Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

Oct 17, 2006

Dusty James Black Date Died: October 17, 2006 NEWARK -- Dusty James Black, 18, a student of Northwest High School, died Tuesday, October 17, 2006 in Wise County.

Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday at Aurora Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday.

Survivors: mother: Pam Snyder of Newark; father: Mike Black of Mississippi; brothers: Clinton and Chris Snyder, Billy...

Oct 17, 2006

FT. WORTH -- Wallace Sheppard, 77, a retired businessman, died Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 in Ft. Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Perrin Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Sheppard was born March 8, 1929 in Hale Center to the late Curtis and Bessie Sims Sheppard. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran...

Oct 14, 2006

Lt. Col. Burnice Choate Date Died: October 14, 2006 CHICO -- Lt. Col. Burnice "Bernie" Choate, 85, retired U.S. Airforce, died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dale Shorter officiating. Burial: Chico Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Choate was born Oct. 10,...

Oct 13, 2006

Billy George Peyton Date Died: October 13, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Billy George Peyton, 71, a retired district technician for Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, died Friday, Oct. 13, 2006, at a Decatur hospital. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Monday at Hawkins Chapel. Burial: Sunset Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. He was born Nov. 13, 1934 in Alvord to the...

Oct 12, 2006

PARADISE -- Grace Ann McDuff, 9 days old, died Thursday, October 12, 2006 in Burleson. Private family graveside: 3 p.m. Monday at Paradise Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Grace was born Oct. 3, 2006 in Ft. Worth. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Wayne Wood. Survivors: Parents, Jerry and Cindy McDuff of...

Oct 11, 2006

Loren Lee Benoy Date Died: October 11, 2006 RHOME -- Loren Lee Benoy, 46, a South Lake City maintenance employee, died Wednesday, October 11, 2006 in Wise County. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at Seven Hills United Methodist Church. Burial: Aurora Cemetery. Visitation: 5-7 Sunday at the funeral home.

Lee was born in Elgin, North Dakota to Thomas Fariley and...

Oct 6, 2006

Florencio Martinez Date Died: October 06, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Shorty Martinez, 37, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 3 p.m. Monday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Mexican Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Survivors: Mother, Francis Martinez; brothers, Darrell Lopez and wife, Dreama and Oscar Martinez and wife, Amanda; sister, Yolanda Gachuzo all...

Oct 3, 2006

Zelma Mae Howard Simmons Date Died: October 03, 2006 ARLINGTON -- Zelma Mae Simmons, 87, of Arlington formerly of Boyd, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday in Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Memorials: Universal Health Services Hospice or American Diabetes Association.

Zelma was preceded...

Oct 2, 2006

A.M. Johnson, Jr. Date Died: October 02, 2006 CHICO -- A.M. Johnson, Jr., 67, a retired farmer, died Monday, October 2, 2006 in Chico. Graveside service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Chico Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.

Survivors: wife of 48 years: Betty Johnson of Chico; sons: Bobby Johnson and wife Becky of Chico, Jerry Johnson and wife Cameo of...

Sep 29, 2006

Bertie Dean Gilliland Murphy Date Died: September 29, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Bertie Dean Gilliland Murphy, 72, a homemaker, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, 2006 in Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Memorials: American Cancer Society. Bertie was born July 5, 1934 in Wise County to...

Sep 28, 2006

Lynn Thomas Henry Date Died: September 28, 2006 CHICO -- Lynn Thomas Henry, 61, owner of Lynn Henry Custom Homes, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 in Decatur. Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Henry was born Sept. 11, 1945 in Dallas to Ralph and...

Sep 23, 2006

Wilma J. White Date Died: September 23, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Wilma J. White, 70, a retired customer service representative for Wal-Mart, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, in Bridgeport. Wilma was born Jan. 29, 1936 in Decatur. She was preceded in death by her grandson, Brandon Cox; parents, Jay and Inez Stone Saling; and sisters, Sandra Stone and Virginia Patterson. Wilma...

Sep 22, 2006

Elizabeth (Betty) Smith Date Died: September 22, 2006 DECATUR -- Elizabeth "Betty" Smith, 76, a homemaker, died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, in Decatur. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Decatur Senior Center.

Survivors: Daughters, LaDonna McDaniel and husband, Wally of Decatur, Laurie Johnson of Decatur and LaVan Smith of Azle; son, David Johnson and wife, Grace of...

Sep 21, 2006

Clayton F. Wood Date Died: September 21, 2006 CHICO -- Clayton F. Wood, 93, a retired school teacher, died Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Chico. Burial: Sadler Cemetery. Survivors: Children, Mike Wood and wife, DeeAnn, Peggy Hylton and husband, Floyd and David Wood; grandchildren, Melinda, Amy, Camaron, Hunter, Daniel, Crystal; great-granchildren,...

Sep 20, 2006

David Richard Casillas Date Died: September 20, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- David Richard Casillas, 44, a cook at Casillas Restaurant, died Wednesday, September 20, 2006 in Decatur.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Johns Catholic Church. Burial: Mexican Cemetery. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

David was a cook at the Casillas Mexican Restaurant. He hasd...

Sep 19, 2006

Betty Joyce Holley Date Died: September 19, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Betty Joyce Holley, 68, a homemaker and co-founder of Bridgeport Tank Trucks, died Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Cottondale. Burial: Boonsville Cemetery. Mrs. Holley was born Nov. 1, 1937 in Abilene to Claude and Ruby Pike Niblett. She married Lawrence Holley...

Sep 19, 2006

Alice Linda Coleman Date Died: September 19, 2006 DECATUR -- Alice Linda Coleman, 52, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept.19, 2006 in Denton. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Alice was born Dec. 22, 1953 in Bridgeport, She married Michael "Whitey" Coleman April 1, 1974...

Sep 16, 2006

Harlow Hunn Date Died: September 16, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Harlow Hunn, 105, a retired farmer, died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Wilson Prairie Cemetery. Mr. Hunn married Bessie Lee Shawn July 2, 1926 in Bridgeport. They were united 59 years until her passing on Oct. 21, 1985. He was also...

Sep 15, 2006

Roy Cecil Hutto Date Died: September 15, 2006 ALVORD -- Roy Cecil Hutto, 61, a TXI maintenance man, died Friday, Sept. 15, 2006, in Chico. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Assembly of God in Alvord. Burial: Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, Okla. Survivors: Wife of 43 years, Diana of Alvord; sons, Clay Howard and Jerry Lee Hutto and wife Alyssa both of...

Sep 13, 2006

LaVera Moxon Date Died: September 13, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- LaVera Moxon, 85, a retired licensed vocational nurse and foster home helper, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday in East Bridgeport Cemetery.

Lavera was born in Cleburne, Texas. She married S.D. Moxon on September 14, 1940 in Cleburne. They were united in marriage until his death....