Obituaries

Aug 24, 2022

Edwin Leon Cockerham, 91, of Itasca, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at home.  Funeral services will take place at 1:00 pm, Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, with burial to follow in the Itasca Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from noon to 1:00pm, Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall....

Aug 23, 2022

Even the heavens cried Tuesday morning, August 23, 2022, as David Leach, age 64, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away.  Funeral service will take place at 2:00 pm, Monday, August 29, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro, with burial to follow at Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro.  Visitation will precede the service from noon to 2:00 at Marshall and...

Aug 23, 2022

Braxton Wayne Woodard passed away Tuesday night August 23, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest in Waco, Texas.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 27, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Hillsboro.  Burial will follow at Peoria Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, August 26, at Marshall & Marshall...

Aug 21, 2022

Richard Black, 89, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2022, at Heritage Park Village Assisted Living. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, August 26, 2022, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro, Texas. Visitation will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, Friday, August 26, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro, Texas.

Richard...

Aug 20, 2022

Richard “Ricky” Lynn Smith, 71, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 20, 2022.  Ricky was a true “Giving Tree,” as he would give all that he had for those he loved. A veteran of Vietnam, Ricky “Tex” Smith spent time in Thailand with the Air Force working as an aircraft mechanic.  When he returned home, he...

Aug 19, 2022

Ronald G. Zettler, 74, of Red Oak passed away peacefully at his home Friday August 18, 2022, following a successful battle with lung cancer. A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday August 24, 2022, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors chapel.

Mr. Zettler was born September 23, 1947, in Hillsboro, the son of Eulan...

Aug 17, 2022

Edna Lynn McCraw Crumpton, age 94, of Hillsboro passed away on August 17, 2022, at Town Hall Estates in Whitney, Texas.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 20, 2022, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Mr. David Barnard officiating.  Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, August 19, 2022, at...

Aug 15, 2022

John Gilbert Jimenez, 83, of Frankston, Texas, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and close friends, Benny and Janie Hernandez, Monday, August 15, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 am, Friday, August 19, 2022, at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Abbott, Texas. Rosary will be recited at 6:00 pm, Thursday, August...

Aug 12, 2022

James Allen Brown, Sr., 82, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022.  Memorial service will take place at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at Whitney Church of Christ, Whitney, Texas.

James was born March 31, 1940, in Paradise, Texas, to Hubert Earl and Minnie Brown.  He was one of fourteen children.

James...

Aug 12, 2022

Judy Ann (Boyd) Stewart, 76, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, in Fort Worth.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, August 17, 2022,  at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro, Texas.

Aug 12, 2022

Thomas Olin Strickland, 81, of Itasca, Texas, passed away August 12, 2022, at home. There are no services scheduled at this time.

Thomas was born on July 13, 1941, in Searcy, Arkansas, to Roy Charles and Margaret Frances (Cash) Strickland. He grew up in Arlington, Texas and graduated from Arlington High School in 1959. After high school,...

Aug 12, 2022

Clifton Frank Ayers, 79, of Osceola, Texas, passed away on August 12, 2022, after a short illness.  Graveside services will take place at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at Itasca Cemetery, Itasca, Texas.  Mr. Ayers will lie in state from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday, August 15, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas....

Aug 8, 2022

Dell Ward Greenhill, 88, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Monday, August 8, 2022, in Hillsboro.  Funeral services will take place at 2:00 pm, Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, with burial to follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be held 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Friday, August 12, 2022, at...

Aug 7, 2022

Chadwick Preston Pennington passed away on August 7, 2022, at age 35. Visitation will be 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Friday, August 19, 2022, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Home, 2495 Corsicana Hwy, Hillsboro, TX 76645. Memorial service will be at 11:00am, Saturday, August 20, 2022, also at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Home. Graveside will follow at Turner Cemetery, 4987 FM...

Aug 7, 2022

Mary Ann Wachs, age 56 of Blum, Texas passed away at her residence on Sunday, August 7, 2022.

Mary was born September 17, 1965, in Wichita Falls, Texas to Karl and Nancy (Hord) Wachs. She loved spending time with family, grandkids and going to the beach with Marvin and her doggies (Trixie, Charlie, and Annie). Mary was...

Aug 6, 2022

Betty Hulsey, 87, passed away at her residence on Saturday, August 6, 2022, in Whitney, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday August 12, 2022, at Bethlehem cemetery in Whitney, Texas with Bruce Martin officiating. Betty was born October 17, 1934 to her parents Marie Timms (Box) and Marion Rowey. She was a very loving wife,...

Aug 5, 2022

Frankie Williamson, age 102 passed away peacefully on Friday, August 5, 2022, at the Villages of Lake Highland in Dallas.

Aug 5, 2022

Rudy Rodriguez passed away Friday, August 5, 2022, in Itasca, Texas.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas.  Visitation will take place from 6:00 to 8:00, Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall.

Rudy was born March 16, 1959, in Itasca, Texas...

Aug 3, 2022

LaDonna Lewis of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at the age of seventy-six.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas.

LaDonna was born in Champaign, Illinois on July 8, 1946, to Don and Pauline Biven.

She...

Aug 3, 2022

Johnnie Grace (Merritt) Janes, 57, of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at her residence.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2022, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with George Merritt and Dwayne Merritt officiating.  Burial will follow at Hickey Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 4:00-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August...