Obituaries

Jan 31, 2017

1-888-579-7953 Code: 28181

Dorothy Callaway, 94, of Whitney, passed away on January 31, 2017, at Park Plaza Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, February 3, 2017, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Burial will follow at Whitney Memorial Park. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., on Thursday at the funeral...

Jan 31, 2017

1-888-579-7953 Code: 28181

Douglas Kent Head, 44, of Hillsboro passed away peacefully Tuesday afternoon, January 31, 2017, at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2017, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Paul Clark of Walnut Street Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest...

Jan 30, 2017

David House, 57, of Burleson passed away Monday, January 30, 2017, at Texas Health Harris Hospital in Fort Worth. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Richland Cemetery in Mertens with Rev. Marie Mitchell of The Woods United Methodist Church in Grand Prairie officiating. David was born June 13, 1959, in Fort Worth to...

Jan 30, 2017

Betty Jo Watkins, of Whitney, passed away on January 30, 2017, in Waco. A memorial service will be held on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas. Betty Jo was born in Fort Worth on August 23, 1934, to Ernest and Vada (Fitzgerald) Smith. She attended Castlebury Elementary and graduated from Northside High...

Jan 28, 2017

Billie Schellinger, age 93, of Hillsboro passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Old Woodbury Cemetery in Woodbury. Visitation will be prior to the service time at the cemetery. Billie was born July 29, 1923, in Watagua, to Charlie and Thelma (Cade)...

Jan 26, 2017

Charlene (Kendrick) Smith of Hillsboro passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017, at the age of 88 following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, February...

Jan 22, 2017

Roy Glenn Riddle, 82, of Whitney, passed away on January 22, 2017 at a Cleburne hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Rev. Kenny Kennedy of the Trail to the Cross Cowboy Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. A...

Jan 21, 2017

Vanessa Lozano, 29, of Hubbard passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017, at her residence. The family will hold a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017, at Birome Church in Birome. Vanessa was born January 8, 1988 in Chihuahua, Mexico. Preceding her in death was the love of her life, Jesse Alvarado on September 11, 2016. Survivors...

Jan 19, 2017

Hilda C. Roop, age 99, formerly of Whitney, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Graveside services will be at 2:00 PM, Monday, January 30, 2017, at Whitney Memorial Park in Whitney with Father Ouseph I. Thekkumthala officiating. Hilda was born on February 20, 1917 to Joseph and Margaret (Hord) Carmichael. She moved from Whitney as a...

Jan 18, 2017

Rick Lee, 61, of Whitney, passed away on January 18, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2017 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney, with Pastor Rob McDonald and Assistant Pastor William Shelton of the Lone Star Cowboy Church in Abbott officiating. Burial will follow at Whitney Memorial Park. A visitation will be...

Jan 16, 2017

Mickey Lynn Burney, 52, of Whitney, passed away on January 16, 2017, at a Waco hospital. A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. The family will hold a memorial service on Friday, January 20, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., at First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor...

Jan 16, 2017

Jewel Daniel Burton, 98, of Whitney passed away Monday evening January 16, 2017, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Abiding Life Church in Whitney with Rev. Curtis McGeehee officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday,...

Jan 14, 2017

Biography

Dorothy Lee Johnson, 94, of West passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017, at West Rest Haven. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2017 at Marshall...

Jan 14, 2017

Eldon Roy Kiblinger, 79, of Covington left this earth Saturday, January 14, 2017, and it is now the Lord’s time to be entertained. As anyone who has spent any time around Eldon can tell you, He will be very entertained. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2017, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in...

Jan 14, 2017

Biography

Stephen Perkins, 62, of Hillsboro passed away Saturday, January 14, 2017, at his residence. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Stephen was born November 18, 1954 in Hillsboro to George and Bettye (Keen) Perkins. He lived all of his life in Hillsboro and graduated from Hillsboro High School. After working as a clerk...

Jan 12, 2017

Gertrude (Trudy) Esther Cole, 94, of Itasca passed away Thursday morning, January 12, 2017, at Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Pastor Michael Nemec of Christ Lutheran Church in Hillsboro officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory near...

Jan 11, 2017

Sharon Monday, 75, of Hillsboro passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. The family will hold a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 15, 2017, at First United Methodist Church in Hillsboro. Sharon was born March 7, 1941 in Oklahoma City, OK. Her early years were spent in Oklahoma City and for...

Jan 10, 2017

Shirley Johnson, 71 of Whitney, passed away on January 10, 2017, at a Waco hospital. No services are scheduled at this time. Shirley was born on October 24,1945, to Joseph and Hazel (Cassidy) Veenstra. She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Peggy Johnson; brothers, Jimmy, Laverne and Michael Veenstra; and a grandson Richard Davis. Survivors include...

Jan 9, 2017

Nancy Steele, 65, of Hillsboro passed away Monday morning, January 9, 2017, at Providence Health Care Center in Waco. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2017, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Pastor Jo Ramsey of First Presbyterian Church in Hillsboro officiating. Burial will follow at Ridge Park Cemetery. Visitation...

Jan 6, 2017

Cecil Wayne Tanner, 70, of Whitney passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017, at his residence. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Friday, January 13, 2017, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney. Interment of his cremains will be at a later date at Prairie Grove “Greenie” Cemetery near Aquilla. Cecil was born on October 15,...