Kenneth Paul Striplinig
Stripling, Kenneth Paul, USMC Ret. passed away August 18, 2015 in DeSoto, Texas. He was born in Dallas, Texas, on July 5, 1943 to Bruce Curtis and Louise Leona Stripling. He spent his childhood in Miller Grove and Dallas, Texas, graduating from W.W. Samuell High School in 1961. He then joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He proudly served for the next 22 years, including 3 tours in Vietnam. He later served in other important positions, ending his career in the JAG at Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California. After a brief stint in northern...
read moreTara Kaye (Bright) Taylor
Funeral services for Mrs. Tara Kaye (Bright) Taylor, age 39, of Pickton, will be conducted Saturday, August 22, at 2 p.m. in the worship center of Greenpond Baptist Church, Como. Mrs. Taylor passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015 in Athens, Texas. Tara was born in Winnsboro on September 21, 1975 to Robert “Bob and Margie Helen Doyle Bright. She was a caregiver and a Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Rodney Taylor of Pickton; son, Joshua Eric Taylor of Pickton; daughter, Kellie Joann Taylor of Pickton; parents, Bob and...
read moreDana E. Thorpe
Memorial Services for Dana E. Thorpe of Yantis will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Perry Crisp and Bro. Fred Fangio officiating. Visitation one hour prior to the service. Dana passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015, at his residence. He was born on April 8, 1944 in Framingham, MA, the son of Ellery Vincent and Ruth Alice (Moore) Thorpe. He married Wanda Lee Chapman. He served in the U.S. Air Force serving one tour in Vietnam, was a retired dairy farmer, was a salesman for John...
read moreWillis Parker
Funeral arrangements for Willis Parker, age 90, of Sulphur Springs are pending with Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Ms. Parker passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, at Rock Creek Nursing Home.
read moreJoyce J. Coker
Graveside services for Joyce J. Coker, age 80 of Sulphur Springs will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Yantis Cemetery with Rev. Rodney Crist officiating. There will be no formal visitation. She was born on February 2, 1935 in Gonzales, TX, the daughter of Herbert and Oma Lee (Johnson) Jowers. She married Merrell D. Coker on June 26, 1950 in Houston. Joyce passed away from this life at home with her family by her side on Saturday, August 15, 2015. She has gone to be with her husband of 60 years, in the Kingdom of Heaven...
read moreJill Barclay
Funeral services for Jill Barclay, age 68 of Yantis will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs with Dr. Joel Lawrence and Rev. Pete Adrian officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Jerry Capps, Scott Lumley, Mark Lumley, Tim Johnson, Chase Helm, David LeFlore, Spencer Capps and Dalton Capps serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Dr. I. L. Balkcom, Dr. Keith Allison, Perry Altenbaumer, Larry Wilman and Ronny Glossup. The family will...
read moreHeriel Michael (Mike) Ezell
Heriel Michael (Mike) Ezell, beloved brother and uncle, went to be with the Lord on August 11, 2015, at Zale Lipshy Hospital in Dallas. He was born in Dallas, Texas on October 2, 1953 to H.M. and Hazel Nichols Ezell. His family later moved to Pickton where he attended school and graduated from Como-Pickton High School. His family always referred to him as Michael but his friends and co-workers knew him as Mike. Michael began his working career as an oilfield supply salesman for Bell Supply in far south Texas and Florida and then for Romack...
read moreDorothy “Dot” Christian Yarbourgh
Graveside funeral services for Dorothy “Dot” Christian Yarbrough, age 95 of Yantis will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 14, 2015 at Yantis Cemetery with Rev. Rodney Crist officiating. Clayton Christian, David Christian, Stephen Christian, Robert Tullis, Gene Tullis and Ronnie Stephens serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Yarbrough passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2015, at East Texas Medical Center in Quitman. She was born on July...
read moreDonna Wilhite
Donna Wilhite, age 66 passed away from this life on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at her home in Hopkins County. She was born in Sulphur Springs on October 19, 1948, the daughter of Howard Paul and Olcie (Scott) Springer. She married Jerry Don Wilhite on December 22, 1967 in Sulphur Springs. She was a longtime member of the League Street Church of Christ and a past volunteer with Hopkins County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She was a long time avid antique dealer and collector. Survivors include her husband; son, Gregory Wilhite of...
read moreJimmie Joe “Papa Jim” Painter
Funeral service for Jimmie Joe “Papa Jim” Painter will be at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 10:30 am., Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. Father Victor Hernandez will officiate. Interment will follow in Lone Star Cemetery, in Point, with the U.S. Air Force performing military honors at the gravesite. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm, Wednesday evening at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Painter was born Sept. 12, 1933, in Hereford, to Hiram Ambrose and Odessa Susan Campbell Painter. He served his country between 1956 and...
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