Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

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,...

Nov 13, 2006

Joey Vasquez Date Died: November 13, 2006 PARADISE -- Joey Vasquez, 19, a roustabout, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2006, in Chico. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Wilson Prairie Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Carmen Sauceda, his grandfather, Jake Hayley, and his...

Nov 12, 2006

BRIDGEPORT -- Eugene "Gene" Moore, 61, a truck driver for Haliburton, died Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 in Jacksboro. Memorial: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Gene was born May 2, 1945 in Baker County, Forida to Alonzo and Jewel Moats Moore. He married Alicia "Becky" Helmes Jan. 9, 1965 in Lakeland, FL. He was preceded in death by his...

Nov 11, 2006

Leon L. Tidmore Date Died: November 11, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Leon L. Tidmore, 88, a retired district manager for Lone Star Gas, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, at home. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Chapel. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Leon was born in Long, Oklahoma. He served his country in the U.S. Air...

Nov 9, 2006

Jimmie David Massey Date Died: November 09, 2006 SUNSET -- Jimmie David "Jim" Massey, 69, a retiree of GM Motors, died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006 in Sunset. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Pleasant Hills Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Jim was born May 21, 1937 in Jonesboro, LA to the...

Nov 6, 2006

Thaya Faye Joyner Date Died: November 06, 2006 RHOME -- Thaya Faye "Hill" Joyner, 86, a homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006, at home. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hill Top Assembly of God. Burial: Azleland Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Christian-Hawkins Chapel.

Thaya was born to Tom and Edith Munn Hunter in Whitt, Okla. She...

Nov 5, 2006

Jimmy Brooks Ware Date Died: November 05, 2006 BOYD -- Jimmy Brooks Ware, 59, a retired agriculture teacher for Boyd Independent School District, died Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Boyd. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Jimmy was born Nov. 7, 1946, in Abilene. He was...

Nov 4, 2006

Lorene Carter Date Died: November 04, 2006 GRAHAM -- Lorene Carter, 86, a caregiver, went to be with her Lord Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, in Graham. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hilltop Assembly of God in Boyd, with burial in Azleland Memorial Park. Lorene was born Sept. 10, 1020 in Mexia, TX to the late Oscar and Gladys Parker Hughes....

Nov 4, 2006

PERRIN -- Cynthia Frances Perry, 68, a real estate broker, died Saturday, November 4, 2006 in Plano. Cynthia was born June 23, 1938 in Boston, MA to the late Walter and Blanche Brannon Bent. Survivors: Her daughters, Charlene Stinnett and husband Bobby of Perrin and Mary Frances Perry of San Diego, CA; sons, David Perry and wife Rita of Yuma,...

Nov 2, 2006

Dorothy Burns Date Died: November 02, 2006 CHICO -- Dorothy "Dot" Burns, 65, a care worker for IntegraCare Home Health, died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006 in Chico. Family will receive friends 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Burns was born Feb. 4, 1941 in Oxford, England to Tom and Charlotte Smith Orr. Survivors: Husband, Thomas Burns...

Nov 2, 2006

Margaret R. Watson Waldon Date Died: November 02, 2006 BOYD -- Margaret R. Watson Waldon, 69, a retired welder for Del Norte Technology, Inc., died Thursday, November 2, 2006 in Boyd.

Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel.

Memorials may be made to: American Cancer Research and Solaris Hospice of Decatur.

Margaret was...

Nov 1, 2006

Lois Thomas Davis Date Died: November 01, 2006 NEWARK -- Lois Thomas Davis, 89, a homemaker, died Wednesday, November 1, 2006 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Newark. Burial: Dido Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday.

Lois was born in Dallas County, the daughter of the late Clifford and Gertie (Hodges) Thomas.

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Oct 28, 2006

Gracie Lee Clark Rendleman Date Died: October 28, 2006 COTTONDALE -- Gracie Lee Clark Rendleman, 90, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Cottondale. Burial: Cottondale Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Gracie was born Nov. 29, 1915 in Paradise to the late Lonnie...

Oct 26, 2006

Geary Dale McDonald Date Died: October 26, 2006 DECATUR -- Geary Dale McDonald, 58, a retired cattle truck driver, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. He was preceded by his father, Don McDonald, and sister, Belinda Kaye Cherry.

Survivors: Daughter, Dania Jara and husband, Ken, of Saginaw; sons, Geary...

Oct 25, 2006

June Ivy Date Died: October 25, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- June Ivy, 82, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday in Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery.

Survivors: Husband of 56 years, William "Red" Ivy of Bridgeport; daughters, Peggy Richey and husband, Clifford of Liberty, Betty Barnett and husband, John of Decatur; son,...

Oct 24, 2006

Loretta Montez Turnbow Tyler Date Died: October 24, 2006 BOYD -- Loretta Montez Turnbow Tyler, 81, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006. Graveside service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Loretta was born in Bridgeport, Texas. She was a housewife and attended the Grace Fellowship Church in Paradise.

She was...