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Beth Stubblefield

Beth Stubblefield

Dec 25, 2006

Beth Stubblefield, 76, of Hillsboro died Monday, December 25, 2006, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Beth was born August 7, 1930 in Corpus Christi, Texas the daughter of Philip Louis and Mary Novis Glass Forstner. At the age of 6 she moved to Hillsboro where she attended schools, graduating from Hillsboro High School in 1947. She received a...

Roy Mcknight

Roy Mcknight

Dec 20, 2006

Roy Rea McKnight, 91, of Whitney passed away December 20, 2006 at Town Hall Estates in Whitney. He was the son of Raymon and Olive Rea McKnight. Roy served during World War II in the United States Navy on the USS Enterprise. On March 27, 1941 he married Clara Alice Swiger and she preceded him in death on May...

Charles Griffith

Charles Griffith

Dec 19, 2006

Charlie Griffith, 69, of Hillsboro was killed near Austin in a plane crash on December 19, 2006. He was the son of Charles O. and Rose Kilpatrick Griffith. Charlie grew up in Oklahoma. On October 24, 1958, he married Martha Brooks and moved to Burkburnett, Texas. He owned and operated his own tunneling contracting company since 1981. Charlie had...

Hillary Hull

Hillary Hull

Dec 19, 2006

Hillary Sadie Hull, infant daughter of Scott and Amber Hull died December 19, 2006 at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. She was born Dec. 18, 2006 in Hillsboro. Hillary was preceded in death by her grandmother, Phyllis Hull; uncles, Mark Alan DeWitt, Jr., Sean Richard DeWitt and great grandparents, Morgan and Claudia Christian. Survivors include her parents, Scott and...

Noal Denison

Noal Denison

Dec 15, 2006

N. L. Denison passed away on December 15, 2006 in Palestine. He was the son of Josh W. and Lula Christy Denison. He grew up and attended schools in Milford. N. L. was involved with Civilian Conservation Corp. during the mid 1930's. He served in the U. S. Coast Guard from 1941- 1947. He worked for Union Carbine as...

Gladys Reid

Gladys Reid

Dec 13, 2006

Gladys M. Reid, 91, of Commerce, Texas died Wednesday, December 13, 2006, at Leonard Manor Nursing Home in Leonard, Texas. Gladys was born July 2, 1915 in the Huron Community in Hill County, Texas the daughter of James Wesley and Velma Pinckard Moore. On November 18, 1933 she married J. J. Reid in Hillsboro and he preceded her in...

Doris Crain

Doris Crain

Dec 12, 2006

Doris Lucille Galiga Crain, 87, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2006. Mrs. Crain was born January 22, 1919 in the small community of Osceola, Texas. She was the daughter of the late Lillie Mae Shelton Galiga and William Thomas Galiga. On December 14, 1941 she married Julius Crain. He preceded her in death on January 21, 1987....

Venita Dollar

Venita Dollar

Dec 11, 2006

Venita Dollar, 71, of Hillsboro died Monday afternoon, December 11, 2006, at her home with her family. Venita was born February 6, 1935 in Mayfield, Texas the daughter of Jesse Vernon and Hazel Lodeska Smith. She attended school in Mayfield and graduated from Hillsboro High School. On February 12, 1956 she married James Dollar and he preceded her in...

Don Poole

Don Poole

Dec 10, 2006

Don died December 10, 2006 in Malone, TX, he was born February 14, 1941 in Alto Georgia to Ralph Waco Poole and Blanche Taylor Poole. Don was a ?True Friend.? He was loved and will be greatly missed. Survivors include his wife, Susan Williams, of Malone; sons, Donald Poole, Jr & wife, Tim W. Poole & wife, all of...

Cora Grigsby

Cora Grigsby

Dec 10, 2006

Cora Lee Grigsby, 95, of Whitney, formerly of Bynum, died Sunday, December 10, 2006, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Cora was born May 19, 1911 in Josephine, Texas the daughter of Childs Wilkerson and Lettie Ann Holland McGee. On January 29, 1934 she married W. O. Grigsby in Hillsboro and he preceded her in death on May 28,...

