Alton Davenport
Mar 12, 2004
Alton was born February 9, 1922 in Whitney, Texas to James D. and Ethel Emery Davenport. After serving in the Coast Guard during the war, he lived and worked in Hillsboro for several years working both as a car salesman and mechanic. In 1956 he went to work for the Austin Company and retired from there in 1982. On...
Eva Black
Mar 11, 2004
Eva was born January 11, 1917 in Mount Calm, Texas to James Rufus and Dora Rice Windham. During World War II she served in the U. S. Navy. On May 27, 1926 she married Leslie Black in Youngstown, Ohio and he preceded her in death on December 23, 2000. Also preceding her in death were her brothers and sisters:...
Joe Lacour
Mar 10, 2004
Joe was born August 19, 1948 in Alexandria, LA the son of Joe Alford, Sr. and Margaret Jane Cupples LaCour. He lived in Arlington most of his life and had lived in Hillsboro since 1988. On June 4, 1965 he married Darlene Darden in Arlington. He was a barber retiring in 1995. Joe was a member of People?s Church...
Lena Franks
Mar 7, 2004
Lena was born December 8, 1907 in Union, Arkansas to Arch and Myrtle Cochran Singleton. She grew up in Arkansas and moved to Whitney in 1976. On September 13, 1925 she married James Earl Franks and he preceded her in death on September 27, 1996. Also preceding her in death were her parents, an infant daughter, three brothers, and...
Allen Horn
Mar 5, 2004
Allen was born November 17, 1926 in Loveless, Hill County, Texas to J. L. and Lorena Scales Horn. Except for two years in Bosque County, he lived all of his life in Hill County. During World War II he served in the U. S. Navy. Preceding him in death were his parents, one brother, and two sisters. He was...
Zel Rhoads
Mar 4, 2004
Zel was born May 3, 1936 in Hillsboro, Texas to Thomas Leslie and Zelda Mae ReynoldsSessions. She lived in Hillsboro most of her life and had lived in Andrews about ten years. Zel was a retired school teacher having taught in Hillsboro, Bynum, Andrews, and Waxahachie. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro. Survivors include...
Bill Sumrall
Mar 4, 2004
Bill was born April 20, 1933 in St. Joseph, Missouri to Thomas Wooten and Margie Agnes Collins Sumrall. Preceding him in death were a son, Darwin Dana Sumrall on November 22, 1988. He was a retired minister. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Sumrall of Whitney; three children, Michael Scott Sumrall of Kaufman, Lisa Lynn Downs of Whitney, and William...
Frances Wade
Mar 3, 2004
Frances was born June 1, 1910 in Ashland, AL to John and Sue Ann Fisher Hanson. She lived in Hillsboro since 1948. Frances married Otis C. Wade in 1948 and he preceded her in death on April 9, 2001. She was a retired x-ray technician and LVN. She was a member of Peoria Baptist Church in Peoria. Survivors include...
Dorothy Jones
Mar 1, 2004
Dorothy was born September 5, 1913 in Milam, Texas to Thomas Lott and Dora Estell Chatham Blackman. In 1934 she married Bill Jones in Morgan and he preceded her in death in 1969. Also preceding her in death were two grandsons, Bobby Jones and Billy Brown. She was a member of the American Legion Auxillary Post #522 and was...
Charles Ross
Feb 29, 2004
Charles was born April 13, 1916 in Costa Mesa, California to Charles B. and Edna A. Watts Ross. He lived 47 years in Orange County, California and in Whitney since August 1969. During World War II he served in the U. S. Army and was involved in two invasions. A life member of DAV and American Legion #522, he...
Bob Bunton
Feb 28, 2004
Bob was born October 23, 1926 in Coffeyville, Kansas to Robert and Inez Kerns Bunton. His early years were spent in California working in fish canneries. During World War II he served in the Pacific Theater in the U. S. Army. He returned to Kansas after the war and worked in agriculture. On January 14, 1950 he married Evelyn...
Virgil Barnes
Feb 26, 2004
Virgil was born October 2, 1926 in Snow Ball, Arkansas to Corbin Elijah and Mattie Jane Tipton Barnes. For 20 years he served as a sea merchant in the Coast Guard. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Whitney and VFW. Preceding him in death were his parents. Survivors include a daughter, Elizabeth Pentecost and husband, Herman,...
Don Foster
Feb 24, 2004
Don was born January 19, 1935 in Powderly, Texas to W. I. and Flora Bell Hutchison Foster. He graduated school in Powderly. He first married Ettalene Morris and she preceded him in death on December 7, 1985. Later he married Pat McFarland on February 22, 1987 in Whitney. For 23 years he worked at Kountry Grocery in Whitney. He...
Chester Jackson
Feb 23, 2004
Chester was born May 16, 1914 in Comanche, Texas to Levi Herschel and Maud Frances Tullis Jackson. Living most of his life in Aquilla, he was an avid fisherman. For about 40 years he worked for Gerik Brothers Cotton Gin. He was of the Methodist faith and loved to cook. On September 3, 1932 he married Mamie Poteet in...
Robert Kennedy
Feb 21, 2004
Robert was born August 3, 1919 in Quitman, Texas to Richard and Alice Gilbreath Kennedy. Raised in Quitman, he lived in Dallas most of his life and in Hillsboro the past 7 years. During World War II he served in the U. S. Army. On August 16, 1946 he married Willie Mae De Shazo in Dallas, Texas. For 30...
Mary Reid
Feb 20, 2004
Mary was born September 10, 1913 in Peoria, Texas to Bragg and Dora Boyd Atchison. She lived all of her life in Peoria. On November 24, 1935 she married Robert Lee Reid and he preceded her in death on May 4, 1964. Also preceding her in death were her parents and one brother, Marshall Bragg Atchison in 1993. She...
Bennie Mccreight
Feb 20, 2004
Bennie was born March 28, 1920 in Woodbury Community, Hill County, Texas to Joe Dewitt and Nettie Marie Sumner McCreight. During World War II he joined the Army and served in the European Theater. After the Army he moved back to Texas and married Nell Reynolds on June 28, 1946 and then came back to Hill County in 1947...
Doug Bush
Feb 19, 2004
Doug was born October 19, 1921 in the Smith Bend Community, of Hill County, Texas to Jacob Bird and Mary Melvina Burney Bush. He was raised in the Smith Bend Community and lived in the Whitney area most of his life. On January 19, 1941 he married Adeline Shelley in Whitney. During World War II he served in the...
Iver Dale
Feb 18, 2004
Iver was born July 29, 1911 in Swift Falls, Minnesota to Elmer J. and Nellie Stolan Dale. He lived in Minnesota most of his life and was a resident of Hillsboro since 1979. On June 15, 1933 he married Helen Nelson in Minnesota. For many years he and his father-in-law owned Dale Transfer in Willmar, Minnesota. Preceding him in...
Mary Strawn
Feb 15, 2004
Mary was born March 14, 1924 in Bonham, Texas, Fannin County, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth and Calvin Province. She resided at 4212 Cravens Rd in Fort Worth, Texas. For a number of years she lived in Hillsboro. A loving caregiver to a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she was also a homemaker. Survivors include four daughters and two...
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