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Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas
Richard Howard Dunahoo
Dec 17, 2020
Richard Howard Dunahoo of Gatesville was made whole, and went to his Heavenly Home on Thursday, December 17, 2020, at the age of 68 after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his family at home. Richard was born, January 19, 1952, in Lawton, Oklahoma to Christian Redamar and Zeola Whisman Dunahoo, Sr. Being born into a military...
Billy Soltow
Dec 16, 2020
Billy Soltow, age 76 of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in Houston.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Restland Cemetery, with James Baize officiating.
Billy Ben Soltow was born on February 3, 1944 in Gatesville, to the late William Frank and Bennie Elizabeth Carothers Soltow. He grew up living in...
Ellen Louise Finkenbinder
Dec 14, 2020
Ellen Louise Finkenbinder age 81 of Moody, Texas passed away the morning of December 14, 2020 in Temple, Texas. She was known as Mawmaw by family and friends. She was preceded in death by her son Wayne Edward Finkenbinder. Ellen Louise is survived by her immediate family, husband: Jerry D. Finkenbinder and her son: Thomas J. Finkenbinder. Grandson’s: Chris, Adam,...
Betty Jane Price
Dec 12, 2020
Betty Jane Price, age 87 of Gatesville, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Temple, surrounded by her family and nurses, who were angels to her.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Restland Cemetery, with Dr. David Crosby officiating.
Betty was born on December 5, 1933 in the Liberty Ohio community in...
Bonny Nell "Peggy" Hunter
Dec 11, 2020
Peggy Hunter, age 98 of Waco, passed away on the evening of December 11, 2020 in Bedford, TX. “Mom-Mom” was 36 days away from turning 99! Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Gatesville City Cemetery.
Peggy was born in Gatesville, TX to the late Ansel and Edna Prewitt. She grew up and finished...
Barbara Jean Sanders
Dec 11, 2020
Barbara Jean Sanders, age 89 of Gatesville, passed away on the morning of December 11, 2020 peacefully at her home.
Barbara was born on February 6, 1931 in Coryell County to the late Seaborn L. Ashby Sr. and Clara E. Blair Ashby. She grew up and attended school in Gatesville, graduating with the class of 1948. She married Francis Sanders...
Mary Ann Robison Clark
Dec 10, 2020
Mary Ann Robison Clark, age 69 of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 in Waco.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Post Oak Cemetery in Oglesby, with Pastor Daniel Crowther officiating.
Mary Ann was born on December 19, 1950 in Waco, to the late John and Lucille Boatman Robison. She grew...
Mike Magee
Dec 10, 2020
Mike Magee, age 65 of Lorena, passed into the arms of God on Thursday, December 10, in Waco.
Private family burial will be in the family plot at Mound Cemetery. Memorial services for the public, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 18, 2020 at the open air tabernacle at White Mound Baptist Church, respectfully with social distancing and...
Ina Fay Doyle
Dec 9, 2020
Ina Fay Doyle age 76, of Gatesville, passed away on the evening of Wednesday Dec. 9th at her home. A private service will be held at the family home. Fay was born in Lamesa, Texas to Ina Mae Boren and Delmond Doyle Boren. She graduated from Andrews High School in 1962 and married that same year to David Lee Doyle...
Fannie Jean Lee
Dec 9, 2020
Fannie Jean Lee, age 89 of Gatesville, TX, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 11, 2020 at Restland Cemetery.
Fannie Jean was born on August 8, 1931 in Pittsburg, TX to the late Stella Virginia Latham Reid and Andrew Monroe Reid. She grew up in Pittsburg and graduated from...
Rachel Faye Simpson Dean
Dec 9, 2020
Rachel Faye Simpson Dean, age 91, of Gatesville, passed away on the morning of December 9, 2020 in Temple. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Closner Cemetery in West, TX. A come and go visitation is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, TX.
Rachel...
Shirley Ann Josey
Dec 8, 2020
Shirley Josey, age 77, passed away on the afternoon of December 8, 2020 in Waco Texas. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville Texas. Burial will follow at Walker Cemetery in Fort Hood Texas.
Shirley was born on December 23, 1942 in Corpus Christi to the late James Arnold Wittie and...
Gene Smith
Dec 8, 2020
Creighton Eugene Smith, age 78 of Gatesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in Gatesville. No services are scheduled at this time. Gene was born on April 1, 1942 in Clovis, California to the late Creighton and Dorthy Pacenta Smith. He and his wife have resided in Gatesville since 2006. He was preceded in death by his parents and...
Alford Ray Perkins
Dec 7, 2020
Alford Ray Perkins, age 80 of Gatesville, passed away on the morning of December 7, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Smith-King Cemetery with Rev. Wray Nunn officiating.
Alford was born on April 6, 1940 to the late Andrew and Ivy Blakeny Perkins. As a child Alford moved around a lot as...
Mary Box
Dec 7, 2020
Mary Lee Box, age 91 of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 and is now lovingly reunited with Francis, her husband of 43 years.
Private family graveside services will be held at Weaver Chapel Cemetery, with Jimmy Ferguson officiating.
Mary was born on September 28, 1929 in the Whitehall community of Coryell County, to the late David and...
Robert Bigham
Dec 6, 2020
Robert Bigham, age 71 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 in McGregor.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2020 at Restland Cemetery, with Jess McCabe officiating.
Robert was born on May 2, 1949 in Gatesville, to the late Tom and Peggy Caswell Bigham. He grew up and went to school in Evant,...
Ione Benjamin Moore
Dec 6, 2020
Ione Moore, age 98, passed away, Sunday, December 6, 2020 in Heath, Texas surrounded by her family. Graveside services are scheduled for 1:00 pm, Monday December 21, 2020 at Restland Cemetery. Ione Benjamin Moore was born in Arnett, Texas on September 1, 1922 to Mollie Huey and Ben F. Benjamin. She graduated valedictorian of Ireland High School in 1940 and...
James William Chandler
Dec 4, 2020
James William Chandler, age 16, was born December 26, 2003 in Orange, Texas. James, spent most of his youth in Orange and moved to Gatesville in April of 2020. He died unexpectedly on Friday, December 4, 2020. A memorial service will be held at the Coryell Community Church in Gatesville, Texas on Monday, December 14, 2020, at 1:00 PM. James...
Grace Faynell Clay
Dec 4, 2020
Grace Faynell Clay, age 94 of Gatesville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 4, 2020 in Gatesville. The family will hold a private graveside service at a later date. There will be a come and go visitation at the funeral home on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Faynell was born on...
Herbert Morgan
Dec 3, 2020
Herbert Morgan, age 80 of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 3, 2020.
Memorial services with full military honors will be held at 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.
Herb was born on August 23, 1940, in Lansing, MI. He served in the United States Army for over 20 years, and...
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