Obituaries

Dec 4, 2019

Joyce Varner, 85, of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at Providence Healthcare Center in Waco.  She will lie in state from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2019, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in...

Dec 4, 2019

Martha Lou Griffith, age 81, passed away December 4, 2019, in Mansfield, Texas. A funeral will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the Whitney Church of Christ with Mr. Bruce Martin and Mr. Glen Newberry officiating. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery near Whitney. A visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Friday December 6th...

Dec 2, 2019

Lilly Beck, 82, of Fort Worth, passed away on December 2, 2019, at a Fort Worth hospital.   Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 9, 2019, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney.  Burial will follow at Heath Cemetery near Whitney.  A visitation will be held from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Monday, prior to...

Dec 2, 2019

Flo Thompson Pustejovsky, 93 years/364 days, of Hillsboro passed away peacefully Monday, December 2, 2019, at her home with her family at her bedside. A visitation will be held at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm Friday, December 6, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated...

Dec 1, 2019

Jean M Botten age 90, of Whitney went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 1, 2019 at a local nursing home.  The family will hold a memorial service at a later date.

Jean was born on October 9, 1929, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Theodore and Gladys (Stokke) Smedsurd.   In December of 1949,...

Nov 30, 2019

Eileen McGarvey, 91, of Hillsboro went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the Wesley House in Hillsboro. A visitation will be held at 9:00 am Saturday, December 7, 2019 with a Funeral service to follow at 10:00 AM at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Chapel with Pastor Foth and Pastor Harrup. Burial will...

Nov 28, 2019

Billy “Rex“ Turner, age 77, of Pluto, Texas, beloved Dad, Pa-paw, and Coach, departed this earth on Thanksgiving day, November 28, 2019. His passage to heaven was peaceful, surrounded by his beloved family members. The burial will take place at Turner Cemetery in Itasca on Wednesday, December 4th, at 11:00 a.m.  Then beginning at 1:00 p.m., a Celebration of...

Nov 28, 2019

Charles Loyd Tekell, of Itasca, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 28 at the age of 87. The funeral will be held 2:00 PM Monday, December 2, 2019 at the Walnut Street Baptist Church in Hillsboro, Texas. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Garden of Memory. A visitation will be held from 5-7 PM Sunday, December...

Nov 23, 2019

Kathleen Frances “Kathy” Blount, 82, of Stamford, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019, at Wisteria Place Assisted Living in Abilene.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Mr. Glen MacDonald officiating.  Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro. ...

Nov 22, 2019

Oleta May Fulcher, 97, of Clifton went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 22, 2019, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Hillcrest in Waco.  She is at her heavenly home now.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at Trail To The Cross Cowboy Church in Hillsboro with Pastor Kenny Kennedy officiating. ...

Nov 21, 2019

Charles Geton Murrah, 88, of Itasca passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2019, at Central Baptist Church in Itasca.  Burial will follow at Covington Cemetery.  Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, November 29, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro.

Charles was born on...

Nov 19, 2019

Howard Copeland Hill, III, passed away on November 19, 2019, in Waco.  The family will hold a memorial service at a later date.

Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 29, 1938, to Howard Copeland Hill, II and Evelyn (Smith) Hill.   A certified public account, he also receive a master’s degree in accounting as well as...

Nov 19, 2019

W. W. “Bill” Siddons, Jr., 89, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday morning, November 19, 2019, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro.  Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, November 22, 2019, in Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rosary being recited at 7:00 p.m.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, November...

Nov 18, 2019

Bryant William Wilson, 22, of Grandview passed away from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Monday, November 18, 2019, near Grandview.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 22, 2019, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Gary Davis officiating.  Burial will follow at Salem-Irene Cemetery near Irene.  Visitation will be...

Nov 17, 2019

Robert Lee Freeman, 87, of Jersey Village, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 to be with his wife, Margaret Freeman and his parents James Lee and Mozzell Freeman, all in heaven. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2019 at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Paul Clark officiating. Burial will...

Nov 16, 2019

Frankie Rose of Whitney passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at the age of 85.  A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the Open Range Cowboy Church in Whitney with Pastor Gerald Dudley officiating.  Burial will follow at Heath Cemetery in Huron.  Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, November...

Nov 16, 2019

Wynona (Beady) Taylor, 95, of Hillsboro passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Wesley House. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday November 22, 2019 at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Paul Clark of Walnut Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be at Marshall & Marshall...

Nov 12, 2019

Willard Erich Fischer, 85, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at Town Hall Estates in Hillsboro. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Christ Lutheran Church in Hillsboro with Pastor Michael Nemec officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, November 15,...

Nov 11, 2019

Betty Jean Hinton, 82,  passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family Monday morning, November 11th, 2019, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Betty was born on December 28, 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas to parents Jack and Ida Mae Hass. Betty married AJ Hinton on September 15, 1953 and together raised three children; Danny,...

Nov 10, 2019

Mary Beth Kitchens, 73, of Whitney, TX, went to be with the Lord and the people she has so dearly missed, on November 10, 2019, with her two daughters by her side.  Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with pastor Jay Morris of First...