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Bette Transier

Bette Transier

Jun 4, 2006

Bette Ann Transier, 72, of Whitney was called home on June 4, 2006 to be with our Lord and Savior for ever more. She was born on October 16, 1933. One brother, Don Otterstetter preceded her in death. Survivors include her husband, George of 52 years;cchildren, Bill, Susie and John;12 grandchildren many friends and family that loved her and...

Marshall Altom

Marshall Altom

Jun 3, 2006

Marshall Altom 84, of Hillsboro passed away on June 3, 2006 at Hill Regional Hospital. Marshall was born Aug. 7, 1921 in the Echo Community in Coleman, TX to David Andrew and Halley Beeler Altom. He grew up in Coleman where he graduated high school. Marshall earned both a Bachelor and Masters? degree from Hardin Simmons University. He taught...

Mary Gilmore

Mary Gilmore

Jun 3, 2006

Mary Elizabeth Plummer Gilmore passed away at her residence in Whitney on Saturday evening, June 3, 2006. Mrs. Gilmore was born April 24, 1921 in Southside, Tennessee to George Bruce and Lulu Delina Bumpus Plummer. She graduated in 1943 from Austin Peay State College in Clarksville, Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. Due to a shortage...

Johnny Thomas

Johnny Thomas

Jun 3, 2006

Johnny W. Thomas, 56, of Irving died in an automobile accident on June 3, 2006. Johnny was born on April 12, 1950 in Clifton to Clarence Elmoe and Joann B. Hill Thomas. He grew up in Irving and graduated from MacArthur High School in 1968, after graduation he attended Dallas Baptist College in Dallas, and attended Tarrant County Jr....

Bill Woodside

Bill Woodside

Jun 2, 2006

?Mr. Lake Whitney? Bill Woodside, 87, of Whitney, passed away June 2, 2006 in Whitney. Bill was born on Dec. 7, 1918 in Paris to J. Frank and Minnie Mae Ritchie Woodside. He served his country during World War II in the Marines. He married Hazel Lourie Coker on June 20, 1949 in Paris and she preceded him in...

Lillie Prentice

Lillie Prentice

Jun 1, 2006

Lillie Mae Prentice passed away on June 1, 2006 at Town Hall Estates in Whitney. She was the daughter of John W. and Cornelia Henderson Chatham. Lillie was raised in the Comanche and De Leon area; moving to Whitney in 1939. On January 19, 1939 she married Frank Prentice and he preceded her in death December 16, 1962. She...

Verl Hackney

Verl Hackney

May 31, 2006

Verl L. Hackney, 91, of McKinney, Texas died Wednesday, May 31, 2006 at Life Care Center in Plano, Texas. Verl was born June 24, 1914 in Bradford, Arkansas the son of John and Ida Hagar Hackney. During WWII, from 1943 to 1945, he served in the U. S. Army in the Battle of the Bulge with 3 major battle...

Beverly Wooten

Beverly Wooten

May 30, 2006

Born Beverly Jean Schrader on December 22, 1920 in Cheney, Washington, to parents William F. Schrader of German descent and Janet Ingels Melville Schrader of Scottish descent. After World War II broke out, Beverly went to work as a riveter on the B-27 & B-29 bombers. These women were known as Rosie the Riveters. This work took her to...

Lilly Bennett

Lilly Bennett

May 28, 2006

Lilly Pearl Bennett, 88, of Hillsboro died Sunday, May 28, 2006 at Hill Regional Hospital. Lilly was born February 15, 1918 in the Bethel Community of Hill County, Texas the daughter of Nathan Lee and Elizabeth Burnet Biggs. She lived in the Hillsboro area all of her life. On October 17, 1936 she married Sam Bennett. For several years...

Jack Campbell

Jack Campbell

May 23, 2006

Jack Bynum Campbell, 64, of Waco died Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Jack was born November 6, 1941 in Amarillo, Texas the son of James Newton and Addie Mae Bynum Campbell. Serving in the U. S. Army during Vietnam, Jack was a decorated veteran receiving the Purple Heart. He was a trucker in...

