Obituary and Funeral Notices

James Harred

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James Harred

Funeral services for James “Jimbo” Harred, age 49, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 18, 2020, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Jordan Harred, Toby Poe, Chris Owens, Willie Krechek, Jason Maroney, and Greg Fitzgerald serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Anderson, Brandon Bryant, Ron-Jacob Bautista, William Coggins, Ronnie Green, and Gary Crawford. A come and go visitation will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....

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Billy J. Williams

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Billy J. Williams

A funeral service for Billy J. Williams, age 77, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Friday, September 18, 2020 at 2:00 PM at the Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation is scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Interment will follow at the Shooks Chapel Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Mike Story, Billy Ray Howard, Devon Martinez, Daniel Thedford, Ricky Wyly III and Justin Elliott. Mr. Williams passed away on Monday, September 14, 2020 at Rock Creek Health and Reb Center in Sulphur...

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Wanda Lou Goodson

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Wanda Lou Goodson

Funeral services for Wanda Lou Goodson, age 86, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mark Eckstrom officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with David Britton, Tommy Camp, Derb Goodman, Brandon Bates, Ronnie Bates and Tracy Giles serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Jarrod Kirkpatrick and Turk Morgan. A come and go visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Wanda...

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Sammie Maxine Wright Carnes

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Sammie Maxine Wright Carnes

Sammie Maxine Wright Carnes of Lake Dallas, Texas, 97, passed away on September 10, 2020. Sammie was preceded in death by her parents, Sarah and Sam Houston Wright, and four siblings, Rose, Faula Mae, Margaret, and Paul, by her husband, Douglas Carnes; and three sons, Douglas Carnes, Jr., Tommy Carnes, and Larry Don Carnes. She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Robb of Dallas, Texas; and three grandchildren, Douglas Carnes III of Canyon Lake, Texas, Simon Spencer of Rohnert Park, California, and Michael Robb of Dallas, Texas. She was born...

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Lloyd Ray Duckworth

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Lloyd Ray Duckworth

Graveside services for Lloyd Ray Duckworth, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 11:30 Saturday, September 12, 2020, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Cooper with Bro. Neal Cochran officiating. Pallbearers will be Michael Duckworth, Cecil Duckworth, William Dan Duckworth, Cecil Duckworth, Leslie Jackson, and Bradley Lane. Honorary pallbearer will be Edith Jackson. Visitation was held from 10 to 11 a.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home prior to service. Ray passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2020. He was born on January 28, 1938 in Charleston, the son of...

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H.C. Fouse

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H.C. Fouse

Funeral service for H.C. Fouse, age 84, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Pastor Jason Conner officiating.  Interment will follow at Posey Cemetery with Billy Huskey Jr., Jeremy Chester, Christian Huskey, Kevin Back, Julio Hernandez and Preston O’Neal serving as pallbearers.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Mr. Fouse passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances, Tyler. H.C. was born on May 4, 1936 in the Peerless...

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Ronnie E. “Pappy” McDonald

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Ronnie E. “Pappy” McDonald

A service for Ronnie E. “Pappy” McDonald, age 84, of Cumby, will be held at a later date. Mr. McDonald passed away on Monday, September 9, 2020 at his residence in Cumby. He was born on January 4, 1936 to James Fredrick McDonald and Mary Elizabeth Lum McDonald in Cumberland, Maryland. He married Rosalia Maureene Gafney in Maryland on June 4, 1960. Mr. McDonald was a teacher. Survivors include: daughters: Karen Munson and Taresa Steward and husband Dick; 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents: James...

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Dean Allen Rookwood

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Dean Allen Rookwood

Dean Allen Rookwood, age 57, of Emory, TX will not have any services at this time. Dean passed away on Thursday September 3, 2020 at his residence, in Emory, TX. Dean was born on October 23, 1962 in Ventura, CA to Dickerson Samuel and Marcia Lou Rookwood. He worked as a security guard, proudly served in the Marines, and was devoted to his Mother. He is survived by his mother, Marcia; sister, Susan Kate Putnam; brother, Gregory Lou Rookwood; and numerous nephews and nieces. Uncle Dean will be missed. Arrangements are under the direction of...

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Thomas Ellison

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Thomas Ellison

Thomas Ellison was born on October 11, 1950 in Winnsboro, Texas and passed away at the age of 69 on September 3, 2020. Mr. Ellison was born to the late Edward and Ella Juanita (Barrow) Ellison. He was a lifelong resident of the area. Thomas graduated from South Franklin High School. Mr. Ellison worked as a Mason for many years and when not working loved to fish, produce lots of vegetables in his garden and sit down and enjoy a huge bowl of peas from that garden. Thomas was a member of Purley Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his...

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Sharon Hohhertz

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Sharon Hohhertz

A memorial service for Sharon Hohhertz, age 70, of Sulphur Springs, are pending at this time. Sharon peacefully fell asleep in death at her home Sunday morning, September 6, 2020. Sharon was born in Ardmore, OK on June 20, 1950. She was one of five children born to Amos and Doris Price. She grew up in Graham, Texas and went to school to be an educator and taught public schools for years. She was married to Durwin Hohhertz on December 5, 1970 in Graham, Texas and had the pleasure of having one daughter, Julie Crystal Hohhertz (now Smalley)....

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