Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

Feb 6, 2006

Travis Carl Manning Date Died: February 06, 2006 CHICO -- Travis Carl Manning, 90, a retired lease operator for Petro Lewis Oil Co., died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Chico. Burial: Chico Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mr. Manning was preceded in death by his...

Feb 5, 2006

Bernice Lisby Date Died: February 05, 2006 BOYD -- Bernice Lisby, 74, a homemaker, died Thursday, February 2, 2006 in Boyd. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2006 at the First Baptist Church in Boyd. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home. Bernice was born on July 7, 1931 in Boyd, Texas, the daughter of William...

Feb 3, 2006

FORT WORTH -- William N. Vernon Jr., 76, a retired auto mechanic, died Friday, Feb. 3, 2006, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Tuesday in Chico Cemetery. Mr. Vernon was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of First Baptist Church of Fort Worth. Survivors: Wife, Mildred Janet Vernon; daughter, Linda Young and husband, Billy; son, Robert Ogletree; sisters,...

Feb 2, 2006

Nancy Romines Date Died: February 02, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Nancy Romines, a homemaker, died Tuesday, January 31, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 2 P.M. Thursday, February 2, 2006 at Pleasant View Baptist Church. Burial: Thomas cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at the funeral home. Nancy married D.L. Romines on January 9, 1953 in Gainesville, Texas. She was a member of the...

Jan 31, 2006

Frances L. Garner Date Died: January 31, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Frances L. Garner, 77, a homemaker, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Home. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Survivors: Her husband of 48 years, Billy Garner; daughters, Debra Ann Wright and husband, Anthony, Shay Lynn Beavers and...

Jan 30, 2006

RHOME -- Ernestine (Aunt Teen) Young, 81, a homemaker, died Monday, January 30, 2006 in Denton. Funeral: 2 P.M. Wednesday, February 1, 2006 at the Rhome Assembly of God Church. Burial: Aurora Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors: daughter: Gail Boyse; grandson: Ricky Brannon Boyse; granddaughter: Diane Boyse; sister: Annebelle Brakke; three great grandchildren; numerous aunts,...

Jan 28, 2006

James Gilbert Crawley Date Died: January 28, 2006 DECATUR -- James Gilbert Crawley, 70, the owner of Crawley Construction, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Crawley was born July 3, 1935 in Chicago, IL to William...

Jan 27, 2006

SAGINAW -- Bettye Powell Rice, 69, a retired secretary, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday at Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Survivors: Granddaughter, Debra Kilzer and husband, Jeff; great-grandchildren, Justin and Joshua Kilzer; sister, Treaon Parriette and husband, James; brother, Thomas Powell; and numerous nieces, nephews...

Jan 27, 2006

Clinton Matthew Cox Date Died: January 27, 2006 CHICO -- Clinton Matthew Cox, 24, a heavy equipment operator for Chico Limestone, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006 in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Chico Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survivors: Daughter, Emily Cox; parents, Eric and Brenda Cox; grandparents, Elmer...

Jan 24, 2006

BRIDGEPORT -- Bennie Braselton Crenshaw, 91, a retired farmer, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006 in Bridgeport. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: may be made to First Baptist Church of Bridgeport. Mr. Crenshaw was a U.S. Army Veteran serving in WWII. Survivors: Sister-in-law: Lavina Coleman; Nephews, Johnny and...

Jan 20, 2006

Charles M. Ray Date Died: January 20, 2006 Charles M. Ray, 80, a retired supervisor for General Dynamics, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawkins Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Home. Charles was born May 22, 1925 to Chester Samuel Ray and Ruby Brownlow in McAdo, TX. He...

Jan 19, 2006

Mary Deanna Nolan Petty Date Died: January 19, 2006 Graveside service for Mary Deanna Nolan Petty, 69, of Chico will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 at Boyd Cemetery. Dr. Barbara Sowell will officiate. Visitation was to be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Home. Deanna died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, in Chico. Born Jan. 7,...

Jan 18, 2006

Robert Michael Groat Date Died: January 18, 2006 AURORA -- Robert Michael Groat, 51, a crane operator, died Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, in Dallas. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Christian-Hawkins Chapel. Burial: Aurora Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Survivors: Wife, Pamela Diann Green Daggett Groat of Aurora; daughter, Charlotte Batts and husband, Brent of Houston; grandchildren, Lauren and...

Jan 18, 2006

Gene Harris Date Died: January 18, 2006 Gene Harris, 79, of Bridgeport, a retired machinist with Burlington Railroad, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, in Decatur. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Twin Oaks Assembly of God where he was a member. Burial: West Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Gene was born April 7, 1926...

Jan 16, 2006

Minnie Sparks Date Died: January 16, 2006 Graveside service for Minnie Sparks, 83, of Grandview was Jan. 16 at Chico Cemetery. The Rev. Jerrel Martinez officiated. Mrs. Sparks died Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, in Grandview. Born Nov. 6, 1922, in Decatur, Mrs. Sparks, a homemaker, was a member of the New Beginnings Assembly of God Church and was active in...

Jan 14, 2006

Jerry Gee Date Died: January 14, 2006 CHICO -- Jerry "Tater" Gee, 57, owner of DJ's Welding, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006, in Wichita Falls. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Crafton Baptist Church. Burial: Crafton Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: May be made to any Kidney Foundation. Jerry married Jean Maddux Gee July...

Jan 13, 2006

Joie Daniel Hughes Date Died: January 13, 2006 Funeral for Joie Daniel Hughes, 26, of Paradise was Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Central Fellowship Church in Decatur. The Rev. Dale Randolph officiated. Daniel died Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, in Paradise. Born July 23, 1979, in Bridgeport to Glenn and Linda Wood Hughes, he owned Marble Creations in Boyd. He graduated in...

Jan 6, 2006

Ottis Long Date Died: January 06, 2006 KRUM -- Ottis Long, 80, a retired employee of the Denton Parks Department, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, in Denton. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday in Chico Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survivors: Wife, Nell Long; stepchildren, Benita Eberhart and husband, Jim, Pete Kelly and wife, Beth,...

Jan 5, 2006

Hoyt W. Davis Date Died: January 05, 2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

PARADISE -- Hoyt W. Davis, 80, a retired machinist, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2006, in Bridgeport. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Thursday in Cottondale Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home. Survivors: Daughters, Diane Adams and husband, Lonnie of Paradise and Shirley Edwards and husband, Ronnie of...

Jan 5, 2006

Ray McComis Date Died: January 05, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Ray McComis, 75, a retired oilfield supervisor, died Monday, Jan. 2, 2006, at home. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Bridgeport. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 Wednesday. Survivors: Wife of 45 years, Jean; sons, Kenneth and wife, Debbie, Keith and wife, Carolyn, David and...