Obituaries

Oct 12, 2021

Ronnie Cantrell, age 43, of Hillsboro, passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021. A funeral will be held 1:00 p. m. Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Cedar Creek Baptist Church near Whitney. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Garden of Memory. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. Monday, October 18, 2021 at Marshall and...

Oct 8, 2021

Marshall Clyde Lyons born June 27, 2018, gained his wings on October 8, 2021. Marshall was born with Dextrocardia and transposition of the great arteries, a congenital heart defect. He defied odds from birth. Marshall’s first surgery was one that had only been attempted nine times. He was the first child to have the surgery and need a pacemaker...

Oct 6, 2021

Billy Joe Kellum of Valley Mills, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021.  A memorial service will take place at 2:00 pm, Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas, with visitation preceding the service from 1:00 to 2:00.

Billy was born April 13, 1938, to Ezra and Lettie Kellum. ...

Oct 6, 2021

Brother Grady Swinscoe, of Whitney, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Navarro Regional Hospital due to Covid-19. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am, Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Prairie Valley Cemetery in Whitney, Texas.  Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Monday, October 11, 2021, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney, Texas.

Oct 6, 2021

Sally Ann Fischer, 72, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 6, 2021.

Born on October 22, 1948, in Cleburne, Texas, she was the only daughter of the late William T. and Mary Frances (Walker) Yawn. She was raised on the family farm in rural Alvarado, Texas. The family moved to a home in town when she was...

Oct 2, 2021

Joe (Pino) Eufemio Balderas, 75, beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and uncle of Hillsboro passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro.  Funeral Services will take place at 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro, Texas.  Visitation will take place from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, Wednesday, October 6,...

Sep 30, 2021

On September 30, 2021, Mr. Charles Wayne (Bubba) Kyle went home to be with the Lord.  He passed away at his residence in Malone, Texas.

Charles was born December 4, 1963, in Mexia, Texas to Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Watson.  At his birth, he was also welcomed home by one older sister, Wanda Sue Kyle.  Charles is...

Sep 30, 2021

Our family mournfully announces the passing of John Robert “Bob” Thornell, 85, Hillsboro, Texas. Bob passed away on September 30, 2021, due to natural causes.

Bob was born on March 24, 1936, in Leeds, Alabama, to John Henry Thornell and Annie Cast. Bob attended Leeds High School where he was a standout athlete in football and baseball....

Sep 30, 2021

Nathan Earl Starr a kind, loving, and devoted husband, dad, and grandpa passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his residence.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney.  Visitation will be held from Noon-1:30 p.m. prior to service time at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney.

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Sep 29, 2021

Vincent (Sport) Grant Littrell, 59, went home to be with our Lord at his home in Milford, Texas, on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. He was born on May 16, 1962, in McKinney, Texas, to Albert Ray Littrell and Jacquelyn Ray Leggett. He was saved and baptized at the age of 10 by The First Missionary Baptist Church of Haworth,...

Sep 28, 2021

Adan F. Sanchez of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in Dallas, Texas.  Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 am, Monday, October 4, 2021, at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Hillsboro, Texas.  Visitation and Rosary will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro,...

Sep 28, 2021

Brenda Dianne Harris Reid of Hillsboro, Texas, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021, in Burleson, Texas.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Richland Cemetery in Mertens, Texas, with Pastor Kenny Kennedy officiating.  Brenda will lie in state from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral...

Sep 27, 2021

Our world imploded when Mickey Ray Nevill left this life to claim his heavenly home.  On Monday, September 27th, Mickey went to his eternal rest with God Our Father after sustaining unsurvivable injuries from a motorcycle accident. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Kyla Nevill; his daughters Samantha (Brice) Towles and Faith (Christian) Miller; his son Jared...

Sep 25, 2021

Mr. Charles Center Blair, 93, of Itasca, Hillsboro, and Hill County, passed away peacefully Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Homestead Nursing Home.  Graveside services will take place Friday, October 1, 2021, at 11:00 am at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro, with nephew Bobby Baker officiating.  Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Marshall...

Sep 24, 2021

Ken Thomas Taylor age 62, of Blum, Texas passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 at his residence.

Ken was born February 12, 1959, in Biloxi, Mississippi to Emery D. and Fran Rita (Bertucci) Taylor. Ken enjoyed reading books, watching movies, spending time outdoors with his dogs, riding his bike, going to Lake Whitney and attending church. He...

Sep 24, 2021

Noel Eldon Watson, 93, of Grandview, Texas, went home to be with his Lord and his loving wife, Faye, Friday, September 24, 2021.   Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Thursday, September 30, 2021, at First Baptist Church Grandview with Rev. Corey Cornutt officiating.  Interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 2 to 5...

Sep 23, 2021

Mildred Claudine Thompson of Blum, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021.  She was born May 28, 1941, to Mildred Lecil (M.L.) and Etta Mae Lewis in Corsicana, Texas.  Mildred was united in marriage on September 22, 1959, to Elvis Royal Thompson in Blum, Texas,  Graveside services will take place at 3:00 pm, Sunday, October 10, 2021, at Blum...

Sep 23, 2021

Nancy Fowler Khabazian was born April 17, 1954, to Virgil Bailey Fowler and Doris Grooms Fowler, in Brownwood, Texas.  Nancy passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at a nursing home in Hillsboro, Texas.

She married O.A. Shaw and had a daughter, Melody Shaw Beals and a granddaughter, Melody Danielle McCutchen.

She married Wally Cardenas...

Sep 23, 2021

Alphonse James Newton was born March 3, 1955, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Sherman and Florence (Moore) Newton.  He passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas.  A memorial Service will take place at 2:00 PM, Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Grandview Seventh Day Adventist Church, Grandview, Texas.

Al worked many jobs throughout his career, including...

Sep 22, 2021

Velma Jane (Janie) McGee passed away in her home Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at the age of 87 years and 12 days with her husband and loved ones by her side. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Friday, December 10, 2021 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Whitney.

Janie was born on...