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Jean Strickland
Mar20

Jean Strickland

Funeral Service for Emma Jean Spencer Strickland, age 103, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 22, 2024 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Peter McNabb officiating. Steve Morello, Korey Baley, Bob Hanley, Christopher Gee, Kyle Burney, Alex Burney, Zach Burney, and Spencer Hodge will be serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Armando Rios, Ronny Jones, and Sam Fountain. There will...

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Bobby Gene Goswick
Feb26

Bobby Gene Goswick

Bobby Gene Goswick, age 96, of Saltillo, Texas passed away Friday, February 23, 2024, in Tyler, Texas. Visitation will be on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Sam B. Harvey Funeral Home and the Graveside service will be at 3:00 p.m. at the Old Saltillo Cemetery with Rev. Dan Hoke officiating. He was born on August 8, 1927, to Moses and Mary Arthur Goswick. He grew up in the Old Saltillo community where he attended...

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Dinner Bell Menu For February 7, 2024
Feb01

Dinner Bell Menu For February 7, 2024

Christus Mother Frances became a Community Partner with the Dinner Bell Ministry in 2017! That entity assists with feeding the community five times yearly which aligns with one of the goals of the Hopkins County unit of the hospital system with its commitment to improve food insecurity in its area if influence. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United...

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Dinner Bell Menu For November 29, 2023
Nov28

Dinner Bell Menu For November 29, 2023

Christus Mother Frances Hospital is the Community Partner for the sixth time in 2023! Even though the hospital is a healing institution, one of its yearly goals is to alleviate food insufficiency in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. Sufficiently fed bodies are usually healthy bodies. The assistance Christus gives to the Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry with money and manpower helps that that goal to be met. GRAB and GO with a meal from...

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Charles Husbands
Nov13

Charles Husbands

Funeral service for Charles Husbands, age 89 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs, TX at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Following the service, there will be a reception from 2 P.M. to 3 P.M. in the fellowship hall. Serving as pallbearers are Bobby Beck, Mike Bentley, John Gillespie, Eric Hansen, Brad Helton, and RL Wright. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers are Tracy Husbands,...

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Dinner Bell Menu For November 8, 2023
Nov03

Dinner Bell Menu For November 8, 2023

Water Oak School is the Community Partner for this meal. Dinner Bell appreciates the owners, staff and students for their continued support of this feeding ministry. Hopkins County Abstract, Kristen Monk and staff will assist in loading the food boxes and helping distribute them under the porte cochere (covered driveway) to those who come for meals. We are thankful for their assistance!!! GRAB and GO  with a meal from the...

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Dinner Bell Menu For October 11, 2023
Oct06

Dinner Bell Menu For October 11, 2023

Christus Mother Frances is making its fifth appearance as a Community Partner this week. It is a response to a goal set to alleviate food insufficiency in Hopkins County in 2023. The Dinner Bell Feeding Ministry appreciates being a partner with Christus Mother Frances in putting a dent in the local food desert. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway (porte cochere) on the Northeast corner of the...

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Dinner Bell Menu For September 27, 2023
Sep22

Dinner Bell Menu For September 27, 2023

Money Law Firm and 1st American Title Company is sponsoring its fifth meal for the year of 2023. The Dinner Bell Ministry deeply appreciates the support of this entity in helping alleviate food insufficiency in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County. GRAB and GO with a meal from the distribution area under the covered driveway on the Northeast corner of the First United Methodist Church campus around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. MENU Mexican...

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Billie Jean Burns-Ross
Aug23

Billie Jean Burns-Ross

Jean Ross passed away quietly at her beloved home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She was the first born child and only daughter of W.B. and Guylah Burns of Delta County. She eloped with a handsome native Hopkins County boy, Nelson H. Ross, in 1948 after he returned from WWII. Jean was happy to spend her whole life in these two counties living a good ‘ol country life. She had a tireless work ethic that started with picking cotton by hand....

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Texas 4-H is Like a Club for Kids and Teens, and it’s BIG! by Mario Villarino
Aug18

Texas 4-H is Like a Club for Kids and Teens, and it’s BIG! by Mario Villarino

Texas 4-H is like a club for kids and teens ages 5-18, and it’s BIG! It’s the largest youth development program in Texas with more than 550,000 youth each year. No matter where you live or what you like to do, Texas 4-H has something that lets you be a better you! You may think 4-H is only for your friends with animals, but it’s so much more! You can do activities like shooting sports, food science, healthy living, robotics, fashion,...

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