Obituaries

Nov 29, 2020

Graveside service for Herbert Abernathy, age 93, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:30 on Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Sunny Point Cemetery in Cumby, TX.  Visitation graveside will be held a half hour prior to the service.  Herbert passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs.

Herbert was born...

Nov 28, 2020

Memorial service for Sharon Donice Hall Simmons, age 51, of Emory, will be held at a later date. Sharon passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at UT Health Tyler.

Sharon was born November 28, 1968 to Don and Shirley (Northcutt) Hall in McKinney, TX. She worked at the distribution center for Auto Zone and was a member...

Nov 28, 2020

Funeral service for Kelly Dwight McGehee, age 77, of Dallas, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Reilly Springs Church with Rowdy France officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Reilly Springs Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. McGehee passed away Saturday morning, November 28, 2020 at his residence in Lake Highlands....

Nov 27, 2020

Graveside services for Olevia King will be held on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Jim King officiating. Mrs. King passed away at her home on Friday, November 27,2020 in Yantis.

Olevia Hathcoat King was born on December 21, 1934 in Como, Texas to Forrest Clinton Ray and Mae Frances Kerr-...

Nov 24, 2020

Funeral service for Jimmie “J.D” Poarch, age 75, of Pickton, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Pickton TX.  Interment will follow at New Pickton Cemetery.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Mr. Poarch passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his home.

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Nov 24, 2020

David Fair, age 69, of Sulphur Springs passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at his home.  A memorial service will be planned for a future date.

David was born on May 11, 1951 in Tyler, Texas to Wilton and Martha Fair. David was a graduate of the University of Texas - Austin, where he earned his...

Nov 23, 2020

A private Memorial Service for Rodney Glenn Ainsworth, age 48, of Point, Texas will be held at a later date.  Mr. Ainsworth passed away on November 23, 2020 at Hunt Regional Medical Center.

Rodney was born on August 16, 1972 in Dallas, Texas to C.B. and Pat Ainsworth.  Rodney was self- employed.

He is survived by...

Nov 22, 2020

Donald W.  White, age 78, of Sulphur Springs, TX passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs. At this time there is no service planed at this time.

Donald White was born on September 16, 1942 in Clarence, MO to Harry Anthany White and Hazel Marie Marshall. He married Laura Grossman...

Nov 22, 2020

Graveside service for Joe Wayne “Papaw” Jordan, age 94, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Pontotoc Cemetery, Pontotoc, Oklahoma.  There will be no formal visitation.  Mr. Jordan passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020.

Joe was born on September 1, 1926 in Fitzhugh, OK to John and Estelle...

Nov 21, 2020

Wayford Clyde “Butch” McIllwain

December 31, 1941 to November 21, 2020

Last Saturday, Butch McIllwain, took his last earthly breath and woke in the presence of his Lord, surrounded by all his beloved family and friends in heaven.

You see, wherever Butch was, that was where the party was. God gave him a...

Nov 20, 2020

Visitation for Marlene Kay Icenhower, age 60, of Sulphur Springs, will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home.   Ms. Icenhower passed away Friday, November 20,2020 at her home.

She was born on June 13, 1960, in Fort Stockton, TX, the daughter of Billy Ray Hatley and Rosie Katie...

Nov 20, 2020

Graveside service with military honors for Kenneth Gaines, age 79, of Cumby will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Cumby Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Gaines passed away on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs.

Kenneth was born on January 16, 1941 in Hopkins...

Nov 19, 2020

Funeral service for Phil Gamblin, age 69, of Como will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at First Baptist Church- Sanctuary, Sulphur Springs.  Interment will follow at Como Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Gamblin passed away on Thursday, November 19,...

Nov 19, 2020

Funeral service for Jack Perkins, Sr. age 76, of Pickton will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel.  Interment will follow at Weaver Cemetery.  Visitation will be held on Sunday night from 6 to 8 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel.  Mr. Perkins passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

Jack...

Nov 19, 2020

No Funeral service will be held at this time. Mr. Donaho passed away Thursday November 19, 2020, at Christus Mother Francis Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX.

Jerry Donaho was born December 8, 1943 in Poteet, Texas to James Newton Donaho and Christine LaRue Rylander. Mr. Donaho married Pat Donaho on May 11,1963 in San Marcos, TX. He...

Nov 17, 2020

Graveside service for Zenobia King, age 94, of Cooper will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 21, 2020.  Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Friday, November 20, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.  Mrs. King passed away peacefully at the age of 94 on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.

Born September 4, 1926 in...

Nov 15, 2020

Graveside service for Ardith Luckey, age 90, of Cumby, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Peerless Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M. on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel.  Ms. Luckey passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Carriage House Manor, Sulphur Springs. TX.

Nov 11, 2020

Earnest Fred Williamson passed away the morning of November 11, 2020:  Veterans Day.  He was born January 28, 1930, in Norphlet, Arkansas. He was the younger of two sons born to Annie Mae (Davidson) and X.O. Clayton Williamson. His childhood years were spent in Arkansas and southern Louisiana.  On August, 2, 1948, at the age of 18, he enlisted...

Nov 10, 2020

Funeral service for Gerald Burnett, age 73, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Trinity Harvest Church of God, Sulphur Springs with Bro Jason Conner officiating and Brett Burnett assisting. Interment will follow at Shooks Chapel with Tony Colley, Barry Waters, Brett Burnett, Don Evans and Jeff Brown serving as pallbearers...

Nov 9, 2020

Funeral service for Judy Reed, age 71, of Sulphur Bluff will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. Rick Richardson officiating.  Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff with Dalton Kueckelhan, Cody Wingfield, Chuck Reed, Gary Nichols, Gerald Coyle and Shane Reed serving as pallbearers. Canyon Kueckelhan and Dylan Halliday serving...