Obituaries
Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas
Hannelore Christa Fontenot
May 5, 2020
Hannelore Christa Fontenot, age 78 of Gatesville, passed away on the morning of May 5, 2020. A memorial service will be held at the North Pointe Church in Copperas Cove, TX at 1:00 p.m. May 30, 2020. Burial will take place at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, TX.
Christa was born on October 31, 1941 in Berlin,...
Galen Herrington
May 3, 2020
Galen Kent Herrington, age 71 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at his home.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel.
Galen was born on Oct. 7, 1948 in Belton, to the late B. E. (Red) and Manervia (Snorty) Jackson Herrington. He grew up in Belton and...
Billie Hale
May 1, 2020
Billie Joe Hale passed away at the age of 92, on Friday, May 1, 2020 after a brief illness.
Family graveside services will be held at Restland Cemetery.
Billie, or as many called him, Bill, was born January 21, 1928 near Dawson, Texas. He attended school in Dawson before moving to McGregor where he graduated from high school. After graduation,...
Billy Dyer Sr.
Apr 25, 2020
Billy Dyer Sr., age 83 of Jonesboro, passed away on the evening of April 25, 2020. The family will hold a graveside service at Jonesboro Cemetery on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.
Billy was born to Clessie and Owen Dyer on August 2, 1936. He attended school at Jonesboro, TX. Upon graduation, he received a scholarship to play basketball at Weatherford...
Johnny Mack York Jr.
Apr 25, 2020
Johnny Mack York Jr., age 85 of Eddy, passed away on the afternoon of April 25, 2020. The family will hold a private family graveside where Johnny “Gan” York Jr. will be laid to rest next to his wife in the Masonic Cemetery in Gatesville, TX.
Mr. Johnny Mack York Jr., son of the late Johnny Mack York Sr. and...
Bertie Millsap
Apr 24, 2020
Maggie Bertie Millsap entered into the gates of heaven on Friday, April 24, 2020. A celebration of life will be held at Murphree Cemetery in Evant, Texas on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 2:00 pm. Bertie was born in Hamilton County, Texas to Joe and Lillie Townsend on May 30, 1929. She married the love of her life, James Millsap...
M.H. Shepherd, III
Apr 24, 2020
M.H. Shepherd, III age 78 of Gatesville, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2020.
Memorial services to honor him will be held at a later date.
M.H. Shepherd, III ("Machie", "Shep") was born on December 26, 1941 in Waco, to the late M.H. Shepherd, Jr. and Mildred Grant Shepherd. He was raised in Houston where he attended Stephen F. Austin...
Eddie Clarie Bruton
Apr 24, 2020
Eddie Clarie Ayers Bruton, age 61 passed away on the morning of April 24, 2020. The family will hold a graveside service at Mound Cemetery.
Eddie was born on September 9, 1958 in Gatesville to the late Hollis Edward Ayers and Eunice Marie Martin Ayers. She grew up in Mound, Texas and attended school there in her early years. When...
Diane Herridge
Apr 22, 2020
Diane Herridge, 73, passed away on April 22, 2020, at her home in Gatesville after a short fight with bone cancer. Her husband, Bill, was at her bedside.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
Diane was born on Oct. 1, 1946, in Gatesville, Texas, as part of the first wave of Boomer Babies following World War II. ...
Sylvia Anderson Felton
Apr 16, 2020
Sylvia Anderson Felton departed April 16, 2020 on a cold spring morning in Coryell City, leaping into the arms of loved ones gone before. A family gathering will be held at a later date at Highsmith Cemetery in Guadalupe County, TX.
Sylvia arrived December 22, 1926 on a warm winter morning in San Antonio, TX. The youngest of Nile and...
Danny Wittie
Apr 15, 2020
Roy Dan (Danny) Wittie, age 66, of Gatesville, passed away April 15, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his family. Private family graveside services will be held at Restland Cemetery. Danny was born December 17, 1953 in Gatesville, Texas to the late Roy Floyd Wittie and Dorothy Faye Rose Wittie. He attended school in Gatesville. He married Carolyn Lanell Timmons...
Billy "Bill" James Summers
Apr 9, 2020
Billy James “Bill” Summers, age 79 of Copperas Cove, passed away on the evening of April 9, 2020. Graveside services are scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at Restland Cemetery.
Bill was born on March 24, 1941 in Gorman, Texas, to the late Merle, and Jake Summers of Comanche County. He grew up and attended school in Copperas Cove. He...
Mario Jemal Lee
Apr 6, 2020
Mario Jemal Lee, 51, passed away on April 6th, 2020 in Gatesville, Texas. A private family service will be held. Memorial services will be held at 4:30 PM, Friday, June 19, 2020 at the Turnersville Community Center. Mario was born September 22nd, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated Salutatorian from Boys Town. He and his wife Maggie were longtime residents...
Lillie Dail Upchurch
Apr 6, 2020
Lillie Dail Upchurch, age 42 of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020.
Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Lillie was born on June 5, 1977 in Clifton to Martha Brown (Stubblefield) and the late Len Dail Stubblefield. She grew up and attended school in Temple, Belton and Gatesville. She was a member of Calvary Baptist...
Belva Perkins
Apr 5, 2020
Belva Jean Perkins, age 85 of Evant, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Gatesville.
Private family graveside services were held at Murphree Cemetery in Evant, with Rev. Judith Sellers, officiating.
Belva was born on August 19, 1934 in Coryell County, to the late Joseph Weldon (Curly) and Ruby Adeline Braziel Gilchrest. She went to school in Turnersville, where she...
Rose Marie Jackson
Apr 2, 2020
Rose Marie Jackson, age 60 of Mound, TX, passed away on the morning of April 2, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Rose Marie was born on May 28, 1959 in Hollywood, CA to the late Louis and Juanita Martinez Garcia. She grew up in Pico Rivera, CA graduating from El Rancho High School in...
June Gummelt
Apr 2, 2020
June Gummelt, age 76 of Mound, passed away in Temple on the evening of April 2, 2020. A private family graveside service will be at Mound Cemetery with Bruce Cox officiating.
June was born on June 3, 1943 in Goldthwaite, TX to the late O.B. Gummelt and Retta Gay Medford Gummelt. He grew up in Goldthwaite, and then the family...
Johnafaye Flippen
Mar 31, 2020
Johnafaye Dryman Flippen, age 73 of Evant, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in Gatesville.
Private family graveside services will be held at Murphree Cemetery. Memorial services will be announced at a later date.
Johnafaye was born on March 5, 1947 in Monahans, to the late James Edward and Aimee Davidson Dryman. She grew up and went to school...
Duane Mooney
Mar 23, 2020
Duane Mooney, age 85 of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020 at his home.
Private graveside services will be held at Hannibal Cemetery, near Stephenville, Texas.
Duane was born on March 2, 1935 in Stephenville, Texas to the late William Audrey Mooney and Laura Opal Anderson. He grew up and went to school in Stephenville, Texas. Duane served...
Cleo Dyson
Mar 23, 2020
Cleo Dyson, age 96 of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020 in Temple.
Private family graveside services will be held at King Cemetery with Pastor Jimmy Skiles officiating. Honorary pallbearers serving are Kenneth Dyson, John Truscott, Eugene Worthington, Mark Locke, Michael Locke, Brian Locke, Christopher Cathey, Colten Cathey, Charles Ray and Jeff Carpenter.
Cleo was born on October...
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