Obituaries
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Mary Nabors
May 21, 2020
Mary Lou Nabors, age 91, of Campbell, formerly of Lake Tawakoni passed away Thursday May 21, 2020 in Greenville. Mary Lou was born on January 13, 1929 in Charleston, Texas to the parentage of Sanford and Madeline Elizabeth Boyd Hemby. She married Doyce Otto Nabors in Dallas on July 14, 1947. Lou was a housewife and a wonderful mother...
Wanda Traylor
May 18, 2020
Funeral service is scheduled for Friday, 2:00 PM, at Emory Baptist Church, with Bro. Dwayne Randolph and Bro. Danny Trimble officiating. Interment will follow in the Elm Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home on Thursday evening 6:00-8:00 PM.
Wanda Fae Trimble Traylor, age 86, of Emory passed away May 18, 2020. She was born...
Charles Recer
May 9, 2020
Charles Douglas Recer, age 78, of Emory, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at his home.
Charles was born on March 7, 1942, in Jefferson City, MO to the parentage of Leon W. and Emma Lou Reneau Recer. He married Rachel Marie in Greenville on April 22, 1961. He worked in maintenance at Rains ISD. He...
Kathryn Gowins
May 6, 2020
Kathryn Ann Gowins, age 76, of Quitman, formerly of Emory, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020.
Kathryn was born on August 21, 1943, in Dallas, to the parentage of Cecil and Margaret Kathryn Bowman Burchett. She graduated Salutatorian of her class of Rains High School Class of 1961. Then she married Don Gowins in Emory on March...
Phyllis Friday
May 5, 2020
Funeral service for Phyllis Ann Friday, of Emory, are scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2020,
at Emory Baptist Church, at 1:00 pm. Following the service, burial will be at Willow Springs Cemetery.
Dr. Richard Piles and Dr. Joe Perkins will officiate.
The Governor's mandate will be in place still.....close to 25% of normal...
Judith Slatter
Apr 17, 2020
Judith Ann Slatter, age 74, of Brashear, passed away Friday, April 17, 2020, at Senior Suites Care and Rehab in Emory. Memorial will be held by family at a later date.
Judith Ann Slatter was born on October 12, 1945, in Sturgeon Bay, WI, to the parentage of Clayton and Juanita Mann Gustafson. Judi married Larry Slatter...
Robin Spence
Apr 16, 2020
Robin Danette Spence, age 66, of Emory, passed away April 16, 2020, in Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. She was born in Dallas on December 18, 1953, to the parentage of Daniel and Valley Elizabeth Oglesby Robison. She married William Vaughn Spence in Dallas on August 18, 2010. She worked all her life since age 14...
Walter Freund
Apr 15, 2020
Deacon Walter Freund, age 91, life-long resident of McHenry, Illinois, passed away at his son's and daughter’s-in-law home in Emory, Texas, on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.
He was born on January 15, 1929, in McHenry, Illinois to the parentage of Walter John and Olive Gertrude Freund. He married Catherine Marie Wagner in Volo, Illinois in August 1949....
Linda Glass
Apr 14, 2020
Linda Jane Glass, age 76, of Point, passed away, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at her home.
Linda was born in Lucedale, MS on February 10, 1944, to Lee Andrew and Eunice Estelle Thornton Smith. Throughout her life she worked many jobs, the one she was most proud of was that of Mother and Homemaker. She married Fred...
Betty Moseley
Apr 13, 2020
Betty Lou Moseley, 87, of Point, Texas passed away on April 13, 2020, after a lengthy illness. She was born on January 29, 1933 in Point to the parentage of Raymond Clifford and Ida Mae Cooper Robinson. She was raised in Point and attended school there. Basketball was her favorite activity as she played against many Rains County opponents....
Darlene Warren
Apr 12, 2020
Private Family Funeral Service for Darlene Warren will be held on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Internment will follow in Pilgrim Rest # 1 Cemetery of Emory. No visitation is scheduled due to the current regulations from the Covid-19 Virus. No more than 10 people can be gathered together and must...
Geneva Rudnicki
Apr 4, 2020
Funeral service for Geneva Dale Rudnicki, of Tool, TX, will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel, in Emory. Visitation will be held one hour prior at 1:00 PM.
Geneva Dale Rudnicki passed away Saturday April 4, 2020 at U.T. Health in Tyler. Geneva was born in Greenville, on...
Rella Alvarez
Mar 27, 2020
A private family funeral service for Rella Lou Alvarez , 92, of Rockwall, will be held at the Wilson-Orwsoky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Interment will follow in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery #1.
Rella Lou Alvarez peacefully passed away on March 27, 2020. Rella was born on September 27, 1927, at Ginger, Rains County, Texas, the only child...
James Calhoun
Mar 25, 2020
PLEASE RESPECT THE GUIDLINES SET FORTH FOR OUR TOWN, COMMUNITY, AND STATE THAT IS INTENDED TO HELP ELIMINATE THIS DEADLY PESTILENCE THAT HAS INVADED OUR WORLD. THE FAMILY REGRETS NOT BEING ABLE TO RECEIVE THEIR FRIENDS AT THIS MOST GRIEVOUS TIME. HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A MEMORIAL GATHERING AT RANDY'S HOUSE FOR ALL THE FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS...
Linda Davis
Mar 22, 2020
Linda Diane Davis, age 71, of Emory, passed away Sunday night at Christus Trinity Mother Frances of Tyler.
Linda was born on May 14, 1948, in Fresno, CA, to the parentage of Robert and Clarice Ross McLemore. She married William Clarence Davis in Emory, on May 6, 1966. She was employed for around 22 years at Terry's...
William Stovall, Sr.
Mar 19, 2020
William "Bill" Bruce Stovall, Sr., age 86, of Point, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2020, at his home.
A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Lone Star Cemetery in Point with Bro. Jay Sikes and Bro. Zach Honzell officiating.
Bill was born in Dallas on August 22,...
"Sonny" Hines
Mar 17, 2020
An intimate family funeral service for "Sonny" John Edward Hines, of Emory, is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2020, 2:00 PM at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Visitation is scheduled for 1 hour prior to the service. Rev. Joe Pierce and Bro. Wayne Wolfe will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Clifton Cemetery. Due to the current...
John George
Mar 14, 2020
ATTN: Due to the Declaration of Local Disaster For Public Health Emergency that has been declared by Hopkins County yesterday (3-18-20 @ 3:30PM) The George family sadly have decided to postpone the memorial service in honor of J.C. George. Please check back here periodically to see if it has been rescheduled. Thank you from the family....
Yolanda Emerline
Mar 5, 2020
A memorial service was held Saturday, the 7th, for Yolanda (Judy) Emerline, age 75, of Emory, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel.
John Kloptenstein officiated.
Yolanda was born Sept. 26, 1944, in San Benito, TX to the parentage of Isabelle Martinez Padilla and Petra Fonseca.
She married David Emerline in Luxor, Las Vegas, NV......to...
Teresa Lemons
Feb 23, 2020
Teresa Mae Lemons, age 62, of Point, passed away Sunday, February 23, 2020, at her home. Teresa was born in Germany on August 26, 1957 to the parentage of Louis Daniel Brown, Jr. and Margaret Mae McCullough Brown. She graduated magna cum laude with her bachelor's degree from Baylor University. She worked as a radiologist at S.W. Diagnostic. She...
