All Obituaries

Martha Stribling Johnson, age 90, of Sulphur Springs was born November 19, 1929 to William Gamblin and Lucille Darby Stribling. She passed away Monday, December 09, 2019. She was a lifetime member of Shooks Chapel United Methodist Church. She attended Park Springs School as a young girl and later went Sulphur Springs School to finish her education. In her early years she worked at Sulphur Springs State Bank and later at Hopkins County Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her son John...

Funeral services for Frances Elizabeth Jones, age 81, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 6, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darel Roach and Rev. Jerry Clements officiating. Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Cooper with Jeremy Jones, Matt Cochran, Justin Jones, Shawn Hall, Chris Jones, and Cason Jones serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Brandon Braden and Billy Morris. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m., prior to...

Funeral services for Lou Wilda Leewright Bassham, age 80, of the Nelta Community, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Robert Newsom and Rev. C.J. Duffy officiating. Interment will follow at Nelta Cemetery with Cory Tubb, Will Wilson, Jarret Wilson, Markus Bassham, Jordan Bassham, Tel Pitcock, and Cody Nixon serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Don Patterson, Gary Stevens, and Keith Bland. Visitation will be held at...

Funeral service for Margaret Elizabeth McQueen Dickens, age 94, of Sulphur Springs, will be held at 4:00 p.m., Monday, December 2, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Wayne Darty officiating. Pallbearers will be Rex Dickens, Randy Dickens, Steven Graves, Brent Johnson, Ronald Dickens, and Tommy Dickens. Visitation will be held one hour prior to funeral service. Interment will be in Phoenix Memorial Park, Phoenix, AZ. Margaret passed away November 28, 2019 at Wesley Oaks Memory...

Funeral services for Fred Auston Fisher, age 89, of Yantis, will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2019 at West Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jeff Gravens officiating.  Interment will follow at Restlawn Memorial Park with Drew Fisher, Brady Fisher, Jarrett Lassig, Danny Lawrence, Jeremy Bowman and Blake Fisher serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Tino Zapata, Lynn Crook and Travis Rowland.  Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., one hour prior to service...

Memorial service for Tracey Lee Fox, age 57, of Sulphur Springs will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., on Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Ed Lantz officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Tracey was born on February 20, 1962 in Johannesburg, South Africa, the daughter of Errol Gold and Nola Fitzpatrick Gold. She married Lonnie Fox on May 18, 1985 in Dallas, TX and he survives. Tracey worked as an Instructional Designer at Wyndham Hotels &...

Kevin Lewis Joslin, age 61, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Monday, November 18, 2019 at his residence. He was born on November 16, 1958 in Dallas, TX, the son of Robert Larkin Joslin Sr and Emma May Tulk . He worked as a heavy equipment operator for AK Gillis for many years. He was a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers. He is survived by daughters, Rebecka Minick and husband Charlie of Sulphur Springs, Stacey Rodriguez and husband Benny Winstead of Sulphur Springs,...

Gene Clint Ridling passed away in the afternoon of Monday, November 11, 2019 surrounded by family.   He was born on December 27, 1942 in Commerce, TX to William “Ralph” and Mary Ann Ridling. As an only child, Gene attended school in Fairlie, TX and graduated high school in Commerce, TX.   In 1964, Gene met the love of his life, Sue Ridling, in Sulphur Spring, TX. Shortly thereafter, the two wed on September 24 and began their family, which over the years grew to...

Graveside services for James Thomas Duignan, age 93, of Cooper, will be held at 11:15 a.m., Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the DFW National Cemetery. He passed away on November 9, 2019 at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, TX. He was born on December 21, 1925 in Youngstown, OH, the son of Michael Robert and Agnes Doyle Duignan. He served in the United States Army during WWII and was stationed in Belgium, France, and Germany. He later moved to Richardson, TX to raise his...