Obituaries

Jun 15, 2014

Loyd Keith Swagerty, 81, of Canton, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the East Texas Medical Center in Athens. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, June 20, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Interment will follow at the Emory City Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 19, from 6-8 PM. In...

Jun 9, 2014

Lula Oleta Gowin, 86, of Emory, passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs, TX. Lula was born on March 27, 1928 in Rains County to William Theodore and Susie Viola Barrett Powell. She married Elige Gowin on September 4, 1944. Oleta was a member of Bright Star Baptist Church. Funeral service is scheduled...

Jun 3, 2014

Emmett Cullen Smith, 73, of Point, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2014, at the Sulphur Springs Health & Rehab. Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory will handle the cremation arrangements and burial will be in the DFW National Cemetery. Emmett was born on July 7, 1940 in Dallas to Joseph Cullen and Verlin Cecil Massey Smith. He proudly served his...

Jun 2, 2014

Reba Odean Roe, 95, of Emory, passed away Monday, June 2, 2014, at Clarksville Nursing Center in Clarksville. Funeral service is scheduled for Friday, June 6, at 2:00 PM at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 1:00 PM at the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in...

Jun 2, 2014

Thomas Jefferson Ivey, 93, of Rains County, passed away Monday, June 2, 2014, at his home. Funeral service will be held Monday, June 9, 2014, 12:00 noon with visitation one hour prior at 11:00 AM. Bro. Joe Perkins will officiate. Interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tyler. Jeff was born in Philadelphia, PA on September 5, 1920...

May 30, 2014

Martha M. Cauley, 80, of San Antonio, formerly of Emory, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014, at the Harbour Hospice, in San Antonio, TX. Graveside services are scheduled at the DFW National Cemetery, on June 4, 2014, at 1:15 PM. She will be interred beside her husband, Edward Lee Cauley. Martha was born on January 1, 1934, near Prague...

May 22, 2014

Ona Josephine Nash, 67, of Ft. Worth, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Odyssey Hospice in Ft. Worth. Funeral service will be held Saturday, May 24, at 11:00 AM at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Michael Menchaca will officiate. Visitation will be at 10:00 AM, one hour prior to service time, also at the funeral home. Burial...

May 22, 2014

Ruth Marie Ivey, 90, of Rains County, passed away Thursday, May 22, at her home. Funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, at 12:00 PM at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory with Bro. Joe Perkins officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow...

May 21, 2014

John Thomas Brown, 75, of Point, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler. Funeral service will be held Sunday, May 25, at 3:00 PM, at Believers' Baptist Church in Emory, with Bro. Jason Rolen officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 2:00-3:00 PM, at the church. Burial will...

May 17, 2014

Lula May Fenter, 81, of Royse City, formerly of Point, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014, at her home. Funeral service scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 1:00 PM, at First Baptist Church of Point. Bro. Keith Cogburn officiating. Visitation 1 hour prior to service from 12:00 - 1:00 PM at the church. Burial will follow at Memoryland...

May 14, 2014

Graveside service for Georgia Mae Hancock, 72, of Emory, formerly of Texarkana, will be held Friday, May 16, 2014, at 1:00 pm at Lake Fork Cemetery. Rev. Jason Rolen will officiate. Visitation will be at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home on Thursday evening, 6:00 until 8:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: Autumn Wood Hospice Care 121 E....

May 11, 2014

Memorial service for Nell C. Click, of Bozeman, MT, formerly of Emory, is scheduled for 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 19, 2014 at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. Interment will follow in the Emory City Cemetery. Nell passed away, peacefully, in her home, on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, 2014 at the young age of 93. Nell was born...

May 6, 2014

Funeral service for Delores Gene Northcutt Goode, age 71, of Lone Oak, will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, May 10, 2014, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home, in Emory. Bro. Robert Burns will officiate. Visitation will be at 10:00 am, one hour prior to service time at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Dunbar Cemetery near Emory. Ms Goode...

Apr 28, 2014

Bobbie Lee Worden, age 83, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014 at Kemp Care Center in Kemp. She was born on December 29, 1930, in Grand Saline, to Joe Coy and Bonnie Louvinia Moore Worden. She was self-employeed in which she owned and managed their grocery store for many years. Surviviors: Daughter: Patricia Sue Dover of Emory Sons: Thomas...

Apr 27, 2014

Jimmie Houston McBride age 86, formerly of Point passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014 at Hunt Regional Hospital in Greenville.

He was born on January 26, 1928, in Point, to Jesse Thomas and Lillie May Houston McBride.

He was a veteran as he served in the U. S. Air Force. Jimmie had worked for...

Apr 13, 2014

Funeral service for Gordon H. Krantz, of Emory will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Emory Baptist Church. Rev. Michael Holcomb will officiate. Burial will follow at Lake Fork Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, April 16, from 6-8 pm at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel.

Gordon Hooper Krantz, 70, of Emory died...

Apr 13, 2014

Yvonne K. Coleman, age 75 of Durant, OK npassed away on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at her residence. She was born on December 6, 1938 in Kalamazoo, MI to Rollie K. DeMond and Kathleen Tancy. Survivors: Daughters: Yvonne Kay Ivey of Davis, OK Tina Clearfield of Emory Salisha Semenoff of Duran, OK Sister: Celeste Barkman of Dallas Brother: Roger...

Apr 11, 2014

Funeral Service for James M. (Jim) Felton, 88, of Emory, will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, April 13, 2014, at Emory Baptist Church. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Burial will follow at Emory City Cemetery. There will not be a visitation. Mr. Felton died at his home on Friday, April 11, 2014. He had been ill for some time....

Apr 1, 2014

Lee Roy Box, 69, of Point passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Lee was born on December 30, 1944 in Point to L. B. and Violet Huddleston Box. Lee retired after working many years as the owner/operator of Box Sanitation in Rains County and surrounding areas. Survivors include his son: Randy Box and wife Holly...

Mar 22, 2014

Dennis James States, 67, of Emory passed away March 22, 2014. Dennis was born on April 22, 1947, in Marion Center, PA. to James Lewis and Betty Virginia Wissinger States. His memorial will be held 6 - 7 pm Thursday evening, March 27, 2014 at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will follow the memorial service from 7-8 pm. Dennis...