Obituaries

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...

Gene Davis

Gene Davis

Nov 21, 2006

Gene Davis passed away on November 21, 2006 in Whitney. He was the son of Eugene Thomas and Eva Warren Davis. Gene married Patti Schlaepfer on June 3, 1983 in Fort Bend County, Texas. He served his country in the United States Army and was an avid fisherman, hunter and loved trucks and motorcycles. He was of the Baptist...

Sexton Dees

Sexton Dees

Nov 20, 2006

Sexton Dees passed away on November 20, 2006 at Town Hall Estates in Whitney. He was the son of Venus and May Anderson Dees and grew up in the Richland - Corsicana area. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Sexton married Maude Coccocan in 1943. She preceded him in death 2005. He married Louise...

Gail Mcconathy

Gail Mcconathy

Nov 19, 2006

Gail was the daughter of E.L. and Bonnie Hale Gray. She graduated from Hillsboro High School and later from cosmetology school. She was married to Donald Ray Harwood. Later she married Ray McConathy in April, 1993. For many years she was an apartment manager in the Fort Worth area. Gail enjoyed collecting dolls. She was a member of Walnut...

Violet Pahrump

Violet Pahrump

Nov 19, 2006

Violet Hubachek passed away on November 19, 2006 in Pahrump, Nevada. Violet was the daughter of James Frances and Viola Kendell Norris. She came to Texas in 1964 and located in Carrollton, TX. She married Clyde Raymond Knudson on Sept. 9, 1935 and he preceded her in death on April 11, 1968. On Oct. 10, 1970, she married Clarence...

Nina Ashley

Nina Ashley

Nov 18, 2006

Nina was the daughter of George Henry and Winnie Yocham Johnson. She grew up in the Osceola community where she attended school. In May of 1947 she married Larry Ashley. For many years she lived in Oregon before moving back to Texas in 1964. On April 5, 1981, she married Edward C. Underdown and he preceded her in death....

Orval Johnson

Orval Johnson

Nov 15, 2006

Orval B. Johnson, 86, of Waco died Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at his residence. Orval was born February 5, 1920 in the Woodbury Community of Hill County, Texas the son of Benjamin Levington and Ocie Yocham Johnson. He grew up and attended school in the Shiloh community of Hill County. On May 4, 1940 he married Dorothy Lee James...

Thomas Wade

Thomas Wade

Nov 13, 2006

Mr. Thomas Riley Wade, 57, of Hewitt went Home to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 13, 2006, in a Waco hospital, after battling brain cancer. Thomas was born July 9, 1949 in Houston, the son of Thomas R. and Katybel Wade. He grew up in Bay City, Texas where he played football and many of his friends...

Walton Ward

Walton Ward

Nov 12, 2006

Walton Ward, 78, of Whitney went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 in the Whitney Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Nov. 23, 1927 in Hill County, the son of Stanley and Ollie McGuire Ward. Walton was instrumental in the forming of the Whitney Ministerial Alliance and a proud member of...

Nana Zuspan

Nana Zuspan

Nov 10, 2006

Nana Janelle Zuspan, 52 of Whitney passed away on Nov. 10, 2006 in Hillsboro. Nana was born Jan. 23, 1954 in Dallas to the late Hansel and Elaine Zuspan. She spent most of her life in Dallas and moved to Whitney in 1999. She was a self-employed real estate investor. Survivors include her daughter, Tenby Turner of Austin; sisters,...

Sara Craft

Sara Craft

Nov 8, 2006

Sara Bernice Craft, nee, Robinsondied Nov. 8, 2006, at her residence in Whitney, TX at the age of 66. She was born Feb. 5, 1940, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marshall and Elizabeth Robinson; step-father, Sam Turner; brother, Wayne Robinson and Sister, Delores Taylor. Survivors include two daughters, Peri Ruth Avant and Toni...

Leona Radke

Leona Radke

Nov 7, 2006

Leona Trompler Radke, 89, of Hubbard and formerly of Malone, died Tuesday, November 7, 2006, at a local nursing home. Leona was born January 26, 1917 in Bynum, Texas the daughter of Henry and Gertrude Muesse Trompler. She grew up in the Malone area. On December 5, 1935 she married Alvin Radke and he preceded her in death on...

Tommy Hobbs

Tommy Hobbs

Nov 3, 2006

Born July 2, 1922 in Des Arc, Arkansas, Tommy was the son of Thomas Henry and Sally Richardson Hobbs. On May 19, 1942, he married Ludie Mae Hines. During World War II, he served as a sergeant with the U.S. Army. For 33 years he worked for El Paso Natural Gas in the Permian Division in Goldsmith, Texas. Tommy...

Taylor J. Sims, Iii

Taylor J. Sims, Iii

Nov 3, 2006

Taylor J. "Jack" Sims, III was born September 19, 1917 and died November 3, 2006 in Hillsboro, where he was a lifetime resident, at the age of 89. He was the son of Taylor J. Sims and Bobbie Boykin Sims. Jack graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1934. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and the...