Hopkins County, Texas Obituary and Death Notice Collection,
(Obits and death notices from the Como, Cumby, Dike, Saltillo, Sulphur Springs, and Tira, Texas region.)
The Hopkins County, Texas Obituary and Death Notices Collection
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Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Date: Thursday, 19 September 2024, at 11:54 p.m.
Reid Rogers
Funeral services for Reid Rogers, 19, of Plainview, formerly of Sulphur Springs, were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004 at First Baptist Church of Plainview with Wally Chavez, Steve Martinez and Dr. Morris Sheats officiating.
Ada Lou Cook
Funeral services for Ada Lou Cook, 81, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2004 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Rawlinson officiating.
Anna Claire Wright
Graveside services for Anna Claire Wright were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004 in Ridgeview Cemetery in McKinney.
Oneta Ethel Lewis
Funeral arrangements for Oneta Ethel Lewis, 84, of Cumby, were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy Hall officiating.
Kenneth 'Bill' Elby Wagley
A memorial service for Kenneth "Bill" Elby Wagely, 82, of Cumby, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 in Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory, with the Rev. Mike Frazer officiating.
Sarah Oleta Shields
Graveside services for Sarah Oleta Shields, 85, formerly of Sulphur Springs, were held at 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 in Ridgeway Cemetery.
Tonja Nanette Ethier
Graveside funeral services for Tonja Nanette Ethier, 40, of Arizona, were conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 in Como Cemetery with the Rev. Rueben Trussell officiating.
Albert Earl 'Rooster' Killebrew
Memorial services for Albert Earl "Rooster" Killebrew, 57, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005 at West Oaks Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Thony Medina officiating.
Mr. Killebrew died Saturday, Jan. 22, at his residence.
He was born on Sept. 22, 1947 in Dallas, the son of James Albert and Sarah Juanita Bilyeu Killebrew.
Mr. Killebrew was a rancher. He was a loving father and grandfather.
He is survived by his mother, Sara J. Killebrew of Sulphur Springs; three daughters, Shannon Hays and Kourtney Lewis of Dallas, and Tiffany Morgan of Dike; one sister, Sara Yudovitz; and six grandchildren, Shelbi Ellison, Hayley and Dustin Lawson, Brittney Griffin, Kayla and DeAnna Lewis.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Killebrew.
Ruth Heard Starrett
Funeral services for Ruth Heard Starrett, 88, of Yantis, were held at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 2005 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Shannon Hassell officiating.
Charles Virgil Welch
Funeral services for Charles Virgil Welch, 59, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005 at First Christian Church with the Revs. Logan Vaughn and Tom Frisbee officiating.
Military honors were held by Hopkins County Military Coalition at the church following the service.
Ed Williams, Steve Covington, John Unertl, Thomas Jeffrey, Dr. Joe Worsham and Tommie Kile served as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers were Adrian Terry and the Hopkins County Military Coalition.
Mr. Welch died at 12:55 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005 at his residence.
He was born in Carthage, Panola County, on June 7, 1945, to Charlton Alex and Vivian Welch.
He married Patricia H. Hayes on Aug. 24, 1978, in Rockwall. She survives.
Mr. Welch, at 17 years of age, was in the first wave of U.S. Marines to land in Vietnam, serving in D Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines.
Other survivors include three daughters, Rhonda Marie Valdez of Springfield, Ohio, Pamela Dawn Boyd of Dayton, Ohio, and Denise Torre of Cancun, Mexico; two sons, Johnny Locke of Gunter and Dal Locke of Richardson; 14 grandchildren, Rachel Valdez, Zachary Valdez, Trinity Valdez, Sean Boyd, Corey Boyd, Kevin Boyd, Isis Torre, Ann Alyssa Torre, Ariana Torre, Cooper Locke, Heidi Locke, Jack Locke, Samantha Locke and Daniela Locke; one sister, Jan Worsham of Sulphur Springs; and three brothers, Jim Welch of Alvin, Daryl Williams of Corpus Christi and Mark Welch of Garland.
Mr. Welch was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters and two brothers.
Cremation arrangements accorded by Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.
Neva Whitten
Funeral services for Neva Whitten, 80, of Mount Vernon, formerly of Saltillo, were held at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at Harvey Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Larry Jordan and Billy Condrey officiating.
George Adair
Funeral services for George Adair, 82, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2005 at West Oaks Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Fred Lewis officiating.
Mervin Chester
Funeral services for Thomas Mervin Chester, age 89, of Dike, were held at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel at 3:00 p.m. Monday, January 31, 2005, with Larry Jordan and Ronny Glossup officiating.
Interment followed at Mahoney Cemetery with grandsons, Roger Burks, Gary Burks, Donald Lynn Patterson, Dubby Henton, Timmy Dorner, Brian Dorner, D.J. Powers and Blake Irving serving as pallbearers.
Honorary pallbearers were Wayne Ray, G.H. Mitchell, G. R. Romans, Marlin Jones, Rudolph Debord and Ray Vaughn.
Lessie A. Conway
Graveside funeral services for Lessie A. Conway, 76, of Yantis, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005 in Restlawn Memorial Park with Larry Maynard officiating.
Bonard L. Bruno
Funeral services for Bonard L. Bruno, 75, of Frankston, formerly of Sulphur Springs, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2005 at Frankston Evangelistic Church with the Rev. Jerry Stanger officiating.
Zelda Avis Hughes
Zelda Avis Hughes, 66, of Sulphur Springs, died at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005 at her residence.
Naomi Ruth Emerline Criswell
Memorial services for Naomi Ruth Emerline Criswell, 70, of Emory, were held at 12 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005 in First Assembly of Yahvah with Wendell Clawson officiating.
Ronnie McCown
A graveside service for Ronnie McCown, 61, of Sulphur Springs, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005 in Peerless Cemetery.
George Dickey
Funeral services for George Dickey, 89, of Fort Worth, formerly of Sulphur Springs, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005 at River Oaks Baptist Church in Fort Worth, with Jim Lemon officiating.
Lester Paul Flora, Sr.
Funeral services for Lester Paul Flora, 89, of Como, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005 in West Oaks Funeral Chapel.
Buford Owens
Funeral services for Buford Owens, age 71, of Sulphur Springs, were held at Central Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 28, 2005, with Rev. Tommy Starrett and Rev. Don Tinsley officiating.
Interment followed at Restlawn Memorial Park, with Larry Owens, Dean Owens, Bill Owens, Dale Owens, Rickey Ables, Gary Ables, Ron Owens and Preston Wood.
Honorary pallbearers were Teddy Boggs, Max Drummond, Bill Bailey, Herschel Robertson, Lynn Temples, Gerald Cottrell, The Tira Domino Players and grandsons, Bobby Belt, Matthew Owens, Jonathan Owens and Jeffrey Belt.
