Obituaries

Jerry Preskitt

Dec 26, 2015

Jerry Pat Preskitt, age 77, of Point, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015, at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. No service is scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory. Jerry was born in Bakersville, CA on September 26, 1938, to Ishmael Milage "Slim" and Juanita Bundy Preskitt. He married Sandra...

Gladys Brantley

Dec 26, 2015

Gladys Faye "Happy" Brantley, age 67, of Yantis, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015, at ETMC in Tyler. Family will receive visitors in a short visitation period which will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory from 2:00-3:00 PM. No service is scheduled at this time. Happy was born on January 16,...

John Fleming

Dec 16, 2015

John Keith Fleming, age 81, of Greenville, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in the early morning hours, at his home. Funeral service will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory, at 2:00 PM, with Bro. Monte Parker and Bro. Kenneth Richardson and Bro. Larry Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Turner...

Thomas Childers

Dec 13, 2015

Funeral service for Thomas "Red" Childers, age 90, of Emory, will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bro. Billy Smith will officiate. Visitation will precede the service, at 1:00 PM, at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. A private burial will take place after the service at Pilgrims Rest #1 Cemetery in...

Aggie Hultman

Dec 8, 2015

Aggie Pauline Hultman, age 91, of Quitman, died Tuesday at Heritage Nursing Home of Quitman. Services are pending with Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home of Emory. Please sign the guestbook at the link above for the family.

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Bettye Culberson

Dec 4, 2015

Funeral service for Bettye Jane Culberson will be held 10:00 AM on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at First United Methodist Church of Emory, with Rev. David Diller and Katrina Culberson officiating. Interment will follow in Dougherty Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday night, December 7, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 PM at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel. Bettye Jane Culberson, age...

Leaton Ely

Nov 26, 2015

Memorial service for Leaton Isaac Ely, age 81, of Emory, will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 2:00 PM, at Emory Baptist Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at 1:00 PM. Bro. Mark Garrett will officiate. Mr. Ely was born on July 25, 1934, to Otto Barden and Alma Shipley Ely. He was raised...

Herman Bryant

Nov 22, 2015

Funeral service for Herman "Bud" D. Bryant, of Emory, age 88, will be held 11:00 am, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, at the Church of Christ in Emory. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, at 10:00 am, at the church. Burial will follow in Emory City Cemetery. Mr. Bryant died Sunday afternoon, Nov. 22, 2015, at...

Cameron Jeffcoat

Nov 18, 2015

Cameron Maurice Jeffcoat passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 18, 2015, at Reunion Plaza Healthcare and Rehab, in Tyler. He was born Feb. 12, 1962, in Lakeland, FL, to William Sanford and Peggy Louise Mason Jeffcoat. He worked as a welder most of his life. Survivors include: 2 daughters: Ashley Jeffcoat (Rafael Figueroa) of Emory and Dustie Morgan (Joseph) of...

Mary Hyland

Nov 8, 2015

Cremation arrangements have been handled by Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home for Mary Dona Gaines Hyland. Ms. Hyland passed away in the wee hours of Sunday morning, November 8, 2015. Mary was born on June 19, 1942 in Austin to William Henry and Myrble Daniels Gaines. During her working career, she held several different jobs, including car sales, advertising sales and...

Scott Decker

Nov 7, 2015

Funeral service for Scott Allen Decker, age 77, of Point, will be held Thursday, 2:00 pm, Nov. 12, 2015, at First Baptist Church of Point. Bro. Zachary Honzell will officiate. Interment will follow at Smyrna Cemetery. Mr. Decker passed away Saturday night, in Dallas, at Baylor Scott-White Hospital. He was born Jan. 8, 1938, in Emory, (Smyrna Community), to...

Elizabeth Boyanton

Nov 5, 2015

Elizabeth Wylene Boyanton, age 84, of Emory, died Thursday evening, Nov. 05, 2015, at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs. She was born in Falfurrias, on May 15, 1931, to Benjamin and Emogene Cody Jackson. She married Charles Orlando Fisher, in 1964, in Dallas (Oak Cliff). Mrs. Boyanton worked for a period of time at LTV, and worked as...

Charles Bruns

Oct 25, 2015

Charles "Charley" Eric Bruns, age 50, of Emory, died Sunday, October 25th at his residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Charley was born on April 2, 1965, in Decatur, IL, to Ronald Dean and Alice Marie French Bruns. He proudly served our country for 12 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He married Pearl...

Mary Rabb

Oct 23, 2015

Mary Frances Rabb, age 87, of Point, passed away Friday morning, October 23, 2015, at Wesley House in Sulphur Springs. Funeral service is scheduled for Monday, October 26, 2015, at 2:00 PM, at the Point United Methodist Church, with Bro. Billy Smith and Rev. Sue Gross officiating. Interment will follow at Lone Star Cemetery in Point. Visitation will be...

Sarah Emerline

Oct 14, 2015

Sarah Addielou Emerline, age 98, of Emory, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at her home. She was born April 23, 1917, in Linden, TN to Anderson and Serena McDonald Stevens. She married Robert Ray Emerline in Hoenwald, TN. She was a loving wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and homemaker all of her life. She was a member of New...

Gaylord McDonald

Oct 9, 2015

Gaylord "Mac" Lee McDonald, age 74, of Point, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, October 9, 2015, at his residence. He was born in Vashti, TX on January 6, 1941, to Eldon Lee and Cathleen Winters McDonald. He married Judy Carol Opel in 1969, she preceded him in death. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home. Please sign...

Paul Holbrook

Oct 6, 2015

A memorial celebration of the life of Paul Edward Holbrook, age 70, of Yantis, will be held Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, 2:00 pm, at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Brock Paulk, Paul's nephew, and Bill Whittington, Paul's brother-in-law, will officiate the service. Paul died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Houston, at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center...

Thelma Weddle

Oct 3, 2015

Thelma Grace Weddle, age 102, of Emory, formerly of California, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2015, at the Senior Suite Care and Rehab in Emory. Mrs. Weddle was born on October 7, 1912, to Hans C. and Ragnhild Madsen Nelson. She loved to play the piano and even played it at her own 102nd birthday celebration. She's been playing...

Brady Sneed

Sep 29, 2015

Funeral service for Brady Delano Sneed, age 77, of Alba, is scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, at 1:00 PM at Emory Baptist Church, with Bro. Richard Pile officiating. Visitation will be Monday evening 6:00-8:00 PM at Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory. Interment will be in Emory City Cemetery. Mr. Sneed died Tuesday morning, Sept. 29, 2015, at the...

Donald Cross

Sep 5, 2015

Funeral service for Donald Harvey Cross, age 67, of Emory, will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, at First Assembly of God Church, in Emory. Bro. Montie Parker will officiate the funeral service at the church, and Bro. Mike Fletcher will conduct the graveside service. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at...