Willie Gatlin

Willie Gatlin

Dec 9, 2006

Willie was the daughter of Gilbert and Francis Cochran Kellum. She grew up in Hillsboro and later moved to Whitney. Mrs. Gatlin married Marvin Steagall and later Howard Gatlin and they both preceded her in death. She was a housewife and of the Church of Christ faith. She is survived by her children Debra Buckaloo and husband, Pete of...

Jerri Houston

Jerri Houston

Dec 9, 2006

Jerri Ann Houston passed away on December 9, 2006 in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the daughter of James and Faye Moore Ince. On June 14, 1964 she married James Houston. They were married for 42 years. Jerri was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She loved to play bingo, slot machines, read and especially cook. She was preceded...

Jerry Hunt

Jerry Hunt

Dec 7, 2006

Jerry E. Hunt, 84, of Hillsboro died Thursday, December 7, 2006, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Jerry was born July 14, 1922 in Hillsboro, where he grew up, the son of Mr. & Mrs. Joe E. Hunt. On April 14, 1943 he married Marguerite Schmidt in Hillsboro. During WWII he served in the United States Air...

Jack Griffin

Jack Griffin

Dec 4, 2006

Jack W. Griffin, 80, of Whitney passed away at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco on December 4, 2006. He served in World War II under Gen. Patton?s Third Army in Germany. After the military service he lived in Dallas and moved to Whitney in 1960. On March 23, 1963, he married Marie Karlik at Latham Springs. He retired from Mopar...

Marva Horton

Marva Horton

Dec 2, 2006

Marva C. Horton, 69, of Blum passed away at her residence on December 2, 2006. Marva was the daughter of John Frances and Josephine Masters McDougall. As a young child, she grew up in Falfurrias, Texas and lived there for a number of years. She married J.D. Horton in 1970 and they moved to Whitney in 1986.The couple owned...

Ernestine Cummings

Ernestine Cummings

Nov 27, 2006

Ernestine Crockett Cummings, 80, of Hillsboro died Monday, November 27, 2006, at Canterbury Villa Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Ernestine was born on December 29, 1925 in West, Texas the daughter of William Ernest and Maggie Elva Mosley Belcher. She loved to crochet and quilt. A member of Central Christian Church in Hillsboro, she was very active in her church....

Smsgt Crawford, Usaf Ret.

Smsgt Crawford, Usaf Ret.

Nov 27, 2006

SMSgt. Lawrence Dale Crawford, USAF Ret., 67, of Hillsboro died Monday, November 27, 2006, at a Hillsboro hospital from complications of lung cancer Lawrence was born May 2, 1939 in Ridgway, Illinois the son of James Dale and Eileen Mills Crawford. In May 1956 he graduated from Ridgway High School and joined the U. S. Air Force. After serving...

Virginia Clements

Virginia Clements

Nov 26, 2006

Virginia was born Nov. 20, 1926, the daughter of M.L. and Alzena Lawson New. She graduated from Whitney High School in 1944 and later attended Business College of Commerce in Ft. Worth. She married Wm. H. "Bill" Clements on July 16, 1947 in Hillsboro. He preceded her in death on September 24, 2006. Also preceding her in death were...

Thomas Mabry Sr

Thomas Mabry Sr

Nov 23, 2006

Thomas Ray Mabry, Sr., 73, of Woodbury, Texas died November 23, 2006, at the Temple VA Hospital. Mr. Mabry was born December 9, 1932 in Woodbury, Texas the son of Thomas Robert Mabry and Mamie Alma Hight Mabry. He grew up in the Woodbury Community where he attended school. During the Korean War he served in the United States...

Robert Mitchell

Robert Mitchell

Nov 21, 2006

Robert Jackson Mitchell passed away on November 21, 2006 at his residence. He was the son of Harrison David and Rosa Edith Moore Mitchell. On August 19, 1956, he married Vera Daphene Barbee and she preceded him in death on February 4, 2006. Robert worked for General Steel for 30 years as a welder. He was also an avid...

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