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Ennis 'Ray' Chapman
Funeral services for Ennis "Ray" Chapman, 78, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 in Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Perry Johnson and John Odom officiating.
Interment followed in Restlawn Memorial Park with Brian Odom, John Odom, Kevin Wright, Toby Armstrong, Scott Shepard and Eddie Schumpert serving as pallbearers.
Mr. Chapman died at 7:50 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas.
He was born in Birthright on June 6, 1925, to Everett Ray and Jennie Johnson Chapman.
He married Emma Lee Turner in Cooper on Oct. 2, 1945. She survives.
Mr. Chapman was a retired dairy farmer and a deacon of Willow Bend Community Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Other survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Pat and Gary Odom, Debbie and Roger Berry, and Brenda Wright, all of Sulphur Springs; one sister, Mamie Ruth Harred of Sulphur Springs; eight grandchildren, Julie Shepard, Brian Odom, Gayle Schumpert, John Odom, Erica Armstrong, Kevin Wright, Kayce Wright and Beverly Valez; and nine great-grandchildren, Sarah Madeline Odom, Dylan Odom, Tavin Wright, Tyler Armstrong, Jake Armstrong, Drew Hanna, Riley Shepard, Seth Shepard and Gage Shepard.
Mr. Chapman was also preceded in death by one daughter, Barbara Ann Chapman; one brother, Enoch Chapman; and three sisters, Lois Chapman Webb, Pauline Chapman Harred and Roberta Jones.
The family requests that memorials be made to Willow Bend Community Church, P.O. Box 2213, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483, in lieu of flowers.
Dellas Elton Keahey
Funeral services for Dellas Elton Keahey, 72, of Colfax were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004 at Colfax United Methodist Church with the Revs. Dariel Newman and Jay Jackson officiating.
Burial was in Colfax Cemetery under the direction of Hilliard Funeral Home of Van, with Mr. Keahey's nephews serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers were the employees of Texas Department of Transportation and Colfax Community Men.
Mr. Keahey died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 in Van.
He was born Nov. 1, 1931, in Colfax, to Samuel H. Keahey and Ethel Stewart Keahey.
Mr. Keahey was a retired lab technician for the Texas Department of Transportation. He graduated from Van High School and Henderson County Junior College. He served in the Korean War. He was a member of Colfax Community Men and served 35 years as treasurer of Colfax United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Georgiana Keahey of Colfax; two sons, Bryce Keahey of Wills Point, and Mark Keahey and wife, Stephanie of Sulphur Bluff; three daughters, Kaytricia Shiflet of Colfax, Deborah Carter of Irving, and Carol Cowley and husband, James of Sulphur Springs; one brother, Dr. Eldred Keahey of College Station; three sisters, Laverne Keith of Robstown, Ardath Anderson of Ozark, Ark., and Latrece Smith of Colfax; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Mr. Keahey was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorials may be made to Colfax United Methodist Church.
Margarette Mobley
Funeral services for Margarette Alexander Mobley, 84, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2004 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. B.J. Teer officiating.
Burial followed at Forest Academy with Gerald Barnes, Valton Teer, Wes Butler, James Butler, James P. Morgan and Leo Crawford serving as pallbearers.
Mrs. Mobley died at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, 2004 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehabilitation in Sulphur Springs.
She was born on Nov. 12, 1919, in Como, to Roy and Susie Reeves Gulledge.
She married Earl William Alexander on Feb. 4, 1939, in Como. He preceded her in death in 1971.
She married George Mobley in 1975 in Sulphur Springs. He preceded her in death 1997.
Mrs. Mobley was a homemaker. She was a member of Elm Ridge Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Earlene Reynolds of Pittsburg, and Jo Beth Butler of Sulphur Springs; one son, Ray Alexander of Rowlett; one sister, Billie Wilson of Fort Worth; one brother, LeRoy Gulledge of Quitman; 11 grandchildren, Mitzi Stephenson, Jeffery Partridge, Deborah Simonton, James Butler, Wes Butler, Brenda Hobbs, Stephen Alexander, Butch Alexander, Lacresha Alexander, Timothy Alexander and Sandy Bailey; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Mobley was also preceded in death by one brother and one sister.
Micheal Hershey
Funeral services for Micheal Hershey, 22, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 2004 in Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Jeff Jenkins officiating.
Burial followed in Seymore Cemetery.
Mr. Hershey died at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 20, 2004 in Sulphur Springs.
He was born in Phoenix, Ariz., on March 13, 1981, to David Wayne and Sandra Hershey Tennyson.
He married Ashley Michelle Brooks. She survives.
Mr. Hershey was in the shoe repair business. He was a member of Brinker Baptist Church.
