Obituaries

John Feldt

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A memorial service for John Feldt, age 83, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed Lantz will officiate. Mr. Willson passed away on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, in Rowlett, Texas.

Joseph Tucker

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was a dedicated and driven manager in the railroad and automotive industries. He also lived in Georgia, Pennsylvania and Michigan, striving to make improvements in production control and raising a loving family of all redheads.

Lynda Griggs

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Lynda passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Arrangements are A Celebration of Life for Lynda Griggs, age, 79, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held at a later date.

Larry Bassham

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A funeral service for Larry Bassham, age 81, of Overton, Texas, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2024, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home, Sulphur Springs, Texas, with Pastor Roger Bynog, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow at Sulphur Bluff Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10: to 11 a.m., before the service. Serving as pallbearers will be Bill Bassham, Jr., Brett Bassham, James Bassham, Jr., Barry Bassham, Ricky Williams, Joey Williams, Bryan Williams, Mark Bassham, and Tony Williams.

Jean Strickland

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County Democratic Women and City Cemetery Society. Jean grew up in First Christian Church in Sulphur Springs and joined First Presbyterian in 2002. She was involved in many activities and hobbies such as golf, horseback riding, cooking, gardening, knitting, needle point and especially getting the entire family together. Jean always considered her large, close family to be her greatest accomplishment. She enjoyed spending weekends working cattle, family softball games, Thanksgiving Day flag football games and holidays with her family.

Caitlin Baxley

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March 22, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home. Caitlin passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Tyler, Texas.

James Murray ‘Jimmie’ Dodd

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A funeral service for James Murray ‘Jimmie’ Dodd will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2024, at Murray Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro.

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.