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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...

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...

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...

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...

Victor Arther

Victor Arther

Jan 20, 2007

Victor Lee Arther, 59, of Hillsboro died Saturday, January 20, 2007. Victor was born July 7, 1947 in Dallas, Texas the son of L. J. and Beulah Exum Arther. He married Shirley Askew on October 19, 1991 in Slidell, Louisiana. Victor served his country in the United States Marine Corps, serving in Vietnam and in Desert Storm, retiring in...

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...

Karyl Vaughan

Karyl Vaughan

Jan 19, 2007

Karyl Faulkner Vaughan passed away at her residence in Fort Worth on January 19, 2007. She was the daughter of Ellis P. and Audrey Frank Faulkner Sr. She grew up in Whitney and graduated from Whitney High School. Karyl also went to Cosmetology School in Fort Worth and the John Robert Powers School of Modeling in Fort Worth. She...

Helen Graves

Helen Graves

Jan 19, 2007

Helen Louise Graves, 80, of Wichita Falls, formerly of Hillsboro, died Friday, January 19, 2007, in Wichita Falls. Helen was born September 20, 1926 in Italy, Texas the daughter of Floyd and Annie Bell Green. On February 22, 1946 she married Olan Graves and he preceded her in death on October 5, 2003. Since 1974 she was a member...

Norman Molidor

Norman Molidor

Jan 18, 2007

Jerry Molidor, 72, of Whitney passed away at his residence on January 18, 2007. He was the son of Charles Fredrick and Gladys May Miller Molidor. He served in the United States Navy from 1952 - 1955. On May 8, 1965 he married Barbara Newland in Ennis, TX. He owned a Paint and Body Shop in Duncanville for many...

Joyce Tidwell

Joyce Tidwell

Jan 17, 2007

Joyce Edwards Tidwell, 72, of Mercedes, Texas died Wednesday, January 17, 2007, at her residence. Joyce was born January 30, 1934 in Terrell, Texas. She was a long-time teacher and librarian. She began her teaching career in Harlingen in 1959, and then taught in Garland, Cedar Hill, and Grand Prairie. She continued her teaching career in Mercedes beginning in...

Pearl Nichols

Pearl Nichols

Jan 16, 2007

Pearl Monroe Nichols, 72, of Hearne, Texas died Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at St. Joseph Regional Health Center in Bryan, Texas. Pearl was born June 13, 1934 in Hillsboro, Texas the daughter of Mose and Maudie Mae Jones Sheffield. She lived in Hillsboro most of her life and had lived in Hearne since 1982. She first married Cleo Monroe...

Maurine Burkhaulter

Maurine Burkhaulter

Jan 15, 2007

Maurine E. Burkhaulter, 82, of Hillsboro died Monday, January 15, 2007, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Maurine was born July 1, 1924 in Whitney, Texas the daughter of James Wilburn and Alma Thetus McNeeley Burnett. She grew up and attended schools in Prairie Valley, Liberty Hill and Delmar. After graduating, she attended Southern Vocational Bible School. On May...

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