George Murrie Hill
Graveside service for Murrie Hill, age 90, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 12, 2017 at Nelta Cemetery with Bro. Marvin Weir officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Mr. Hill passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 in Tyler, TX. George Murrie Hill was born on August 6, 1927 in Sulphur Springs, the son of A.V. and Ethel Hill. He married Murlene Gill on June 25, 1948 in Sulphur Springs, she preceded him in death on 2017. Murrie was a postman for 41 years. He was a member of League Street Church of...
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Funeral service with military honors for Richard “Mac” Brayer, age 84 of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Beckham Baptist Church, with Rev. Gary Thompson officiating. Visitation will take place at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home on Saturday, May 12th, 2018 from 6 to 8 P.M. Mr. McBrayer passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 in Sulphur Springs, TX. James Richard “Mac” McBrayer was born on January 7, 1934 in Morehead, KY, the son of Bert and Alta McBrayer. He married Sylvia Teague on September 2, 1953 in...
read moreBarbara Ann Coleman
Funeral services for Barbara Ann Coleman, age 56, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Samuel Glenn and Rev. Paul Pogue officiating. Interment will follow at Sherley Cemetery with Adam Coleman, Jeff Coleman, Mitch Orr, Robert Delima, Ivan Hinkeldey, Jon Nesbitt, and Cole Newsom serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Judge Robert Newsom, Ronnie Rudd, and posthumously John Pangle. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2018 at West...
read moreLouise Marie Long Yates
Private memorial service for Louise Yates, age 64, of Sulphur Springs,TX will be held at a later date. Mrs. Yates passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Carriage House, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Louise Marie Long Yates was born on December 23, 1953 in Dallas, Texas, to Sammie and Irene (Maske) Long. She married Gary Yates on December 12, 1970 in Dallas, Texas. Louise and Gary was owner of G&L Truck Service. Louise served as a Texas Dixie Softball District Director 1994-2009. She was very instrumental in the growth of Dixie Softball in...
read moreFrancis “Frank” Joseph Stringfellow, Jr.
Francis “Frank” Joseph Stringfellow, Jr., age 64, of Point, passed away Monday, April 30, 2018, in Plano, at Medical City Plano. Frank was born in Shreveport, LA, Nov. 25,, 1953, to Francis Joseph and Carmelita Andries Stringfellow, Sr.. Frank finished high school and some college, as well as, serving his country in the U.S. Air Force. During his working career, Frank was employed as an aircraft mechanic at L-3. He married Jo Ellen Johnson in Point, on Nov. 18, 1995. Those left behind to enjoy his memories include: Wife: Jo...
read moreGeneva Daris Smith
by Judy Smith Colvin Geneva Daris Adams Smith, born March 4, 1922, was the youngest child of Joseph Hugh Adams and Ruthie Asbury Watkins Adams. Her father and mother had moved to East Texas from Tennessee and North Carolina in the late 1800’s in search of new beginnings. They met and married and began their life together as a farming couple. The marriage was blessed with nine children, Daris being the youngest. Daris was the last surviving sibling of her six brothers: Milton, Clyde, Johnie, Joe Rae, Morris, and Thomas Lee and her two...
read moreDonna Joslin
Donna Joslin of the Tira Community in Hopkins County passed away at her residence on May 3, 2018. Donna was born February 20, 1952, in Trinidad, Texas, the daughter of James Elgen White and Cordi Joyce Clay White. She married Stanley Frank Joslin on April 17, 1985, in Enloe, Texas. He preceded her in death on January 7, 2016, after nearly 31 years of marriage. One of her favorite past times was fishing and she would fish as often as she could. Donna is survived by her daughter Nickie Robertson of Tira, a stepson, Greg Joslin, and a step...
read moreJene Rene Almon
Jene Rene Almon, age 79, of Emory, passed away on Thursdaay, April 12, 2018 in Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. She was born July 17, 1938, in Dallas, to Frank Erwin and Hazel Katherine Cromer Daudelin. She married Robert Allen Almon in Dallas in 1950. Jene was a college graduate…yet, preferred to stay home to raise her children. She shall be missed by all her friends and family. Survivors include: Sons: James Richard Almon of Holly Lake Ranch; Frank Douglas Almon of Keokuk, Iowa Brother: Don Daudelin of McComb, IL Grandchildren:...
read moreClyde Doyle Dunn
Graveside services for Clyde Doyle Dunn, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be conducted at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Ridgeway Cemetery. There will be no formal visitation. Clyde passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Arrangements are under the direction of West Oaks Funeral Home.
read moreShelby J. Harper
Shelby J. Harper, 87, of Sulphur Bluff died Monday night, April 30, 2018, at Mission Manor in Mount Vernon, Texas. Shelby was born February 26, 1931 in Franklin County to Zadie and L.S. Harper. He was a graduate of Sulphur Bluff High School, where he won a gold medal in the mile run at the state track meet. Shelby married Dixie Lynn Hare, who preceded him in death in March of 2017. Shelby was a rancher and loved working the land feeding his cows. He was a hard worker, tending to his cows until his hospitalization on December 26, 2017. When...
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