Paul Ray Burkett
Private graveside services for Paul Ray Burkett, age 77, of Saltillo will be held Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Weaver Cemetery with Rev. Shannon Gammill officiating. Pallbearers will be Jeff Wilson, Willie Dean, Ronnie Parris, Alan Chester, Dale Goldsmith, and Rick Garmon. A visitation will be held during business hours on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 P.M., at West Oaks Funeral Home. Paul passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 at his residence. Paul was born on December 27, 1942 in Weaver, TX, the son of Ben Virgil Burkett...
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A private graveside service for Larry Crist, age 72, of Yantis, will be held and directed by Pastor Byron at Yantis Cemetery with family serving as pallbearers. Mr. Crist passed away April 8, 2020 at Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX. Larry Crist was born December 16, 1947 in Palestine, TX to Bill and Almeda Frizzell Crist. He marriedanis Rhodes on June 10, 1970 and were married for 50 years. He proudly served the U.S. Army and wasa Vietnam Veteran. He was station in Germany and worked as a military policeman. He enjoyed the...
read moreMartha White Penton
A private graveside service for Martha White Penton, age 79, of Henderson, Nevada will be held and directed by Rev. CJ Duffey at Restlawn Memorial Park with Don White, J.C. White, John Coleman, Brandon White, Josh Goodman, Joey Goodman, Richard Abernethy serving as honorary pallbearers. Mrs. Penton passed away April 7, 2020 at Wesley Oaks Memory Care in Sulphur Springs, TX. Visitation is 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Thursday April 9,2020. Martha White Penton was born January 28, 1941 in Arbala, TX to Eldon White and Wilma (Formby) White. She married...
read moreRex Acker
Rex Acker, 82, of Sulphur Springs, TX, passed away at his home in Sulphur Springs on Saturday March 28, 2020. There’ll be no formal visitation as a private graveside memorial service will be held at a later date. Rex was born July 9, 1937 in Charleston, TX to Doyle Acker and Dorothy Lile Acker. He was married to Elaine Vance on February 17, 1955 in Hugo, OK. An Avid hunting and sports enthusiast, Rex loved the outdoors and felt most at home spending time on his farm with beloved friends and family. Up until his retirement he enjoyed a...
read moreDorothy Jean Wise
Dorothy Jean Wise, age 86, passed away Monday morning, April 6, 2020, at her residence in O’Fallon, MO. Memorial services will be held in Sulphur Springs, TX, at a later date. Dorothy Jean (Hamlet) Sene Wise was born July 1, 1933 in Glendale, TN to Garnett H. Hamlet and Brownie Louise (Moore) Hamlet Fox. During her working years, she was a waitress at various restaurants in Florida and Texas. She married Walter L. Sene on March 3, 1956. She married Cletus F.Wise on October 31, 1968. She was a follower of Christ and attended Waypoint Church in...
read moreRose Wright
Family memorial service for Rose Wright, age 68, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at a later date. Rose passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, TX. Rose was born July 13, 1951 in Dallas, TX to Charles James and Billie Dee Godfrey. She worked at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab. She is survived by her daughter, Stacey Ward, of Sonora, TX; son, Cody Godfrey, of Sulphur Springs, TX; grandchildren, Nicki Douglas, Shane Douglas, Tracy Douglas, Raelyn Godfrey, and Rhylie Godfrey; sisters, Debra McGilber and Bonnie...
read moreDuane Garrett
A private graveside service for Duane Garrett, age 84, of Greenville, will be held and directed by Rev. Wayne Darty at Miller Grove Cemetery with Paul Garrett Jr, Colby Garrett, Derrick Petty, Landon Garrett, Heath McGraw, and Zack Collett serving as pallbearers and Preston Garrett and Payton Garrett serving as honorary pallbearers. Mr. Garrett passed away April 6, 2020 at Senior Suites & Rehab in Emory, TX. Duane Garrett was born February 17, 1936 in Miller Grove, TX to Ray Garrett and Oma Burns. He married Joan Erlene Powell on April...
read moreGeneva Dale Rudnicki
Funeral service for Geneva Dale Rudnicki, of Tool, TX, will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, in Emory. Visitation will be held one hour prior. Due to the current regulations we will only be able to allow 10 people in the building at one time. So we will be having to abide by these rules and keep the visitation moving along as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding. Please go to our website at www.wilsonorwoskyfuneralhome.com and...
read moreLinnie Timms Wright
Linnie Maxine Brightwell Timms Wright was born August 26, 1926 to the parents of Leonard and Carrie Bowie Timms in Kilgore, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents and siblings: Thelma, Vernon, Dimple, Calnora, Lonnie, Jessie, Hazel, Helen, and her twin brother, Linzie Timms. Her Aunt Clara and Uncle William Marshall raised her after her parents died. They taught Mom about God and she fell in love with him. She accepted Christ at age six and began her Christian journey. She sang her first solo “Jesus Wants Me for A Sunbeam”; Her first...
read moreRoland (Jack) Laird
A private graveside service for Roland Ralph (Jack) Laird, age 79, of Cumby, will be held and directed by Pastor James Waskom of First Baptist Church Cumby at Restlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Laird passed away Sunday April 5, 2020 at Hospice Of East Texas Home Place in Tyler, TX. Jack was born on February 21, 1941 in Madison, Wisconsin to Donald George Laird and Sarah Ring Laird. He married Gladys Waunelle Smart in Jacksonville, Florida on January 14, 1976. Jack was an Army Veteran having served multiple assignments with distinction. He served as...
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