Obituaries, G

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Gaddy, E. D., Rev. - A gloom of sadness passed over the entire county Tuesday, when it was learned that E. D. Gaddy had died at his home northwest of Sulphur Springs after a few days illness with pneumonia. The Baptist church mourns the lost of one of her best ministers who during the past forty years has led hundreds and hundreds to accept Christ as a personal Savior and lead clean lives. E. D. Gaddy was born in Anson County, North Carolina, March 30, 1851. He was ordained to ministry by the Marshall Springs Baptist Church, Titus County, Texas, November 18, 1883, Presbytery J. B. Riddle, H. H. Mathews, and I. R. Riddle. He died February 10, 1920. He was married to Miss Jane Blake of Gray Rock, in Franklin County, Texas, February 5, 1874. To this happy union were born five children, three of whom died in infancy, Mrs. W. G. Smith of Sulphur Springs, and Mrs. W. J. Brewer of Perryton, Texas, survive. Mrs. Gaddy died December 8, 1881. He married Miss Claudie Hall of Mt. Vernon, Texas, September 6, 1885. To this union were born seven children, one dying in infancy. He is survived by Mrs. E. D. Gaddy, and the following children: Mrs. J. W. Hollums, Altus, Okla.; J. R. Gaddy, Terrell, Okla.; E. U. Gaddy, Dallas, Texas; Mark and Earl Gaddy, Sulphur Springs, Texas. He has two brothers and three sisters still in Anson County, North Carolina. He has been pastor of the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church twenty-nine years and six months. Bro. Gaddy was also the pastor of the Campbell and Independence churches at the time of his death. He served as Missionary of the Rehoboth Association for ten years. He has been chairman of Hopkins County Association since its organization fourteen years ago. For a number of years he was a member of the Executive Board of the State Association, also President of this body for some time. For four or five years he was president of the Baptist General Association of the Southern States. He was also a member of the Sunday School Board located at Texarkana, Texas.
Hopkins County Echo, Friday, Feb. 13, 1920

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Mrs. Fannie Gaddy passed away Nov. 17, 1912. She was the only child of Mr. & Mrs. Jno. Price, and the wife of J. R. Gaddy. She was born in this community and lacked a few weeks of being 22 years of age. Burial was in the Old Tarrant cemetery.
Sulphur Springs Gazette

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J.T. Gafford - Uncle Joe passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Royal Smith, 20 June 1912.

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Mrs. Martha Gafford, one of the pioneers of Hopkins County, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Lyster, Wednesday night on the 4th about 12 oclock. Mrs. Gafford was taken sick Saturday afternoon with a severe chill and gradually grew worse all the time. She was well advanced in years, having passed her 84th birthday. She came to Hopkins County in 1859 and had lived here ever since. She leaves five children, John, Tom, Jim, Frank, and Mrs. Lyster, and many grand and great- grandchildren. She will be buried in Gafford's Chapel cemetery
Sulphur Springs Gazettte, Jan. 5, 1906

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Mike Gafford
Posted by Editor on Friday, November 5th, 2004
Graveside funeral services for Mike Gafford, 46, of Brashear will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in Brashear Cemetery with the Rev. Wes Dean officiating.

Serving as pallbearers will be Steve Crocker, Arlie Wayne Bryant, Donnie Massey Jr., Tim Baxter, Eldon Turner, Justin Linex, Leroy Riley and Butch Sanders.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.

Mr. Gafford died at 10:05 p.m. Monday, Nov. 1, at his residence.

He was born on May 7, 1958, in Wylie, the son of Bob and Mary Jo Hall Gafford.

Mr. Gafford was a painter and a member of First Baptist Church of Cumby.

Survivors include his father, Bob Gafford of Cumby; his mother, Mary Jo Rogers of Brashear; one daughter, Valorie Gafford of Sulphur Springs; four brothers, Jimmy Gafford, Kevin Gafford and Justin Gafford, all of Brashear, and Mark Gafford of Sulphur Springs; and one sister, Carla Petty of Cumby.

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Mr. James Gamble was drowned Tuesday evening in a creek about 4 miles southeast of Black Jack (Cumby.) It appears that he was in the creek bathing and the supposition is that he became cramped and sank. He leaves a wife and two or three children.
Dated 5 July 1889

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Phil Gamblin, 18 year old son of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh (Doc) Gamblin, died at the family home, two miles southwest of Como, Oct. 26, 1935, after being sick a week with penumonio. He leaves his mother, father, and two brothers and four sisters, Aubrey, Jim, Hazel, Mozelle, Willie and Ruby Nell. Funeral services were held at Como.