Other survivors include one daughter, Kaylee Nicole Hershey of Paris; his mother, Sandra H. Bernight of Sulphur Springs; his grandparents, Sam and Evelyn Hershey of Sulphur Springs, and Bobbie Zittle of Houston.
Mr. Hershey was preceded in death by his father in 2003.
Bonnie Faye Johnson
Funeral services for Bonnie Faye Johnson, 51, of Dallas, formerly of Sulphur Springs, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb, 24, 2004 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Rev. Barry W. Stribling Sr. officiating.
Burial followed in Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Kenneth Wright, Chris Finney, Donnie Ray Child, Jr., Rickie Young, Thomas E. Johnson and Ivan Wright serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are O.D. Stribling, Jr., Rev. Barry W. Stibling, Sr., Scottie J. Stribling, Donnie R. Stribling, George E. Stribling and T.C. Fountain.
Mrs. Johnson died at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004 at her residence in Dallas.
She was born on Aug. 7, 1952, in Hopkins County, to O.D. and Tommie Ella Stribling.
She married Fred Johnson on Jan. 2, 1987. He survives.
Mrs. Johnson was raised in the Pleasant Hill community. She was a graduate of Sulphur Springs High School. After high school, she moved to Dallas, where she met her husband and joined the New St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church.
Other survivors include her mother, of Sulphur Springs; five brothers, O.D. Jr., Donnie, Barry, George and Scottie Stribling, all of Sulphur Springs; and one sister, Diana Lynn Fountain of Dallas.
Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her father.
Ada Nell Rheel Snipes
Inurnment services for Ada Nell Rheel Snipes, 75, of Sulphur Springs, were held at a later time in Mauriceville.
Mrs. Snipes died at 3:42 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 2004 at the Carriage House Manor Nursing Home.
She was born in Hosston, La., on Jan. 18, 1929, the daughter of W.A. and Mary Elizabeth Johnston Rheel.
Mrs. Snipes was a homemaker.
Survivors include her daughter, Alma L. Lockett of Sulphur Springs; one brother, Alvin W. Rheel of Deweyville; two sisters, Marvine Rheel McCullough and Frances Rheel White, both of Deweyville; and one grandson, Casey Joseph Lockett of Sulphur Springs.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Willie E. 'Slick' Finney
Funeral services for Willie E. 'Slick' Finney, 70, were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004 at Mitchell Chapel Church of God in Christ, with Supt. Nelson Gatlin officiating.
Burial followed in Coffey Cemetery in Como with Kevin Debase, Loyce Nash, David Hunter, Dameion Finney, Billy Edwards and Kaywood Abernathy serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be J.W. Goodson, George Boyd, Carter Sims, Elbert Graham and Cleveland Alexander Jr.
Mr. Finney died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2004 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital.
He was born on Aug. 3, 1933, in Sulphur Springs, the son of Carl Finney and Ruby Rhoten Finney.
Mr. Finney attended schools in Sulphur Springs Independent School District. He was affiliated with Mitchell Chapel Church of God in Christ. He was retired. He also served in the Army.
Survivors include one daughter, Shelia Finney Marsh of Sulphur Springs; one brother, Baby Ray Finney of Como; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Finney was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and three sisters.
Jo Ellen Dalzell
Funeral services for Jo Ellen Dalzell age, 79, of Sulphur Springs were held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 23, 2004 at the West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Moore officiating. Burial followed at the Reilly Springs Cemetery with Jon Dalzell, Matt High, Jim Lucius, Keith Montgomery, Steve Dalzell and Don Boitman serving as pallbearers.
Mrs. Dalzell died at 4:44 PM Saturday, February 21, 2004 at the Hopkins County Memorial Hospital.
She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 6, 1924 the daughter of Chester and Beulah Marie Graves Johnson.
She married Joseph Bush Dalzell on June 1, 1944 in Hayes, Kansas and he survives.
Mrs. Dalzell was a homemaker, a member of the Reilly Springs Quilters and a member of Reilly Springs United Methodist Church.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Jon and Sophie Dalzell of Grand Prairie; daughter; Diane Dalzell High of Garland; two grandchildren; Matt High and Meredith High of Garland.
Memorials may be made to the Reilly Springs Cemetery Association.
Bro. Herbert Francis Hinze
Brother Herbert Francis Hinze, S.J., age 95, died on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at Our Lady of Wisdom Health Care Center. Brother Hinze entered the Society of Jesus on October 17, 1932 and professed final vows at St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, LA, on August 15, 1943. During his seventy-two years as a Jesuit Brother, he ministered at St. Charles College, Grand Coteau, LA, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL, Loyola University, New Orleans, Jesuit High School, New Orleans, Jesuit House of Studies, Mobile, AL, and Ignatius Residence.
