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Steven Bell

Steven Bell

Oct 24, 2005

Steven Wayne Bell, 34 passed away on October 24, 2005. He was the son of Boyd Wayne Bell and Phyllis Darnell Bell. Steven was self-employed in the construction industry. He was an excellent artist. He loved his children very much and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his father, Wayne Bell of Granbury; mother, Phyllis Finley of Arlington;...

Eustace Fletcher

Eustace Fletcher

Oct 22, 2005

Eustace A. Fletcher passed away on October 22, 2005 at his residence. Eustace was born to Haywood C. and Alma Williams Fletcher in Ft. Worth. On May 19, 1936 he married Georgia Mae Parker and she preceded him in death on August 16, 1992 after 56 years or marriage. He retired from ADT in 1972 after 30 years. He...

Hershel Davis

Hershel Davis

Oct 21, 2005

Hershel was the son of William T. and Mable Riffe Davis. After graduating from Bishop High School, Hershel moved to Abilene where he graduated from Abilene Christian College with a B. A. Degree in 1958. He entered the ministry as a gospel preacher serving in Olivia and George West before moving to Whitney Church of Christ. While there he...

Leroy Copeland

Leroy Copeland

Oct 21, 2005

Leroy Copeland of Hurst, Texas passed away peacefully in his home on October 21, 2005. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 54 years, Doris. She passed away May 7, 2005. He was born December 4, 1913 in Whitney, Texas to the late Samuel S. Copeland and Frances Henrietta Bennett. He is survived by his daughter,...

William Anders

William Anders

Oct 20, 2005

William was the son of Roy Mack Anders, Sr. and Frances Louise HamiltonWilliams. He grew up in Waco and graduated from Texas State Technical College as a master chef. For most of his life, he worked in general construction. He loved cooking and thoroughly enjoyed fishing. An avid reader, he also enjoyed drawing. An outgoing person, he delighted in...

Mozelle Pass

Mozelle Pass

Oct 17, 2005

Mozelle Pass died Monday, October 17, 2005, at Trinity Mission of Italy, Texas. She was the daughter of William Thomas and Mary Alice Motley of Milford, Texas. Mozelle was born June 9, 1915 in Irene, Texas where she graduated from high school with honors. She attended Hillsboro Junior College and later graduated from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth,...

Helen Day

Helen Day

Oct 16, 2005

Mrs. Day was born in Brownwood, to John J. and Letitia Shepherd Skiles on May 15, 1918. He worked for Railway Express, and Letitia was a homemaker. Elizabeth, who was soon nicknamed "Beth," graduated from Lometa High School in 1935, when the public school system provided only 11 grades. After graduation, Beth worked for the local telephone company in...

Lonye Steele

Lonye Steele

Oct 15, 2005

Lonye was born April 22, 1915 in the Vaughan Community to Minnie and Cory Harrison. She grew up in Abbott where she graduated from High School in 1932, and where she was an active member of the Abbott Methodist Church. On October 3, 1937, she married Arthur Steele and they lived all of their 36 years of marriage in...

Novelle Byrd

Novelle Byrd

Oct 14, 2005

Noevelle B. Byrd, 87, of Hillsboro, died Friday, October 14, 2005 at Hill Regional Hospital. Noevelle was born August 20, 1918 in Chireno, Texas the daughter of William H. and Lola Shippey Byrd. She grew up and lived in Nacogdoches and Angelina counties all of her life. she married Reginald Reagan and Tony A. Byrd and they both preceded...

Alma White

Alma White

Oct 14, 2005

Alma Lois White, 69, of Burleson, died Friday, October 14, 2005, in a Burleson hospital. Alma was born May 3, 1936 in Hillsboro, the daughter of Leslie Allen and Annie Mae Wood, were she was raised. She was a member of Trinity Temple Church in Fort Worth. She was a retired nurse. On Feb. 17, 1961 she married James...

