Obituary and Funeral Notices

Mary Lou Julian

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Mary Lou Julian

Funeral service for Mary Lou Julian, 87, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Spence Chapel of First Baptist Church with Bro. Mark Bryant and Bro. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at Sonora Cemetery in Fairlie, TX with Daniel Julian, Gary Adams, Mark Barr, Scott Barr, Eddie Hadlock, Ron Geer, Allan Geer, Charlie Geer, and Travis Johnson serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be her great-grandchildren Gwyn Julian, Kierstyn Julian, Norah Julian, and Harrison Julian. Visitation will...

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Corey Lee McFarland

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Corey Lee McFarland

Memorial Service for Corey Lee McFarland, age 17, of Sulphur Springs will be held at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Davis Street Baptist Church with Bro. Dennis Morris Officiating. Corey passed away Monday, March 6, 2017.  He was born on February 11, 2000 in Sulphur Springs, the son of Jesse Reed McFarland and Wendy Lane (McNiel) Chapman.  He was a student at North Hopkins High School. Corey is survived by his father Jesse and Liz McFarland; his mother, Wendy and Tony Chapman; brothers, Stewart McFarland, Tyler Dennis, Lance...

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Robert Collins

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Funeral arrangements for Robert Collins, age 75, of Saltillo are pending with Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Collins passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Titus Regional Medical Center, Mt. Pleasant. Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.

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Victoriano “Don Victor” Lopez

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Victoriano “Don Victor” Lopez

Funeral Mass of Christian Burial for Victoriano “Don Victor” Lopez, 60, of Brashear, will be held at 2:00 p.m., with Musical Tribute and Rosary to start at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 11, 2017 at St. James Catholic Church with Father Juan Sardinas. Interment will follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Jorge Lopez, Marcelino Diaz, Cruz Lopez, Luis Lopez, Pablo Lopez, Evodio Martinez, Jesus Soto, and Concepcion Jr, Garcia serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., with Rosary starting at 7:00, Friday, March 10,...

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Kellene Dawson

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Kellene Dawson

Kellene Dawson died a peaceful death at 9:50 PM Saturday March 4 at 98 years old. Services will be held at First Methodist Church in downtown Sulphur Springs at 1:30 PM on Wednesday March 8. The service will be a celebration of her life. Kellene, born Dorothy Kellene Birdsong of Greenville, was married to the late Norman Dawson of Sulphur Bluff for over 57 years and is survived by her two daughters (Patsy and her husband Jim Zanios, Linda and her husband Bill Newton), four grandchildren (Jay and James Zanios and their wives Lara and Pamela...

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Floyd L. Payton

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Floyd L. Payton

Funeral Service for Floyd L Payton, age 86, of Tira, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Tira Methodist Church with Andy Wright officiating. Interment will follow at Tira Cemetery with Clen Honzell, B.C. Honzell, Floyd Lawson, Brad Dodd, J.R. Durst and David Honzell serving as pallbearers.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Tira Methodist Church. Floyd passed away March 5, 2017 at his residence.  Floyd was born on March 25, 1930 to Earl L. and Georgia (Cooper) Payton.  He graduated from Cooper High...

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Malcolm S. King

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Malcolm S. King

Funeral service for Malcolm S. King, age 92, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Chapel with Harvey Fails and Shane Carrington officiating.  Interment will follow at Oak Lawn Cemetery with Kyle Goolsby, Corey Oldbury, Fred Kemp, Bill Wilkinson, Dustin Soeder and Brent Oldbury serving as pallbearers and Brad Oldbury, David Ford, Darrell Ford, Robert Morgan and George Walker serving as honorary pallbearers.  Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Malcolm passed...

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Shirley Gillean

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Shirley Gillean

Shirley Gillean, age 69 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 in Tyler. She was born on March 10th, 1947 in Pittsburg to Donnie Quinn and Lucy Johnson Kizer. She was a retired medication aid and was preceded in death by father and one brother, Elbert Quinn, Donnie Quinn. Survivors include mother, Lucy Johnson Kizer; sons, Michael Wallis and wife Amanda of Dike, Stephen Wallis and wife Teresa of Sulphur Springs; brother, R.D. Quinn and wife Carol of Fairfeild; sister, Kay Nowicki of Sulphur Springs; four grandchildren and...

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Darlene Mae Calhoun

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Darlene Mae Calhoun

A memorial service for Darlene Mae Calhoun, age 70, of Emory, will be held 6:00 pm, Wednesday, March 8, at the chapel of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Darlene passed away Wednesday, March 1, in Tyler, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital. She was born in San Antonio, Dec. 9, 1946, to Richard Lewis and Flora Mae Reynolds Easley. She married Randy Calhoun on May 29, 1965, in Pleasant Grove. Darlene was a homemaker. Survivors include: Husband:  Randy Calhoun of Emory Daughter:  Lisa Mae Clark of Emory Son:  Randy James Calhoun (Amanda) of...

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Peggy Yvonne Sustaire

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Peggy Yvonne Sustaire

Peggy Yvonne Sustaire, age 82, of Winnsboro, formerly of Greenwood, passed away in the late morning hours of Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at Trinity Mission Nursing Home in Winnsboro, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s.  Peggy was born on February 6, 1935 in Weaver, Texas to Willis and Christine Davis Brewer; she survives.  Peggy graduated from Saltillo High School.  She married the love of her life and her best friend Pat Nixon Sustaire on August 22, 1953 in Saltillo.  Together they spent the next 58 years raising a family and living a...

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