logo-image

Obituaries

L. P. Hamm

L. P. Hamm

Oct 20, 2010

L. P. Hamm, 80, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, October 20, 2010, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. L. P. was born August 18, 1930 in Alabama the son of Ernest and Lois Marie Haynes Hamm. He grew up in Alabama and was a member of the Alabama National Guard for 5 years. In his early 20's, he moved to...

Robert White

Robert White

Oct 19, 2010

Robert L. Bob White, 74, of Itasca died Tuesday, October 19, 2010, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Bob was born November 27, 1935 in Fort Worth the son of Hugh and Mary Sue Adams White. He graduated from Paschal High School in Fort Worth. From 1956-1961 he served his country in the U. S. Army with the U....

Jessie Napps

Jessie Napps

Oct 18, 2010

Jessie Faye Napps, 76, of Covington died Wednesday, October 18, 2010, at Baylor Medical Center in Waxahachie. Jessie Faye was born March 10, 1934 in Hillsboro the daughter of Freeland and Juanita Shine Durant. On April 12, 1958 she married Billy Dean Napps in Itasca and he preceded her in death on September 17, 2007. A devoted housewife, Jessie...

Barbara Scott

Barbara Scott

Oct 18, 2010

On the 18th of October, as another beautiful Texas morning turned into day, Jesus Our Savior collected another one of His angels into His arms and carried her home to Heaven. Barbara Flo was born on the Sanderson Farm in Aquilla, Texas to Armede and Richard Wooten on the 25th day of June, 1935. Her sister, Peggy, welcomed her...

Bobby Lyday

Bobby Lyday

Oct 17, 2010

Bobby Lyday, age 63 of Whitney passed away October 17, 2010 in a aco Hospital Bobby was the son of Henry Washington and Alice Haardt Lyday. He grew up in Dallas and attended school there. On May 26, 1967, he married Nancy Richardson and they moved to Whitney in 1971. He was an electronic repairman for several years and...

Rev. Gerald Parks

Rev. Gerald Parks

Oct 16, 2010

Rev. Gerald E. Parks, died in his home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, October 16, 2010. He was born April 8, 1936 ath the Methodist Episcopal Parsonage in Rice, Kansas to George V. and Olive L. Parks. He is survived by his wife, Patricia of 33 years, 3 daughters, Cynthia and Willie Wilcox of Lake Whitney, TX,...

Billy Easterling

Billy Easterling

Oct 14, 2010

Billy Harrel Easterling , 76 of Lakeside Village passed away on October 14, 2010, surrounded by his loving family. Billy was born on February 8, 1934 in Hope, Arkansas. He was the son of Custer Ambers and Retha Martin Easterling. He was preceded in death by brother, William Easterling and sister, Margie Wilhite. Survivors include his wife, Elaine Easterling,...

Oma Davenport

Oma Davenport

Oct 12, 2010

Oma Lee was born on December 23, 1923 in Olney, the daughter of the late William and Mary Cox Davis. She graduated from North Texas State Teachers College in 1943. She taught Home Economics and Life Science for many years before retiring in 1970 from the Dallas I.S.D. On September 24, 1944, she married Allie M. Davenport, Jr in...

Frances Hudson

Frances Hudson

Oct 5, 2010

Frances Hay Hudson 78, of Whitney went home to be with her Lord and Savior on October 5, 2010. Frances was born on February 3, 1932 in Abilene; the daughter of the late Jesse and Zelda Ezell Hay. On September 1, 1948 she married Don Hudson in Abilene and he preceded her in death on November 10, 1992. Frances...

Elizabeth Trompler

Elizabeth Trompler

Oct 4, 2010

Elizabeth Anne Trompler, baby daughter of Jody and Natasha Trompler, joined the angels in heaven at 9:18 pm on October 4, 2010. She died in her parents' arms, surrounded by both sets of grandparents, Don and Murvie McGuire and Charles and Janice Trompler. Our beautiful baby girl, born September 10, 2010, graced our lives for 24 short days and...

Doris Clark

Doris Clark

Oct 4, 2010

Doris L. Clark, former Whitney resident, passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Doris was born August 14, 1926 in Limestone County, Texas, the daughter of Henry L. and Georgia M. Dugger. She was a graduate of Whitney High School. She married Duke M. Clark on December 30, 1950 in Milford. She was a Licensed Vocational...

Gaylon Hendricks

Gaylon Hendricks

Oct 3, 2010

Gaylon Hendricks, 81, of Hillsboro died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro Gaylon was born August 13, 1929 in Dallas. When he was a small child, his family moved to Hillsboro. He enlisted in the Army while attending Hillsboro High School. During his more than 20 years in the service, he served in...

Cliff Stevenson

Cliff Stevenson

Oct 2, 2010

Cliff was the son of W.E. and Ollie Merle Vinson Stevenson. He grew up in Frost and attended school there. He worked in the oil fields as an equipment operator in his early adult life and moved to Waco in the l980's. Cliff was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include: two brothers; Ronnie Stevenson of China Spring,...

Bernita Halbert

Bernita Halbert

Sep 29, 2010

Bernita Halbert, 80, of Burleson died Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at Trinity Mission in Burleson.

Joe Abrego

Joe Abrego

Sep 28, 2010

Joe Abrego, 56, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, September 28, 2010, at Providence Hospital in Waco. Joe was born August 31, 1954 in Taft, TX the son of Consuelo Montes and Mauricio Abrego, Sr. Since 1966 he had been a resident of Hillsboro. On March 28, 1992 he married Macrina Huerta. He loved to sing, play the guitar, and he...

Wilton Bearden

Wilton Bearden

Sep 28, 2010

Wilton Bearden, 85, of Itasca died Tuesday, September 28, 2010, Providence Hospital in Waco. Wilton was born February 6, 1925 in Hill County the son of H. R. and Priscilla Clark Bearden. He graduated from Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro Junior College, and Texas Wesleyan University. During World War II, he served his country in the U. S. Army in...

Eunice Baker

Eunice Baker

Sep 26, 2010

Eunice Odom Baker, 102, of Whitney, died Sunday September 26, 2010 at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Whitney. Eunice was born October 4, 1907 in Aquilla, Texas, the daughter of Lem and Sarah Matthews Odom. She was a longtime resident of Whitney and served as a teacher in Lebanon, Aquilla, and Whitney for over 40 years. On October...

Melva Barrett

Melva Barrett

Sep 26, 2010

Melva Voe Barrett, 88 of Aquilla passed away on September 26, 2010 at Town Hall Estates in Whitney. Melva was born on March 30, 1922 in Aquilla, Texas, the daughter of Carson and Ida Mae Trammell Williford. On June 30, 1942, she married Ernest Barrett in Hillsboro. She was an avid quilter and won many awards at the Hill...

Edna Hammond

Edna Hammond

Sep 25, 2010

Edna MoMo Hammond passed away September 25, 2010 at her residence. She was the daughter of Varwdy Bertram Graham and Ethel Ruby Rice Hammond. On June 16, 1952, she married James D. Hammond in Dallas, TX. She was a homemaker, loved her children and always opened her door to anyone as she never met a stranger. She was a...

Richard Akin

Richard Akin

Sep 24, 2010

Richard Eugene Butch Akin, 67, of Hillsboro died Friday, September 24, 2010, at Homestead Nursing & Rehab in Hillsboro A memorial service will be held at a later date in Princeton. He was born Nov. 30, 1942 in McKinney to Leaton E. and Mary Lou Smith Akin. He was a great carpenter and loved life to the fullest. He...

Share by: