Obituaries

Billy Weldon Kruger

Billy Weldon Kruger

Feb 7, 2022

Billy Weldon Kruger, 67, of Abbott passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 14, 2022, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro.  Burial will follow at Vaughan Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday, February 13, 2022, at the...

Robert Gene Rose

Robert Gene Rose

Feb 6, 2022

Robert Gene Rose, age 83 of Whitney, Texas passed away Sunday February 6, 2022, in Waco, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm Friday, February 11, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney with Bruce Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Valley Cemetery in Whitney. A visitation will be held from 6:00...

Clyde Thomas Patton

Clyde Thomas Patton

Feb 6, 2022

At about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 6, 2022 – five days shy of his 89th birthday – our Dad, and Mom’s soulmate – peacefully passed away at Town Hall Estates in Whitney, Texas where he and Mom have been living since July 1994.

Dad; who was a U.S. Navy Korean War veteran and retired Dallas Police...

Benny Frank Tufts

Benny Frank Tufts

Feb 5, 2022

Benny Frank Tufts, 78, of Hillsboro, Texas passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022.  Benny was born August 28, 1943, in Dallas, Texas to Ware Gilbert and Usa Lee (Hastings) Tufts.

Benny worked on the family farm and at the well-known Turkey Shop and Cafeteria owned by his parents in Abbott, Texas for many years. He married Linda...

Gerald Lee Miles

Gerald Lee Miles

Feb 5, 2022

Gerald Lee Miles of Whitney passed away Saturday, February 5, 2022, at the age of 81. He was born October 18, 1940, in Coolidge, Texas to M.O. and Dorothy Holman Miles. Gerald graduated from Coolidge High School, Tehuacana Junior College, Bible Baptist Seminary, and Dallas Mortuary School. He was manager of Piccadilly Cafeteria in Waco, Texas for 15 years...

Harold Taylor

Harold Taylor

Feb 4, 2022

Harold Taylor, age 86, of Whitney, Texas, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 pm, Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Whitney Memorial Park.

Harold was born on September 30, 1935, in Whitney, Texas to his loving parents John Thomas Taylor Sr. and Rose Bell (New) Taylor. He married the...

Carl Davidson

Carl Davidson

Feb 4, 2022

Carl Boyd Davidson was born December 28, 1939 in Glendale California as the oldest child of two from Carl Davidson Sr. and Opal Cruz.  He passed away on February 4, 2022 at 1:30 am in his Las Vegas home surrounded by loved ones.  He was 82 years old.  Funeral services will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ...

Dorothy Louise (Simmons)  Ballew

Dorothy Louise (Simmons) Ballew

Feb 4, 2022

Dorothy Louise (Simmons) Ballew passed away peacefully on February 4, 2022, at Homestead Nursing Home in Hillsboro, Texas, with her family by her side.  She will Lie in State from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Friday, February 11, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas.  Graveside services will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 12, 2022,...

Rev. William Kenneth (Ken) James

Rev. William Kenneth (Ken) James

Feb 3, 2022

Kenneth James (more well-known as Bro. Ken) was born on October 5, 1936, in Thornwell, Louisiana to William Oliver and Olivia James. He attended Reagan High School in Houston before going on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Tx.  He then earned a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in...

Leslie Darrell Mouzon

Leslie Darrell Mouzon

Feb 1, 2022

Leslie Darrell Mouzon, 67, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022.  He was born February 19, 1954, to Ollie Faye Kelley and Sherrie Mouzon.  Graveside services will take place at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Texas.  Visitation will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Friday, February 18, 2022, at Marshall...

Imogene (Stapp)  Scholting

Imogene (Stapp) Scholting

Feb 1, 2022

Imogene Scholting, age 85 of Covington, Texas passed away Tuesday February 1, 2022, at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Covington Cemetery in Covington, Texas with Chaplain Blake Carpenter officiating. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Monday, February 7, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral...

Kenneth Roy Hill

Kenneth Roy Hill

Jan 31, 2022

Kenneth Roy Hill of Del Rio, Texas passed away peacefully on Monday, January 31, 2022. Ken was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends. Ken was born on February 13, 1943, in Bay City, Texas to Maynard and Emma Hill. He grew up in Del Rio, Texas. After...

Harmon Lee Hocker

Harmon Lee Hocker

Jan 31, 2022

Harmon Lee Hocker, 88, of Malone, Texas, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022. Harmon was born on September 13, 1933, near Malone, Texas, to Adolph and Noma (Huber) Hocker. A  graveside service will take place at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro with Chaplain Jerry Bloomfield officiating. He will lie...

Theata Jo "T.J." (Lancaster)  Daniels

Theata Jo "T.J." (Lancaster) Daniels

Jan 30, 2022

Theata Jo (T.J.) Lancaster Daniels passed away peacefully and went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, January 30, 2022, at Homestead Nursing Home in Hillsboro, Texas.  Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, noon to 2:00 p.m. at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro, Texas. Graveside services to follow at 3:00 p.m. at...

Vickie Renee (Carrington)  Minson

Vickie Renee (Carrington) Minson

Jan 30, 2022

On January 30, 2022, a wife, mother, sister and grandmother, Vickie Minson went to be with her Lord and Savior. A Memorial Service will take place at 1:00 pm on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas. A Memorial Visitation will take place from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, February 2, 2022,...

Luis Manuel De Luna

Luis Manuel De Luna

Jan 28, 2022

Luis Manuel De Luna a la edad de 47 años falleció el viernes 28 de enero.  Nació en Ojuelos de Jalisco el 25 de agosto del ano 1974.  Hijo de José Luis De Luna y Antonia Carmona.  Hermano de Miguel Ángel, Ana Rosa, Juan Pablo, Lucia, Israel, Jorge, y Beatriz.  Luis Manuel De Luna contrajo matrimonió con Elvia Tovar...

J.P. (James) Patrick Littlejohn

J.P. (James) Patrick Littlejohn

Jan 28, 2022

J.P. Littlejohn passed away peacefully January 28, 2022, in Katy, Texas at the age of 92. He was born in Irene, Texas on February 7, 1929, to Oliver Porter and Mittie Belle Littlejohn.

J.P. proudly served in the United States Air Force for 4 years. Then he used his GI bill to attend and graduate from University...

Marilyn L. (Kelly)  Mckelvey

Marilyn L. (Kelly) Mckelvey

Jan 28, 2022

Marilyn L Mckelvey, age 62 of Aquilla, Texas passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022, at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am Monday, February 7, 2022, at Whitney Memorial Park in Whitney with Deacon Ronnie Sykora officiating. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm Sunday, February 6, 2022. Marilyn was born...

Jimmie Richard Foster

Jimmie Richard Foster

Jan 25, 2022

Jimmie Richard Foster 84, of Whitney, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. A Graveside service under the direction of Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Whitney Memorial Park in Whitney. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm - 8:00pm on Monday, January 31, 2022, at the funeral...

Don Underwood

Don Underwood

Jan 25, 2022

Don Underwood, 89, of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022, in Hillsboro, Texas.  No services are planned at this time.

Don was born in Whitney, Texas on October 24, 1932, to Oliver Doyle and Lometa (Watson) Underwood.  He grew up in Hill County, graduated from Hillsboro High School, then served his country in the United...