Obituaries
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Carol Westbrook
Apr 1, 2015
Carol Westbrook, age 70, of Emory, died at ETMC, in Tyler, on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. She was born March 5, 1945, in Corry, Pennsylvania to Jack Abraham and Helen Irene Toner Cochran. Carol married Ernest Floyd Westbrook, in Durant, Oklahoma on July 31, 1965. She worked for Abbott Labs, in Irving, a medical equipment manufacturer in quality control....
William Childers
Mar 30, 2015
Funeral service for William W. Childers, age 93, of Emory, will be held at 2:30 pm, Friday, April 3, 2015, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Jeff Thompson will officiate. A private burial in Emory City Cemetery will follow the service. Visitation will be at 1:30 pm, one hour prior to service time. He was born to Jessie Lee...
Glynn Rabe
Mar 13, 2015
Funeral service for Glynn Rabe, age 89, of Emory, will be held Monday, March 16, 2015, 1:00 pm at the Church of Christ, in Emory. David Baker will officiate. Burial will follow in Lynch Cemetery. Mr. Rabe was born Feb. 28, 1926, in Point, to Robert William and Caldonia Belzora Pound Rabe. He proudly served his country in the...
Ola Bryant
Feb 28, 2015
Funeral service for Barbara Bryant, age 85, of Emory, will be held on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 11:00 am, at Emory Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Dougherty Cemetery. David Baker will officiate. Visitation will be 10:00 am, one hour prior to service time. Mrs. Bryant died Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Carriage House in Sulphur Springs. Barbara...
Robert Pierce
Feb 21, 2015
Robert "Bob" Henry Pierce, 87, of Emory, passed away Saturday, February 21, 2015, at the Senior Suite Care Rehab in Emory. Bob was born in Dallas, on October 19, 1927, to Milborn and Abbey Cult Pierce. He married Wanda Lee Jones in Rockwall on June 27, 1979. He retired, after working many years as a welder, in Dallas, before...
Randy Gillard
Feb 4, 2015
Funeral service for Randy Melton Gillard, age 65, formerly of Emory, will be held 2:00 pm, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Burial will follow in Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time, at 1:00 pm, at the funeral home. Randy died Feb. 4, 2015, at Arlington Medical Center, in...
Wilma Wade
Feb 3, 2015
Wilma Ada Wade, age 82, of Emory, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015 at her home. Wilma was born on March 12, 1932 in Winnsboro, TX to Willie James "Bill" and Edna Arlette Simmons Wheatley. She was the third of six children. Throughout her early childhood, she moved with her family to remote areas of Texas as her parents...
Stephen Medina, Jr.
Feb 1, 2015
Funeral service for Stephen "Jess" Medina, Jr., age 78, of Emory, will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, 2:000 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Smyrna Cemetery. Bro. Henry Garmon and Bro. Mike McNair will officiate. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm, one hour prior to the service. Mr. Medina was born Oct. 17, 1936,...
Jose Gallegos
Jan 30, 2015
Funeral service for Jose "El Gallo" Gallegos, age 28, of Point, will be held Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at 2:00 pm, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation and Rosary will be Tuesday evening, 5:00 until 8:00 pm at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home in Emory. Mr. Gallegos was born Jan. 4, 1987 in...
Jessica Posey
Jan 27, 2015
Jessica Nicole Posey, age 33, of Tyler, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015, in Tyler. Jessica daughter of Mary, and the late Tommy Allen of Tyler, was born in Houston on December 3, 1981. She was a graduate of Winona High School Class of 2000. She had a beautiful singing voice and went to state in choir competition in...
Olga Courtney
Jan 25, 2015
Funeral service for Olga Jean Courtney, age 81, formerly of Emory, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, at 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Interment will follow at Clifton Cemetery. Visitation will be at 1:00 pm, one hour prior to service time. Mrs. Courtney was born March 15, 1933, in Arbala, to...
Burl Pruitt
Jan 24, 2015
Funeral service for Burl Leon Pruitt, 86, of Yantis will be held Thursday, 10:00 am, Jan. 29, 2015, at Freedom Church of God. Visitation will be at 9:00 am, one hour prior to service time. Bro. David Hamm will officiate. Burial will be on Friday at DFW National Cemetery at 11:15 am. Mr. Pruitt died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015...
Argel Whetsel
Jan 15, 2015
Argel Troy Whetsel, age 55, of Point, died Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, at his residence. Mr. Whetsel was born in Big Spring, on July 26, 1959, to Riley Douglas and Janetta Faye Byers Whetsel. He worked in construction as a contractor. Mr. Whetsel is survived by: Son: T.J. Whetsel (Sarah) of Midland; Sister: Duchess Whetsel Klein (Elbert) of Midland;...
Shelia Moore
Jan 13, 2015
Shelia Yvette Moore, 72, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Jan. 13, 2015 after a two year battle with lung cancer. She was at her new home in Point, TX, surrounded by family, with her beloved dog, Willie Nelson, closely by her side. She was born to Robert and Martha (Nass) McDaniel on...
Emogene Hays
Jan 7, 2015
Funeral service for Emogene Hays, age 96, of Emory, will be held Friday, January 9, 2015, at 11:00 AM, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Phil Nigh will officiate. Private burial will follow at Lone Star Cemetery in Point. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time, at the funeral home chapel. Mrs. Hays passed away...
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)...
