins County Hospital District Board will be asked in the near future to consider approving a request from Telios for tax incentives to locate a solar farm in Pine Forest. Community members gather to look at information about and discuss the proposed Pine Forest Solar Project during an informal meeting Oct. 22 at Como-Pickton CISD. Telios, a business with...
Street Maintenance Doubled In Sulphur Springs In Spring
Waste Lift System Repairs Begin Sooner Than Originally Planned The street maintenance fee program implements in 2019 has been successful, doubling the amount street surfaces that received repairs this year, thanks to the $5 street maintenance fee Sulphur Springs residents pay on their utility bills. Plans for another major repair project had to be started immediately due to the precarious state of the system; the Cantex sewer lift...
Melba June Diamond
Melba June Mapes Diamond, 82, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. She was born on March 24, 1937 in Yantis, Tx to Julius and Sallie (Byrd) Mapes. After graduating Valedictorian of Yantis High School Class of 1955, she met a young pastor at Como Christian Church, who would soon become the love of her life, James B. Diamond. Melba and James married on September 2, 1956 at Como Christian Church and shared...
Maxie Frank Chester
Maxie Frank Chester Maxie ‘Mac’ Frank Chester, went to heaven on March 11, 2019 at Carriage House Manor from Renal Failure at the age of 70. Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 13th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. The Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 am at West Oaks Funeral Home on Thursday, March 14, 2019 with Dr. Joel Tiemeyer, Reverend Larry Jordan, and Pastor Paul Pogue officiating. Interment to follow at Restlawn...
Nelda Sue Mitchell
Ms. Nelda Sue Mitchell, 66, of Sulphur Springs passed away in Sulphur Springs, on Sunday, November 25, 2018. “Sue” was born January 15, 1952, in Sulphur Springs, she was the daughter of Velma Putman Bryant and James Thomas Bryant. She is survived by her daughter Susan Law of Sulphur Springs, her two sons; Jimmy Dan Mitchell of Sulphur Springs and Stephen Mitchell of Dallas, her granddaughter, Jessica George, her two...
Melvanda Smith
Funeral services for Melvanda (James) Smith, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Garry Jordan officiating and Cody Lee assisting. Interment will follow at Shiloh Cemetery in Delta County with Steve Smith, Mason Smith, Andy Lowen, Cody Lee, Kenny Smith and Jason Davis serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Willie Joe James, Mike Smith, Tracy...
Margie Evelyn Woods Pope
Graveside service for Margie Woods Pope, age 91, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Mt. Vernon City Cemetery with Garry Jordan officiating and Chad Mahand, Brian Alley, Zack Mahand, Brady Mahand, Steve Cupps and Frank Pope serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Pope passed away on Tuesday, March...
Rev. Carolyn Jackson Allbritton
Rev. Carolyn Jackson Allbritton, age 62 of Winnsboro, Texas, passed away on Thursday, October 12th, 2017 in Winnsboro. She was born on December 5th, 1954 in Rockwall, Texas to James Holley and Betty Jo Eddings. She was Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Winnsboro. Carolyn taught English for twenty years in Caddo Mills, Texas and Rockwall. After earning her Master of Divinity (Cum Laude) from Southern Methodist University,...
