All Obituaries

Funeral services for Thomas Mathew McLemore, Jr. age 98, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Shane Carrington officiating.  Military graveside Honors by the Hopkins County Military Coalition will follow at Mahoney Cemetery with Gary Tubbs, Greg Scott, Mitch Ramsey, Mike Misse, Casey Phillips, Josh Davis and Heath McCraw serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Bob Parker, Joe Douglas,...

Larry Joe Landers, 76, passed away on November 26, 2022, at his home in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Larry graduated Sulphur Springs High School in 1964. He joined the army in 1967 where he became a decorated marksman after 12 years of general active duty service. Larry completed his remaining service obligation in the Army National Guard of Texas, and later retired as Captain from The United States Army National Guard. He was married to Gilda Ann Gideon for 55 years. Together they had two...

Funeral services for LaJuana Ruth Young, age 73, of Pickton will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Mike Haun officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Forest cemetery with Austin Rodriguez, Joe Rodriguez, Mack Walters, Richard Bain, Cameron Bain, Kason Barnhart, Ted Matlock, and Blake Bain serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Hunter Childers, Conner Childers, Tanner Childers, Kelyn Bain, Tyler Bain, Matt Bain,...

JOE  D. WHEELER BIOGRAPHY      Joe was born in the Gafford Chapel Community on January 11, 1934 to Ebb Kellogg Wheeler and Vada Reed Wheeler.    Joe graduated from Sulphur Springs Senior High School in 1952. After graduation, he attended East Texas State Teachers College where he majored in Pre-Engineering for two years and graduated with a major in Industrial Education and a minor in Mathematics in 1956. He married Janet Perkins at her...

Funeral services for Mindy Renae Wren, age 46, of Miller Grove, will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m., at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Hoyt Scogin officiating. Interment will follow at Greenview Cemetery with Tres Sartin, Chris Sartin, Will Ray, David Tipps, Scott Wren, and Barry Parks serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Jerry Cross Jr., and Rickey Cross. Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., one hour prior to service time. Mindy passed away...

Helen Ruth Hall Wright, age 85, was born to the parentage of Mr. Arthur “Tet” and Mattie Mae Wilkerson Hall on May 7, 1937.  Helen passed away on November 17, 2022 at Carriage House Nursing Home.  Helen was educated and graduated in Mount Sterling Schools in East Caney Community with the Class of 1955. Helen was united in matrimony to the late  Lee Arthur “Yam” Wright on October 17, 1971.  To this union no children were born.  She accepted...

Private graveside service

Angelica was born on January 18th, 1994 in Sulphur Springs to Gerald “Darnell” Washington and Jennifer Harris (formally Washington). She graduated from Sulphur Springs High School and received her phlebotomy certificate at Paris Junior College. Angelica was all embracing and accepting, no matter your past or social standing Angelica accepted people from where they were. Her unfiltered personality brought out the true colors in everyone she encountered. Her contagious sense of...

Robert Dylan Schepp ascended to Heaven on Friday, November 11, 2022, at Medical City Hospital in Plano, Texas. A memorial service for Dylan, age 16, of Como, Texas will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, November 17, 2022, at the First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs, Texas with Bro. Mack McClain, Dr. Andrew Hodges, and Paul Ray Vititow officiating.   He will be laid to rest following the service at the Pickton Cemetery with Cole McGuire, Brinlyn Schepp, Jake Murray, Rhett Newsom, Diego...

Emma Jane Addicks, age 16, of Yantis was born on February 10, 2006 in Plano, Texas, the daughter of Michael Wayne Addicks and Brandy Lea Daggs Addicks. Emma passed away on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 in Wood County.  Emma was a 9th grade student of Yantis ISD.  She loved drawing and painting and enjoyed listening to music which included old rock and alternative music. She was really good at special affects makeup.  She adored her sweet dog Scooter and her bearded dragon...