The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, August 26, 1994 Page: 3 of 4
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Deaths
THE HOPKINS COUNTY ECHO, Sulphur Springs, Tsxss, Friday, August 26,1994-3
Echoettes
Sally Nordin
Graveside services for Sally
Nordin, 87, of Big Sandy were held at
3 p.m. Friday, Aug. I9, in Mt. Ster-
ling Cemetery with the Rev. Marvin
Kemp officiating.
Mrs. Nordin died at l!:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Aug. 17, at her residence.
She was bom July 24, 1907, in Cle-
burne, the daughter of Price and Nan-
ny Harrison Ellis. She married Ray-
mond George Nordin on May 29,
1953, in Ft. Worth. He preceded her
in death in 1982.
Mrs. Nordin was a homemaker and
a member of the Latch Baptist
Church.
Survivors include one daughter,
Dorothy Nell Kemp of Big Sandy;
eight grandchildren; 27 great-grand-
children and eight great-great-grand-
children.
She was also preceded in death by
five brothers, two sisters and one son.
Grace Blunt Hollmer
Funeral services for Grace Blunt
Hollmer, 64, of Cumby were held at
I0 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19, in Jones
Memorial Chapel, Commerce, with
the Rev. Dave Sutherland officiating.
Burial will be in Long Cemetery
with Larry Blunt, Tommy Blunt,
Greg Blunt, Bobby Pickens, Scott
Pollan and James Blunt serving as
pallbearers.
Mrs. Hollmer died Wednesday,
Aug. 17, in Point.
She was bom on Aug. 22, 1929, in
Sunny Point, the daughter of Jud and
Gladys McGowan Blunt.
Mrs. Hollmer was a computer tech-
nician at RCA.
Survivors include two sons, John
Hollmer of Terrell and James Hollmer
of Dallas; three brothers, J.T. Blunt of
Mt. Vernon, Bill Blunt of Garland and
Luke Blunt of Mesquite; and four sis-
ters, Pauline Pickens of Cumby,
Margie Stewart of Dallas, Donnie
Embrey of Lone Star and Judy Pollan
cf Daingerfield.
She was preceded in death by two
sisters, Betty Blunt and Ruby Clifton.
Frances Holland Coffey
Funeral services for Frances Hol-
land Coffey, 78, of Dallas were held
at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. I9, in Lamar
and Smith Chapel, Dallas.
Burial was at 3 p.m. Friday in Sul-
phur Springs City Cemetery.
Mrs. Coffey died Wednesday, Aug.
17.
She was bom March 22, 19I6.
Mrs. Coffey was a retired regional
underwriter for the Unigard Insurance
Company, where she was employed
for 15 years.
Survivors include her husband.
Henry Coffey of Dallas; a son, Randy
Coffey of Cedar Hill; four grandchil-
dren. Victoria Coffey of Atlanta. Ga..
Debbie Turman of Mesquite, Carmen
Jameson of Grand Prairie and Kevin
Turman of Arlington; two great-
grandchildren, Trey and Taylor Jame-
son of Grand Prairie; and two broth-
ers. Col. Bill Holland of Bryan and
Gene Holland of Dallas.
C. E. “Charlie” Hobbs
Funeral services for C. E. "Charlie”
Hobbs, 84, of Yantis were conducted
at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at Rock
Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Arlis
Banks and Rev. Jay Yeager officiat-
ing.
Burial was in Rock Hill Cemetery
with Marlin Ingram, Clark Jones,
Hardy Ingram, George Cullum serv-
ing as pallbearers.
Mr. Hobbs died Aug. 18 in the
Yantis after a tractor accident. He was
preceded in death by his wife Beulah
Hobbs in 1993.
Mr. Hobbs was bom Oct. 12, 1909
in southwest Texas. He was a mem-
ber of the Rock Hill Baptist Church
and Woodmen of the Word.
Survivors include a son Dr. Edward
H. Hobbs of Heath, two step-daugh-
ters and sons-in-law Iretta and Curtis
Canaday of Quitman and Johnita and
Lee Roy Oaks of Tyler and one sister
and brother-in-law, Kathleen and
Clark Jones of Arlington.
Arrangements were handled by
Lowe Funeral Home in Quitman.
He was a farmer in the Commerce
area and a member of the Baptist
Church.
Survivors include two sons Virgil
St. Clair of Dallas, Morris St. Clair of
Sulphur Springs, a sister Clyde
Trolinderof Hunt County, five grand-
children and seven great-grandchil-
dren.
