John T. Johnson
Funeral services for John T. Johnson, age 72, of Cumby will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jim Moore, Bro. Chris Pipkin and Bro. James Wascom officiating. Interment will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Cumby with David Singleton, Mitch Singleton, Ted Chandler, Harold Nicholson, Mark Corey, Thomas Jefferson, Brandon Byrd, and Jeff Newton serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 5, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home. John passed away on Monday,...
read moreEttie Marie Tarver Sanders
Ettie Marie Tarver Sanders died early Monday morning, May 2, 2016 at Wesley House in Sulphur Springs from complications of a stroke. Ettie was born on December 18, 1930 in Polk County, Texas. She was the daughter of Barney Burl and Ettie Platt Tarver. She was a proud graduate of Beaumont High School, Beaumont, Texas. On Christmas Day, 1950, she married Norman Ray Sanders in Beaumont, Texas. They celebrated fifty years of marriage in December 2000. Together they ran the Texaco Distributorship in Sulphur Springs for many years. He preceded her...
read moreBetty Jane Winstead
Betty Jane Winstead, 83, of Cumby passed away on Monday, May 2, 2016. Betty was born on October 24, 1932, in Commerce, Texas, to Thelma Hammonds and Joe Lytle. She married Billy Joe Winstead in Greenville on December 6, 1949.She was CNA for over 40 years. She is survived by her two sons: Billy John (Ruby) Winstead of Cumby and Benny Sim (Becky) Winstead of Como, TX, and her daughter Joann Hill of Cumby, her grandchildren: Betty McCarter, Misty Morrow, Ruby Winstead, Bryan Winstead, Billie Winstead, Sherry Brooks, Benny Winstead and Anthony...
read moreNancy Simms Hudson
Nancy Simms Hudson, age 73, of Pickton, born on January 25, 1943, her mother’s birthday, peacefully passed into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, May 1, 2016. She was the daughter of Rigdon Orr “Jack” Simms and Margaret Burkitt Simms of Houston. She was a retired school teacher and member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Pickton. She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Matthew J. Hudson. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Jack N. Hudson of Pickton; daughter, Laura L. Hudson of Houston; two grandchildren,...
read moreTommy Harrington
Funeral Services for Tommy Harrington, age 37 of Sulphur Springs will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. Charlie Beliew. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. Tommy passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at St. Michaels Hospital in Texarkana. He was born on August 10, 1978 in New Boston, the son of Tony Dean and Patty (Lester) Harrington. He married Alicia Rutledge on April 27, 2015 in Sulphur Springs. He was a diesel mechanic and of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his...
read moreShirley Farmer Dunn
Funeral Services for Shirley Farmer Dunn, age 73 of Commerce, formerly of Sulphur Springs will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Jim Sustaire officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Vernon City Cemetery with Steven Hoelscher, Bryan Bizzell, Eldon Jones, Elza Hensley, Greg Hoelscher and Dakota Farmer serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer is Bennie Potter. Visitation will be held Monday, May 2, 2016 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Shirley passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 at...
read moreTony Murray
A memorial service for Tony Murray, age 71, of Alba, will be held Saturday, May 7, 2016, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Tony passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Medical City Hospital in Dallas. Tony was born Dec. 26, 1944, in Dallas, to Lonnie and Bobbye Carroll Murray. He served his country, during the Vietnam era, in the U.S. Army. For most of his working career, he drove a truck for Yellow Freight. Tony married Glenda Annette Wallace in Edgewood on Feb. 1, 1996. He played lead guitar in the gospel singing group, and...
read moreEllen Jobe Pickerill
Ellen Jobe Pickerill age 95 of Wolfe City, Texas passed away from this life on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Greenville at the Hunt Regional Health Care Center. She was born to John Thomas and Abbie Jane Carothers Jobe on December 30, 1920 in Fannin County near Wolfe City. She married Edgar Little Pickerill on October 8, 1938 in Wolfe City. Ellen attended Wolfe City High School and graduated with the class of 1938. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wolfe City. She was always industrious whether working in her garden,...
read moreDr. Dan Jones
Dan Richard Jones, Ph.D., unexpectedly passed away at his home in Commerce, Texas in the early morning of Friday, April 29, 2016; he was 63 years old. Born on April 1, 1953 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Jones is preceded in death by his beloved parents, Richard Lavern Jones and Frances Wilson Jones of Corpus Christi, Texas. Dan is survived by his soul-mate and loving wife of 20 years, Mrs. Jalinna James Jones of Commerce; daughter Mrs. Allyson Lee Jones and her husband Dr. Sean Ferrier-Watson of Denton, Texas; and daughter Miss Aislinn Anne...
read moreJayson Blake “Wookie” Davis
Graveside services for Jayson Blake “Wookie” Davis, age 38, of Huntsville will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Yantis Cemetery with Rev. Jim Holcombe officiating. Pallbearers will be Matt Gallipeau, Josh Lauerman, Matt McKeehan, Phil McKeehan, David Kemp and Randy Tyer. Honorary pallbearers will be Darrel Hickman and Patrick Bankey. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 2, 2016 at West Oaks Funeral Home. Blake passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at Kindred Hospital Springs in Houston. Blake was born...
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