All Obituaries

Paulette Jane Davis, 74 years old of Decatur, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior February 5, 2023. Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur with burial at Preskitt Cemetery. Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service. Pastor Willard Kiper will officiate. Pallbearers include Stephan Johnson, Brandon Johnson, Jacob Posey, Ashton Herzberg, Jackson Mills, Joshua Morgan, Hayden Johnson, and Cooper Morgan. Paulette was born August...

Boyd- Lillian Pearl Harris, 86, went to be with our Lord February 4, 2023. Funeral service is 10:00 a.m.  Friday at First Baptist Church in Boyd. Burial is 3:00 p.m. at Pecan Wells Cemetery in Hamilton, Texas. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd. Randy Beggs will officiate the funeral service, Mac McVey will officiate the graveside service. Pallbearers are Bobby Warren, Brady McDaniel, Craig Harris, Joe Ruhnke, Blake McDaniel and James...

Rhome ~ Dianna Christine Adkins, 77, of Rhome went to be with our Lord Friday, February 3, 2023. Memorial is 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Hawkins Funeral Home. Dianna was born February 19, 1945 to Quinton and Anna (Cottle) Salmon, Sr. in Dallas, Texas. She was united in marriage in the Spring of 1996 to Bob Adkins in Richardson, Texas. Dianna was retired from the Real Estate industry after many years as an administrative assistant. She was a member of Faith United Methodist...

 Joyce Helen Thompson, 72, went to be with our Lord Thursday, February 2, 2023. Funeral service is 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd with burial at Boyd Cemetery. Family will receive friends Tuesday 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Jeff Tackett will officiate. Pallbearers are Alan Fullbright, Doyle Adams, Leon Adams, Johnny Adams, John Smith and Frankie Adams. Joyce was born November 24, 1950 in Hope Mills, North Carolina. She was united in marriage to the love of her...

Boyd ~ Deborah Lynn Berman, 64, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, February 1, 2023 in St. Augustine, FL. Funeral service is will be 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 11, 2023 at the First Baptist Church in Boyd, with burial at Rosston Cemetery in Rosston, TX. Family will receive friends from 6-8 PM at the church. Rev. Mark Autry will officiate. Debbie was born March 21, 1958 to Jimmy Frank and Mary Ellen (Townsend) Raney in Amarillo, TX.  She was united in marriage to the love of her...

Decatur ~ Gregory Neel Smith, 73, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, February 1, 2023. Greg was born May 25, 1949 to Clarence and Bernice Smith in Decatur, Texas. He was united in marriage March 12, 1988 to Eldora Marie Benefiel. Greg was in the oil & gas business for many years, owning and operating Great Plains Oil Corporation. He was a beloved husband and friend to many who will miss him dearly. Greg was a faithful man of God. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and...

Springfield, Missouri ~ Christa Dawn Terry, 37, and her infant daughter, Sereia Sloanne Terry, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, January 31, 2023 in Springfield, Missouri. Funeral is 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport with burial at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Rev. Dewayne Deskins and Rev. Chad Word will officiate. Pallbearers are JT Fallon, Brendin Fallon, Mickye Fallon, Diego Rojo, Jonny Pugsley, Austin...

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Chico ~ Larry W. Phillips, 84, went to be with our Lord Saturday, January 28, 2023. Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2023 at Rise Church in Decatur, Texas with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. James Varnadore will officiate. Pallbearers include Danny Smith, Michael Martin, Tommy Martin, Johnny Malone, Jerrel Martinez, and Alton Prince. Larry was born October 30, 1938 to Earnest and Alieth (Lightfoot)...

Janet D. Walker Pruett, 91, died peacefully in her sleep on January 27th at her home in Slidell, TX. She was born in 1931 in Shooters Hill, Jamaica, the daughter of Percy Vivian and Edith Ethel Woodburn-Heron. Graveside Memorial is 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2023 at Cogburn Cemetery in Cooke County. Janet was first and foremost a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She cared deeply for her family, friends, and neighbors because that’s what she believed God called her to do....