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Joe Taylor

Joe Taylor

Jul 12, 2007

Joseph G. ?Joe? Taylor, 88 of Whitney passed away Thursday, July 12, 2007. Joe was born February 14, 1919 in the Prairie Valley Community to George and Ophelia Petty Taylor. In 1941, Joe married Lomelia Sampson. He was baptized at Towash Creek in 1934 and was a member of Towash Baptist Church. He was a Master Mason and a...

Pat Hudson

Pat Hudson

Jul 11, 2007

Pat Hudson, 60, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at St. Paul Univeristy Hospital in Dallas. Pat was born January 4, 1947 in Tarrant County, Texas the daughter of Roy and Jo Young Kelly. She graduated from Mansfield High School. On June 5, 1964 she married J. D. ?Skip? Hudson, Jr. in Mansfield. She was a homemaker and...

Mark Franklin

Mark Franklin

Jul 9, 2007

Mark E. Franklin, 49, of Waco died Monday, July 9, 2007, in Waco. Mark was born February 10, 1958 in Fort Worth, Texas the son of Lee Roy and Wanda Laverne Roper Franklin. On June 13, 2007 he married Beverly Holder in Ardmore, OK. Mark was a very loving husband, father, and grandfather. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Jean...

Billie Williford

Billie Williford

Jul 9, 2007

Billie Williford, 78, of Hillsboro died Monday, July 9, 2007 at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Billie was born June 28, 1929 in Hill County, Texas the daughter of Sydney Brooks and Lydia Adeline Osborn Horne. She was born and lived all of her life on the family farm halfway between Peoria and Woodbury that has been in her...

Elnita Clay

Elnita Clay

Jul 8, 2007

Elnita Clay, 90, of Hillsboro died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Elnita was born November 4, 1916 in Bandera, Texas the daughter of James Rufus and Laura Davenport Evans. She graduated high school in Bandera. In 1940 she married William Odell Clay and he preceded her in death on October 1, 1975....

Donald Swanson

Donald Swanson

Jul 8, 2007

Donald Swanson, 72 of Whitney passed away July 8, 2007 in Whitney. He was born on Feb. 20, 1935 in Chicago, Il to Earl And Juanita YoungSwanson. He married Murlene Tankersley in 1977. He retired from American Airlines in 1996. He had lived in Whitney since 1998 and was a member of the American Legion. Survivors include his wife,...

Kaitlyn Reynolds

Kaitlyn Reynolds

Jul 7, 2007

Kaitlyn Michelle Reynolds passed away on July 7, 2007 in Whitney. Kaitlyn was born on April 21, 2007 in Hillsboro. Survivors include Christy Reynolds, Sherry Hallmark, Gia and Mason Heath; brother, Jackson Heath and sister, Kirstie Wright. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors, PO Box 273, Whitney, TX 76692

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Joann Carson

Joann Carson

Jul 6, 2007

JoAnn Leigh Carson, 34 of Whitney died on July 6, 2007 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. JoAnn who grew up in Garland and Venus was a loving daughter, a caring mother and wonderful sister who was loved by all. She was preceded in death by her brother, Shane Reese. Survivors include her husband, Johnny Payne of Whitney;...

Vernon Jean

Vernon Jean

Jul 5, 2007

He was the son of Charlie Elmer and PearlHight Jean. Vernon grew up around Osceola, Covington, and Blanton. He served his country in the United States Army during WWII in Northern France and in Germany.He worked for Bell Helicopter for 35 years and was a farmer and also a painter for 32 years. Vernon was a member of the...

Bo Vaughn

Bo Vaughn

Jul 4, 2007

Bo was the infant son of Michael and Sarah Vaughn of Georgia. His maternal grandparents are Larry and Sharmon Strickland of Hillsboro and Leslie and Roy Stanley of Joshua. His paternal grandmother is Carol Vaughn of Godley. He also has a brother, Toby and a sister, Taylor Vaughn of Georgia.

