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Obituary for Verna Yarbrough

Obituary for Verna Yarbrough
  • PublishedFebruary 13, 2025


Graveside service for Verna Yarbrough, age 82, of Archer City, Texas will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2025 at Gafford Chapel Cemetery with Ed Lance officiating.

 

Beloved mother, Verna Evelyn Yarbrough, born on September 15, 1942, left this world to be with her Lord and Savior on February 7, 2025. She was born to Sewell and Verna Thurlow in Limerick, Maine, and was sister to 12 brothers and sisters. She married Tan Yarbrough on April 12, 1969 in Albuquerque, NM and moved to Sulphur Springs, TX in 1981.

 

She is preceded in death by her parents, Sewell and Verna Thurlow; and sisters, Carol and Gloria and her husband.

 

Verna is survived by her four children, Rebecca Stone of Archer City, TX, Brenda Stone of Archer City, TX, James Yarbrough and spouse Kim of Winston Salem, NC, and Barbara Norton and spouse Jason of Round Rock, TX; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

 

Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.

 

The online register can be signed at www.murrayorwosky.com

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Chloe Kopal was born and raised in Sulphur Springs, Texas. She attended Sulphur Springs High School for 4 years and graduated in 2021. She was also a line member for the Blue Blazes Drill Team for 3 years. Chloe is the Digital Content Creator for Front Porch News. Her love for our community shows through her work. She is very passionate about photography and has been ever since the first time she picked up a camera many years ago.