All Obituaries

Martha Lou Griffith, age 81, passed away December 4, 2019, in Mansfield, Texas. A funeral will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Whitney Church of Christ with Mr. Bruce Martin and Mr. Glen Newberry officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery near Whitney. A visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Friday December 6th at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney.  Martha was born on October 10, 1938, in Nacona, Texas, to Walter “Sonny”...

Lilly Beck, 82, of Fort Worth, passed away on December 2, 2019, at a Fort Worth hospital.   Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 9, 2019, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney.  Burial will follow at Heath Cemetery near Whitney.  A visitation will be held from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Monday, prior to the service.   Lilly was born on July 8, 1937, in Itasca, Texas, to William and Wilma (Newsom) Pelham.   On...

Flo Thompson Pustejovsky, 93 years/364 days, of Hillsboro passed away peacefully Monday, December 2, 2019, at her home with her family at her bedside. A visitation will be held at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm Friday, December 6, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Hillsboro with Father Ouseph Thekkumthala as...

Jean M Botten age 90, of Whitney went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at a local nursing home.  The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Jean was born on October 9, 1929, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Theodore and Gladys (Stokke) Smedsurd.   In December of 1949, she married Ardell Botten in Las Vegas, Nevada and they were married for 69 years.   During their marriage, she worked as a bank teller.   A loving...

Eileen McGarvey, 91, of Hillsboro went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the Wesley House in Hillsboro. A visitation will be held at 9:00 am Saturday, December 7, 2019 with a Funeral service to follow at 10:00 AM at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Chapel with Pastor Foth and Pastor Harrup. Burial will be held at a later date at 11:30 am, on Monday. December 9, 2019 at the DFW National Cemetery in Dallas. Eileen was born April 2, 1928 in Alton, Illinois...

Billy “Rex“ Turner, age 77, of Pluto, Texas, beloved Dad, Pa-paw, and Coach, departed this earth on Thanksgiving day, November 28, 2019. His passage to heaven was peaceful, surrounded by his beloved family members. The burial will take place at Turner Cemetery in Itasca on Wednesday, December 4th, at 11:00 a.m.  Then beginning at 1:00 p.m., a Celebration of Life will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 315 East Elm Street, Hillsboro, TX.  Reception immediately...

Charles Loyd Tekell, of Itasca, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 28 at the age of 87. The funeral will be held 2:00 PM Monday, December 2, 2019 at the Walnut Street Baptist Church in Hillsboro, Texas. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Garden of Memory. A visitation will be held from 5-7 PM Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas.   He was born on June 11, 1932 in Abilene, Texas to Newton and Ruby (Ivy)...

Kathleen Frances “Kathy” Blount, 82, of Stamford, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019, at Wisteria Place Assisted Living in Abilene.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Mr. Glen MacDonald officiating.  Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, at the...

Oleta May Fulcher, 97, of Clifton went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 22, 2019, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest in Waco.  She is at her heavenly home now.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Trail To The Cross Cowboy Church in Hillsboro with Pastor Kenny Kennedy officiating.  Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro.  Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at the...

Charles Geton Murrah, 88, of Itasca passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Central Baptist Church in Itasca.  Burial will follow at Covington Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, November 29, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Charles was born on October 6, 1931, in Ferdonia, Texas to William Wells and Ruby Jewell Murrah. He served in the United Stated...