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...
Major Redden Usa Ret.
Feb 20, 2007
Jim was born Dec. 30, 1937 in Arlington, Texas son of Robert Lee and Ethel Bellamy Redden. Jim served in the United States Army during Viet Nam in the military police and upon returning to the states he was Provost Marshall at Fort Bliss, TX and then served in the Medical Corp at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC.,...
Delta Schulz
Feb 18, 2007
Delta was the daughter of Herman and Della Radke Symank. Mrs. Schulz grew up in the Malone community and married Eddie L. Schulz on Nov. 25, 1937. She worked for the Malone Schools for 19 years. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Eddie on Oct. 29, 1967; brothers, Ben and Buster Symank; sister, Oleda Dalton. She was...
Helen Slinker
Feb 18, 2007
Helen Levida Slinker passed away February 18th, 2007 in Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1940 at home to Dela Marie Slinker and Thomas Slinker, a full breed Chocktaw Indian. Helen grew up in Flint, Michigan in a large family of four siblings. She is survived by her older sisters Marian Slinker Rupright Clair and Dellmae...
Clyde Massey
Feb 17, 2007
Clyde was the son of Robert Hicks and Amanda Williams Massey. Mr. Massey grew up in Nederland, served his country in the U.S. Navy and worked for Gulf Oil Co. In 1977, he retired and moved to Aquilla. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, and 1 brother. Survivors include three brothers: Ralph and Jim Massey...
Alta Rosenbaum
Feb 15, 2007
Alta Beatrice Rosenbaum, 96, of Waco died Thursday, February 15, 2007, at Jeffrey Place Nursing Home in Waco. Alta was born November 30, 1910 in Hillsboro, Texas the daughter of William Arthur and Jenny Browning Bailey. On September 1, 1928 she married Floyd Rosenbaum and he preceded her in death on November 18, 1991. While living in Spokane, Washington,...
Doris Skidmore
Feb 12, 2007
In celebration of the life of Doris Young Skidmore, 86, of Hillsboro. God called her to her eternal home, to be greeted by her husband and numerous relatives on Monday, February 12, 2007. Doris was born November 7, 1920 near Abbott, Texas the daughter of Ernest and Maude Della Greenhill Young. She was raised in the Abbott area and...
Paul Lewis
Feb 12, 2007
Paul A. Lewis, 86, of Hillsboro died Monday, February 12, 2007, at Hill Regional Hospital. Paul was born April 27, 1920 in Hubbard, Texas the son of Henry Thomas and Una Caroline Washer Lewis. He grew up and farmed in Limestone County and went to Callina School. During WWII he served in the U. S. Army in the Asiatic-Pacific...
Charles Best
Feb 11, 2007
Charles was born July 19, 1956 in Fort Hood Texas. He was the son of James A. and Virginia Vansickle Best. He served his country during Viet Nam in the United States Air Force as a Staff Sargent. Charles traveled the country as an aerospace maintenance supervisor, and spent his spare time with his family and friends in Laguna...
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