Obituaries

Jan 11, 2017

Sharon Monday, 75, of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. The family will hold a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Hillsboro. Sharon was born March 7, 1941 in Oklahoma City, OK. Her early years were spent in Oklahoma City and for...

Jan 10, 2017

Shirley Johnson, 71 of Whitney, passed away on January 10, 2017, at a Waco hospital. No services are scheduled at this time. Shirley was born on October 24,1945, to Joseph and Hazel (Cassidy) Veenstra. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Peggy Johnson; brothers, Jimmy, Laverne and Michael Veenstra; and a grandson Richard Davis. Survivors include...

Jan 9, 2017

Nancy Steele, 65, of Hillsboro passed away Monday morning, January 9, 2017, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Pastor Jo Ramsey of First Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery. Visitation...

Jan 6, 2017

Cecil Wayne Tanner, 70, of Whitney passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Friday, January 13, 2017, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Interment of his cremains will be at a later date at Prairie Grove “Greenie” Cemetery near Aquilla. Cecil was born on October 15,...

Jan 2, 2017

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Chance Mabry, age 25 of Whitney passed away Monday, January 2, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM, Thursday, January 5, at the Open Range Cowboy Church of Whitney with Rev. Shane Metcalf officiating. Burial will follow at the New Woodbury Cemetery near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday, at...

Jan 1, 2017

Charles Leonard Perryman, 84, passed away January 1, 2017, at the Las Colinas Medical Center of natural causes. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro, where Charles will be buried next to his loving wife Betty. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. - Noon prior to the graveside at...

Dec 31, 2016

Pamela Montgomery, 55, of Hillsboro passed away Saturday night, December 31, 2016, at a local nursing home. The family will host a memorial service at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 7, 2017, at Walnut Street Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Pamela was born in Hillsboro on February 3, 1961 to Jerry and Hazel (Paris) Montgomery. She lived all of her life...

Dec 26, 2016

Earnestine Shaw, 95 of Hillsboro, formerly of Whitney, passed away on December 26, 2016 in Hillsboro. A graveside service, under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 29, 2016 at the Itasca Cemetery in Itasca. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at...

Dec 22, 2016

Morris Lee “Satch” Degner, 78, of Malone passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016, in a Waco hospital. Graveside services will be held at Noon on Saturday, December 24, 2016, at St. Mary’s Cemetery in West with Rev. Larry Krueger of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bellmead officiating. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 24, at St....

Dec 22, 2016

Mary Ella Scrivner, 91, of Waco, passed away Thursday evening, December 22, 2016, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. No services are scheduled. Mary was born August 24, 1925 in Lombardy, Mississippi to Gus and Minnie (Beckham) Cauthen. She was a salesperson at Sears for many years and a member of First Baptist Church in McComb, Mississippi. Preceding her...

Dec 21, 2016

Tommy Compton, age 67, of Fort Worth passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at his residence. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, December 27, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro with Dr. Bob Nichols of Calvary Cathedral International officiating. On March 21, 1949, Tommy was born in Hillsboro to Oleta Everett and Raymond J. Compton. He lived in...

Dec 21, 2016

Mark Arensman, 52, of Crawford passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016, in a Waco hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 PM, January 6, 2017 at Highland Baptist Church in Waco. Mark was born December 30, 1963 in Escambia County, FL to Don Edward and Jeanne Marie (Courtemanche) Arensman. He lived in Florida until moving to Texas...

Dec 20, 2016

William Green, 56, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 24, 2016, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. William was born March 13, 1960 in Hillsboro to Letha...

Dec 20, 2016

Doris Hewett Smith, 92, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday afternoon, December 20, 2016, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Ken James officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, December...

Dec 18, 2016

Marcett Murphy, 92, of Lake Dallas went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, December 18, 2016, while at home with her family. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Pastor Charles Farina officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney. Visitation will...

Dec 16, 2016

Dora Ella Nolan, 81, of Hillsboro passed away Friday, December 16, 2016, in Red Oak. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 22, 2016, at Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 23, at the Guedry Cemetery in Batson, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, at Marshall...

Dec 15, 2016

Michael Peter Diduch, 76, of Whitney, passed away on December 15, 2016, at his residence. A graveside service under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors of Whitney, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Whitney Memorial Park with Pastor Phillip Wottrich officiating. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., on Monday,...

Dec 14, 2016

Wanda Tonahill Waits, 87, of Fort Worth passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Rose Terrace Assisted Living in Fort Worth. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Tyler Gillit officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be...

Dec 13, 2016

Brenda Kay Pittser, 65, of Bynum, passed away in Decatur on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2016, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney, with Michael Braudaway, officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Valley Cemetery in Whitney. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, December...

Dec 13, 2016

Pat Freels, 87, of Clifton, passed away on December 13, 2016. A graveside service under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, December 16, 2016, at the funeral home. We...