Obituaries

Spencer Dean Hinkle

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A funeral service for Spencer Dean Hinkle, age 88, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service at Ridgeway Cemetery. Mike Stewart, Jeff Coleman, Elliott Pope, Chris Pope, Randy Jones, Billy Baldridge and Darrell Meeks will be serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeff Bledsoe and Wayne Bledsoe. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home.

Cindy Hill

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A funeral service for Cindy Hill, age 75, of Winnsboro, Texas, was held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2024, at Greenpond Baptist Church in Como, Texas, with the Rev.

Robert Sherwin Alexander

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Robert Sherwin Alexander died peacefully at home on Jan. 15, 2024. He was born on July 23, 1932, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Marjorie Allison (Sherwin) Alexander and Robert Pulaski Alexander. His early love for movie musicals led to a life-long passion for Broadway and the Great American Songbook, which he shared as a pianist at countless productions, parties and evenings around the keyboard. After receiving his masters in piano from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, Bob served as a typist in the Army in Stuttgart, Germany.

FUNERAL NOTICES

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Alfredo Yanez A funeral mass for Alfredo Yanez, age 68, of Como, Texas, will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at St.

Shirley Brown

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A funeral service for Shirley Brown, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with Quentin Long officiating.

Grace Vaughn

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A funeral service for Grace Vaughn, age 103, of Sulphur Springs, Texas was held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 8, 2024, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, Texas, with Bro. Brian Vaughn officiating. Interment will follow at Aiguier Cemetery in Hopkins County. Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home. Serving as pallbearers were Jamie Vaughn, Johnny Vaughn, Jason Vaughn, Mitchell Vaughn, Ronald Denny, and Jerry Brandenburgh. Grace passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

Phillip Darity

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A memorial service for Phillip Darity, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, was held on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, Texas. Jeff Gravens and Pete Wilson will officiate. Mr. Darity passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at his home in Sulphur Springs.

Phillip Darity

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A memorial service forPhillipDarity,age79, ofSulphurSprings,Texas, willbeheldonThursday, March7,2024,atMurray OrwoskyFuneralHome, SulphurSprings,Texas.Jeff GravensandPeteWilson will officiate. Mr. Darity passedawayonSaturday, March2,2024athishome in Sulphur Springs.

Joyce Ann Case

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Funeral services for Joyce Ann Case, age, 64 of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. C.J. Duffey officiating. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2024, at West Oaks Funeral Home. Interment will follow the service at North Hopkins Cemetery with Jarian Chaney, Randuhn Lawrence, Matt Covington, Jordan Chaney, Darian Chaney, Jarrell Brown serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Andrew Morales and Matt Allen. Joyce passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Kerri Burgin

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A memorial service for Kerri Burgin, age 55, of Brashear, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024, at Myra Wilson Chapel in City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Texas, with Marlin Jones, Johnny Gibson, Charlotte McKay, Fred McCoy, Richard Waldrep and Joe Mack Gober serving as honorary pallbearers. Buddy Wiggins will officiate. Mrs. Burgin passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Plano, Texas.