Obituaries

Dec 22, 2015

Funeral services for Mark Bolton, age 59 of Kilgore will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 26, 2015 at First Baptist Church of Danville in Kilgore with Rev. Freeman Pierce officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Graveside services will be held after the service in Sulphur Bluff at 3:00 p.m.,...

Dec 20, 2015

Funeral services for James "Willie" Carroll, age 64 of Como will be held at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Travis Baxley officiating. Interment will follow at Como Cemetery with Richard Brown, Anthony Harrington, Jesse McFarland, Anthony Shadix, Rodney Taylor, Corey Robinson, Kasey Benson and John Joiner serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be...

Dec 19, 2015

Funeral services for Maxine Johnson, age 92 of Dike will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Eric Godwin and Malcolm King officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with grandsons and great-grandsons serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer is Anita Clayton. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday,...

Dec 19, 2015

JUANITA RHODES FRIDDLE was born on March 15, 1923, the fifth child of Emma Lillian Fox Rhodes and Ernest Murphy Rhodes, both descendants of early Hopkins County pioneering families. She was born at home in the Union Community, on the "old McCloud Place, back around by the Sells' place" which was located somewhere just east of Arbala and west...

Dec 18, 2015

Memorial services for Bobby Woodard, II, age 54 of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Woodard passed away on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Sunny Springs Nursing Home.

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Dec 17, 2015

Private Services for Rodney McKelroy, age 92 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date. Rodney passed away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 14, 1923, the son of Roy Ruell and Alice Lavenia (Smith) McKelroy in Lott. He married Geraldine Sneed on December 29, 1945. He was...

Dec 16, 2015

Private family services will be held for "Jim" James Michael Rynn, age 79 on Friday, December 18, 2015 with Father Jim Moore officiating. Cremation to follow with his ashes to be returned to Ireland. Jim passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at home on his beloved dairy farm. Jim was born in Argentina on September 22, 1936, the...

Dec 15, 2015

Graveside services for Max Johnson, age 61 of Dike, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Nelta Cemetery with Jan Bartley and Micah Johnson officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Max passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his residence. He...

Dec 13, 2015

Funeral services for Linda Jo York, age 62 of Mt. Pleasant, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Pastor Donnie Powers officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins cemetery with Jacob Smith, Cole Smith, Ethan Busby, Landon Bass, Brian Arthur, Jack Cain, Adam Janes and Skyler Pruitt serving as pallbearers. Visitation...

Dec 11, 2015

Funeral services for David Kenney, age 64 of Delta, Utah will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Seymore Church of Christ with Adam Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery with Kim Kenney, Michael Kenney, Clay Daniel and Mickey Kelly serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer is Steve Daniel. Visitation will be held from 6:00...

Dec 7, 2015

Funeral services for Cleo Tolleson, age 93 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Johnston officiating. Interment will military honors will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Serving as pallbearers are Mack Phillips, Kenneth Goggans, David Kelly, Mike Heard, Charles Cromer and Brad Morris. Honorary pallbearers are...

Dec 2, 2015

Graveside Services for Bob Smith, age 93 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Shooks Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Paul Bailey and Rev. Tommy Hall officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Bob passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Sulphur Springs Health & Rehab. He was born on March 22,...

Dec 1, 2015

Funeral Services for Junior Neal, age 88 of Dike, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Noel Bailey and Shane Carrington officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Ricky Massey, Jonah Massey, Wade Bartley, Joel Pace, Shawn Phillips and Steve Tubb serving as pallbearers. His grandchildren are honorary pallbearers....

Nov 26, 2015

Pauline Edwards passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2015 at her residence in Sulphur Springs. She was born on January 8, 1925, the daughter of Thomas and Emma (Sawin) Lawson in Celeron, New York. She was married to William D. Edwards, Sr. who precedes her in death. Pauline was a loving mother and grandmother, a dancer, a retired nurse,...

Nov 22, 2015

Graveside Services for Tom Wilks, age 64 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Gafford Chapel with Rev. Larry Maynard officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Tom passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Trinity Mother Frances in Tyler....

Nov 21, 2015

Funeral Services for Lorene Corley, age 82 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Blackmon officiating. Interment will follow at Mahoney Cemetery with Randal Voss, Eric Voss, C.R. McPherson, Jr., Sim Lucas, David Blackmon and Jerry Voss serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation....

Nov 17, 2015

Private services for Alberta Rose Harris, age 87 of Sulphur Springs will be held at a later date. Alberta passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. She was born on May 15, 1928 in St. Louis, MO, the daughter of Gus and Elenor (Kenow) Spirz. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her...

Nov 16, 2015

Graveside Services for Chad Nolen, age 37 of Austin, formerly of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Yantis Cemetery with Michael Coker officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Chad passed away on Monday, November 16, 2015 in Austin. He was a dairy man and a carpenter. He was born on February...

Nov 15, 2015

Graveside services with military honors for James Earnheart, age 74 of Mt. Vernon, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Miller Grove Cemetery with Rev. C. J. Duffey officiating. There will be no formal visitation. James passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Mission Manor Nursing Home in Mt. Vernon. He was an electrician....

Nov 14, 2015

Funeral services for Earnest "Bud" Hooks, age 60 of Sulphur Springs will be held on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at League Street Church of Christ with Jerry Savage officiating. Interment with military graveside honors will follow at Forest Academy Cemetery with Owen Jobe, Troy Sewell, Justin Liddle, Alex Liddle, Tiny and Rusty McIlveene serving as pallbearers....