All Obituaries

Rhome ~ Lydia O. Leal, 72, a homemaker, went to be with our Lord Friday, September 21, 2018 in Fort Worth. Funeral is 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 25, 2018 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel Decatur with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday with 7:00 p.m. Rosary at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. Beloved wife of Humberto Leal for 48 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, she was a devoted mother, a vibrant...

Newark ~ Cecil McCleskey, 74, a retired carpenter, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, September 19, 2018 in Azle. Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Boyd with burial in Pleasant Grove #1 Cemetery in Decatur.  Family will receive friends 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Bro. William Brooks will officiate. Pallbearers include Jay Killough, Mark Killough, Clifford Killough, Keith McCleskey, Leonard McCleskey Jr, Clayton Hall and Robert Sanders. Cecil...

Paradise ~ Mary Louise King, 78, a retired bus driver for Paradise ISD, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in Paradise. Memorial is 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2018 at The Rock Church in Bridgeport. Pastor Tim Jenkins will officiate. Mary was born November 22, 1939 in Wayne, Michigan to Bernard Allen Richard, Sr. and Matilda (Winekoff) Richard.  Her hobbies included knitting, crocheting, and shopping. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of...

  Bridgeport ~ Allen Lee Shaffer, 81, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in Granbury.  Funeral is 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2018 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Bridgeport with private family burial. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home in Bridgeport.  Rev. Drew Travis will officiate.  Allen was born on May 25, 1937 to James Bryan and Lola (Dunn) Shaffer in Handley, Texas. He was united in marriage to Shirley Ann...

Decatur ~ Garland Ray Lipsey Jr., 81, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, September 18, 2018 in Decatur. Funeral is 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 21, 2018 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel Decatur with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. Rick Ross and Mark Duncan will officiate. Pallbearers include Jim Bob Hampton, Joe Harding, David Lipsey Jr., Josh Lipsey, Brent Duggar, and Trey Fernihough. Honorary...

Rhome ~ Eileen Alberta Price, 76, went to be with our Lord Monday, September 17, 2018 in Decatur. Eileen was born on August 12, 1942 to Ralph and Dorothy (Karle) Egbert in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was united in marriage to Garnett Dean Price on February 4, 1970 in Osgood Ripley, Indiana. Eileen retired as a United States post office worker. She loved watching Nascar and taking care of her family. Eileen was a joy to everyone she met. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her...

Rhome ~ Melvin Daryl “Dodie” Sergent, 66, a welder, went to be with our Lord Saturday, September 15, 2018 in Decatur. Visitation will be held beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Hawkins Funeral Home chapel in Boyd. Melvin was born on July 13, 1952 to Cisco and Ealey (Caudill) Sergent in Onedia, Kentucky. His life was filled with amazing adventures from traveling in his younger days to drinking coffee on the back porch watching the sun rise. He loved...

Decatur ~ Shawn Grundy, 49, went to be with our Lord Thursday, September 13, 2018 in Decatur after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Graveside service is 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 17, 2018 at Bethel Cemetery. Family will receive friends 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. William Brooks will officiate. Honorary pallbearers are Philip Grundy, Steve Rodgers, Brandon McGar, Colt Nutter, Bobby Hampton and John Vandenbiggelarr. Shawn was born on February 4, 1969 to...

Boyd ~ Morris Cilvester Burcham, 84, a retired aircraft mechanic, went to be with our Lord Thursday, September 13, 2018 in Azle. Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Boyd.  Family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Rev. Fred Raney will officiate. Morris was born January 20, 1934 to Henry and Verona (Rinehart) Burcham in Rienzi, Mississippi.  He was united in marriage to Barbara Sue Harden on November 28, 1964 in...

Slidell/Greenwood ~ Anne Lester, 84, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at home after a long battle with cancer. Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at Greenwood Baptist Church with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at the Greenwood Baptist Church. Tracy Epting will officiate. Pallbearers include Bregg Reedy, William Reedy, Landon McCasland, Chance McCasland, Chris Fletcher, and Eric Fletcher. Honorary pallbearers...

Boyd ~ Ernest Edward Partin, 47, owner of Partin Drywall, went to be with our Lord Monday, September 10, 2018 in Decatur.   Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Boyd with interment at Boyd Cemetery. Family will receive friends 5:30-8 p.m. Friday at the church.   Rev. Mark Autry will officiate. Pallbearers are Tommy Wallace, Fino Cardona, Junior Cardona, Seth Wallace, Brady Davis, Bobby Mitchell, Jeremy Lambert and Randy Farmer. Honorary pallbearers...

Decatur ~ Kevin Joel Hacker, 61, went to be with our Lord Sunday, September 9, 2018 in Decatur. Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel Decatur with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. Jay Webb will officiate. Kevin was born on April 9, 1957 to Paul and Florence (Vanzandt) Hacker in Muenster, Texas. He was united in marriage to Glenda Neace on August 14, 2003 in Denton....

Decatur ~ Alvin Baker Jr., 77, went to be with our Lord Sunday, September 9, 2018 in Decatur. Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Decatur Church of Christ with burial in Boyd Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. Rick Ross and Ron Sanders will officiate. Pallbearers include Bobby Daniels, Steve Pittman, Terry Harper, Sam Mandell, Gary Don Mosley, Dusty Baker, and Quirt Baker. Alvin was born on January 20, 1941 to...

John Louis Schneck Jr, 53, a contractor, went to be with our Lord Friday, September 7, 2018 in Decatur. Memorial service will be held at a later date. John was born on July 3, 1965 to John Louis Schneck and Margaret (Barry) Schneck in Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Those left behind to cherish his memory are his daughter, Amanda Remillard-Schneck of South Elgin, Illinois; sons, Anthony Remillard-Schneck of South Elgin,  Illinois; Daniel Remillard-Schneck of South Elgin, Illinois; Jacob...

Boyd ~ Bernie F. LeFors, 91, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away September 6, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fred Raney will officiate. Pallbearers will include Jacob Key, Jeremiah Williams, Alan LeFors and David LeFors. Bernie was born on September 26, 1926 in Boyd to Floyd and Cleo (Richardson) LeFors. He married Hazel Juanita Green on January 17, 1948 in Tarrant County. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy during World War II. Following the war Bernie worked in...