Obituaries

Charlotte Bass

Charlotte Bass

Oct 6, 2006

Charlotte was the daughter of Conrad and Lois Nowles Wood. She was raised in El Dorado, Arkansas, and on August 31, 1951 was married to Oliver P. Bass, Jr. While in El Dorado, she was involved in the El Dorado, Jr. Charity League, Charter member of the El Dorado Little Theater, and was very active in the First United...

Connolly Frank

Connolly Frank

Oct 6, 2006

Connolly Frank, 93, of Blum, passed away peacefully with his family on Friday morning, October 6, 2006. Connolly Frank, known for his outgoing and charismatic nature, was loved and respected by all who knew him. Born in Huron, Texas on December 5th, 1912 to Myrtle Connolly and Ben Frank, Connolly Frank was the descendant of J.J. and Sue Ella...

Margaret Waller

Margaret Waller

Oct 5, 2006

Margaret Bell Waller, 87, of Whitney died Thursday, October 5, 2006, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Margaret was born October 12, 1918 in Blum, Texas the daughter of Ira and Bertha Ward Baker. On August 1, 1936 she married Claude Waller in Blum. Margaret was a homemaker and accomplished seamstress. She loved gardening and her chickens. She was...

Dorothy Mccreight

Dorothy Mccreight

Sep 29, 2006

Dorothy Jean McCreight, 70, of Hillsboro died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006, at Town Hall Estates in Hillsboro. Dorothy was born on May 13, 1936 in Beaver, Oklahoma to Benjamin and Marie Dowell Vanderpool. She grew up in Meade, Kansas. She married Johnny McCreight on May 13, 1954 in Billings, Montana and he preceded her in death in 1978. They...

Marie Hill

Marie Hill

Sep 29, 2006

Marie Hill, 93 of Whitney died on September 29, 2006 at Lake Whitney Medical Center. She was the daughter of John Henry and Lila SharpHampton. Marie graduated from Whitney High School in 1931. She went to work for Community Public Service Utilities Company, working in their offices in Whitney, Clifton and Valley Mills. On December 21, 1936, she married...

Lillian Ball

Lillian Ball

Sep 26, 2006

Lillian Ball, 89, of Hillsboro died Tuesday, September 26, 2006, at Walls Regional Hospital in Cleburne. Lillian was born July 4, 1917 in Hillsboro, where she lived most of her life, the daughter of John and Nancy Dutton Allen. On October 7, 1933 she married R. C. Ball and he preceded her in death October 23, 1985. For 10...

Robert Shirey M.D.

Robert Shirey M.D.

Sep 26, 2006

Robert Wells Shirey, M.D., passed away at his home in Hillsboro on Tuesday, September 26. Dr. Shirey was born on September 7, 1915, in LouAnn, Arkansas, to LouAnn Wells Shirey and Robert Leroy Shirey. A graduate of Camden High School and Hendrix College in Arkansas, he completed his education at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, receiving three degrees including...

Leland Chatham

Leland Chatham

Sep 25, 2006

Leland ?Bubby? Chatham, 51, of Brandon died Monday, September 25, 2006, at his residence. Bubby was born June 21, 1955 in Anderson, Indiana the son of Arthur E. and Mary E. Day Chatham. He grew up in different locations around the country, living in Houston most of his life. Bubby was a truck driver. He married Tammy Stuart on...

Pat Waller

Pat Waller

Sep 24, 2006

Pat Waller, 86, of Hillsboro died Sunday, September 24, 2006, at Crestview Nursing Facility in Waco. Pat was born October 25, 1919 in Milford, Texas the daughter of Joe and Minerva Jones Lowery. She attended school at McMurray School in Hill County and graduated from Bynum High School. On May 26, 1942 she married Rocky Waller and he preceded...

W. H. Clements

W. H. Clements

Sep 24, 2006

Bill was the son of N.B. and Mandy M. Roden Clements. He lived in Hill County all his life. He volunteered for military service July 8, 1941. He made the Carolina Maneuvers, October 23, 1941. He was in the 9th Army Infantry, 60th Division, Co. K. They sailed from Norfolk, VA and made an amphibious landing November 8, 1941...

