Obituaries

Robert Cypert Jr

Robert Cypert Jr

Jul 7, 2009

Robert Douglas Cypert, Jr., beloved husband and Dad, met his heavenly father on July 7, 2009. Bob was born to Robert Douglas Cypert and Nettie Mae Rose Cypert on August 1, 1924 in Whitney, Texas. He believed he was so fortunate to have an older brother and little sister. Bob joined the United States Navy at the tender age...

William Bailey

William Bailey

Jul 6, 2009

William A. Bill Bailey, 55, of Hillsboro died Monday, July 6, 2009, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Bill was born September 27, 1953 in Hillsboro, where he grew up, the son of Roger and Mildred Peklo Bailey. In 1972, he graduated from Hillsboro High School and was also a graduate of the University of Texas in Arlington. He...

Vera Mccain

Vera Mccain

Jul 3, 2009

Louise McCain, 85 of Whitney passed away on July 3, 2009. Louise lived in Rio Hondo all of her life prior to moving to the Dallas area in 1952. On June 6, 1942, she married Doc K. McCain. She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Ethel Wallace Howard; and husband, Doc K. McCain on May 27,...

Toni Wilson

Toni Wilson

Jun 29, 2009

Toni Sue Wilson was born July 5, 1948, in Waukon, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Wanda Roach Martindale. She suffered a brain aneurysm on May 15, and on June 29, 2009, God called her home. Toni was raised in Kansas City, MO but moved to Texas in 1980. She attended college at the University of Missouri and graduated...

Guy Shaw Jr. M.D.

Guy Shaw Jr. M.D.

Jun 26, 2009

He was the older of two sons born to Guy Graham Shaw and Rena Buatt Atkinson. Guy attended high school in Kaufman and college at Texas A&M University. He graduated from the Baylor College of Medicine on June 3, 1940. He served in World War II as the Division Surgeon for the Army's 63rd Division in Europe. He practiced...

Eli Lewis

Eli Lewis

Jun 26, 2009

Survivors: his mother, Heather Harris, his father, Steven Lewis both of Hillsboro; maternal grandmother, Sandra Harris; paternal grandparents, Steve and Shannon Lewis; brothers, Norman Garza, Jr., Jaden Garza; sister, Destiny Garza.

Robert Burch

Robert Burch

Jun 25, 2009

Robert Lee Burch, 89, of Hillsboro died Thursday, June 25, 2009, at his residence. Robert was born October 7, 1919 in Itasca the son of George and Nellie Petty Burch. He was raised in Blum where he attended school. On April 16, 1947 he married Wanda Coggin in Fort Worth. In 1973 he retired as a automobile mechanic from...

Bobbye Plumlee

Bobbye Plumlee

Jun 25, 2009

Bobbye Plumlee, 79, of Cedar Hill and formerly of Aquilla passed away on June 25, 2009 in Cedar Hill. Bobbye was the daughter of the late William and Myrtle Goosch Michalski. She grew up in Fort Worth and lived there most of her life. She married Van Plumlee in March of 1967 and then moved to Whitney in 1971...

Darrel Jean

Darrel Jean

Jun 24, 2009

Darrel A. Jean, 86, of Arlington died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Arlington. Darrel was born February 2, 1923 in Grub Hill, Texas the son of Clarence and Mary Ethel Allen Jean. On June 27, 1946 he married Geraldine Bennett in Cleburne. During WWII, he served in the Army Air Force. He received the American Theatre medal, Asiatic Pacific...

B. J. Thomas Sr

B. J. Thomas Sr

Jun 23, 2009

B. J. Thomas, Sr., 53, of Aquilla died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at his residence. B. J. was born December 15, 1955 in Hillsboro the son of J. K. and Evelyn Humphreys Thomas. He enjoyed driving trucks very much. He was the owner and operator of several companies including B. J.s Tire and Wrecker in Hillsboro for 5 years....

Joseph Conely

Joseph Conely

Jun 23, 2009

Joseph Doyle Conely, 66, of Whitney passed away on June 23, 2009 in Whitney. Joseph was the son of the late Doyle Kenneth and Eva Lenora Mounts Conely. He served in the United States Air Force for 10 years as a captain and was stationed at many places all over the world. He married Julia Norman. He graduated from...

James Brown

James Brown

Jun 20, 2009

James was the son of Edward and Betty Eades Brown. He graduated from Richland High School in 1982 and was an avid fisherman as well as an animal lover. Spending time with his family and friends was an enjoyment and he had a remarkable love for his wife, children, and family. He enjoyed John Wayne movies, the company of...

Donnie Morris

Donnie Morris

Jun 20, 2009

Donnie Lee Morris age 74 of Whitney passed away on June 20, 2009 at Waco, Texas Donnie Lee was born on February 3, 1935 in Cleburne, Texas, the son of the late Jimmy and Annie Hardin Morris. On November 14, 1953 he married Barbara Hall in Covington, Texas. He was in the steel construction business retiring in October of...

John Waggoner

John Waggoner

Jun 19, 2009

John was the son of J.W. and Martha Stevens Waggoner. He grew up in Paris and DeSoto. He obtained his master plumber certification, and in the 1980's he moved to Hillsboro, where he owned and operated Waggoner Plumbing Service for the past 18 years. He married Mikala Fleming Dec. 6, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Doris Sellers

Doris Sellers

Jun 18, 2009

Doris was the daughter of Edgar Lee and Frankie Miller Timms. She grew up in Junction, Texas. On May 25, 1953 she married Jesse Albert Sellers in Lovington, New Mexico. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Seagraves, Texas for nearly 15 years, before moving to Falfurrias for thirty five years where her husband served as pastor of the...

Harold Mcclain

Harold Mcclain

Jun 17, 2009

Harold Bro. Mac McClain, 96, of Whitney passed away at his residence on June 17, 2009. Bro. Mac was born on January 22, 1913 in Wliamstown, Missouri, the son of the late Clyde and Anna Ferguson McClain. He moved to Plainview, Texas when he was three years old and grew up there. He married Mary Cleveland on February 13,...

O. B. Stringer

O. B. Stringer

Jun 17, 2009

O.B. Stringer went to be with the Lord and his beloved Katherine, Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at the age of 97 years. He would have been 98 years young June 28. O.B. lived his entire life in Hill County and farmed in the Lovelace community from 1942 until his retirement at the age of 72 in 1983. He was...

Vera Arnold

Vera Arnold

Jun 15, 2009

Vera Granny Arnold, 91, of Fort Worth and formerly of Whitney passed away on June 15, 2009. Vera was born on June 28, 1917 in Alexandria, Louisiana, the daughter of the late William Hamilton and Bessie Estelle Simms Hatch. On December 22, 1966 she married William Ernest Arnold in Fort Worth and he preceded her in death on August...

Cleo Schneider

Cleo Schneider

Jun 15, 2009

Cleo James Schneider was born on a Monday, August 8, 1927 in the family home in Hamilton County, Texas, the youngest of seven children born to Charles August and Anna Amelia Sager Schneider. He was baptized into the Christian faith on October 9, 1927 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aleman, Texas by Pastor E.F. Moerbe. He was confirmed...

Noma Hocker

Noma Hocker

Jun 15, 2009

Noma Huber Hocker, 99, of Malone died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her residence. Noma was born February 16, 1910 in Eddy the daughter of Harmon and Emma Schronk Huber. She married Adolph Hocker and he preceded her in death on March 17, 1992. Both of them were members of the Methodist faith. Mrs. Hocker was a devoted mother...