Obituaries

Mar 6, 2022

Wanda Christine Auten, age 98, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2022, at Town Hall Estates in Whitney, Texas. She was born August 31, 1923, in Whitney Texas to Jesse and Toni (Freeman) Overton. She married Chesley Jerome Auten on July 20, 1938.

She had owned and operated a beauty shop in Hillsboro and Whitney, she worked...

Mar 5, 2022

Sylvia Ann (Jimenez) Moore, 64, of Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Waco.  Funeral Services will take place at 10:00 am, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, followed by a burial at Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro.  Visitation will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Marshall...

Mar 5, 2022

Hollis Jean passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022. He was born November 14, 1930, to Charlie and Pearl Jean in Covington, Texas. He was the 6th of 9 children born on the family farm in Hill County.

Hollis is survived by his loving wife, Kathie; 5 children, Caren and husband James, Sandie and husband Stephen, Steven and...

Mar 3, 2022

Gary Keith Tapp, 73, of Itasca, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 3, 2022, at his home.  Graveside services will take place at 10:00 am, Friday, March 11, 2022, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne, Texas, with Pastor Jerrett Downs officiating.  Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in...

Mar 1, 2022

Pamela Cullum, age 69 of Whitney passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Monday, March 7, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors chapel in Whitney with Nick Linville officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm Sunday, March 6, 2022,...

Mar 1, 2022

The closing chapter of Pat Ward’s earthly life was written Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  A native Hillsboro resident, Pat was born on September 20, 1936, the third child of Robert and Mozelle Davison.  A private family entombment will be held at Hillcrest Garden of Memory.  Pat’s family is hosting a memorial service celebrating...

Feb 24, 2022

Coylene Mitchell Emery of Grandview, Texas, entered Heaven’s gates on February 24, 2022. She was born in Hillsboro, Texas, on June 25, 1942, to Coy Clayton and Vera (Hinton) Mitchell. Visitation will take place from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro, Texas. A Celebration of Life service will take place...

Feb 24, 2022

Eula Fay Blount McMahan, 64, of Hillsboro went to be with her Savior and Lord on February 24, 2022, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Mr. Ryan Mangum officiating.  Visitation will be held from 2:00 – 3:00...

Feb 23, 2022

Kathy Lynn Copeland, age 63, of Whitney, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, the 23rd of February 2022. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Scott Pelham officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney. Visitation will be herd...

Feb 22, 2022

Durene Harlin Crouch passed away on February 22, 2022, in Waco, TX. She was 94 years old. Born in Itasca, TX, in 1927, to Fred and Freida Harlin, Durene’s family has deep roots in Hill County. She was born in the house her grandfather built with his then-teenage son, Fred. Durene served as a Regent of Hill College (formerly...

Feb 21, 2022

Brenda Charlene James, 78, of Waco, Texas passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White - Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, Texas. She had been fighting a two-year battle with cancer.  Memorial service/visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m. Friday, February 25, 2022, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro with childhood friend...

Feb 21, 2022

Catherine E. Schaffer, 90, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, in Hillsboro.  Catherine was born August 30, 1931, in Osceola, Texas, to Thomas and Tammer (Diggs) Walker.  Visitation will take place from 10:00 am to noon, Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro, with a private graveside service at 2:00 pm.

Feb 19, 2022

Julia Ann (Hooks) Siddons was born August 22, 1931, in Itasca, Texas, to Will Iredell Hooks and Janie (Files) Hooks. She passed away on February 19, 2022, peacefully at her home at the age of ninety. Visitation will take place at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Chapel from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Friday, February 25, 2022. Celebration of life...

Feb 17, 2022

Sydna Diane Mosley was born February 14, 1947, to George Wilson Mosley and Sydna Stovall Mosley in Dallas and died on February 17, 2022, in her home in Odessa, Texas.

Diane grew up in Hillsboro, Texas and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1965. She attended the University of Texas Austin where she earned a bachelor’s degree...

Feb 17, 2022

Clinton Edwin Kent, 77, of Clifton, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on February 17, 2022. A Celebration of Life will take place at 11:00 am, Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Church on the Hill, 2000 Old Brandon Road, Hillsboro, Texas. Burial is scheduled for a later date at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas....

Feb 16, 2022

The family of Barbara Jean Booth is happy to announce her home going on Wednesday morning, February 16, 2022.  She is with her beloved Jesus whom she loved and worshiped.  Barbara was born on October 4, 1939, at her home in the Prairie Valley community near Whitney, Texas.  Her parents were the late Fred Buren Overton, and the late...

Feb 16, 2022

Richard Smith Sills, 96, of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at Homestead Nursing and Rehab in Hillsboro.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 25, 2022, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro with Pastor Tommy Prud’homme officiating.

Richard was born February 12, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. He was preceded in death by...

Feb 16, 2022

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Virginia Williams (Springer), age 85, of Whitney, TX passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, at her residence. A graveside service is scheduled 2:00 pm Monday, February 21, 2022, at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney, TX. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 20, 2022, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in...

Feb 15, 2022

James Ronald Williamson, 88, went home to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ February 15, 2022, at his home in Clifton, Texas.

James was born on November 17, 1933, in Zanesville, Ohio to John and Marjorie Williamson. He served in the United States Air Force from 1950-1953 and is survived by his wife, Clovis Ann...

Feb 15, 2022

Delvin Adolph Schmidt 88, of Whitney passed away on Tuesday February 15, 2022 in Hillsboro after battling many years of dementia.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a. m. on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney with Reverend Eddie Booth officiating.  A visitation will be held from 9 -10...