Obituaries

James Sessums

James Sessums

Apr 24, 2007

James McAdoo ?Red? Sessums, 89, of Whitney died Tuesday, April 24, 2007, in the Temple VA Hospital, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Sessums was born May 22, 1917 in Whitney, Texas the son of George and Edna Underwood Sessums. He grew up in the Hill County area. In 1942, he enlisted in the U. S. Army and served his...

Ella Boehm

Ella Boehm

Apr 24, 2007

Ella K. Boehm, 91, of Whitney passed away on April 24, 2007 in Whitney. She was born on April 27, 1915 in Riesel to Oliver and Meta Kuehl Courtade. Ella traveled from Pawanee, Oklahoma to Riesel, Texas in a covered wagon when she was about nine years old. She spent 30 years of her life on a farm in...

Harold Ridlehuber Sr

Harold Ridlehuber Sr

Apr 22, 2007

Harold Counts Ridlehuber, Sr., 70, of Hillsboro died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at his residence. Harold was born August 25, 1936 in the Mayfield Community in Hill County, Texas the son of Henry Counts and Della Susan Harrison Ridlehuber. He grew up in Itasca and graduated from Itasca High School. He worked for General Dynamics, Bell Helicopter, and Snow...

David Porter

David Porter

Apr 21, 2007

David was the son of Ewell Duayne and Ruby Mae Davenport Porter. He grew up in Hillsboro and Abbott. For many years he worked as a telephone cable splicer for Alltel Telephone and other telephone companies, and later became an independent contractor providing cable splicing services. He married Catherine Clymore on May 26, 1989. A member of Abiding Life...

Mary Sawdon

Mary Sawdon

Apr 20, 2007

Mary Ruth was born on October 30, 1936 to Buford and Emma Viola in Monroe, La. She died on April 20, 2007 in Coleman, Texas at Holiday Hills Nursing Home. She was a retired certified nurses aide. Survivors include: Children Pat Shanahan of Ft. Worth Debbie Sanders and husband, Ronnie of Whitney Alvin Bradshaw and wife, Linda of Monroe,...

Gladys Wilson

Gladys Wilson

Apr 18, 2007

Gladys B. Wilson, 85, of Round Rock, formerly of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, in Round Rock. Gladys was born August 24, 1921 in Wills Point, Texas the daughter of Gustavus Nathaniel and Nancy Lurinda Williamson Baillio. She grew up in Gladewater, TX and graduated high school there. She later moved to Dallas where she went to work...

Frances Davis

Frances Davis

Apr 16, 2007

Frances Jackson Davis, 96, of Hillsboro died Monday, April 16, 2007, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Frances was born August 20, 1910 in Hillsboro, Texas, where she lived all of her life, the daughter of Whit and Stella Godfrey Robertson. She first married Burris C. Jackson and he preceded her in death on Dec. 25, 1967. She later...

James Reynolds

James Reynolds

Apr 15, 2007

James Leonard Reynolds, 65, of Comanche, Texas died Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Comanche County Medical Center in Comanche. James was born April 28, 1941 near Blum, Texas the son of George Doss and Margaret Isbelle Jordan Reynolds. He lived in Hill County most of his life and had lived in Hillsboro prior to moving to Comanche. He was...

Julious King Jr

Julious King Jr

Apr 15, 2007

Julious Colvin ?J. C.? King, Jr., 60 of Willis, Texas died Sunday, April 15, 2007, at his residence. He was born August 5, 1946 in Waco. J. C. was the son of Julious Colvin, Sr. and Annie Marie Mitchiner King, husband to Christina King, and father to Andrew Colvin King. In 1963 he graduated from Hillsboro High School and...

Oleta Railey

Oleta Railey

Apr 12, 2007

Oleta M. Railey, 83, of Whitney, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2007 in Whitney. She was the daughter of L. E. and Alpha May Culpepper Borchardt. Oleta married Noah W. Railey in November, 1965 in Dallas, Texas and he preceded her in death on August 13, 1974. She owned and operated Ozark Insulation for many years. She had lived...

