Frank Watling
Mar 22, 2007
Frank C. Watling passed away Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Hillcrest Baptist Hospital, Waco, TX. Frank recently moved to the Whitney, TX, area with his wife, Louise, following Hurricane Rita which uprooted them from their home of 30 years in Santa Fe, TX. Frank was born February 7, 1935, in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Sudbury High School, Sudbury,...
Susan Sulak
Mar 16, 2007
Susan Kay Sulak, 53, of Whitney died Friday, March 16, 2007, in Whitney. Susan was born May 2, 1953 in San Angelo, Texas the daughter of Sylvester, Jr. and Billie Jo Martin Sulak King. She grew up as a child in Big Spring, Texas, where he attended Immaculate Heart of Mary School. After her high school graduation from Big...
Leslie Gacsal
Mar 16, 2007
Leslie R. Gacsal, 67, of Hillsboro died Friday, March 16, 2007 in Hillsboro. Leslie better known as Les was born to Maria and Istven Gacsal in Pilis, Hungary on May 1, 1939. There he was educated in the Hungarian Armed Forces as a tractor mechanic. During the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, he and his brother were captured by invading...
Raymon Warren
Mar 14, 2007
Raymon Gordon Warren age 86 passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at 1:50 p.m. in Whitney. Raymon Gordon Warren was born October 31, 1920 in Prairieville, Texas, Kaufman County. When he was six years old, his family moved to Eastland, Texas where he grew up. He married Velma Lee Tickner of Cisco, Texas on October 5, 1940. They lived...
Lisa Berryhill
Mar 11, 2007
Lisa Jordan Berryhill, 46, of Whitney passed away at her residence, Sunday, March 11, 2007. She was born on January 13, 1961 in Stamford, Texas to Billy Joe and Wilma Koonce Jordan. Lisa was raised an army brat and attended 13 schools in 12 years in the United States and overseas. She graduated from Killeen High School in 1979...

Irene Havlik
Mar 11, 2007
Irene Rinehart Havlik, 68, of Whitney passed away on March 11, 2007 in a Waco hospital. She was the daughter of Clair and Lillian Hill Rinehart. She grew up in Texas. She went to school and graduated from La Vega. She attended Texas Women?s University in Denton. Irene married Edward Havlik and he preceded her in death. She owned...
Eddie Ward
Mar 11, 2007
Eddie Ward, 53, of Whitney passed away on March 11, 1007 at his residence. He was the son of Albert C. and Wanda Hartis Ward. He grew up in the Whitney area. He served in the United States Army. On July 15, 1977 he married Melinda Samford. He was preceded in death by his father, A. C. Ward. Survivors...

Della Lewis
Mar 9, 2007
She was the daughter of Leslie B. and Ida D. Napps Sherrill. Born in Hillsboro, she lived in the Hillsboro area most of her life. On April 3, 1948, she married Paul A. Lewis and he preceded her in death on Feb. 12, 2007. Louise was a member of the Walnut Street Baptist Church in Hillsboro and a past...
Donald Bennett
Mar 9, 2007
Donald Joe was the son of Don Russell and Lou Ella Bennett. He was born in Wichita Falls and lived in Streveport as a young child before moving to Hill County in his youth where he attended Hillsboro schools. He entered the Air Force at age 17 and served 12 years of active duty and 10 years in the...

Ethel Goodman
Mar 7, 2007
Ethel Goodman, 87, of Itasca, formerly of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Itasca Nursing Home in Itasca. Ethel was born December 13, 1919 in Hardin County, Tennessee the daughter of Forney Franklin and Tennie Bell Woods Dickinson. As a young child she moved to Hill County and grew up in the Chatt Community. On December 4, 1948...
J. D. Gullett
Mar 6, 2007
J. D. Gullett, 79, of Cedar Shores passed away on March 6, 2007 in Waco. He was the son of Benjamin Henry and Rosie Butler Gullett. On June 1, 1946, he married Lorene Hughes. They owned and operated J. D.?s Quality Meat Market from 1972-1987. J. D. loved gardening, fishing, telling stories and jokes. He was also an avid...

Paul Hougland
Mar 6, 2007
Paul Hougland passed away on March 6, 2007 at Town Hall Estates in Whitney. He was the son of Malcom and Margaret Nelson Hougland. He served in the United States Army during World War II, obtaining the rank of corporal. On Nov. 24, 1953, he married Sarah Leon Guthrie and she preceded him in death on Nov. 11, 1997....
Jimmy Penney
Feb 28, 2007
Jimmy was the son of P.G. "Pat" and Lona Pierce Penney. After graduating from Bynum High School, he served as a flight engineer in the U.S. Navy from 1955-1959. On August 27, 1961, he married Betty Piel in Malone, Texas. He was employed at Owens Illinois from 1964 until his retirement in 1993. He was a member of the...

Gary Clausen
Feb 24, 2007
Gary Clausen, 68, loving husband, father and grandfather passed away on February 24, 2007. He was the son of Archie and Maisel Parkhill Clausen. Gary grew up in Oregon. He joined the United States Air Force and served at several bases for 8 years. Gary worked for GTE for 18 years and retired to moved to Whitney in 1994....

Thomas Oldham, Sr
Feb 23, 2007
Thomas Lee Jefferson Oldham, Sr., passed suddenly from this life on February 23, 2007, at his home in Blum, Texas, at the age of 66 years. Mr. Oldham?s life began in Tucumcari, New Mexico, on March 5, 1940, and he was raised in the Texas panhandle area graduating from Amarillo?s Palo Duro High. In 1958 at Las Cruces, New...

Martin Custer
Feb 23, 2007
Following school, Martin enlisted and served in the U.S. Navy. He lived in Tyler for a time before moving to Wichita Falls seven years ago. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include: His wife, Cynthia Custer of Wichita Falls; mother, Jo Nell Permenter of Quanah; father, B. J. Custer of Moberly, Missouri; 2 brothers, Tony Custer of Quanah,...
Martha Eastland
Feb 23, 2007
Martha Leila Martin Eastland, a teacher in the Highland Park schools for many years and the mother of three children, died February 23 in Dallas, at the age of 90, from cancer. Mrs. Eastland was born in Hillsboro on January 10, 1917. The third of three daughters born to William Harrison Martin and Annie Leila Elliott Martin, she was...

Jess Underwood
Feb 23, 2007
Jess Underwood, 88, of Whitney passed away on February 23, 2007 in Whitney. He was theson of Sherman Andrew and Barbara Ann Barnhart Underwood. Jess grew up in southern Erath County. On Sept. 5, 1942 he married Mary Braziel and she preceded him in death on Feb. 8, 2006. Jess was a member of Towash Baptist Church and had...

Marshall Booth
Feb 22, 2007
Marshall Eugene Booth passed away on February 22, 2007 in Whitney. He was the son of James Otis Wesley and Viva Mae Worley Booth. Marshall was born in Whitney and lived there all of life. On Sept. 9, 1933 he married Viola Opal Shelley in Whitney and they were married for 73 years. For most of his life, he...
Albert Bruno, 1St Sgt. Usa Ret.
Feb 20, 2007
Albert was born on Dec. 15, 1918 to Albert and Helen Bernier Bruno. He enlisted August 16, 1939 in Boston, Mass and was assigned to 27th Infantry Division to 1st Army at Ft. Devens, Mass. In 1943, he transferred to Ft. Hood, TX, 663rd Tank Destroyer Battallion. In 1944, he went to Ft. Polk, LA, 86th Infantry Division. The...
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