He was preceded in death by his
parents, and sisters Lillian St. Clair
and Maude Henderson.
Daisy Sellers Sisk
Funeral services for Daisy Sellers
Sisk, 9I, of Tomball and formerly of
Sulphur Springs were held at 4 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 21 in Tapp Funeral
Chapel with the Rev. Gene Gordon
officiating.
Burial was in Sulphur Springs
Cemetery.
Mrs. Sisk died at l:45 a.m. Friday
at her residence in Tomball following
an extended illness. She had resided
there since 1989.
Mrs. Sisk was bom in Sulphur
Springs June 26, 1903, the daughter
of C. D. (Dick) and Dessie Dawson
Sellers.
She married Guy Sisk in 1977 in
Lindale. He preceded her in death in
1978.
She owned and operated Sellers
Cafeteria in downtown Sulphur
Springs from 1947 until her retire-
ment. She was a former employee of
the United States government in
Greenville.
During her business span in Sul-
phur Springs, Daisy was known
statewide for her fine food. She
served many dignitaries including the
late President Lyndon B. Johnson and
his wife.
She was a longtime member of
First United Methodist Church, Sul-
phur Springs and a former member of
the Sulphur Springs Business and
Professional Womens Club.
Survivors include one niece Agnes
Jo Hudspeth of Tomball and several,
cousins.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, a sister Evelyn Sellers Wise
and a brother C. D. Sellers, Jr..
Thomas Edgar Harris
Funeral services for Thomas Edgar
Harris, 81, of Dallas, formerly of
Quitman, were held at I p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 21, at Beaty Funeral Chapel,
Winnsboro, with the Rev. Marvin
Capehart officiating.
Burial was in Black Oak Cemetery
with Danny McBride, Richard Harris,
Mike Marshall. Harold Harris and
Wayne Sump serving as pallbearers.
Mr. Harris died Thursday, Aug. 18,
at his residence, following a brief ill-
ness.
He was born July I9. 1913, in
Como, the son of George Milton Har-
ris and Victoria Kirk Harris.
Mr. Harris was a construction
worker and a Baptist.
Survivors include three brothers,
George Harris and L.G. Harris, both
of Houston and R. V. Harris of Dallas;
and six sisters, Josie McBride of
Thorton, Annie Harris of Winnsboro,
Ruth Gilliam of Quitman, Mozelle
Bogle of Dallas, Evelyn McKown of
Houston and L.V. Goodman of
Greenville.
He was preceded in death by five
brothers and one sister.
Memorial services for Jaycee
Nicole Harred, infant daughter of
Charles and Thersa Hicks Harred.
were held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
24, in the Sulphur Springs Church of
God with the Rev. Doug Holt officiat-
ing-
Honorary pallbearers were the
North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment.
Survivors include her parents; and
grandparents, Jimmy and Katherine
Harred.
She was preceded in death by a
brother and grandparents. Buddy and
Dorothy Hicks.
Memorials may be made to the Sul-
phur Springs Church of God Youth
Ministry, at the church office.
Elliott Lawrence Cash Jr.
Graveside services for Elliott
Lawrence Cash Jr., infant son of
Elliott Cash Sr. and Lois Davis Cash
of Sulphur Springs, were held at 2
p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, in Pleasant
Hill Cemetery under the direction of
White Funeral Home with the Rev.
Wooten officiating.
The infant was born and died Sun-
day, Aug. 21, in Baylor University
Medical Center, Dallas.
Survivors include his parents;
grandparents, Elliott Gene and
Madine Cash and Archie Davis, all of
Sulphur Springs; and great-grand-
mother, Mattie Lou Franklin of Sul-
phur Springs.
Eagle Scout
Brian Wallace of Boy Scout Troop
580 in Garland, recently received
the Eagle Scout Award. He is the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. M.E.
Wallace of Sulphur Springs and the
son of David and Carolyn Wallace
of Garland. For his Eagle service
project, he moved and enlarged the
cyclone fence used to store the
church bus.
Tricia Goodson of Sulphur Springs
announces the birth of a baby girl at
ll:29a.m. Friday, Aug. I9, at Hopkins
County Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Parker of Sulphur
Springs announce the birth of a baby girl
at 6:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at Hopkins
County Memorial Hospital.
Donna Shehan of Paris announces the
birth of a baby girl at 10:06 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 19, at Hopkins County Memorial
Hospital.
