Joyce Shipp
Joyce Shipp, age 78, of Emory, passed away Friday, September 8, 2017, at her home. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Emory Baptist Church with Bro. Joe Perkins and Bro. Rodney Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Pilgrim Rest #1 Cemetery. Visitation will be at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home on Monday evening 6-8 PM. In lieu of flowers please make donations to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75701 903-266-3400. Joyce was born on December 4, 1938, in Corsicana, TX, to Aubrey...
read moreWilliam Dale “Toby or PePa” Mills
Funeral service for William Dale “Toby or PePa” Mills, age 79, of Sulphur Bluff will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with interment to follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery with Rev. Fred Lewis officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 12, 2017 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Mills, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2017, in Duncanville, TX. William Dale Mills, Sr. was born on April 26, 1938 in Charleston, Texas, the son of Olen Eugene and Freddie Alene...
read moreOla Faye Hornsby
Funeral service for Ola Faye Hornsby, age 91, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for 2:00 PM, Monday, September 11, 2017 at Divide Baptist Church in Sulphur Springs with Pastor Ronnie Miller officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Josh Miller, Heather Miller, Marcus Ford, Amber Ford, Carroll Ethridge and Doug McCool. Great Grandchildren will serve as honorary pallbearers. No visitation is scheduled. Ms. Hornsby passed away on September 5, 2017 at her residence in Sulphur Spring. Faye was born in Yantis on April 16, 1926, the...
read moreRev. Don Truitt Shaw
Funeral services for Rev. Don Truitt Shaw, 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Birthright United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Bailey, Rev. David Shawver, Rev. Monte Stuart, and Rev. Gary Regan officiating. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Jimmie Lewis, Blake Adams, Cooper Adams, Brian Adams, Jimmie Goldsmith, Jerry Don Gibby, Bobby Thomas, and Bob Williams serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., prior to service time. Don passed away on Friday,...
read moreBo West
Bo West, 83, of Sulphur Springs passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Hopkins Place. Bo was born in Big Spring on June 28, 1934 the son of Cecil and Norma (Bowlus) West. He married Pennye Baca in Dallas, Texas. Bo served in the United States Army and was a Certified Public Accountant. Bo was employed by Gulf Holding and Gulf United Corporation for the majority of his working career. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Sulphur Springs Texas. He was a member of the North East...
read moreCharles “Charlie” L. Evans
Charles “Charlie” L. Evans, age 80, of Emory, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Funeral service is scheduled for Friday, September 8, 2017, at 3:00 PM, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Bro. Perry Crisp will officiate. Interment will follow at Lake Fork Memorial Cemetery in Alba. Charlie was born in Butler, on May 22, 1937, to John Wood and Ruth Elizabeth Traylor Evans. He married Betty Jean Henry on July 11, 1955 in Ponca City, OK. They have been married 62 wonderful years and have 4 beautiful...
read moreLaVonna Hayes Hitz
On September 1st, we lost our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Our loss is the Lord’s gain. She was born in Oklahoma City on July 14, 1928 to Carl Hayes and Evelyn Barham Hayes. LaVonna is survived by her 3 children by her 1st husband, Laua Judge Bearden, Jr. Children are Nancy Lynn Ramsey, Laua Daniel Bearden, and Patricia Ann Abney. LaVonna also has 6 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. LaVonna and her late husband George Hitz loved to travel and were avid photographers. She and George took school pictures around the...
read moreLou Jane Umphress
Funeral services for Lou Jane Umphress, age 84, of Dallas, have been scheduled for 2:30 pm on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with O. S. Hawkins officiating. Interment will follow at the City Cemetery. No visitation has been scheduled. Lou Jane Umphress was born in Sulphur Springs on April 9, 1933, the daughter of James Alfred Pogue and Llewellyn Stinson Pogue. She married Michael Lee Umphress in Dallas. He preceded her in death. Ms. Umphress was retired after working for the Dr. Pepper Company, for Mutual of New York...
read moreEddie E. Bullard
Graveside services for Eddie E. Bullard, 79, of Como, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 8, 2017 at Prairie Springs Cemetery in Ben Wheeler, TX with Bro. Fred Lewis officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Eddie passed away on Monday, September 4, 2017 at his residence. He was born on November 7, 1937 in Dallas, TX, the son of Curtis Cleo Bullard and Floy Fay Corley Bullard Mitchell. Eddie worked as a truck driver for C&H Transport for many years. He is survived by son, Charles Curtis Bullard and wife Karen of Kaufman,...
read moreMary Ruth Oller
Mary Ruth Oller, age 72, of Point, passed away at her home on Saturday, August 26, 2017. She was born in Hobbs, New Mexico to Hubert Arthur and Lula Loreais Fuller Coble. Mary worked as a health provider for many years. Survivors include: Daughters: Karen Shumate Whitaker, of Eddy; and Amy Ivey of Point Son: Dennis Ivey of Point Grandchildren: Cristina Westerfield, Lee Whitaker, Michael Perez, Valerie Perez, Marcella Hensley, Adrienne Boaz, Randal Lewelling, Ivy Zuniga, John Zuniga, and Ash Zuniga Great-Grandchildren: Camile, Cayson,...
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