Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


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...

Leo Albert Bates

Leo Albert Bates

Nov 22, 2008

Leo Albert Bates, 70, of Moody, Texas, passed away early Saturday afternoon, November 22, 2008 at the VA hospital in Temple, Texas following a short illness. Two memorial services will be held for Leo. The first at Scott’s Funeral Home, 904 Leon St. in Gatesville, Wednesday November 26 at 10:00 AM. The second will be held in Cambridge, NY (time...

Jeanne Marie Munday

Jeanne Marie Munday

Nov 18, 2008

Jeanne Marie Munday, age 68, of Gatesville, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at her residence with family. Services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Saturday, November 22, 2008 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 PM Friday at the Funeral home. Jeanne was born September 7, 1940...

Louie Davis Powell

Louie Davis Powell

Nov 10, 2008

Louie Davis Powell, age 84, passed away Monday, November 10, 2008 in Livingston, Texas. Graveside Services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Arnett Cemetery in Arnett, Texas. The family will receive visitors from 9 to 11 AM Wednesday at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. L.D. was born July 2, 1924. He married Hallie Blackstock on June...

Melita Alma Wood

Melita Alma Wood

Oct 30, 2008

Melita Wood, 87, of Gatesville passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, November 2, 2008 at Scott’s Funeral Home with burial following at the Masonic Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Mrs. Wood was born on July 19, 1921 in Pidcoke to the late John Henry and...

Lois Drew Meeks

Lois Drew Meeks

Oct 30, 2008

Lois Drew Meeks, age 95, of Gatesville, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2008 at a local nursing center. Services are scheduled for 2:30 PM Saturday, November 1, 2008 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Royce Pennington officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 1:30 until service time on Saturday. Lois was born August...

Dr. Annita Benningfield Maxwell

Dr. Annita Benningfield Maxwell

Oct 24, 2008

Dr. Annita Maxwell, 71, of Waco, passed away in Waco on Friday, October 24, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday October 29, 2008 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville with internment at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Tuesday at the funeral home. Dr. Annita Maxwell was born in Mills County to...

Peggy Ashby Creek

Peggy Ashby Creek

Oct 21, 2008

Peggy Ashby Creek, age 81, of Gatesville, passed away Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at her residence. Services are scheduled for 1:00 PM Saturday, October 25, 2008 at The First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at The Masonic Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 PM Friday, at the funeral home. Peggy was born February 6, 1927...

Rex C. Kinney

Rex C. Kinney

Oct 16, 2008

Rex C. Kinney, age 84, of Pearl, passed away Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas. Services are scheduled for 11:00 AM Monday, October 20, 2008 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Willie Clarke officiating. Burial will follow at Pearl Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 2 to 4 PM Sunday at the funeral...