Chris and Holly Rosamond of Tyler
announce the birth of a daughter, Ashlin
Brianne. Grandparents are Dawn and Joel
Sheffield and-Linda and Ed Rosamond of
Sulphur Springs, and Susan Smith and
Johnny smith of Tyler.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Domer of Sulphur
Bluff announce the birth of a baby girl,
Kelsey BneAnn, at 5:15 a.m. Friday, Aug.
19. at Hopkins County Memorial Hospi-
tal. She weighed 5 pounds, I0 ounces
and was 18 inches long. Grandparents are
Bert and Barbara Domer and Allen and
Sharon Stone, all of Sulphur Bluff.
NITA McCORMICK. daughter of
Donnie and Wilda McCormick of
Martin Springs, graduated from East
Texas State University on Aug. 13,
with a bachelor of science degree.
Nita is currently employed at Ag-
Mart.
GREGORY ALAN Ponder, son of
Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Ponder, graduated
from Stephen F. Austin State Univer-
sity on Aug. 13, 1994. He received a
bachelor of science degree in geology
with an environmental emphasis. He
will return to Stephen F. Austin in the
fall to work on a master’s degree in
geology.
ERIC VOSS, son of Jerry Don and
Katie Voss of Dike, graduated from
Texas A&M University on August
13. He will soon be going to flight
school in Waco on Sept. 18. He is the
grandson of L.L. Voss and Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Lucas.
Catalinq Perez of Sulphur Springs
announces the birth of a baby boy at
6:27 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at Hop-
kins County Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Simmons of
Sulphur Springs announce the birth of
a baby girl at 11; 12 p.m. Monday,
Aug. 22, at Hopkins County Memori-
al Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Joey Dorner of Sul-
phur Bluff announce the birth of a
baby girl, Kelsey BreAnn, at 5:15
a.m. Friday, Aug. 19. at Hopkins
County Memorial Hospital. She
weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces and was
18 inches long. Grandparents are Bert
and Barbara Dorner and Allen and
Sharon Stone, all of Sulphur Bluff.
Wayne and Clary and Lee Parker of
Sulphur Springs announce the birth of
a son and brother, Colby Wayne, at
6:45 p.m. Friday. Aug. 19, at Hopkins
County Memorial Hospital. He
weighed 5 pounds. 15'A ounces and
was 18 inches long. Grandparents are
Chaplain and Mrs. G.R. Drescher,
and Francis Parker.
Phil and Stacie Atkins (formerly
Stacie Watts of Sulphur Springs),
Chelsea and Dylan of Waco announce
the birth of a daughter and sister,
Meghan Leann, at 2:21 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 20, in Waco. She weighed 8
pounds, 2 ounces and was 19/: inches
long. Grandmother is Gay Watts of
Sulphur Springs. Great-grandmother
is Agnes Reeder of Sulphur Springs.
Lance Singleton announces the
birth of a baby brother. Heath Aaron,
at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17. He
weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was
19 inches long. Parents are Roy and
Cathy Singleton. Grandparents are
George and Lee Singleton and-Mack
and Carole Newsome, all of Sulphur
Springs. Great-grandparents are
Annie Heath of Trenton, N.C., and
Inez Newsom of Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Clay Price of
Sulphur Springs announce the birth of
a baby boy at 3:53 p.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 17, at Hopkins County Memori
al Hospital.
Rebecca Hoffman of Commerce
announces the birth of a baby girl at
2:20 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, at
Hopkins County Memorial Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. John Wade McDaniel
of Sulphur Springs announce the birth
of a baby girl at 8:35 a.m Wednes
day, Aug. 17, at Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Singleton of Sui
phur Springs announce the birth of u
baby boy at 3:05 a.m. Wednesday
Aug. 17, at Hopkins County Memori
al Hospital.
Tosha Nicole Cotton announces the
birth of a baby sister, Tori Mariah
born Aug. 16 at 8:03 a.m. in Titus
County Memorial Hospital. She
weighed 8 pounds, 6 ounces and was
21 inches long. Parents are Tony and
Diana Cotton. Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Duane Shultz and Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Penson of Sulphur
Springs and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cot
ton of Cooper.
Holland and Coltin Argenbright
announce the birth of a baby brother.
Dustin Cade, born Monday Aug. 15
at l:05 p.m.. He weighed 7 pounds
and 9'l/2 ounces and was 19 I/2
inches long. Parents are Brad and
Jeanette Argenbright of Sulphur
Springs. Grandparents are Vicki Weil-
er of Como and Rhonda Argenbright
of Dike. Great-grandparents are
Shirley Lauer of Como, Grace Potts
of Dike and Gwen and Jean Argen-
bright of Sulphur Springs. Dustin’s
great-great grandmother is Mary
Stapp of Sulphur Springs.
