Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

Jan 11, 2007

Virginia Gilbert Date Died: January 11, 2007 HURST -- Virginia "Jenny" Gilbert, 73, a retired retail sales clerk, died Thursday, January 11, 2007 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday.

Officiator: Rev. Jesse Wilson

Jenny was born in Boyd, Texas to Dewey A. and Lena M....

Jan 10, 2007

Dow Webster Bellah Date Died: January 10, 2007 BRIDGEPORT -- Dow "PaPa Dow" Webster Bellah, 58, a truck driver for I.E. Miller, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007 in Fairfield, Texas. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Bible Baptist Church in Bridgeport. Burial: West Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Dow was born in Hereford, Texas. He...

Jan 1, 2007

Patrick Waynen Date Died: January 01, 2007 RUNAWAY BAY -- Patrick Waynen, 40, an aircraft mechanic, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2007, in Decatur. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Eternal Oaks Cemetery, Runaway Bay. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Patrick graduated from Grant Community High School in Fox Lake, Illinois. He earned an Associates...

Dec 31, 2006

Louise Clifton Date Died: December 31, 2006 CHICO -- Louise Clifton, 60, a homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006, in Decatur. Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Louise was preceded in death by her husband, "Catfish" John Clifton. Survivors: Daughter, Janet Gregg of Fort Worth; son, Donald Clifton and wife, Barbara of Chico; brothers, Troy Riddle of...

Dec 26, 2006

Betty Greathouse Dunning McKinney Date Died: December 26, 2006 DECATUR -- Betty Greathouse Dunning McKinney, 81, a retired real estate agent, died Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Alvord. Burial: Sunset Cemetery.

During her full life, she operated the Roanoke Cafe, sold farm and ranch property through Dunning Real Estate...

Dec 24, 2006

Patsy Elaine Stanford Date Died: December 24, 2006 NEWARK -- Patsy Elaine Stanford, 73, a homemaker, died Sunday, December 24, 2006 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Dido cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.

She was preceded in death by her parents, C.R. and Grace Cox, two brothers, and two sisters.

Survivors:...

Dec 24, 2006

Phyllis M. Williams Date Died: December 24, 2006 BOYD -- Phyllis M. Williams, 88, a homemaker, died Sunday, December 24, 2006 in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 10 - 12 a.m. Wednesday.

Mrs. Williams was preceded in death by her parents, Barney and Beatrice Wilkerson; her husband Holiday Birch "Doc" Williams, three brothers,...

Dec 23, 2006

BRIDGEPORT -- Bob Bible Sr., 67, who was retired from Lawn Care Service, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday at Henderson Funeral Home in Santa Anna. Burial: Whon Family Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Mr. Bible was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Mettie Walters...

Dec 19, 2006

Pearlene Houchins Date Died: December 19, 2006 WEATHERFORD -- Pearlene Houchins, 70, a retired waitress, died Tuesday, December 19, 2006 in Weatherford. Funeral: 2 P.M. Thursday, December 21, 2006, at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Wilson Prairie Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Pearlene was born in Wise County, Texas. She was preceded in death by her...

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...