A Private Graveside service for Orval Wayne DeOrnellis, 84, of Pittsburg was held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2020 at Lafayette Cemetery in Upshur County with Bro. Kyle Smith and Bro. Michael Cary officiating. Interment followed in Lafayette Cemetery in Upshur County. Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home. Mr. DeOrnellis passed away, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at his residence.
A Private Graveside service for Rachel Clemmie Duke, 84, of Pittsburg was held at Macedonia Cemetery in Pittsburg with Bro. Thomas Ream officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home. Mrs. Duke passed away, Friday, April 24, 2020 in a Mt. Pleasant nursing home.
On April 17, Governor Abbott announced the state restrictions previously placed on certain surgeries and procedures have been loosened, paving the way for patients to begin receiving needed care that had been postponed. As such, Titus Regional Medical Center (“TRMC”) is now safely beginning to care for patients who meet the criteria outlined in these directives as they resume these procedures on Monday, April 26th.
AUSTIN — Texas continued to feel the effects of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic last week as Gov. Greg Abbott and advisors worked on a plan to ease his statewide stay-at-home order.
Research conducted, published and patented at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler has garnered attention from researchers across the globe for its potential to treat COVID-19. Though developed for treatment of other types of lung injury, including that due to influenza, the research provides a strong foundation for a possible treatment to protect against pulmonary injury caused by the novel coronavirus. This work was directed by Anna K. Kurdowska, PhD, MS.