Redonna Bell and Casey Thomas of
Sulphur Springs announce the birth of
a baby girl at 6:02 a.m. Thursday, Aug
18, at Hopkins County Memorial Hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Gifford of Paris
announce the birth of a baby girl at
8:21 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at Hop-
kins County Memorial Hospital.
Medical waste illegally dumped in trash bin
Local resident warned to halt practice of using business' dumpster
By ANITA BERKA
Walter Virgil St. Clair
Graveside services for Walter Virgil
St. Clair. 87, of Campbell were con-
ducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21 at
Mt. Zion Cemetery with Rev. Tommy
Hall officiating.
Mr. St. Clair died Aug. 18, in
Campbell. He was preceded in death
by his wife Elsie Alexander St. Clair
in Jan. 1994.
Mr. St. Clair was bom Nov. 3, 1906
in Hunt County, the son of Peter St.
Clair and Cordelia Harlow St. Clair.
He married Elsie Alexander June
20, I927 in Greenville.
Walter M. Hettich
Funeral services for Walter M.
(Babe) Hettich, 8I, of Sulphur
Springs were held at 2 p.m. Wednes-
day, Aug. 24, in Tapp Funeral Chapel
with Barnie Thompson and Roger
Elliott officiating.
Burial was in the Shooks Chapel
Cemetery with Gary Lile, W.C. Het-
tich, Bill Williams. Ray Owens, Dave
Davidson, Joe Anderson, Jodie Het-
tich and J. Scott Hettich serving as
pallbearers.
Mr. Hettich died at 8:15 a.m. Mon-
day, Aug. 22, in the Leisure Lodge
Nursing Center, following an extend-
ed illness.
He was bom on Sept. 8, 1912, in
Peerless, the son of Walter Curtis and
Blanche Wabbott Hettich. He married
Violet Hodge on Dec. 21, 1946, in
Sulphur Springs. She survives.
Mr. Hettich was a retired employee
of Rockwell International and a mem-
ber of Shannon Oaks Church of
Christ. He served in the Army during
WWII and was awarded the Purple
Heart in the invasion of Normandy.
Other survivors include two sons,
Milburn Hettich of Como and
Wilburn Hettich of Winnsboro; and
five grandchildren, Kelli Alexander.
Jody Hettich. J. Scott Hettich, Mered-
ith Hettich and Courtney Hettich.
He was preceded in death by eight
brothers and one sister.
Jaycee Nicole Harred
Authorities have warned a local
resident to cease illegal use of com-
mercial dumpsters for disposal of
residential medical wastes.
Last week, for the second time in
as many weeks, employees at Hi-
Lo Grocery on Main Street found
what was thought to be biomedical
hazardous wastes in a trash bin.
“At least I0 boxes were
dumped,” said owner Juanita
Dixon, who added that she and her
family were scared and uneasy
after the discovery. The boxes,
labeled Dianeal Peritoneal Dialysis
Solution, appeared to be filled with
used bladder bags and catheters.
Sulphur Springs Police Sgt. Rex
Morgan, who handles hazardous
materials disposal in Hopkins
County, was notified and went to
work to determine exactly what the
boxes contained and who was
responsible for dumping them in
Hi-Lo’s dumpster.
"We know who dumped these
boxes,” Morgan said. “One of our
officers cut the bill of lading from
one of the boxes, and from that I
was able to identify the person
responsible. They were advised of
the city ordinances pertaining to
commercial dumpsters and warned
not to do it again.”
The city of Sulphur Springs has
several ordinances that target ille-
gal use of dumpsters. “We recently
printed stickers to be placed on
commercial dumpsters,” said
Municipal Judge Roger Powell.
Violators could face up to a $200
fine.
Wilma Folmar. Sulphur Springs
city health inspector said if a per-
son is caught unlawfully dumping
trash, they will be fined.
The Texas Natural Resource Con-
servation Commission oversees
medical waste disposal and it is an
offense for a medical waste trans-
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Employees of Hi-Lo Grocery on Main Street found what seemed to be medical wastes in their dumpster last
week. The 10 boxes of trash contained used bladder bags and catheter tubing, but were not believed to be haz-
ardous. Dumping residential trash in commercial dumpsters violates several city ordinances.
porter to improperly dump such
wastes.
"Individuals or others who dispose
of only limited amounts of biomedi-
cal wastes are specifically excluded
from the law,” said Nobel Johnson,
primary medical waste inspector with
the TNRCC Region V office in Tyler.
