John Young
Jan 13, 2008
John Wesley Young, 50 of Whitney passed away at his residence on January 13, 2008. He was born on August 26, 1957 in Mahoning, Pennsylvania to Geoffrey Allen and Albina Feudale Young. John went to heart of Texas Regional Police Academy and graduated in 1983. He also was a graduate of TSTI in August 20, 1986 with a degree...
Bobbie Smith
Jan 12, 2008
Bobbie Ruth Smith, 92 of Temple, Texas passed away on Jan. 12, 2008 in Temple. Bobbie Ruth was born on October 22, 1915 in Bynum, Texas the daughter of Carrol D. Tobe and Erma McCommas Smith. She grew up in Bynum and graduated from Bynum High School. She also graduated from North Texas State University in Denton and received...
Ellis Bailey
Jan 10, 2008
Ellis Bailey, 82, of Whitney passed away on Jan. 10, 2008 in Whitney. He was born on Dec. 6, 1925 in Aquilla to George E. and Beatrice Vaughan Bailey. On March 5, 1948, he married Elizabeth Ann Bourland and she preceded him in death on April 23, 2002. Ellis was an avid bowler and played in several leagues. He...
Norma Wilkerson
Jan 9, 2008
Norma Jean Medley Wilkerson, 66, of Whitney passed away on January 9, 2008 in Fort Worth. She was born on March 21, 1941 in Vashti, Texas, to Thomas and Mae Barnett Medley. She grew up in Ringgold, Texas and graduated from Goldberg High School in 1949 as valedictorian of the class. On December 30, 1960, she married Royce Wilkerson....
Allynne Murphy
Jan 3, 2008
Allynne ?Lynne? Virginia Murphy, 74, of Whitney, Texas passed away Thursday, January 3, 2008, in Providence Hospital. She was born in the ?old Providence? on January 5, 1933 to Austin V. and Libbie Horak Owen in Waco. Lynne attended Waco public schools and graduated from Waco High in 1950. She earned a degree from 4C College in Waco and...
Justin Hammond
Jan 1, 2008
Justin Allen Hammond, an infant, of Whitney died Tuesday, January 1, 2008, at Cook Children?s Medical Center in Fort Worth. Justin was born November 12, 2007 in Fort Worth the son of Gary Allen and Ruth Ann Day Hammond. Preceding him in death were his paternal grandfather, J. D. Hammond; two uncles, Steven and Chris Hammond; and one cousin,...
Gladys Matus
Dec 31, 2007
Gladys Myree Matus, 88, Hillsboro passed away Monday, December 31, 2007, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Gladys was born January 31, 1919 in the Crow Community located north of Whitney the daughter of Johnathan Eli and Pearl Allen Crow. On April 17, 1950 she married Felix Matus and he preceded her in death in 1978. A life long...
Lorraine Booth
Dec 31, 2007
Biography: Lorraine was the daughter of Frank and Iva Mae Bankston Sanford.She married Johnny Edwin Booth on July 21, 1942. Lorraine was Nana to everyone. She loved being around people, helping people and taking kids on trips. Lorraine was preceded in death by her husband, parents, brother; Frank Sanford and sister; Jackie Arnold.She was a member of the Prairie...
Jeanne Ward
Dec 29, 2007
Jeanne C. Ward, 76 of Laguna Park went to be with the Lord on December 29, 2007. She was the daughter of Charles and Lucille Meyers Cubbage. She grew up in Illinois and moved to Texas in 1957. On December 21, 1956, she married Robert Ward and he preceded her in death on Oct. 26, 2003. She worked for...
Mozelle Fair
Dec 28, 2007
Mozelle Perdue Fair, 78, of Hillsboro died Friday, December 28, 2007, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Mozelle was born March 31, 1929 in Itasca the daughter of Clarence Elmer and Mary Ethel Allen Jean. For 30 years she was an engineer for Texas Instruments. On August 24, 2004 she married Daniel Fair. She was of the Church of...
Betty Burton
Dec 27, 2007
Betty Lou Burton, 61, of Arlington died Thursday, December 27, 2007, at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Betty was born August 17, 1946 in Hillsboro, where she lived while growing up, the daughter of Claude Emory and Bessie Jane Sheffield Thomas. For the past 22 years she lived in Arlington. She loved traveling and experiencing new adventures...
Homer Fuller
Dec 22, 2007
Biography: He was the son of James and Alice Jewell Nichols Fuller. He married Rosie Halbert on December 20, 1939. He served his country in the U.S. Army. He worked for LTV Aircraft assembly plant and retired from there in 1969.He loved hunting, fishing, and gardening. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, James Odell Fuller...
Billy Barnes
Dec 22, 2007
Billy Jack was born July 14, 1928 in the Menlow Community, the son of Floyd D. and Margaret Lillian Williams Barnes. He grew up in Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School, Hill College, and TCU with a major in education. He loved all sports and participated in athletics. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He married Frances...
Donald Gunn
Dec 21, 2007
Donald R. Gunn, 70, of Hewitt died Friday, December 21, 2007, in Hewitt. Donald was born August 17, 1937 in Waco the son of Lonnie Ray and Annie Mae Rodgers Gunn. He grew up in the Mayfield Community in Hill County and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1955 and graduated from Navarro College in 1957. He attended Arlington...
Geral Pearce Sr
Dec 20, 2007
Geral Ray Pearce, Sr., 68 of Whitney passed away on December 20, 2007 in Whitney. He was born on October 18, 1939 in Fort Worth to Joe Curtis and Mary Etta Cavender Pearce. Geral married Linda Johnson on October 22, 1984 in Dallas. He was a carpenter and did remodeling. He enjoyed helping people anyway he could. He liked...
William Miller
Dec 20, 2007
William Troy "Jack" Miller, 80, of Aquilla passed away Thurs. Dec. 20, 2007 in Whitney. Mr. Miller was born on Aug. 5, 1927 in Aquilla to William Troy Miller, Sr. and Mildred Louise White. On July 19, 1950, he married Joyce Stewart in Rockwall, TX. He served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was...
Mike Mitchell
Dec 17, 2007
Mike Mitchell, 56, of Little Elm, Texas died Monday, December 17, 2007, in Paris, France. Mike was born February 24, 1951 in Corpus Christi, Texas the son of John H., Sr. and Margaret Mary Shepherd Mitchell. During junior high school, he moved to Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School and completed Hill Junior college. On March 5, 1972...
Alberta Moore
Dec 17, 2007
Alberta Moore, 86, of Whitney passed away at a local hospital on December 17, 2007. She was the daughter of Albert and Faye Greer Sylvester. She grew up in Texas. Alberta married Oscar Montgomery in 1942 and lived in California until 1963. She moved back to Texas and married Kirk Moore in 1968. She sold fine jewelry for 15...
Ed Partin
Dec 14, 2007
Ed Partin, 75, of Whitney passed away in Hillsboro on December 14, 2007. He was the son of Melvin and Modena Bailey Partin. He graduated from Jordan High School in 1950 in Long Beach, California. He served in the United States Air Force during the Korean conflict and received an honorable discharge in 1955. He lived in California for...
Robert Pelham
Dec 11, 2007
Robert Harold Pelham, 70, went home to be with Jesus December 11, 2007. Robert was born Aug. 2, 1937 to Harold Warnell and Maurine CarmichelPelham. He married Leta Ellison on April 28, 1961 in Whitney. He worked for the Texas Dept. of Transportation for 32 years. He was a member of the Towash Baptist Church and Woodman of the...
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