Obituaries
All Obituaries
Peggy Hooten
Dec 31, 2014
Funeral service for Peggy Jean Robinson Hooten, age 79, of Point, will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, 11:00 am, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Richard Kellum will officiate. Burial will follow in Lone Star Cemetery. Peggy was born in Point, Oct. 8, 1935, to Raymond Clifford and Ida Mae Cooper Robinson. She married Charles Leighton Hooten,...
Jack Simmons
Dec 29, 2014
Funeral service for Jack Belton Simmons, age 75, of Van, will be held Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, 2:00 pm, at Freedom Church of God in Emory. Bro. Kenneth Ishmeal, and Bro. David Hamm will officiate. Burial will follow in Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time, at the church, on Friday. Mr. Simmons died Monday,...
Sandra Preskitt
Dec 23, 2014
Sandra Ann Preskitt, age 75, of Point, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 23, 2014, at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Ann was born March 27, 1940 in Corpus Christi. She married Jerry Pat Preskitt in Rockwall, on Dec. 27, 1989. Survivors include: Husband: Jerry Preskitt of Point; 2 Daughters: Lawanna Lynn Snyder of Point; and Christina Billings of...
Modis McMillan
Dec 12, 2014
Funeral service for Modis Robinson McMillan, age 88, of Emory, will be held Dec. 17, 2014, 11:00 am, at Emory Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery. Rev. Willie R. Byrd will officiate. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening, 6:00-8:00 pm at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. Mrs. McMillan was born in Emory, Dec. 13, 1925, to Henry...
Robert Mason
Dec 12, 2014
Robert Valton Mason, age 78, of Point, died on Dec. 12, 2014, at Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman. He was born April 18, 1936, in Bayou, to N.J. and Ethel Jane Rice Mason. He married Inez Mitchell in Kirbyville on Feb. 13, 1954. Survivors include: Wife: Inez Mason of Point 2 Sons: Jerry Mason (Vicki) of Point; Jeff Mason (Elizabeth)...
David Selvey
Dec 2, 2014
Memorial service for David Gary Selvey, age 65, of Emory, will be conducted Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, 12:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Seymore Cemetery, near Yantis. He died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 at his residence. He was born March 26, 1949, in Little Rock, AR, to Harold D. and Mary Maxine McShane Selvey....
Leatha Jenkins
Nov 26, 2014
Leatha Clareace Jenkins, age 56, of Point, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at her residence in Point. She was born Nov. 15, 1958, in Dallas, to Cecil Eugene and Clara Mae Haas Whitley. She married David Timothy Jenkins, in Rockwall, on March 15, 1982. Mrs. Jenkins was a homemaker. Survivors include: Husband: David Jenkins of Point; Sons: George Jenkins...
Dorothy Donaldson
Nov 25, 2014
Funeral service for Dorothy Donaldson, age 91, of Emory, will be held Saturday, 2:00 pm, Nov. 29. 2014, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Billy Smith will conduct the service. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at 1:00 pm. Mrs. Donaldson died Tuesday evening at Rock Creek, in Sulphur Springs. She was born July 7, 1923, in...
Carl Frandsen
Nov 21, 2014
Funeral service for Carl Arthur Frandsen, formerly of Emory, TX, now of Blue River, WI, will be held Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, 1:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Burial will follow at Prospect Cemetery. There is no formal visitation planned at this time. Mr. Frandsen was born April 11, 1922, in San Francisco, CA, to Arthur...
Nellie O'Rear
Nov 18, 2014
Graveside service for Nellie Belle O'Rear, age 89, formerly of Emory, will be held Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, 2:00 pm, at Turner Cemetery. Robert Burns will officiate. Burial will follow in Turner Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday evening at Wilson-Orwosky funeral home. Mrs. O'Rear was born Jan. 16, 1925, in Emory, to Daniel Steve and Willie Mae...
Joseph York
Nov 16, 2014
Funeral service for Joseph Derrell York, age 80, of Point, will be held Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at 2:00 pm, at Point Funeral Home. Bro. Mike Frazier will officiate. Burial will follow at Hooker Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm, Tuesday evening at the funeral home. Mr. York died during the early morning hours, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at...
Joseph Moon
Oct 31, 2014
Funeral service for Joseph Henry Moon, age 87, of Point, will be conducted Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at 1:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in Clifton Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, 6:00-8:00 pm at the funeral home. Mr. Moon died at Baylor Health Care, in Dallas, Friday, Oct. 31,...
Ronald Schantini
Oct 29, 2014
Ronald Gilbert Schantini, age 65, of Point, died as the result of an automobile accident, in Rains County, late in the afternoon, on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. He was born in Racine, WI on Oct. 9, 1949, to Oscar and Lorraine I. Parker Schantini. He married Nita Diane Staggs in Dallas on Jan. 4, 1969. Mr. Schantini was a...
Mary Brimer
Oct 23, 2014
Funeral service for Mary Sue Brimer, age 67, of Emory, will be conducted on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Robert Burns will officiate. Burial will follow in Dunbar Cemetery. Visitation will be at 12:oo pm prior to the 2:00 pm service at the funeral home. Sue married Billy Leon Brimer on...
James Redmon
Oct 21, 2014
Funeral service for James Alvin Redmon, age 77, of Point, will be conducted Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at 2:00 pm, at First Baptist Church in Point. Bro Keith Cogburn and Bro. Ray Crumpton will officiate. Burial will follow in Woosley Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6:00 - 8:00 pm on Friday evening at the church. Mr. Redmon was born...
Earnestine Hamilton
Oct 12, 2014
Funeral service for Earnestine Rebecca Hamilton, age 91, of Mesquite, formerly of Emory, will be held Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Emory City Cemetery. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm, one hour prior to the service. Mr. Hamilton died, Sunday afternoon, at Cambridge Court Assisted Living in Mesquite. She...
Clem Hurn, Jr.
Oct 11, 2014
Funeral service for Clem Perry ("C.P.") Hurn, Jr., of East Tawakoni, will be held Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Emory Baptist Church, 10:00 am. Bro. Joe Perkins and Bro. James Hurn will officiate. Burial will follow in Lynch Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday evening, 6:00-8:00 pm at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Hurn was born in Ft. Worth, June 18,...
Donald Freeman
Oct 11, 2014
Donald Gene "Donnie" Freeman passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in Hospice of East Texas, in Tyler. He was born Nov. 27, 1954, in Tomato, Arkansas, to Chester Joe and Effie Mae McKnight Freeman. He worked as a sheetrock hanger, in the dry wall business , of home construction for most of his life. Survivors include: 1 daughter, Laura...
Shirley McAree
Oct 5, 2014
Funeral service for Shirley Pearl McAree, age 74, of Alba, will be conducted Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Wayne Wolfe and Bro. Arlis Banks will officiate. Burial will follow in Colony Cemetery near Golden. Visitation will be 1:00 pm Wednesday, one hour prior to service. Shirley was born in Aspermont, March 21,...
Davina Patton-Courtney
Oct 2, 2014
Funeral service for Davina Joy Patton-Courtney, 37, of Emory, will be held Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at 1:00 pm, at Lake Fork Baptist Church. Bro. Perry Crisp will officiate. Interment will follow in Turner Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday evening, 6:00- 8:00 pm at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. D. J. died Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Tyler, at...
