Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

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...

Nov 29, 2006

Joe Henry Isaacs, Jr. Date Died: November 29, 2006 RUNAWAY BAY -- Joe Henry Isaacs, Jr., 57, a tank truck driver for Shale Tank Truck, died Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006 in Runaway Bay. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Hawkins Funeral Home. Mr. Isaacs was born Aug. 22, 1949 in Wichita Falls to Joe H. Sr. and Billie Wines...

Nov 26, 2006

Bonnie Jean Tackett Date Died: November 26, 2006 BOYD -- Bonnie Jean Tackett, 68, a seamstress, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, in Weatherford. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel, Boyd. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Chyrel Tackett and her grandson, Chrostopher...

Nov 26, 2006

Regina Lela Treat Date Died: November 26, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- Regina Lela Treat, 85, a homemaker, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Bailey Funeral Home, 705 N. 1st St., Vienna, IL 62995. Burial: Cypress Masonic Cemetery in Cypress, IL. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Bailey Funeral Home. Mrs. Treat was preceded in...

Nov 25, 2006

LaRae Coan Austin Date Died: November 25, 2006 BRIDGEPORT -- LaRae Coan Austin, 70, a retired business owner, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 in Bridgeport. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. LaRae was preceded in death by her parents, Tom and Lera Woltz...

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...