While in maintenance, he helped plan and supervise the construction of two buildings at Loyola University and seven buildings at Spring Hill College.
A native of Cego, Texas, Brother was preceded in death by his parents, Jane Harms Hinze and Charles A. Hinze; a brother, Alvin A. Hinze; and is survived by a nephew, Ronald Hinze of Sulphur Springs, Texas.
The funeral Mass was celebrated at Our Lady of Wisdom Health Care Chapel, 5600 Gen DeGaulle Drive, New Orleans, LA, on Friday, February 20, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. with visitation beginning at 10:00 A.M. Interment followed in the Jesuit Cemetery, St. Charles College Grand Coteau, LA.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Jesuit Retirement Fund, 500 S. Jefferson Davis Parkway, New Orleans, LA 70119, preferred.
Funeral services for Susie Bassham Lemon Pogue, age 100, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel, 500 S. Hillcrest Drive, Sulphur Springs, with Rev. Gifford Long and Rev. Charles Moore officiating.
Interment was in Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers were her grandsons David V. Graves, Boyd M. Graves, Richard R. Orwig, III" her grandsons-in-Iaw, Darrell W. Horton, J. P. Rodriguez, her great-grandsons David B. Graves, Dylan M. Graves, Will D. Horton, and great-grandsons-in-Iaw Chris Stuckey, Brent Chaney and Steven John. Honorary pallbearers were her nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Pogue passed away at her home in Sulphur Springs on Sunday morning, February 22, 2004.
She was born in the Emblem Community of Hopkins County, on May 04, 1903, the daughter of Will F. Bassham and Georgia Walker Bassham. At age 5, she moved with her family to Sulphur Bluff, where she graduated from Sulphur Bluff High School.
She married David Lemon on June 19, 1927, and they resided in Ridgeway, where Mr. Lemon taught school and, with his brother, owned and operated a grocery store. They moved to Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, in 1929, where Mr. Lemon became Superintendent of the Slaton public schools. In 1937, the family moved to San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas, when Mr. Lemon retired from teaching and went into the insurance business. In 1941, they moved to Sulphur Springs and established the Lemon Insurance Agency. Mr. and Mrs. Lemon worked together in the insurance business and added real estate to their agency in the mid 1940's.
Mrs. Lemon was the office manager of the Lemon Insurance and Real Estate Agency until the death of Mr. Lemon on June 12, 1967, after which time the family sold the business.
In July, 1985, Mrs. Lemon married Hurley Pogue. He died in August 1996.
Mrs. Pogue was a member of First Baptist Church and the Bryce Sunday School Class, and active until her illness prevented her from attending. She was a charter member of Hopkins County Historical Society, organized September 18, 1972; a longtime member of Tanti Club; a longtime member of Business and Professional Womens Club, who named her business woman of the year.
An avid domino and 42 player, and active in other church and civic endeavors with a large circle of friends.
Mrs. Pogue is survived by three daughters, Jerry Lemon Graves and husband, Verdon R. Graves, and Alice Jean Lemon of Sulphur Springs, and Patsy Lemon Orwig and husband, Richard R. Orwig, II, of Dallas, and one son, William Rawlings Lemon and wife, Mickey, of Silver City, New Mexico. She is also survived by grandchildren, David V. Graves of Sulphur Springs, Boyd M. Graves of Austin, Elsianne Graves Horton of Sulphur Springs, Richard R. Orwig, III, of Dallas, Liz Lemon Rodriguez of Austin, and Cari Lemon of Silver City, New Mexico; great grand-children, Kristi Graves John of Arlington, D'Anne Graves Chaney, Dena Graves Stuckey, and David B. Graves of Sulphur Springs, Dylan M. Graves of Austin, Will and Gracie Horton of Sulphur Springs, Tiffany Horton of Frisco, Christopher and Katarina Pugsley of Lansing, Michigan, and one great-great-grandson, Jaxon Brent Chaney of Sulphur Springs.
She is also survived by one brother, Joe Bailey Bassham and wife, Mervie, of Sulphur Bluff, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers J. D. Bassham, Frank Bassham, Allen Bassham, Edgar Bassham, Clyde Bassham, and J. T. Bassham, sisters Leona Bassham, Avo Bassham Martin and Pauline Bassham Stone, as well as her husbands David Lemon and Hurley Pogue, and one grandson, Merrill Dean Graves.
Memorials may be made to the Hopkins County Historical Society, P. O. Box 1066, Sulphur Springs, TX 75483-1066.
