Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Catherine Whatley

Catherine Whatley

Apr 9, 2012

Catherine Whatley, age 91, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2012 at a Hamilton Care Center. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at Restland Cemetery. There will be no set visitation. Mrs. Whatley was born on November 19, 1920 in Coryell County, TX to the late William Jackson Mangham and Nancy Melvina Brashear Mangham....

Betty Ruth Franklin Taylor

Betty Ruth Franklin Taylor

Apr 6, 2012

Services to celebrate Betty’s life will be held on Friday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m. at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, Texas. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Betty was born in Abilene, Texas, on January 9, 1927 to Ula and Mary Ettie Franklin. Ula was a handyman and moved his family to Gatesville, where Betty graduated from high school....

Nena Pearl Harrington

Nena Pearl Harrington

Apr 6, 2012

Nena Pearl Harrington, age 56, of Gatesville, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2012 at a Temple hospital. Graveside Services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Restland Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5-7:00 P.M. on Monday at Scott’s Funeral Home. Nena was born on June 19, 1955 in Coryell County, Texas to the...

Hurstell "Gus" Farley

Hurstell "Gus" Farley

Mar 31, 2012

Hurstell “Gus” Farley, age 89, of Gatesville, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in a Temple hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Mound Cemetery with full Military Honors. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Monday at the funeral home. Gus was born...

Betty Bushong

Betty Bushong

Mar 28, 2012

Betty Bushong, age 81, of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 in a Clifton Hospital. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00, Friday, March 30, 2012 at Turnersville Cemetery with Sonny Garman officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Betty was born on September 17, 1930 in Fay, Oklahoma to the...

Raby Ardrell Alford

Raby Ardrell Alford

Mar 27, 2012

Raby Ardrell Alford, age 90, passed away March 27, 2012, at a Gatesville nursing facility. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, March 30, 2012 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville with minister Joe B. Baisden officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, Gatesville, Texas. Raby was born in the...

Margaret Ruth Veazey

Margaret Ruth Veazey

Mar 27, 2012

Mrs. Margaret Ruth Veazey age 80 of Gatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 in a Gatesville care center. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel in Gatesville, with Jimmie Ferguson officiating. Burial will follow at the Pidcoke Cemetery. The family will receive visitors anytime at the Veazey’s...

Neta Jan Woods

Neta Jan Woods

Mar 21, 2012

Neta Woods, age 58, of Gatesville passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in Gatesville, Texas. Services will be scheduled at a later time. Neta was born March 15, 1954 in Ganado, Texas. She was the daughter of Allyson Jansing Woods and Melba Graham Woods. She worked as a correctional officer for TDCJ. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

Walter H. Smith

Walter H. Smith

Mar 19, 2012

Mr. Walter H. Smith, age 95 of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 in Hamilton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Mike Barron officiating. Burial will follow at the Smith Cemetery in Purmela. Mr. Smith was born on May 14, 1916 in Purmela, to...

Ray Floyd Stifflemire

Ray Floyd Stifflemire

Mar 19, 2012

Ray Floyd Stifflemire, age 55 of Proctor, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2012 at a Waco hospital. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the Coffey Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5-7:00 P.M. on Friday at Scott’s Funeral Home. Ray was born in Dallas, Texas on December 31, 1956 to the...

Dean W. Hodge

Dean W. Hodge

Mar 15, 2012

Dean William Hodge, 69, of Hoopeston, Illinois, formerly of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2012 in Illinois. A Memorial Graveside Service will be held at 12 noon on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Restland Cemetery. Dean was born on July 15, 1944 to Gerald Newman and Marjoire Marie Sandhurst Hodge in Watseka, Illinois. Dean completed High School in...

Maria Herlinda Robles

Maria Herlinda Robles

Mar 13, 2012

Maria Herlinda Robles, 78, of Gatesville, passed away on March 13, 2012 in Gatesville. Funeral Services are scheduled for 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 17, 2012 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church with burial following at Restland Cemetery. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, March 16, 2012 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Maria was born on October...

Betty Jo Woodson Byrom

Betty Jo Woodson Byrom

Mar 8, 2012

Betty Jo Byrom, age 86, of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2012. A Private Graveside Service will be held by the family. All of Betty’s friends and family are invited to a reception celebrating her life in the fellowship hall at Live Oak Baptist Church at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 11, 2012. Betty was born in Ft....

Lois West Henderson

Lois West Henderson

Mar 6, 2012

Lois Henderson, age 89, of Columbus, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at River Oaks Health Care Center in Columbus. Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 10th at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville with Roger Marvel officiating. Burial will follow at 1:30 P.M. at Rest Haven Cemetery in Belton, Texas. The family will receive visitors...

Carol Ann Kerr

Carol Ann Kerr

Mar 4, 2012

Carol Ann Kerr, age 66, of Jonesboro, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2012, at a Temple hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, March 9th at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, Texas. A Memorial Service will also be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 11th at the Blair United Methodist Church in Blair,...

Jerry Dale Wolske

Jerry Dale Wolske

Mar 2, 2012

Jerry (Tex) Wolske age 55 of Mart, passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Jonesboro Cemetery, with Rev. Steve Bogan officiating. There will be no set time for visitation. Jerry was born on August 31, 1956 in Gatesville. He was the son of the...

Charles Nolan Kunze

Charles Nolan Kunze

Feb 29, 2012

Charles Nolan Kunze age 75 of Evant, passed away on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 in Evant. Memorial services will be held at 4:00 P.M. Saturday, March 3, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church of Evant, with Rev. Don Johnson officiating. Mr. Kunze was born on November 12, 1936 in Eddy, Texas. He was the son of Hazel Isom Kunze...

Josephine Brown

Josephine Brown

Feb 28, 2012

Josephine Brown, 84, of Gatesville passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2012, in a Katy care center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the First Baptist Church of Gatesville with Davey Gibson officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. at funeral home on Friday, March 2, 2012....

Eva Mae Cook

Eva Mae Cook

Feb 26, 2012

Eva Mae Cook, age 84, of Gatesville, passed away Sunday, February, 26, 2012, at a local hospital. Services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 29, 2012, at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Turnersville Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. Eva was born May 6, 1927 in...

Wanda Fay Schoenewolf

Wanda Fay Schoenewolf

Feb 20, 2012

Wanda Schoenewolf, age 84, of Gatesville, passed away Monday, February 20, 2012 at a Temple hospital. Services are scheduled for 11:00 AM Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service. Wanda was born December 2, 1927 in Gatesville, Texas. She was the...