Mary Simmons
Mar 16, 2008
She was the daughter of P.A. and Clara Dashner Simmons. She retired as a Certified Nurses Assistant CNA after working at Park Plaza and Town Hall Nursing Homes in Whitney. She did many thoughtful deeds unknown to others to make lives happier. She was particularly grateful to have had the comfort and spiritual talks with Thomas Neuman. May you...
Travis Herring
Mar 16, 2008
Travis passed away on Sunday, March 16 at a Fort Worth Hospital. He was born June 29, 1941, son of Houston and Delma Gravitt Herring. On May 14, 1978, he married Kelly Cushman in Arlington and had been married for 30 years. He was of the Baptist faith, loved to garden and spent many hours giving his grandchildren rides...
Velma Thompson
Mar 14, 2008
She was the daughter of David and Elizabeth Washer Upchurch. She married Nolan Lee Thompson on April 13, 1930 in Hillsboro. She was a primarily a homemaker but also worked at the Cotton Mill and Town Square Furniture. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Nolan Lee Thompson, on January...
Lena Nance
Mar 14, 2008
Lena Marcelle Nance, 98, of Palm Coast, Florida, formerly of Hillsboro, Texas, died Wednesday, March, 12, 2008 in Palm Coast, Florida. Lena was born May 9, 1909 in Manchester, Tennessee the daughter of Goff and Charity Meeks Woodlee. She grew up in Texas. On November 15, 1930 she married Eunice Nance and he preceded her in death in July...
R. C. Myers
Mar 13, 2008
R. C. Charlie Myers, 89, of Hillsboro died Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Charlie ws born May 10, 1918 in Arkansas the son of Charlie Lee and Rebecca Simmons Myers. In his youth he moved to Texas. In 1938 he married Pauline Offield. During WWII he served his country in the United States Army....
Lillian Vinson
Mar 11, 2008
Lillian Ela Gant Vinson, 89, of Whitney, passed away March 11, 2008 at her residence. Mrs. Vinson was born March 4, 1919 in Hill County, Texas, the daughter of A. I. Gant and Ela Harris Gant. She graduated from Whitney High School in 1937. Lillian married Joe Bob Vinson on December 15, 1937 and they lived together for 69...
Samuel Reid
Mar 11, 2008
Samuel W. Reid, 83, of Whitney passed away on Tue. March 11, 2008 in Whitney. He was born on March 2, 1925 in Arnetville, Hill County, TX to William Paul and Lillie Gertrude Boyd Reid. He graduated from Irving High School and attended SMU for two years. He served his country during World War II in the United States...
Larry Lambert
Mar 8, 2008
Larry Don Lambert, 60 of Hillsboro passed awawy on March 7, 2008 in Hillsboro. He was born on September 12, 1947 in Burnsville, Mississippi to Elmer Lee and Hazel Nina Whitaker Lambert. On November 27, 1969, he married Lorenda Ligon in Corinth, Mississippi. He lived in Burnsville until 1996 before moving to Bethel Springs, Tennessee. In 2002, he moved...
Florence Callaway
Mar 7, 2008
Florence was born on February 9, 1913 in Aquilla, Tx. the daughter of Wesley L. and Wilsie Lee Clark Eddleman where she grew up. On December 3, 1931 she married Ormand Callaway and he preceded her in death in 1983. She worked as a teller at the Frist National Bank of Whitney and was a member of the King...
Krista Findley
Mar 6, 2008
Krista Findley, 54, of Whitney passed away on March 6, 2008. Krista was born on September 16, 1953 in Matador, TX to James and Earle Brooks Price. She grew up in Matador and graduated from Monterrey High School in Lubbock. She received a Bachelors Degree from UT at Permian Basin and also received a Masters Degree in History from...
Mozie Goodman
Mar 3, 2008
Mozie Jean Goodman, 87, of Hillsboro died Monday, March 3, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Mozie was born December 2, 1920 in Hill County, Texas the daughter of John William and Beulah Velma Atwood Bryan. She lived in Hill and McLennan counties all of her life. In 1939 she graduated from Axtell High School. On April 11,...
Timothy Jordon Sr
Mar 2, 2008
Timothy W. Jordon, Sr., 72, of Woodbury died Sunday, March 2, 2008, at his residence. Timothy was born September 3, 1935 in Hamilton, Texas the son of Lester Weldon, Sr. and Emma Dailey Cude Jordon. On May 4, 1963 he married Rose Jordon in Cleburne. Before retiring in 2001, he was a glass operator at Johns Manville. He enjoyed...
Phil Thurber
Mar 1, 2008
Phil Thurber, 77, of Whitney, passed away on March 1, 2008 in Ohio. He was born on December 12, 1930 in Guss, Iowa to James and Ethel Garrett Thurber. He grew up in Iowa. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. In 1957, he moved to Texas from Michigan. Phil worked as an independent trucker...
Ellen Brewer
Mar 1, 2008
She was the daughter of Charles Denny, Jr and Lilly Smolder Denny. She was very active in the Ladies Coast Guard Auxiliary and McCown Valley Association. She was a very good humanitarian and she loved helping everyone. She was a member of King Memorial United Methodist Church in Whitney. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband...
Ruthie Rolan
Feb 27, 2008
Ruthie L. Rolan, 68, of Abbott died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, at Kindred Hospital in Fort Worth. Ruthie was born December 31, 1939 in Lampasas, Texas the daughter of Henry and Susie Cole Dunn. On February 23, 1957 she married James Rolan in Burnett and he preceded her in death on December 14, 2002. Before retiring in 2000, she...
David Cosby
Feb 27, 2008
David Cosby, 79, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, February 27, 2008, in Hillsboro. David was born February 3, 1929 in Rosebud, Texas the son of V. C. and Medora Collier Cosby. He grew up in Milford and Mertens. During WWII and the Korean Conflict he served his country in the U. S. Air Force. He worked as a printer all...
Betsy Grimes
Feb 25, 2008
Betsy Grimes, 89, of Hillsboro, died Monday, February 25, 2008, in Hillsboro.
Martha Clark
Feb 24, 2008
Martha Lucille Clark, 94, of Hillsboro died Sunday, February 24, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Martha was born November 18, 1913 in Avinger, Texas, where she grew up, the daughter of Harmon A. and Lucy Estelle Peek Connor. She graduated from high school in Atlanta, TX. Following graduation, she worked for a time in Tyler as a...
Merton Hopper
Feb 24, 2008
Merton Charles Hopper, 65, of Whitney passed away on February 24, 2008 at his residence. He was born on July 18, 1942 in Joplin, Missouri to Frances and Lou Kimble Hopper. He married Carolyn Qualman on Feb. 21, 1981 in Dallas, Texas. Merton worked for North American Rockwell in Tulsa, OK on the Apollo space program. He also worked...
Joshua Lewis
Feb 22, 2008
Joshua Paul Lewis, 30, of Whitney died Friday, February 22, 2008, near Itasca. Joshua was born February 21, 1978 in Baytown, Texas the son of Larry and Kathy Little Lewis. On March 14, 1998 he married Stephanie Gill in Clifton. A very good father to his children and very loving husband, Joshua was very family oriented and a dear...
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