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Mavernee Garner
Posted by Admin on Thursday, August 5th, 2004 at 01:57 PM

Funeral services for Mavernee Garner, 90, of Lewisville, formerly of Sulphur Springs, were held at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel with Roy Foster officiating.

Interment followed in Brashear Cemetery with Daniel DeVega, Ricky Reynolds, Byron Titus, Matt Fletcher, Larry Baxter, Gerald Garner, Kyle Garner and Jerry Baxter serving as pallbearers.

Mrs. Garner died at 7:40 p.m. Thursday, July 29, in Hearthstone Assisted Living in Lewisville.

She was born in Hopkins County on Dec. 24, 1913, to Samuel B. and Thula Ann Thompson Dickson. She married John Henry Garner in Sulphur Springs on Nov. 18, 1933. He preceded her in death in 2004.

Mrs. Garner was a homemaker and a member of League Street Church of Christ.

Survivors include two daughters, Theresa Titus of Lewisville and Betty Foster of Bastrop, La.; one sister, Mandy Mosley of Sulphur Springs; one brother, L.G. Dickson of Commerce; three grandchildren, Byron Titus, Shelley Fletcher and Shanna Foster; and two great-grandchildren, Kaycie and Shelby Fletcher.

Mrs. Garner was also preceded in death by one brother, Rolan Dickson, and one sister, Belvagene Hamm.

Contributed by Brandon Darrow

Cleo Reese Garrett
Funeral services for Cleo Reese Garrett, 77, of the Greenview Community will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, in Tapp Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Guy Mays and the Rev. L.B. Morgan officiating.

Burial will be in Greenview Cemetery with J.W. Ragan, Harold Knight, Tommy Potts, Richard Nester, James Birchfield, Glenn Roach, Junior Potts and Dan Williams serving as pallbearers.

Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Tapp Funeral Home.

Mr. Garrett died at 4 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at his residence, following a brief illness.

He was born Dec. 22, 1916, in Miller Grove, the son of Burton E. and Annie Ferguson Garrett. He married Christine Freeman on Aug. 26, 1941, in Lone Oak. She survives.

Mr. Garrett was a retired rancher and member of South Liberty Baptist Church. He served in the Army 29th Infantry Division during WW II.

Other survivors include a son, Dannie Garrett of Greenview; two grandchildren, Tammy Winstead of Sulphur Springs and Dewayne Garrett of Houston; two brothers, Leo Garrett of Greenview and Hope Garret of McAllen; and two sister, Reba William of Miller Grove and Loise Medders of Emory.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Bonnie Ruth Garrett.

Memorials may be made to the Greenview Cemetery Association.
Sulphur Springs News Telegram, August 15, 1994

Contributed by June E. Tuck

Thomas Isaiah Garrison - Was born in Montgomery County, Illinois, March 16, 1834. He married Hannah Marie Clark, Nov. 11, 1858. He and his wife moved to Missouri the same year where they remained until 1863 when they moved to Hopkins County, Texas. In 1892, he and his family moved to Edwards Co., Texas, where they lived until 1908. Since that time they have lived in Tehuacana, Limestone County, where he died Aug. 14, 1912. Since Dec. 20, 1911, he had been confined to his room, helpless on account of a fall which he got on that day. He leaves a wife and five children. He was a civil war veteran.
Sulphur Springs Gazette

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Mrs. M. L. Garvin of Como, died June 14th, aged 58 years. She was the wife of M. L. Garvin, one of Como^Òs best business men. He and his wife had resided in Como for 30 years or more, where they had raised a large and respected family - six boys, all of whom have fine business tact, and four daughters. The oldest one, Mrs. Claude Lynch, died a few months ago, and one other daughter of tender years was taken from their home by death some 20 years ago. The funeral was held at the Baptist church with burial in the Como cemetery. John Young, her brother, was called to her bedside last week when she was struck speechless with paralysis.
Sulphur Springs Gazette

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GAY, JOHN R. - Died at his home near Bethel Sunday afternoon. Burial was in the Pine Forest cemetery. He was one of the pioneers of the Bethel community.
Sulphur Springs Gazette, Friday, May 22, 1908, Bethel column dated May 18th

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Valton Gay - Survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Gay, one brother, C. Gay, of Snyder, Texas; and one sister, Mrs. R. M. Minter, of Baytown.

