Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

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...

Oct 24, 2006

Robert R. McCauley Date Died: October 24, 2006 BOYD -- Robert R. "Bobby" McCauley, 53, a truck driver, died Tuesday, October 24, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Christian-Hawkins Chapel. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Bobby was born Sept. 9, 1953 in Warren, Ohio. He married Rita Joy McCauley Jan....

Oct 23, 2006

EULESS -- Darla Lynelle Smith, 35, a long haul truck driver for CFI Trucking, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2006 in Euless. Family Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Darla was preceded in death by her brother, David Lynn Smith.

Survivors: Mother, Jeanne Hollywood and husband, Thomas of Euless; father, M.L. Smith and wife, Francoise of...

Oct 22, 2006

Pauline Treat Date Died: October 22, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Pauline "Polly" Treat, 62, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors: Husband, Roger Lee Treat of Bridgeport; daughters, Carrie Lee Bell and husband, Gregg of Palestine,...

Oct 19, 2006

Melton Slayton Date Died: October 19, 2006 CHICO -- Melton "Bud" Slayton, 83, a retired carpenter, died Thursday, October 19, 2006 in Bridgeport. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Grapevine Cemetery. Visitation: 6-7:30 Friday.

Survivors: wife of 61 years: Vivian Slayton of Chico; sons: Steven Dell Slayton and wife Karen of Bedford, Ivan Monroe Slayton and wife Kelly of...

Oct 18, 2006

Billie Marlene Wayne Date Died: October 18, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Billie Marlene Wayne, 63, a hairdresser, died Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006 in Bridgeport. Memorial: 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Decatur. Billie was preceded in death by her parents, Buddy and Leota Estes Easley and husband, Douglas Wayne. Survivors: Sons, Scott Spraggins and wife, Tami of Ft. Worth and...

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,...