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Harland Hartley

Harland Hartley

Nov 10, 2009

Harland Ray Hartley, 78 of Whitney passed away November 10, 2009. Harland was born on November 22, 1930 in Whitebead, OK; the son of the late Luther and Irene Owens Hartley. He served his country in the United States Navy. He had worked as a accountant for Santa Fe Railroad retiring in 1992. On April 4, 1980, he married...

Duke Clark

Duke Clark

Nov 7, 2009

Duke was the son of John Wallace and Georgia Mae Myers Clark. He married Doris Dugger on December 30, 1950 in Milford, TX. Duke graduated from Blum High School. He was in World War II serving in Gander, Newfoundland, with the 70th Service Squadron as an aircraft mechanic. After World War II ended, he entered the United States Air...

Terry Douglass

Terry Douglass

Nov 6, 2009

Terry was the son of Marshall Thompson and Ruby Juliette Self Douglass. He resided in Dallas. Terry was known for his love for theater and Frank Sinatra. His passion was golf and was known as ?Frankie Fairway?. He will be missed by all and as Sinatra said, ?The best is yet to come.? Terry worked in sales, a ?singing?...

Kevin Moak

Kevin Moak

Nov 3, 2009

Kevin was born on May 9, 1966 in Fort Worth. He was the son of James and Juanita Browning Moak. On Sept. 28, 2004 he married Joann Schichtel in Laguna Park. A avid outdoors man, he loved the lake, barbeques, playing tree golf, horseshoes and motorcross races. He was of the Baptist faith. His sister, Paulette Hobbs preceded him...

Thera Burnett

Thera Burnett

Nov 2, 2009

Thera was born on January 23, 1935 in Mena, Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Dorothy Masters Bain. She moved to Dallas in 1965 from Mena where she raised her family. Thera worked as a legal secretary until retirement in 2000. She moved to Whitney in 2003 to become a resident of Town Hall Estates....

Walter Neyhard

Walter Neyhard

Nov 1, 2009

Walter was the son of John Albert and Helena Marie Shupp Neyhard. He grew up on a dairy farm in Pennsylvania and joined the Air Force as soon as he was old enough near the end of World War II. Walter served in the Air Force for over 20 years. During his military career, he was stationed at air...

Judge Charles Herd

Judge Charles Herd

Oct 30, 2009

Charles was the son of Charlie and Bertie Hawkins Herd. He grew up in Irene and graduated from Malone High School. After graduating from Sam Houston State University, he worked in the oil and gas industry for a number of years in both west and south Texas. During WWII, Charles served in the Army, receiving several recognitions, including the...

Dale Patterson

Dale Patterson

Oct 27, 2009

Arnold Dale Patterson, 85, of Whitney passed away on October 27, 2009 at his residence. Dale was born on August 20, 1924 in Bradford, Pennsylvania and had lived there most of his life. He was the son of Kenneth and Eloise Reeves Patterson. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was stationed in several...

Margaretta Hrabcak

Margaretta Hrabcak

Oct 26, 2009

Margaretta was born on Aug. 24th, 1922 in Ord, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Edward Campbell and Gladys Louise Gibson Miller. A school teacher by profession, Margaretta lived in Arizona for a number of years before moving to Texas in 2006. She was of the Baptist faith. Preceding her in death were her parents and her husband, Robert...

Inez Raines

Inez Raines

Oct 25, 2009

Inez was the daughter of Sidney and Erma Pearl Clay Wilson. She grew up and attended school in Athens. On February 14, 1973, she married Bill Raines in Dallas. He preceded her in death in February of 1986. Inez lived in Greenville, TX for 17 years before moving to Hillsboro in March of 1997, to be closer to her...

Blanche Arnold

Blanche Arnold

Oct 24, 2009

Blanche A. Arnold, 95 of Whitney passed away on October 24, 2009. She was daughter of Arthur and Edna Cook Boyd. She was a homemaker, a member of the Whitney Church of Christ and loved taking care and cooking for people. She was a very good care giver to her roommate at the nursing home. Blanche enjoyed visiting with...

Dee Robinson

Dee Robinson

Oct 22, 2009

Dee Tom Robinson, 87, of Hillsboro died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Dee was born April 5, 1922 in the Cryer Creek Community in Navarro County the son of Vance and Mattie Reed Robinson. He grew up in Blooming Grove. During WWII, he served his country in the U. S. Army. On December 31,...

Nila Smith

Nila Smith

Oct 22, 2009

Nila Ising Smith, 86, of Hillsboro died Thursday, October 22, 2009, at St. Catherine's Center in Waco. Nila was born November 18, 1922 near Evant in Hamilton County, Texas, where she graduated from Evant High School, was the daughter of John and Sarah Eppler Ising. On August 15, 1945 she married James Smith in Hamilton and he preceded her...

Larry Mccool

Larry Mccool

Oct 17, 2009

Larry McCool, 56 of Fort Worth passed away on October 17, 2009. Larry was born on September 17, 1953 in Hillsboro, the son of W. L. and Betty Land McCool. He grew up in Fort Worth. Larry worked as a welder most of his adult life and was a truck driver for the last ten years. He was preceded...

Pvt. Cody Patterson

Pvt. Cody Patterson

Oct 17, 2009

Pvt. Cody Ryan Patterson, 20, of Blum passed away on October 17, 2009. Cody was born on February 15, 1989 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was the son of Ricky and Terry Neal Patterson. Cody took everything to the extreme from his pickup truck to loving his family. He attended Blum High School, where he accumulated many friends. Cody...

Melody Middlebrook

Melody Middlebrook

Oct 15, 2009

Melody Jeanine Middlebrook, 38 of Blum passed away at her residence on October 15, 2009. Melody was born on January 9, 1971 in Cleburne. She was the daughter of Jessie and Ruby Fisher Underdown. She married Lee Middlebrook on June 3, 1994 in Whitney. Melody loved going to church, watching movies and spending time with her family. Her favorite...

Vera Wingate

Vera Wingate

Oct 14, 2009

Vera Boyd Wingate, 71, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Vera was born December 1, 1937 in Crosbyton the daughter of John Marion and Josie Mae Applegate Boyd. On August 21, 1959 she married Claude Oland Wingate in Fort Worth. In 2007, she retired from Town Hall Estates as a dietary...

Myra Gatlin

Myra Gatlin

Oct 12, 2009

Myra Gatlin, 81, of Aquilla passed away on October 12, 2009. Myra was born on July 25, 1928 in Aquilla; the daughter of the late Norris and Meta Lueck Burleson. She graduated from Aquilla High School and had lived in Aquilla all of her life. She played basketball on a team that won state championship and she was an...

Mary Mcconnell

Mary Mcconnell

Oct 12, 2009

Mary McConnell, 72, of Whitney passed away on October 12, 2009. Mary was born on April 15, 1937 in Waldron, Arkansas, the daughter of the late Lee and Allie Dearman McConnell. She grew up in Arkansas and moved to Texas in 1957 living in Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston and Whitney since 2002. She was a member of...

Joseph Butler

Joseph Butler

Oct 12, 2009

Joseph Mark Butler, 57, of Denton died Monday, October 12, 2009, at the V. A. Hospital in Dallas. Joseph was born January 17, 1952 in Davenport, IA the son of Mark, Jr. and Carmen Roque Butler. In 1970 he graduated from Hillsboro High School. He joined the U. S. Army from 1971-1974. He was a self-employed carpenter and enjoyed...

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