Mary Myrtle Burks
Funeral services for Mary Myrtle Burks will be held Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Cook officiating. Interment will follow at City Cemetery with Neville Stiltner, Tommy Sanderson, Johnny Hoskinson and Henry Hill serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be Saturday evening, April 16 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home. Mary Burks, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, passed awayWednesday, April 13, 2016 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. She was born the daughter of Albert Hoskinson and...
read moreJerry Wayne Dowse
Jerry Wayne Dowse went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, April 15, 2016, and joined his loving family who had preceded him. He leaves behind his high school sweetheart Colleen Chadick Dowse who was his wife of 57 years, and his children, Jana Lane Dowse and Jerry Wayne Dowse, Jr. and wife Stephanie. Jerry was born July 3, 1939, in Newsome, TX, to Iris Hill Dowse and Thomas Francis Dowse. He went to school in Newsome, Pittsburg, and then Winnsboro where enjoyed playing football, graduating in 1957. From Winnsboro he went to...
read moreRobert Pickering
Private services for Robert Pickering, age 72 of Brashear, will be held at a later date. Robert passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at his residence. He was born on September 2, 1943 in Selma, AL the son of Lester Earl and Estelle (Warren) Pickering. He married Betty Joan Mims on April 6, 1973 in Selma, AL. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Taiwan and was a retired manager of Ferndale Fishing Club in Pittsburg. Along with his wife, other survivors include his sons, Shannon Pickering and wife, Heidi of Brashear and...
read moreAileen Ogles
Funeral arrangements for Aileen Ogles, age 73 of Emory are pending with Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Aileen passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory.
read moreClyde Edwin Goins
Funeral services for Clyde Edwin Goins, age 82, of Nelta, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Sulphur Bluff Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Newsom officiating and Rev. John Ginn assisting. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., one hour prior to the service. Military graveside honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Jason Cunningham, Don South, Roy Herman, David Caldwell, Mike Flippin and John Ginn serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Charles E. Goins,...
read moreJoe Elwyn Burns
Funeral service for Joe Elwyn Burns, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Bro. Robert Burns will officiate. Burial will follow in Turner Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday evening from 6:00-8:00 pm at the funeral home. Joe died Monday evening, April 11, 2016 at his residence. He was born June 27, 1944, in Pittsburg, to Edward Drew and Edith Ruth O’Rear Burns. He was career Navy, serving some 28 years, before retiring. He married Linda Ann Odom in Greenville, on...
read moreJohnny Levi Culpepper
Johnny Levi Culpepper, age 71, of Pickton, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 at his home in Pickton. Johnny was born on May 18th, 1945 in Pickton, to the late John Harold Culpepper and Willie Faye Alford Culpepper. Johnny grew up in the East Texas area and joined the Navy at age 17. Johnny left the Navy after his tour of duty, and went on to a career in the electrical supply business, retiring after 34 years with Elliott Electric Supply in 2010. He was a member of Winterfield Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his...
read moreRickie Lee Patrick
Funeral services for Rickey Lee Patrick, age 71 of Cooper, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Rev. B. J. Teer and Paul Ray Vititow, Jr. officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Rickey passed away on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Baylor Medical Center of Dallas. He was born on January 7, 1945 in Sulphur Springs, the son of Leon Henry (Buddy) and Helen Ruth (Williams) Patrick. He was married to Sharon Louise...
read moreGeorge “Bo” Romine
Mr. George “Bo” Romine, age 58 of Winnsboro, passed away on Saturday, April 9th, 2016 in Mt. Pleasant. He was born on June 29th, 1957 in Pittsburg to the late George Edward Romine and Doris Brown Edlin. He was an Equipment Operator at Lowes Distribution Center, was a member of First Assembly of God of Winnsboro. He was preceded in death by his father, George Edward Romine, his step-father, Billy G. Edlin. He is survived by, his loving wife, Lisa Stricklin Romine of Winnsboro; mother, Doris Fay Edlin of Irving; son, George Edward...
read moreBetty Lynn Frazier
Funeral service for Betty Lynn Frazier, age 83, of Emory, will be held Wednesday, April 13, 10:00 am, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Mike Frazier will officiate. The committal service will follow at Rest Haven Cemetery in Rockwall at 2:30 pm.Mrs. Frazier died Saturday afternoon at the residence of her daughter in Emory. She was born Dec. 5, 1932, in Rockwall, to Jesse Marion and Floy Mae Dawson Thompson. She married James Wayne Frazier, in Quinlan (Graham Point Community), on May 23, 1953. During her working career, she was...
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