Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

Dec 18, 2006

Leon Galloway Date Died: December 18, 2006 BOYD -- Leon Galloway, 79, a retired sheet metal worker at LTV, died Monday, December 18, 2006 in Boyd. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Baptist Church in Decatur. Burial: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dixie Cemetery in Whitesboro. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Leon was born in Cooke County, Texas to the late Carl...

Dec 18, 2006

Dennis Huber Date Died: December 18, 2006 RUNAWAY BAY -- Dennis Huber, 64, a pipeliner and a former police officer in Bowie and Lewisville for seven years, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Eternal Oaks Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

He was preceded in death by his...

Dec 16, 2006

Calvin Charles Gorham, Sr. Date Died: December 16, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Calvin Charles Gorham, Sr., 85, a retired civil service inspector for the U.S. Government, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006 in Bridgeport. Survivors: daughters, Annette Hildebrand and husband William of Ardmore, OK and and Rinda Carroll and husband Rick of Bridgeport; sons, Calvin Gorham II of Lubbock and Bryan Gorham...

Dec 12, 2006

Alma B. Winnett Date Died: December 12, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Alma B. Winnett, 87, a retired School Secretery at Crossley Elementery, died Tuesday, December 12, 2006 in Decatur. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Gardens in Corpus Christi. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins funeral Home.

Alma was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin and Pearl Ford;...

Dec 12, 2006

Nelma E. Wylie Date Died: December 12, 2006 BOYD -- Nelma E. Wylie, 88, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Nelma was born in Fort Worth, Texas to...

Dec 10, 2006

Clyde Dukes Date Died: December 10, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Clyde "Red" Dukes, 87, the owner of Allison Implement in Allison, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. 2 p.m. Wednesday at Allison School Gym in Allison. Burial: Wheeler Cemetery.

Red was preceded in death by his first wife, Evelyn Dukes, sons,...

Dec 7, 2006

Audrey H. Whitehead Date Died: December 07, 2006 PARADISE -- Audrey H. "A.W." Whitehead, 74, a retired telephone technician for Sprint, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006 in Paradise. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant View Baptist Church. Burial: Thomas Cemetery. Mr. Whitehead was a U.S. Marine Veteran and a member of the Pleasant View Baptist Church. He married Sandra Joan...

Dec 5, 2006

Renez Richardson Date Died: December 05, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Renez Richardson, 89, a homemaker, died Tuesday, December 5, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Paradise cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday.

Renez was a member of the Carpenter Street Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, L.D....

Dec 1, 2006

Frank Lewis Thomas Date Died: December 01, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Frank Lewis Thomas, 48, a commissioned security officer, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, in Decatur. Memorial: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Frank was born May 16, 1958, in Abilene, TX. He was a Bridgeport High School Class of 1977 graduate. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

Dec 1, 2006

Berniece Bishop Linden Date Died: December 01, 2006 DENTON -- Berniece Bishop Linden, 84, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at home. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oxford Water Cemetery in Wise County. She was preceded by her first husband, E.H. Bishop; second husband, Horace Linden; and a daughter, Janice McFarland. Survivors: Daughter, Charlotte Strickland and husband, Paul...

Nov 30, 2006

Louis Moorman Date Died: November 30, 2006 AURORA -- Louis "Larry" Moorman, 85, a retired senior executive vice president for Integrater, Inc., died Thursday, November 30, 2006 in Bridgeport. Memorial service: 7 p.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church in Boyd. Rev. Bob Turk ande Rev. Steve Richardson will be officiating.

Survivors: wife of 40 years: Harriett Moorman of...

Nov 29, 2006

Joe Henry Isaacs, Jr. Date Died: November 29, 2006 RUNAWAY BAY -- Joe Henry Isaacs, Jr., 57, a tank truck driver for Shale Tank Truck, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 in Runaway Bay. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Hawkins Funeral Home. Mr. Isaacs was born Aug. 22, 1949 in Wichita Falls to Joe H. Sr. and Billie Wines...

Nov 26, 2006

Bonnie Jean Tackett Date Died: November 26, 2006 BOYD -- Bonnie Jean Tackett, 68, a seamstress, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, in Weatherford. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel, Boyd. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Chyrel Tackett and her grandson, Chrostopher...

Nov 26, 2006

Regina Lela Treat Date Died: November 26, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Regina Lela Treat, 85, a homemaker, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bailey Funeral Home, 705 N. 1st St., Vienna, IL 62995. Burial: Cypress Masonic Cemetery in Cypress, IL. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bailey Funeral Home. Mrs. Treat was preceded in...

Nov 25, 2006

LaRae Coan Austin Date Died: November 25, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- LaRae Coan Austin, 70, a retired business owner, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. LaRae was preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Lera Woltz...

Nov 20, 2006

Everett E. Johnston Date Died: November 20, 2006 NEWARK -- Everett E. Johnston, 88, a retired Director of Research and Development at ESCO Hyraulic Elevators, died Monday, November 20, 2006 at his home in Newark. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Boyd Church of Christ. Burial: Aurora Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral...

Nov 20, 2006

Ladean Gober Date Died: November 20, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Ladean Gober, 88, a retired waitress for Hoefle Corner Drug, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: West Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 until service time Friday at the funeral home. Ladean was born Jan. 31, 1918...

Nov 15, 2006

Kenneth Ray Brown Date Died: November 15, 2006 BOYD -- Kenneth Ray Brown, 76, a retired quality control supervisor for the Army at Bell Helicopter, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Aurora Baptist Church. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 Saturday.

Kenneth Ray served in the U.S. Air force during the Korean Conflict. He...

Nov 15, 2006

John R. Clifton Date Died: November 15, 2006 CHICO -- John R. "Catfish John" Clifton, 95, a retired roustabout, died Wednesday, November 15, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Chico Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday. Survivors: wife: Louise Clifton of Chico; sons: Donald Clifton and wife Barbara of Chico, C.S. Barker and wife Faye...

Nov 14, 2006

Peggy Barnett Date Died: November 14, 2006 PARADISE -- Peggy Barnett, 58, a licensed vocational nurse, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, in Paradise. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Paradise Church of Christ. Burial: Paradise Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Home. Survivors: Her husband of 21 years, James; sons, Jimmy Hendrix, Thomas Hendrix and wife, Jennifer,...