Obituaries

Jan 21, 2014

Funeral Service for Helen Lou Clifton will be held, Friday, 2:00 pm, January 24, 2014 at the Emory Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Dunbar Cemetery. Rev. Joe Perkins and Bro. Robert Burns will officiate. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Thursday evening, January 23, 2014 at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Helen Lou Clifton, age 75 of Emory, died at...

Jan 20, 2014

Funeral Service for Anna Pearl Moody will be Thursday, 2:00 pm January 23, 2014 at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Anna Pearl Moody, age 78, of Emory, died at Rockwall Nursing Center in Rockwall on Monday, January 20, 2014. She was born...

Jan 17, 2014

Charley "Evins" Champion, 90, of Quitman, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, at The Heritage Nursing Home. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory.

Jan 16, 2014

"Carl" Clif Gary Young, 61, of Emory, passed away at his home Thursday morning. Carl was born in Sweetwater, TX on May 8, 1952 to Carl Garner Young, Sr. & Mickey Dodds Young. He married Denise Robison in Rockwall on December 10, 1982. They were married 31 years. During his working career he worked hard as an Automotive Technician,...

Jan 13, 2014

Graveside service for Joyce L. Williams, 75, of Emory, will be held Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, 2:00 pm, at Lake Fork Cemetery. Rev. Trey Smith will officiate. Visitation will be from 12:30 til 1:30 pm, same day, at the funeral home. Joyce was born in Chicago, IL, March 10, 1937, to Walter and Margaret Harris Subin. She married M.E....

Jan 2, 2014

Graveside service for Milton Earl (M.E.) Williams, age 80, of Emory, will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, at Lake Fork Cemetery. Bro. Danny Meek will officiate. Visitation will be before graveside service, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home, on Saturday, from 12:30 until 1:30 pm. Mr. Williams was born June 7, 1933, in Grand Prairie, to Willie and...

Dec 29, 2013

Funeral service for Willie (Jodie) Ely, 85, of Emory, will be held Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at 2:00 pm, at County Line Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Dougherty Cemetery. Bro. Jimmy Tarrant and Bro. Wayne Darty will officiate. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm, one hour prior to service time, at the church. Mr. Ely was born Dec....

Dec 27, 2013

A memorial service for Oscar Ely, Jr., will be held Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, at 2:00 pm, in the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Jason Rolen will officiate. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm, one prior to service time. Mr. Ely was born in Houston, on Jan. 30, 1934, to Oscar and Rosie Ann Wofford Ely. He served his...

Dec 22, 2013

Donna Kay Kincaid PhD, 61 of Graceville, FL passed from her earthly home to her Heavenly home, Sunday, December 22, 2013 at her residence following an extended illness. Dr. Kincaid was born in St. Louis, MO on June 5, 1952 to the late William "Bill" and June Upton. A graduate of Brownstown High School in Brownstown, IL. She received...

Dec 15, 2013

Thomas Dud Lankford, 86, was with his family when he passed away Sunday afternoon, December 15, 2013 at his home in Point. Funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, 2:00 pm, December 19, 2013 at the First Baptist Church of Point. Bro. Keith Cogburn will officiate. Visitation will be held on hour prior to service time at 1:00 pm. Burial...

Dec 13, 2013

Verina Vadean Childers, 77, of Emory, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013 at Trinity Mother Frances in Tyler. Vadean was born in Hopkins County on April 14, 1936 to Otto Barden and Alma Verina Shipley Ely. She was a member of Shady Grove Baptist Church. She was also a member of Texas & National Life PTA and was also...

Dec 12, 2013

Funeral service for Edward Wilson Caughron, 77, of Emory, will be held Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at 1:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Emory City Cemetery. Visitation will be at 12:00 pm, one hour prior to funeral service. Mr. Caughron died unexpectedly Thursday night at Mother Frances Hospital in Winnsboro. He was born Dec....

Dec 11, 2013

Hershel Dale Cofer, 63, of Pasadena, formerly of Emory, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at his home. Dale was born June 22, 1950 in Dallas to Hurshel Henry and Doris Lee Yaws Cofer. Graveside service will be held Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Emory City Cemetery at 3:00 pm. Visitation will be at the Wilson Orwosky Funeral Home...

Dec 9, 2013

Funeral service for James Earl Sisk, of Emory, age 61, will be held Thursday December 12, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Wilson Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jim Weems officiating. Burial will follow in Dumbar Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening 6:00 -8:00 PM at the funeral home. James died Monday at UT Southwestern Medical Center in...

Dec 8, 2013

Richard Michael Butler, age 62, of Point, died unexpectedly on Sunday evening, Dec. 8, 2013 at Hunt Regional Hospital in Greenville. He was born Feb. 14, 1951, in Greenville, to Richard Davis and Maratha Inez Jobe Butler. He worked as a general contractor in maintenance with 7 Eleven stores. Survivors include: Sons: Richard Michael Butler, Jr. (Janice) of Terrell;...

Nov 26, 2013

Graveside service for Thomas Orval Childers, of Emory, will be conducted at 2:00pm, Saturday, November 30, 2013, at Clifton Cemetery. Bro. Wayne Wolfe will officiate. Mr. Childers died at his residence on Tuesday evening. He was 84 years old. Mr. Childers was born on Jan. 4, 1929, in Emory, to Thomas Adrian and Fleda Williams Childers. He was a...

Nov 18, 2013

Sheldon (Shelly) Leonard Lieberman, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, formerly of Emory, died at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital, in Sulphur Springs, on Monday, November 18, 2013. He was born July 2, 1927, in Brooklyn, NY. His parents were Samuel and Rose Hersman Lieberman. He married Ann Hall, on October 16, 1982, in Las Vegas. A grave side service is...

Nov 12, 2013

Boe Justin Kellogg, 48, of Point, died at his residence on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. He was born Jan. 7, 1965 in Provo, Utah, to Robert Douglas and Delrene Whittaker Kellogg. Boe raised and trained barrel racing horses. He married Randa Michelle Kinchen in St. Petersburg, FL on Aug. 28, 2004.... Boe was the proud father of 5 sons....

Oct 30, 2013

Cremation arrangements for Maurice Earl Mears, 83, of Emory, are under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Mears died, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, in Dallas Baylor Medical Center. He was born April 29, 1930, in Kilgore to Earl Henry and Roberta Coffee Mears. Survivors include Judy Mears, Johnny Mears, Melanie Stevens, Todd Mears, and Brian Mears Brothers: Charlie...

Oct 29, 2013

Ronnie Dean Clayton, age 55 passed October 29, 2013 at Sunny Springs Nursing Home in Sulphur Springs. Memorial Service is set for 2:00 pm, Friday, November 1, 2013 at Prairie Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Willie Byrd will officiate.

Ronnie Clayton was born August 11, 1958 in SulphurSprings, Texas to R.V. and Mertis Faye Clayton. He attended Sand...