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Gibbons, Fred F. died at the age of one year and four months, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Jim Gibbons. He had been sick for two weeks.
Sulphur Springs Gazette, Hickory Ridge column, June 22, 1913

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GIBSON, W. P. - Died at his home in Pickton Monday morning and was buried in the Pickton cemetery with funeral being preached by Rev. R. C. Hicks, assisted by Rev. J. H. Scrimshire, of Como. He had resided in Pickton for a great many years; in fact, was the father of the town. He conducted one of the largest mercantile establishments in the county, and was prominently connected with other lines of business, being president of the Pickton State Bank.
Sulphur Springs Gazette, January 1, 1915

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William R. Gill - He had been confined to his bed about 5 yrs.

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Mrs. G. W. Gillis, returning from a visit in Shreveport, La., was killed and four other citizens were seriously injured in a car-truck mishap near Cason, Texas, on the Pittsburg-Daingerfield highway. She was about 40 years old. She is survived by her husband, two children; a daughter, Jeanette Gillis, injured in the wreck, and a son, G. W. Gillis, Jr., her father, T. H. Irons, and a brother, Guy Irons. Funeral services were held in Cumby with burial in the family cemetery.
Sulphur Springs Gazette, Friday, Dec. 20, 1935

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GILLIS, HENRY - Cumby, Hopkins Co., Texas - Nov. 7, 1924
Henry Gillis, one of the oldest citizens of this section, died at his residence three miles east of this place Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Gillis was born in Western Tennessee, March 18, 1846, of farmer parents. With his widowed mother, he moved to this (Hopkins) county in 1855 and located within a mile of where he died, having lived nearly 70 years in the same neighborhood. He served the last two years of the Civil War as a soldier in the Confederate Army. He is survived by three sons, O. D. and Carroll Gillis of Cumby, and Will Gillis of Winnewood, Okla. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at the Pleasant Grove Schoolhouse and was conducted by the Rev. A. L. Stidham of Brashear.
Dallas Morning News, November 8, 1924

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Mrs. Norman Gillis died last Saturday at her home in Cumby after several weeks illness. She was laid to rest in the Cumby cemetery after services at the Presbyterian Church, which she was a member. She had spent her life in and near Cumby, and leaves several children. She was the daughter of Capt. Merit Branom, who was one of the prominent early settlers of Hopkins County.
Cumby Rustler, Friday, Oct. 7, 1910

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J.S. Glenn
On May 24, 1913, the death Angel visited the home of Mrs. Seb Glenn at Paint Rock community and took her companion. He had been sick about a week with pneumonia. Funeral services were conducted by Bro. J. W. Sailors, with burial in the Liberty cemetery. He leaves a wife and two children, a mother, two sisters and three brothers.

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Glosup, Virginia Rose
Mt. Pleasant Times paper - Her death occurred at the home of Mrs. Ruth Ferguson, Friday afternoon after being ill only a short while. She was the wife of L. H. Glosup, manager of the market department of the new Safeway store in Mt. Pleasant. She was 28 years old, and had been a resident of this city only six months, moving here with her husband. She was a native of Hopkins County and her body was conveyed to that place in a Riddle funeral car where funeral services were held at Ridgeway church with burial in Gafford Chapel cemetery. Survivors include her husband, her father and mother, Mr. & Mrs. Will T. Cowan of Ridgeway; a sister, Miss Ruby Nell Cowan; and four brothers, Joe C. Cowan, Dallas; Crook Cowan, Tyler, and Burt and Weldon Cowan, Ridgeway.
Reprinted inSulphur Spring Echo, Friday, November 8, 1935

Contributed by June E. Tuck

Mrs. Laura Goodman, wife of Charlie Goodman of Dike, passed away Saturday night. Funeral services and burial took place at Connor cemetery. She is survived her husband and the following children: Mrs. Lottie B. Burlson, Olton, Jessie, Jeff, Will Goodman, Mrs. Carl Linker and Mrs. Thelma Eppers of Dike. She had been a resident of the community where she passed away for 17 years and a member of the Church of Christ.
Hopkins County Echo, Nov. 30, 1934
Also reported - She was born Feb. 24, 1876, in Titus County, Texas. Married Charlie Goodman in 1900. Her children were Jesse, Jeff, Willie, Lottie, Dora and Thelma Ruth. In 1917 the family came from Fannin County to Hopkins County, locating on a farm near the Flora community where they continued to reside with the exception of two years in Wilbarger County. She suffered a prolonged illness until her death Nov. 24, 1934.

