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...
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...
Helen Parker
Feb 22, 2008
Helen Parker 89, of Hillsboro passed away on February 22, 2008 in Hillsboro. She was the daughter Joseph Henderson and Carrie Lou Shaw Brittain and moved to Weatherford as a teenager where she lived for some time. In 1968 she moved to Whitney where she owned and operated The Suprise House. She was a creative person and enjoyed making...
Dorothy Kite
Feb 21, 2008
Dorothy Dottie was the daughter of Cleland and Sarah Alice Appleton Souter. She was born in Houston, Tx. on April 26, 1917. Departed from this life on February 21, 2008 at her home in Whitney. Dottie traveled extensively, loved life and leaves behind her loving tribe and numerous friends. She was of the Methodist faith and member of Eastern...
Betty Baker
Feb 20, 2008
Betty Ann Baker, 67, of Hallsburg, Texas, formerly of West, Texas, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, February 20, 2008, quietly at home with family. Betty was born January 25, 1941 in Fort Worth, Texas the daughter of Lilburn and Inez Long Bledsue of Hallsburg. On January 8, 1982 she married Dennis Lee Baker in West. For 26...
Jane Aitken
Feb 19, 2008
Jane Edmonds Aitken, 63, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Jane was born November 20, 1944 in Fort Worth, Texas the daughter of Jack and Ann Smith Edmonds. She grew up in Cleburne and Bono. A graduate of North Richland Hills High School, she also attended East Texas State University. She enjoyed...
Dr. Para Porter
Feb 19, 2008
Para Porter VanZandt passed away on Tuesday, February 19, 2008, in Waco. Dr. Para Beatrice Wright Porter was born January 14, 1915, in Malone, Texas, the daughter of James Thomas Wright and Margaret Jane Wells Wright. On December 23, 1935, she married Andrew Washington Porter in Hillsboro, Texas. Their children are James Patrick Porter and Drue Annelle Porter Parker....
George Ince
Feb 19, 2008
George Ince, 94, of Whitney passed away on February 19, 2008 in Whitney. He was the son of Jess Joseph and Frances Griffin Ince. He lived in Whitney all of his life and loved to fish, hunt and shell pecans. He was of the Baptist faith. Preceding him in death were his parents; 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Survivors...
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