H.W. Halcomb
H.W. Halcomb We honor H.W. Halcomb and rejoice that he has joined the Lord God; his grandson, Daniel Loggins; mom and dad, Nannie and Bill Halcomb; his brothers, Baby James and Ken Halcomb; and his beloved sister, Barbara Halcomb Williams. We give thanks to God for salvation that we will one day join them. He was almost born in a cotton patch November 2, 1937, in Como, Texas. His mom was picking cotton the day he was born. He too...
Obituary – Ken Douglas
Ken Douglas A funeral service for Ken Douglas, of Dike, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Travis Aven and Adam Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery with Keil Kimmons, Nick Steer, Caleb Baker, Darrell Douglas, Grant Baker, Alex Mat and Colin Baker serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky...
Ken Douglas
Funeral service for Ken Douglas, age 87 of Dike, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Travis Aven and Adam Teer officiating. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery with Keil Kimmons, Nick Steer, Caleb Baker, Darrell Douglas, Grant Baker, Alex Mat and Colin Baker serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral...
Obituary – Walter B. Pair
Walter Pair Walter B. Pair, age 91, of Sulphur Springs and formerly from Wylie, Texas, passed away on July 15, 2022. A funeral service is scheduled for 1:45 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2022, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with Cody Alan Rushing officiating. Interment following on Monday, July 25, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Pecan Grove Cemetery in McKinney, Texas. He was born on September 20, 1930, to Harrison Andrew Pair and Maggie Belle Roberts...
Tom Ramsay
Born in the first Mt. Vernon hospital located on Main Street, Tom Ramsay was born and reared in his beloved East Texas town. A 1958 graduate, he was an All-District Lineman for the Tigers and went on to play college football for one year at Arlington State University, later transferring to SMU and becoming a Phi Delta Theta, he graduated with a business degree. Working in Dallas for Harris-Seybold where...
Kenneth Villa
Kenneth Villa, age 17, left his earthly home way too soon on July 11, 2022 in Mount Vernon, Texas. A Celebration of Life service will be on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at Sam B. Harvey Funeral home at 10:00 a.m. Kenneth was born on September 29, 2004 in Mount Pleasant, Texas to Antelmo and Martina Villa. He worked in Mount Pleasant at McDonald’s and at Hibbett Sports. He loved to play tennis, basketball and played football for...
Obituary – Tammy Preuss
Tammy Preuss A memorial service for Tammy Preuss, age 64, of Yantis will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with David Darrow officiating. Serving as honorary pall bearers are Judy and Tim, Mary, Chelby, Debbie, Kathy, Anita, Lisa, Melissa, Edna and David. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Preuss passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022. Tammy was born on May 11, 1958, to Johnny and Patsy...
Charles Hynson
Charles Hynson The noble Charles Burnett Hynson was born on January 26, 1948, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Roland George and Mirtrue Alley Hynson. He passed away at Medical City McKinney on Friday, July 15, 2022. He was educated in the Sulphur Springs School District. At an early age, he attended Evening Chapel CME Church in Sulphur Springs, Texas, and after moving to Springfield, MO, attended Macedonia Baptist Church. Charles was...
Charles Burnett Hynson
The noble Charles Burnett Hynson was born on January 26, 1948, in Sulphur Springs, TX to RolandGeorge and Mirtrue Alley Hynson. He passed away at Medical City McKinney on Friday, July 15, 2022. He was educated in the Sulphur Springs School District. At an early age he attended Evening Chapel CMEChurch in Sulphur Springs, TX, and after moving to Springfield, MO he attended Macedonia Baptist Church. Charles was united in marriage to...
Lewis “Ben” Benny Brantley, Jr.
Lewis “Ben” Benny Brantley, Jr., age 65 passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022 in Pittsfield, MA. He was born in 1957 in Maryland to Lewis Benny Brantley and Barbara Jenny-Lee Knight Brantley Scott. Ben enjoyed living his life to the fullest extent that the law would allow and sometimes outside of those boundaries. Although unlucky in love, he was very lucky at the poker table and was quite the gambler in love as well as in life. He...
