Obituaries

Bobbye Plumlee

Bobbye Plumlee

Jun 25, 2009

Bobbye Plumlee, 79, of Cedar Hill and formerly of Aquilla passed away on June 25, 2009 in Cedar Hill. Bobbye was the daughter of the late William and Myrtle Goosch Michalski. She grew up in Fort Worth and lived there most of her life. She married Van Plumlee in March of 1967 and then moved to Whitney in 1971...

Darrel Jean

Darrel Jean

Jun 24, 2009

Darrel A. Jean, 86, of Arlington died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, in Arlington. Darrel was born February 2, 1923 in Grub Hill, Texas the son of Clarence and Mary Ethel Allen Jean. On June 27, 1946 he married Geraldine Bennett in Cleburne. During WWII, he served in the Army Air Force. He received the American Theatre medal, Asiatic Pacific...

B. J. Thomas Sr

B. J. Thomas Sr

Jun 23, 2009

B. J. Thomas, Sr., 53, of Aquilla died Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at his residence. B. J. was born December 15, 1955 in Hillsboro the son of J. K. and Evelyn Humphreys Thomas. He enjoyed driving trucks very much. He was the owner and operator of several companies including B. J.s Tire and Wrecker in Hillsboro for 5 years....

Joseph Conely

Joseph Conely

Jun 23, 2009

Joseph Doyle Conely, 66, of Whitney passed away on June 23, 2009 in Whitney. Joseph was the son of the late Doyle Kenneth and Eva Lenora Mounts Conely. He served in the United States Air Force for 10 years as a captain and was stationed at many places all over the world. He married Julia Norman. He graduated from...

James Brown

James Brown

Jun 20, 2009

James was the son of Edward and Betty Eades Brown. He graduated from Richland High School in 1982 and was an avid fisherman as well as an animal lover. Spending time with his family and friends was an enjoyment and he had a remarkable love for his wife, children, and family. He enjoyed John Wayne movies, the company of...

Donnie Morris

Donnie Morris

Jun 20, 2009

Donnie Lee Morris age 74 of Whitney passed away on June 20, 2009 at Waco, Texas Donnie Lee was born on February 3, 1935 in Cleburne, Texas, the son of the late Jimmy and Annie Hardin Morris. On November 14, 1953 he married Barbara Hall in Covington, Texas. He was in the steel construction business retiring in October of...

John Waggoner

John Waggoner

Jun 19, 2009

John was the son of J.W. and Martha Stevens Waggoner. He grew up in Paris and DeSoto. He obtained his master plumber certification, and in the 1980's he moved to Hillsboro, where he owned and operated Waggoner Plumbing Service for the past 18 years. He married Mikala Fleming Dec. 6, 2008. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Doris Sellers

Doris Sellers

Jun 18, 2009

Doris was the daughter of Edgar Lee and Frankie Miller Timms. She grew up in Junction, Texas. On May 25, 1953 she married Jesse Albert Sellers in Lovington, New Mexico. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Seagraves, Texas for nearly 15 years, before moving to Falfurrias for thirty five years where her husband served as pastor of the...

Harold Mcclain

Harold Mcclain

Jun 17, 2009

Harold Bro. Mac McClain, 96, of Whitney passed away at his residence on June 17, 2009. Bro. Mac was born on January 22, 1913 in Wliamstown, Missouri, the son of the late Clyde and Anna Ferguson McClain. He moved to Plainview, Texas when he was three years old and grew up there. He married Mary Cleveland on February 13,...

O. B. Stringer

O. B. Stringer

Jun 17, 2009

O.B. Stringer went to be with the Lord and his beloved Katherine, Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at the age of 97 years. He would have been 98 years young June 28. O.B. lived his entire life in Hill County and farmed in the Lovelace community from 1942 until his retirement at the age of 72 in 1983. He was...

Vera Arnold

Vera Arnold

Jun 15, 2009

Vera Granny Arnold, 91, of Fort Worth and formerly of Whitney passed away on June 15, 2009. Vera was born on June 28, 1917 in Alexandria, Louisiana, the daughter of the late William Hamilton and Bessie Estelle Simms Hatch. On December 22, 1966 she married William Ernest Arnold in Fort Worth and he preceded her in death on August...

Cleo Schneider

Cleo Schneider

Jun 15, 2009

Cleo James Schneider was born on a Monday, August 8, 1927 in the family home in Hamilton County, Texas, the youngest of seven children born to Charles August and Anna Amelia Sager Schneider. He was baptized into the Christian faith on October 9, 1927 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aleman, Texas by Pastor E.F. Moerbe. He was confirmed...

Noma Hocker

Noma Hocker

Jun 15, 2009

Noma Huber Hocker, 99, of Malone died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her residence. Noma was born February 16, 1910 in Eddy the daughter of Harmon and Emma Schronk Huber. She married Adolph Hocker and he preceded her in death on March 17, 1992. Both of them were members of the Methodist faith. Mrs. Hocker was a devoted mother...

Doris Cook

Doris Cook

Jun 15, 2009

Doris Jean Cook, 77, of Hillsboro died Monday, June 15, 2009, at her residence. Doris was born June 7, 1932 in Kiowa, OK the daughter of William Wilbur and Una Culbert Johnson. She came from a large family. They lived in many places in her youth including in Dickens County, TX. For 45 years she lived in Plainview before...

Lillie Auten

Lillie Auten

Jun 15, 2009

Lillie Auten, 88, of Whitney passed away on June 15, 2009 Lillie was born on November 16, 1920 in Comanche County, the daughter of the late Claude Clinton and Lillie Ethel Bloyd Otwell. She attended Comyn school. On June 26, 1937 she married Marshall Lee Auten and he preceded her in death on February 13, 2006. She was a...

Renae Montes

Renae Montes

Jun 14, 2009

Renae Cooper Montes, 36, of Whitney passed away on June 14, 2009. Renae was born on April 5, 1973 in Freeport, Texas. She was the daughter of Clyde Richard, Jr and Kathy Colleen Swinscoe Venable,. She was a very warm loving giving person who enjoyed helping others and always putting others before herself. She had a optimistic outlook, always...

Dorothy Mclean

Dorothy Mclean

Jun 10, 2009

Dorothy McLean, 92, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in Hillsboro. Dorothy was born May 31, 1917 in Hill County, Texas, where she lived her whole life, the daughter of John and Gladys Hamilton Moore. In 1934 she graduated from Hillsboro High School. Following high school she married Bill McLean and he preceded her in death in 1970....

Dale Simmons

Dale Simmons

Jun 9, 2009

Dale Simmons, 88, of Whitney passed away on June 9, 2009 at Hill Regional Hospital. Dale was born on May 15, 1921 in Wortham, the daughter of the late George and Willie Key Edwards. She grew up in Ennis and lived in many places including California for a number of years. She returned to Texas with her husband, John...

Ella Stoker

Ella Stoker

Jun 9, 2009

Ella Mae Stoker, 89, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, at Homestead Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Ella was born June 7, 1920 in Bell County, Texas, where she lived through her teenage years, the daughter of Robert and Eliza Barrington McGaugh. On March 12, 1940 she married Allen Stoker in Italy, TX and he preceded her in death...

Pat Simmons

Pat Simmons

Jun 6, 2009

Pat Simmons, 62 of Whitney passed away on June 6, 2009 in Waco. Pat was born on August 8, 1946 in Boca Raton, Florida, the daughter of Joseph and Carol Majeski Chandrl. On June 8, 1968 she married Jerry Simmons in Granite City, Illinois. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Seaton Catholic Church in Plano, Texas. Pat was...