All Obituaries

Joyce LaNelle Palmer age 62, of Abbott, Texas, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020.  Private family services will be held. Mrs. Palmer will lie in state from 9AM – 5PM Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Joyce was born July 8, 1957 in Muleshoe, Texas to Gordon and Loveta (Estes) Guest. She grew up in Abbott and graduated from Abbott high School. Joyce later received her associate degree from Hill College in 1992, and also attended...

  Lorene Jeanette Sessums was born to John Franklin Moss and Artie Edna Boatman on October 8, 1927, in Onalaska, Texas. She passed from this life on April 5,2020 while residing at Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility in Hillsboro. A private service will be held. Mrs. Sessums will lie in state from 9:00 a.m. to 5 :00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Lorene met D. D. Sessums in the piney woods of east Texas while he...

Wanda Lee McGrath, 59, of Red Oak, TX passed away Saturday, April 4, 2020 at her home with family.  Private family services will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Wanda was born in Clifton, Texas, on May 27, 1960 to William F. Davis and Bessie Lea Davis of Crawford, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Pat Davis and Donnie Davis. She is survived by her husband Pete McGrath, daughters Laura McGrath of Red Oak, TX and Carrie LuJan and...

Mary E. Gonzalez, age 92, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 in Hillsboro. A private service will be held. A viewing will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday, April 6, 2020 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Mary was born September 16, 1927 in the Massey community of Hill County, Texas. She was the daughter of Alonzo Jasper and Berdie E. (Harlin) Boyd. She attended Prairie Point School in Hill County. In December of 1945, she married Noble Moore and later married...

Edna Viola Seedorf, age 90, of Aquilla passed away on April 1, 2020, in Hillsboro. She was born September 13, 1929, in Ozone Park, New York, to John and Edna (Wagman) McMullen. She attended St. John’s Catholic School and graduated from there. Edna married Arthur “Bill” Seedorf on September 16, 1950, and they were married for 55 years.  Edna enjoyed bowling, crocheting, and knitting. She also enjoyed crossword puzzles and painting. Edna’s greatest prized...

Suzanne Karen Boots, 60, of Watauga passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Texas Health Harris Methodist.  Private family services will be held.  Suzanne was born in Hillsboro, when she was 19 her family moved to Fort Worth and remained there until here passing.  Survivors include her brother, Wesley Boots of Watauga, and her cousin, Bonnie M. Emmerson of Fort Worth.   

Estaline Cartwright, 99, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020.  Private family services will be held.  Estaline Cartwright was born in Vaughan, Texas, on June 9, 1920. She had been a lifelong member of the Vaughan/Abbott/Hillsboro community. She returned to her heavenly Father, joining the loved ones she so dearly missed on March 31, 2020. As a lifelong member of the Vaughan Baptist Church, she shared countless Sunday dinners with the pastors and their families. From childhood, she...

Darlene Clara (Frank) Kelm, 82, of Malone passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at Town Hall Estates in Hillsboro.  Private family services will be held.  Mrs. Kelm will lie in state from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Darlene was born on October 29, 1937, in Malone, to William H. and Melinda T. (Schronk) Frank.  On June 22, 1958, she was united in marriage to Martin E. Kelm at Salem Lutheran Church...

Imogene "Jean" Hollingsworth, age 94 of Hillsboro passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020. Private family services will be held. Jean will lie in state from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro.   Jean was born September 28, 1925 in Purseley, Navarro County, Texas the daughter of Ben and Vera (Davis) Shell. She married Lewis Hollingsworth September 14, 1942 and he preceded her in death in 2011. She operated...

Osteen, Loreta Kathleen It is with much sadness that the family of Kathleen Osteen announces her passing on the morning of March 28, 2020 at the age of 93 after her long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Kathleen grew up in Hill County, Texas. She was the youngest of eight children born to Bertha and William Oscar Dumas. Her father passed away when she was only three years old. The family lived on a farm and she worked in the fields even as a young child. Kathleen married Buford Osteen on...