Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

Dec 30, 2007

Wesley Tolan Date Died: December 30, 2007 Decatur: Wesley Tolan, 55, a farmer/rancher died December 30, 2007 in Decatur.

Mr. Tolan was born May 25, 1952 in Justin, Texas, to Theo and Marcie Tolan.

Graveside service is scheduled for Wednesday, January 2 in the Prairie Mound Cemetery near Justin. Rev. Gerre Joiner will officiate.

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Dec 29, 2007

Myrna Arlene Bunata Date Died: December 29, 2007 Decatur: Myrna Arlene Bunata, B.A.M.A., 91, died Saturday, December 29, in Decatur after several months of illness.

Ms. Bunata was born on October 6, 1916, in Topeka, Kansas, to Walter Alvah Foster and Rosemary Ann Blaha. Arlene graduated with a Masters Degree at Columbia University in 1942. She studied and trained...

Dec 29, 2007

Otha Dee Milton Date Died: December 29, 2007 WIZARD WELLS -- Otha Dee "Whacker" Milton, 81, a retired locksmith for North Texas State University, went to be with our Lord Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at his home.

Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at First Baptist Church, Joplin. Officiating: Dr. Loury Drue Nero. Graveside: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Belew...

Dec 28, 2007

Freddie Robeson Date Died: December 28, 2007 Freddie Robeson, 65, of Alvord died December 28, 2007 in Decatur, Texas.

Funeral Service will be 10:00 AM Monday, December 31, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church in Decatur with burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro, Texas. Rev. Carroll Caddell will officiate.

Pallbearers: Bob Howard, Tommy Hale, Marcus Eubanks,...

Dec 27, 2007

San Antonio: Drew Charles Glosson, infant, passed away December 27, 2007, in San Antonio, Texas.

Graveside service will be private.

Survivors are his parents, Edwin and Sharon Glosson of San Antonio; grandparents, Tim and Joylynn Woodruff of Decatur; grandmother, Carolyn Foster of San Antonio; great grandparents, W.B. and Mary Louise Woodruff of Decatur; great grandfather, James Nobles...

Dec 26, 2007

Elmer Eugene O'Neal Date Died: December 26, 2007 WATAUGA -- Elmer Eugene O'Neal, 78, a retired truck driver, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007, at his home.

Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery near Rhome. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home. Rev. Dale...

Dec 26, 2007

DECATUR -- Luella Love, 70, a homemaker, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007 in Decatur.

Graveside Service: 1 p.m. Saturday, December 29, 2007 in East Bridgeport Cemetery.

Luella was born on December 16, 1937, in Bloomington, Illinois to Arthur and Lillian Lewis. She was a homemaker and a member of the House...

Dec 25, 2007

Carson Adrian Turner Date Died: December 25, 2007 CHICO -- Carson Adrian Turner, 86, a retired chart changer for Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America went to be with our Lord Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007 in Chico.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Officiating: Rev. Ken Cates. Burial: Chico Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8...

Dec 25, 2007

Decatur: Jim Gasperson, 67, a farmer/rancher, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007, in Ft. Worth.

Mr. Gasperson was born September 1, 1940, in Decatur, Texas, to E.G and Myrtle Morris Gasperson. He married Olivia Holmes in May of 1959, in Decatur.

Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Oaklawn Cemetery....

Dec 25, 2007

Bonnie Jean Joseph Date Died: December 25, 2007 BRIDGPEORT -- Bonnie Jean Joseph, 75, a retired librarian, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2007, in Decatur.

Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2007 First Presbyterian Church, Bridgeport. Rev. Lucia McKee Kremzar will officiate.

Graveside Service: 9:45 a.m. Monday, December 31, at Fort Sam...

Dec 24, 2007

William David Bell Date Died: December 24, 2007 Decatur: William David Bell, 36, a welder, died Dec. 24, 2007 in Decatur.

Funeral: 2 PM Thursday at Immanuel Baptist Church in Decatur. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Wednesday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur.

Mr. Bell was born October 7, 1971, to Cale William...

Dec 24, 2007

Shawnee & Cheyenne Bell Date Died: December 24, 2007 Decatur: Sisters, Shawnee Lynn Bell, 10, died December 24, in Decatur and Cheyenne Nicole Bell, 9, died December 28 in Fort Worth.

Funeral: 2 PM Thursday at Immanuel Baptist Church in Decatur. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Wednesday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur.

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Dec 22, 2007

Deena Rae Bible Date Died: December 22, 2007 Austin-- Deena Rae Bible, 43, a telemarketer, went to be with our Lord Saturday, Dec. 22, 2007 in Texas City.

Memorial: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008 at Central Fellowship Church, Decatur. Visitation: 1 p.m. before the service.

Deena was born Sept. 24, 1964 in Ft. Worth to Percy...

Dec 20, 2007

Allan Chambers McCurdy Date Died: December 20, 2007 Decatur: Allan Chambers McCurdy, 98, a farmer/rancher, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, at his home in Decatur.

Mr. McCurdy was born April 2, 1909, in Ft. Worth, Texas, to Rufus Cal McCurdy and Ava Elizabeth Chambers. He married Ruth Taylor on December 25, 1932, in Seymore, Texas.

Funeral Service:...

Dec 18, 2007

Wanda LaVerne Collins Date Died: December 18, 2007 Decatur: Wanda LaVerne Collins, 71, a retired merchandising buyer, died Tuesday, December 18th in Decatur.

Ms. Collins was born November 5, 1936, in Bynum, Texas, to Simmon W. and Eddie Lou Taylor. She married Brad Collins on October 11, 1968 in Midlothian, Texas.

Services are at 10:30 a.m. Thursday,...

Dec 18, 2007

Joy Elizabeth Mecaskey Caraway Date Died: December 18, 2007 Decatur: Joy Elizabeth Mecaskey Caraway, 76, a retired homemaker and business woman, died December 18, in Decatur.

Joy was born in January of 1931, to Barney and Mary Alma Gose Mecaskey in San Jon, New Mexico. Joy's family roots were in Wise County. She was a descendent of the Gose...

Dec 17, 2007

John Dewitt Matzinger, Jr. Date Died: December 17, 2007 BURNET: John Dewitt Matzinger, Jr., 93, a retired Elementary and Secondary school principal died Monday, Dec. 17, 2007 in Cedar Park, Texas.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Home. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Minister: Dr. David Burrows. Family will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, memorials...

Dec 15, 2007

Doris Ida Young Date Died: December 15, 2007 Doris Ida Young, 84, a homemaker, died Saturday, December 15, 2007, in Springtown. She was surrounded by family as she peacefully went to be with her Lord.

Ms. Young was born March 14, 1923, in Baltimore Maryland, to Albert Pizzica and Maria Mirto. She married Vern Lee "Curley" Young on March...

Dec 15, 2007

Mary Beatrice Foster, 97, a retired childcare owner, died Saturday, December 15, 2007, in Decatur.

Ms. Foster, the oldest of eight children, was born March 29, 1910, in Stoney, Texas, to Robert Ince and Ethel Hudson Ince. She married Buddie Davis Foster on July 31, 1931, in Denton, Texas.

Service will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December...

Dec 14, 2007

Misty Howell Roper Date Died: December 14, 2007 RUNAWAY BAY -- Misty Howell Roper, 64, a payroll administrator for the City of Coppell, passed away Friday, Dec. 14, 2007, in Decatur.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday, First Baptist Church. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Hawkins Funeral Home. Rev. Doug Whitehead will officiate. Pallbearers will be:...