Obituaries

Dec 11, 2017

Funeral service for Linda Joyce Hullett Kennimer, age 73, of Emory, TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Lake Highlands Baptist Church, with Bro. Billy Smith and Bro. Johnny Wheat officiating. Interment to follow at Yantis Cemetery with Blain Campbell, Bryan Campbell, Dayton Gallagher, Dane Gallagher, Tent Sisk and Randy Calhoun serving as...

Dec 8, 2017

Funeral service for Mary Dea Smith, age 94, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment to follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Barry Charlton, Harrell Hettich, Billy Hettich, Tim Charlton, Carson McIllwain, and Alan Fowlds serving as pallbearers and Dusty McIllwain serving...

Dec 8, 2017

Memorial service for Donald Wayne Gumm, age 57, of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Triumph Christian Center, Sulphur Springs with Judge Robert Newsom officiating. Mr. Gumm passed away on Friday, December 8, 2017 in Dallas, Texas.

Donald Wayne Gumm was born on March 7, 1960 to Don...

Dec 6, 2017

Funeral service for Wanda McCormack, age 69, of Cumby,TX, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Wayne Darty officiating. Interment will follow at Cumby Cemetery with Michael Comer, Steve Hammond, Brent Seely, Nicholas Dyer, Noah Dyer and Cody Groening serving as pallbearers and Joseph Seely, Jeremy McCormack, Anthony...

Dec 5, 2017

Graveside service for (Mary) Juanita Preston Griffin, age 93, of Carrollton,TX, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Sherley Cemetery with Buddy Wiggins officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:45 A.M. on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Griffin passed away December 5, 2017.

Dec 4, 2017

Funeral service for Noble Coker, age 94, of Yantis ,TX will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at First Baptist Church, Yantis,Texas. Interment to follow at Yantis Cemetery with military honors. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M., on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Coker passed away on Monday,...

Dec 3, 2017

Private memorial service for Gary Yates, age 64, of Sulphur Springs ,TX will be held at a later date. Mr. Yates passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Gary Lynn Yates was born on December 5, 1952 in Roswell, New Mexico, to Glen and Darlene (Greiner) Yates. He married Louise...

Dec 1, 2017

Graveside service for Dave Evans, age 51, of Cumby, TX will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 7, 2017 at Sunny Point Cemetery, Cumby, TX with Rev. Mike Eason officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Evans passed away on Friday, December 1, 2017 in Lake Charles, LA.

Ronald Dave Evans was born on...

Nov 30, 2017

Graveside service for Archie “Arch” Fluitt, age 76, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with Sonny Pennington officiating and Marlin Jones, Jerry Dodd, Sonny Pennington, Jimmy Candle and Tippy Aaron serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Fluitt passed away on Thursday, November 30,...

Nov 29, 2017

Visitation for Cliff Whitney, age 81, of Como,TX will be held from 3 to 5 PM on, Saturday December 2, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Whitney passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital, Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Clifton Whitney was born on March 6, 1936 in Ft. Worth, Texas, the son of...

Nov 25, 2017

Funeral service for Truitt Loy Sewell, age 93, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel, with Rev. Paul Pogue officiating. Interment to follow at Martin Springs Cemetery with great grandsons, Perry Swindell, Tyler Washburn, Dillan Colfax, Cohner Colfax, Caleb Williams and Brandon Washington serving as pallbearers. Visitation...

Nov 24, 2017

Graveside service for Ottis Hastell Wyly, age 82, of Sulphur Springs,TX were held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Forest Academy Cemetery in Como with Bro. Gary Thompson officiating. Mr. Wyly passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs.

Ottis Hastell Wyly was born on April...

Nov 24, 2017

Memorial Service for Joe Bell Sr., age 87, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 9, 207 at Hope Family Fellowship with Rev. Rusty Posey officiating. Mr. Bell passed away on Friday, November 24, 2017 at his residence. Joseph William Bell, Sr. was born in Worland, Wyoming on September 4, 1930, the son of...

Nov 22, 2017

Funeral service for Jerry Don Hatcher, age 71, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Oliver McMahan, Rev. Rusty Posey, and Rev. Michael Coker officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Ethan Sanders, Junior Gregg, Gary Sanvig, Lesli Deal, Charles Pearson, and James Mitchell...

Nov 18, 2017

Funeral service for Billy Frank Shell, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. Steve Cook officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Arbala Cemetery with Marvin Jimenez, John Karr, Daniel Jones, Michael Pennington, Megan Lescallett, and Brent McQueen serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers...

Nov 17, 2017

Graveside service for Danny Lynn Medders, age 59, of Dallas, will be held at 2:30 P.M. Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at Brashear Cemetery with Michael Briggs, Dale Medders, Kyle Money, and James Rhoades serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Medders passed away Friday, November 17, 2017 at...

Nov 16, 2017

Memorial service for Henry Eric Preuss, age 31, of Sulphur Springs,TX, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev. C.J. Duffey officiating and David House assisting. There will be no formal visitation. Henry passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at his residence.

Henry Eric Preuss was born...

Nov 13, 2017

Memorial service with military honors for David W. Hogan, age 71, of Sulphur Springs,TX, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at First Baptist Church, Sulphur Springs, TX with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating and Pastor Mark Bryant assisting and Mike Bentley, Phillip Therwhanger, Bobby Singleton, Gene White, Mike Hudson, Wayne Galyean, Tommy Johnston, John David...

Nov 13, 2017

Memorial service for Robert “Bob” Eugene Leerskov, age 70, of Sulphur Springs,TX, will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at League Street Church of Christ, Sulphur Springs, TX with Buddy Wiggins officiating and Steve Cook assisting. Friends and loved ones will be received immediately following the service. Mr. Leerskov passed away on Monday, November 13,...

Nov 11, 2017

Funeral service for Sue Glenn Brown, age 82, of Midlothian,TX will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel in Sulphur Springs. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, TX. There will be no formal visitation. Surrounded by family, Sue Glenn Brown, peacefully took the heavenly journey on Saturday November...