Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Virgil Ray Henson

Virgil Ray Henson

Feb 5, 2009

Virgil Ray Henson, 77, of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2009. Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 7, 2009 at Post Oak Cemetery in Oglesby. No visitation is scheduled. Virgil was born on August 14, 1931 to the late Lee and Edna Owens Henson. He grew up and spent his life in Gatesville. He...

James Alton Sims

James Alton Sims

Feb 5, 2009

James Alton Sims, 92, of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2009. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 Pm Sunday, February 8, 2009 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Greenbriar Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 PM on Saturday. Alton was born on August 25, 1916 to the late James Wadie and...

Joe Wayne Jones

Joe Wayne Jones

Feb 5, 2009

Joe Wayne Jones, age 74, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009 at his residence. There are no services scheduled at this time. Joe was born June 10, 1934 in Cuero, Texas. He was the son of Joseph Jones and Edna Roberts. Joe served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was a great father to all children even those...

LaVerne Wolfe

LaVerne Wolfe

Feb 4, 2009

LaVerne Wolfe, 92, of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 in Gatesville. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, February 7, 2009 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Wolfe was born on August 22, 1916 Coryell City to...

Sandra Sue Chambers

Sandra Sue Chambers

Jan 29, 2009

Sandra Sue Miles Chambers, loving wife and mother, went on to be with her Lord Jesus on the 29th of January 2009. The funeral service will be conducted at eleven o’clock in the morning on Tuesday, the 3rd of February, in the sanctuary of Second Baptist Church, 6400 Woodway at Voss Road. Immediately following the service, all are invited to...

Patrick H. McKay

Patrick H. McKay

Jan 27, 2009

Patrick H. McKay, MD, a lifelong resident of San Antonio, born July 10, 1924, passed away January 27, 2009, after a short illness, at the age of 84. He graduated from Brackenridge High School in 1942. Pat then went on to proudly serve in the US Army from 1942 to 1946. He fought in the Pacific Theater and was in...

Gregory Eric Clarke

Gregory Eric Clarke

Jan 26, 2009

Private Services will be held at a later date.

Donald Walker

Donald Walker

Jan 11, 2009

Donald Walker, 63, of Lakeland, Florida and previously of Flat, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2009 in Florida. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. No visitation is scheduled. Mr. Walker was born on March 29, 1945 in Waco, Texas to the late Truman and Clara Walker. He was...

John Wensorski

John Wensorski

Jan 10, 2009

John F. Wensorski, age 71, passed away Saturday January 10, 2009 in Lawton, Oklahoma. Services are scheduled for 3:00 PM Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 7:30 PM Tuesday at the funeral home. John was born, October 12, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan to...

Corlindia "Carol" Yarham Wallace

Corlindia "Carol" Yarham Wallace

Jan 7, 2009

Corlindia “Carol” Yarham Wallace, age 78, of Gatesville, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 in a Temple hospital. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, January 11th at 2 P.M. at the Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Kurt Fuessel officiating. Burial will follow at the Greenbriar Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 P.M. on Saturday...

Jon Stephen Winston

Jon Stephen Winston

Dec 30, 2008

Jon Stephen “Steve” Winston, 55, of Gatesville passed away on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 in Gatesville. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple, Texas. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Friday at Scott’s Funeral Home. Jon was born on April 26, 1953 in San Angelo, Texas to the late...

Lydia Lorene Powell

Lydia Lorene Powell

Dec 24, 2008

Lorene Powell, age 90, of Gatesville, went to spend Christmas and eternity with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at a local nursing center. A celebration of her is life scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 29th at First Baptist Church of Gatesville with Davey Gibson officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. The family...

Paulyne Sellers

Paulyne Sellers

Dec 23, 2008

Paulyne Byrom Sellers, 82, of Gatesville passed away on December 23, 2008. Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel with Gary Paxton officiating. Paulyne Byrom Sellers was born on December 14, 1926 in the Hay Valley Community. She graduated from Gatesville High School in 1944. She married Vance Sellers on...

Freda Greenwood

Freda Greenwood

Dec 10, 2008

Freda M. Greenwood, age 98 of Austin, passed away on December 10, 2008 at an Austin hospital. Graveside services are scheduled for 4:00 P.M. Sunday, December 14, 2008 at the Masonic Cemetery in Gatesville with Rev. Billy Johnson officiating. Freda was born on July 13, 1910 in Gatesville, Texas to the late John Wiley Laxson and Tabitha Mabel Blair Laxson....

Timothy Miles Perkins

Timothy Miles Perkins

Dec 7, 2008

Private services will be held at a later date.

Nathaniel Wade Rice

Nathaniel Wade Rice

Dec 5, 2008

Mr. Nathaniel (Nate) Wade Rice, age 66, of Gatesville, Texas passed away Friday, December 5, 2008. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 PM Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Rice was born December 23, 1941 in Bushyhead,...

John Holmes

John Holmes

Dec 5, 2008

John Holmes, 74, of Coryell City, passed away on December 5, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 9th, at Scott’s Funeral Home. Burial, with military honors, will follow at Osage Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Holmes was born on May, 22, 1934...

Donald Edwin Foster

Donald Edwin Foster

Dec 3, 2008

Donald Edwin Foster, 73, of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 in Temple. Private graveside services will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2008. Donald was born on November 25, 1935 to the late Donald Foster Sr. and Yvonne Shrim Foster in Painsville, Ohio. Donald was a baker by profession but had a love for gardening, football and...

Pauline Chambers

Pauline Chambers

Dec 1, 2008

Pauline Chambers, 94, of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 4, 2008 at the First Baptist Church of Gatesville with Dr. Steve Dominy officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Pauline was born July 21, 1914 in...

Billie Derrick

Billie Derrick

Nov 24, 2008

Billie Derrick, of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 in Temple. Graveside Services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Hemmeline Cemetery with his grandsons, Joshua Brown and Darrell McDonald officiating. Mr. Derrick was born on December 16, 1920 in Coryell County to the late T. L. and Mable Graham Derrick. He was raised and attended...