Obituaries

Aug 7, 2018

Carmen B. Herrera, 90, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2018, at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. Her family will host a memorial service at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2018, at Templo Cristo De Poder De 7th Dia. Born August 7, 1928, in Tempoal, Mexico, she was the daughter of Pedro and Hortencia (Casanova) Bautista. Later in life,...

Aug 1, 2018

Shirley Claire (Pletcher) Aven, 79, of Whitney, passed away on August 1, 2018, in a Houston hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors of Whitney with Chaplain Larry Schneider of Mission Hospice officiating. The family will hold a private burial following the service. Shirley was born on May...

Jul 30, 2018

Grace King, 75, of Fort Worth passed away July 30, 2018, at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 17, 2018, at the Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Jason Rodgers officiating. Born January 10, 1943, in Blum, she was the daughter of Zeno Rufus and Eunice Viola (Reynolds) King....

Jul 28, 2018

Wesley Brackin, age 93, of Itasca passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Itasca. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church in Itasca with Rev. Diane Barnes officiating. Burial will follow at Itasca Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2018, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors...

Jul 26, 2018

Kenneth Robert McQuilkin, age 76, of Whitney, Texas passed away on July 26, 2018, in Whitney. A visitation with a short service will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. A graveside service will be held at North Lawn Cemetery at a later date in Canton, Ohio. Kenneth was...

Jul 26, 2018

Biography

Jim Farris, 77, of Ovilla passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 29, 2018, at the Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial will follow at Vaughan Cemetery. Visitation will be from Noon-2:00 p.m. Sunday prior to service time. Born April 30, 1941, in...

Jul 25, 2018

John Harvey Brown, 64, of Watauga passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Medical City Dallas Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at the Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Richard Creech officiating. Burial will follow at Bell Springs Cemetery near Abbott. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m....

Jul 25, 2018

Ronald Edwin “Ron” Thomas, 71, of Whitney passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Waco. Graveside services were held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 3, 2018, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery with Dr. Richard Darden officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Born April 25, 1947, in Wichita Falls, he was...

Jul 24, 2018

“The will of God is the supreme and primary cause of all things and nothing happens without His order or permission.” John Calvin Jarrett Merrill Dillard, whom most knew simply as Dillard or JD, was born May 12, 1939, in Bynum, and passed away July 24, 2018, in Italy. He attended Woodbury and Frost Schools and went on to graduate...

Jul 22, 2018

Marvin Essary, 78, of Hillsboro, formerly of Amarillo, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, in a Temple hospital. His family will host a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2018, at the BYKOTA Baptist Church, 4022 N. E. 26th Street, Amarillo, TX 79107. Born May 11, 1940, in Dozier, he was the son of John H. and Ruby...

Jul 22, 2018

Raymond Jacob Nevers, 82, of Whitney passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m, Saturday, August 4, 2018, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Pastor Shane Metcalf officiating. Raymond was born on June 14, 1936 to Alexander and Theresa (Mikolyczyk) Nevers. He was raised in Calumet City, Illinois where...

Jul 19, 2018

Mary L. Trower, 84, of Itasca, formerly of Copperas Cove, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro. Visitation will be held from 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro. Her family will host a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 28, 2018, at the First Presbyterian...

Jul 17, 2018

Paul Dean Baldwin, 83, of Whitney passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018, at his residence. His family will host a memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the Whitney Church of Christ with Mr. Bruce Martin officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. The first child of Elijah and...

Jul 17, 2018

Clayton Mitchell, 71, of Hillsboro passed away Tuesday morning, July 17, 2018, at Homestead Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hillsboro. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 20, 2018, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Dr. Tim Marrow officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from Noon-1:00 p.m....

Jul 13, 2018

Grover Cleveland Kemp, Jr., 91, of Hillsboro passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, July 13, 2018, in Hillsboro. It was Grover’s wish not to have a formal funeral service, but there will be a visitation to celebrate his life on Saturday, August 4, from 3-5 p.m. at the Itasca Community Center at 101 W. Main Street in Itasca....

Jul 11, 2018

Ollidene Sadler Alewine, age 95, of Waxahachie, formerly of Hillsboro, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at her residence, Legend Oaks Health and Rehabilitation. Her family will host a memorial service at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro with a reception to follow. Born May 3, 1923, in Valley Mills, she was the...

Jul 11, 2018

Evelyn Irene (Musgrove) Thomas, 100, of Morgan, passed away on July 11, 2018 in Cleburne. The family will hold a memorial service at 1:00 p.m., on Friday, August 3, 2018, at King Memorial United Methodist Church in Whitney. Evelyn was born on September 29, 1917, in Walters, Oklahoma, to John and Grace (Howland) Musgrove. During World War II, she...

Jul 10, 2018

Michael “Cody” Colucci, Jr., 73, of Whitney, passed away on July 10, 2018 at his residence. The family will hold a memorial graveside service with military honors at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2018, at Bethlehem Cemetery in Whitney. Michael was born on September 12, 1944, in Brooklyn, NY, to Michael, Sr. and Concetta (Lapico) Colucci. He grew up...

Jul 10, 2018

Federico Ramirez, 44, of Whitney passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Hillsboro with Father Ouseph Thekkumthala as celebrant. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory. Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. Friday, July...

Jul 7, 2018

Betty Orvig, age 84, of Whitney passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, July 7, 2018 in Whitney. The family will hold memorial services will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Our Savior Lutheran Church of Whitney with Pastor Philip Wottrich officiating. Born in Rolla, Missouri on July 18, 1933, Betty grew up in both Missouri and Kansas...