Glenda Mcpherson

Glenda Mcpherson

Oct 13, 2005

Glenda McPherson, 60, of Hillsboro, died Thursday, October 13, 2005, at Hill Regional Hospital. Glenda was born January 4, 1945 in Hillsboro the daughter of Sonny and Katherine Davis Watson. On April 28, 1972 she married Bobby McPherson. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Bobby McPherson of Hillsboro; five children, Penny Clinard and husband, Lloyd Dunn, of...

Fred Kevetter

Fred Kevetter

Oct 12, 2005

Fred Kevetter, 81, of Whitney passed away at his home October 12, 2005. Frederick Joseph Kevetter was born August 7, 1924 in Kansas City, Missouri to Fred and Golda Kevetter. He married Nancy Woodfin on May 5, 1950 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two have seven children, seventeen grandchildren and one great grandchild. He joined the Navy when he...

Ramona Jimenez

Ramona Jimenez

Oct 9, 2005

Ramona Aguilera Jimenez, 99, of Abbott, died Sunday, October 9, 2005, in a Fort Worth nursing home. Ramona was born July 14, 1906 in Mexico the daughter of Jesus and Maria Ralla Aguilera. On January 18, 1929 she married Cirilo E. Jimenez and he preceded her in death on December 18, 1978. A caregiver to her whole family, Ramona...

Daniel Pustejovsky

Daniel Pustejovsky

Oct 9, 2005

Daniel Dan Pustejovsky, age 79 of Hillsboro died October 9, 2005 at his home with his family at his bedside, following a courageous battle with colon cancer. He was born August 28, 1926 in West, son of the late Joe D. And Mary Kolar Pustejovsky. He married Flo Marie Thompson in West on September 9, 1946. The two were...

Eleanor Strickland

Eleanor Strickland

Oct 8, 2005

Eleanor was the daughter of Henry J. and Elsie Byars Armstrong. At an early age she moved to Texas and grew up in Maypearl on the family farm. On January 27, 1944, she married James Richard "Jim" Strickland. He preceded her in death September 19, 2001. They lived in Houston for many years before settling in Hillsboro in 1984....

Doyle Atchley

Doyle Atchley

Oct 7, 2005

Doyle Wayne Atchley passed away at his home on October 7, 2005. Doyle was the son of J.S. and Annie Atchley. He played guitar and loved having picking sessions with his friends. He loved country and gospel music and had the honor to sit and play with favorites like Lefty Frizzell and Marty Robbins. Doyle was a master at...

E. J. Ray, Jr

E. J. Ray, Jr

Oct 5, 2005

E. J. Ray, Jr.of Waco died Wednesday, October 5, 2005, at the age of 83. He was born July 25, 1922 at Dew, Texas in Freestone County to Elmer James and Rosie Vaughan Ray. At the age of 5, he moved to Hamilton County and graduated from Carlton High School. He was a veteran of World War II, a...

Marie Johnson

Marie Johnson

Oct 4, 2005

Marie Johnson, 87, of Hillsboro, died Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at her residence. Marie was born September 5, 1918 in Pine Hill, Texas the daughter of Oscar and Lela Osborne Kirksey. She lived most of her life in Hill County. On December 5, 1933 she married J. G. ?Red? Johnson and he preceded her in death on April 18....

Henry Bratcher

Henry Bratcher

Oct 2, 2005

Henry Allen ?Bratch? Bratcher, 89, of Hillsboro, died Sunday, October 2, 2005, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Allen was born June 26, 1916 in McKinney the son of William Ragland and Ella Agnes Godwin Bratcher. He lived in Hillsboro most of his life. On June 5, 1974 he married Lila Bell Frank. For 19 years he worked as...

Betty Stephens

Betty Stephens

Oct 1, 2005

Betty Stephens, 58 of Walling Bend Park died on October 1, 2005 in Whitney. A law enforcement employee for the State of Texas, Betty worked 20 years retiring in 2002. She lived most of her life in Tennessee and Texas, the past 11 years at Walling Bend Park. She married Gary Stephens on July 3, 1999 in Clifton, Tx....

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