Leona Piel
May 27, 2004
Leona was born on March 19, 1914 to Otto and Theresa Turk in Winters, Runnels Co. Texas. She is the seventh of ten children. On December 15, 1934, she married Herbert ?Bubie? Piel of Malone Texas. They lived in the Walling community and Malone for their 60 years of marriage. Leona was very active in St. Peter Lutheran Church...
Marcos Montes
May 27, 2004
Marcos was born February 4, 1934 in Goliad, Texas to Pablo and Guadalupe Prez Montes. He lived in Hillsboro and in the Woodbury area since 1974. On March 11, 1958 he married Elida Tamayo in Santon, Texas. Preceding him in death were his parents; a daughter, Diana Montes in 1982; and two brothers, Ernesto Montes and Pablo Montes, Jr....
Stanley Harris
May 24, 2004
Stanley was born September 4, 1950 in Waco, Texas to Addie Dunn and Carl Edward Harris, Sr. He lived in Hill County most of his life. Preceding him in death were his mother, Addie Dunn Harris on January 22, 1976; his father, Carl Edward Harris, Sr. on Mary 19, 1989; and a sister, Dorothy Ruth Bynum on August 25,...
Edmond King
May 22, 2004
Edmond E. "E. E." King was born on March 20, 1929 in Dallas, Texas to Carlton and Opal King. He grew up in the South Oak Cliff area of Dallas where he met and married his wife of 54 years, Delia Jo Smith. In 1959, Edmond moved his family to Lake Whitney where he could do what he loved...
Terry Tidwell
May 20, 2004
Terry Tidwell was born November 10, 1954 in Commerce, Texas to Donald Dwane and Joyce Edwards Tidwell. In 1974 he graduated from Mercedes High School. He enjoyed playing chess and bowling. Preceding him in death were his father, Don Tidwell in October 1980; and his grandparents, Vera and Charlie Tidwell and Fern and Floyd Edwards. He was a truck...
Billy Bayless
May 18, 2004
Billy Bayless was born on November 27, 1954 in Cleburne, Texas to Edgar Lee and Cora Lee Odom Bayless. He grew up in Alvarado and attended schools in Blum, Venus and Maypearl. He had lived in Morgan for the past 20 years and was a truck driver for ATS Trucking for the past 7 years. He was preceded in...
Barbara Parish
May 16, 2004
Barbara Gail Parish was born on October 12, 1954 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Bill and Bonnie Malone Sisk. She married John Parish on August 10, 1973 in Oklahoma City. She had been a resident of the Whitney area since 1993; had previously worked at Lake Whitney Hospital; liked to help people and liked to drink Dr. Pepper. She...
Mamie Esmond
May 11, 2004
Mamie was born October 6, 1904 in Hill County, Texas to William Columbus and Docia Jean Hight. She lived in Hill County all of her life and for the past 83 years in the Woodbury Community. She first married Thomas R. Mabry in 1920 and he preceded her in death on September 17, 1988. Later she married Joe Esmond...
Billy Sweatman
May 10, 2004
Billy J. Sweatman was born on June 2, 1929 in Denton, Texas to Earnes Powell and Rachel Lakey Wilson Sweatman. He loved to play golf, travel and attended Sun Country Fellowship. He served his country in the United States Air Force. Survivors include his wife, Patricia; children, Kathy Jenkins and husband, Danny of Canton, Bryan Sweatman of Cedar Creek...
Gary Loewe
May 10, 2004
Gary was born September 18, 1951 in Hillsboro to Henry Gus and Jimmie Ruth Morris Loewe. A graduate of Hillsboro High School, he also attended Hill College. After serving in the Air Force, he later lived in Austin and Colorado. For many years he lived in Durango and southern Colorado where the mountains were his great joy. He enjoyed...
Jessie Mclaughlin
May 8, 2004
Jessie was the daughter of Ernest W. and Nellie Berry Maple. She was an antique dealer in Carrollton, Ohio for over 30 years spanning the 30's, 40's and 50's. During this time, she also cashiered for many antique auctions throughout the state of Ohio and adjoining states. Jessie worked as a caseworker for the Division of Aid for the...
Posey Herring
May 8, 2004
Posey Richard was born July 19, 1938 in Earth, McLennan County, Texas to W. H. and Leta Posey Herring. At an early age he joined the Methodist Church. In 1956 he graduated from Bynum High School and attended Navarro Junior College from 1956-1957. He served in the U. S. Army and the National Guard. On May 12, 1959 he...
Helen Howeth
May 5, 2004
Helen Howeth was born on August 16, 1919 in Jeanerette, LA. to Willie Sidney and May Hebert Olivier. She was raised in St. Martinville, LA. and had lived in Baton Rouge, LA. before moving to Whitney in 1971. She married Edgar Franklin Howeth on July 3, 1948 in Orange, TX. and he preceded her in death on November 20,...
James Richcreek
May 2, 2004
Jim was the son of Lester Earl and Dolly Larr Richcreek He grew up in Coshocton and entered the Merchant Marine when he was too young to enlist in the Army. As soon as he was old enough, he joined the Army and served in France and Italy during WWII. Following the war, he returned to Coshocton where he...
Johnny Crawford
May 2, 2004
Johnny Crawford was born on November 9, 1930 in Belton, Texas to John and Mirzuery Crawford. He married Laura Mae McIntyre on November 3, 1989. He lived most of his life in Whitney. He worked for Rohm Hass Chemical Plant as a pipe fitter for 16 years and then owned and operated Crawford Exterminatiion Company. He served in the...
Mary Sowers
Apr 30, 2004
Mary Ann Sowers was born on November 19, 1943 in Memphis, Texas to Clifford Lee and Wanda Zel Lee Collins. She married James L. Sowers on March 19, 1994 in Sacramento, California. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Whitney and the Gideons International Auxiliary. Mary loved to sew, loved to paint, was an ardent reader, very...
Jerry White
Apr 30, 2004
Jerry White was born on March 25, 1945 to Nealy Homer and Jessie Winfred Sprague White. He had lived in Whitney since 1983. He had worked for MacMillan Ring-Free Oil Refinery for 10 years. Survivors include his children, Dawn White of Minneaoplis, MN, Matthew White and wife, Amanda of Chicopee, Mass; brother, David Spencer of Fredricksburg; uncle, Robert White...
Canaan Ball
Apr 30, 2004
Canaan Ball was born March 27, 1985 in Whitney, Texas to Tommy Hoyt and Janie Louise Coonrod Ball. He lived in Whitney all of his life and graduated from Aquilla High School in 2003. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Aquilla and a member of the Aquilla Volunteer Fire Department. He was preceded in death by...
Eric Apland
Apr 30, 2004
Eris was born November 6, 1981 in Mt. Pleasant, Texas to Lloyd and Toni Hudson Apland. On November 10, 2001 he married Apryl Young in Crowley, Texas. He liked to do magic, make balloon animals for his daughter Dazia and orange was his favorite color. Survivors include his wife, Apryl Nicole Apland of Whitney; his father, Lloyd Apland of...
Billy Duke
Apr 29, 2004
Billy was born August 12, 1931 in Hillsboro. He was a retired presser at RRAD & Evangelist. Serving in the Korean Conflict and Vietnam, he was a veteran of the U. S. Marines. He was a member of Disabled Veterans, Christian Motorcycle Association, Telford Prison Ministries, USMC Vietnam Helicopter Association, March for Jesus, and Godley Prairie Community Church in...
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