Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Rozell VanDyke

Rozell VanDyke

Jan 28, 2014

Rozell VanDyke, age 86, of Waco passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2014 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Gatesville City Cemetery. Visitation will be immediately following the service. Rozell was born on February 11, 1927 in Tahoka, Texas to the late Irving and Vessie Mensch. She grew...

Martha Sue Gilbreath

Martha Sue Gilbreath

Jan 27, 2014

Martha Sue Gilbreath, age 80, of Navasota, formerly of Gatesville, passed away Monday, January 27, 2014. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 30, 2014, at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville with Rev. Matt Richard officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 PM, Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at Scott’s Funeral Home. Martha Sue...

Reta Melvin Maxwell

Reta Melvin Maxwell

Jan 25, 2014

Melvin Maxwell, age 90, of Oglesby passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Post Oak Cemetery in Oglesby. Melvin was born on April 16, 1923 in San Antonio, Texas to Reta N. and Evvie Allen Maxwell. When he was a young boy, his family moved to Central Texas....

Jose Hernandez

Jose Hernandez

Jan 25, 2014

Jose Hernandez, age 44, of Gatesville passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 hours prior to the service. Jose was born on May 7, 1969 in St. Luis, Mexico. He moved to Gatesville in 1998. Jose...

Guy Ira Bond

Guy Ira Bond

Jan 23, 2014

Guy was born on November 28, 1959 in Odessa, Texas. He passed away on January 23, 2014 in Gatesville, Texas. He worked for local car dealerships for many years. He was a loving and kind-hearted man, and he will be missed by all his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Melissa Bond; two sons, Zachary Bond and...

Donna Brown

Donna Brown

Jan 20, 2014

Donna Brown, age 66, of the Mother Neff community passed away Monday, January 20, 2014 at her home. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel in Gatesville. Donna was born on October 8, 1947 in Sweetwater, Texas to the late A. B. and Nadine Curb Gill. They moved to Euless...

Charles E. (Chuck) Houston

Charles E. (Chuck) Houston

Jan 18, 2014

SSG, Charles E. (Chuck) Houston, USA, Ret., age 78, of Gatesville passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 23, 2014 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel with full military honors and masonic rites. Interment will be at the Gatesville Masonic Cemetery. There is no set time for visitation. Chuck was born on May 19,...

Jesse Bruce Watson

Jesse Bruce Watson

Jan 10, 2014

Jesse Bruce "Buddy" Watson, 82 of Hewitt, Texas passed peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones on January 10th, 2014. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 14th at Scott's Funeral Home in Gatesville from 6-8 PM. Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 15th at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bruce Cox officiating. Burial...

William Walter (Bill) Dobbs

William Walter (Bill) Dobbs

Jan 9, 2014

William Walter (Bill) Dobbs, age 80, of League City, Texas passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Webster, Texas. Walter was born on March 23, 1933 in Sumrall, Mississippi and spent the majority of his life working and residing in Gatesville, Texas. He served in the United States Air Force from 1952-1956 earning the National...

Walter Waller

Walter Waller

Jan 8, 2014

Walter Waller, age 84, of Gatesville passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m, Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Flint Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, January 11, 2014 at the funeral home. Walter was born on October 16, 1929 in Robinson, Texas to...

Aubrey K. (Shorty) Arnold

Aubrey K. (Shorty) Arnold

Jan 1, 2014

Aubrey K. (Shorty) Arnold, age 83, of Gatesville passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, January 3, 2014 at Evant United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Pilgrim’s Rest Cemetery in Evant. There is no set time for visitation. Aubrey was born on February 14, 1930 in Evant, Texas to the late John W....

Lisa Diane Sinyard

Lisa Diane Sinyard

Jan 1, 2014

Lisa Diane Sinyard, age 49, of Coolidge passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 5, 2014 at White Rock Cemetery in Ross, Texas. Visitation will be 4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. Lisa was born on March 27, 1964 in Waco, Texas to the late...

Lura Imogene Sims

Lura Imogene Sims

Jan 1, 2014

Lura Imogene Sims, age 87, of Gatesville passed away, Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to the service. Imogene was born on May 30, 1926 in Purmela, Texas to the late Ralph and Rosalee Tipton...

Joe Wicker

Joe Wicker

Dec 29, 2013

Joe Wicker, age 90 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013 in Gatesville. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 31, 2014 at Restland Cemetery with Edward Schaub officiating. Joe was born to the late Richard Amon and Lydia Blanchard Wicker, on January 25, 1923 in the Turnover community of Coryell County, now part of...

Renata Innocenti

Renata Innocenti

Dec 29, 2013

Renata Innocenti, age 72 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 29, 2013 in her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:00 A.M. Thursday, January 2, 2013 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Gatesville, with Fr. Timothy Vaverek officiating. Interment will be at Restland Cemetery. She was born on May 27,...

Melvin Courtney

Melvin Courtney

Dec 28, 2013

Melvin Courtney, age 102, of Gatesville passed away Saturday, December 28, 2013. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 31, 2013, at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 – 6:00 p.m., Monday, December 30, 2013. Melvin Courtney was born in December, 1911, near Lufkin, Texas, the seventh of nine children of...

Blake Clarke Balch

Blake Clarke Balch

Dec 27, 2013

Blake Clarke Balch, age 51, passed away Friday, December 27, 2013 at his family’s farm-Clarke Farms in Gatesville. A memorial service will be held at the First Methodist Church of Gatesville at 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2014. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Texas Parks and Wildlife or other wildlife organizations. Blake...

Poneice Tippit

Poneice Tippit

Dec 27, 2013

Poneice Tippit, age 82, of Gatesville passed away, Friday, December 27, 2013. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Poneice was born on May 10, 1931 in Arkansas. She was the daughter of the late Coy Lee Goldsmith and...

Elaine Kellogg

Elaine Kellogg

Dec 25, 2013

Virginia Elaine Kellogg, age 87, of Gatesville passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2013. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 30, 2013 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Gatesville Masonic Cemetery. There is no set time for visitation. Elaine was born on March 13, 1926 in Childress, Texas to the late George and Georgia Bryant Brown....

Jerry Clyde Olson

Jerry Clyde Olson

Dec 21, 2013

Jerry Olson, 73, of Flat passed away at home surrounded by his family on December 21, 2013. Graveside Services will be at 3:00 PM on Monday, December 23, 2013 at Turnersville Cemetery. There is no visitation. Jerry was born on November 3, 1940 in Clifton, Texas the son of the late Olga Frances Wagner and Johnny Clyde Olson. He was...