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Clyde Leathers

Clyde Leathers

May 11, 2006

Dale Leathers, 82, of Clifton passed away at his home on May 11, 1006. He was the son of Ralph and Pearl Leathers. He served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. On Dec. 20, 1951, he married Hazel Dale Kerr and she preceded him in death on June 16, 1979. He married Barbara Valentine on Jan....

Bennie Gray

Bennie Gray

May 11, 2006

Bennie F. Gray "Big Granny" passed away on May 11, 2006 om Cleburne. She was the daughter of Charles and Ora Alice Johnson Ingram. She grew up in Quanah and graduated from Quanah High School. She married Frank Giffin and he preceded her in death. On Dec. 17, 1971, she married James Gray, and he preceded her in death...

Edith Weeks

Edith Weeks

May 8, 2006

Edith Mae Weeks, 82, of Whitney, Texas died Monday, May 8, 2006, at Lake Whitney Medical Center in Whitney. Edith was born July 23, 1923 in Luling, Texas the daughter of Percy Miller and Rosa Ambria Harlan Nance. On July 10, 1946 she married J. P. Weeks and he preceded her in death on April 17, 1979. Edith was...

Sharon Mercer

Sharon Mercer

May 6, 2006

Sharon Gail Mercer, 53, of Laguna Park passed away at her home on May 6, 2006. Sharon married Don Mercer on December 31, 1993. She was a wife and homemaker and of the Baptist faith. She was loved and will be missed. Survivors include her husband, Don of Laguna Park; daughter and son-in-law, Brandy and Xavier Rios of Fort...

Jerry Elmore

Jerry Elmore

May 6, 2006

Jerry "Gabby" Elmore passed away on May 6, 2006 in Whitney. Jerry was the son of William Jerry and Fannie Lee {Gray}Elmore. He attended Northside High School in Ft. Worth before joining the United States Marines where he served fron 1960 to 1964. After returning from service he worked for Old American Roofing Company in Ft. Worth. On April...

William Barfield, Sr

William Barfield, Sr

May 4, 2006

William "Bill" Dale Barfield, Sr., 58, of Waco, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Waco. Bill was born January 5, 1948 in Houston, Texas the son of William Dale and Florence Dentler Barfield. He was raised at the state home in Corsicana. On June 12, 1965 he married Rebecca Aline Nowell and they lived in Corsicana. He worked as a...

Roberta Sherrill

Roberta Sherrill

May 3, 2006

Jean Sherrill, 69, of Aquilla passed away in Fort Worth on May 3, 2006. She was the daughter of Charles and Mildred Marquis O?Connor. Jean was the wife and mother of 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. She always put others before herself, at home and at work. Parkinson?s disease stole the ?golden years? from her but...

Mildred Tune

Mildred Tune

Apr 30, 2006

Mildred Marie Pope Tune, 83, of Round Rock, Texas died Sunday, April 30, 2006, at Trinity Care Center in Round Rock. Mildred was born August 12, 1922 in Hillsboro, where she was raised, the daughter of Lonnie Alvin and Mary Elizabeth Jameson Pope. On September 22, 1940 she married Martin Lynn Cotton Tune and he preceded her in death...

Pauline Bennett

Pauline Bennett

Apr 29, 2006

Pauline was the daughter of Rodger and Rosetta Gotcher DeHart. She grew up and finished high school in Peoria and married Dennis Bennett on July 6, 1935. He preceded her in death on January 16, 1996. She was co-owner, with her husband, of Bennett's Grocery for many years and she also ranched for several years. As a member of...

Mildred Aarons

Mildred Aarons

Apr 26, 2006

Mildred Rowena Taylor Aarons passed away in Corpus Christi on April 24, 2006. She was the daughter of Henry and Suttie Wiley Taylor. Mildred graduated from Whitney High School. In July of 1976, she married Carl Aarons in Arlington. He preceded her in death on March 15, 1996. She was retired from Sears after working there all of her...

