Obituaries

Sue Rogers

Sue Rogers

Apr 7, 2010

Sue Rogers, 79 of Whitney passed away on April 7, 2010 at her residence. Sue was born on September 22, 1930 in Hill County; the daughter of the late James Oscar and Hattie Shelton Sims. Known as Granny Sue, she always had something cooked on the stove with plenty of food for everyone. An active volunteer in the community...

Judy Graham

Judy Graham

Apr 4, 2010

Judy Faye Strickland Graham, 59 of West Rest Haven went home to be with the Lord on April 4, 2010. Judy was born October 23, 1950 in Hillsboro, TX. She was the daughter of William Daniel and Kathryn Halbert Strickland. Judy lived in Hillsboro all of her life and worked at Town Square Furniture and Malouf Manufacturing. She married...

Delpha Butler

Delpha Butler

Apr 4, 2010

Delpha was born January 3, 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Preston Harold and Violet Leone Thomas Glover. She grew up in Texas City and moved to Whitney as a young woman. She was in the pest control business for a number of years. After marriage to Bill Butler on August 6, 1989 she lived...

Harold Mccoy

Harold Mccoy

Apr 4, 2010

Harry was born in Hillsboro on Sep. 30, 1929 to Bonnie Emma Haney and Amos Virgil McCoy. He grew up in Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School where he played football. Following high school, he attended Hillsboro Junior College. In February of 1951 he entered the U.S. Army. It was on November 21st of that same year that...

Adam Adkins

Adam Adkins

Apr 3, 2010

Adam was the son of Edward Neil and Glenda Sue Brumbalow Adkins. He grew up in Itasca. On July 25, 1995, he married Brandy Votaw. Adam worked for the City of Mansfield in the Police Dept. for 14 years as a Deputy Marshal. He was an avid fisherman with many friends. Adam was a member of the Church on...

Hilda Mcnutt

Hilda Mcnutt

Mar 31, 2010

Hilda Earlene McNutt, 85, of Fort Collins, CO, and formerly of Hillsboro, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord on March 31, 2010. Born May 29, 1924 in Whitney, TX to Thomas Ramsey and Myrtle Owens, she was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings Frank, Lee Lloyd, Faye and Juanita. She is survived by her...

Virginia Boswell

Virginia Boswell

Mar 30, 2010

Virginia Jane McCown Boswell, 83 of Brenham and formerly of Whitney passed away on March 30, 2010 in Brenham. Jane was born on April 8, 1926 in Whitney to the late Tal and Vera McCown. She had lived in Whitney most of her life. On December 17, 1948 she married H. A. Cutter Boswell in Mc Allen, TX. She...

Veleta Johnson

Veleta Johnson

Mar 29, 2010

Veleta Faye ?Midge? Johnson, 64, of Irene died Monday, March 29, 2010, at Lake Whitney Medical Center in Whitney. Midge was born November 20, 1943 in Floydada, TX to the late Elbert and Birdie Young Johnson. Midge loved to shop, put puzzles together, and play Monopoly. She was of the Church of Christ faith. Survivors include six brothers, Jimmy...

Lt. Col. Ret. Elwood Fogleman

Lt. Col. Ret. Elwood Fogleman

Mar 28, 2010

Lt. Col. Ret. Elwood Fogleman, 99 of Whitney passed away on March 28, 2010 in Hillsboro. Elwood was born on August 18, 1910 in Pollock, Louisiana; the son of the late John O'Quinn and Annie Allie Keller Fogleman. He grew up in Louisiana and entered the Army after high school. After serving for 32 years in the service he...

Betty Watson

Betty Watson

Mar 27, 2010

Betty Laverne Smart Watson, 74, of Hillsboro passed away on March 27, 2010 in Waco. Betty was born on October 28, 1935 in Gainsville, the daughter of the late Otho Alphonso and Dessie Lee Campbell Smart. After graduation from Birdville High School, Betty worked for Bell Reproduction in Fort Worth where she met her future husband, Don C. Watson....

