Obituaries
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Harvey Hantsche
Jun 22, 2017
Harvey Doyle Hantsche, age 81, of Point, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017, in Tyler, at Hospice of East Texas. Memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, July, 15, 2017, at 2 PM at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Harvey was born May 21, 1936, in Winters, to Theodore and Ethel Vogler Hantsche. He served his country in the...
Imozell Stuart
Jun 20, 2017
Imozell D. Stuart, age 80, of Emory, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Dallas, at Texas Health Resources (Presbyterian Hospital). She was born April 26, 1937, in Point, to Andrew Thomas and Rosa Jobe. She was a graduate of Point High School in the Class of 1955. Imozell married Allen Lee "Cobb" Stuart, June 18, 1955. They...
Connie Selvey
Jun 16, 2017
A memorial service will be held, for Connie Selvey, on Saturday, July 8, 2017, 2:00 pm, at Clarks Chapel Church of God. Connie Varue Selvey, age 59, of Point, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017, at Medical City in McKinney. Connie was born Oct. 3, 1957, in Dallas, to William Andrew and DruAnne Hollingsworth Riddle. She loved to bake...
Kevin Morgan
Jun 12, 2017
Kevin Dean Morgan, age 51, or Emory, passed away, unexpectedly, Monday afternoon in Sulphur Springs at Christus Mother Frances Hospital. He was born Feb. 25, 1966, in Duncan, OK, to Walter Claude and Kay Frances Sullivan Morgan. He graduated from Pilgrim Acres School in 1984. Kevin married Betty Ann Hicks in Emory, on May 11, 1984. He was employed...
Mary Lomax
Jun 6, 2017
Joan Lomax passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at her home in Emory. She was born in Emory, Aug. 10, 1945, to Cecil Jackson and MaryRuth Elizabeth Hall Pounds. She graduated from Emory High School. Later marrying Billy Gene Lomax, in Dallas, on June 21, 1968. During her working years, she held several office positions, but, the most important...
Sandra Jones
May 31, 2017
Sandra Kay Jones age 69, of Emory, passed away in the early morning hours of Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. She was born in Dallas, Feb. 4, 1948, to Travis Hershel (Tab) and Julia Mae (Dodie) Lynch Northcutt. During her working years, she worked as a CNA in nursing homes, as well...
Edwina Hays
May 22, 2017
Cremation arrangements have been completed with Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home for Edwina Hays, age 92, of Emory. Edwina passed away on Monday, May 22, 2017 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. No service has been set at this time. Mrs. Hays was born May 10, 1925, in Epps, LA, to Albert Anton and Ella Maria Catalina Anderson. She...
Margaret Mierzwik
May 17, 2017
Margaret Mary Mierzwik, age 88, of Emory, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Medical City McKinney. She was born in Bremond on March 8, 1929, to Steven J. and Bessie Duhr. She married John Henry Mierzwik, in Dallas, on Aug. 5, 1950. During her working career, she mainly worked in a bookkeeper position for several companies. Later she...
Dallas Allen
May 12, 2017
Survivors include: Father: Gene Allen (Connie) of Lumberton; Mother: Vicki Allen-Freiley of Emory; Sisters: Kristy Lindley (Bobby) of Burleson; Diana Louise Allen of Emory; Brothers: Jonathan Wayne Allen (Melissa) of Emory; and, Matthew Dylan Freiley of Emory; Grandmother: Donna McLeod of Little Elm; Numerous other loving family and friends; Preceded in death by: Grandparents: Willye Evelyn and GW Allen;...
James Kirkpatrick
May 4, 2017
Funeral service for James Alton Kirkpatrick, age 82, of Emory, will be held Tuesday, May 9, 2017, 11:00 AM, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Visitation will be one hour prior at 10:00 AM. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Interment will follow in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery. James passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017, at Senior Suite Care and...
Stephen Murray
May 3, 2017
Stephen Dennis Murray was born on June 9, 1986, in Dallas to Jack Patrick and Eileen Patricia Mickey Murray. Stephen finished high school and almost finished his four years of college. He married Whitney Filloon in Dallas on Sept. 21, 2015. He was somewhat of a free spirit who loved to travel and experience new places and food and...
Richard Wilson
May 2, 2017
Richard Arnold Wilson, age 71, of Point, passed away Tuesday morning, May 2, 2017, at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs. He was born August 7, 1945, in Lampasas, to William Henry and Oveada Shelburn Wilson. He married Linda Harrison in Cleburne on Aug. 7, 1970, same day as his birthday. At the age of 17 years,...
Robert Martinez
May 1, 2017
Robert Garcia Martinez, 76, of Point, passed away Monday May 1, 2017, at his home. He was born in Alice, on January 19, 1941, to Rufino Villarreal and Elvira Garcia Martinez. He worked all his life as an independent, self-employed worker in the masonry field. He married Audelia Longoria, in Alice, on March 17, 1958. They were married some...
James Young
Apr 29, 2017
James Clayton "Jimmy" Young, age 38, of Alba, was one of the number of people killed in the horrific tornado in Canton area on Saturday, April 29, 2017. He was born August 4,1978, in Carlisle, PA, to James Harold and Linda Kay Morrison Young. He worked as a supervisor for Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope in Terrell. Jimmy, also, raised milking shorthorn...
Donald Turner
Apr 26, 2017
Donald Dickey Turner passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Legend Health and Rehab in Greenville. He was born Jan. 9, 1932, in Dallas, to James Truman and Annie Lores Dickey Turner. During his working career, he was inventory control manager for Safeway Foods. He served in the U.S. Army in his younger years. He married Mary Amanda Tarkington...
Sherry Allen
Apr 24, 2017
Sherry passed away Monday, April 24, 2017, at U.T. Health Northeast, in Tyler. She was born May 19, 1949 in Greenville to Eddie Leon and Etta Mauretta Morrow Thompson, Sr. She raised her family while working a number of different jobs. She worked for an architectural firm; she had a cake making business...fancy birthday, wedding, anniversary or any cake...
Neva Thompson
Apr 12, 2017
Neva Louise Thompson, age 92, of Emory, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017, at Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. She was born June 2, 1924, in Plainview, to John Hamilton and Mable Davis Burt. During her working career she worked as a secretary/draftsman for Hunt Oil Co. Lou was a member of Emory Baptist Church where she...
Marion Edgar
Apr 9, 2017
Marion Emil "M.E." or "Jelly" Edgar, age 93, of Emory, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Texoma Medical Center in Denison. Funeral service is scheduled for Friday, April 14, 2017, at Emory Church of Christ, 1:00 PM, with Louis Comacho officiating. Interment will follow in the Dougherty Cemetery. Mr. Edgar was born on June 14, 1923, in Madill,...
Ida Tidwell
Apr 9, 2017
Ida Ruth Tidwell, age 78, of Point, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, April 9, 2017 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler. Memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, April 15, 2:00 PM at Point Church of Christ. Cremation arrangements are under the direction Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory. Ida was born in Point on April 21, 1938, to Rudolph Melvin...
John House
Apr 7, 2017
John "Junior" House, age 85, of Point, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017, at Legend Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Greenville. Funeral service is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at 2:00 PM at Lone Oak Assembly of God Church with Pastor Sam Calk and Bro. Homer Morgan officiating. Interment will follow in Lone Star Cemetery in Point. Visitation to...