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Mrs. L. E. Gordon died Tuesday morning at her home in Greenville at the age of 80 years. The deceased was formerly a resident of Cumby. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Pat Russell, Mrs. Arlie Smith, and Mrs. Charles Bowers, and a son, Monte Gordon, all of Greenville. Funeral services and burial will be held in Cumby.
Dailey News-Telegram, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1938

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GRAHAM, SIS - Aunt Sis Graham died last Tuesday night and was buried at the Seymore graveyard Wednesday.
Sulphur Springs Gazette, Friday, April 10, 1908, Johnson School House column dated April 6th

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GRANBERRY, M.R. - Cumby, Hopkins Co., Texas - Ap. 26, 1930
M. R. Granberry, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Cumby, died at his residence. Mr. Granberry was born in Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 30, 1841, and while attending the State University of that State in the spring of 1861, he enlisted in the Confederate Army, serving the entire conflict under the immediate command of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Shortly after the war he located in this State at Sulphur Springs, but in a short time came to this place, and he had resided in and near here for about sixty years. For about forty years he was engaged in school teaching and taught in many places in this and Hunt counties. He had been a member of the Baptist Church for more that fifty years and had been a member of the Masonic Lodge at this place longer than any other person. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Tom Harrison of Memphis, and Mrs. Bessie Allen of Breckenridge, and three sons, Eugene of Amarillo, Curtis of Corsicana, and Rodney of Celeste. Funeral services were held at the Baptist Church in Cumby Saturday.
Dallas Morning News, April 27, 1930

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John E. Grant of Tarrant, passed away June 11, 1914, surrounded by his family. He was born in 1845 (sic) was 68 years old; married in 1865 to Miss Maryette Matthews of old Tarrant. To their union were born five children, two of whom survive him, Luther Grant and Mrs. Jno. Irons. He was a confederate soldier, enlisting in the 23rd Texas Cavalry in 1863 and served with honor until the surrender in 1865. His remains were interred in the Old Tarrant cemetery, services conducted by Rev. Voss. He leaves a wife and two children.
Sulphur Springs Gazette, June 26, 1914

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Harry Millingon Greaves died of Typhoid at the family residence in Cumby, July 10 (sic) 1914, after seventeen day suffering. Funeral services were held at the home, conducted by Bro. Rea. Burial was made at the Cumby cemetery. He was born June 10, 1894.

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GREAVES, S.D. - Cumby, Hopkins Co., Texas - Mar. 13, 1929
After being an almost helpless invalid for the last several years, S. D. Greaves, 66, prominent East Texas financier, died Tuesday night at his residence here. Mr. Greaves was born in Erath County, but when only 2 years old his parents moved to Hopkins County where he had lived ever since. He attended school one year at Lone Star School, near present town of Birthright, this county, the principal of which was J. H. Dinsmore, afterwards a prominent attorney for many years. In 1890, he was associated with J. H. and Virgil Downing here in the mercantile business and in 1891, he and J. A. Brewer started in business, which continued several years. Later Mr. Greaves formed a partnership with J. F. Alexander which continued up to the late fall of 1909, when, on account of failing health, he sold out, since which time he had not been actively engaged. Mr. Greaves had long been recognized as one of the leading financiers of the county and was for many years vice president and director of the City National Bank of Sulphur Springs, was for a long time president of the First National Bank of this place and also owns stock in the Greenville National Exchange Bank of Greenville and the Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Brashear, in the addition to other large interests in various places. He was a member of the Methodist Church, held membership in Hopkins County Lodge No. 180 A. F. & A. M. of this place and the Cumby Royal Arch Chapter. In 1889, he was married to Miss Ada Brewer, who, with three sons, R. A. Greaves of Fort Worth, S. D. Greaves, Jr. of Dallas, and Jack Greaves of Cumby, and three sisters, Mrs. Will Burns of Commerce, a sister who resides in San Antonio, Texas, and Mrs. Joe Crow of Deer Creek, Okla. Funeral services will be held on Thursday by the Rev. C. L. Bounds of Clarksville, a former presiding elder in this district, assisted by the Rev. J. L. Sullivan of Bogota and the Rev. Alex Hubbard, present pastor of the Methodist Church in Cumby. Burial will be in Cumby Cemetery. Active pall bearers will be Dr. W. E. Connor, T. C. Mars, Cecil D. Ward, W. S. Manning, George C. Mulinax, W. B. Junell and R. W. Harris. Honorary pallbearers are W. O. Womack, Will Rash of Dallas, W. B. Wise, C. B. Jones, C. S. Holderness, A.W. Denton, Dr. O. Smith, Charley Dial, Dr. F. M. Parker of Greenville, Marvin Womack, George Prim, W. W. Jones of Sulphur Springs, Dr. G. W. Holderness, John Jackson, Oliver Marshall of Commerce, Milus Robinson of Brashear, Dr. W. H. Ward of Hermleigh, Luke Rash of Terrell, S. A. Whale and V. L. Downing of Durant, Okla.
Dallas Morning News - Mar. 14, 1929

