Obituaries

Jan 14, 2011

La Jean Overton, 78, of Burleson died Friday, January 14,2011 after a brief illness.

A graveside service will be held Monday on January 17, 2011, at 10:00 AM at Whitney Memorial Park in Whitney, Texas.

Mrs. Overton was born in Whitney, Texas on November 5, 1932 to Mary Odom and Floyd L. Moore. She graduated...

Jan 12, 2011

Tommie O. Bean, 90, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, January 12, 2011, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 17, 2011, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Pastor Phil Hunt officiating. Interment will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be...

Jan 11, 2011

David L. Cryer, 62, of Clifton died Tuesday, January 11, 2011, in Clifton. Graveside services were held at Noon on Friday, January 14, 2011, at Dresden Cemetery in Blooming Grove. Visitation was from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, January 14, 2011, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. David was born October 26, 1948 in Cleburne son of the...

Jan 9, 2011

Graveside Services for Martha Frances Morgan will be held at Noon on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Whitney Memorial Park in Whitney with Rev. Wade Yarbro officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 - 11:00 AM, Tuesday at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Martha was born on April 14, 1937 in Cleburne, Texas, the daughter of Allen Strother...

Jan 9, 2011

Martha Frances Morgan, 73, of Whitney passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2011.

Graveside services were held at Noon on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at Whitney Memorial Park in Whitney.

Martha was born on April 14, 1937 in Cleburne, the daughter of the late Allen and Mary Jones Strother. She had lived in the Fort...

Jan 8, 2011

Mrs. Connie Yandell, 71, of Hillsboro died January 8, 2011 at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Connie was the daughter of James L. and Corrine Dail Taylor. She worked for Flexsteel in Waxahachie for 25 years. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include three children: Gary Yandell and wife Cathy of Maypearl, Judy Allison and husband Richard of...

Jan 8, 2011

Connie Yandell, 71, of Hillsboro died Saturday, January 8, 2011, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro.

No services are scheduled.

Connie was born October 9, 1939 in Goldsboro, NC daughter of the late James L. and Corrine (Dail) Taylor. For 25 years she was employed at Flexsteel. She was of the Baptist faith.

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Jan 6, 2011

Lela Mae Claxton, 94, of Whitney, died Thursday, January 6, 2011, at her residence. A memorial service was held on Friday, January 7, at First Church of the Nazarene in Whitney. A graveside service was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, January 7, at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney.

Lela was born on January 2, 1917 in Whitney...

Jan 5, 2011

Cozett Curbo, 93 of Whitney passed away at his residence on January 5, 2011. Cozett was born on December 16, 1917 in the Bethel Community in Hill County. He was the son of the late James and Addie Cupp Curbo. He served his country in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. On September 21, 1940...

Jan 5, 2011

Lois Hinton, 81 of Whitney passed away on January 3, 2011. Lois was born on July 13, 1929 in Collin County, Texas; the daughter of the late Cecil and Pearl Lacy Gray. She was a nurses aide in Collin County for many Years. She attended Fort Graham Baptist Church. She was also preceded in death by her husband John...

Jan 5, 2011

Our precious mother went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She passed away at Park Plaza Nursing Home which had been her home for the last 3 years. She was 98 years old.

Tracy was born on January 2, 1913 in Whitney to Jack and Jenny Ivy. Her...

Jan 3, 2011

Lois Hinton, 81, of Whitney died Monday, January 3, 2011.

Memorial services were held on Saturday, Janaury 8, at Park Plaza Nursing Home Chapel in Whitney.

Lois was born on July 13, 1929 in Collin County, Texas daughter of the late Cecil and Pearl Lacy Gray. She was a nurses aid in Collin County for...

Jan 3, 2011

Patricia "Pat" Sadoski, 70 of Whitney passed away on January 3, 2011 at her residence.

Pat was born on August 8, 1940 in Dallas, the daughter of the late D. C. and Tommie Stewart Cave. She married Don Sadoski on January 9, 1956 in Medell, Oklahoma.

She worked for Duncanville ISD as a buyer and...

Dec 29, 2010

Anna Lou Wray, 96, of Nocona died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at Nocona General Hospital in Nocona.

Anna was born November 2, 1914 in Granfield, OK the daughter of Alva and Lonie (Thompson) Varner. At the age of 17, she moved to Italy, TX where she lived with her aunt and uncle. While living there she met...

Dec 29, 2010

Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 87 of Whitney passed away on December 29, 2010 in Hillsboro.

Mary was born on December 17, 1923 in Monroe, Texas; the daughter of the late James and Myrtle Alexander Strawn. She grew up in Lubbock and married Henry (Jack) Thomas on December 5, 1952 and he preceded her in death on July 9,...

Dec 27, 2010

Vernon was the son of T. C. and Emma (Spreen) Schulze and lived in Malone most of his life. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Army serving in Japan and the Philippines. He had only recently started farming before marrying Clara Sanders on Dec. 16, 1950, at the Christ Lutheran Church in Hillsboro.

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Dec 26, 2010

Lloyd was born on November 20, 1921 in Forgan, Oklahoma, the son of the late George and Jessie Mesnard DuBois.

He lived in Oklahoma most of his life before moving to Dallas in 1969 and then to Whitney in 1991. He was involved in education for many years, working as a high school English and history teacher,...

Dec 25, 2010

Sarah Chitwood, 81, of Covington died Saturday, December 25, 2010 in Covington.

Sarah was born July 22, 1929 in Baldwin, Georgia daughter of the late Kimsey and Eunice (Watkins) Chitwood. She came to Texas from Georgia and lived in Texas the past 51 years. Sarah was one of seventeen children. She was a nurses aide and a...

Dec 25, 2010

David Ronald German was born in Hugo, Oklahoma on February 3, 1932 to Henry and Abby German who preceded him in death. Dave was 78 when he passed away on December 25, 2010 in Whitney, Texas.

He is survived by his wife, Kay of Whitney; daughters, Nancy Busby and son-in-law, David of Dallas; and Lynn Carson of...

Dec 19, 2010

David "Sonny" Stanford, 88, of Hillsboro died Sunday, December 19, 2010, at Emory J. Lilge House in Fort Worth.

Sonny was born September 12, 1922 in Hillsboro, where he lived all of his life, the son of Bozie Brice and Fannie Lou (Williford) Stanford. On June 12, 1942 he married Janelle Jennings and she preceded him in...