Obituaries

Dec 20, 2022

Alfonso Estrada, 86, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2022, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, December 23, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, in Hillsboro, with Alfonso Estrada, Jr. officiating.  Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Thursday,...

Dec 20, 2022

Martin Emil August Kelm, 89, of Malone passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Town Hall Estates Nursing Home in Hillsboro.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Salem Lutheran Church near Malone with Pastor James Heiser and Deacon Anthony Oncken officiating.  Burial will follow at Salem Lutheran Cemetery.  Visitation will be held...

Dec 19, 2022

Arline N. Hunter passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, in Hillsboro, Texas. She was born March 15, 1921, to Reverend and Mrs. James T. Nichols in Millers Creek, North Carolina.

She was 101 years old.  She will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved her.

Arline is preceded in death by her parents;...

Dec 18, 2022

Deborah Kay Saylor, age 69 of Whitney, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022, at her residence. A memorial visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney.  Burial will take place at Hillcrest Garden of Memory at a later date.

Deborah was born June 18, 1953,...

Dec 16, 2022

Samuel Lewis Garcia, Jr., 55, of Hillsboro passed away Friday, December 16, 2022, at Hill Regional Hospital.  Memorial services will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro.

Samuel was born March 4, 1967, in San Jose, CA, to Josephine Maria (Rodriguez) and Samuel Lewis Garcia,...

Dec 15, 2022

Betty Meeks, 86, of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro.  Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2022, at Bynum Baptist Church in Bynum with Rev. Edward Sumrall.

Betty was born January 2, 1936, in Abbott, Texas, to William Riley and Eva Allyne (Edison) Wooten.  On...

Dec 13, 2022

Lee Bryant Macon, age one year, son of Will and Sarah Macon, gained his angel wings and went to be with the Father on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.  Funeral Services will take place at 11:00 am, Monday, December 19, 2022, at Grace Baptist Church in Grandview, Texas, with Pastor Glen Pearce officiating.  Burial will follow at...

Dec 13, 2022

Janet Evelyn (Davis) Buckelew, age 94 of Whitney passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at her home in Whitney. Graveside service will be held at 12:00 pm, Friday, December 16, 2022, at Whitney Memorial Park, Whitney, Texas.She was born and raised in Tarrant County and attended Arlington High School. Janet moved to Whitney in 1971 and remained there...

Dec 12, 2022

Dolores Ann Bierschenk Gremminger, 92, died Monday, December 12, 2022, in Lewisville, Texas. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and Rosary will be recited from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.  Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 4,...

Dec 11, 2022

Paul Leman McNeal, Jr. was born on August 22, 1943, to Paul Leman McNeal, Sr. and wife Margie Mae Reynolds McNeal in Kahn hospital in Kilgore, Texas. Leman was an only child. He broke the bonds of this world on Sunday, December 11, 2022. Very fitting he would leave on the Lord’s Day. He was blessed to be at...

Dec 11, 2022

Cherished Mother and Grandmother Patsy Bynum passed away on December 11th, 2022.  Patsy was a strong, independent, and empathetic woman who was born in Dallas, Texas October 18, 1945.  As a young woman, she started a family with her husband and 3 boys by the time she was 23. She was married to the love of her life Marshall...

Dec 10, 2022

Nell Ruth Dalton, 92, lifetime resident of Hillsboro, Texas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 10, 2022, surrounded by her loving family, friends and caregivers.  A celebration of life will take place at 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, with Chaplain Mike Adams officiating.

Dec 10, 2022

David Cleveland Jr., age 55,  passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at his residence in Whitney, Texas. Memorial service will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, January 7, 2023, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Whitney, Texas.

David was born on May 25, 1967 to his loving parents David Frederick Stein Sr. and Shelia Yvonne (Reed)...

Dec 8, 2022

Lodie Annie (Huff) Banik, 94, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022 and Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro, Texas. Funeral services will be held and 11:00 am, Monday, December 12, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro, Texas, with burial to follow at Gerald Cemetery in Elm Mott, Texas. Visitation will take place from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, Sunday,...

Dec 8, 2022

Mary Lee Schmid, age 74 of Whitney passed away Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Hillsboro. A memorial service in her remembrance will be held at 4:00 pm Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney.

Mary was born May 5, 1948, in San Angelo, Texas...

Dec 4, 2022

Mary Ellen (Dallas) Mathis went to her final resting place in God’s hands Sunday, December 4, 2022.  She leaves behind one daughter, two sons, over a dozen grandkids and great-grandchildren, and hundreds of nieces and nephews.  She will be loved and missed every day.  May she rest in peace.

Per Mary’s wishes, there will be no service,...

Dec 4, 2022

Hubert Leon Helton, 94, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022, in Hillsboro.  Funeral service will take place at 11:00 am, Friday, December 9, 2022 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro with burial immediately following at Hillcrest Garden of Memory.  Visitation will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Thursday, December 8, 2022 at Marshall...

Dec 4, 2022

James Richard Comer, 88, of Itasca, Texas, passed away on December 4, 2022, at his home in Itasca.  Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, December 8, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro, Texas, with burial to follow at the Itasca Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, December 7, 2022....

Dec 1, 2022

On December 1, 2022, Richard Douglas Mullens, was lifted to his heavenly garden in God's house. He passed away in his home in Whitney at the age of 78. Richard was born on May 28, 1944 in Mexia, Texas. During his lifetime he enjoyed many different adventures including working for Coca Cola USA for 32 years, retiring in 1998...

Nov 30, 2022

John Paul James, age 70, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on November 30, 2022 after a lengthy illness and hospitalization.  His life began on August 12, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas when he was born to D.P. and Ada James, as their only son. In 1958, the James family relocated to the Prairie Valley...