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Albert Bruno, 1St Sgt. Usa Ret.

Albert Bruno, 1St Sgt. Usa Ret.

Feb 20, 2007

Albert was born on Dec. 15, 1918 to Albert and Helen Bernier Bruno. He enlisted August 16, 1939 in Boston, Mass and was assigned to 27th Infantry Division to 1st Army at Ft. Devens, Mass. In 1943, he transferred to Ft. Hood, TX, 663rd Tank Destroyer Battallion. In 1944, he went to Ft. Polk, LA, 86th Infantry Division. The...

Helen Slinker

Helen Slinker

Feb 18, 2007

Helen Levida Slinker passed away February 18th, 2007 in Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. She was born April 10, 1940 at home to Dela Marie Slinker and Thomas Slinker, a full breed Chocktaw Indian. Helen grew up in Flint, Michigan in a large family of four siblings. She is survived by her older sisters Marian Slinker Rupright Clair and Dellmae...

Delta Schulz

Delta Schulz

Feb 18, 2007

Delta was the daughter of Herman and Della Radke Symank. Mrs. Schulz grew up in the Malone community and married Eddie L. Schulz on Nov. 25, 1937. She worked for the Malone Schools for 19 years. Preceding her in death were her parents; husband, Eddie on Oct. 29, 1967; brothers, Ben and Buster Symank; sister, Oleda Dalton. She was...

Clyde Massey

Clyde Massey

Feb 17, 2007

Clyde was the son of Robert Hicks and Amanda Williams Massey. Mr. Massey grew up in Nederland, served his country in the U.S. Navy and worked for Gulf Oil Co. In 1977, he retired and moved to Aquilla. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, and 1 brother. Survivors include three brothers: Ralph and Jim Massey...

Alta Rosenbaum

Alta Rosenbaum

Feb 15, 2007

Alta Beatrice Rosenbaum, 96, of Waco died Thursday, February 15, 2007, at Jeffrey Place Nursing Home in Waco. Alta was born November 30, 1910 in Hillsboro, Texas the daughter of William Arthur and Jenny Browning Bailey. On September 1, 1928 she married Floyd Rosenbaum and he preceded her in death on November 18, 1991. While living in Spokane, Washington,...

Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis

Feb 12, 2007

Paul A. Lewis, 86, of Hillsboro died Monday, February 12, 2007, at Hill Regional Hospital. Paul was born April 27, 1920 in Hubbard, Texas the son of Henry Thomas and Una Caroline Washer Lewis. He grew up and farmed in Limestone County and went to Callina School. During WWII he served in the U. S. Army in the Asiatic-Pacific...

Doris Skidmore

Doris Skidmore

Feb 12, 2007

In celebration of the life of Doris Young Skidmore, 86, of Hillsboro. God called her to her eternal home, to be greeted by her husband and numerous relatives on Monday, February 12, 2007. Doris was born November 7, 1920 near Abbott, Texas the daughter of Ernest and Maude Della Greenhill Young. She was raised in the Abbott area and...

Charles Best

Charles Best

Feb 11, 2007

Charles was born July 19, 1956 in Fort Hood Texas. He was the son of James A. and Virginia Vansickle Best. He served his country during Viet Nam in the United States Air Force as a Staff Sargent. Charles traveled the country as an aerospace maintenance supervisor, and spent his spare time with his family and friends in Laguna...

Douglas Mckibben

Douglas Mckibben

Feb 10, 2007

Douglas was the son of Chester H. and June Stubblefield McKibben. He lived in the Whitney area and was a member of the Cedar Creek Baptist Church of Whitney. He was loved by his family and his friends.

Beth Parker

Beth Parker

Feb 10, 2007

Mary Beth Parker passed away on February 9, 2007 at Park Plaza Nursing Home in Whitney. Beth was born in a farmhouse in the Lone Oak community in Ellis County to Ernest and Edna West Moseley on June 19, 1928. She worked for Mohon and White Real Estate for 15 years; co-owned and managed Vista Village Retirement Center in...

