Harold “Bot” Wright
Funeral services for Harold “Bot” Wright, age 72, have been set for 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Morning Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Fergus Jacobs officiating. Assisting will be Rev. Harold Nash. Serving as pallbearers will be Kenneth Lewis, Jeffrey Moore, Roderick Godbolt, Broderick Godbolt, Bryant Jackson and O.J. Hill. The grandsons will serve as honorary pallbearers and granddaughters serving as flower...
SSHS UIL Academic Team Placed 3rd at District
Bi-District One Act Play The One Act play cast and crew earned the right to compete at Area UIL One Act Play Competition at Flower Mound High School on March 30 with their performance of “Violet Sharp” Wednesday, March 21 at Bi-District UIL. Superlatives were earned by Lucia Yanez (All Star Crew), Briana Isham (All Star Cast), Sarah Harper and Jaci Reed (Honorable Mention All Star Cast). Well done, One-Act Play!! Cast and crew...
Teri (Orinthia Jean Terrell) Coleman
Teri (Orinthia Jean Terrell) Coleman, age 90, of Emory, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in Sunny Springs Nursing and Rehab in Sulphur Springs. Teri was born Oct. 27, 1927, in Indiana, to Benjamin S. and Hazel G. Ogle Terrell. During her working career, she was employed as a bookkeeper, and in different secretarial positions, including tax service for the public. Teri was a beautician and taught cosmetology as well. She married...
Aviation History: VC-137C 85-6974 (SAM 974)
This Boeing 707-382B (c/n 20297/836) was originally delivered to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TBF in February 1970. It was sold to Buffalo Airways as N105BV in November 1983. It was finally seized by the U.S. Government from smugglers in 1985 and turned over to the USAF in October 1985. Buffalo Airways N105BV arrived at E-Systems 30 September 1985 and departed to Andrews AFB on 24 March 1988 as C-137C 85-6974. The airplane was disassembled...
Sulphur Springs High School Academic UIL Team Finished 2nd at Judy Tipping Memorial Meet
The SSHS Wildcat UIL Academic Team hosted the Judy Tipping Memorial UIL Invitational Meet this past weekend, February 23rd & 24th and finished 2nd place overall. 38 schools and over 700 students participated at the event. The late Judy Tipping was a teacher and then principal at Sulphur Springs High School and joined the administration team after leaving the high school. She also directed the Academic UIL Program at the school for...
Doris Faye Sharper Brooks
Doris Faye Sharper Brooks, age 87 of Winnsboro, passed away on Thursday, February 15th, 2018 in Tyler. She was born on March 6th, 1930 in Wood County to Rev. Vinnie Sharper and Gladys (Alexander) Sharper. She was a member of Muddy Creek Missionary Baptist Church in Quitman. Doris was preceded in death by her Parents; husband, Olin Wilford Brooks; brothers, Vinnie Sharper, Jr., Lawrence Joe Sharper, George W. Sharper; and sister Willie...
The Special Air Mission VC-137C 85-6974 (SAM 974)
This Boeing 707-382B (c/n 20297/836) was originally delivered to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TBF in February 1970. It was sold to Buffalo Airways as N105BV in November 1983. It was finally seized by the U.S. Government from smugglers in 1985 and turned over to the USAF in October 1985. Buffalo Airways N105BV arrived at E-Systems 30 September 1985 and departed to Andrews AFB on 24 March 1988 as C-137C 85-6974. The airplane was...
Wood County Sheriff’s Report January 17-23, 2018
January 17th Deputies conducted a traffic stop on HWY 80 near Mineola, at approximately 12:34 a.m. Kevin Wood, 30, of Grand Saline, was arrested for an outstanding warrant. Shana Earle, 26, of Yantis, was arrested for an outstanding warrant, Tamper/Fabricate Physical Evidence with Intent to Impair and Possession of a Controlled Substance. At 10:30 a.m., horses were reported out on HWY 154 near Quitman. Deputies spoke with the...
Aviation History: VC-137C 85-6973 (SAM 973)
SAM 973 entered active service in Aug. 1985, when the Air Force acquired the aircraft from the United States Customs Service. The aircraft was originally built in March 1969 at the Boeing Company, in Seattle. It was constructed as a Boeing 707-396C, serial number 20043. The aircraft was built with a large cargo door on the left side of the fuselage and began service as a cargo/passenger transport. An Austrian leasing company operated...
Jacqueline Marie Barcroft
Jacqueline Marie Barcroft, age 72, of Emory, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, At E.T.M.C. in Quitman. Jacki was born Feb. 6, 1945, in New Orleans, LA to the Parentage of Jack E. and Betty Marie Whittington Walker. She retired from American Airlines, where she worked in the Human Resource Dept. and with insurance. She married Gary Glen Barcroft in Sherman on March 22, 1963. Survivors include: Husband: Gary Barcroft of Emory...
