Obituaries

Tandy Garrett

Tandy Garrett

Dec 9, 2009

Tandy William Garrett, 65, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, December 9, 2009, at his residence. Tandy was born September 24, 1944 in Corpus Christi, TX the son of Victor William and Opal French Garrett. He served his country in the U. S. Navy. On June 18, 1992 he married Pat Bucher in Elko, NV. In 2009 he retired from MPG...

Jack Holman

Jack Holman

Dec 4, 2009

Jack J.D. Holman, of Mesquite, TX, passed away on Dec. 4th after a long illness. Jack was born on February 18, 1923, in Coryell County, TX, to Bessie & E.B. Holman. He was the second of five sons. E.B.Jr, John, Duaine, and George. He grew up on a farm where he learned the three R's. Rocks, Red ants, and...

William Sheffield

William Sheffield

Dec 1, 2009

William Allen Sheffield, 66, of Hillsboro died Tues., Dec. 1, 2009, at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. William was born February 3, 1943 in Hillsboro the son of Luther Allen and Bertie Estelle McHenry Sheffield. After joining the U. S. Army, he completed his eight weeks of basic training at Fort Polk, LA. before being stationed at Fort...

Jamie Stansberry

Jamie Stansberry

Nov 28, 2009

Jamie Duane Stansberry, 53, of Fort Worth died Saturday, November 28, 2009, in Fort Worth. Jamie was born October 22, 1956 in Andrews, TX the son of Joseph Lawrence and Thera Williams Stansberry. He grew up in Andrews and moved to Fort Worth as a young man. He graduated from Haltom City High School. For most of his adult...

Wilma Walker

Wilma Walker

Nov 28, 2009

Wilma Lois Walker, age 96, passed away peacefully at home November 28, 2009. She was born August 19, 1913 in Woodbury, Texas, the sixth of eleven children. At the time of her death she resided in Deer Park, Texas with her youngest daughter. Devoted mother and grandmother, Wilma was the consummate preacher's wife. She and her husband, Rev. R.W....

Shirley Miller

Shirley Miller

Nov 27, 2009

Shirley Miller, 71, of Covington passed away on November 27, 2009. Shirley was born on January 23, 1938 in Murfreesboro, TN; the daughter of the late Fred and Lillie Hutchinson Woodlee. She moved to Texas as a young girl. She married Weldon Miller on June10, 1954. Shirley graduated from Beauty School at Hill College and owned and operated her...

Juan Ybarra

Juan Ybarra

Nov 26, 2009

Juan Ybarra, 87, of Hillsboro died Thursday, November 26, 2009, at Homestead Heritage Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Mr. Ybarra will lie in state starting at 9 a.m. Saturday morning, November 28, at the funeral home. Juan was born August 21, 1922 in Tuleta, TX the son of Thomas and Hilda Colunga Ybarra. He grew up in Beeville and married...

Gene Pyle

Gene Pyle

Nov 25, 2009

Gene was born on Feb. 11, 1940 in Harvey, Iowa; the son of the late Donald and Freda Wilson Pyle. He served his country in the United States Air Force. Gene had worked as an electrical engineer and retired in 1998. On Oct. 2, 1998, he married Carolyn Seale in Grand Prairie, Texas. He was of the Methodist faith....

Phyllis Murphy

Phyllis Murphy

Nov 23, 2009

Phyllis Dawn Murphy, 53, of Whitney passed away on November 23, 2009. Dawn was born on August 31, 1956 in Whitney; the daughter of the late Lee Dale Murphy, Sr. and Edith Sue Hutchison Murphy. She worked as an LVN at Town Hall Estates and Park Plaza Nursing homes in Whitney for numerous years. Dawn loved her family very...

Mary Levins

Mary Levins

Nov 20, 2009

She was the daughter of Eli C. Foster and Kathleen Lincoln Foster. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School in 1937 and attended Oklahoma University from 1937-1939 where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. She graduated from Tulsa University in 1941. Mary worked for several years at Brown-Dunkin Co. in Tulsa as a fashion consultant. She married...