Wayne Schronk

Wayne Schronk

May 21, 2006

Wayne Schronk, 69, of Bynum, died Sunday, May 21, 2006, at his residence. Wayne was born September 5, 1936 in Bynum the son of Luther and Mary Toliver Schronk. He went to grade school in Bynum and graduated from Abbott High School. He lived most of his life in Bynum. On January 25, 1958 he married Verree Vaughan in...

Christine Cockrell

Christine Cockrell

May 21, 2006

Christine was the daughter of James Monroe and Kate Collum Church. She was born in Corsicana and graduated from high school there, and had also attended Hillsboro Junior College. On June 13, 1931, she married Thomas B. Cockrell. He preceded her in death on April 23, 1986. While living in Hillsboro for most of her life, she was very...

Earnest Watson

Earnest Watson

May 20, 2006

He was the son of Rayford Hartsfield and Estelle Niven Watson. He was born and raised in the Huron Community of Hill County. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He traveled all over the southwestern United States as a carpenter doing construction work. Earnest was preceded in death by his parents, wife, brothers, Odell, Buddy, and Avril,...

Winnie Watson

Winnie Watson

May 19, 2006

Winnie was born Feb. 18, 1922 in College Station, Texas to Pryor and Eddie Bledsoe Clark. On June 7, 1947, she married Aaron Watson. He preceded her in death on April 11, 1993. Winnie was a retired public school teacher and a member of Line St. United Methodist Church in Hillsboro. She was active in the Order of the...

Sophia Lovelace

Sophia Lovelace

May 19, 2006

Sophia Lovelace passed away on May 19, 2006 in Stpehenville, Texas. She was the daughter of John Chandler and Josephine Helen Duszlak Jedrzynski. Sophia was a teacher in public schools. Survivors include her son, Tom Lovelace and wife, Oleta of Stephenville; brother, William Joseph Jedrzynski of Dudley, MA; grandchildren, Britt Lovelace, Traci Brown; great-grandchildren, Randa Brown, Tomile Brown, Jake...

Virginia Heald

Virginia Heald

May 19, 2006

Virginia was the daughter of Zeno R. and Eunice Viola Reynolds King. On April 27, 1968, she married Wayne Heald. He preceded her in deaath on December 5, 1999. She grew up in Houston and graduated from high school in Ft. Worth. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Arlington. Also preceding her in death were her...

James Mcdonald

James Mcdonald

May 17, 2006

James Everett McDonald, 88, of Waco passed away on May 17, 2006 at his residence. He was the son of James Emmett and Ida Jones McDonald. Mr. McDonald lived in Angleton for 28 years where he was employed for many years by Dow Chemical working in the Tank Car Department, until early retirement, when he and his wife opened...

Mack Bailey

Mack Bailey

May 14, 2006

Mack Bailey, 84, of Hillsboro died Sunday, May 14, 2006, at Canterbury Villa Nursing Home in Hillsboro. Mack was born April 6, 1922 in Itasca, Texas the son of Woolsey and Susie Washer Bailey. He attended Rockwall Elementary and Itasca High School. In July 1942 he enlisted in the U. S. Navy serving 33 months aboard the USS McCook...

Frances Holt

Frances Holt

May 14, 2006

Frances Lanette Holt passed away at her residence on May 14, 2006. She was the daughter of Beuria Charles and Myrtle Mae Paschal Boman. On December 16, 1985 she married G. Frederick Holt in Houston. Frances was a spirit filled Christian woman, loved animals and children. She was a member of Eastern Heights Church in Cleburne, Texas. She was...

Betty Weiss

Betty Weiss

May 12, 2006

Betty Jane was the daughter of James Smith and Adeline Ellen Massey Perkinson. A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist for many years, Mary grew up in Dallas and graduated from Sunset High School where she was a cheerleader for 3 years. She graduated from nursing school at Southern Methodist University. Betty was a menber of Cedar Creek Baptist Church in...

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