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Bobby Butler

Bobby Butler

Jan 11, 2009

Bobby Butler, 61 of Whitney passed away on January 11, 2009. He was born on July 8, 1947 in Dallas to Archie Lee and Cornelia Sue Rogers Butler. He grew up in Dallas and spent most of his life in Dallas moving to Whitney in 1987. He spent his career working as a carpet layer. Preceding him in death...

Robert Thrush

Robert Thrush

Jan 10, 2009

Robert Bob Thrush, 78, of Hillsboro died Saturday, January 10, 2009, in Hillsboro, Texas. There will be a memorial service at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, followed by visitation at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Bob was born October 18, 1930 in Wichita, Kansas the son Glen Leroy and Elaine Iona Ocker Thrush. He...

C. L. Keefer

C. L. Keefer

Jan 9, 2009

C. L., 81, and Aretha, 78, Keefer of Woodbury died Friday, January 9, 2009. C. L. was born on July 2, 1927 the son of Joseph E. and Mary Eliza Laxson Keefer. He was born in Arlington, but lived in Justin for a large part of his life. Aretha was born on October 31, 1930 the daughter of Charlie...

Kenny Schmailzl

Kenny Schmailzl

Jan 9, 2009

Kenny was the son of Kenneth and Patricia MentgenSchmailzl. He received his BA degree from Fullerton College in Whittier, CA. During the Viet Nam War he served in the U.S. Navy for 4 years as a Machinist Mate 1st Class and continued in the Naval Reserves for 16 years following completion of his active duty. He was a truck...

Annette Little

Annette Little

Jan 8, 2009

Annette Rose Little, 72, of Hillsboro died Thursday, January 8, 2000, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Annette was born July 28, 1936 in Hill County, Texas the daughter of James and Ann Williams Rose. She grew up in Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School. On August 19, 1955 she married Billy Little. They lived in Tyler where...

Rene' Kemp

Rene' Kemp

Jan 8, 2009

Rene' Dollar Kemp, 52, of Hillsboro peacefully passed from this life on January 8, 2009 surrounded by family at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Rene' was born in Waco, Texas on September 3, 1956 and spent the majority of her life in Hillsboro. She graduated from Hillsboro High School in...

Nancy Robb

Nancy Robb

Jan 8, 2009

Nancy Robb of Whitney passed away January 8, 2009. She was born on Jan. 7, 1930 in Odin, Illinois, the daughter of the late Earl and Olive May Tate Harris. On June 19, 1952, she married Daryl G. Robb in Pickett, Arkansas and her preceded her in death on Feb. 16, 1994. She was a wonderful mother, raising three...

Tommy Walker

Tommy Walker

Jan 6, 2009

Tommy James Walker passed away January 6, 2009 at Park Plaza Nursing Home in Whitney. He was the son of Henry and Lillian Walker. His family moved to Arlington in 1947 where he lived most of his life graduating from Arlington High School and attending Arlington State College. He proudly served in the navy during the Korean War. He...

Mildred True

Mildred True

Jan 3, 2009

Mildred F. True, 99, of Hillsboro died January 3, 2009, at her residence. Mildred was born December 27, 1909 in Chickasha, Oklahoma the daughter of Harvey and Emma Cloud Matthews. She married Bennie True on July 13, 1937 and he preceded her in death on Sept. 27, 1997. Mildred was an active member of Brookhollow Christian Church in Abilene,...

James Beck

James Beck

Jan 1, 2009

James Beck, 72, of Fort Worth passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, in Fort Worth. James was born on June 25, 1936, in Cleburne, the son of the late Hillery and Eula Swiney Beck. He grew up in Cleburne and joined the United States Marines for three years and then was a member of the Reserve. On March...

John Alldredge

John Alldredge

Dec 31, 2008

John L. Alldredge, 100, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, December 31, 2008, at The Legends in Hillsboro. John L. was born March 28, 1908 in Hillsboro, Texas, where she lived all her life, the daughter of John Holmes and Ollie Ann Owens Byars. She was the valedictorian of her classes at Travis School, Hillsboro High School and Hillsboro Jr. College....

Velma Murdock

Velma Murdock

Dec 29, 2008

Velma L. Murdock, 80, of Whitney passed away Dec. 29, 2008. Velma was born on Jan. 13, 1928 in Dallas, the daughter of the late W. James and Vergie Cavender Wetherell. She served her country in the U. S. Navy from 1951 - 1956. She had worked as a registered nurse for the V.A. hospital in Dallas for 20...

Woodrow Isbell

Woodrow Isbell

Dec 27, 2008

Woodrow was the son of William D. and Ruth Jefferson Isbell. He graduated from Abbott High School where he was captain of the football team. Following graduation, he ran a Conoco service station and helped his dad farm. He was among the first to volunteer from Hill County for the military after the war broke out. After joining the...

Geneva Williams

Geneva Williams

Dec 23, 2008

Geneva Henry Williams, 86, of Bedford died Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at Park Wood Health Care in Bedford. Geneva was born December 24, 1921 in the Mayfield Community in Hill County, Texas the daughter of John and Pearl Hamilton Hilton. She grew up and attended school in the Mayfield Community. As a young woman, she lived in Bakersfield, CA...

George Bailey

George Bailey

Dec 21, 2008

George Bailey, 64, of Hillsboro died Sunday, December 21, 2008, at his residence in Hillsboro. George was born October 29, 1944 in Nacogdoches, Texas the son of Oran and Auline Lowery Bailey. He worked as a telephone engineer installing telephone systems. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Hillsboro and was devoted to the care of his...

Tina Olivas

Tina Olivas

Dec 19, 2008

Tina Olivas, 82, of Hillsboro died Friday, December 19, 2008, at Doctor's Hospital. Tina was born October 16, 1926 in Hillsboro, Texas, where she grew up, the daughter of Augustine, Sr. and Gonzala Jimenez Maldonado. On February 10, 1964 she married Nick Olivas and he preceded her in death on July 12, 1993. For many years she worked for...

Ed Brown

Ed Brown

Dec 17, 2008

Ed Brown, 78, of Whitney died Wednesday, December 17, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Ed was born April 5, 1930 in Oklahoma the son of Lewis and Nellie Davis Brown. He grew up in Fort Worth. In 1950 he married Betty Eades. For 30 years he worked in Fort Worth as a sheet metal worker before retiring...

Gertrude Hyles

Gertrude Hyles

Dec 16, 2008

Gertrude Hyles, 89, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, December 16, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Gertrude was born April 25, 1919 in Peoria, Texas the daughter of Sam and Eula Lee Tisdale Young. On April 27, 1942 she married Otis Hyles in Seattle, Washington and they were married for 67 years. In 1956 they moved to Hillsboro. She...

Otis Hight

Otis Hight

Dec 15, 2008

Otis D. Hight, 94, of Hillsboro died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation in Itasca. Otis was born November 27, 1914 in Hill County, Texas, where he grew up, the son of William and Docia Mae Jean Hight. He attended school at Grub Hill. In 1935 he married Mozelle Myers and they lived many years in...

Katherine Ralston

Katherine Ralston

Dec 15, 2008

Katherine McCullough Ralston, 92, of Waxahachie died Monday, December 15, 2008, at Brook Dale Sterling House in Waxahachie. Katherine was born May 22, 1916 in Hill County, Texas, where she was raised, the daughter of George L. and Maudie May Sinclair McCullough. She was the last of nine children. She attended McMurray and Mayfield Schools. On August 8, 1975...

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