All Obituaries

Boyd~ Connie Lynn Freehling, 52, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, September 18, 2019, in Fort Worth.   Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2019 at First Baptist Church Boyd with burial at Hog Branch Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd.   Rev. Mark Autry will officiate. Pallbearers include Tim Hieb, Jayson Wilson, Noel Lopez, Henry Davis, Gavin Blair, and Eddie Mcclellan. Honorary Pallbearers include Jesse...

Brownwood ~ Betty Joy VanHoose, 81, a retired bookkeeper, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Brownwood.   Funeral is 10 a.m. Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Bridgeport with burial in West Bridgeport Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.   Rev. John Franklin VanHoose will officiate. Pallbearers include family.   Betty was born on April 27, 1938 to Benjamin Franklin and Sara Belle...

Vada M. Skiles, 76 of Runaway Bay, Texas passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in Bridgeport, Texas. Graveside service is 11:00 a.m. Saturday, at Paradise Cemetery in Paradise. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Rev. Lenda Tedder will officiate. Vada was born in Decatur to father Jesse Williams and mother Ima Coker on January 8, 1943. She married her husband of 42 years, Billy G. Skiles on March 18,...

Decatur ~ Alfredo Medina, 62, went to be with our Lord Monday, September 16, 2019 in Decatur.   Funeral is 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Hawkins Funeral Home chapel in Decatur with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.   Rev. Juan Rodas will officiate. Pallbearers include Gerardo Medina, José Medina, Rafael Medina, Diego Medina, Gerardo Medina, Jr., Fernando Medina,  Benjamín Medina,...

Bridgeport ~ Virginia “Ginny” Harmon, 90, went to be with our Lord Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Bridgeport.   In March of 2020 she will laid to rest with her husband and grandson in the Pacific Ocean off of Huntington Beach, California.   Ginny was born on March 14, 1929 to Eugene and Alma Marie (Yuenger) Williams in Glendale, California. She was united in marriage to Edgar Lynn Harmon on June 8, 1947 in Glendale, California. Ginny started singing with the Big...

Paradise ~ Eunice Lee (Murphy) Pewitt, 75, went to be with our Lord Thursday, September 12, 2019. Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Bridgeport with burial in Cottondale Cemetery. Family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Rev. David Dunson will officiate, assisted by Brenda Marlett. Pallbearers will be Kerry Marlett, Mike Pewitt, Ryan Murphy, Trent Murphy, Chris Pewitt, Joshua Pewitt. Honorary pallbearers will be,...

Houston ~ David Russell Criswell, 78, of Houston died Tuesday, September 10, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. Funeral service is 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd, Texas with burial in Aurora Cemetery. David was born to Lemuel and Nell Criswell on July 17, 1941 in Tarrant County, TX.  In 1968 he graduated with a Ph.D. from the Space Physics Department at Rice University. Dr. Criswell was a noted space physicist with many science publications...

Chico ~ Betty Faye Johnson, 76, went to be with our Lord Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer.   Graveside service is 3:00 p.m. Friday at Chico Cemetery, in Chico.   Betty was born August 12, 1943 to George Harvey and Bessie O. (Mayfield) Collins in Sudan, Texas. She was united marriage to Amiel M. Johnson, Jr., on May 30, 1958 in Sudan, they were married 48 wonderful years, having 4 children.  She was a...

Paradise ~ Harold Arthur Gentry, 93, a retired farmer and rancher, went to be with our Lord Sunday, September 8, 2019 in Decatur. Funeral is 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Cottondale Baptist Church in Cottondale with burial at Cottondale Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. Rev. Charles Pugh will officiate. Pallbearers include Chris Miles, Bryson Gentry, Jacoby Gentry, Zane Lasater, Chase Lasater, Brody Gentry, and Dike...

Decatur ~ Margaret Ann Cude died on September 7, 2019, her birthday, surrounded by her family at home. Funeral is 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Home Decatur with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery.  Family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Dr. Van Gardner and Bro. Gerre Joiner will officiate. Pallbearers will include Martin Woodruff, Mason Woodruff, Tim Woodruff, David Cude, and Noe Casares. Margaret Ann Getty’s was the second of three...

Chico ~ Edna L. Brumett, 95, went to be with our Lord Saturday, September 6, 2019 in Decatur. Graveside is  10:30 a.m.  Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Chico Cemetery.   Edna was born on April 14, 1924 to James Leon and Nevie (Thornhill) Newman in Alba, Texas. She was united in marriage to Thomas W. "Bill" Brumett on December 1, 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas. Edna was a member of Morris Memorial United Methodist Church in Chico.   She was preceded in...

Decatur ~ James “Rodney” Wilson, 89, a retired machinist, went to be with our Lord Friday, September 6, 2019 in Decatur.   Funeral is 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Decatur Church of Christ with burial in Sycamore Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Monday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur.   Rev. Rick Ross, Matt Weathers and Craig Jordan will officiate. Pallbearers include Cody Wilson, Travis Wilson, Chance Wilson, J.J. Wilson, Devin...

Jacquelyn Denise Dennis Works “Jackie” of Gainesville, Texas passed away Friday, September 6, 2019 in Gainesville, Texas surrounded by her Family. Jackie was born October 29, 1947 in Saint Jo, Texas to Andrew Jackson Dennis II “Jack” and Jorja Mae Parr Dennis “Jo.”   Funeral  is 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 9, 2019 at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur. No set family visitation.   Curt...

Decatur ~ Billy Carl Burton, 76, a retired Ag teacher, went to be with our Lord Thursday, September 5, 2019 in Decatur.   Celebration of Life is 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 14, 2019 at the Decatur Church of Christ.   Bro. Brad Bland will officiate.   Billy Carl Burton was born on March 14th, 1943 to Otho Douglas and Leta Mae Burton in Brady, Texas.  He was united in marriage to LaQuita Deck on December 31st, 1966 in Eden, Texas.  Billy was a 1967 graduate of...

Boyd ~ Ashley Michelle Fouts, 17, a senior at Boyd High School, went to be with our Lord Thursday, September 5, 2019, in Boyd.   Funeral is 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at First Baptist Church Boyd. Family will receive friends 3-6 p.m. prior to the service at the church.   Rev. Brandon Henderson will officiate.   Ashley was born on January 7, 2002, to William Alan and Elizabeth (Zbytovsky) Fouts in Denton, Texas. She was a member of the Boyd Volleyball...