Obituaries

Feb 13, 2009

Henry Counts, a retired public school administrator, 87, of Cleburne died Friday, February 13, 2009, in Cleburne. Henry was born October 10, 1921 in Bynum the son of Clarry and Birdie Laurence Counts. He attended the Hillsboro Public Schools and Hillsboro Junior college. He received a Bachelors degree from Baylor University and a Masters degree from North Texas State....

Feb 11, 2009

Ruth Williams, 82, of Lubbock died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, in Lubbock. Ruth was born November 5, 1926 in Hill County, Texas the daughter of Wilbur and Mamie Ozella Campbell Jordan. She grew up in Hill County and graduated from Hillsboro High School. In 1952 she married Clayton Williams. For a number of years she worked at T. B....

Feb 11, 2009

Clint Boots, 92, of Fort Worth died Wednesday, February 11, 2009, at Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth. Clint was born October 6, 1916 in Pilot Point the son of Harry, Sr. and Key McPherson Boots. He grew up in Hillsboro. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corp before going to work for Sears for 30 years....

Feb 1, 2009

Onnie Mae Boortz, 91, of Malone died Sunday, February 1, 2009, at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Onnie Mae was born April 18, 1917 in Malone the daughter of Charlie and Emma Manske Sonnenburg. She lived in the Malone area all of her life. She was a housewife for many years. For 26 years she taught Sunday school...

Jan 31, 2009

Danny Walter Kelley, 63 of Whitney passed away on Janaury 31, 2009 in Dallas, Texas. Danny was born on June 10, 1945 in Charleston, South Carolina to Johnny and Anita Parrot Kelley. He was employed with Texas Instruments before entering the military. He was very proud of his first car, a red mustang. He retired from the United States...

Jan 29, 2009

Nell Basham Ward died on January 29, 2009 at Cabot Nursing Home in Cabot AR. She was born in Whitney, TX on July 8, 1923, the fifth child and only daughter to Thomas and Amber Basham. She was preceded in death by her one true love and husband of sixty-four years, Joe Bailey Ward, Jr., and her four older...

Jan 25, 2009

Dean Raymond Butler, 86 of Whitney passed away on January 25, 2009 at his residence. Dean was born on February 28, 1922 in Ames, Iowa to Glen Raymond and Veva Victoria Ochampaugh Butler. He married Betty Sawyer on September 24, 1953 in Waxahachie. He worked for Cooper Airmotive as an installer retiring in 1981. He was an avid hunter,...

Jan 24, 2009

Gerry Crawford passed away on January 24, 2009 in Whitney, Texas. He was born on May 29, 1959 in Rapid City, South Dakota to Robert and Dorothy Denton Crawford. Gerry was raised in Rapid City and moved to Texas in 1988. He served his country in the United States Navy. Gerry had worked for Saylors Roofing before working as...

Jan 24, 2009

Tommy Stricklen, 67, of Whitney passed away on January 24, 2009. Tommy was born on March 3, 1941 in Junction, Texas to Simon T. and Aurie Belle Bugg Stricklen. He grew up in Big Lake and Odessa. He married Nelda Thomas and she preceded him in death in 1988. He joined the United States Air Force and served for...

Jan 23, 2009

Joy Lee Zobisch, 81, of Whitney passed away on January 23, 2009. Joy was born on June 10, 1927 in Houston, TX to William and Ruby Brannan Lee. She had worked as an administrative assistant for Motorola. She was of the Baptist faith. Preceding her in death were her parents; 3 sisters and 1 brother. Survivors: brother, Russell Lee...

Jan 22, 2009

Weldon Frank Chris Christian, 79, a descendant of early Hill County pioneer, Endemion Baker Hammer, died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at Providence Health Care Center in Waco, Texas. Chris was born May 13, 1929 at Hillsboro, Texas. He was the son of Eugene Columbus Buck and Uneeta Carpenter Christian. He attended schools in Hillsboro. On August 17, 1947 Chris...

Jan 22, 2009

William C. Bill Girard, Sr., 84, of Hillsboro, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2009. Bill Girard was born July 26, 1924, in West, Texas, the son of the late W. J. Bill Girard and Julia Beseda Girard. He graduated from West High School in 1942 and joined the U. S. Army Air Corp. On March 3, 1945, he married...

Jan 21, 2009

Nora McMahan, 88, of Junction died Wednesday, January 21, 2009, in Junction. Nora was born November 15, 1920 in the Bynum area of Hill County the daughter of George Henry and Clyde Mae Frazier Millard. She graduated from Bynum High School. In 1947 she married Andy McMahan and he preceded her in death on September 18, 2001. They lived...

Jan 21, 2009

Jan 19, 2009

Consuelo C. Aleman, 77, of Hillsboro died Monday, January 19, 2009, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Consuelo was born April 21, 1931 in Corpus Christi, Texas the daughter of Pedro and Aurelia DeLeon Cortinas. She grew up around Robstown and Corpus Christi. On August 31, 1949 she married Gabriel G. Aleman in Robstown. After a few years, they...

Jan 17, 2009

Preston Glover of Beaumont passed away on January 17, 2009 at the age of 72 in Bedford, Texas. He was born on June 30, 1936 in Tyler, Texas, the son of Preston and Violet Thomas Glover. He grew up in LaMarque, Texas and served in the United States Air Force from 1955 through 1959 as Tech Sgt. He graduated...

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...

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...

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...

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...