Obituaries
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Rickey Carter
Sep 4, 2016
Rickey Dale Carter, age 56, of Point, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016, at his home. Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory is in charge of the cremation arrangements. No memorial service is scheduled at this time. Please sign the online guestbook for the family at the link above. Rickey Dale Carter was born in Plainview, on January 13, 1960,...
Honorina Ontiveros
Aug 26, 2016
Funeral mass for Honorina Ontiveros, age 62, of Emory, will be held 4 PM, Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Emory. Rosario will be held at 5 PM, and visitation from 6-8 PM on Tuesday, August 30, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow the service on Wednesday, at Hopewell Cemetery....
Peggy Knott
Aug 25, 2016
Peggy Jean Knott, age 84, of Emory, passed away mid-day Thursday, August 25, 2016, in Sulphur Springs at Christus Mother Frances Hospital. She was born February 21, 1932, in Greenville to Albert Walter and Era Mae Jones Crabb. She married Joe Franklin Knott in Greenville, on December 13, 1950. To this union was born five children, one of whom...
Mona Douglas
Aug 15, 2016
Mrs. Mona Tess Douglas, age 88, of Emory, passed away on Monday, Aug. 15, 2016 in Sulphur Springs, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital. She was born in Bend, on Aug. 21, 1927, to Ward and Gladys Smallwood Lewis. After graduating from high school, she married Wayland Wayne Douglas, in Hico, on Sept. 5, 1945. She was a homemaker...her husband,...
Glenda Rice
Aug 9, 2016
Mrs. Glenda Rice passed away Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 9, 2016, at her residence in Emory with her family surrounding her. She was 87 years old. She was born Aug. 12, 1928, in Caddo Mills to Frank Allen and Ira Eunice Johnson Glasscock. After graduating from high school, she married Avon Rice, in Floyd on Aug. 7, 1948. To this...
Bobby Crump
Jul 17, 2016
Graveside service for Bobby Dean Crump, 84, of Emory, will be held on Thursday, July 21, 2016, 12:00 noon, at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Timpson. Mr. Crump passed away at his home on Sunday, July 17, 2016. He was born in Timpson on Oct. 25, 1931, to Pallas Oscar and Virgie Holland Crump. He served his country in the...
Joyce Lindsey
Jul 15, 2016
Joyce Marie Lindsey, age 83, of Lone Oak, passed away on Friday evening, July15, 2016 at her residence. She was born July 30, 1932, in Dallas, to Gordon Merrill and Beth Marie Clark Morris. She married Coy Philip Lindsey in Dallas County, on March 15, 1979. Joyce was a homemaker. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church...
Johnny Johnson
Jul 12, 2016
Johnny Carl Johnson, age 54, of Point, passed away on Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at his residence. Johnny was born July 22, 1961, in Ft. Worth, to Ernest Edwin and Eunice Mae Stockton Johnson, Sr. He worked in construction as a fence builder. Survivors include: Mother: Eunice Mae Stockton of Point; Brothers: Ernest Edwin Johnson, Jr. of Dallas; and,...
Velton Funk
Jul 11, 2016
Velton Troy Funk, age 66, of Point, passed away Monday July 11, 2016, in Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. Velton was born Oct. 14, 1949, in Levelland to Velton Henry and Billie Presley Funk. During his working career, he worked as a Petroleum Engineer for the Federal Government. He married Rene' Genene Willey in Roby, on June 21,...
Charles Dunlap
Jul 5, 2016
Charles "Chuck" Dunlap, age 61, of Yantis, passed away Tuesday morning, July 5, 2016 at his home. He was born Dec. 19, 1954, in Dallas, to Charles Harry and Vera Mae Jackson Dunlap. He married Marcy Lorraine Smith in Irving on May 24, 1985. Chuck was a machinist by trade. He loved the outdoors...and working on his property. "He...
Shirley Collins
Jul 2, 2016
Mrs. Collins passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016, at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. She was born May 23, 1940, in Point, to Henry Clifton and Annie Jewel Gordon Dennie. She married Clifford Nicholas Collins in Point on April 17, 1958. Shirley was a homemaker. Survivors include: Sons: David Wayne Collins; Daryl Dwight Collins (Kimberly) of Point; and,...
Ben McGill
Jun 30, 2016
Ben McGill, age 61, of Como, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 in Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. Mr. McGill was born January 10, 1955, in Como, to Jim and Dorothy Ophelia Harris McGill. Mr. McGill was one of ten children. He attended school in Como, where he excelled in playing basketball. He met and married Sherry Jackson on...
Frank Bell
Jun 28, 2016
Frank Dudley Bell, age 53, of Emory, passed away Tuesday evening, June 28, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Dallas on Nov. 16, 1962, to Dillard Ray and Dixie Lee Miller Bell. He married Caroline Richardson on June 5, 1993, in Lone Oak. Frank was a cowboy at heart. He loved horses and cattle. He owned, operated,...
Preston Pruitt
Jun 19, 2016
Memorial service for Preston Paul Pruitt, age 57, of Alba, will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, 2:00 pm, at Amazing Grace Fellowship in Alba. Bro. Paul McMerrell and Bro. Byron George will officiate. Burial will follow at a later date in Salem Cemetery. Preston Paul Pruitt was born March 3, 1959, in Dallas, to Edoil Preston and...
Margery Johnson
Jun 12, 2016
Margery Annette Johnson, age 78, of Emory, passed away at Senior Suite Care and Rehab Sunday, June 12, 2016. She was born Feb. 9, 1938, in Big Spring to Thomas Franklin and Callie Savannah Dowdle Ward. Survivors include: Son: Stanley Johnson of California; Daughter: Denise Johnson of Colorado; Grandchildren: numerous; Great-grandchildren: numerous Preceded in death by: parents, daughter, Vickie...
Rae Hass
Jun 10, 2016
Graveside service for Rae Dean Hass, age 67, of Mesquite, was held Sunday afternoon at Pilgrims Rest Cemetery. Dr. Marcus Alexander officiated. Mr. Hass was born Aug. 21, 1948, in Greenville, to Edward Bowie and Odelia Nabors Hass. During his working years, he worked as a barber. Survivors include: Mother: Odelia Sullivan of Mesquite; Brothers: Artie Hass of Garland,...
Mary Bishop
Jun 7, 2016
Mary Ola Bishop, age 90, of Emory, passed away in the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Mary was born July 30, 1925, in Emory, to Homer and Viola Ethel Terry Asbill. She married Marshall Bishop , in Ginger, on June 30, 1945. She worked at Raytheon, in Greenville, for some 30 years. Mary was a member...
Jerry Heath
May 29, 2016
A memorial service for Jerry Richard Heath, age 76, of Emory, will be held at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday June 4, 2016, at 2:00. Rev. Robert Williams will officiate. Jerry passed away at his home, Sunday May 29, 2016. Mr. Heath was born Oct. 19, 1939, in Dallas, to Virgil Finis and Velma Colley Heath. He married...
Melvin Hays
May 27, 2016
Melvin Ray Hays, age 81, of Point, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital in Sulphur Springs. He was born in Point, July 28, 1934, to William Thomas and Vessie Nina Shepherd Hays. He married Annette Louise Jones in Mesquite on Aug. 12, 1972...They shared almost 44 years of marriage. He was self-employed as a...
Ida Hutchins
May 23, 2016
Ida Elizabeth Hutchins, age 93, passed away Monday evening, May 23, 2016, at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. She was born Jan. 28, 1923, in Dickens, to Lonnie Artemas and Carrie Lee McWhorter Hickman. She married Edward Denton Hutchins in Houston on June 14, 1941. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ...
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