Johnny Ward
Jul 21, 2010
Johnny was born on February 8, 1952 in Whitney. He was the son of A. C. and Wanda Hartis Ward. Johnny lived in Whitney all of his life and attended Whitney High School. He owned and operated Pub 22 in Whitney for the past 12 years. He was an avid golfer and fisherman. For many years he enjoyed playing...
Hazel Crow
Jul 20, 2010
Hazel Allen Crow, age 95, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in Hillsboro, Texas. Hazel was born on January 31, 1915, in the Crow Community north of Whitney to Johnathan Eli and Pearl M. Allen Crow. After attending the Crow School, she transferred and graduated from Hillsboro High School and then attended Hillsboro College. After completing school, she...
Linda Best
Jul 16, 2010
Linda was the daughter of Albert C. and Faye Hamilton Woodin. She lived in Hillsboro most of her life, but graduated from Milford High School. For the past twenty years she resided in Waco where she owned and operated Linda J's Coin Laundry. A loving mother, Linda was known for baking cookies. She loved music, especially Elvis, and also...
Troy Farquhar
Jul 16, 2010
Troy B. Farquhar, 104 ½, of Whitney, went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Lake Whitney Medical Center. Troy was ill after breaking his hip in a fall. Loved by his family, friends and neighbors, Troy was an avid domino player, he enjoyed watching baseball and bull-riding and was very alert up until...
Ted O'Neil, Sr
Jul 15, 2010
Ted was born on November 26, 1927 in Wellington, Texas. He was the son of the late Austin and Leatrice Dean O'Neil. He served in the U. S. Marine Corps and played Marine basketball from 1946 - 1948. After finishing his tour of duty, he played varsity basketball at Texas Tech University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in...
Wendell Smith
Jul 14, 2010
Wendell Smith, age 85, of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2010, following a brief illness. Wendell was born July 3, 1925 in Osceola, TX to Earl and Irene Smith. He served in the U. S. Army in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was a lifelong resident of Hill County and a long term member of...
Dorothy Whalen
Jul 12, 2010
Dorothy was the daughter of William and Virginia Bradshaw Dillenger. On April 11, 1959 she married J. W. Whalen in Dallas. Dorothy worked for the Simmons Company for 12 years as a seamstress. She was very accomplished at needlepoint, and also enjoyed working on her computer. Preceding her in death were her parents, 3 brothers and 3 sisters. She...
Velma Smith
Jul 11, 2010
Velma Smith, 79, of Mertens died Sunday, July 11, 2010, at Kindred Hospital in Houston. Velma was the daughter of Harry C. and Ollie Welch Pulliam. She was born June 7, 1931 in Oklahoma City, OK, where she was raised and graduated high school. On April 9, 1950 she married Rev. Bill Smith in Oklahoma City, and they lived...
Nena Caperton
Jul 10, 2010
Nena was the daughter of the late Joe Henry and Amy Lola Barnett Allen. She grew up around Huron and the Whitney area and graduated from Whitney High School. On Sept. 11, 1946, she married Alford Joe Caperton and he preceded her in death on June 3, 1981. Nena worked in several of the sewing factories around the area...
Henry Thomas
Jul 9, 2010
Henry Jackson Jack Thomas, 83, of Whitney died Friday, July 9, 2010, at Hill Regional Hosptial in Hillsboro. He was the son of Forrest Jackson and Blanche Martin Thomas. On December 5, 1952 he married Mary E. Strawn in Lubbock, Texas. He was an avid enthusiast of the western culture and enjoyed working with cattle and horses. Henry was...
Reba Underwood
Jul 7, 2010
Reba L. Underwood, 85, of Whitney died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Town Hall Estates in Whitney. Reba was born March 4, 1925 in Ellis County the daughter of Wesley W. and Flora Belk Mitchell. On July 4, 1942 she married Roy L. Underwood in Italy. She was a lifetime master judge for gardening shows all over the state...
Ross Jennings
Jul 4, 2010
Ross Jennings, age 91 of Deer Park, Tx. died Saturday July 4, 2010 at The Waterford in Deer Park. Mr. Jennings was born January 4, 1919 and reared in Whitney, by his parents James Waddle and Alta Maud Jennings. He attended Whitney high school and received an Associates Degree from Hill Junior College. Ross married Allene Cox in Ft....
Myra Booth
Jul 2, 2010
Myra Lee Sanders Booth, age 69 of Whitney, passed away Friday, July 2, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 3, at 2 p.m. in the Marshall and Marshall Funeral Chapel in Whitney with Rev. Eddie Booth and Rev. Scotty Marsh officiating. She will be laid to rest at Prairie Valley Cemetery. Myra...
Elizabeth Humphrey
Jul 2, 2010
She was the daughter of J. B. and Clara Mills Humphrey. Elizabeth grew up in Hubbard, graduated from Hubbard High and lived in Hillsboro since 1974. She worked as a sales clerk for several years. Elizabeth was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Barney Humphrey. Survivors are son, Jeff Humphrey...
Tracy Mcconathy
Jun 30, 2010
Tracy Jack McConathy, 86 of Whitney passed away June 30, 2010. Jack was born on Sept. 27, 1923 in Hill County; the son of the late Charles Benjamin and Margaret Ann Daniels McConathy. On June 6, 1946 he married Ruby Collins in Mountain Home, Ark. and she preceded him in death on Dec. 2, 2004. He served his country...
Eva Slough
Jun 28, 2010
Gladys Slough, 98 of Whitney passed away on June 28, 2010. Gladys was born on January 30, 1912 near Nocona, the daughter of the late James and Lillian Pitts Lowe. On December 26, 1928 she married Elmer Slough and he preceded her in death on April 2, 1986. She moved to Whitney from Freeport in 1977. Gladys enjoyed listening...
Otho Boyd
Jun 28, 2010
Otho was the son of Lonzo Jasper and Birdie Ethel Harlin Boyd. He grew up in Hill County and attended school in Hillsboro. During World War II, he served his country in the U.S. Navy. After the war he returned to Hillsboro and married Lavoy Jones. The couple lived in Dallas for many years where he worked for Southern...
Velva Kimbrow
Jun 28, 2010
Velva Kimbrow, 95, passed away Monday, June 28, 2010 at Hill Regional Hospital with her loved ones by her side. Velva was born Aug. 29, 1914 in McKinney, Texas to Mamie Hall Jordan and Tony Hall. On October 20, 1936, she married Bert E. Kimbrow. For 20 years the couple owned and operated Kimbrow Jewelry in Dallas after Bert's...
John Reid, Jr
Jun 27, 2010
John H. Mike Reid passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, June 27, 2010. He was born in Covington, Texas on September 28, 1926. John served his country during World War II and again in the Korean War as a Naval Machinist Mate 3rd. He retired from General Dynamics as Director of Division Aircraft in 1993. He was...
Refugio Carmona
Jun 23, 2010
Refugio Carmona, 61, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Refugio was born June 12, 1949 in Ojuelo, Mexico the son of Antonio and Brigida Montanez Carmona. He grew up in Mexico and moved to Hillsboro in 1973. For 20 years, he worked for Town Square Furniture and for the last 5...
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