Obituaries
Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas
Lera Jane Blakley Lam
Feb 17, 2026
Lera Jane Blakley Lam passed away on February 17, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on February 21 at First Baptist Church in Gatesville. Interment will follow at Fairy Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20 at Scott’s Funeral Home.
Lera Jane was born to Scott and Bessie McCoy...
Lisa Ann Schermerhorn
Feb 16, 2026
Lisa Ann Schermerhorn, age 67, of Gatesville, passed away after a long battle with Frontotemporal Dementia on February 16, 2026.
Lisa was born in Waco, Texas in 1959 to JB and Nada Finkenbinder. She met the love of her life, Steven Schermerhorn, at the McGregor skating rink in high school, and they married in 1978. They proceeded to have three daughters–Rhonda...
Beverly Jean Smith
Feb 16, 2026
Beverly Jean Sylvester Smith of Temple, Texas passed away on February 16, 2026. Private memorial services will be scheduled for immediate family at a later date.
Beverly was born on September 24, 1941, to the late Ralph and Flora Lee Sylvester in Austin, Texas. Beverly, known as "MeeMaw" by her family and "Lucky" by her friends, lived in Austin for 74...
Garlan Holden
Feb 16, 2026
Garlan Holden, age 91 of Jonesboro, escaped the bonds of earth and passed away on Monday, February 16, 2026, right behind his beloved wife, Gaenelle Holden.
Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at Greenbriar Cemetery with Pastor Matt Dossey officiating.
Garlan was born October 9, 1934 to the late Elmer Purl and Birdie May Hurst...
Penny Sue Simmons
Feb 15, 2026
Penny Sue Simmons, age 71 of Gatesville, passed away peacefully in her home on Sunday, February 15, 2026.
She was born in Los Angeles, California on June 4, 1954 to the late Walter Alvis and Edith Leona Morgan Simmons.
She is survived by her daughter, Tracy Tedford of Abilene, Texas; her son, Chad Case of Nicholasville, Kentucky; two grandchildren, Brandon and...
Pheadora Rose Harrington
Feb 14, 2026
Pheadora Rose Harrington, of Flat, Texas, passed away February 14, 2026, surrounded by family. Memorial services will be held at a later date to honor her memory.
Pheadora was born to the late Richard Riley Shenaman and Reva Mae (Happy) VanHook on September 20, 1954, in Beaufort County, South Carolina. She spent most of her younger years in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Pheadora...
George Vance Oney
Feb 13, 2026
George Vance Oney, age 95 from Pearl, Texas, passed away on February 13, 2026, from heart complications. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 20 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Pearl Cemetery. The family will receive visitors one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Vance, as he was always known, was born...
Henry Etta Edwards Bone
Feb 12, 2026
Henry Etta Edwards Bone, of Gatesville, passed away on February 12, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 19 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. Interment will follow at Davidson Cemetery in Mound. The family will receive visitors one hour before the service.
Henry Etta Edwards was born in Leon Junction, just outside of Gatesville, to...
Jimmy Earl Jackson
Feb 12, 2026
Jimmy Earl Jackson, age 84 of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
Complete obituary information will be published once available.
No services will be scheduled.
Charles C. Bruton
Feb 10, 2026
Charles Bruton, age 90, of Gatesville passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2026 surrounded by his loved ones.
Memorial services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 28, 2026, at Live Oak Baptist Church, with Pastor Matthew Hamilton officiating.
Charles C. Bruton was born on August 28, 1935 to Carmen White and Charlie Bruton. He attended school in Flat, Texas. While at Flat,...
Tina Artha Hines
Feb 7, 2026
Tina Artha Hines, age 62, passed away on February 7, 2026, at her home in Gatesville, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on February 14, 2026, at Grace Assembly Christian Church of Gatesville. A viewing will be held on Friday, February 13, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Scott's Funeral Home.
Born and raised in Gatesville, Tina...
Deriek William Midgley
Feb 6, 2026
Deriek William Midgley, age 58, of Gatesville, passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026.
Inurnment with military honors will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.
Deriek was born on August 27, 1967, in Springfield, Ohio, to the late William Sawyer and Louise Vanhorn Midgley. He grew up in Salt Lake...
Danny Creighton Brewer
Feb 6, 2026
Danny Creighton Brewer of Oglesby passed away on Friday, February 6, 2026. No services are scheduled at this time.
Danny was born on December 11, 1949, in Mooresville, North Carolina to Mary Katherine and James Paul Brewer. He moved to Gardena, California and was raised by his mother and stepfather, Katherine and Reginald Eyles. Reginald passed away in 1987. After his...
Emma Jane Pence
Feb 4, 2026
Emma Jane Pence, age 76 of Georgetown, Texas passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
Jane was born August 12, 1949 to the late Preston and Adelle Bone Jones in Gatesville, Texas. She graduated from Gatesville High School and later from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. After graduation, she lived in Austin and worked for the State of Texas....
Nelda Ann Whatley
Feb 3, 2026
Nelda Ann Whatley, age 77 of Bruceville, Texas, passed away on February 3, 2026. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m on Saturday, February 7, at Restland Cemetery in Gatesville.
Nelda was born on March 29, 1948, in Gatesville to the late Willard Homer Whatley and Billie Bob Stovall Whatley. Nelda graduated from Gatesville High School before attending and graduating...
Elaine Karenmae Rabb
Feb 3, 2026
Elaine Karenmae Rabb was born on February 17, 1938, in Peoria, Illinois, daughter to the late Jack and Clara Andrews. No services are scheduled at this time.
Elaine grew up and attended school in Vallejo, California, graduating in 1955 from Vallejo High School. She went on to attend Vallejo Junior College. Elaine entered the United States Navy in 1956 and served...
Donna Baize Henderson
Jan 30, 2026
Donna Baize Henderson, age 80 of Gatesville, passed away on January 30, 2026. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Donna was born on June 6, 1945, in Gatesville, Texas to the late James and Wanda Baize. Donna graduated from Marfa High School in 1963. She spent most of her life in Midland, Texas before moving back to...
Ronnie Ernest Hammack
Jan 29, 2026
Ronnie Ernest Hammack, age 84, passed away on January 29, 2026. Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date.
Ronnie had a deep-rooted faith in Jesus Christ and died caring for the animals he loved dearly.
Ronnie was preceded in death by his wife, Vicki; his parents, Rex and Ernestine; and his siblings R.L., Rebecca Nell, Roland, and Rodney.
He is survived...
Johnny Darrell DeLord
Jan 29, 2026
Johnny DeLord, age 94 of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at Eastwood Baptist Church with Pastor Lynn Parks officiating. Burial will follow at Pearl Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday at Scott’s Funeral Home.
Johnny Darrell DeLord was born on...
Virginia Gaenelle Holden
Jan 28, 2026
Virginia Gaenelle Holden, age 87 of Jonesboro, passed away Wednesday, January 28, 2026 surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 2, 2026 at Scott’s Funeral Home with Pastor Matt Dossey officiating. Viewing will be available from 8:00 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. that morning.
Gaenelle Holden was born on August 8, 1938 to the late...
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