Gertrude Hyles
Dec 16, 2008
Gertrude Hyles, 89, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Gertrude was born April 25, 1919 in Peoria, Texas the daughter of Sam and Eula Lee Tisdale Young. On April 27, 1942 she married Otis Hyles in Seattle, Washington and they were married for 67 years. In 1956 they moved to Hillsboro. She...
Otis Hight
Dec 15, 2008
Otis D. Hight, 94, of Hillsboro died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation in Itasca. Otis was born November 27, 1914 in Hill County, Texas, where he grew up, the son of William and Docia Mae Jean Hight. He attended school at Grub Hill. In 1935 he married Mozelle Myers and they lived many years in...
Max Ratcliff Jr
Dec 15, 2008
Max Allen Ratcliff, Jr., 61, of Whitney went to be in his spiritual home Monday, December 15, 2008. Max was born on April 4, 1947 in El Paso, Texas to Max Allen Ratcliff Sr. and Dorothy Marie Hill Ratcliff. He moved to Whitney in 1950. Max graduated from Whitney High School in 1965. Max attended the University of Texas...
Katherine Ralston
Dec 15, 2008
Katherine McCullough Ralston, 92, of Waxahachie died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Brook Dale Sterling House in Waxahachie. Katherine was born May 22, 1916 in Hill County, Texas, where she was raised, the daughter of George L. and Maudie May Sinclair McCullough. She was the last of nine children. She attended McMurray and Mayfield Schools. On August 8, 1975...
Zonelle Mcclure
Dec 14, 2008
Zonelle McClure, 95, of Hillsboro died Sunday, December 14, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Zonelle was born October 5, 1913 in Brandon, Texas the daughter of George Banks and Sophie Vanilla Dunlap Lavender. She lived in Hill County most of her life and graduated from Whitney High School. She was married to John Jake McClure and he...
Margaret Mitchell
Dec 11, 2008
Margaret Peggy Mitchell, 89, of Woodbury died Thursday, December 11, 2008, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Margaret was born July 5, 1919 in Boston, Massachusetts the daughter of Frederick and Margaret Morrisey Shepard. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, John H. Mitchell, Sr.; two sons, John H. Mitchell Jr. and James Michael Mitchell; and...
James Melton
Dec 11, 2008
James Ray Melton, 80 , of Whitney passed away on Dec. 11, 2008 in Whitney. He was born on Dec. 13, 1927 in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of the late Alex and Ann Deberry Melton. He served as a chef in the United States Air Force from 1951 - 1960. He enjoyed fishing, gardening and was an avid cook...
Sandra Steele
Dec 10, 2008
Sandra Steele, age 63, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2008, at the Temple Living Center-Western Hills nursing facility in Temple, Texas, where she had been a resident for several years. Ms. Steele was born in Hillsboro on April 30th 1945. She attended Abbott High School and went on to attend Temple Jr. College on a basketball scholarship. After graduating...
Billie Mccreight
Dec 3, 2008
Billie Jo McDearmon McCreight, 77, of Fort Worth died Wednesday, December 3, 2008, in Fort Worth. Billie Jo was born June 7, 1931 in McKinney, Texas the daughter of Willie Cecil and Edrey Moore McDearmon. She grew up in Hillsboro. On October 2, 1948 she married Joe McCreight and he preceded her in death on July 7, 2006. She...
Anna Brown
Dec 2, 2008
Anna Mary Brown, 92, died in Lubbock on December 2, 2008. She was born August 29, 1916, in Dallas to Reverend O. N. and Ollie Glass Baucom. In 1932, at age 15, Anna Mary graduated from Lubbock High School with high honors. In 1936, at age 19, she graduated from Texas Tech with the highest honors in all four...
Calleen Richardson
Nov 30, 2008
Calleen Helen Elizabeth Richardson, 41, of Whitney passed away on November 30, 2008 in Dallas. She was born on April 13, 1967 in Irving, Texas, the daughter of David and Vicki Donihoo Brazell. Calleen graduated from Whitney High School in 1985. She sold Avon for 18 years, was employed at Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation in medical records and was...
Robert Kilpatrick
Nov 29, 2008
Bob was the son of Walter and Alethea Seed Kilpatrick. He grew up in Rochester, Michigan where he completed high school. Following school, he entered the U. S. Army and completed basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri before being stationed at Ft. Hood. While at Ft. Hood, he met his future wife, Jimmie Waller on a blind...
Les Powers
Nov 28, 2008
Les Powers, 87, of Hillsboro died Friday, November 28, 2008, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Les was born June 23, 1921 in Hillsboro, Texas, where he grew up, the son of Leslie Otis and Vestia Ann Quick Powers. A graduate of Hillsboro High School, Les went on to graduate from Texas A&M in 1951 with a B.S.E....
Roy Mccullough
Nov 26, 2008
Roy Lee McCullough, life-long resident of Hill County, died Wed., Nov. 26, 2008 at the age of 102. He and his 98 year old wife, Ruby Mae Ingram McCullough would have celebrated their 79th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day, this Nov. 27th. Roy passed away peacefully at The Legends assisted living facility in Hillsboro, where the couple had made...
Rev. Paul Wiseman
Nov 24, 2008
Rev. Paul W. Wiseman, 91, of Hillsboro died Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Paul was born Dec. 19, 1916 in Mangum, OK the son of Andrew Jackson and Bettie Angeline Webb Wiseman. He grew up and graduated from high school in Mangum, OK. At age 19, he left Mangum to attend Draughn's Business...
Scott Goodman
Nov 22, 2008
Scott Goodman, 58, of Mertens died Saturday, November 22, 2008, in Mertens. Private memorial services will be held at a later date Scott was born February 6, 1950 in Waxahachie, Texas the son of James Mark and Lois Lucinda Herrin Goodman. He grew up in Mertens and graduated from Frost High School. He attended Navarro Junior College and North...
Darline Jean
Nov 22, 2008
Darline Jean, 78, of Hillsboro died Saturday, November 22, 2008, at her residence. Darline was the daughter of Buck and Ruby Padgett Thomas. She married Dempsey L. Jean on March 21, 1950 in Ft. Worth. She enjoyed painting, music, and playing the mandolin. She played in the Woodbury Band for several years. She was preceded in death by her...
Chuck Walling
Nov 19, 2008
Chuck Walling, 81 of Whitney and formerly of Mansfield passed away on November 19, 2008. Chuck was the son of Robert Ernest and Carrie Courtney Walling. He grew up in Center and joined the United States Navy in 1944 where he served for 22 years. After retiring from the service he got his Masters degree and taught at Trimble...
Helen Fojtik
Nov 9, 2008
Helen Marie Dedo Fojtik, 88, of Irving, Texas and formerly of Clifton, Texas passed away November 9, 2008 at an Irving Nursing Home. Helen was born July 5, 1920 in Fort Worth, Texas to John and Annie WitwicskiLuskie. She grew up and attended schools in Fort Worth. On November 26, 1935, she married Edmund Joseph Fojtik and he preceded...
Mary Powers
Nov 8, 2008
Daughter of Cecil John and Willie Margaret Cowan Schmidt. She lived in Whitney all of her life graduating from Whitney High School in 1942. On November 30, 1942 she married Jake N. Powers in Waco, Texas. She worked for Community Public Service and TP&L for several years. She owned and operated Powers Gift Shop in Hillsboro from 1965 until...
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