Lester Lee Boyd
Lester Lee Boyd Memorial service for Lester Lee Boyd, age 66, of Como, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, August 7, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Don Stephen’s officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be David Morgan, Justin Darrow, Jeremy Darrow, Bubba Kimmel, Lynn Prater, Jared Prater, and Jonathan Simpson. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 6, 2021, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Lester passed away on July 31, 2021, at his residence. He was born on June 8, 1955, in Grundy, Virginia, the son of Ellis Boyd and...
read moreRobert “Rip” Vanwinkle
Robert “Rip” Vanwinkle Robert “Rip” Vanwinkle went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Friday, July 30, 2021. Rip was born February 28, 1938, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Don and Velma (Boren) Vanwinkle. He spent his younger days in Petrolia before moving to Kilgore. After graduating from Kilgore High School in 1956, Rip attended Texas A&M. During his freshman year he served as a State FFA vice-president. He was a member of the national champion livestock judging team. While at A&M he married his high school sweetheart,...
read moreLois Elizabeth Ferguson
Lois Elizabeth McLaughlin Ferguson, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 29, 2021 in Greenville, Texas. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, Aug 2, 2021 at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home in Greenville, with Dr. Matthew Thomas, and Dr. Matthew Beasley officiating. A graveside service will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Lois was born May 5, 1927 on the family farm in Channing, Texas to Ernest Van McLaughlin and Mildred Buffington McLaughlin. Lois...
read moreTommy Drew Owen
Oct. 7, 1945-July 30, 2021 Tommy Drew Owen Tommy Drew Owen of Deport, Texas, passed away on Friday, July 30, 2021, at Paris Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 7, 1945, in Clarksville, Texas. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Shirlene; his parents, Davis (Shorty) and Katie Owen; one brother, Melvin Owen; and two sisters, Mary Bailey and Loretta Owen. Tommy is survived by his wife, Martha Owen of Deport; three daughters, Jeanell Crews of Deport, Tammy Barnes and husband Darrell of Bairdstown, and Amanda Dockery and husband,...
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Ralph Hobaugh A Private Family Burial for Ralph Hobaugh, age 83, were held at 1 PM on Thursday, August 5, 2021, at Blackburn Cemetery in Franklin, OK. Mr. Hobaugh passed away on July 26, 2021, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas. He was born the son of John Albert Hobaugh and Effie Dora Mayhew Hobaugh on May 29, 1938, in Newalla, Oklahoma. He was married to Charlene Lambert in Levelland, Texas, in 1962. She preceded him in death in 2011. Ralph was a sheet metal fabricator with A&S Air Conditioning in Sulphur...
read moreAbner Earl Dunlap
Abner Earl Dunlap, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tyler, Texas. Visitation will be on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Denton Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Texas. Funeral services will immediately follow at 12 p.m. Pallbearers will be Tom Dunlap, Bo Dunlap, Barry Washington, Harry Washington, Donald Washington, and Roger Dunlap. Interment will be at the Denton Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Texas. Abner was born to Arthur Dunlap and Bennie (Balden) Dunlap on February 15, 1942, in...
read moreJames Baxter
Funeral service for James Lewis Baxter, age 80, of Saltillo, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, 2021. at Weaver Baptist Church with Bro. Tom Friday and Brock Mullino officiating. Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery in Dallas at 2:30 p.m. with Nick Baxter, Connor Baxter, Zach Lewis, Jordan Roos, Josh Reeder, Rick Long, and Derek McClure serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Harold McClure, Billy Gene Davidson, and the Table ofKnowledge at The Red Barn. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday,...
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Norwood Leon Tanton Graveside service for Norwood Leon Tanton, age 91, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Restlawn Memorial Park with Buddy Wiggins officiating. Pallbearers will include Anthony Tanton, Brent Tanton, Tim Tanton, Jimmy Ray Skelton and Ronnie Parris. Bodie Watkins and Jackie Watkins will be serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel. Mr. Tanton passed away on July 25, 2021. Mr. Tanton was born on...
read moreW.A. Cook Jr.
W.A. Cook Jr. Funeral Service for W.A. Cook Jr., age 82, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with C.J. Duffey officiating. Interment with military honors will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Christopher Carrel, Justin Coleman, Jenni Coleman, Matthew Covington, Hunter Coleman, and Steven Duncan serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Doug Heckenberg, Wayne Bolton, Joshua Whittaker and Christian Cook. Visitation will be held on Monday, July 26, 2021, from 5 to 7...
read moreNathaniel Waldrop
Nathaniel Waldrop Funeral Service for Nathaniel Waldrop, age 25, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Rev Mark Bryant officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Nate passed away on July 20, 2021, at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs. Nate was born on September 3, 1995. He is survived by his parents, Michael and Genny (Maynard) Howard and Robert and Yvonne Weir; sisters, Brittany Jealynn Waldrop-Harness, Alexis Howard and Kaylee...
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