Janelle Stanford

Janelle Stanford

Apr 12, 2007

Janelle Stanford, 82, of Hillsboro died Thursday, April 12, 2007, at her residence. Janelle was born September 8, 1924 in the Mayfield Community in Hill County, Texas, the daughter of William Hamilton and Lillie Brown Jennings. She grew up in the James Community, spent all of her life in Hill County, and graduated from Hillsboro High School. On June...

Lerah Petty

Lerah Petty

Apr 11, 2007

Lerah Mae Petty, 95, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Canterbury Villa Nursing Home in Hillsboro.

Raymond Davis

Raymond Davis

Apr 11, 2007

Raymond Lee Davis, 50 of Whitney passed away on April 11, 2007 in Whitney. He was the son of John Russell Davis and Mary Horton McDugald. He lived most of his life in the Dallas and Whitney area. He was of the Baptist faith. Raymond was preceded in death by his father, John in 1958; brother, Joseph Jackson and...

Nancy Franks

Nancy Franks

Apr 7, 2007

Nancy was the daughter of Chester Leroy and Frances Barnett Bennett. She lived in Hill County most of her life and attended schools in Hillsboro. For a number of years, she worked as a medication aide at Town Hall Estates. She was previously married to Calvin Pruett. In September of 2001, she married W. Leo Franks. Nancy had a...

Bobby Cameron

Bobby Cameron

Apr 6, 2007

Bobby was the son of Bob and Mary White Cameron. On November 13, 1969, he married Vickie Orton. Survivors include: wife, Vickie Cameron of Dallas; mother and step-father, Mary Maude and Jamie Goodgion of Frost; father and step-mother, Bob and Carolyn Cameron of Ore City, TX; one son, Robert Danniel Cameron of Midway; and one grandson, Anthony Cameron. In...

Anita Clark

Anita Clark

Apr 4, 2007

Anita Gail Clark, 60, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, April 4, 2007, at her residence. Anita was born, April 23, 1946 in Iowa City, Iowa the daughter of Howard David and Zinda Violet Turner Clark. As a small child, she moved to Hurst and graduated from L. D. Bell High School. For a few years, she worked as a dispatcher...

George Bell

George Bell

Apr 4, 2007

George "Stan" Bell, 69, of Whitney and formerly of Blum passed away on April 4, 2007 in Whitney. He was the son of George F. and Zorah Lea Hirst Bell. On June 1, 1957 he married Marie Birdwell in Odessa. Stan worked for Bennett Printing since 1965, retiring in April 2004. Prior to working full time for Bennett?s he...

Sallie Desmond

Sallie Desmond

Apr 4, 2007

Sallie Laverne Desmond passed away Wed. morning, April 4, 2007 after a long hard battle with cancer. Sallie was born on June 16, 1928, the third child of ten children born to Charlie and Sallie Taylor in Collin County, Texas. On May 28, 1948 she married William R. Desmond, Jr. in Weatherford. She is preceded in death by her...

Bonnie Ayoub

Bonnie Ayoub

Apr 3, 2007

Bonnie Sullivan Ayoub passed away on April 3, 2007. She lived the majority of her life in Houston, Texas and was a long time employee of Bill Williams Restaurants, Phil's and The 59 Diner. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Mamie Sullivan, and sisters, Rachel Connelly and Hazel McCreight. Her daughter, Donna Tidwell, and son,...

Zelma Littleton

Zelma Littleton

Apr 2, 2007

Zelma Littleton, 97, of Whitney passed away on April 2, 2007 at Park Plaza Nursing Home in Whitney. She was the daughter of Jasper and Hattie Belle Reed Payne. Zelma was preceded in death by her husband, Tryas Littleton on Nov. 12, 1985. She was a hairdresser for many years. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include her...