Obituary and Funeral Notices

Alice Davis

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Alice Davis

Funeral service for Alice Davis, age 95, of Ennis, TX, will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 2:00PM at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dennis Webster officiating and Rev. Gary Thompson assisting. Serving as pallbearers will be Darron Harred, Derrik Harred, Tony Abercrombie, Steve Ritchey, Travis Schilling, Cody Schilling, Dillon Harred and Will (Coach) Moss. A visitation is scheduled for 1:00 to 2:00 on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, one hour before the service. Mrs. Davis passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at Bluebonnet Rehab in Ennis, TX....

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Margaret Ann Tinsley

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Margaret Ann Tinsley

Graveside services for Margaret Ann Tinsley, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Providence Cemetery in Mt. Vernon with Gregg Tinsley, Todd Tinsley, David Gilmore, Braden Tinsley, Eric Starrett, Jason Starrett, and Brevin Tinsley serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation. Margaret passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at her residence. She was born on October 24, 1940 in Mt. Vernon, TX, the daughter of Carl Lowell and Edgar Agnes Rogers Sims. She married Don Tinsley on May 29, 1959...

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Elmer James “E. J.” Arnecke

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Elmer James “E. J.” Arnecke

Funeral mass for Elmer James “E. J.” Arnecke, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Yorktown, TX. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery. E. J. passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX. He was born on November 8, 1936 in Weesatche, TX, the son of Otto and Louise Weise Arnecke. He married Helen Respondek on November 23, 1957 in Yorktown, TX. E. J. achieved the highest level, Fourth Degree, and also served...

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Barris Edwards Sims

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Barris Edwards Sims

Barris Edwards Sims, born May 19, 1941 in Como, Texas, began his journey as the oldest child born to Manly and L.V. Sims. He attended school in Como and Sandfield and later graduated from Douglas High School of Sulphur Springs. He then joined the United States Army serving his country for 3 years. Barris and Vera Ann Hall were united in marriage on October 5, 1991. They share 29 beautiful years of marriage together. Barris worked in many capacities for several entities including the United States Post Office, Rockwell International, Sulphur...

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Jennifer Beth Walls

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Jennifer Beth Walls

Private graveside services for Jennifer Beth Walls, age 47, of Emory will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Arbala Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Jennifer passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020 at her residence. Jennifer was born on September 13, 1972 in Garland, TX, the daughter of Buddy Charles Walls I and Mary Elizabeth Burns Walls. Jennifer was a homemaker and a Christian. She is survived by her husband Raymond Shackelford of Emory, son, Jeffery Prine and wife Daniell of GA, daughters, Ashton Odell of Dew, TX, Megan Tillison...

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Robin Danette Spence

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Robin Danette Spence

Robin Danette Spence, age 66, of Emory, passed away April 16, 2020, in Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. She was born in Dallas on December 18, 1953, to the parentage of Daniel and Valley Elizabeth Oglesby Robison. She married William Vaughn Spence in Dallas on August 18, 2010. She worked all her life since age 14 as a supervisor in the carnival business, working at the State Fair of Texas, in and out of season, until recently when she couldn’t work any longer. She attended church with her sister at Country...

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Roberta Kay Vazquez

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Roberta Kay Vazquez

Roberta Kay Vazquez, age 58, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. There will be a come and go visitation held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, May 9, 2020 at West Oaks Funeral Home. There will be no formal funeral services. Roberta was born on February 7, 1962 to C.B. and Bobbie Marshall. She married Eusebio Vazquez on January 1, 1989 in Sulphur Springs. For 31 years their love was unlike any other. There were ups and downs but love always pulled them through. She leaves behind her husband, Eusebio Vazquez,...

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Billie Flanary Porter

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Billie Flanary Porter

Private funeral service for Mrs. Billie Flanary Porter, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Edgar Clements and Pastor Gary Griffin officiating. Interment will follow at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Mrs. Porter passed away May 6, 2020 at her residence in Sulphur Springs, TX. Billie Dean Flanary Porter was born January 6, 1937 in Enloe, TX to William Elliott and...

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Mary Beatrice Dougherty

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Mary Beatrice Dougherty

Private graveside service for Mary Beatrice Dougherty, age 95, of Sulphur Springs will be held Saturday in Dougherty Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Dougherty passed away peacefully in her sleep at her residence with her family beside her in Sulphur Springs, TX. Bea was born on April 27, 1925 in Emory, TX to W.J. and Nealie Fitzgerald Pennebaker. She married Leo Dougherty in Emory, TX on July 17, 1944. She was a loving wife and mother. She was a faithful servant of the Lord and a member of the Church of Christ. She is...

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George “G.R.” Romans

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George “G.R.” Romans

Private family graveside services for George “G.R.” Romans, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Restlawn Memorial Park with Bro. Mike Eason officiating. Pallbearers will be J.J. Price, Marty Fite, Mike Broxson, Jerry Broxson, Jason Romans, Scott Courson, and Justin Grubbs. There will be a come and go visitation held on Friday, May 8, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at West Oaks Funeral Home. G.R. passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. He was born on August 4,...

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