James Ford

James Ford

Mar 25, 2010

James Jim Olen Ford, 81, of Hillsboro died Thursday, March 25, 2010, at Itasca Long Term Care. Jim was born December 5, 1928 in the Aquilla area at home to parents, J. D. And Teni Chapel Ford. He lived in Hill County all of his life. He attended Cameron University in Lawton, OK and graduated from Baylor University. Jim...

W. T. Doughtie Sr

W. T. Doughtie Sr

Mar 24, 2010

W. T. Bill Doughtie, Sr., 83, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Bill was born October 9, 1926 in Houston to the late Florence Pounds and Simeon Edward Doughtie. He was raised in Bay City and graduated from Bay City High School at the early age of 16 in 1943. He attended...

Ivy Brockett

Ivy Brockett

Mar 23, 2010

Ivy Brockett, 91, of Whitney passed away on March 23, 2010 in Whitney. Ivy was born on May 25, 1918 in Brandon, Texas, the daughter of the late Miles Henry and Alta Beulah Higgins Murphy. She enjoyed needlepoint, quilting and loved being with friends and family. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her...

Dwain Barnard

Dwain Barnard

Mar 19, 2010

Dwain A. Barnard, 88, of Hillsboro died Friday, March 19, 2010, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Dwain was born February 20, 1922 in Mertens the son of John Thomas and Florence Christine Brewer Barnard. He graduated from high school in Delia in Limestone County, where he played basketball. He worked with his father on the farm and had...

Oscar Neel

Oscar Neel

Mar 19, 2010

Oscar was born on May 18, 1926 in Post, Texas, the son of the late Oscar William Neel, Sr. and Mozelle Hastings. He grew up in the Jonesboro and Gatesville areas and graduated from Jonesboro High School. Oscar joined the United States Navy and served from 1944-1946. On October 21, 1946, he married Dorothy Reeves and she preceded him...

Kay Roberts

Kay Roberts

Mar 19, 2010

Kay Roberts, 55 of Whitney passed away on March 19, 2010 in Temple. Kay was born on August 22, 1954 in Dallas, Texas and was the daughter of Joseph and Peggy Pool Hurley. She grew up in Laguna Park and graduated from Meridian High School. She received an Associates degree as a R.N. in nursing from McLennan Community College....

Laverne Todd

Laverne Todd

Mar 16, 2010

LaVerne Memaw Todd passed away at her residence on March 16, 2010. LaVerne was born on April 19, 1935 in Hubbard; the daughter of the late Fred Herman and Laura Thelma Dingler Paslay. She graduated from Hubbard High School in 1953. She had worked as a meat wrapper at HEB in Waco and later at Wal Mart in the...

Sibyl Clinkscales

Sibyl Clinkscales

Mar 16, 2010

Sibyl Gant Clinkscales, 93, of Hillsboro passed into eternal life on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at Town Hall Estates. She was born in the Oklahoma panhandle on September 5, 1916 but moved to Hill County in 1935. In 1938 she married Skeet Clinkscales, who preceded her in death in 1968. She later married Dude Clinkscales in 1970, who also...

Timothy Montgomery

Timothy Montgomery

Mar 14, 2010

Timothy Van Montgomery, 50, of Hillsboro died Sunday, March 14, 2010, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. He was born September 4, 1959 in Arlington to Jerry Lee and Hazel Jo Paris Montgomery. In 1978 he graduated from Hillsboro High School. On February 22, 2001 he married Penney Lane. For 6 years, he was the detail manager for Cole...

William Goff

William Goff

Mar 14, 2010

William Michael Mickey Goff, 62, of Brandon died Sunday, March 14, 2010, in a Fort Worth hospital. Mickey was born August 9, 1947 in Hillsboro the son of W. C. and Marie Thorton Goff. He was a lifelong resident of Hillsboro. During the Viet Nam War, he served his country in the United States Air Force. On January 19,...