Obituaries

Loretta Decker

May 4, 2019

1-888-579-7953 Code: 28181

Loretta Elizabeth Kaufman Decker—August 7, 1949 -May 4, 2019. Known to her friends as Lori and family as Mom or Yaya, lost her struggle with declining health and has passed away in the early hours on the morning of Saturday May 4, 2019. Lori was born and raised on Long Island, New York and...

Lila Bratcher

May 1, 2019

1-888-579-7953 Code: 28181

Lila Belle Bratcher, 88, of Whitney passed away Monday, May 1, 2019 at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro. A visitation will be 10:00-11:00 AM prior to the service at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, she...

Douglas Ray Walker

Apr 30, 2019

1-888-579-7953 Code: 28181

Douglas Ray "Heavy Hook" Walker, 62, passed away on April 30, 2019 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney with Rev. Jay Morris of First Baptist Church of Whitney officiating. He will lie in state on Friday, May 3, 2019 from 9...

Louis Allen

Apr 28, 2019

Louis Neil Allen, 85, of Hillsboro passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2019, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Dr. Alan Lane officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00...

Dolores Mitchell

Apr 27, 2019

Dolores Kay Mitchell 77, of Stephenville passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019 at a Ft. Worth hospital. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Whitney Memorial Park under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors. Pastor Ronnie Shackelford will be officiating. A visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00...

William Sisk Iii

Apr 27, 2019

1-888-579-7953 Code: 28181

William James Sisk, III was born on December 21, 1948, in Hunt county, Texas, and passed away on April 27, 2019, in Clifton (Bosque County) Texas. William "Chip" Sisk was the son of William James Sisk, II and Syble Childress Sisk. He went to school at Whitney where he met and married Carolyn Kunkel Sisk and...

Thomasene Norton

Apr 27, 2019

Thomasene Sweeney Norton, 89, of Itasca was called by Jesus to go home on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2019, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Diane Barnes of First Presbyterian Church in Itasca officiating. Burial will follow at Itasca Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Jane Ferguson

Apr 24, 2019

Jane Ferguson, 75, of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 26, 2019, at the Brandon Cemetery with William Ferguson officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Born August 31,...

Winnie Hall

Apr 21, 2019

Winnie Hall, 79, of Whitney, passed away on April 21, 2019. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 201, at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro.

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Friday April 26, 2019 , 2:00 PM at Hillcrest Garden of Memory

1-888-579-7953 Code: 28181 Facts Born: February 25, 1940 Place...

Melvin Hestand

Apr 20, 2019

Biography

Melvin Roger Hestand, Sr., age 71, of Woodbury went peacefully at his residence to be in his Heavenly home on Saturday, April 20, 2019. A funeral will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019, at the Marshall & Marshall Chapel in Hillsboro with Pastor Sean Boiles officiating. Burial will follow at New Woodbury Cemetery. A visitation with...

Delores Freels

Apr 18, 2019

Delores Schronk Freels, 85, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Medical City in Fort Worth. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Michael Nemec of Christ Lutheran Church in Hillsboro officiating. Burial will follow at Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Malone....

Mary Sckittone

Apr 17, 2019

Mary Jane “Doodie” Sckittone 59 of Whitney Passed away on April 17, 2019 at her residence. Graveside services under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors of Whitney will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, April 20, 2019 at Yates Cemetery near Whitney. Officiating will be Dr. Gerald Dudley of Open Range Cowboy Church, Whitney. A visitation will...

Virginia Lyon

Apr 16, 2019

Virginia Joyce Morton was born June 9, 1931, and the world has not been the same since. She breathed her last on April 16, 2019 only to start breathing celestial air in her next breath... She is survived by her husband, Glenn Lyon of Burleson, TX, 2 brothers: John Morton of Humble, TX and Stephen Morton of Austin, TX, 2...

David Olivas

Apr 16, 2019

David Olivas, 51, of Hillsboro passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Funeral services will be held at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM with Rev. Barron Harris officiating and his niece Nicole Irvin will speak. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 2:00-4:00 PM at Marshall and...

Eugene "Gene" Ballard

Apr 11, 2019

Eugene “Gene” M. Ballard, 86, of Fort Worth, went to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Funeral services , under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Central Baptist Church in Itasca with Pastor Matt Dugan and Reverend Drew Lacy officiating. A visitation will be held...

Neish Brown

Apr 11, 2019

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Neish Brown, age 91, passed away Thursday, April 11, 2019 in Waco. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m, Monday, April 15, 2019, at the Whitney Church of Christ with Mr. Bruce Martin officiating. A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Sunday, April 14th at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Burial will...

Cecelia Waits

Apr 9, 2019

God gained a new angel in heaven on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 and Earth lost one of its best, when Cecelia Ann Waits passed away at the age of 87. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2019 at Blum Cemetery, 309 Avenue F, Blum, TX 76627, with Rev. James Price officiating. She will...

Dr. John M. "Skip" Johnson

Apr 5, 2019

Dr. John M. “Skip” Johnson, age 81, of Hillsboro passed away Friday, April 5, 2019, at a Fort Worth hospital. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Hillsboro with Rev. Alison Zollinger officiating. Burial will follow at Hickey Cemetery near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM, Monday at...

Laverne Mckeehan

Apr 3, 2019

Laverne McKeehan 86, of Hillsboro passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2019 in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 5, 2019 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney. Officiating will be Mr. Bruce Martin, Mr. Ryan Mangum and Mr. Glen MacDonald. A visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 PM...

Jean Earl

Apr 1, 2019

Jean B. Earl, age 91,of Whitney, passed away at her residence on April 1, 2019. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. April 6, 2019 at Whitney Memorial Park. A visitation will be held at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney from 10:00 - Noon prior to the service on Saturday. Jean was born in Hillsboro to...