Charlotte Hawkins
February 26, 1942 — February 5, 2025 Sulphur Springs Memorial service for Charlotte Hawkins, age 82 of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. There will be no formal visitation. Ms. Hawkins passed away at her home in Sulphur Springs on Wednesday, February 5, 2025. Charlotte Hawkins
The 21st Annual Clara Bridges Banquet is Coming up April 5th
February 6, 2025 – The 21st Annual Sulphur Springs 90 Plus Bridges Banquet will be held Saturday, April 5th, 2025, beginning at 12:00pm. The event will be held at the new Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center. If you, or someone you know, is 90 years old, or older, please let the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Activity Center know so they may honor them with a special dinner and entertainment by Ms. Vender Wright and...
Chamber Connection – February 6, 2025
By Butch Burney Friday is the cutoff to get your tickets for the Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce’s 98th Annual Banquet and Community Awards. We will celebrate Hopkins County and Sulphur Springs as we recognize our 2024 Citizen of the Year, Woman of the Year, Caregiver of the Year, Community Pride Award, Agriculturist of the Year, Growth and Renewal, Outstanding Professional Educator, Outstanding ParaProfessional Educator,...
Lil 4’s Club Spring Break Coming Soon
February 6, 2025 – Next month, the Lil 4’s Club will be hosting a Spring Break Event at Pacific Park in Sulphur Springs. From March 10 through the 14, meals and fun will be provided. For more information, and a sponsorship opportunity, contact Letitia Conliffe.
Don Horner
Arrangements are pending for Don Royce Horner who passed away in Honolulu, HI on Jan. 9, 2025. He was born in Shirley, TX on Sept. 10, 1940 to Mabel & Raymond Horner. Don grew up milking cows on the family dairy along side his two brothers. He graduated in 1958 from Sulphur Springs High School. During his 20 years of serving his country in the United States Navy, he loved the times he was stationed in Hawaii, and after retiring...
Danny Ray Sims
September 22, 1958 – January 25, 2025 Viewing Thursday, February 6, 2025 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Heavenly Gate Funeral Services 702 Gatewood Road Garland, TX 75043 Celebration of Life Friday, February 7, 2025 11:00 AM MLK Drive Church of Christ 1564 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Sulphur Springs, Tx 75482 Danny Ray Sims
Larry Gamblin
Larry Clinton Gamblin exchanged his 85-year-old worn and weary body for a new one Thursday, January 30th, 2025. Larry was a loving, humble and Godly husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to all of us throughout his life. Along with his love for God, family and friends, Larry loved this country, and the land God created, with tremendous blessing of working the soil, planting and watering seeds and the increase God...
Paris Junior College Names Fall 2024 Students on President’s and Dean’s List
February 4, 2025 – Paris Junior College has announced more than 250 students named to the President’s and Dean’s lists for academic achievement in the Fall 2024 semester. “We are incredibly proud of our students who have achieved the distinction of being named to the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the fall semester,” said Dr. Stephen Benson, PJC President. “Their hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence exemplify...
O.D. Bales
June 26, 1936 — February 2, 2025 Sulphur Springs Memorial service for O.D. Bales, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home in Sulphur Springs with Buddy Wiggins officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Bales passed away at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehabilitation on Sunday, February 2, 2025. O.D. Bales was born on June 26, 1936 in Willis,...
Jerry Paul Porterfield
August 19, 1945 ~ February 2, 2025 (age 79) Jerry Paul Porterfield was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on August 19, 1945, to Claude and Pauline (Johnston) Porterfield. During his childhood, the Porterfield’s lived all over the southern United States due to his father’s job as a welder with Chicago Bridge and Iron. The family returned to live in Sulphur Springs where Jerry graduated high school in 1963. He resided in...