Jack Gregory

Jack Gregory

Apr 26, 2006

Jack Lewis Gregory, 80, of Hillsboro, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, at his residence in Hillsboro. Jack was born March 20, 1926 in Campbell County, Virginia the son of Leroy R. and Beatrice Bennett Gregory. During World War II, he served as a member of the 82nd Air Force. In 1945 he received an honorable discharge as Master Sargent....

Joseph Anthony

Joseph Anthony

Apr 26, 2006

Joseph Carl Anthony, 62, of Waco died Thursday, April 26, 2006, at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Mr. Anthony was born November 30, 1943 in Houston, Texas, the son of Edward and Margaret Anthony. He married Marian Maedell Hornsby April 18, 1962 and they started their family while living in the Dallas area for many years. They had...

Edwin Kaddatz

Edwin Kaddatz

Apr 25, 2006

Edwin Kaddatz, 92 of Hillsboro died Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at Hill Regional Hospital. Edwin was born January 8, 1914 in Malone the son of Wilhelm J. and Marie Schulz Kaddatz. Edwin was baptized February 1, 1914 and his sponsors were Emil Schulz, Louis Degner, and Lesetta Kaddatz. He was confirmed April 29, 1928 and his confirmation verse was...

Alfred Owen

Alfred Owen

Apr 24, 2006

Alfred Lee Owen, 58, of Whitney passed away on April 24, 2006 in a Temple hospital. He was the son of William Owen and Martha McMahan Owen, born and raised in Whitney. He was a decorated Viet Nam Veteran. Alfred was also a highly decorated Dallas Police Department officer and served with the department for over 20 years. He...

Susan Mitchell

Susan Mitchell

Apr 24, 2006

Susan L. Mitchell, 57, of Hillsboro died Monday, April 24, 2006, at her residence in Hillsboro. Susan was born August 24, 1948 in Sterling, IL the daughter of Charles W. and Eula M. Bruder Chriest. On Feb. 14, 1997 she married Daniel E. Mitchell in Whitney, Texas. For 8 years, Susan was a shipping/claims clerk for Wal-Mart. Preceding her...

Sherry Ramos

Sherry Ramos

Apr 24, 2006

Sherry Ramos, 38, of Hillsboro, died Monday, April 24, 2006, at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Sherry was born September 20, 1967 in Garland, Texas the daughter of Claude Oland and Vera Boyd Wingate. As a small child she moved to Covington where she grew up and graduated from high school. A very talented athlete, she played basketball...

Elinor Miller

Elinor Miller

Apr 23, 2006

Elinor Ann Moore Miller, 70, of Burleson, TX, died April 23, 2006, after a prolonged struggle with the after-effects of a car accident. She was previously a resident of Bedford, TX. for over 35 years. Born in Whitney, TX. on Jan. 8, 1935 to Mary and Floyd L. Moore. She is survived by her mother, Mary Odom Moore, her...

Kenneth Taylor

Kenneth Taylor

Apr 22, 2006

Kenneth Dale Taylor, 84, died Saturday, April 22, 2006 at Avonlea Assisted Living and Retirement Community in Tupelo after a lengthy illness. An Abbott, Texas native, he was born August 5, 1921, the only child of the late Thomas Oscar and Hercie Wilburn Taylor. He was a graduate of Texas Tech University in Lubbock with a B.A. in Accounting...

Willis Kennedy

Willis Kennedy

Apr 22, 2006

Frank was the son of John Ernest and Myrtle Price Kennedy. He served in the Army during WWII. Frank spent most of his life in Big Spring where he worked thirty years for Cosden Chemical & Oil. He married Vivian Atkins on June 26, 1972 and they moved to Whitney in 1983 where he was a member of the...

Derek Anderson

Derek Anderson

Apr 18, 2006

Derek Anderson, 20, of Houston passed away on April 18, 2006. He was the son of Jeff Anderson and Jeanmarie Puckett Anderson. Derek grew up in Spain, Tampa, FL and Alamagordo, NM and most recently in New Caney, TX where he graduated from high school. He was attending Kingwood College at the time of his death. He worked in...

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