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Mark Cates
Mar 30, 2009
On March 30, 2009, Mark Dale Cates of Cumby Texas, was called home to his Lord after battling a long illness. Mark was born September 24, 1958 in Gillette Wyoming to Bud and Juanita Cates. At the age of 5, Mark and his family moved to Everett Washington. At the age of 17 Mark enlisted in the Army, trained...
Tommie Lenox
Mar 30, 2009
Funeral services for Tommie H. Lenox, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 1, 2009, with Brother Tim Potts officiating. A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, will follow at South Liberty Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be J. W. Ragan, Cecil...
Edna Smith
Mar 25, 2009
Funeral services for Edna Smith, age 61, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 28, 2009, with Rev. Annie Wagoner officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 27, 2008, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Edna Smith passed away...
Chris Carter
Mar 23, 2009
Funeral services for Chris Carter, age 43, of Emory, will be held at First Baptist Church, at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2009, with Dr. Raymond Barber and Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery, with Bill Bailey, Mike Rhodes, Mike Carter, Jimmy George, Craig Long and Kevin Vickers serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be...
Glen Hammons
Mar 21, 2009
A graveside memorial service for Glen Dale Hammons, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Restlawn Memorial Park, at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2009, with Brother Larry Rosamond officiating. A visitation will be held at the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, Thursday, March 26, 2009, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Glen Dale Hammons passed away Saturday, March...
Sudie Whitley
Mar 20, 2009
Sudie Auline Whitley passed from this life on March 20, 2009. She was born on June 12, 1912 in Waxahachie, Texas to William and Josie Tanner Whitley. Sudie was the middle child of 7 sisters and a brother. Early in her life the family moved to Cumby where her father worked as a sharecropper. Sudie left Texas at an...
Ruby Tennison
Mar 20, 2009
Graveside services for Ruby Nell "Aunt Nell" Tennison, age 87, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday in the Nelta Cemetery, with Keith Kilmer officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sunday, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ruby Nell "Aunt Nell" Tennison passed away at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas Friday afternoon, March 20,...
Mary Cocke
Mar 19, 2009
Mary Cocke, age 95, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital.
Michael Chrisman
Mar 19, 2009
Michael Robert Chrisman, age 52. of Sulphur Springs, passed away at Parkland Hospital, in Dallas, Thursday evening, March 19, 2009. He was born in LaGrande, Oregon, on November 30, 1956, the son of Wallace Chrisman, Sr. and Mary (Boynton) Chrisman. He married Retha Aline Whirley in Quitman, on April 3, 1979; she survives. Mr. Chrisman was a self-employed construction...
Joe Orren Sr.
Mar 17, 2009
A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, for Joe W. Orren, Sr., age 88, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Stouts Creek Cemetery in Saltillo. Mr. Orren's grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., at Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Billie Williamson
Mar 16, 2009
Funeral services for Billie Sue Williamson, age 79, of Houston, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 19, 2009. Interment will follow at City Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Billie Sue Williamson passed away at Heartland West in Houston, Monday morning, March 16, 2009. She was born in...
Harley McCarter
Mar 12, 2009
A graveside service for Harley Sim McCarter, infant son of Samuel McCarter and Betty (Hill) McCarter, of Cumby, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 16, 2009, at Caney Cemetery in Campbell. There will be no formal visitation. Harley Sim McCarter passed away Thursday evening, March 12, 2009, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. He was born on March...
Dennis Wisdom
Mar 10, 2009
A graveside service for Dennis Frank Wisdom, age 53, of Weaver, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday. March 14, 2009, at Weaver Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 13, 2009, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Dennis Frank Wisdom passed away Tuesday night, March 10, 2009, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. He was...
Jessmia Williams
Mar 7, 2009
Funeral services for Jessmia Williams, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2009, with Keith Kilmer officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with John Hooks, Rodney Clower, Toby Williams, Cale Kids, Eric Posey, Jimmy Horton, Marlin Jones and Randy McDaniel serving as pallbearers. Michael Posey...
Jo Porter
Mar 6, 2009
A memorial service for Jo Porter, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at First United Pentecostal Church, in Sulphur Springs, at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, March 15, 2009. There will be no formal visitation. Jo Porter passed away Friday evening, March 6, 2009, at Sunny Springs Nursing Home. She was born in Anson, on August 13, 1927, the...
Billy Morris
Mar 6, 2009
Funeral services for Billy Morris, age 84, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, 2009, with Rev. Tommy Hall officiating. A military graveside service, under the direction of the Hopkins County Military Coalition, will be held at Ridgeway Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Harold Brown, James Bagwell, Harold...
Donna Wells
Mar 3, 2009
Funeral services for Donna Wells, age 62, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at Lake Fork Baptist Church, at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 5, 2009, with Rev. David Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park, with, Joe Wells, Jr., Chris Wells, Josh Wells, Matt Wells, Michael Graham, Scott Danley, Delane Pace and Patrick Pace serving as pallbearers....
Cobie Mason
Mar 3, 2009
Cobie Basil Mason, Sr. (C. B.) peacefully passed away on March 3, 2009. He was born on July 26, 1922 in Goodpine, Louisiana. C. B. was always proud of his Louisiana heritage. A devoted husband to Wanda Johnson Mason, they were married on May 28, 1948. The stork blessed them with five children: Cobie Mason, Jr., of Yantis, Marcus...
Dianna Hastings
Mar 2, 2009
A memorial service for Dianna Hastings, age 55, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 6, 2009, at Davis Street Baptist Church, with Brother Tommy Hall officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Dianna Hastings passed away Monday morning, March 2, 2009, at her residence. She was born in Ft. Worth, on April 12, 1953,...
Barbara Wilson
Feb 28, 2009
Funeral services for Barbara Wilson, age 61, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Winnsboro, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2009, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Scott Darby officiating. Interment will follow in the Hopewell Cemetery near Winnsboro. Visitation was held Sunday evening at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Barbara Wilson passed away at her residence, Saturday...
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