S. D. Greaves died at the family residence in Cumby Tuesday night after a lingering illness. He was about 70 years old and had lived most of his life in that town. He had been actively interested in the banking business of Cumby and a stockholder in the City National Bank of Sulphur Springs for the past thirty years. He had other large business interest in the county and elsewhere. He is survived by his wife and three sons, Ashley Greaves of Hermleigh; S. D. Greaves, Jr., Dallas; and Jack Greaves, Cumby. Funeral and burial will take place at Cumby.
Hopkins County Echo, Friday, Mar. 15, 1929

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Mrs. Amanda Green, nee Amanda Mathews, was born near Grove Hill, Alabama, May 15, 1844, and died near Sulphur Springs, Texas, Feb. 13, 1915. She left several children, three sisters, and two brothers, one being Elijah Mathews who lived in Grove County, Alabama, John Mathews living in Oklahoma, and several relatives in Texas. Written by C. A. McMullen, Grove Hill, Alabama.
Sulphur Springs Gazette

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GREEN, HARVEY, MR. - Passed away September 28, 1908, and was laid to rest in the Gafford's Chapel cemetery. He leaves a wife, mother, sisters and brothers.
Sulphur Springs Gazette

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GREEN, JULIUS - Died Friday night suddenly at his home near Miller Grove; age 60 years. He retired as usual; later on groans emanating from his room attracted the family. They aroused him, but he expired soon after. Burial at Miller Grove cemetery under the auspices of the W.O.W. Lodge. Cumby Mercantile Co's undertaking department had charge of the burial
Cumby Rustler, Friday, September 24, 1915

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M. M. Green, a pioneer citizen of Hopkins County, died Tuesday night at his home in Cumby at the age of more than 83 years. Burial was made in Cumby. He was born near Daingerfield, but, with his family, moved to Hopkins County 68 years ago. He was a member of the Texas Rangers for two years, and fought valiantly for the Confederate Army for four long years. He carried the chain when the town of Greenville was surveyed, and was deputy sheriff when the county seat of Hopkins County was moved from Old Tarrant to Sulphur Springs. In fact, he is older than the State of Texas, having been born under the Republic of Texas two years before Texas became a State. He has lived in Cumby longer than any other man, and has raised a family of splendid sons and daughters; his wife having already preceded him to the Great Beyond. The living children are as follows: D. H. Green, Perry Green, B. F. Green, Mrs. Flora Mathis, Miss Pearl Green and Miss Juanita Green.
Hopkins County Echo, December 12, 1919

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Nat Greer (Black) obituary
Nat Greer, a well-known negro, who was raised here, died in Dallas.

The remains were brought back to Sulphur Springs for burial.
Daily News-Telegram, February 4, 1924

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GREGG, ROLIE BENARD - Sam Gregg's baby died Tuesday night and was brought through here Wednesday on the way to Tira for burial.
Sulphur SPrings Gazette, Friday, May 29, 1908, Birthright column dated May 23rd

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GREGORY, JOHN - Died Monday evening at his home in this city after having rounded out a life of almost eighty years. Burial in City cemetery with Eld. Eubanks conducting the service.
Sulphur Springs Gazette, Friday, Mar. 27, 1908

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Lawence Gregory, 35, was killed in a car wreck near Stamford Monday night. The remains were brought to Sulphur Springs and carried first to Tapp Funeral Home and later to Mr. & Mrs. Perry Odom's of Gafford Chapel where burial occurred in Gafford Chapel cemetery. He as the son of Mr. &. Mrs. Spence Gregory of Mt. Sterling, who survives along with his wife, one sister and one brother.
Sulphur Spirngs Echo, Friday, February 22, 1935

