Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

Jan 7, 2008

John Willie Bell, Jr. Date Died: January 07, 2008 Fort Worth: John Willie Bell, Jr., 76, of Fort Worth, died January 3, 2008 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Mr. Bell was born March 25, 1931 in Decatur, Texas, to John Willie Bell, Sr. and Lalla Mae Folfier. He married Dorothy Nell Brooks on April 19, 1950 in Decatur.

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Jan 6, 2008

Elizabeth Nell Cates Horton Date Died: January 06, 2008 Burleson: Elizabeth Nell Cates Horton, 79, a free lance artist, died January 6, 2008 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Ms. Horton was born September 11, 1928 in Vernon, Texas, to Piner Lynn Cates, Sr. and Margaret Irons Cates.

Private graveside services were held Wednesday, January 9, 2008, in Oaklawn...

Jan 6, 2008

Louella Maureen Cobb Date Died: January 06, 2008 Decatur: Louella Maureen Cobb, 88, of Decatur, died Sunday, January 6, 2008, in Decatur.

Mrs. Cobb was born March 5, 1919, to Garland Leroy and Buena Vista Davis, in Sunset, Texas.

Graveside service is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, in Roselawn Cemetery in Denton, Texas. Rev. Ken Cates will...

Jan 4, 2008

Paul Wayne Foster Date Died: January 04, 2008 Decatur: Paul Wayne "Butch" Foster, 53, of Haslet, an aircraft mechanic, died Friday, January 4, 2008, in Decatur.

Memorial service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel.

Mr. Foster was born January 29, 1954, in Thomas, Oklahoma, to Wayne Leroy and Mayme V. Walton Foster. He married...

Jan 3, 2008

Hugh Eleanor Low Date Died: January 03, 2008 NEWARK -- Hugh Eleanor Low, 73, a singer, died on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008 in Decatur.

Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home. Pastor Hollie Nordin will officiate.

Hugh Eleanor had a beautiful voice and she loved to sing....

Dec 31, 2007

Jack Mathis Date Died: December 31, 2007 OKLAHOMA CITY - Jack Mathis, 87, a retired rancher died December 31, 2007 in Oklahoma City.

Graveside Service: 11:00 AM Monday, January 7, 2008 at Sycamore Cemetery in Decatur, Texas with Rev. Ken May to officiate. There will be no set family visitation.

Mr. Mathis was born September 15, 1920...

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.

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