Obituaries

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...