Ruby Salazar

Ruby Salazar

Feb 8, 2007

Ruby Lloyd Salazar, 81, of Hillsboro died, Thursday, February 8, 2007, at Canterbury Villa Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Ruby was born July 19, 1925 in Hill County, Texas, where she was raised, the daughter of James Newman and Carrie Richardson Lloyd. In the late 1950's she moved to Fort Worth and returned to Hill County in the early 1970's....

Alice Ridlehuber

Alice Ridlehuber

Feb 2, 2007

Alice Ridlehuber, 81, of Hillsboro died Friday, February 2, 2007, at her home with her children by her side. Alice was born February 6, 1925 to Staley and Grace Mathis Goodman in the Mayfield Community of Hill County. She grew up in Hill County and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1944. On January 19, 1944 she married Homer...

Edward Jackson

Edward Jackson

Feb 2, 2007

Edward Owen Jackson, 91, of Farmers Branch and formerly of Hillsboro passed away on February 2, 2007 in Farmers Branch. He was born on July 11, 1915 in West, TX to William Stephan and Julia Ann Henley Jackson. He grew up in West and moved to Lamesa as a teenager. On December 28, 1935 he married Pauline Tapp. Edward...

Donald Stratton

Donald Stratton

Feb 1, 2007

Donald H. "Corky" Stratton, 78, of Temple died Thursday, February 1, 2007 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Donald was born July 25, 1928 in Blum, Texas the son of James Milton and Jessie Robertson Stratton. On March 9, 1956 he married Jana Crocker in Fort Worth and she preceded him in death on September 28, 2005. For...

Kathryn Grimmett

Kathryn Grimmett

Jan 30, 2007

Kathryn Grimmett, 78, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, January 30, 3007, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Kathryn was born November 4, 1928 in Cove, Arkansas the daughter of Albert and Willie Maude Wohlwend Cockrum. She grew up in Whitney and graduated from Whitney High School. On March 15, 1947 she married Billy Wood and he preceded her...

Jessie Williams

Jessie Williams

Jan 30, 2007

Jessie Ray Williams, 69, of Whitney passed away on January 30, 2007 at his residence. He was the son of J. D. and Nora Margaret Winsett Williams. Jessie Ray was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church in Whitney, loved to sing country and gospel music, play the harmonica and woodworking. He was a cabinet maker and a 32nd...

Helen Fortenberry

Helen Fortenberry

Jan 27, 2007

Helen Anne Fortenberry went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 27, 2007. Helen Anne Payne Fortenberry was born on a ranch near Crosbyton, Texas on Dec. 23, 1931 to Thomas Eugene Gene Payne and Catherine Custis Payne. She graduated valedictorian of her class from Plains High School in 1949. She attended Texas Tech University and received...

John Dubose

John Dubose

Jan 24, 2007

John Francis Dubose, 67, of Waco passed away at Canterbury Villa in Hillsboro on January 24, 2007. He was the son of John L. and Gladys Christine Choate Dubose and grew up in Hondo and Devine. John married Willie Gatlin in 2000 and she preceded him in death in 2006. He was of the Baptist faith and was a...

Harry Holland

Harry Holland

Jan 21, 2007

Harry Frank Holland, 90, of Abbott went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday evening, January 21, 2007, at his home. Harry was born May 3, 1916 in Abbott, Texas the son of Harry Frank and Mary Elizabeth Henderson Holland, Sr. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1939 after completing high school in Abbott and attending Hillsboro Junior...

Dorothy Flanery

Dorothy Flanery

Jan 20, 2007

Dorothy was the daughter of James Winship and Hettie Rogers Wade. She lived in Hill County all of her life. On January 22, 1922, she married Henry Flanery and he preceded her in death in 1957. She was a homemaker and a member of Walnut Street Baptist Church in Hillsboro. She was preceded in death by her parents, 3...

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