Obituaries

Mar 23, 2012

Betty Guffy, 84, of Burleson passed away Friday, March 23, 2012 at her residence. Graveside services will be at 11:30 AM, Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro with Mr. Glen MacDonald officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 AM, Tuesday prior to the service at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Betty was born...

Mar 20, 2012

Marjorie Paris, 88, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Graveside services will be held at Noon on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Thursday at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Marjorie was born July 14, 1923 in...

Mar 19, 2012

Steven Obie Ferris, 75 of Laguna Park passed away on March 19, 2012. Memorial service will be held Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Laguna Park Community Church with Rev. Doug Evans officiating. Steven was born on November 16, 1936 in Richwood, West Virginia to the late Orville and Beulah (Creasy) Ferris. He served his country in...

Mar 17, 2012

Biography

Joseph Edwin Matthews, 92, of Fort Worth passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012, in Fort Worth. At Joe Ed’s request, funeral services for “kinfolk” only will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Robyn Young officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro....

Mar 15, 2012

Biography

Tony Spann, 44, of Whitney passed away Thursday, March 15, 2012 at his residence. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Cross Christian Fellowship Church, 4773 FM 933 in Whitney, with Roger Dove officiating. Tony was born May 1, 1967 in Fort Worth to Delbert Spann and Irene (Gardner) Lowery. He...

Mar 12, 2012

Biography Lena Yates Bayless, 88, of Houston passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at Woodridge Nursing Home in Houston. Graveside services will be held at Noon on Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro with Mr. Glen MacDonald officiating. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro....

Mar 9, 2012

Teresa Lynn Crawford, 47 of Whitney passed away on March 9, 2012. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney with Rev. Greg Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6 - 8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral...

Mar 7, 2012

Stevie Dawkins, 52 of Whitney passed away on March 7, 2012. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Monday, March 12, 2012 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Stevie was born November 22, 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas to Billy Joe and Charlene (Martin) Dawkins. He was an arrowhead hunter, enjoyed going to the lake...

Mar 4, 2012

1-888-579-7953 Code: 28181

Wanda Fern Brown, 85 passed away on March 4, 2012 in Decatur, Texas. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney with Rev. Charles Hendershot officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. Thursday at Nimrod Cemetery at Nimrod, Texas in Eastland County. Visitation will...

Mar 4, 2012

Jack Anderson, 84, of Whitney passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2012, at Memory Gardens in Weatherford, TX. Jack was born on December 22, 1927 in Gastonia, NC, where he grew up, to Carl and Della (Brooks) Anderson. After graduating high school,...

Mar 3, 2012

Diana Orban 71, of Whitney passed away on March 3, 2012 in Waco. Memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Open Range Cowboy Church near Whitney with Brad Orban and Chris Donaho officiating. Diana was born on December 22, 1940 in Waukegan, Illinois to the late Walter and Eleanor Helmkamp. In 1959,...

Mar 3, 2012

Irene Mary Tyler, 89 of Whitney passed away on March 3, 2012 in Whitney. Born Irene Mary Clohosey in Queens, New York on July 7, 1922, Irene spent a long portion of her life raising her family in Cranston, Rhode Island. Other places of residence include St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, Aspen, Colorado and San Marcos, California. She worked many...

Mar 2, 2012

Karon Simmons, 86 of Whitney and formerly of Aquilla passed away on March 2, 2012. Graveside services will be held at Noon, Monday, March 5, 2012 at New Lebanon Cemetery near Aquilla. Visitation will be from 9 - 11 a.m. Monday prior to the service at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Karon was born on November 4, 1925...

Mar 1, 2012

Doris Bernice Jenkins, 87, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 5, 2012, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Michael Nemec officiating. Burial will follow at Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas. Visitation will be held...

Mar 1, 2012

Dwayne Simpson Dyer 62 of Forest Hill passed away on March 1, 2012 in Fort Worth. Memorial service will be at 6:30 PM, Monday, March 5, 2012 at Twin Oaks Baptist Church in Keller with Rev. Jesse Simon and Rev. David Fogarty officiating. Graveside services will be held at Noon, Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at Whitney Memorial Park in...

Feb 29, 2012

Eula Ilene Gibson Neil, born January 3, 1912, known by friends and family as “Poodle” since early childhood, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, February 29, 2012. At the time of her death she was a resident of Town Hall Estates in Hillsboro. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 am Friday, March 2, 2012, at Brandon Cemetery...

Feb 27, 2012

Myrtle Obear Leonard, 97, of Whitney, Texas died early in the morning on February 27, 2012. She was born to Roy Montgomery Dudley and Eleanor Gilham Obear in Beverly, Massachusetts. She was married to Kenneth C. Leonard for 63 years and they retired to Titusville, Florida in 1978. Myrtle was active in the Congregational Church of Marlborough, MA and the...

Feb 27, 2012

Willie Mae Osborn, 94 of Whitney passed away on February 27, 2012. Services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney. Interment will follow at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Dallas at 2:30 PM. Visitation will be from 10:00 - 11:00 AM Wednesday morning prior to service. Willie...

Feb 24, 2012

Biography

Chesley Jerome Auten, of Whitney passed away on Friday February 24, 2012 at the age of 91 years, 6 months and 4 days. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney with Rev. Eddie Booth and Rev. Rusty Penny officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM,...

Feb 23, 2012

William R. “Bob” Martin, 81, of Amarillo died Thursday, February 23, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Ken Cole officiating. An avid aviator, Bob made his final flight from earth to heaven to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...