All Obituaries

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Funeral service for Dan Franklin Gregg, age 88, of Houston, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Rod Gregg, Chad Gregg, Steve Stephens, Mitch Massey, Kale Gregg, and Brad Bouldin serving as pallbearers. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., prior to the service. Dan passed away on June 26, 2022, in Houston, TX. He was born on February 19, 1934, in Paris, TX,...

Melvin Jerome Jackson Sr. passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler Texas. Officer Jackson was born on June 29th, 1973, in Greenville, Texas to the parentage of Melvin Smith Sr. and Cheryl Ann Jackson.  He was a graduate of Greenville High School in1991. Although he worked for other companies, Melvin found his true passion when employed at the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Department as a Correctional Officer.  While employed at...

Cassandra Devin Cavaliere (Cassie Gaddis Cavaliere) born July 7th 1986, passed into eternity June 19th 2022 after a valiant battle with cancer. She was best known for her big heart as well as being a proud Christian, devoted wife, and loving mother. Cassie was preceded in death by her Uncle Shannon “Dunkle” Littrell, Aunt Becky Walker and grandparents Bill and Helen Gaddis. She is survived by her husband Caleb Cavaliere and sons Jackson and Jayden Cavaliere of Jenks, Oklahoma,...

Graveside services for Billy W. Deaton, age 92, of Sulphur Springs will be held at Posey Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 with Bro. Terry Bolton officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Gregg Gamblin, Will Gamblin, Payton Lowery, David Deaton, Kenneth Deaton, and Chris Penson. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Wayne Orr, Marvin Jones, and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Eddins, posthumously.  A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., at Posey Baptist Church, on...

Robert Wayne Anders, 69, passed away quietly in the company of his loved ones on Monday, June 13, 2022.  Robert was born on August 26, 1952 in Texarkana, Texas and raised in Sulphur Springs, Texas.  He was the second oldest of five children.  He is preceded in death by his loving father Woodrow Anders, beloved mother Louise Anders, doting elder sister Irene Flowers, half-sister Ernestine Ray, and nephew Kenny Beaver.   Robert was an intelligent, strong and...

Funeral service for Bethani Jo Tinsley, age 14, of Sulphur Springs, TX, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Independence Baptist Church in Dike with Bro. Don Tinsley and Bro. Ernie Franklin officiating. Interment will follow at Connor Cemetery with Bryan Primm, Conner Hall, Michael Majors, Braden Tinsley, Brevin Tinsley, and Justin Exum serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Angels of Care Home Health, Northeast Texas Pediatrics, Dr. Dana Rice, and Dr....

Douglas Lee Aten, age 56, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Rockwall, TX. He was born on April 8, 1966, in Mekinock, North Dakota, the son of William Lee and Jacqueline Pauline Desormis Aten. He married Tina Elvera Brewer on February 16, 1990, in Grayson County. Douglas was a volunteer firefighter for North Hopkins Fire Department, he was a Sheriff’s Deputy for Lamar County, and later worked as a truck driver for many years. He is survived by his wife, Tina...

Reflection of life Kenneth Cal Abron, after a long, hard fight with an extended illness, has finally received his ultimate and glorious healing. On Wednesday, June 8, 2022, our heavenly Father called him from his labor to reward. By the bedside of Kenneth, was his loving wife, and sons. Kenneth was born to Alvis O. L. Rogers, Sr, and the late Gloria Dean Abron, in Pittsburg, Tx on January 27, 1956. His family later moved to Sulphur Springs, TX which became his home. Kenneth was educated in...

John Gillis, (known mostly as “Johnny” to Family and Friends), left this Earth suddenly and peacefully, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in his home in Sulphur Springs, TX. Johnny graduated from Sulphur Springs High school in 1979. He attended East Texas State University, and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree, in Business Administration. He married his High School sweetheart, Deborah Nowlin Gillis on August 24, 1985. Johnny was born February 1, 1961 in Sulphur Springs to...