Tommy Monk
Oct 2, 2007
Tommy Jay Monk, 54, of Whitney died Tues. Oct. 2, 2007 in Whitney. He was born on June 5, 1953 in Mason City, Iowa. to J. W. and Jo Neta Chancellor Monk. He grew up in DeSoto, TX. On Nov. 14, 1974 he married Rita Murdock. He worked as a truck driver for Night Hawk Oil Field Services. He...
Johnnie Metcalf
Sep 29, 2007
Johnnie Revern Metcalf, 20, of Whitney passed away on Sept. 29, 2007. Johnnie was the son of Luis Metcalf and Charlyse Wall. He graduated from Whitney High School in 2005. Johnnie worked in construction laying underground cable. He loved to race cars, listen and sing country music and hanging out with his friends. His favorite saying was ?Git R...
Bessie Brooks
Sep 28, 2007
Bessie E. Brooks, 93, of Hillsboro died Friday, September 28, 2007, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Bessie was born August 3, 1914 in Hill County, Texas, where she lived all of her life, the daughter of John Dudley and Josephine Patterson Williams. In 1932 she married Homer Brooks and they lived in the Vaughan Community. He...
Lois Switzer
Sep 27, 2007
Lois Switzer, 86, of Lake Whitney passed away on September 27, 2007 in Waco. She was the daughter of Clarence E. and Ruth Deniston Lewis. Lois married Bruce Switzer on Dec. 23, 1939 and he preceded her in death on July 2, 2002. Prior to moving to Whitney in 1969, she was active in civic organizations in Fort Worth...
Charles Hillhouse
Sep 27, 2007
Charles R. Hillhouse, 76, of Whitney passed away on September 27, 2007 in Whitney. He was the son of Robert E. and Lorena Allumbaugh Hillhouse. Charles served his country for 11 years in the United States Army and the United States Air Force. He married Beckie Garrett. He loved racing and traveling. He was a truck driver for Yellow...
Elizabeth Fife
Sep 26, 2007
Elizabeth Ann "Liz" Fife, 71, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, September 26, 2007, at her residence. Liz was born March 23, 1936 in Everman, Texas the daughter of Robert and Margaret Pugh Grimsley. On February 3, 1979 she married Bobby Fife in Arlington. She worked for the City of Arlington in the water department and at Aerospaciale Helicopter in Grand Prairie....
Lou Dennis
Sep 25, 2007
Lou Ella was the daughter of Noel Nathan and Lou Emma Russell Watson. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School and also a 1967 graduate of Arlington Nursing College. For many years she worked as an Licensed Vocational Nurse. She was a member of Fort Graham Baptist Church in Whitney. Preceding her in death were her parents. Survivors...
John Farrell
Sep 21, 2007
John was born in Dallas on June 21, 1933. He graduated from Dallas? Sunset High School in 1950 and from Texas A&M in 1954, where he was a proud member of the Corp of Cadets and Ross Volunteers. In June of 1954, he began working for Republic National Bank in Dallas, but took time out to serve as a...
Joe Dutton
Sep 20, 2007
Joe Ann Dutton passed away on September 20, 2007 at her residence in Whitney. She was born March 4, 1937 in Vernon to Carl and Margie Worley Neilsen. She moved to Whitney at age 10 and graduated from Whitney High School in 1955. Shortly after graduating she married Bill Dutton. She lived many years in Electra before returning to...
Billy Napps
Sep 17, 2007
Billy Dean Napps, 74, of Covington died Monday, September 17, 2007, in Covington. Billy was born September 16, 1933 in Woodbury, Texas the son of Morgan Dean and Jewel Manley Napps. On April 12, 1958 he married Jessie Durant. He served his country in the U. S. Army. For 40 years he worked as a telephone repairman at Southwestern...
Carol Russell
Sep 15, 2007
Carol was the daughter of Ralph and Florence Feriolla Pearson. After growing up in Connecticut, she moved to Texas about 30 years ago. On October 29, 1983, she married John Russell. Carol worked for the Youth for Tomorrow in Arlington for the last 17 years. Her parents preceded her in death. Carol is survived by husband, John Russell of...
Katherine Murff
Sep 15, 2007
Katherine was the daughter of Edward and Susie Adams Baker. Mrs. Murff grew up in Winters, Tx. and lived there for 47 Years. She married Frank Simpson on September 21, 1934 and he preceded her in death in July of 1966. On May 12, 1969, she married Joe Murff and he preceded her in death on May 5, 2000....
Hazel Smith
Sep 13, 2007
Hazel L. Smith, 95, of Milford died Thursday, September 13, 2007, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Private services will be held at a later date Hazel was born June 15, 1912 in Milford the daughter of Whit Leroy and Vesta C. Dyess Goodman. She grew up in Milford and moved to Denton as a student. On October 12,...
Mozelle Holland
Sep 12, 2007
Mozelle Holland, 87, of Abbott died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, in Abbott. Mozelle was born July 24, 1920 in Wolfe City, Texas the daughter of Arthur Warren and Rosie Belle Vines Boggs. During WWII, she worked at the plane factory in Fort Worth. On December 20, 1980 she married Harry Frank Holland, Jr. and he preceded her in death...
Mrs. Ruth Grace Moring
Sep 12, 2007
Mrs. Ruth Grace Jones Windham Moring, 92, of Arlington died Wednesday, September 12, 2007 in Arlington. Ruth was born November 6, 1914 in Hillsboro, Texas the daughter of Sidney and Mattie Hickman Jones. On April 15, 1933 she married J. D. Windham and he preceded her in death on June 4, 1974. She later married Jesse Moring on April...
Ella Maynard
Sep 11, 2007
Ella Mae Maynard, 89, of Abbott died Tuesday, September 11, 2007, at West Rest Haven in West. Ella Mae was born June 27, 1918 in Malone, Texas the daughter of Henry and Olga Zettler Monthei. On December 17, 1936 she married George Maynard in Hubbard and he preceded her in death on June 6, 1991. She loved to garden...
Willie Miller
Sep 10, 2007
Willie Ruth Miller, 81, of Whitney died Monday, September 10, 2007, at Meridian Manor in Meridian. Willie Ruth was born June 3, 1926 in Hillsboro the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Alma Lena Williams Curbo. She was a graduate of Hillsboro High School. On December 10, 1946 she married Ovie ?Hack? Miller and he preceded her in death on...
Harold Tekell
Sep 7, 2007
Harold Tekell, 82, of Hillsboro died Friday, September 7, 2007, at the V. A. Medical Center in Waco. Harold was born September 4, 1925 in Norton, Texas the son of Newton and Ruby Ivy Tekell. As a child he moved to Central Texas and lived in Hill County most of his life. He joined the U. S. Army on...
Juno Rowe
Sep 5, 2007
Juno Scrutchfield Rowe, 96, of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2007, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Juno was born October 30, 1910 in Clifton, Texas the daughter of George Erath and Iva Nora Scrutchfield. On September 21, 1935 she married Preston Barry Pete Rowe.The valedictorian of her high school class in Valley Mills, TX, and a graduate...
Bonnie Cockrell
Sep 4, 2007
Bonnie Jo Cockrell, 78 of Waco, formerly of Aquilla went to be with her Lord Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007 in Waco. The family will receive friends from 6-8on Friday evening at the funeral home. She was born Jan 22, 1929 in Mobile, AL to Hugh and Vera Palmer. At the age of 17 she married William Douglas Cockrell and...
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