Obituaries

Dec 26, 2013

Carrie Jean Ferguson, 88, of Mertens passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013, at Trinity Mission Nursing Home in Italy. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 30, 2013, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Dennis Wiles officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery in Mertens. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday,...

Dec 25, 2013

Ralph Johnson, 77, of Whitney, passed away at Park Plaza Nursing home on Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Services will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel with Bruce Martin, Whitney Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM, Friday,...

Dec 24, 2013

Genevieve Prnka Krueger, 91, of Malone passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013. Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Nativity of The Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Penelope with Father Ouseph Thekkumthala as celebrant. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery near Penelope. Visitation will...

Dec 24, 2013

CPO John Raulston Stephenson, USCG Ret., 79, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Mr. Glen MacDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from...

Dec 24, 2013

Dudley Ray May, 75, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 7, 2013, at Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro with Rev. Darrel Beggs officiating. Born April 30, 1938 in Bosque County, he was the son of Monte Raymond and Elanora (Wallsmit) May. He was raised...

Dec 22, 2013

Mike “Red” Schaffer, 60, of Hillsboro passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Homestead Nursing and Rehab in Hillsboro. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2013, at Peoria Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Runkel officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 26, 2013, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Mike was born...

Dec 19, 2013

Marvin L. “Uncle” Neeley, 75, of Whitney, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2013, at a Waco hospital. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, December 23, 2013 at King Memorial United Methodist Church in Whitney with the Rev. Mike Kerzee and the Rev. Denise Rogers officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will...

Dec 16, 2013

Joyce Courtney, 82, of Covington passed away Monday, December 16, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Tom Wood officiating. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park Cemetery in Colleyville. Visitation will be...

Dec 16, 2013

Winnie Odell Cole, 98, of Clifton passed away Monday, December 16, 2013, in Clifton. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 20, 2013, at Laguna Park Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney....

Dec 15, 2013

Robert Orr, 91, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013, in the same house where he was born on January 1, 1922. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 19, 2013, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Robert was the son of the late William Calvin and Mattie (Petty) Orr. He attended Mertens...

Dec 14, 2013

Wanda Fay Carmichael Gant, 86, passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at her home in Whitney. Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney with Rev. Eddie Booth, Rev. Rusty Penney, Rev. Bill Waldrop and Rev. Johnny Pelham, all officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery....

Dec 11, 2013

Robert Ivan Maxwell, 44, of Burleson, passed away at a Fort Worth hospital on December 11, 2103. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, December 13, 2013, at Whitney Memorial Park with Pastor Ron Beyerle officiating. Robert was born on November 17, 1969, in Fort Worth, to the late Weldon Dean and Martha Frances (Strother) Maxwell. An...

Dec 8, 2013

Biography Agnes Keeton, 96, of Hillsboro passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Mr. Bruce Martin and Mr. Glenn Standly officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 p.m....

Dec 7, 2013

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Walter Lawrence Bailey, 52, of Patterson, Louisiana, formerly of Whitney, passed away at a Waco hospital on December 7, 2013. A private family service will be held at a later date. Walter was born on November 24, 1961, in Morgan City, Louisiana, to James C. and Eloise (Mendoza) Bailey. He grew up in Whitney and graduated...

Nov 30, 2013

James L. Cupp, age 79, of Whitney passed away on November 30, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, December 2, 2013 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney. Officiating will be the Rev. Fred Parker with burial to follow at Whitney Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 PM Sunday, December...

Nov 29, 2013

Suzanne Johnson, 79 of Hillsboro passed away Friday, November 29, 2013 at a local nursing home. Born October 23, 1934 in Waco, Texas, she was the daughter of Charles Andrew and Lillian Loraine (Hickman) Johnson. A public school teacher, she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville. She taught elementary school in Huntsville...

Nov 28, 2013

Othell Williford, 95, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with burial to follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 PM, Saturday at the funeral home....

Nov 25, 2013

Donald “Donny” Robinson, 57, of Whitney, passed on Monday, November 25, 2013, in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, December 1, 2013, at White Bluff Chapel in Whitney with the Rev. Terry Cosby officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery. Visitation will be on Saturday, November 30, 2013, from 6-8 PM at the Marshall and...

Nov 25, 2013

Randy Lee Dungan, 57, of Hillsboro passed away Monday, November 25, 2013, at his residence. There are no services scheduled at this time. Randy was born February 29, 1956 in Council Bluffs, Iowa to Miles and Hertha Maire (Suddman) Dungan, Jr. He was very proud to have served his country in the United States Navy. He was a member of...

Nov 24, 2013

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Ela Mae Ward, age 81, of Fort Worth, passed away on November 24, 2013. Memorial services will be held at 11:00am Tuesday, November 26 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at 2127 Skyline Dr. in Ft. Worth, Texas with Mr. Matthew Reagles officiating. Graveside services will be at 10:00am Wednesday, November 27 at Whitney Memorial...