Jack Strickling
Jul 26, 2007
Jack Kennedy Strickling, 59, of Whitney passed away Thursday, June 26, 2007. He was born on January 19, 1948 in Glen Allen, Mississippi, to Clifton Lloyd and Izetta Elizabeth Kilpatrick Strickling. Jack had worked as an industrial plumber with Local Union #100 retiring in 1986. He loved to fish and was of the Baptist faith. Preceding him in death...
John Kirkpatrick
Jul 24, 2007
John Kirkpatrick, 82, of Itasca died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at Itasca Nursing Home. John was born on January 28, 1925 in Hillsboro, Texas the son of Travis Monroe and Nettie Abney Kirkpatrick. He was a native of Hillsboro. John graduated from Texas A&M and served in the U. S. Army. He went on to teach economics in the...
Tommy Holbrook
Jul 23, 2007
Tommy Holbrook, 65, of Whitney passed away on Monday, July 23, 2007 in Houston. Tommy was born on April 29, 1942 in San Angelo to Alvin and Louise Hawes Holbrook. He grew up in Ballinger and graduated from Ballinger High School. On September 1, 1961, he married Linda Lee. He graduated from Tarleton State College and Southwest Texas State...
Bill Stacey
Jul 23, 2007
Bill Stacey, 74, of Hillsboro died Monday, July 23, 2007, at his residence. Bill was born February 15, 1933 in Wagoner, Oklahoma the son of Lewis Stacey and Viola Marie Brogden. As a young man he entered the military and served in Korea, where he was disabled and received a Purple Heart. In 1949 he married Alice Eleanor Brock...
Steve Mcclure
Jul 23, 2007
Steve McClure, 63, of Mertens died Monday, July 23, 2007 near Brandon. Steve was born April 4, 1944 in Corsicana, Texas the son of F. L. and Mabel Davis McClure. After graduating high school in Texas City, he moved to Galveston and he and his dad ran Southern Glass & Mirror for 35 years. On December 21, 1963 he...
Dora Costerison
Jul 20, 2007
Dora Costerison, 79, of Hubbard died Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia. Dora was born April 13, 1928 in Jamestown, Tennessee. On August 20, 1952 she married Don Costerison, Sr. and he preceded her in death on November 10, 1985. She loved her family very much and was extremely proud of her grandsons. She was...
James Dyer
Jul 18, 2007
James W. ?Jay? Dyer, 76, Whitney died Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Jay was born December 10, 1930 in Lecompte, Louisiana, where he grew up, the son of Wilburn ?Cap? and Margaret ?Maa? Guy Dyer. After graduating from Lecompte High School, he attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana, Northwestern State University in Natchitoches,...
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
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...
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