Obituaries

Sep 13, 2018

Louis Charles Marquart, age 88, of San Angelo passed away Thursday, September 13, 2018, at The Springs Assisted Living in San Angelo. Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 20, 2018, at Richland Cemetery in Mertens with Rev. Darren Heil officiating. A reception will follow the service at the Fellowship Hall of First Baptist Church in Mertens. Visitation...

Sep 12, 2018

Betty Gay Orfield Ellis, 71, of Whitney, formerly of Dallas, passed away in the early morning hours of September 12, 2018 of metastatic breast cancer. The family will hold a memorial service at 11a.m. on September 29, 2018, at Brandon Cemetery in Brandon, TX, with Pastor Roy V. Russell officiating. A private burial will follow. Betty was born on...

Sep 11, 2018

Erma Faye Carrington, 95, of Fort Worth passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Garden Terrace Nursing Home in Fort Worth. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 15, 2018, at Central Baptist Church in Hillsboro, with Rev. Charles Bartley and Rev. Darrel Beggs officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from...

Sep 8, 2018

John B. Fields, 80, of Whitney passed away peacefully Saturday, September 8, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Cedar Creek Baptist Church. Officiating will be Brother Rob Beasley and Brother Rusty Penny. A visitation will be held from 6:00- 8:00 PM Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Marshall...

Sep 8, 2018

Jean Scott 84, of Whitney, passed away on Saturday, September 8, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney. Officiating will be Billy Tom Callaway and Bobby Booth. Burial will follow at the Heath Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00- 8:00 PM...

Sep 7, 2018

Antonio Alvarez Contreras, 76, of Whitney, passed away on September 7, 2018, at a Waco hospital. A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Services will follow at a later date in Mexico. Antonio was born in Mexico, on May 23, 1942. Viewing and...

Sep 1, 2018

Sharon Lee Willingham 80, of Whitney, passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 6, 2018, at White Bluff Chapel near Whitney with Rev. Terry Cosby officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 5, at Marshall & Marshall...

Aug 31, 2018

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Gary Radke, 67, of Manor passed away Friday, August 31, 2018, in a Round Rock hospital. Private family services were held. Arrangements were under the direction of Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Born February 20, 1951, in Hillsboro, he was the son of Olin Albert and Rachel Inez (Isreal) Radke. He was a self-employed plumber and...

Aug 31, 2018

Lillian Piel, 94, of Malone, passed away on August 31, 2018 at a Hillsboro nursing home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 3, 2018 at Walling Cemetery in Malone with Pastor Michael Nemec officiating. A visitation will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. on Sunday at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Lilian...

Aug 30, 2018

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Vic Mohon, 78, of Whitney passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018, at his residence. His family will host a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 3, 2018, at the Whitney Masonic Lodge. Born November 2, 1939, in Turkey, he was the son of James Valentine and Olga Olivia (Meacham) Mohon. He grew up in Turkey,...

Aug 27, 2018

Dorothy Jean Smith, 90, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, of Fort Worth passed away Monday, August 27, 2018, in Fort Worth. She lost a valiant battle against malignant brain cancer. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 30, 2018, at Blanton Cemetery with Mr. Doug Martin officiating. Visitation will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, August...

Aug 26, 2018

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Benjamin Franklin Hopkins, Jr., 64, of Whitney passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018, at his residence. His family will host a memorial service at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 1, 2018, at the First Church of The Nazarene in Whitney. Born April 6, 1954, in Baton Rouge, LA, he was the son of Corinne (Callaway) and Benjamin Franklin Hopkins,...

Aug 22, 2018

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Preston Triplett, 76, of Tyler, passed away on August 22, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, August 27, 2018, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Rev. Dennis Dutton, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. A visitation will be held from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m....

Aug 21, 2018

Bobby Jack McPherson, 77, of West , TX passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Hillcrest Garden of Memory, with Rev. Eddie Booth officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM Monday, August 27, 2018 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Bobby was born...

Aug 21, 2018

Jo Ellen Fussell, 93, of Cleburne, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at a Nursing Home in Cleburne. Graveside services will be held Monday, August 27, 2018 at 1:00 PM at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard, Texas, with Rev. Steve Burleson officiating. Jo was born in Barton, Texas on February 21, 1925 to Fred Leon and Minie Pauline (Fetner)...

Aug 20, 2018

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James Lawrence Lewis, 59, of Arlington passed away Monday August 20, 2018, in Arlington. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018, at the Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Pastor Tom Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from Noon-1:00 p.m. Saturday...

Aug 16, 2018

Ewin Lanelle (Ferguson) Walker, 86, of Springfield, MO, passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 25, 2018, at 10:00 AM at Brandon Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, August 24, 2018, from 6:00-8:00 PM at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Ewin Lanelle (Ferguson) Walker was born...

Aug 13, 2018

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Curtis Edwin Wills, age 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 13, 2018, at Oak Bend Medical Facility in Richmond, TX as a result of medical complications. Private family services will be held. Born January 5, 1941, in San Antonio, TX, he was the son of Leo Curtis (Shine) Wills and Elizabeth Buchanan Wills. In his...

Aug 8, 2018

Rebecca Jenkins 26, of Red Oak passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas. Graveside services will be held at 1:00PM on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Whitney Memorial Park. Officiating will be Brother Shane Metcalf. Rebecca was born on January 2, 1992 in Ft. Worth to Kelli(Necaise) Jenkins and Robert Earl Jenkins Sr. Survived by...

Aug 7, 2018

Carmen B. Herrera, 90, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. Her family will host a memorial service at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2018, at Templo Cristo De Poder De 7th Dia. Born August 7, 1928, in Tempoal, Mexico, she was the daughter of Pedro and Hortencia (Casanova) Bautista. Later in life,...