Mattie Lou McCracken Mannon
Funeral services for Mattie Lou McCracken Mannon, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 9, 2021 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. JohnnyWheat officiating and Bro. Donny Berry assisting. Great-grandson, Levi Barnes will be readingThe Lord’s Prayer. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Brian Beadle,Jason Beadle, Stan Fisher, Wayne Wilkerson, Bo Bratton, Asher Dial, and...
State Announces Planned Change To COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, First Case Of COVID-19 UK Variant
Limited Number Of Vaccines Currently Only Available While the COVID-19 vaccine distribution is still in the first stages, with only a limited supply of the first dose of the vaccine available for specific people at limited locations across the state, the state Thursday announced that the vaccination distribution process will be changing the way vaccines are distributed in Texas, by doing more distribution through designated large...
Mattie Lou Mannon
Funeral services for Mattie Lou Mannon, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m.,Saturday, January 9, 2021 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at SulphurSprings City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2021 atWest Oaks Funeral Home. Lou passed away on January 6, 2021 at Christus Trinity MotherFrances Hospital in Tyler. Arrangements are under the direction of...
Jan. 6 COVID-19 Update: 3 Fatalities, 30 New Cases, 1 Recovery
Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas Health and Human Services’ Jan. 6 COVID-19 reports showed three additional COVID-19 fatalities, continued high COVID-19 hospitalizations in area hospitals, only 1 recovery in the last three days, with 25 vaccination administered Jan. 3-11:59 p.m. Jan. 5 for Hopkins County. Jan. 6 COVID-19 Case Counts Twenty people received positive COVID-19 results from lab-confirmed molecular...
Jan. 4 COVID-19 Update: 10 New Cases, 161 Active Cases, 29 In CMFH-SS COVID Unit
State and local COVID-19 reports on Jan. 4 COVID-19 showed more than twice as many new Hopkins County cases as recoveries over the last four days, and not only an increase in cases at Sulphur Springs nursing homes but also one additional resident fatality during the most recent reporting period. Continued high hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients in Trauma Service Area F for the ninth consecutive day also ensure at least another week...
Vaccine Availability Remains A Challenge For Most
With information changing daily, patience is certainly a virtue if you are wanting to receive any of the COVID-19 vaccines. Almost as quickly as CHRISTUS Mother Frances Clinic announced that they would release some vaccines for Phase 1b recipients this week, all of the appointment times were taken up. Some local pharmacies continue to take names even though they do not know if and when they will receive vaccines, and the two local...
Rev. Gary Blowers
Memorial service for Rev. Gary Blowers, age 71, of Cumby, will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2020at 11:00 A.M. at Sulphur Springs Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Blowers passed away Thursday,December 31, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. Gary Blowers was born June 30, 1949 in Ballston Spa, NY to William Blowers and Viola (Haskell)Blowers. He married Brenda Pritchard in Ballston Spa, NY on November 25, 1967....
Della Faye Irby Goode
Graveside services for Della Faye Irby Goode, age 86, of Pickton will be held At Restlawn Memorial Parkon Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. C J Duffy officiating. Honorary Pallbearers will beChip Steele, Brian Irby, Morgan McCoy, Jose Macias, and Alex Macias. There will be a come and govisitation on Monday, January 4, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home. Mrs.Goode passed away on December 31,...
Dec. 31 COVID-19 Update: 1 Fatality, 1 New Case, 6 Recoveries, 26 In COVID Unit
Texas Department of State Health Service and Hopkins County/Sulphur Springs Emergency Management’s Dec. 31 COVID-19 updates showed one new probable COVID-19 cases, six additional recoveries and one additional COVID-19 fatality for Hopkins County. While there were fewer patients in the local COVID unit Thursday the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Trauma Service area F hospitals was the highest reported to date. More women...
Shirley J. Cochran
Memorial Service for Shirley J. Cochran, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 16, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Cochran passed away on Wedneday, December 30, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs, TX. Arrangements under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.The online register can be signed at www.murrayorwosky.com With...