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Spencer Jeffeson Gregory, age 79, pioneer citizen of Hopkins County, died at the family home in the Mount Sterling community Thursday morning. He had been in failing health for several weeks. Funeral services will be conducted at Gafford Chapel, conducted by Rev. Clark H. Russell, pastor of Sulphur Springs Methodist Church. He was born in Chillicothe, Mo., on April 22, 1860. He moved to Texas while a young man and married Miss Fannie Goff of the Scatterbranch community in Hunt county. The couple celebrated their fifty-first anniversary last November. Nine children were born to this happy union, eight of whom survive with their mother. The daughters are: Mrs. Perry Odom, Gafford Chapel; Mrs. Henry Young, Ridgeway; Mrs. Ida Hooper, Sulphur Springs; Mrs. Monroe Cannon, Sulphur Springs; Mrs. Ben Dodd, Mrs. Earl Satterfield, and Miss Mary Kate Gregory, Fort Worth. One son, Marvin Gregory, who lives at home, survives. Lawrence Gregory, another son, died several years ago. Two brothers, Howard Gregory and Knight Gregory, Vivian , La. Three sisters, Mrs. W. Y.Goff, Commerce; Mrs. Nellie Hargrave, Ardmore, Okla.; and Mrs. Will Williford, Hillsboro, also survive.
Daily News-Telegram

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Edgar Gresham, died at Sabinal on Tuesday night of consumption. He had left Como, Hopkins County, nearly two years ago. His remains were taken to Como and buried on Thursday.
Sulphur Springs Gazette, Friday, June 18, 1909

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J. K. Guinn died Thursday afternoon (11 Ap. 1929) of last week after an illness of nearly two months. He was stricken on the streets of Cumby about February 20, and after having been carried home, never left his bed again. Mr. Guinn had resided in Cumby twelve years, moving here from Quinlan, Hunt County, to have charge of the affairs of the Cumby Mercantile Co. which at the time was one of the largest mercantile firms of this section of the state. Prior to coming here, Mr. Guinn was business manager for the T. B. Keasler firm of Quinlan for twoyears, having previously been connected with Mr. Keaslers business at Hughes Springs in Cass County for more than 25 years. Mr. Guinn was a man of keen business foresight and was a sound reasoner of business problems. During his residence here he has been connected with the banks of Cumby as director and was active in the affairs of these institutions. Mr. Guinn was married first in 1882, his first wife having died in 1925. He later was married to the wife that survives. He is also survived by three sons and three daughters, R. M. of Cumby, C. A. of Commerce, Joe of Dallas, Mrs. Eva Mashburn of Dallas, and Miss Blanche of Cumby. He had long been a member of the Presbyterian Church. Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church, being conducted by Rev. J.H. Woodard, assisted by Rev. Alex Hubbard, pastor of the local Methodist Church. The remains were conveyed to the local cemetery and laid to rest in the family burying plat. (Obituary gave three daughters but listed only two)

Contributed by June E. Tuck

P. W. Gunnels, age 77 years, well known Hopkins County man, succumbed at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. A. Roach, on Finney street, in Sulphur Springs, Thursday morning. Mr. Gunnels, a native of Georgia, came to Hopkins County about 35 years ago, and for the past five years had been living in Sulphur Springs. He was born Oct. 30, 1861. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. L. A. Roach, Sulphur Springs, and Mrs. Mamie Crabb, Commerce, and one son, Warren Gunnels, Dallas. Funeral services will be held at Liberty with Dr. H. R. Long, pastor of the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church, in charge. Burial will follow at Liberty.

Contributed by Elaine Martin

Pirtle Houston "Doc" Guy MARSHALL - Services for Pirtle "Doc" Houston Guy, 101, of Marshall, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 13, 2006, at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas. Local arrangements are by Sullivan-Heaster Funeral Home. Mr. Guy died April 10, 2006, in Marshall. Born May 24, 1904, in Hopkins County, he retired from Gulf Oil Corp., and was a longtime member of Oak Cliff Lodge No. 705 AF & AM, and First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his daughter, Mary Lou Knoerzer; and sister, Arrowanna Johnson.
Published in theLongview News-Journal on April 11, 2006.