Obituaries

Larry Saylor

Larry Saylor

Oct 10, 2009

Larry Saylor, 58, of Whitney passed away on October 10, 2009 in Whitney. Larry was born on September 14, 1951 in Springfield, OH to Lloyd and Marjorie Looney Saylor. He grew up in Ohio and graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1969. He worked for Penn Central Railroad and Conrail for ten years before moving to Whitney in 1978....

Carolyn Long

Carolyn Long

Oct 9, 2009

Carolyn Ann Long, 69 of Haltom City passed away on October 9, 2009. Carolyn was born on August 28, 1940 in Bynum; the daughter of the late Ed and Nettie Lahon Oliver. She married Jacky Long on May 26, 1979 in Mineral Wells. She had worked as a office clerk for Allied Marketing and retired in 2002. She enjoyed...

Ellen Leggett

Ellen Leggett

Oct 8, 2009

Ellen Norine Leggett, 84, of Mertens died Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Norine was born May 6, 1925 in Whitney the daughter of Pearl Edmer and Bessie Norine Williams Bartley. For a while she grew up in Bosque County and then moved to Hill County as a child. On May 1, 1943 she...

Carroll Hering

Carroll Hering

Oct 7, 2009

Carroll Hering, 75, of Whitney passed away at his residence on October 7, 2009. Carroll was born on November 5, 1933 in Mart, Texas to the late Henry and Carrie Johnston Hering. He grew up in Mart and graduated from Mart High School in 1951. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1955 with a B.S. degree in Agriculture...

Rose Curtis

Rose Curtis

Oct 5, 2009

Rose Lance Curtis, 93, of Tyler died Monday, October 5, 2009, in Tyler. Rose was born July 16, 1916 in Monticello, Arkansas the daughter of Thomas Marion and Dora Presley Lance. At the age of four she moved with her family to Hillsboro. She was a graduate of the Seton School of Nursing in Austin. On June 1, 1941...

Lillie Radke

Lillie Radke

Oct 5, 2009

Lillie Huse Radke, 93, of Hillsboro, formerly Bynum, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at a Hillsboro nursing home. Lillie was the daughter of Adolph W. and Meta Neuman Huse. She was born in the Honey Flat Community and lived there all of her life until moving to Bynum in 1991. On Aug. 3, 1940, she and Lother Radke were...

James Curry

James Curry

Oct 3, 2009

James was the son of Ivy V. and Fay Brown Curry. He was a bachelor, and a retired farmer and Texas Highway Department employee. James lived his entire life in Hill County. Preceding him in death were his parents, a baby brother, Johnny Lynn Curry, and step-mother, Nellie Curry. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Hillsboro....

Jack Raulston

Jack Raulston

Sep 26, 2009

Jack was the son of Marshall and Iva Dell May Raulston. He married Barbara Ward Raulston on Novemer 22, 2002. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad and retired in 1997. Jack served in the U.S. Army. He enjoyed working, especially farming and ranching in the Woodbury area. He enjoyed working with horses and cattle. He was a member...

Marvin Niece

Marvin Niece

Sep 24, 2009

Marvin Cocklebur Niece, 84, of Hillsboro died Thursday, September 24, 2009, in the Temple VA Hospital. He was born June 29, 1925 in Fort Worth the son of Marvin Felix, Sr. and Abby May Cowley Niece. He spent most of his life in Hillsboro. During WWII, he served in country in the U. S. Army as a Medic in...

Paula Childre

Paula Childre

Sep 24, 2009

Paula Joyce Childre, 52, of Whitney, went home to be with her Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with Pancreatic and Liver cancer on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at her home in Whitney. Paula was born April 16, 1957 in Hillsboro. She was the daughter of Luejean Porter and the late Milton Porter. Paula married the love of...

W. Stalcup

W. Stalcup

Sep 11, 2009

W. E. Peewee Stalcup, 89, of Hillsboro died Friday, September 11, 2009, at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Mr. Stalcup was born November 15, 1919 in Fort Worth, where he lived most of his life, son of the late Clyde and Gladys Richardson Stalcup. In December 1936 he graduated from Handley High School. After graduation, he moved to...

Wanda Wilkins

Wanda Wilkins

Sep 10, 2009

Wanda Sue Wilkins, 70 of Whitney went home to be with her Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with cancer on Sept. 10, 2009 at her residence. Wanda Sue was born on December 1, 1938 in Dallas and grew up there. She was the daughter of the late Olvis and Lula Mae McFarland Martin. On February 13, 1960,...

Mary Ponder

Mary Ponder

Sep 1, 2009

Mary F. Ponder, 68, of Kerens died Tuesday, September 1, 2009, in Kerens. Mary was born October 21, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA the daughter of William and Julianne Scallon Grassman. On February 12, 1999 she married Monroe Ponder in Hill County and he preceded her in death on December 11, 2003. She enjoyed being a teachers aide and...

Glenda Whitworth

Glenda Whitworth

Aug 26, 2009

Glenda Lee Whitworth, 70 of Whitney passed away on August 26, 2009. Glenda was born on July 27, 1939 in Wylie, Texas, the daughter of the late Harvey and Rosie Mormon Aydelott. She married Maxey Pete Whitworth on August 20, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan and he preceded her in death on January 18, 1999. She loved to watch tv,...

Phyllis Carroll

Phyllis Carroll

Aug 24, 2009

Phyllis Marie Carroll, 58, of Hillsboro died Monday, August 24, 2009, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Phyllis was born October 29, 1950 in Alabama the daughter of L. P. and Jean Weathers Hamm. She loved her family and grandkids and appreciated life very much. She was a member of...

Travis Thomas

Travis Thomas

Aug 23, 2009

Travis Tommy Thomas, 74 of Clifton passed away on August 23, 2009 in Waco, Texas. Tommy was born on January 20, 1935 in Bosque County, Texas to the late Sidney and Maudie Moore Thomas. He grew up in Bosque County and attended school in Walling Bend, Iredell and Meridian. Tommy moved to Dallas in 1955 and on April 21,...

Ruth Mason

Ruth Mason

Aug 22, 2009

Ruthie Nanny Mason passed peacefully in her home on August 22nd surrounded by loved ones. She was remembered by many as the lady who passed out commodities years ago. Ruth was also known and loved as Mason to her bingo and keeno buddies. Nanny's passion was to help anyone in need. Her kitchen was always open to anyone in...

Timbyr Harvell

Timbyr Harvell

Aug 16, 2009

Timbyr Tim Harvell, 50 of Whitney passed away on August 16, 2009. Tim was born on December 26, 1958 in Merkel, Texas. Tim was diagnosed with cancer in October of 2008. Tim is survived by his parents, Truman Harvell of Whitesboro, Texas and Mary McConnell of Whitney, Texas along with Tim's stepdad Ralph Schupp of Whitney, Texas; brothers, Allan...

David Hadden

David Hadden

Aug 15, 2009

David Keith Hadden, 65, of Whitney passed away on August 15, 2009. David was born on March 29, 1944 in Fort Worth, Texas to Samuel and Beuna Simmons Hadden. He grew up and spent most of his life in Ft. Worth. He worked for Vought Aerospace for many years before retiring in 1999. On June 16, 1962, he married...

Laura Smith

Laura Smith

Aug 14, 2009

Laura F. Smith, 87 of Whitney passed away on August 14, 2009. Laura was born on February 22, 1922 in Gustine to the late Wordie H. and Lola Grace Graves McDonald. She married John Richard Smith and he preceded her in death. She loved to sew. Laura was a member of the Peoria Baptist Church. She was a wonderful...