Murray-Orwosky Funerals & Cremations

Murray-Orwosky Funerals & Cremations Murray-Orwosky Funerals & Cremations has been owned and operated by the Orwosky family since 1963. Office front desk open 8am-5pm, Monday through Friday.

We have been proudly serving Hopkins County and East Texas for over 60 years. Phones answered 24 hours every day.

Johnnie Rex Martin, age 89, of Coke TX., passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab. Fami...
12/31/2025

Johnnie Rex Martin, age 89, of Coke TX., passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Rock Creek Health and Rehab. Family-led memorial service is at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Rockhill Baptist Church in Quitman, TX.

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Steve Parks, age 79, of D**e, Texas passed away on December 22, 2025, at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler TX. Graveside ...
12/30/2025

Steve Parks, age 79, of D**e, Texas passed away on December 22, 2025, at Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler TX. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Jacksonville, Arkansas.

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Harry James Vogler, age 76, of Emory TX., passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Christus Mother Frances hospit...
12/30/2025

Harry James Vogler, age 76, of Emory TX., passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Christus Mother Frances hospital in Sulphur Springs TX. A family-led memorial service will be held at a later date.

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Anita K. Cason was born on December 18, 1937, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Oscar and Annie (Pounds) Kerr. Mrs. Cason, a...
12/27/2025

Anita K. Cason was born on December 18, 1937, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Oscar and Annie (Pounds) Kerr. Mrs. Cason, age 88, passed away at Rock Creek Health and Rehab on December 24, 2025.

Memorial service for Nita Cason will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the First Baptist Church of Sulphur Springs.

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Funeral service for Jakob “Jack” Kempenaar, age 83, of Como, Texas, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31,...
12/27/2025

Funeral service for Jakob “Jack” Kempenaar, age 83, of Como, Texas, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Woodland Cemetery with Luut Kempenaar, Hein Kempenaar, Rick Kamminga, Jake Kempenaar, Rylen Kempenaar, Kurt Kempenaar, Olke Jongsma, Jochum Tillema, and Jentje Steenbeek serving as pallbearers. Refreshments will be served after the interment at Pine Forest Community Center. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Kempenaar passed away at his residence on Friday, December 26, 2025.

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Graveside service for Bobbie Nell Gay (Thomas) age 86 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday,...
12/26/2025

Graveside service for Bobbie Nell Gay (Thomas) age 86 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery - Burch Creek. There will be no formal visitation. Mrs. Gay passed away on December 24, 2025 at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs.

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Funeral service for Renee Smith, age 56 of D**e, Texas will be held at 2:00P.M. on Saturday at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Ho...
12/24/2025

Funeral service for Renee Smith, age 56 of D**e, Texas will be held at 2:00P.M. on Saturday at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Walt Gamblin officiating. Interment will follow at North Hopkins Cemetery with Calvin Brey, Andy Brey, Colby Walker, Steven Smith, Cash Gamblin, and Sam Gamblin serving as pallbearers and Cross Brey, Braxton Brey, Thomas Brey, Asher Brey, Toby Armstrong, Rodney Maddox, Dylynn Carpenter, Connor Atkins, Adam Kennon, and Chandler Atkins serving as honorary pallbearers. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Mrs. Smith passed away on December 24, 2025 at her home surrounded by family.

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Rebecca (Becky) Juarez Calderón, age 74 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2025.Please follow the li...
12/23/2025

Rebecca (Becky) Juarez Calderón, age 74 of Sulphur Springs, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2025.

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Ken Lascko, age 55 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on December 21, 2025 at Christus Mother Frances –  Sulphur Spri...
12/23/2025

Ken Lascko, age 55 of Sulphur Springs, Texas passed away on December 21, 2025 at Christus Mother Frances – Sulphur Springs.

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Funeral service for Byrd Hawkins, age 99 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, December 29, 20...
12/19/2025

Funeral service for Byrd Hawkins, age 99 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home with Bro. Terry Bolton officiating. Interment will follow at 2:30 P.M. at Oakwood Cemetery in Honey Grove, Texas. Reception will be held one hour prior to the service in the community room at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mr. Hawkins passed away on December 17, 2025.

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Sandra Jane Watson, age 86 of Austin, Texas passed away on December 14, 2025 at Arbor Terrace Lakeway Memory Care in Aus...
12/18/2025

Sandra Jane Watson, age 86 of Austin, Texas passed away on December 14, 2025 at Arbor Terrace Lakeway Memory Care in Austin.

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Visitation for Lou Ann Sanders (Walker), age 86 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. on Thursd...
12/15/2025

Visitation for Lou Ann Sanders (Walker), age 86 of Sulphur Springs, Texas will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. Mrs. Sanders passed away on December 13, 2025 at Wesley Oaks.

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Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home, located near historic, downtown Sulphur Springs, has been owned and operated by the Orwosky family since 1963. We have been proudly serving Hopkins County and East Texas for over 55 years and through three generations of our family. Murray -Orwosky Funeral Home is known area wide for its compassionate commitment to all of the families it serves. We provide value (quality of merchandise, inclusive services, etc.), service (professional staff, reverence, aftercare), and the willingness to fulfill your expectations (promises kept, professionalism, attention to detail). We also own and operate our own crematory, one of very few in our area. This means your loved one never leaves our care. We’ve built a reputation of providing Sulphur Springs’ best funeral services by following our motto, “Serving as we would be served.” Our belief is that each of our clients is like a part of our family. We treat every person that walks in our doors like a friend and a neighbor, because we are your friends and neighbors. All of our staff live in Hopkins County and support and care about our community.

The Murray Funeral Home was established in Sulphur Springs, in 1889, by W.G. Murray. The firm was owned and managed by W. Ray Murray and William G. Murray until the early sixties, when Gene Orwosky became affiliated with the funeral home. In 1963, a new funeral home was built to better serve the community and was named the Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home. The new building opened its doors on November 1, 1963. Throughout the seventies, eighties, and nineties, many members of the Orwosky family have been honored to serve our community. While Gene ran the business, Rita, Gene's wife, assisted with office work at the Funeral Home. Their children were very much involved in the funeral home, as well. At some point, Bill, Laura, Jack, and Jeff all helped the funeral home to better serve the community. In 1997, Jeff, Gene's youngest son, purchased the firm and continues to run the funeral home with his wife, Sue, as a second generation Funeral Director. Jeff's son, Price became involved in the funeral home in 2010, which makes Murray-Orwosky and the Orwosky family serving the community for three generations. Now, Murray-Orwosky continues to "Serve as we would be served" for its 55th year.