John Tabers
Feb 12, 2004
John was born October 6, 1950 in Gatesville, Texas to John Steward and Carolyn Belinda Hill Tabers. He was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his mother, Carrie Tabers of Whitney; a daughter, Melavee Keleman and husband, James, of Sweetwater; two brothers, Charles Tabers of Whitney and Tommy Tabers of Arlington; two sisters, Sue Ray of Ennis and Linda...
Colin Buren
Feb 10, 2004
Colin was born September 3, 1987 in Midland, Texas. He fought a long battle with Cystic Fibrosis and after years of being cared for at Cook Childrens Medical Center in Fort Worth, died February 10, 2004 at St. Paul's Hospital in Dallas. Bringing laughter and love to all who knew him, he showed us all the true meaning of...
Beatrice Holland
Feb 7, 2004
Bea was born August 23, 1923 in Hill County, Texas to John H. and Willie L. Duncan Bennett. She lived in Hill County all of her life and graduated from Whitney High School. On July 7, 1941 she married Billy Holland and he preceded her in death on May 3, 1996. For several years she owned and operated a...
Ruby Lewis
Feb 6, 2004
Ruby was born December 31, 1926 in the Woodbury Community, of Hill County, Texas to Hugh and Robbie Burel White Stringer. She lived in Woodbury, Hillsboro, and Whitney all of her life. On September 19, 1944 she married Troy Fred Lewis in Whitney, Texas. She worked at J.C. Penny and Sears, as deputy district clerk at Hill Co. District...
Gilberto Valencia
Feb 4, 2004
Gilberto was born September 8, 1985 in Mexico City, Mexico to Enrique and Maria Reyes Valencia. Moving to Hillsboro in 1999, he was a member of Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Hillsboro. Survivors include his parents, Enrique and Maria Valencia; a brother, David Valencia; and a sister, Elsa Valencia.
Monroe Yarbrough
Feb 2, 2004
Monroe was born August 24, 1910 in Ladonia, Texas to Annie Thera Cobb Yarbrough and William Edward Yarbrough. As a child he moved to Guthrie and attended school there, graduating in 1929 from Guthrie High School. He was a member of the wrestling team all four years. After high school he worked for four years then entered Southwestern Theological...
Ina Biddle
Jan 30, 2004
Ina was born December 10, 1917. She married Harry Biddle and he preceded her in death on December 31, 1979. Survivors include a nephew, Gary Doose and wife, Noel, of Amarillo.
Herman Nelson
Jan 29, 2004
Herman was born December 4, 1920 in Milford, Texas to John Reece and Emma Clementine Himmel Nelson. He was raised in Hill County. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. In 1939 he married Helen Katherine Pope. For many years he worked for the Southland Corporation in Houston, before retiring to Plantersville, TX. He was an...
Hazel Maxwell
Jan 28, 2004
Hazel was born December 10, 1909 in Hill County, Texas to E. E. and Lillie Knight Bearden. She lived all of her life in Hill County and graduated from Milford High School. On November 27, 1927 she married John Maxwell and he preceded her in death on March 19, 1983. She worked for S. H. Kress & Co., Tacker?s...
Helen Hester
Jan 27, 2004
Helen was born October 31, 1922 in Mertens, Texas to Farrar and Viola Armstrong Finch. After graduating from Mertens High School she attended Hillsboro Junior College. She taught school for two years, raised her family, and then worked as ward secretary at Grant Buie Hospital for 20 years. On February 4, 1944 she married Harold Dunlap Hester and he...
Dorothy Christmas
Jan 25, 2004
Dorothy was born June 10, 1915 in Edmond, Oklahoma to Charles Fred and Ohla Kathryn Hunt English. For the past six years she lived in Waxahachie and had previously lived in Oklahoma and other parts of Texas. At the bombing of Pearl Harbor, she was in Honolulu, Hawaii. On April 10, 1948 she married John Robert Christmas in Oklahoma...
Edith Cocek
Jan 17, 2004
Edith was born August 10, 1901 on a farm in Ellis County between Milford and Mertens, Texas to Edward C. Shirley and Sallie Hollandworth Shirley. Edith attended Honey Grove School near her home for 4 years. After the 4th grade, she attended Milford Public School and often rode in a buggy or rode a pony side saddle or roomed...
William Rice
Jan 15, 2004
Bill was born September 29, 1915 in Blount Springs, Alabama to Luther and Dora Maxwell Rice. For many years he worked in the automotive business in Hillsboro. Preceding him in death were his parents and a sister. He was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Rice Babb of Duncanville; a brother, Robert Rice of Graham; a...
Opal Bratcher
Jan 13, 2004
Opal was born January 21, 1918 in Dawson, Texas to George Cleveland and Dora Lee Horn Henthorn. For most of her life she lived in the Irene and Mertens areas. On July 25, 1936 she married Jim Bratcher in Dawson and he preceded her in death on December 20, 1983. Also preceding her in death were her parents. For...
Norah Wohlwend
Jan 13, 2004
Norah was born March 22, 1912 in Aquilla, Texas to William Dallas and Sarah Ann Herod Moore. Growing up in Waco and she attended public school and 4C Business College there. She worked for A&N Cotton Company and Katy Railroad Credit Union before going to work for 17 years at the U. S. Railroad Retirement Board, retiring in 1974....
Gary Moon
Jan 13, 2004
Gary was born February 28, 1945 in Alvarado, Texas to John and Ruth Fannin Moon. On December 7, 1987 he married Brenda Durst in Dallas. He loved his grandkids, his dogs, and was a member of Abiding Life Assembly of God Church in Whitney. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Moon of Blum; his parents, John and Ruth Moon of...
Kandy Powell
Jan 12, 2004
Kandy was born January 25, 1966 in Del Rio, Texas to Don M. Notte and Patricia A. Aldridge Jones. In 1984 she graduated from Hillsboro High School. She received her associates degree from TSTI in Waco. For a brief time she also attended UT - Arlington. She worked as the Branch Office Administrator at Edward Jones - Bonds Alley...
Jeannine Cobb
Jan 11, 2004
Jeannine was born April 19, 1932 in Huron Community, Texas to Arthur and Ruth Ekrut Cupp. She attended the first grade in the Huron school and then moved to Whitney to complete school and graduate. On December 16, 1951 she married Harold L. Cobb, also of Hill County. Harold was presently serving in the U. S. Army at the...
Frank Mason
Jan 10, 2004
Frank was born March 30, 1935 in Petroleum, West Virginia to Dexter Raymond and Hilda Margaret Long Mason. For the past twenty years he lived in Whitney. On October 19, 1958 he married Zula Meeks in Ackron, Ohio. He was a truck driver for CX Trucking for 20 years, retiring in 2000. Survivors include his wife, Zula Mason of...
Clarence Raulston
Jan 8, 2004
Clarence was born August 19, 1924 in Corsicana, Texas to M. H. and Iva Dell May Raulston. For the past 20 years he lived in Tyler. On June 28, 1947 he married Georgia Faye Barnett in Fort Worth and she preceded him in death on August 28, 2000. Also preceding him in death were his parents and a brother,...
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