Eddie Charles Askew
July 23, 1947 ~ October 4, 2024 (age 77) Funeral Service for Eddie Charles Askew will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Morning Chapel Baptist Church with W. Scott Pannell officiating. Interment will follow the service at Mel-Haven Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Eddie Charles Askew was born to parentage of James Andrew and Floretta McQueen Askew, the eldest of seven children, on July 23, 1947, in...
Health Care Foundation Appoints New Board Members
October 4, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Board of Directors recently selected new members for a three-year term of service. The Foundation’s Bylaws call for between 9 and 15 members to serve staggered 3-year terms. Board members are allowed to serve 2 consecutive terms. All seats are filled by Hopkins County residents. New board members are Brad Johnson, Heather Johnson, and...
Hopkins County Health Care Foundation Elects New Officers
October 1, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation has elected new officers for the 2024-2026 term. Outgoing members are Chair Maleta Reynolds, Vice Chair Pam Black, Treasurer Jessica Kultgen, and Secretary Sally Toliver. Black and Toliver will remain on the Executive Committee while Reynolds and Kultgen have maxed out their years of consecutive service to the Board and rolled off at the end...
Dinner Bell Returns to Onsite Serving and Eating October 2, 2024
Christus Health was founded on January 28, 1999, with the merger of Houston’s Sisters of Charity Health Care System and San Antonio’s Incarnate Word Health System; however, its story extends back to 1866, with the founding of St. Mary’s Hospital in Galveston, Texas by the Sisters of Charity. In 2016 Christus merged with Trinity Mother Frances Hospital and Clinics (itself a product of a merger of two Catholic...
Free Mammogram Appointments Are Going Fast
September 26, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The free mammography clinic sponsored by the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation only has 6 appointments left. Uninsured Hopkins County women over 40 are eligible to take advantage of this program. The free mammograms will be conducted at the Jack & Ruth Gillis Women’s Center at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. The Gillis Women’s Center staff can be...
What to Expect During a Mammogram
September 19, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – Have you had a bad mammogram experience? Or maybe you have never had a mammogram. To encourage all women to get an annual mammogram, the Hopkins County Health Care Foundation wants to dispel the fear of mammograms. “We all know how important early detection of breast cancer is. We thought we should do all we can to get rid of any barriers preventing women from getting their annual...
Free Mammography Clinic Still Has Openings
September 12, 2024 – Sulphur Springs, TX – The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s free mammography clinic still has openings for uninsured Hopkins County women over the age of 40. The Foundation is offering 60 appointments and hopes that each appointment is filled. The mammograms are conducted by the staff of the Ruth & Jack Gillis Women’s Center, a part of CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs, on the 3D...
Bruce Boles
Celebration of life for Bruce Boles, age 46, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Family Home at 2245 CR 4761, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Mr. Boles passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Bruce Lynn Boles was born on June 19, 1978 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Billy Lynn and Julie (Finley) Boles. Bruce was a Mechanic and...
Bonnie Montgomery
Celebration of life for Bonnie Montgomery, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at a later date. Ms. Montgomery passed away at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Bonnie Jean Montgomery was born on July 21, 1941 in Cleburne, Texas to Melvin and Dorothy (Castleman) Parnell. Bonnie worked as a bookkeeper for many years. She enjoyed all animals and doing yard work. Bonnie lived in...
Brad Prock
Funeral Service for Brad Prock, age 68, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 6, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Mr. Prock passed away at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler on Monday, September 2, 2024. Visitation Friday, September 6, 2024 10:00 – 11:00 am (Central time) Murray – Orwosky Funeral Home Funeral...
