Obituaries

Apr 5, 2022

A service for Blanch Nell Petty, age 79, will be held at Morning Chapel on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at the St. Luke Cemetery. A come and go visitation will be on Friday, April 8, 2022 from 9:00AM until 4:00PM.  Officiating will be Rev. Harold B. Nash, Sr.  Mrs. Petty passed away on...

Mar 25, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Imogene Payne, age 82, will be held at a later date.  Ms. Payne passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022 at her son’s home in Garland, TX.

She was born the daughter of George Bush and Madge Sexton Bush in Kaufman, TX on October 22, 1939.   Imogene was a stay at home...

Mar 21, 2022

Yvonne Waters, age 87, of Sulphur Springs, TX passed away on Monday, March 21, in Sulphur Springs, TX. Services to celebrate the life of Yvonne will be held at a later date. She will be inurned in Fort Bliss National Cemetery in El Paso, TX. Yvonne was born in October of 1934, in Baltimore, MD. She married Thomas Waters...

Mar 13, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Darren Smith, age 55, will be held at a later date.  Mr. Smith passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at his home in Sulphur Springs, TX.

He was born the son of James Smith and Wanda Dodd Smith in Greenville, TX on May 27, 1966.   Darren worked as a forklift operator...

Mar 13, 2022

A Celebration of Life for the family of William Loyd Higgins, age 89, of Yantis, TX will be held on Saturday March 26th at Grove Hill Memorial Park at 12pm in Dallas, TX.  Reverend Stephen Higgins will be officiating.  William passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX.

He was born the...

Mar 2, 2022

A Graveside service for Emma Jean Koger, age 98, will be held at Reilly Springs Cemetery on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 1:00PM. Officiating will be Buddy Wiggins.  Mrs. Koger passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022 at Arlington Memorial Hospital in Arlington, TX.

She was born the daughter of Bee Williams and Adele Mackechney Williams in...

Feb 17, 2022

Funeral services for Karey Lynn Brice will be held at the First United Methodist Church on Saturday, February 26th at 12:30 . Friends are invited to greet the family at 11:45 AM in the Fellowship Hall. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park. Karey entered her eternal rest peacefully in the presence of family members on Thursday, February 17,...

Jan 23, 2022

Joseph Ernest France, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on January 12, 1926. Joe was the youngest of three sons of D.A. and Clyde France. The France family owned cotton gins in both West Texas and Sulpher Springs. Joe grew up with his family as members of First Baptist Church in...

Jan 22, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Elvira M. Byers, known to all as Margie or Grandma, age 91, will be held at a later date.  Ms. Byers passed away on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at her home in Athens, TX.

She was born the daughter of Sequiel Edwin Moynier and Eleanor M. Machado Moynier in Santa Monica, CA....

Jan 17, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Joan Byers Barnes, age 71, will be held at a later date.  Ms. Barnes passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022 at her home in Wills Point, TX.

She was born the daughter of Bennie Dean Byers and Elvira Margie Moynier Byers in Santa Monica, CA on October 28, 1950.   Joan worked...

Jan 11, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Mr. Gordon Lee, age 77, will be held at a later date.  Mr. Lee passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, TX.

He was born the son of Warner Marion Lee and Vera Mae Seely Lee in Plainview, TX on February 22, 1944.  Mr. Lee...

Nov 29, 2021

Funeral service for Harold Hill, age 75, will be held at New Pickton Church formerly the First Baptist Church of Pickton, on Saturday, December 4, 2021 at 2:00PM with interment at the New Pickton Cemetery. Officiating will be Brother Charlie Sickles.  Family members will serve as pallbearers and Omer Miller will be the honorary pallbearer.  A visitation is scheduled...

Nov 11, 2021

A Graveside service for William Arthur Fouse, age 88, will be held at Mt. Zion Cemetery on Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 1:00PM.  Mr. Fouse passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs, TX.

He was born the son of General Floyd Fouse and Willie May Davis Fouse in...

Nov 7, 2021

Funeral Services for Brenda Tolly, age 64, of Waxahachie, TX will be held at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home on Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 11:00 AM. Interment will follow at the Richland Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.   Mrs. Tolly passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at her home...

Oct 16, 2021

A Graveside Service for Lucia “Lucy” Sofia Hooks, age 98, will be held at Laurel Land Memorial Park (Field of Honor section) in Dallas, TX, at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 21, 2021.  Mrs. Hooks passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 16, 2021 in Sulphur Springs, TX. She was born the daughter of Ferdinand Josef Dossing and Luzia Adam...

Oct 13, 2021

She was born the daughter of Albert Harris and Addie Bell Harris in Sulphur Springs, TX on April 5, 1959.  Dorothy worked as a care giver for a Home Health Company before retiring and was of the Baptist faith.  She was married to Larry Goodson, who preceded her in death.

Survivors include: children: Ashley Goodson (Aaron) and...

Oct 9, 2021

A Memorial Service for Anita Shaw, age 71, will be held at a later date by family.  Mrs. Shaw passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs, TX.

She was born the Daughter of David D. Lee and Dorothy Ury Lee in Sulphur Spring, TX on September 28, 1950. ...

Oct 9, 2021

Funeral Services for Ruby Nowlin, age 90, will be held at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM. A visitation is scheduled for 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, October 12 at Tapp Funeral Home.   Mrs. Nowlin passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at her residence in Henderson, TX.

She was...

Oct 7, 2021

Memorial service for Kevin Bodkins, age 58, of Sulphur Springs, TX will be held at a later date. He will be interred at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie, TX. Kevin passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021 at his residence.

Kevin Bodkins was born August 4, 1963 in Sacramento, CA to Kenneth Bodkins and Rilda (Harris) Bodkins. He married...

Sep 20, 2021

Visitation for James Michael ”Mike” Marsh, age 72, will be held at Tapp Funeral Home on Saturday, September 25, 2021  from 6:00 till 8:00PM.  Mr. Marsh passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at his home in Sulphur Springs, TX.

He was born the son of Howard Marsh and Mary Ruth White Marsh in Marshall, TX on...