Obituaries

Oct 6, 2016

Buddy James, 92, of Whitney passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Pleasant Manor Nursing Home in Waxahachie. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney with Pastor Rusty Penney officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00-3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Buddy was...

Oct 6, 2016

Lana Gail Allison, 73, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 10, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Amy Anderson of Covington United Methodist Church in Covington officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Lana...

Oct 4, 2016

Wilburn "Larry" Chance, Sr, 91 of Clifton, passed away on October 4, 2016, in Clifton. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, October 7, 2016, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Rev. Charles Jordon of Harvest Time Pentecostal Church in Arlington officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. A visitation...

Sep 29, 2016

Shannon Denise Fant, 44, of Whitney passed away September 29, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, October 4, 2016, at Salem Lutheran Church in Malone with Pastor James Heiser officiating. Interment will follow at Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Malone. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 PM, Monday, October 3, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors...

Sep 29, 2016

Roger Dale Schronk, 67, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 2, 2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Pastor Kenny Kennedy of Trail to The Cross Cowboy Church officiating. Born October 28, 1948 in Corsicana, he was the son of Edward and Betty (Chambers)...

Sep 25, 2016

Margaret Spaniel, 70, of Bernice, Louisiana passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016, at her daughter’s home in Malone. There are no services scheduled. Margaret was born August 7, 1946 in Bonham to Carmel Cleveland and Frances (Chitwood) Bruton. She was employed as a salesperson for a trophy company and was of the Baptist faith. Preceding her in death were...

Sep 25, 2016

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Frances Whittington, 91, of Hillsboro passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Hill Regional. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 29, 2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Greg Johnson of First Church of The Nazarene in Whitney officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in...

Sep 23, 2016

Sergio Mercado, 30, of Hillsboro passed away Friday, September 23, 2016, in a Dallas hospital. A rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with visitation to follow until 9:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 26, at Our Lady of...

Sep 23, 2016

On the evening of September 23, 2016 Jimmy Moore, 61, of Hillsboro passed away peacefully after being ill for several weeks. He was surrounded and comforted by family members and close friends at the time of his passing. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Burial will follow at...

Sep 23, 2016

Tom Parker 68, of Whitney, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, September 30, 2016 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney. Officiating will be Chaplain Rick Aguilar. A visitation will be held from 6-8 PM Thursday, September 29, 2016 at the funeral home. Tom...

Sep 23, 2016

Horace Smith Findley 88, of Whitney passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Horace was born on November 24, 1927 in Clifton, to the late Marcus Andrew and Bessie Marie (Ingram) Findley. Horace worked for the Whitney Hospital as an administrator and served on the Whitney Chamber...

Sep 21, 2016

William “Bill” Frazier, 75, of Hurst, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, in Fort Worth. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 24, 2016, at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro with Mr. Gary Clinkscales and Mr. Buddy Lloyd officiating. Mr. Frazier will lie in state from 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday, September...

Sep 18, 2016

Velma Lee Helford, 105, passed away in Waco, on September 18, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, September 22, 2016, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney with Dr. Allan Lane officiating. Burial will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, September 23, 2016, at Stockdale Cemetery in Stockdale, Texas with Rev. Ray...

Sep 18, 2016

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John William Terry, Jr., 76, of Houston passed away Sunday September 18, 2016. Arrangements are pending at this time at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. John was born July 26, 1940 at home east of Hillsboro on Highway 22. He was a 1959 graduate of Hillsboro High School and attended Navarro Junior College. Since November 1989,...

Sep 15, 2016

Charles William Degner, loving husband, father, and friend, went home to be with our Lord on Thursday, September 15, 2016. We will be joining together at a memorial celebration of Charles’ life at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Conroe, Texas. There will be a funeral service at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 23,...

Sep 11, 2016

Jesse Alvarado, 37, of Hubbard passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016, near Hubbard. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Jesse was born January 20, 1979 in Houston to Ana Maria (Reyes) and Jesus Alvarado, Sr. He was employed in the construction field. Survivors...

Sep 11, 2016

Bob Hutchison, 78, of Whitney passed away Sunday, September 11, 2016, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest in Waco. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 15, at Rio Vista Cemetery with Rev. Jerald W. Moore officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro....

Sep 10, 2016

Woody Thomas, 78, of Whitney, passed away on September 10, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. Mr. Thomas will lie in state on Wednesday, September 2016, from 8 AM - 5 PM at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Woody was born...

Sep 9, 2016

Virginia Webb Curtis, 95, of Hillsboro passed away Friday, September 9, 2016, in Harlingen. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 12, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Mike Morgan of Magnolia, Arkansas officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, September 11, at the...

Sep 4, 2016

LTC (Ret.) Jimmy Wayne Leggett, 73, of Hubbard passed away Sunday morning, Sept. 4, 2016, at his residence. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Director’s Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Jay Dodd officiating. A private family committal service will be held at a later date at Houston National...