Obituaries
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Sarah Emerline
Oct 14, 2015
Sarah Addielou Emerline, age 98, of Emory, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at her home. She was born April 23, 1917, in Linden, TN to Anderson and Serena McDonald Stevens. She married Robert Ray Emerline in Hoenwald, TN. She was a loving wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and homemaker all of her life. She was a member of New...
Gaylord McDonald
Oct 9, 2015
Gaylord "Mac" Lee McDonald, age 74, of Point, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, October 9, 2015, at his residence. He was born in Vashti, TX on January 6, 1941, to Eldon Lee and Cathleen Winters McDonald. He married Judy Carol Opel in 1969, she preceded him in death. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Please sign...
Paul Holbrook
Oct 6, 2015
A memorial celebration of the life of Paul Edward Holbrook, age 70, of Yantis, will be held Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Brock Paulk, Paul's nephew, and Bill Whittington, Paul's brother-in-law, will officiate the service. Paul died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Houston, at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...
Thelma Weddle
Oct 3, 2015
Thelma Grace Weddle, age 102, of Emory, formerly of California, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015, at the Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. Mrs. Weddle was born on October 7, 1912, to Hans C. and Ragnhild Madsen Nelson. She loved to play the piano and even played it at her own 102nd birthday celebration. She's been playing...
Brady Sneed
Sep 29, 2015
Funeral service for Brady Delano Sneed, age 77, of Alba, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, at 1:00 PM at Emory Baptist Church, with Bro. Richard Pile officiating. Visitation will be Monday evening 6:00-8:00 PM at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Interment will be in Emory City Cemetery. Mr. Sneed died Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, 2015, at the...
Donald Cross
Sep 5, 2015
Funeral service for Donald Harvey Cross, age 67, of Emory, will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at First Assembly of God Church, in Emory. Bro. Montie Parker will officiate the funeral service at the church, and Bro. Mike Fletcher will conduct the graveside service. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at...
Mary Turner
Sep 1, 2015
Mary Amanda Turner, age 82, of East Tawakoni, passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2015, in Greenville, at Hunt Regional Medical Center. Graveside service will be held Thursday morning, 10:00 am, at Smyrna Cemetery. Phyllis Young to preside over service. She was born in Dallas to Lawrence Tipton and Catherine Lingenfelder Tarkington. She later married Donald D. Turner, in Dallas,...
Bobby Clifton
Aug 31, 2015
Bobby Noel Clifton, age 75, of Emory, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 31, 2015, at Senior Suite Care and Rehab, in Emory. Family will hold a memorial service on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at Green's Lake out of Emory, at . He was born Dec. 12, 1939, in Bruce, MS, to Joseph Robert and Bera Madge Hodge Clifton. He...
Vicki Coleman
Aug 30, 2015
Vicki Coleman, age 67, of Sulphur Spring, passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Sunny Springs Nursing Home, in Sulphur Springs. Vicki was born Dec. 5, 1947...... No service scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory.
Beuna Carter
Aug 30, 2015
Funeral service for Beuna Irene Carter, age 90, of Garland, formerly of Emory, will be held 11:00 AM, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time, at 10:00 am, at the funeral home chapel. Ministers to officiate will be Wayne Darty, Charles Carter, and Ryan Ivy. Interment...
Jack Lawson
Aug 29, 2015
Jack Wayne Lawson, age 76, of Emory, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at his residence. He was born Nov 9, 1938, in Houston, to Samuel M. and Letha A. Wade Lawson. He served his country in the U.S. Army. Mr. Lawson was a butcher and owned his own meat market. Survivors include: Wife: Pat Lawson of...
Jimmie Spence
Aug 29, 2015
Graveside service for Jimmie Dean Spence, age 76, of Emory, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Pilgrim Rest Cemetery #1, near Emory. Mr. Spence died Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Caddo Mills. He was born May 5, 1942, in Emory, to John Doss and Lena Mae Williams Spence. Officiating will be Angie Brown, Chaplain. He was an...
JoAnn Allen
Aug 24, 2015
Family will hold a memorial service for JoAnn Allen, 84, of Point, on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Point, at First Baptist Church. A visitation will be, at the church, at 10:00 am....the memorial service at 11:00am... and the family luncheon at 12:00 noon. A private burial will take place, at a later date, in Lynch Cemetery. JoAnn died...
Brandon White
Aug 23, 2015
Cremation arrangements for Brandon Bernard White, age 33, of Alba, are under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory.
Jackie Barker
Aug 17, 2015
Funeral service for Jackie Royce Barker, age 71, of Point, will be held 10:30 am, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015, in Emory, at First Assembly of God Church, in Emory. Bro. Montie Parker will officiate. Interment will follow in Dunbar Cemetery. Visitation will be at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, from 6:00--8:00 pm. Mr. Barker died at his...
Jimmie Painter
Aug 9, 2015
Funeral service for Jimmie Joe "Papa Jim" Painter, age 81, of Point, will be Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, 10:30 am, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Emory. Burial will follow in Lone Star Cemetery in Point. Father Victor Hernandez will officiate. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. Mr. Painter died Sunday,...
Eva Parkman
Aug 7, 2015
Funeral service for Eva Elaine Parkman, age 85, of Emory, will be held Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, 10:00 am, at Lake Fork Baptist Church. Bro. Johnny Wheat, and Bro. Perry Crisp will officiate. Interment will follow in Elm Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:00 -- 5:00 pm Sunday afternoon at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Parkman died in Decatur, at Wise...
Otis Wade
Aug 3, 2015
Funeral service for Otis James (O.J.) Wade, age 86, of Emory, will be held 10:30 am, Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, at Emory United Methodist Church. Rev. David Diller will officiate. Interment will follow in Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation for Mr. Wade will be Thursday, August 6, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Wade died early...
Ruth Whitehead
Jul 20, 2015
Ruth Whitehead, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, formerly of Emory, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at her home. Funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2015, 2:00 PM, at the Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church in Emory. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in the Yantis Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior at 1:00 PM...
Clyde Wright
Jul 17, 2015
Clyde Ray Wright, age 92, of Tyler, formerly of Emory, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015, at Colonial Tyler Care Center. Military funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 11:00 AM, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory. Interment will follow in the Smyrna Cemetery in Emory. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the...
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