Obituaries

Dorothy Wiseman

Dorothy Wiseman

Sep 14, 2010

Dorothy Marie Wiseman, 83, of Hillsboro died Tues., Sept. 14, 2010 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Dorothy was born November 12, 1926 in Ponder, TX the daughter of Alec and Lizzie Halbert Smith. She grew up in Tarrant County, graduated as Salutatorian from Justin High School, and went on to receive her BA in Education from McMurry...

Edna Williams

Edna Williams

Sep 9, 2010

Edna Mae Williams, 91, of Hillsboro died Thursday, September 9, 2010, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Edna was born March 5, 1919 in Peoria the daughter of John Lee and Goldie Bell Curry Poteet. Edna grew up in Hill County and lived here all of her life. On September 12, 1945 she married Rurel Williams and he preceded...

Nicanor Rodriguez

Nicanor Rodriguez

Sep 9, 2010

He was the son of Marcos and Magdaleno Rodriguez Alfaro. He was very particular about his house and yard being very clean and neat. One of his favorite past times was picking up cans for recycling. He was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Hillsboro. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Petra Verdin...

Lanelle Willenborg

Lanelle Willenborg

Sep 8, 2010

Lanelle was the daughter of Cecil and Lillian Kline Northern. She grew up in Waco and attended school there. On Oct. 12, 1963, she married Joe Frank Willenborg, Jr. He preceded her in death on March 11, 2002. She was also preceded in death by her father. Lanelle was a Baptist. Survivors include her mother, Lillian Waits and husband,...

Addie Owens

Addie Owens

Sep 5, 2010

Addie D. Owens, 96, of Hillsboro died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at Homestead Nursing Center in Hillsboro. The funeral service has been moved to Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel due to inclement weather. Addie was born March 21, 1914 in the Bethel Community in Hill County, TX daughter of Doyle and Martha Clark Bennett. An avid sewer, Addie...

Jessie Wilson

Jessie Wilson

Sep 5, 2010

Jessie was the son of Ethel Eva Richardson and George Wilson, MD. He married Mary Sue Connolly on July 15, 1939 and she preceded him in death on June, 25, 2007. He was a 32nd degree Mason, and a U.S. Marine Veteran. He worked as a welder on the Dennison Dam and became Superintendent of highway construction for R.W....

Julia Taylor

Julia Taylor

Sep 4, 2010

Julia was the daughter of Emmett Dewitt and Myra B. Mason Suggs Jennings. She grew up in Hill County near Bynum and graduated from Bynum High School. Soon after high school, she married J. C. Son Taylor on June 25, 1934. He preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 1981. The couple spent most of their married life in...

William Schmidt

William Schmidt

Sep 3, 2010

William L. Bill Schmidt, 82, of Hillsboro died Friday, September 3, 2010, at his residence. Bill was born April 19, 1928 in Malone the son of Henry F. and Anna Conrad Schmidt. In May of 1928, he was baptized into the Christian faith at Salem Lutheran Church in Malone and was later confirmed there on March 29, 1942. He...

Faye Wingate

Faye Wingate

Sep 2, 2010

Faye Gilmore Wingate, 87 of Bedford and formerly of Whitney passed away on September 2, 2010. She was the daughter of James and Annie Harber Gilmore. Faye grew up in the Bethel Community and received her teaching certification in 1941 and her Bachelors Degree in 1962 from Texas Wesleyan College in Ft Worth. She taught school from 1941-1985 in...

Suzan Sims

Suzan Sims

Sep 2, 2010

Suzan Sims passed away Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Hillsboro, Texas where she was a resident, at the age of 76. Suzan was born February 8th, 1934 in Frost, Texas to the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown as the youngest of two children. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Hillsboro, where she enjoyed...

Paul Aitken

Paul Aitken

Aug 30, 2010

Paul Aitken, 69, of Cleburne died Monday, August 30, 2010, at his residence. Paul was born May 5, 1941 in Stoneham, MA the son of Paul Joseph and Janice Grant Arey Aitken. He grew up in Quincy, MA, where he attended schools. Shortly after high school, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served in Germany. Following his...

Carla Mcdonald

Carla Mcdonald

Aug 30, 2010

Carla A. Boots McDonald, 53, of Temple died Monday, August 30, 2010, at Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Carla was born September 14, 1956 in Hillsboro the daughter of Melvin and Joan Gunter Boots. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School. On October 29, 1999 she married Donald McDonald, III in Hillsboro. A very outgoing person, Carla...

Patsy Smith

Patsy Smith

Aug 27, 2010

Patsy Worlow Smith, 72, of Itasca died Friday, August 27, 2010, at Park Plaza Nursing Home in Whitney. Patsy was born February 16, 1938 in Osceola daughter of the late Isaac Wesley and Thelma Fowler Worlow. In 1956 she graduated from Itasca High School. On September 8, 1956 she married Milton E. Smith. She loved her family, grandchildren and...

Pablo Montes

Pablo Montes

Aug 25, 2010

Pablo Montes, 23, of Grandview died Wednesday, August 25, 2010, at Huguley Memorial Medical Center in Fort Worth. Pabloe was born June 21, 1987 in Waco, TX the son of Juan Manuel and Sandy Fuentes Montes. He grew up in Grandview and graduated from Rio Vista High School in 2009. He played basketball and enjoyed drawing. When he was...

Hugh Cliett

Hugh Cliett

Aug 24, 2010

Hugh Horace Cliett, 85, of Hillsboro died Tues., Aug. 24, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Hugh Horace was born June 12, 1925 in Peoria, TX, where he grew up, the son of Hugh Maurice and Mollie Wingate Cliett. Immediately following his graduation from Hillsboro High School in 1943, he entered the Navy and served in the Pacific Theater....

Trena Firth

Trena Firth

Aug 20, 2010

Trena Firth-Cutrer passed away on August 20, 2010 at her home. Trena was born on January 19, 1975 in Salinas, California. She was the daughter of David Langley and Gaye and Kevin Mc Carty. Trena graduated from Salinas High school in 1992. She resided in Salinas until 2000 when she moved to Whitney. She met and married Edward Cutrer...

Tressie Bailey

Tressie Bailey

Aug 20, 2010

Tressie was the daughter of Robert and Nizzie Ellen Lollis Chambers and was born December 19, 1924 in Sequoyah, OK. As a small child the family moved to Rosebud, TX where they lived for several years. Tressie married Fred Everett Bailey on October 17, 1942 and they lived in Ft. Worth following their marriage. She and her husband enjoyed...

Joyce Boyd

Joyce Boyd

Aug 19, 2010

Joyce was the daughter of N. C. and Ruby Ivy Tekell. She grew and lived in Hill County all of her life. On November 14, 1952, she married George ?Zippy? Boyd and he preceded her in death on December 10, 2007. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and brothers Harold and Adron Tekell. Survivors: 2 Sons...

Johnny Greer

Johnny Greer

Aug 19, 2010

Johnny was the son of John William and Florence Harris Greer, Sr. He graduated from Bynum High School. On July 14, 1956 he married Margaret Joan Davidson and they lived in Dallas until 1971. They later moved to De Soto and then to Irene in 2004. Johnny worked for National Cash Register for 30 years, and later worked for...

Jennifer Patterson

Jennifer Patterson

Aug 19, 2010

Jennifer Lynn Howeth, 38 of Clifton passed away on August 19, 2010 at her home. Jennifer was born on January 30, 1972 in Abilene, Texas. She was raised in the Fort Worth Metroplex area and made her home the last two years in Clifton. Survivors include her parents, Scotty and Gene Patterson of Clifton; maternal grandmother, Sibyl Scott of...