Ronnie Joe Shaw, age 67, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs.  He was born the son of Donnie Shaw and Pink Brigham Shaw on March 27, 1953 in Sulphur Springs, Texas.  Mr. Shaw worked in construction.           Survivors include: brothers: Leo Shaw and wife, Elizabeth, and Jessie Shaw; sister: Vela May Shaw; first cousin: Georgia Brooks; numerous nieces,...

Funeral services for Wanda Fitzgerald will be held Monday, January 25, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wayne Wolfe officiating.  Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Ronnie Watkins, Sr., Ronnie Watkins Jr., Will Lazarchick, Dean Fitzgerald and Donald Griffin. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Wanda Fitzgerald, age 83, of Athens, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at the Hospice of East...

  Funeral services for Henry Stone age 78, of Como, TX will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Martin Springs Cemetery. Mr. Henry Stone passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX.            Henry Stone was born on February 8, 1942 in Hopkins County, TX to...

Funeral services for Dizzy Ransom age 61, of Sulphur Springs will be held Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home with Timothy Sharp officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Tapp Funeral Home. Mr. Ransom passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at his residence.    Dizzy was born on November 11, 1959 in Sulphur Springs to Alfred Nash and Sybil Fletcher Ransom. He retired from the city of Sulphur Springs City Sanitation...

Funeral services for Maria Ledesma age 55, of Pickton will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 10:00 A.M. at Harmony Cemetery with Father Mark Dunne officiating.  There will be no formal visitation. Maria passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2020 at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in McKinney, TX           Maria was born on June 3, 1965 in San Luis de la Paz, Gto. Mexico to Jesus Miranda Cardenas and Audelia Cardenas...

A memorial service for Robert Morris, age 91, of Emory, Texas will be held at a later date. Mr. Morris passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Robert was born on January 4, 1929 in Rives, Tennessee to Charles Raith Morris and Martha Campbell Morris.  He married Barbara Cash in Searcy, Arkansas on September 10, 1950. She preceded him in death in 1999.  After he retired as a missionary in Germany and a Minister for...

Travis Gene Sanders was born on September 14, 1950 in Hopkins County to Lloyd Grant "L.G." and Katherine Thompson Sanders.  This bouncing baby boy was the second son and the  last of three children born to this union. Travis was added to the Body of Christ at Ardis Street Church of Christ (presently known as MLK Church of Christ) in Sulphur Springs, TX at an early age. Travis attended Fred Douglas High School and graduated from Sulphur Springs High School, Class of...

A memorial service for Rodney Kent Love, age 57, of Sulphur Springs will be held at a later date. Mr. Love passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Christus Mother Francis Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Rodney was born on October 10, 1963 in Billings, Montana to Harold Love and Marge McComb Love.  He married Janice Southwick in Kenai, Alaska on May 3, 2009.  He was a Fireman before retiring and was a member of the Triumph Christian Center. Mr. Love is survived by his wife:...

Virginia Sylvia Parker, a longtime resident of Birthright, TX, age 90, passed away Nov. 27, 2020, after an extended stay at Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation. She was born July 10, 1930, in Lakehurst, New Jersey, to Mary Gardner Albertson and Josiah Albertson.  A strong and spirited woman, she was known to most as Granny. For a time Virginia worked at Texas Instruments and Lee Jean Company, but is best known as a home maker where she helped raise her step-children and...

     No services are be held at this time for Jimmy Glen Whitson Sr., age 70, of Sulphur Springs.        Jimmy passed away November 26, 2020 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler.            He was born November 24, 1949 in Red River County, Texas, the son of James Whitson and Lou Ginn. Jimmy work as a land surveyor, loved fishing and spending time with his nephew Anthony that he called doodle...