All Obituaries

Memorial services for James Hinton Paden, age 85, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 29, 2022 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Shawn Paden officiating.  Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., prior to service time.  James passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Christus Mother Francis Hospital in Sulphur Springs.  James was born on September 8, 1936 in Charleston, TX, the son of John David Paden and Melissa Viola Cosper Paden.  He...

Memorial services for Samantha Gentry Murray, age 41, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel.  Samantha passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 at UT Southwestern Hospital in Dallas, Texas.  Samantha was born on February 11, 1980 in Greenville, Texas the daughter of Darrell and Patricia Townsend Gentry.  She married Nicholas John Murray on October 21, 2012 in Mt. Pleasant, TX.  Samantha was a...

Graveside services for Don Everett Foster, age 85,  of Azle, Texas will be conducted  at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, January  20, 2022 Restlawn Memorial Park with Bro. Bill Gay officiating.  Pallbearers will be Kevin Rowell, Chad Rowell, Cody Stafford, Joe Wellborn, James Randolph and Craig Towery.  Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., prior to service time.  Don passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Azle Manor Nursing Home in Azle, Texas.  He was...

Funeral services for Ella Byrd Reirdon Brown, age 79, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at West Oaks Funeral Home chapel with Bradley Edge and Chris Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Chris Brown, James McMahan, Jake Morrill, Landon Burke, Steve Littlefield, and Kevin Brewer serving as pallbearers. Jett Morrill, Dorsey Reirdon, Joe Reirdon, Henry Woodruff, and Joe Taylor will serve as honorary pall bearers. Casey...

Graveside service for Linda Sue Bell, age 77, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery with Bro. C.J. Duffey officiating and Mike Phillips, Dustin Ballard, Neil Johnson, Tommy Hinton, Paul Lloyd, Dickie Scroggins serving as pallbearers. There will be no formal visitation.  Linda passed away January 5, 2022, at Carriage House Manor in Sulphur Springs. She was born on May 13, 1944, in Hopkins County, Texas, the daughter of...

Francisco, Javier Contreras, 54, of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on January 4, 2022, at Dallas Medical City. His battle with serious medical issues in recent years showed his courage in facing life’s challenges with a smile. Despite his pain, Frank stayed strong until the end. Frank was born to parents Ricardo and Maria Lourdes Contreras on October 15, 1967, in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico. He lived most of his childhood in North Hopkins where he attended school until his Junior year...

CHARLES AARON BRANNON 1948-2022   Charles Aaron Brannon of Sulphur Springs, TX went to be with his Heavenly Father on January 1, 2022, at the age of 73 years old. Charles was born October 14, 1948, in Cooper, TX to A.J. Brannon of Sulphur Springs, TX and Melba Faye Brannon, who preceded him in death. Charles was a loving husband, son, dad, Peeps, family member and friend. He leaves behind his loving wife, Dee, his sister, Mary Hickson of Seven Points, TX, 3 children, 2 stepchildren,...

Funeral services for Virgil Ray Taylor, age 66, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Spence Chapel of First Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Gravens and Bro. Fred Lewis officiating. Interment will follow at I.O.O.F. Cemetery with Chris Spencer, Billy Capps, Taylor Coleman, “Little” Floyd Taylor, Bryan Johnson, and Billy Flanery serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at West Oaks...

August 9, 1976 – December 27, 2021 Jacob Ryan Landers, 45, passed away on December 27, 2021 in Lubbock, Texas. Jacob was born and raised in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He graduated from SS High School in 1994, and later attended Tyler Junior College. He began his career as a school photographer, working up to managing school photography territories in Louisiana and then later West Texas. Jacob was happily married to Shanna Landers, who was his partner in life for 24 years at the time of...