Virginia Lampson

Virginia Lampson

Sep 23, 2006

Virginia was the daughter of Arthur R. and Ada Mae Womack Tillar. On July 14, 1935, she married Robert Eugene Lampson in Medina, Ohio. For the last two years, they had lived in Whitney. Preceding her in death were her parents, one son, Richard A. Lampson on May 1, 2004, and one sister, Marlene Leister. Survivors include: Husband -...

Ada Baird

Ada Baird

Sep 23, 2006

Marzee was the daughter of Nannie and Louis Cooper. She lived in Taylors Valley until moving to Hill County in 1934. In 1936, she married Gene Baird, and he preceded her in death in 1961. Most of her life she worked as a caregiver to children and also worked for Fireside Nursing Home. In 1981, she became a very...

Hebe Race

Hebe Race

Sep 22, 2006

Hebe Race, 48, of Whitney passed away at his residence on September 22, 2006. He was the son of Hubert Edward and Beverly Nichols Race. He served in the United States Army for five years. On February 23, 1985, Hebe married Shirley Turner. He was a truck driver for many years with Tri-State Delivery and most recently with the...

Doris Brooks

Doris Brooks

Sep 19, 2006

Doris Maxine Herrington Brooks, 83, died Tuesday, September 19, 2006 in San Antonio. Doris was born March 8, 1923 in north Taylor County near the community of Bluff Creek, Texas. On May 24, 1944 she married Charles A. Brooks. They lived in Hillsboro where she was active in her church, First Baptist Church. She worked for many years for...

Vada Templeton

Vada Templeton

Sep 19, 2006

Vada Mae Templeton, 88, of Burleson passed away on September 19, 2006 in Cleburne. She was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin and Katie Mae White Wise. She married Wilburn A. Templeton on June 16, 1934 in San Angelo and they lived in Abilene and Hico before retiring to Whitney. He preceded her in death, Dec. 28, 2003. Vada Mae...

Hazel Bryan

Hazel Bryan

Sep 15, 2006

Hazel Hulme Bryan passed away in Lubbock on September 15, 2006. She was the daughter of William HenryPete and Addie Arnold Hulme. Her family moved to Smith Bend, Texas soon after her birth. Later the family moved to Valley Mills, Texas where she attended elementary school. In 1926 the family moved to Whitney, Texas. Hazel graduated from Whitney High...

James Mayo

James Mayo

Sep 15, 2006

James Mayo, 77, of Hillsboro died, Friday, September 15, 2006, at his residence. James was born August 4, 1929 in Alto, Texas the son of George and Mary Cathey Mayo. He grew up in the Fort Graham area of Whitney. From 1947 to 1949 he served in the United States Air Force. On June 4, 1949 he married Lillian...

Mary Huckaby

Mary Huckaby

Sep 13, 2006

Mary Alice ?Pat? Huckaby, 76, of Hillsboro died Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at Walls Regional Hospital in Cleburne. Pat was born December 12, 1929 in Walnut Springs, Texas the daughter of Clyde Alvin and Lela Inez Parker Tidwell. She lived most of her life in Hill and Bosque counties and lived in Hillsboro since 1960. On February 19, 1947...

Dale Archer

Dale Archer

Sep 13, 2006

Dale Preston Archer, 70, of Whitney died Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Dale was born October 2, 1935 in Waxahachie, Texas the son of D. P. and Marie Fincher Archer. In 1954 he graduated from Waxahachie High School where he played basketball. After high school, he attended Navarro Junior College and played basketball....

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Sep 12, 2006

Thomas Lee Mitchell, 48, of Arlington died Tuesday, September 12, 2006, at his residence in Arlington. Thomas was born July 17, 1958 in Orange, Texas the son of Albert ?Bud?, Sr. and Maedell Love Mitchell. He grew up in New Orleans, Memphis, and Chicago prior to settling in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He received his B.B.A. from Tarelton State...