Steven E. Semple
Memorial service for Steven E. Semple, 68, of Edgewood, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Shannon Oaks Church with Eric Godwin officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Semple passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017 in Greenville, TX. He was born on December 9, 1948 in Philadelphia, PA, the son of Donald and Jacqueline Troy Semple. He married Marlean Dubry on March 18, 2017 in Hopkins County. She survives....
Sixty-one Indictments Handed Down by February Grand Jury
Sixty-one indictments were handed down by a Hopkins County Grand Jury Tuesday afternoon, February 22, 2017. Most of the indictments were related to drug charges or charges associated with drugs. A few were not. Nelson Mitchell Privette, 20, was indicted on two counts Aggravated Assault with Deadly Weapon. A driver weaving in and out of traffic on State Highway 11E Wednesday night stopped his antics near the Highway 11E/FM 3019...
Calvin “Butch” Shotwell
Funeral service for Calvin “Butch” Shotwell will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 7. 2017, at Emory Baptist Church. Bro. Robert Burns will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Interment will follow service in Emory City Cemetery. Butch passed away Friday evening, Feb. 3 at his residence. He was born Dec. 13, 1946, in Dallas, to Calvin Melburn and Billie Ruth Parker Shotwell. He served his country...
Eva Vernall Gasaway
Funeral Service for Mother Eva Vernell Person Gasaway, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Mitchell Chapel Church of God in Christ with Bishop Nelson Gatlin officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with Samuel Gasaway II, Tristan Wright, Tarron Wright, Devious Cherry, Jerome Givens and Scottie Nelson as pallbearers. Charles Perry, Fitzgerald Nelson, T....
Wilma Ruth Vaden Brice
Funeral service for Wilma Ruth Vaden Brice, age 96, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 A.M., on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Dr. Lynn Turner officiating. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Billy Price, Jeff Trollinger, Spencer Brewer, Josh Nugent, Tom Sellers and John Sellers serving as pallbearers. John Nugent, Keith Brice, Dr. William H. Long, Tommy Long, Frank Long, Carl Bryan,...
Veterans Day in Hopkins County
According to history.com, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities was declared between the Allied Nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as The Great War. Commemorated as Armistice Day the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day...
Brodie W. Young
Funeral services for Brodie W. Young, age 81 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m.., Thursday, October 27, 2016 at St. Luke’s Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs. There will no formal visitation. Military graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Collation will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Gary Byrd-Grayson, Steven Young, Cameron Young, Christopher Young, Marcus Young, and Brian McGee serving as pallbearers....
Robert F. “Bob” Hawkins
Graveside services for Robert F. “Bob” Hawkins, age 90, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2016 at Brigham Cemetery in Campbell with Bill Grant officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Robert passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Hopkins House. He married Evelyn Inez Foote on November 5, 1944 in Greenville, TX and she preceded him in death. He worked for Cling Peach Advisory Board...
Grand Jury Hands Down October 2016 Indictments
A Hopkins County Grand Jury handed down 49 indictments Monday afternoon, October 17th. Six were sealed awaiting arrest of the indicted individuals. Those indicted include: Justen Black Saffel was indicted for one count of Arson. Hopkins County Fire Marshall Mike Matthews’ investigation of a structure fire on County Road 4582 has led to the arrest of Saffel, 21, a volunteer with the North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department. During an...
Randy Jenkins
Graveside services for Randy Jenkins, age 59, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at Seymore Cemetery with Rev. Eric Godwin officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Randy passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Parkland Hospital. Randy was born on August 25, 1957 in Sulphur Springs the son of James R. Jenkins and Doris E....
