Billie Dean Chester
Graveside service for Billie Dean Chester, age 93, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Kevin Chester officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 to 1 P.M prior to the service at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Billie Dean passed away atChristus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs on September 22, 2020. Billie Dean Chester was born near Winnsboro, Texas, on...
Family of Marie Chester Invites Friends, Family to Celebrate Her 95th Birthday on Sunday Nov. 10, 2 – 4 pm
Marie Chester Marie Cranford Chester, who has raised a family of Hopkins County cooks, will celebrate her 95th birthday on Sunday November 10, 2019, come-and-go between 2 and 4 pm inside the Fellowship Hall of Sulphur Bluff United Methodist Church. No gifts, please! Marie was born at Paducah, Texas in 1924 but got to Hopkins County “as quick as she could”, when her family settled in the South Liberty Community where she...
Community Calendar for April 7-11, 2017
A Youth Fundraiser lunch is planned at Wesley UMC in Sulphur Springs on Friday April 7 from 11am til 1pm. The chopped beef sandwich plate and drink is $7.50, with delivery for minimum of three plates offered within the City limits. Contact 903-885-3383 or go to 614 Texas Street. This Friday, ReachOut Hopkins County will serve at the Miller Grove Methodist Church from noon til 3pm, bringing the services of Hopkins County Community...
Bill Ladd
December 16, 1944 — December 27, 2024 Sulphur Springs Memorial service for Bill Ladd, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Inurnment will follow at Shooks Chapel with Christian Ladd, Jonathan Ladd, Jaxson Rothfuss, Liam Ladd, Karlye Ladd, and Katelyn Ladd serving as Honorary Pallbearers. Visitation...
Dinner Bell for November 20, 2024
The doors to Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church will open at 11:00 a.m. Meal service begins at 11:30 a.m. and doors will close at 12:45 p.m. Please come join us to share fellowship and a meal. A partner with Dinner Bell since 2017, the Knights of Columbus have smoked our Thanksgiving meal turkeys since 2018. The Knights of Columbus was organized in Connecticut in 1882 to serve their church, community,...
Grocery Supply Raises $100,000 for Charities At Golf Tournament
November 1, 2024 – On October 28, 2024, GSC Enterprises, Inc. held its 36th Annual Charity Golf Tournament at Golf Clubs at the Tribute in The Colony, TX. GSC presented to local and regional organizations $100,000. Those benefiting from the 36th Annual Charity Golf Tournament were Morgan’s Mercy Mansion, Lake Country CASA, Northeast Texas Child Advocacy Center, Community Chest, GSC Benevolence, and Sulphur Springs Independent...
Hunger in Hopkins County Continues to Escalate
Food insecurity in Hopkins County rose to 16.4 percent in a year. September 11, 2024 (Dallas, TX) –The North Texas Food Bank (NTFB) is joining its extensive network of 500 food pantries and organizations for Hunger Action Month this September to inspire people to join the fight to end hunger and raise awareness of people experiencing food insecurity across North Texas. Texas now has the highest number of people facing hunger...
Lucy Pearl (Spencer) Vaden
Lucy Pearl “Spencer” Vaden, 92, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024. Celebration of Life will be 11 A.M. Saturday, June 15,2024, at The Savannah, 246 CR 4778, Sulphur Springs, Texas 75482. Lucy was born in Birthright, Texas on February 2, 1932, to Arlin Lee and Macie Beatrice (Butler) Spencer. They preceded her in death as well as her husband Roy Leewright Vaden in 2002, grandson, Scott Price, and...
Holiday Express Train Event 2023 in Pictures
December 12, 2023 – Thanks goes out to everyone who attended and donated during this holiday event. By the numbers, over 2700 attended and the Salvation Army received $564 in donations. The Hopkins County Community Chest also collected a significant amount of food for distribution. This special train makes an appearance almost every December in Sulphur Springs, TX.
Holiday Express Train and Much Much More!
Bring Some Non-Perishable Food and Some Folding Money! November 22, 2023 – The Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) formally Kansas City Southern will be spreading Christmas Cheer along a route in North East Texas. Sulphur Springs is on the Holiday Express Train Schedule and will host a 4 hour stop on the tracks near Pacific Park. The train should be here between 4:00pm to 8:00pm. on December 6th, 2023. In addition, the Salvation...
