Obituaries

Oct 21, 2014

Donna M. Rice, 81, of Carl’s Corner passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. The family will host a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 30, 2014, at Lakenon Baptist Church near Hillsboro with Rev. Stephen Burnett officiating. Donna was born August 28, 1933 in Vernon. She grew up in Dallas. For...

Oct 19, 2014

Richard Louis DiLorenzo, 78, of Whitney, passed away on Sunday, October 19, 2014 at a Waco hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date in New Orleans, Louisiana. Richard was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 21, 1936, to Anthony Joseph and Louise (Landry) DiLorenzo. On April 14, 1956, in Jefferson, Louisiana, he married Sandy Snow....

Oct 19, 2014

Helen Katherine Nelson, 90, of Burleson passed away Sunday morning at Huguley Hospital in Fort Worth. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at the Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial will follow at Peoria Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 PM, Wednesday, at the funeral home prior to the service. On February...

Oct 17, 2014

Herbert Hill, 76, of Whitney, passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at his residence. Services will be at 3:00 PM, Monday, October 20, 2014, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Dr. Gerald Dudley, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be held from 7 - 9 PM, Sunday, October 19,...

Oct 16, 2014

June Tucker, 89, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday morning October 16, 2014, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 18, 2014, at First Baptist Church in Hillsboro with Dr. Howard Daniel officiating. Burial will follow at Bold Springs Cemetery near West. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m....

Oct 15, 2014

Ethel A. Bailey, 97, of Whitney, passed away on October 15, 2014, at a local nursing home. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 17, 2014, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Burial will take place at 2:00 PM, on Monday, October 20, 2014, at New Hope Cemetery in Center, Texas. Ethel was born on...

Oct 14, 2014

Brenda Nell (Bradford) Ferrier passed at away on October 14, 2014, at a Whitney nursing home. The family held a memorial service on October 21, 2014, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Hillsboro. Brenda was born on August 5, 1949, in Pendleton, Oregon, the second of five children, to Ethan and Lillian (Gardener) Bradford. Her father worked as a...

Oct 10, 2014

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Tommy Lewis Pelham age 73, of Whitney passed away Friday evening October 10, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday October 14, 2014 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney. Officiating will be Rev. Donald Way and Rev. John Moore. Interment to follow at Heath Cemetery with...

Oct 4, 2014

Jo Ann Clements, 76, of Abbott passed away Saturday afternoon at her residence. Graveside services will be at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro with Rev. Joe Bob Boyd officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM, Tuesday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. On October 15, 1937, Jo Ann was born in...

Oct 4, 2014

Lemmie Franklin Young, Jr., 74, of Whitney, passed away Saturday October 4, 2014, at his residence. No services are scheduled at this time. Lemmie was born in Brownsboro on December 3, 1939, to the late Lemmie Franklin Young, Sr. and Katie Augusta (Gilcrist) Young. He and Vivian Lowe were married on July 10, 1965, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. During the Vietnam...

Sep 27, 2014

Myrtle Marie Brunton, 83 of Corsicana, Texas passed away on September 27, 2014 at Plano Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday October 1, 2014, at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Myrtle was born March 2, 1931, in Brandon, Texas, the daughter of Albert Herman Schronk and Anna Marie Krause Schronk. Myrtle enjoyed farming and...

Sep 27, 2014

Catheren “Cathy” Davis, 93, of Hillsboro passed away on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Committal services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. A...

Sep 20, 2014

Durwood Walker, 73, of Fort Worth passed away Saturday, September 20, 2014, at the Emery J. Lilge Community Hospice House in Fort Worth. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Durwood was born August 14, 1941 in Corsicana to James D. And Lenora M. (Ivie) Walker. He worked as a machinist at Texas Steel Company, Miller...

Sep 16, 2014

Marjorie Clydine Elliott, 65, of Denver, Colorado passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at her daughter’s home in Hillsboro after a nine month illness with cancer. Memorials services will be held at a later date in Denver. A gathering of friends in Hillsboro will take place from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, September 18, 2014, at First Baptist Church, 300 East Franklin...

Sep 11, 2014

Troy Priddy, 85, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. There will be no services scheduled. Troy was born October 8, 1928 in Abilene to Rev. William Thomas and Margaret Elizabeth (Garrett) Priddy. He grew up in Anson. On February 9, 1946, he married Doris Brannan and they moved to Fort Worth....

Sep 11, 2014

Cathy Moore Pritchett, 58, of Lorena, passed away Thursday, September 11, 2014, at a local hospital. Memorial services will be held at 2 :00 PM Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Cathy Jo Moore Pritchett was born September 23, 1955 in Hillsboro, Texas to Earl and Edith Moore. She grew up in Hillsboro and...

Sep 11, 2014

Melvin T. Waddell, 74, of Whitney, passed away on September 11, 2014 at a Waco hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Melvin was born on August 31, 1940, in Akron Ohio, to Clifford and Ella Waddell. On July 8, 1995, he married Christy Holcomb in...

Sep 6, 2014

Arthur E. Kelm, 92, formerly of Bynum, passed away Saturday morning, September 6, 2014, at Town Hall Estates in Whitney. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at Christ Lutheran Church in Hillsboro with Rev. Michael Nemec officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Malone. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM, Monday at Marshall...

Sep 5, 2014

Jeanette Hawkins, 96, of Hillsboro passed away Friday evening, September 5, 2014 at Town Hall Estates in Hillsboro. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Monday, September 8, 2014 at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Mr. Gene Edens and Mr. Glenn Standly officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from...

Sep 5, 2014

Tommy McCool, Sr., 82, of Whitney, passed away on Friday, September 5, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 7,. 2014, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney, with Tommy McCool, Jr. and Rev. Alan Berrio, officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM, Saturday, September 6, 2014,...