Madine Yocham

Madine Yocham

Nov 18, 2009

Madine Bell Yocham passed away on November 18, 2009 at her residence. Madine was born on September 28, 1925 in Hill County, Texas; the daughter of the late William and Edna Bonner Shelton. On January 2, 1942, she married J. P. Yocham and he preceded her in death on February 3, 2005. Madine was an avid dancer, liked to...

Mrs. Ruby Mccullough

Mrs. Ruby Mccullough

Nov 18, 2009

Mrs. Ruby Mae Ingram McCullough, life long resident of Hill County, died Wed., Nov. 18, 2009, at the age of 99. She passed away peacefully at The Legends Assisted Living Facility in Hillsboro, where she had made her home in recent years. Her body will lie in state beginning Friday afternoon. Ruby was born on January 25, 1910 to...

Dorothy Gaines

Dorothy Gaines

Nov 18, 2009

Dorothy Curtis Gaines, 86, died Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at James L. West Hospice House in Ft. Worth. Her body will lie in state beginning Friday afternoon. Dorothy was born May 6, 1923 in Bynum, Texas, where she grew up, the daughter of Enoch and Ethel Utley Curtis. In 1940 she graduated from Bynum High School and received a...

Mary Gatlin

Mary Gatlin

Nov 14, 2009

Mary Ann Gatlin, 60 of Whitney passed away on November 14, 2009 at her residence. Mary Ann was born on September 30, 1949 in Waco to Willie J. and Mary Ann Laubert Miller. She grew up in West and married Monte Gatlin on April 14, 1973. He preceded her in death on November 23, 1996. She was a member...

Marion Cauble

Marion Cauble

Nov 13, 2009

Marion P. Ducie Cauble, 93, of Hillsboro died Friday, Novmeber 13, 2009, at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Ducie was born on September 30, 1916 in Hill County; the daughter of Samuel and Mellie Bridges May. She grew up in Vaughan and graduated from Aquilla High School where she was State Tennis Champion for Aquilla and she played...

W. T. Weeks

W. T. Weeks

Nov 12, 2009

W. T. was born on June 21, 1922 in Fort Worth; the son the late Leroy and Odette McCown Weeks. He grew up and lived most of his life in Fort Worth. As a young man he was a member of the 3C's program where he learned most of his construction skills that he used in building nearly every...

Harland Hartley

Harland Hartley

Nov 10, 2009

Harland Ray Hartley, 78 of Whitney passed away November 10, 2009. Harland was born on November 22, 1930 in Whitebead, OK; the son of the late Luther and Irene Owens Hartley. He served his country in the United States Navy. He had worked as a accountant for Santa Fe Railroad retiring in 1992. On April 4, 1980, he married...

Duke Clark

Duke Clark

Nov 7, 2009

Duke was the son of John Wallace and Georgia Mae Myers Clark. He married Doris Dugger on December 30, 1950 in Milford, TX. Duke graduated from Blum High School. He was in World War II serving in Gander, Newfoundland, with the 70th Service Squadron as an aircraft mechanic. After World War II ended, he entered the United States Air...

Terry Douglass

Terry Douglass

Nov 6, 2009

Terry was the son of Marshall Thompson and Ruby Juliette Self Douglass. He resided in Dallas. Terry was known for his love for theater and Frank Sinatra. His passion was golf and was known as ?Frankie Fairway?. He will be missed by all and as Sinatra said, ?The best is yet to come.? Terry worked in sales, a ?singing?...

Kevin Moak

Kevin Moak

Nov 3, 2009

Kevin was born on May 9, 1966 in Fort Worth. He was the son of James and Juanita Browning Moak. On Sept. 28, 2004 he married Joann Schichtel in Laguna Park. A avid outdoors man, he loved the lake, barbeques, playing tree golf, horseshoes and motorcross races. He was of the Baptist faith. His sister, Paulette Hobbs preceded him...