Obituaries

David Stockton

David Stockton

Nov 8, 2008

David was born Sept. 5, 1956, in Forth Worth, the son of James Harris Stockton and Betty Frazier Rhudy. He married Linda Ellison on June 3, 1980. He was an avid knife collector and enjoyed country drives, camping, cookouts and spending time with his grandkids. He was employed by Harper SWD as a well operator. David was of the...

Barbara Wade

Barbara Wade

Nov 7, 2008

Barbara James Wade passed away November 7, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Wade; son, Bill Wade, Jr.; brother, Allston Lee Williams and wife, Dora Lee Williams and brother Earnest James. Born in Hillsboro December 12, 1930 to C.E. and Vera James, she was raised by N.D.and Lillie Collier until her marriage...

Perry Vick Sr

Perry Vick Sr

Nov 7, 2008

Mike was the son of Kenneth and Wynelle Shipley Vick. He loved to garden and loved children very much. He loved the beach, fishing and fast boats. Mike loved his cats Charlie and Joey. He retired from Ekerd in 1989 and then went to work for Lechters retiring in 1996. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; Perry...

Eual Rape

Eual Rape

Nov 6, 2008

Eual Gene Rape, 81, of Hillsboro, and formerly of Fort Worth, died Thursday, November 6, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Eual was born February 22, 1927 in Whitney, Texas the son of Augustus S. and Verna Rushing Rape. In 1944 he graduated from Hillsboro High School. For five years he served in the Merchant Marines. He was...

James Crumpton

James Crumpton

Nov 2, 2008

James Wesley Crumpton, 87, of Whitney wne home to be with the Lord on November 2, 2008 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco. James was born on Feb. 25, 1921 in Avalon, son of the late Albert and Lillie Harvey Crumpton. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the United States Army. James worked as a...

Jessie Ince

Jessie Ince

Oct 31, 2008

Jessie Roy Ince, 62 of West passed away at his residence on Oct. 31, 2008. Jessie Roy was born on Sept. 18, 1946 in Hillsboro, the son of Theodore Edwin and Virginia Dell Ivy Ince. He lived in Whitney most of his life and worked in farming and construction before spending 20 years with the City of Whitney. He...

Glenda Bruce

Glenda Bruce

Oct 30, 2008

Glenda Bruce, 67, of Blum passed away at her residence on Oct. 30, 2008. She was born on March 7, 1941 in Upland, California, the daughter of Lawrence and Dorothy Cline Renfro and grew up in California and moved to Texas in the mid 1970's and to Whitney in 1984. She married C. O. Joe Bruce, Jr. in 1994....

Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell

Oct 29, 2008

Margaret Nell Mitchell, 84, of Odessa, passed away October 29, 2008 at home. Visitation will be 9:30am-10:30am at Marshall & Marshall Funeral home in Hillsboro, Texas on November 1. Services will follow at 11:00am, November 1, 2008 at the Brandon Cemetery with Rev. Edward Sumrall officiating. A memorial service will follow on Novermber 7 at 2:00pm at 1st Presbyterian...

Vernon Franks

Vernon Franks

Oct 27, 2008

Vernon Aaron Jeff Franks, 73, of Whitney passed away at his residence on October 27, 2008. He was born on Dec. 28, 1934 in Hill County, the son of Will Tom and Blanche Boyd Franks. He served his country in the United States Army. On March 29, 1958, he married Peggy West in Hill County. Vernon worked as a...

Kenneth Bowers Jr

Kenneth Bowers Jr

Oct 27, 2008

Kenneth was the son of Kenneth Floyd, Sr. and Joyce Mayo Bowers. He lived in Hillsboro all his life and attended Hillsboro Schools. He worked for Knox Fuel Stop and Wal-mart for a few years before working for Hillsboro Elementary School for the last 10 years. Kenneth found great comfort walking and caring for his dog, Rocket. He also...

Gary Taylor

Gary Taylor

Oct 23, 2008

Gary Taylor, 63, of Hillsboro died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at the Temple V. A. Hospital in Temple. Gary was born September 26, 1945 in Moline, Illinois the son of Albert and Wanda McMurray Taylor. He grew up in Wisconsin and California. In September 1977 he married Dana Weeks. During Viet Nam, he served his country in the U....

Donald Moses

Donald Moses

Oct 22, 2008

Donald B. Moses, 81, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Donald was born August 1, 1927 in Hillsboro, Texas the son of Delmer Bond and Ava Hall Moses. He lived in Hillsboro all his life, except when he was serving his country in the U. S. Army during WWII. He also served...

Bobbye Bracken

Bobbye Bracken

Oct 17, 2008

Bobbye Elaine Hurley Bracken was born on July 24, 1940 in Ardmore, Ok. to Luther and Vivian Hurley and passed away on October 17, 2008. Bobbye married her high school sweetheart, Alford D.A.D. Bracken on November 5, 1958. Bobbye faithfully served the Lord with A.D., an ordained Elder of the Church of the Nazarene. Both received a Distinguished Service...

Ruth Williams

Ruth Williams

Oct 15, 2008

Ruth Williams, 88, of Waxahachie died Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Ruth was born March 26, 1920 in Rogers, Texas the daughter of William Richmond and Pearlie Mae Cottingham Perry. She had lived in Mertens most of her life and graduated from high school there. On March 4, 1939 she married L. A. Hotshot...

Gladine Simon

Gladine Simon

Oct 14, 2008

Gladine Watson Simon 85, of Denton and formerly of Whitney passed away on Oct. 14, 2008 in Denton. Gladine was born on Sept. 3, 1923 in New Baden, Texas to John Thomas and Floy Williams Watson. She married Thomas Travis Simon on April 26, 1954 in Durant, Oklahoma and he preceded her in death on Feb. 26, 2002. She...

Ethel England

Ethel England

Oct 12, 2008

Ethel Pulliam England, 99, of Hillsboro entered into His gate with Thanksgiving on Sunday, October 12, 2008, in Hillsboro. Ethel was born December 17, 1908 in Hill County, Texas, where she lived all of her life. She was the daughter of the late George S. and Lula Frances Utley Pulliam, the third child of ten children. She attended the...

Myra Finch

Myra Finch

Oct 9, 2008

Myra Dell McMurry Finch, 94, of Bynum was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 9, 2008. Myra was born August 8, 1914, near Memphis in Hall County, Texas the eldest of four children born to Earl Seab and MattieSmith McMurry, and moved with her family to Brandon at an early age. She...

Ron Breeding

Ron Breeding

Oct 9, 2008

Ron Chief Breeding, 65, of Aquilla, beloved member of the family of Vaughan Baptist Church, was called home on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Ron was the son of Cecil and Margaret Mann Breeding. He married Frances Waller on August 3, 1963. He served in Law Enforcement for 34 years including 19 years in Hill County as Chief of Police...

Aubrey Valentine

Aubrey Valentine

Oct 8, 2008

Aubrey Jackson Valentine, 89, of Lubbock, formerly of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, in Lubbock. Mr. Valentine was born August 3, 1919 in Martins Mills, Texas the son of Willie Bruce and Clemmie Lillian Valentine. He had two brothers, Arless Wayne and James Willie, and a sister, Mabel. The family moved from Martins Mills to West, TX in...

Chester Mckibben

Chester Mckibben

Oct 7, 2008

Chester Mac McKibben, 90, of Whitney passed away on Oct. 7, 2008 in Whitney. He was born July 27, 1918 in Nowata, OK.to Stanley and Jenny Parrot McKibben. On Oct. 2, 1943, he married Ruby June Stubblefield and she preceded him in death on June 11, 2008. During his time in the United States Army, he was a horse...