Chamber Connection – July 16, 2024
By Butch Burney The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a fantastic 55th Annual Hopkins County Stew Contest on Oct. 26, and it’s time for stew cooks to start registering. Registration for last year’s cooks are going out in the mail and email this week, so be looking for it in your mailbox and inbox. You can also register online at HopkinsChamber.org/stewcooks. We...
Vera Ann (Ponder) Johnson
November 5, 1931 — July 16, 2024 Sulphur Springs Funeral service for Vera Ann (Ponder) Johnson, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Vera Ann passed away on July 16, 2024 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Sulphur Springs. Officiating the ceremony...
Frances Loretta Haggard
Frances Loretta Haggard 75 of Cooper, Texas passed away on July 16, 2024 at Christus Mother Francis Hospital in Tyler, Texas. She was born on April 28, 1949. The daughter of Alton Cornelius “Babe” Chester and Norena Doris Chester. She married Wayne Akard Haggard Jr on October 27, 1974. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kristina Denise Crump, and husband Wayne. She is survived by daughters Stephanie Malburg and wife Jeanette of...
It’s the Moment you’ve Been Waiting for… Stew Contest Cook Registration
July 16, 2024 – The 55th Annual World Champion Hopkins County Stew Festival Saturday, October 26, 2024 The anticipation has been growing and now it is time for the actual preparation. We are looking forward to a terrific and large Stew Contest, and we want you to participate in it! For those who powered through the rain storm last year, we say a big Thank You! It was wet and muddy, but we still served 3,000 people because of...
Trading Post for July 17, 2024
Light brown sofa in good condition, 903 885 2735. Free 5 kittens, male & female 6 weeks old. All are litter box trained and eating dry cat food. Call 903-440-6141. Huggies little Snugglers diapers new box 120 count size 3 asking $22, a Fisher Price 4 in 1 Fisher Price Learning Build-A-Bot 4-IN-1 Ultimate Learning Bot asking $22 call 903-440-5523 for information or text me for picture Missing dog, 10#, “Toby”, may not...
Mark Allen Massey
Graveside service for Mark Massey, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at Tira Cemetery with Bro. Mark Garrett, Bro. Charles Sickles, and Ray Glen Jordan officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Massey passed away at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, July 13, 2024. Mark Allen...
Claude Chapman
Funeral Service for Claude Chapman, age 98, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 22, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Mt. Sterling Cemetery with Brandon Hopper, Jackson Rhyne, Jacob Bell, Joe Chapman, Lee Chapman, and Tim Sewell serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mr. Chapman passed away at his home on Sunday, July 14, 2024. With our...
Jerry Gillispie
Memorial service for Jerry Gillispie, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 19, 2024 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Eason officiating. Inurnment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Willy Sanchez, Dakota Watts, Jeremey Skaggs, Stetsyn Sanchez, and Megan Watts serving as pallbearers. Mr. Gillispie passed away at Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation in Sulphur Springs on Sunday,...
Sherridan Layne Elliott Baxter
Sherridan Layne Elliott Baxter passed away peacefully at her home on Sherry Lane just east of Sulphur Springs with family near. She was born June 17, 1936, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, where she lived her entire life on property that her family has occupied since just after the Civil War. She was married in her family’s living room to Max “Poss” Baxter from Brashear, Texas, on June 1, 1957. After her graduation from SSHS, she completed...
Paris District Road Report for Week of July 15, 2024
Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in the district for the week starting July 15, 2024. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all signs, barricades and traffic controls, and reduce their speed as they approach and travel through work zones. They should also avoid distractions such...
