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Stanley Moore

Stanley Moore

Jul 15, 2008

Stanley N. Moore, 55, of Whitney died Tuesday, July 15, 2008. He was born on March 30, 1953 in Wichita Falls, TX to Walter and Betty Holman Moore. He moved to Richardson as a young child and graduated from Richland College. On October 6, 1988 he married Iris Delane Minor in Richardson. He worked in the Metroplex for a...

Harold Campbell

Harold Campbell

Jul 11, 2008

Harold Gene Jack Campbell, 71, of Bynum, Texas passed away July 11, 2008 at his residence. He was the son of Eddie Earl and Lydia Dovie Donahew Campbell. He moved to Bynum in 1945 and graduated from high school there. On September 13, 1955, he married Bettye Jean Gillen in Blooming Grove. Following marriage, he lived in Hillsboro until...

T. L. Nunn

T. L. Nunn

Jul 9, 2008

T. L. Rusty Nunn, 92 of Hillsboro passed away on July 9, 2008 in Fort Worth. He was born on April 25, 1916 in Lillian, Texas to Thomas Murphy and Rosie Lee Meisenheimer Nunn. He grew up in the Riverside area of Fort Worth and graduated from Technical High School as a machinist. He spent his life as a...

Hayden Dumas

Hayden Dumas

Jul 7, 2008

Hayden Dumas, 92, of Lindale died Monday, July 7, 2008, at Colonial Nursing Center in Lindale. Hayden of born September 1, 1915 in Woodbury, Texas the son of George Blakley and Bertha Bradley Dumas. After graduating from Hillsboro High School, he moved to Dallas in 1938. On July 4, 1937 he married Katherine Lucille Gunn and she preceded him...

John Mcalpin

John Mcalpin

Jul 6, 2008

John T. McAlpin, 69, of Whitney passed away on July 6, 2008 at his residence. John was born on September 10, 1938 in Milford to W.H. and Myrtle Katherine Green McAlpin. He grew up in Milford and graduated from Milford High School in 1956. He graduated from University of Texas in 1962 with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering. He...

Louise Basham

Louise Basham

Jul 5, 2008

Louise Basham, 97, of Dallas died Saturday, July 5, 2008, at Green Acres Nursing Home in Emory. Louise was born September 23, 1910 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was married to Audrey Basham and he preceded her in death on March 29, 1974. Until her retirement in 1979, she was a credit manager at Shaws Jewelry in Dallas. She was...

Cookie Graham

Cookie Graham

Jul 5, 2008

Cookie Graham, 62, of Hillsboro passed away on July 5, 2008 at her residence after a long battle with cancer. She was the daughter of Henry and Agnes Piotrowski Bafia. On Oct. 16, 1965 she married John Graham, Sr. in Chicago. Cookie had owned and operated a daycare, loved to work with needlepoint, crossword puzzles, baking and listening to...

James Perkinson

James Perkinson

Jul 4, 2008

He was the son of James Franklin and Dovie Elizabeth Smith Perkinson. He grew up in Texarkana until he moved to the Masonic Home in Ft. Worth and attended the Masonic school. He married Adeline Massey on August 4, 1936 and she preceded him in death on November 19, 1992. He worked for the Dallas Transit for 36 years....

Atrelle Connolly

Atrelle Connolly

Jul 4, 2008

She was the daughter of Marcus Andrew and Bessie Marie Ingram Findley. She grew up in Whitney and graduated from Whitney High School and Hillsboro Junior College. She taught school for 12 years at various Hill County schools. She was city secretary for 29 years in Whitney and worked for the Whitney Housing Authority for 35 years. Atrelle married...

Fred Stevens

Fred Stevens

Jul 1, 2008

Fred Stevens, 67, of Whitney passed away on July 1, 2008 at home with his family. Fred was born on April 28, 1941 in Lima, OH to James Ellsworth and Vera Erma Predmore Stevens. He grew up in Ohio and moved to Texas as a young man. He served in the United States Air Force for four years. He...