Wastes discarded by individuals is
considered no more harmful than a
dirty diaper, said Johnson, unless it
Contains used hypodermic needles or
other sharp objects.
Due to the potentially hazardous
contents, medical wastes must be
handled carefully by trained person-
nel to avoid spreading disease or con-
taminating the environment.
Municipal garbage, collectors do
not handle medical wastes. Locally,
Waste Management of Northeast
Texas has contracted with a Terrell-
based firm for medical waste collec-
tion and disposal at a privately-owned
waste facility. Hopkins County
Memorial Hospital and local nursing
homes do the same.
A customer service representative
with Baxter Medical Supplies, distrib-
utor of the medical products, referred
questions about the boxes to Baxter’s
legal department.
She asked what the boxes con-
tained and. when told Dianeal Peri-
toneal Dialysis Solution, her com-
ment was. “What’s everyone upset
about? It’s basically sugar water.”
However, the women who found
the boxes did not know that.
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County Records
Marriages
John Thomas McNeill II and Kari Sue Johnson.
William Flynn McCoy and Shannon Ray
Phillips.
Charles Eugene Ball and Edith Nanette Fouse.
Land TVansactions
Violet V. Wallace, Carolyn Sue Bartolomucci,
Jimmy Wampler and Gaylon Wampler to Glenn
D. Wheatley and Clydus N. Wheatley, tract in
George C. Roberts Survey.
Marjean Lennon Stotts, Rex L. Lennon and
Johnny L. Lennon to Judy Lennon Ashby, nine
tracts in W.H. Garrett Survey, W.R. Carnes Sur-
vey, Thomas R. Hankins Survey, Thomas Stokley
Survey, J.C. Garrett Survey, Henry Morgan Sur-
vey, Mary Hill Survey and Thos. R. Hankins Sur-
vey.
Judy Lennon Ashby, Rex L. Lennon and John-
ny L. Lennon to Marjean Lennon Stotts, eight
tracts in Emiline Moseley Survey. Thomas R.
Hankins Survey, Thomas Stokley Survey and J.C.
Garrett Survey.
Judy Lennon Ashby, Marjean Lennon Stotts
and Rex L. Lennon to Johnny L. Lennon, tract in
S. Tunnage Survey.
Johnny L. Lennon, Marjean Lennon Stotts and
Judy Lennon Ashby to Rex L. Lennon, tract in
Thomas Stokley Survey and Thomas R. Hawkins
Survey.
B.L. Koon and Mary Koon to Karmon Koon
Holland, tract in John Binion Survey.
Stephen M. Thompson to Rex Don Hargrave
and Elisabeth Karen Hargrave, tract in F. Hopkins
Survey.
Max Mabry and Ginger Mabry to Jay Giusti
and Donna Giusti. tract in J. Y’Barbo Survey.
Dale Seymore and Anne Seymore to Richard J.
Williams and Patricia R. Williams, tract in John
G. Procello Survey.
Joe Dan Moss to Jerry Ray Moss, tract in Jasper
County School Land Survey.
Glenora Spring to Bobby G. Goswick. tract in
J.W. Hatched Survey.
Curtis R. Johnson and Edovenia B. Johnson to
Clyde A. Haygood and Evelyn P. Haygood. tract
in Agaton Caro Survey.
Jack B DuPriest and Hattie L DuPriest to Scott
M. Tubb and Brenda K. Tubb, tract in Santos Coy
Survey.
Lana Karen Alcorn to Don Kevin Branch, tract
in W.B. Jordan Survey.
Fay F. Branch to Lana Karen Alcorn, tract in
Hugh McCall Survey.
Virginia Sue Riley to The Riley Family Trust,
Virginia Sue Meyers, tract in Calvin Click Survey.
Mamie A. DeFord to Elizabeth D. Johnson,
tract in M.A. Bowlin Survey.
Bobby G. Gideon and Ann Gideon to Jill
Mangum, tract in J. Y’Barbo Survey.
Byron Logan and Mary Logan to Tim Me Alavy
and Jan McAIavy. tract in Agaton Caro Survey.
Tim McAIavy and Jan McAIavy to Sandra
Flemens, tract in Agaton Caro Survey.
Marguerite G. Melson to James E. Melson. five
tracts in William B Preston Survey. John R.
Autwell Survey, D.H. Agee Survey. Chas.
Thompson Survey and Elizabeth Robertson Sur-
vey.
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