Obituaries
All Obituaries
Orvil Briggs
Sep 27, 2014
Funeral service for Orvil Glyn Briggs, 88, of Point, will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. A full Masonic service will be conducted by Shiloh Lodge #307 of Lone Oak. The American Legend will conduct the graveside service at Lone Star Cemetery in Point. Mr. Briggs died during the early hours...
Barbara McRee
Sep 17, 2014
Graveside service for Barbara Lee Hunt McRee, age 84, of Emory, will be held Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at 2:00 pm, in Restland Memorial Cemetery. Rev. Pete Adrian will officiate. Mrs. McRee died at her residence in the early morning, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. She was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico, on Jan. 19, 1930, to George...
Bernard White
Sep 16, 2014
Mr. Bernard C. White, age 91, of Emory, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 16, 2014 at Senior Suite Care and Rehab. He was born April 28, 1923, in Pittsburg, PA, to Chauncey and Helen Sloan White. He married Jerelene Mayo Poore in Ft. Worth, on July 24, 1963. Mr. White fought during WWII in the Battle of Marianas Strait, as...
Audrey Hill
Sep 11, 2014
Funeral service for Audrey Ellece Hill, age 87, of Alba, will be held Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, 11:00 am, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Robert Burns and Bro. Wayne Wolfe will officiate. Burial will follow in Salem Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon, from 3:00-5:00 pm, at the funeral home. Mrs. Hill died Thursday evening, in Tyler, at...
Ricky Evans
Sep 6, 2014
Ricky Lane Evans, 55 of Emory, died Saturday, September 6, 2014, at Hunt County Regional Hospital in Greenville. Graveside service will be held at Pippin & Hill Cemetery at 10:00 AM Friday, September 12, 2014. Visitation will be Thursday, September 11, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel from 6-8 PM. Mr. Evans was born on October 23, 1958 in Commerce...
Mary Carrell
Sep 6, 2014
Mary Joyce Carrell, 72, of Emory, passed away Saturday, September 6, 2014, at Baylor Hospital Hospice, Dallas, after a lengthy battle with ovarian cancer. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2014, at 10:30 AM, at Point Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Willow Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel on...
Jerry Rosengartner
Sep 6, 2014
Jerry Leroy Rosengartner, 74, of Emory, died peacefully, Saturday, September 6, 2014 in Greenville at Hunt Regional Hospital, surrounded by his family. Memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 3:00 PM, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory with Bro. Robert Burns officiating. Jerry was born on March 24, 1940 in Dallas, to Donald and...
Hubert Kirkpatrick
Sep 4, 2014
Funeral service for Hubert Ray Kirkpatrick, 81, of Emory, will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church #1, at 1:00 pm. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Bro. David Hendricks and Bro. Jeff Thompson will officiate. Burial will follow in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Rains County. Mr. Kirkpatrick was born Feb....
Gary Rainwater
Aug 27, 2014
Gary Wayne Rainwater, 60, of Brownsboro died Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at his home. Funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 12 Noon at the Leagueville Baptist Church in Murchison with Bro. Tom Bragdon officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, at the church. Private burial will follow in the...
Howard Garrett
Aug 24, 2014
Howard Norman Garrett, 93, of Emory, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2014. Funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 27, 2014 at County Line Baptist Church with Bro. Wayne Darty officiating, and music directed by Woody Garmon. Interment will follow in Clifton Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday evening, August 26, 2014, 6-8 PM at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral...
Sally Dittman
Aug 22, 2014
Funeral service for Sally Ann Dittman, age 96, of Emory, will be held on Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at 10:00 am, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Billy Smith and Bro. Jerry Jackson will officiate. There will be a private burial in Slatter Cemetery afterward. Visitation will be Monday evening, 6:00 until 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Mrs....
Betty Dymke
Aug 10, 2014
Betty Jane Dymke, 82, of Emory, passed away Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Senior Suite Care and Rehab. A combined memorial service will be held for Betty Jane Dymke, and her husband, Homer "Buddy" Dymke, who passed away July 17, 2014, only 6 days before their 65th wedding anniversary. The combined memorial service will be held at the House...
Ray Mitchell
Aug 9, 2014
Ray Dean Mitchell, 61, of Arlington, passed away Saturday evening, August 9, 2014 at his weekend property just East of Emory, where he had the intention of retiring. Private visitation is scheduled for the family Thursday, August 14, 2014, 12:00-1:00 PM, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Interment will follow in Greenview Cemetery. Online guestbook may be...
Johnny Simmons
Aug 6, 2014
Johnny Lloyd Simmons, 47, of East Tawakoni, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, August 6, 2014. Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel from 2-4 PM. Mr. Simmons was born on November 11, 1966 in Cuero, Texas to Edna Marie Henrichs. He married Misty Dawn Pickle in Mineola on August 23,...
John Northcutt
Aug 2, 2014
John "Marvin" Northcutt, age 91, of Emory, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital in Sulphur Springs. Funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the Smyrna Union Church in Rains County with Bro. Montie L. Parker, Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at the Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be at the...
Vannie Robinson
Aug 1, 2014
Vannie Robinson, 65, of Emory, died Friday, August 1, 2014 at East Texas Medical Center Hospital of Tyler. Funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 1:00 at Emory Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior at 12:00 PM, also at the church. Apostle Dwight Smith and Pastor Ronald Garcia will officiate. Interment will be at...
Harris Hass
Jul 26, 2014
Funeral service for Harris D. Hass, age 83, of Alba, will be held Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Bro. Jim Herriage will officiate. Burial will follow in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery, Rains County. Visitation will be held on Monday evening, 6:00-8:00 pm at the funeral home. D was born in the Hogansville community on...
Kenneth Dodson
Jul 23, 2014
Kenneth Dwain Dodson, 59, of Emory, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at his home. Kenneth was born on September 11, 1954 in Sikeston, MO to Jerry and Janice Keasler Dodson. Kenneth married Cheryl Lynn Witherspoon in Emory and they have been married since 1996. He worked as a self employed home builder. Survivors include wife: Cheryl Lynn Dodson...
Wanda Prather
Jul 22, 2014
Wanda "Sue" Prather, 74, of Dallas, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014. Funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 PM, Friday, July 25, 2014, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Interment will follow in the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Emory. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1-2 PM, at...
Larry Yearwood
Jul 19, 2014
Larry Gene Yearwood, 61, of Greenville, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2014 at his home. Funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 PM, Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Bro. Kenneth Ballard will officiate. Interment will follow in the Forbis Cemetery in Emory. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, from 1-2...
