Obituaries
Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas
Frankie Marie Stephens
Mar 15, 2026
Frankie M. McDonald Stephens, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully and comfortably in her home on March 15, 2026, in Gatesville, Texas at the age of 89. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. March 18, 2026, at First Baptist Church in Gatesville. The family will receive visitors one hour before the service...
Carolyn Joy Moreland
Mar 13, 2026
Carolyn Joy “Carol” Moreland, born Carolyn Joy Janca, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2026, at the age of 78. A public viewing will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, followed by a funeral service at 2:00 p.m. There will be no graveside service. Family and friends are welcome...
Darla Sue McPherson
Mar 13, 2026
Darla Sue McPherson, age 35 of Moody, Texas, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Scott’s Funeral Home with Minister, David Echols officiating. Interment at Buckhorn Cemetery will follow. The family will receive visitors from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Scott’s Funeral...
Elizabeth Ann Crawford
Mar 13, 2026
Elizabeth Ann Crawford, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on March 13, 2026, at the age of 81. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, March 16, at Restland Cemetery in Gatesville, Texas.
Elizabeth was a woman who loved her family deeply and devoted much of her life to caring for those around her. Her home...
Shirley Ann McClinton
Mar 13, 2026
Shirley Ann McClinton, age 81 of Oglesby, passed away on Friday, March 13, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Oglesby United Methodist Church. Interment will follow at Eagle Springs Cemetery. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service at the church.
Shirley was born April 16, 1944 in Lorena, Texas to...
Emmett "Butch" Booth Duty
Mar 8, 2026
Emmett “Butch” Booth Duty III, age 71 of Oglesby, passed away on March 8, 2026. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at Canaan Baptist Church in Crawford with Pastor Jim Keever officiating.
Butch was born on September 2, 1954, in Houston, Texas and was raised in the Texas Baptist Children’s Home in Round Rock. After...
Stephen Ray Gohlke
Mar 8, 2026
Stephen Ray Gohlke, age 71, of Gatesville, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 19, 2026, at St. John Lutheran Church with Pastor Christopher Richmann officiating.
Stephen was born March 26, 1954, in Gatesville, Texas, to the late Raymond and Cleo Schmalriede Gohlke. He was raised in Coryell...
John Riley Fulton
Mar 5, 2026
John Riley Fulton, 88 of Gatesville, Texas passed peacefully away in the early hours of March 5, 2026.
A Visitation will be held at Scott’s Funeral Home on Sunday, March 15, 2026 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM for family and friends.
John was born in Goldthwaite, Texas to J.R. Fulton and Gracie Partridge Fulton on December 15, 1937. He lost his father...
Ronald James Smith
Mar 2, 2026
Ronald James “Ronnie” Smith, age 80 of Gatesville, passed away on March 2, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Hemmeline Cemetery. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
Ronnie was born on March 6, 1945, to the late...
Earl H. Wolske
Mar 2, 2026
Earl H. Wolske, age 87 of Jonesboro, passed away on March 2, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 5 at Scott’s Funeral Home with Pastor Matt Dossey officiating. Interment will follow at Jonesboro Cemetery. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service.
Earl was born on February 20, 1939, in Riesel, Texas...
Eddie James Earl Ellison
Mar 2, 2026
Eddie James Earl Ellison, 68 of Copperas Cove, Texas, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026.
Celebration of Life services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2026 at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in McGregor, with Pastor Mike Johnson officiating. Inurnment will follow at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 9, 2026 at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.
Eddie...
Sharon Lee Podolski
Feb 27, 2026
Sharon Lee Travers Podolski was born in Stevens Point, Wisconson on Sept 26, 1950.
Sharon grew up on a dairy farm. When she grew older, she worked with Century Insurance where she met her husband, Dennis. Sharon and Dennis married in 1975 and then moved to El Paso, Texas. In 1977, Sharon and Dennis moved to California before making their home...
Jay Royce Goodrich
Feb 25, 2026
Jay Royce Goodrich, age 70 of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.
Jay was born in Andrews, Texas, and was the son of William J. "Bill" and Bette Goodrich. He attended school in Gatesville and after graduating in 1974, went on to attend TSTC in Waco, where he earned his HVAC diploma. He later owned and operated Jay’s Convenience...
Linda Conway Scott
Feb 17, 2026
Linda Conway Scott, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in Gatesville, Texas, the town where she was born and raised.
Born November 6, 1948, Linda graduated from Gatesville High School in 1967. She went on to build a career with Southwestern Bell Phone Company, where she worked for many years until her health began to decline.
In November of...
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...
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