Obituaries

May 31, 2016

Funeral services for Dorothy Whittington, age 86, of Sulphur Springs, will be held Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Savage officiating. Interment will follow at City Cemetery with Jim Thompson, Sanford Whittington, Jr., Fielder Whittington and David Whittington serving as pallbearers. . Dorothy passed away, May 31, 2016 at Advanced Healthcare...

May 20, 2016

Memorial services for Jason Austin, age 66, of Brashear have been scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Durwin Hohhertz officiating. Jason Austin was born in Paris, Texas on November 4, 1949, the son of Charlie Austin and Ola Maude (Miller) Austin. He married Jeanette Crain in Fort Worth on January...

May 8, 2016

Graveside services for Glenzell Hawkins, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Greenview Cemetery with Pastor Vern Hawkins officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Dylan Thomas-Hicks, Robert Parker, Joseph Hicks, Michael Ferguson, Quinith Hicks and Ardell Hicks, Jr. A visitation will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00...

Apr 19, 2016

A Celebration of Life service for Jessie Mae Childs-Thomas, age 82, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for 11:00 am, Saturday, April 30, 2016 at MLK Church of Christ with Bro. Delante Jackson and Bro. Borris Sims officiating. Robert Lee Franklin, Robert Charles Timmons, Bill Barrett, Reginald Thomas, Jeramie McGill and Demetrius Pryor will be serving as pallbearers and...

Apr 15, 2016

Memorial services for Jackie Wayne Mills, age 52, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for 4:00 PM Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with Jimmy Don Goldsmith officiating. Mr. Mills passed away on April 15 at his residence. He was born on January 7, 1964, in Sulphur Springs, the son of Ibra Mitchell Mills and Melba...

Apr 13, 2016

Funeral services for Mary Myrtle Burks will be held Sunday, April 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Tapp Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Cook officiating. Interment will follow at City Cemetery with Neville Stiltner, Tommy Sanderson, Johnny Hoskinson and Henry Hill serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be Saturday evening, April 16 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Tapp...

Mar 21, 2016

Graveside services for Ron Branom, age 64, of Cumby, are set for 2:00 pm Thursday, March 24, 2016 at Pippin and Hill Cemetery. Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be Johnny Lennon, Lewis "Kip" Knowles. Rex Lennon, Tim Wilson and Roger Smith. Ronald Paul Branom was born on September 16, 1951 in Sulphur Springs, the son of Paul Branom and...

Mar 19, 2016

Funeral services for Fayrene Wade Green, age 69, of Sulphur Springs have been set for Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Greater Emanuel Baptist Church with Rev. R. Ellis officiating. Interment will follow in East Caney Cemetery with Laurance Green, Gary Green, James Eric Green, Dakerryon Harrison, Keidrick Green and William Harrison, Jr. serving as pallbearers. Visitation...

Mar 17, 2016

Graveside services for Bobby Derell Oswald, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for 1:00 PM Friday, April 1, 2016 at DFW National Cemetery with the Rev. Neal Cochran officiating. Bobby Oswald was born in Frisco City, Alabama, the son of Bonnie Oswald and Sallie Mae (Bodiford) Oswald on July 31, 1936. He was married to Sharon Jo...

Mar 1, 2016

Graveside services for Kathy Ann Dickens will be held Friday, March 4, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Reilly Springs Cemetery with Rev. B.J. Teer officiating. Kathy, age 74, of Sulphur Springs, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016. She was born the daughter of John Furman Wallace and Cella Marjorie (Henderson) Wallace on March 27, 1941 in Sulphur Springs, Texas....

Feb 21, 2016

Memorial services for Charlotte Ann Money, age 72, of Sulphur Springs, have been scheduled for 1:00 PM Saturday February 27, 2016 at the Grace Family Church with Brother Al Davis officiating. Charlotte Money was born on January 15, 1944, in Abilene, the daughter of Charles French and Marguerite (Huddleston) French. She married Steve Money in Dallas in 1960, he...

Feb 13, 2016

A Military Graveside Services for Emitt Frank Waggoner, age 99, of Sulphur Springs, has been set for 2:00PM, Monday, February 15, 2016 at North Hopkins Cemetery with Rev. Bruce Stinson officiating. Mr. Waggoner was born on June 5, 1916, the son of Robert Emitt Waggoner and Cora Elizabeth (Males) Waggoner in Hopkins County. He was a WWII Veteran and...

Feb 10, 2016

Funeral services for Ray Ferrell, age 85, of Sulphur Springs, have been set for 2:00PM, Friday, February 12, 2016 at Tapp Funeral Home with Bro. Joe Perkins and Bro. Edgar Clements officiating. Interment will follow in Posey Cemetery with Lanny Ferrell, Cody Williams, Cory Ferrell, Jeff Timko, Pete Wyatt, and Kaden Ferrell serving as pallbearers. His great-grandchildren are Honorary...

Jan 6, 2016

Doris Cromer Wardrup, beloved mother, grandmother and companion, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 on January 6, 2016, with her daughter by her side. She was born Doris Marie Cromer on December 22, 1925 to Morris James Cromer and Etha Arnold Cromer, who were charter members of Wesley United Methodist Church in Sulphur Springs. She graduated from...

Jan 4, 2016

A Memorial service for Robert Clay Cooper, 52 of Sulphur Springs has been scheduled for Thursday, January 7, 2016 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at Tapp Funeral Home. Mr. Cooper passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler Arrangements are under the direction of Tapp Funeral Home. www.tappfuneral.com

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Dec 16, 2015

Funeral services for Bobby Joe Wright, age 84, of Sulphur Springs have been set for 11:00AM, Monday, December 21, 201 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. There will be no visitation. Interment will be at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Wright passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at Rock Creek Health and Rehabilitation in Sulphur Springs. Arrangements under the direction...

Dec 11, 2015

Funeral services for Doris Armstrong, age 81, of Richardson, have been scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, December 19, 2015 at Tapp Funeral Home Chapel with B.J. Teer officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Saltillo Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at 1:00 pm. Doris Armstrong passed away December 11, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. She...

Oct 12, 2015

Graveside services for Wanda Claudine Thomas, age 77, of Greenville, have been scheduled for 12:00 noon, Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Seymore Cemetery with Rev. Bruce Stinson officiating. Claudine was born on August 4, 1938 in Dallas, the daughter of C.T. Clark and Lola Bell Dobbs Clark. She was married to James Ray Thomas who preceded her in death....

Sep 26, 2015

A private service for Mr. Peter J. Thompson, will be held at a later date. Mr. Thompson passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Sulphur Springs Health and Rehab in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He was 70 years old. Arrangements under the direction of Tapp Funeral Home. www.tappfuneral.com

Sep 25, 2015

Graveside services for Evelyn Bevis, age 95, formerly of Hopkins County have been set for 11:00AM, Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Nelta Cemetery. Mrs. Bevis passed away Friday, September 25, 2015 at The Wesleyan at Scenic in Georgetown, TX. Arrangements are under the direction of Tapp Funeral Home. www.tappfuneral.com