Obituary and Funeral Notices

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Kenneth Hopper

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Kenneth Hopper

Graveside service for Kenneth Hopper, age 84, Como will be held at 10:00 A.M on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Greenpond Cemetery with C.R. Chapman officiating and Claude Chapman, David Dodd, MikeDodd, Greg Ponder, Richard Teer, Kerry Bailey, friends at Crystal Feed Mills, buddies from the US Navy VF-141 “The Iron Angels” and the men at Lake Highlands Baptist Church serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 A.M at the Greenpond Baptist Church, EducationalBuilding. Mr. Hopper passed away at daybreak on Monday, August...

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Wanda Lou Williams Bonnette

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Wanda Lou Williams Bonnette

Funeral service for Wanda Lou Williams Bonnette, age 77, of Winnsboro, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Black Oak Baptist Church with Bro. Ricky Self and Chris Taylor officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12 noon. Interment will be held at 4:00 p.m. at Rockford Cemetery in Lamar County with James Morris, Ricky Self Jr, Eddie Wood, Kody Williams, Anthony Gonzalez, and Gary Hudson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Landan Jones, Steven Ross Jr, Otto Self, Oliver Self, Bo...

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Jerri Cross

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Jerri Cross

Graveside service for Jerri Cross, age 81, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 20 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Bro. Jim Moore officiating and Shane Darlin, Eldon Reynolds, David Townsend, Stanley Townsend, Russell Rollins and Josh Hudson serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Cross passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at her home. Geraldine “Jerri” Rollins Cross was born on May 16, 1939 in Miller Grove to...

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Neal Eugene Rogers

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Neal Eugene Rogers

Military graveside services for Neal Eugene Rogers, age 80, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery with Chaplin Joseph Stanley officiating. There will be a come and go visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Neal passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. He was born on December 11, 1939, in Downing, WI, the son of Philip Eugene and Clara Perry Rogers. He married Marcia JoAnn Baumgartner on January 27, 1962, in St. Paul, MN....

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Bonita Bassham

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Bonita Bassham

Funeral service for Bonita Lou (Kiker) Bassham, age 91, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday August 18, 2020, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m., prior to the start of the service. Her son-in-law, Bro. Verner Ulrich, will officiate and her grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are her granddaughters. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery. A resident of Carriage House Manor, Mrs. Bassham passed away Friday, August 14, 2020, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. She was born...

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Bro. Troy Watson

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Bro. Troy Watson

Private graveside service for Bro. Troy Watson, age 65, of Edgewood, Texas will be held at Tira Cemetery with Bro. Charlie Gowin and Bro. Benny Craft officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Bro. Watson passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020, at Christus Mother Frances, Tyler, Texas. Troy Lynn was born on November 22, 1954, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to William Troy and Leveta (Chapman) Watson. He married Maxine Gowin-Cassidy on July 8, 1994, in Balch Springs. Bro. Troy was ordained by Missionary Baptist Association and was...

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James “Buster” Harris

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James “Buster” Harris

Graveside service for James “Buster” Harris, age 93, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 16, 2020, at Nelta Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sunday August 16, 2020, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Harris passed away Friday, August 14, 2020, at Wesley House Assisted Living in Sulphur Springs, Texas. James “Buster” Harris was born on July 12, 1927, in Gunter, Texas to Thomas Jefferson and Annie Lou Harris. He married Glenda Simmons in Hugo, OK, on September 22, 1951; she preceded him in death...

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Joe Dan Van Wey

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Joe Dan Van Wey

Joe Dan Van Wey passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. He was born on May 26, 1940, the son of William Edward and Florence Van Wey. He graduated from Sulphur Springs High School in 1959 and joined the United States Army where he served from 1959 to 1962. He later attended SMU University. Joe Dan is survived by onebrother, Ernest Van Wey; nephew, Will Van Wey; nieces, Stephanie Halbert and Sherry Woodall; great-nephews, Caleb Van Wey and William Van Wey; and great-niece, LaCinda Rogers. Joe Dan is preceded...

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Phoebe “Cookie” Lee

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Phoebe “Cookie” Lee

Private family graveside service for Phoebe “Cookie” Lee, age 59, of Sulphur Springs will be held at East Caney Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation.  Mrs. Lee passed away on Friday, August 5, 2020 at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler. Phoebe Ann was born on December 30, 1960 to Louis B Person Sr and Hulene Bell Person.  She married Marsel Lee and he preceded her in death in 2019.  Phoebe was a member of Mitchell Chapel Church of God In Christ.  She is survived by her children, Ashley Foster, Terrance Wheat, Almeka Franklin...

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Jerry Hooker

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Jerry Hooker

Funeral service for Jerry Hooker, age 78, of Yantis, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Bro. Danny Caldwell and Bro. Paul Newby officiating. Interment will follow at Yantis Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Mr. Hooker passed away on Thursday, August 6, 2020 at his residence in Christus Mother Frances Hospital – Tyler, TX. Jerry Hooker was born on July 11, 1942 to Paul and Odessa Hooker. Jerry married Frances Traughber on May 14th, 1966 in Dallas,...

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