Nellie Rape

Nellie Rape

Jul 3, 2007

Mrs. Rape was born February 21, 1918 in Childress, Texas to James and Eliza Mason Taylor. On June 18, 1939 she married Carthol Edward Rape in Wichita Falls, Texas. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception in 1989. Carthol preceded her in death in 1992. She resided in Waco until moving to Hemet, California in 1997. She...

Jack Perkins

Jack Perkins

Jun 30, 2007

Jack was the son of Henry C. and Nettie Mandrell Perkins. He was one of eleven children and graduated from Frost High School. Jack retired after 14 years in the maintenance department with Hubbard ISD. He was also a farmer and loved country music and playing the guitar. He was of the Baptist faith. Preceding him in death were...

Vesta Kissick

Vesta Kissick

Jun 29, 2007

Vesta was the daughter of Lee Boyd and Allie West Rogers. On May 13, 1951, she married Jimmie Kissick and he preceded her in death on December 3, 1995. All of her adult life she had lived in San Antonio, where she was a member of Faith Missionary Baptist Church. Also preceding her in death was a daughter, Regina...

Marguerite Hunt

Marguerite Hunt

Jun 29, 2007

Marguerite Beth Hunt passed away in Hillsboro on June 29, 2007. She grew up in Hillsboro. She and Jerry Hunt met and were married 10 days later, just before he entered the Air Force and they remained married for 63 years. The couple lived in Hillsboro and Longview before moving to Paris in the late 1950's. They later moved...

Marvin Neil, Jr

Marvin Neil, Jr

Jun 29, 2007

Marvin Neil, Jr., 77, of Grand Prairie passed away Friday, June 29, 2007, in Waxahachie after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Marvin was born July 30, 1929 in Hillsboro to Marvin and Dorothy Grant Neil. He graduated from Hillsboro High School and attended Hillsboro Jr. College in Hillsboro before living in Grand Prairie for many years. Marivn...

Boyd Varnon

Boyd Varnon

Jun 28, 2007

Boyd Varnon, 85, of Hillsboro died Thursday, June 28, 2007 at Walls Regional Hospital in Cleburne. Boyd was born August 1, 1921 in Bowie, Texas the son of Willie D. and Bessie Maddox McDuff Varnon. As a young man he lived in New Mexico. On June 13, 1942 he married Wilma Lee Halbert in Hillsboro and they had 63...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Jun 25, 2007

Mary Sue Wilson, 88, of Whitney passed away on June 25, 2007 in Whitney. Mary Sue was the daughter of Herbert S. and Etta Clark Connolly. She grew up in Whitney and graduated from Whitney High School in 1936. On July 15, 1939, she married ?Hap? Wilson. She taught school in Steiner Valley, Snyder and Big Spring, TX for...

Mildred Crawford

Mildred Crawford

Jun 25, 2007

Mildred Watts Crawford, 87 of Whitney passed away on June 25, 2007. She was the daughter of John William and Dee Coots Watts. Mildred was a homemaker. She was a member of King Memorial United Methodist Church in Whitney. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Gale Saulter; 3 brothers and 2 sisters. Survivors include her sons,...

Iva Collins

Iva Collins

Jun 24, 2007

Iva Mae Collins, 95, of Hillsboro passed away Sunday, June 24 at The Legends in Hillsboro. She was the daughter of David Miller and Minnie Laurence Rose. Born in Hill County, she grew up in the Lake Whitney area and lived most of her life in Cleburne and Hillsboro, where she moved in 1966. She was very energetic, a...

Willie Hestilow

Willie Hestilow

Jun 23, 2007

Willie was born on August 15, 1954 in Bynum, Texas to W.F. and Tassie Good Hestilow. He grew up in Fort Worth and married Reta Roden on August 9, 1985. He volunteered at the Salvation Army in Fort Worth and was a member of Gospel Light House Church in Fort Worth. Survivors include his wife, Reta of Fort Worth;...

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