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Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Wanda Etchison

Wanda Etchison

Mar 23, 2024

Wanda Etchison, age 95 of Waco passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel.  Private interment will be at Osage Cemetery.

Wanda Ruth Etchison was born on August 22, 1928 in Ackerly, Texas.  She was the daughter of the late Chester and Ruth Graves Ingram.  She...

Tony Ortega

Tony Ortega

Mar 19, 2024

Tony Ortega, age 83 of Gatesville, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

 Private graveside services will be held at Restland Cemetery in Gatesville.

 Tony Ortega was born on April 16, 1940 to the late Jim Deandra Ortega and Virginia Espinoza Ortega. 

 He was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved wife, Angelina Ledesma Ortega.

 Tony is survived by his son, Anthony...

Fred Pankey

Fred Pankey

Mar 19, 2024

Fred Pankey, age 72 of Jonesboro, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2024.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 22, 2024, at Scott’s Funeral Home with Pastor Matt Dossey officiating.   The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be at Jonesboro Cemetery.

Fred H. Pankey was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on March...

Rebekah Barnes

Rebekah Barnes

Mar 16, 2024

Rebekah Barnes, age 73 of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2024.

 Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Restland Cemetery in Gatesville.

 Rebekah Buchmann Barnes was born on February 1, 1951, to the late Deryl and Margaret Wright in Coleman, Texas. She attended school in Gatesville and was a member of the class...

Travis "Shorty" Moore

Travis "Shorty" Moore

Mar 16, 2024

Travis Moore, age 83 of Gatesville, passed away Saturday, March 16, 2024.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2024 at Scott’s Funeral Home with Pastor Charles McKamie officiating.   The family will receive visitors at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.   Interment will be held at Smith...

Rick Chambers

Rick Chambers

Mar 11, 2024

Charles Richard (Rick) Chambers, age 68, passed away March 11, 2024, in Gatesville, Texas.

A Celebration of Life will be held at The Junction, 1216 Highway 36 Byp. N., Gatesville, Texas, on April 20th, from 12pm-3pm.

Rick was born on September 25, 1955, in Gatesville to Charles Chambers and Oleen Kelly Mitchell. He grew up on the family farm in Pancake, Texas....

Charles Ivy "Charlie" Shepherd

Charles Ivy "Charlie" Shepherd

Mar 10, 2024

Charles Shepherd, age 82 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 15, 2024 at Scott’s Funeral Home with Dr. Eric Moffett officiating.  The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service.  Interment will be held at Gatesville City Cemetery.   

Charles Ivy Shepherd was born...

Daryl Lee Midgley

Daryl Lee Midgley

Mar 8, 2024

Daryl Midgley, age 56 of Gatesville, passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024 at the Olin E. Teague Veteran’s Center in Temple.

Memorial services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15, 2024, at the Tabernacle of Praise with Rev. Jimmy Skiles officiating.    

Daryl Lee Midgley was born on August 27, 1967 in Springfield, Ohio to William Sawyer...

Rayven Jones

Rayven Jones

Mar 7, 2024

Rayven Jones, age 26 of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

 

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Coryell Community Church, with Dr. Eric Moffet officiating.  Interment will follow at the family’s private ranch.

 

Rayven Donte Jones was born on January 26, 1998 in Temple. He graduated from Gatesville High School in 2016, where...

Dennis Myers

Dennis Myers

Mar 6, 2024

Dennis Myers, age 79 of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 in Waco.

A memorial cruise-in will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Bare Bones Bar-B-Que. 

Dennis Gene Myers was born on December 7, 1944 in Evansville, Indiana.  He was the son of the late George and Alma Elizabeth Cullivan Myers. He...

Gloria Jean Davidson

Gloria Jean Davidson

Mar 6, 2024

Gloria Jean Mercer Davidson, 88, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Scott's Funeral Home in Gatesville.  The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Davidson Cemetery immediately after the service.

Gloria was born to Samuel Rufus Sr....

Bobby Golden

Bobby Golden

Mar 1, 2024

Bobby Don Golden, age 74, passed away on March 1, 202 at the Veterans Hospital in Temple, Texas.  He was born on May 28, 1949, delivered by a country doctor in a remote cattle ranch in Kiowa County, Colorado.

Bobby was a man of many accomplishments and interests.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army, dedicating seven years...

Doyle Ray Holt

Doyle Ray Holt

Feb 29, 2024

Doyle Holt, age 87 of Hewitt, passed away on Thursday, February 29, 2024.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at Restland Cemetery with Pastor Sam Crosby officiating.  Doyle Ray Holt was born on June 28, 1936 in Oglesby, Texas to Waymon Arnold “Jack” and Era Autrey Holt.  He grew up and attended school in...

William Lloyd Tickell

William Lloyd Tickell

Feb 29, 2024

William Lloyd Tickell, age 74 of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 in Temple.

 Lloyd Tickell was born on June 16, 1949, in Waco, Texas, to the late William and Myrtle Tickell.  Lloyd grew up in Beverly Hills, a suburb of Waco, and attended schools in Waco ISD including University Junior High and University High School. After taking on...

Kenneth Eugene Beck

Kenneth Eugene Beck

Feb 25, 2024

Kenneth Beck, age 66 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024.

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Faunt LeRoy Park in Gatesville with Rev. Bob Phillips officiating.   

Kenneth Eugene Beck was born on May 3, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas, to Norman and Janie Covey Beck.   He grew up and attended...

Robert Leland Hall

Robert Leland Hall

Feb 21, 2024

Robert Hall, age 85 of Mitchell, South Dakota, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024  in Gatesville.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Bittner Funeral Chapel in Mitchell, South Dakota.  The family will receive visitors from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at Bittner Funeral Chapel.  

Robert Leland Hall was born on June...

Cynthia Lou Champlin

Cynthia Lou Champlin

Feb 20, 2024

Cynthia Lou Champlin passed away unexpectedly on February 19, 2024, at her home in Oglesby, Texas.

Celebration of Life services will be scheduled in New York later in the spring.

Cynthia was born on September 29, 1959, in Canandaigua, New York, to the late Carol Myers and Robert Champlin. 

Cynthia lived in New York for most of her life but moved away about...

Dale Mohler

Dale Mohler

Feb 20, 2024

Dale Mohler, age 82 of Gatesville, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

Visitation with Dale’s family is scheduled from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at Scott’s Funeral Home.

Aaron Dale Mohler was born November 10, 1941 to late Willis Aaron Mohler and Lorraine Elizabeth Tennison of the Spring Hill community, a small community which is now...

Van Necessary

Van Necessary

Feb 18, 2024

Larry Van Necessary, age 77, of Gatesville died February 18, 2024 surrounded by his family. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 24, 2024 at the Gatesville Church of Christ with Minister Justin Hall officiating.  Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery.  Van’s family will receive visitors from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at Scott’s Funeral Home....

Joyce Tippit

Joyce Tippit

Feb 18, 2024

Joyce Tippit, age 89 of Gatesville, Texas  passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024.  

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at Scott’s Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery.

Joyce was born on June 28, 1934, to Carlton...

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