Ben Barnard

Ben Barnard

Jun 29, 2008

Ben was the son of Jim Tandy and Ethel Fay Dial Barnard. He grew up in the Clarendon area of West Texas. During World War II he served in the U.S. Air Force. While living in Dallas, he owned and operated Trinity Electric. An accomplished craftsman, he built 4 houses himself. Ben also built 2 boats from scratch and...

Judith Mcnabb

Judith Mcnabb

Jun 29, 2008

Judith Marie McNabb was born on April 11, 1942 to James and Lois Sutton, in Small County, Indiana and went home to be with God on June 29, 2008. Her father, James Sutton was a US Army veteran which afforded Judy the luxury of living in many foreign countries. She graduated from high school in America from San Leandro,...

Lou Mccage

Lou Mccage

Jun 29, 2008

Lou Maurine McCage, 89, of Whitney passed away on June 29, 2008. Maurine was the daughter of Lee and Leona Eubank Prichard. She married Lawrence B. McCage in Harris County on May 26, 1944 and he preceded her in death on Jan. 9, 1975. She enjoyed working with flowers and was an avid gardner, spending time with her brother,...

Thelma Dorsey

Thelma Dorsey

Jun 28, 2008

Thelma Dorsey, 92 of Hillsboro passed away on June 28, 2008 in Hillsboro. Thelma was the daughter of Charles and Cleo Wallace Byrd. On May 11, 1935, she married Henry B. Dorsey in Hunt County. They moved to Hillsboro in 1941. She had worked as a sales clerk for Sears in Hillsboro for many years. She was a member...

Betty Edens

Betty Edens

Jun 26, 2008

Betty Joyce Edens, 63, of Hillsboro died Thursday, June 26, 2008, at her residence. Betty was born October 20, 1944 in Pauls Valley, OK the daughter of Ed and Alma Joyce Pendley Harbin. She grew up in Midland and graduated from Midland Lee High School and received her Bachelors degree from Indiana University. She later went on to receive...

Robert Rogers

Robert Rogers

Jun 26, 2008

Robert Rogers, 65, of Whitney passed away on June 26, 2008 at his residence. He was born on June 19, 1943 in Canyon, TX to Carl and Earline HicksRogers. He grew up and lived in Canyon until 1985 when he moved to Whitney. He worked in several city governments during his career. On Dec. 25, 1962 he married Mary...

Maxine Cason

Maxine Cason

Jun 25, 2008

Maxine Scotty Skocdopole Cason, 85, of Hillsboro passed away June 25, 2008 in Hillsboro. She was born April 15, 1923 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota the daughter of Frederick Leonard Skocdopole and Alma Olsen Skocdopole, who both preceded her in death. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 1944. She was a member of Alpha Omicron...

Jean Farquhar

Jean Farquhar

Jun 24, 2008

Jean Farquhar, 72, of Woodbury died Tuesday, June 24, 2008, near Covington. Jean was born July 31, 1935 in Woodbury, Texas, where she lived most of her life, the daughter of Milton Lee and Sarah Frances Brooks Denton. On November 22, 1952 she married George Farquhar. For over 10 years she owned and operated Jean's Beauty Den. The couple...

Raymond Smith

Raymond Smith

Jun 24, 2008

Raymond Hunt Bill Smith, 89 of Waco passed away on June 24, 2008. He was the son of James Monroe and Sadie Bell Gant Smith. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He had worked for Kroger grocery for about 5 years and also worked at the farmers market. Survivors include his children, James Edward...

Tony Baker

Tony Baker

Jun 24, 2008

Anthony Ray Tony Baker, 50 of Whitney passed away on June 24, 2008 after a lengthy and courageous battle with liver disease. One of his final wishes was to have a private burial, followed by a memorial service where his family and friends can meet together and celebrate his life. A memorial service for Tony will be held on...

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