Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Mary Rose Haferkamp

Mary Rose Haferkamp

Jan 11, 2018

Mary Rose Haferkamp, age 84, of Gatesville, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 15, 2018 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Gatesville City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with a rosary...

Jackie Lewis Brewer

Jackie Lewis Brewer

Jan 10, 2018

Jackie Lewis Brewer, age 82, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Live Oak Cemetery. Jackie was born on December 17, 1935 in Coryell County, Texas to Arthur Lewis Brewer and Velma Lynch Brewer. He grew up in Pearl and Purmela. Jackie graduated from Evant High School...

Ellen Anthony Norris

Ellen Anthony Norris

Jan 9, 2018

Ellen Anthony Norris, age 98, of Comanche, passed away Tuesday, January 9, 2018. There will be a private family graveside at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery outside Comanche, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Friday, January 12, 2018, at Scott’s Funeral Home. The family will also have a visitation from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January...

Harold Branstetter

Harold Branstetter

Jan 6, 2018

Harold Branstetter, age 83 of Gatesville, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2018. Private family graveside services were held at Greenbriar Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma Jean Branstetter, on August 2, 2017. He is survived by his son, Pat Schmitt; daughters, Barbara Boyd, Linda Watson and Marilyn Raatz; and sister, June. Memorials may be made...

Roy Farney

Roy Farney

Jan 2, 2018

Roy Clark Farney, age 73, of Gatesville, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Daniel Crowther officiating. Burial will follow at Greenbriar Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service. Roy Clark Farney was born on May 25, 1944 to Felix...

Margaret Williams

Margaret Williams

Jan 2, 2018

Margaret Williams, age 81, of Hartville, MO, passed away, Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Funeral services will be held in Hartville, MO, time and date are pending. Margaret was born on September 27, 1936 in Carlsbad, NM, to the late James Ora Nymeyer and Mary Frances Burgess. She married Stephen Frank Williams Jr. on October 10, 1955 in Artesia, NM. He...

Doyle Lee Springer

Doyle Lee Springer

Jan 2, 2018

Doyle Lee Springer, age 88, of Gatesville, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Pidcoke Cemetery with Jason Cordell officiating. Doyle “Sonny Boy” and his twin sister were born on December 27, 1929 in Tom Green County, Texas to the late Earl Rennie Springer and Beulah Ethel Medart Springer. Doyle...

Dorothy Jo Weaver Mulrooney

Dorothy Jo Weaver Mulrooney

Jan 2, 2018

Dorothy Jo Weaver Mulrooney, age 57, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Harmony Baptist Church, 1750 FM 215 in Gatesville. Immediately following the service will be lunch and fellowship in the church fellowship hall. Jo was born on March 3, 1960 in Odessa, Texas...

Patricia Ann Arney

Patricia Ann Arney

Jan 1, 2018

Patricia Ann Arney, age 77, of Gatesville, passed away Monday, January 1, 2018. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Restland Cemetery with Dr. Chad Bertrand officiating. There is no set time for visitation. Patricia was born on February 11, 1940 in Gatesville, Texas to Walter Mack and Hilda Wehmeyer Mack. Patricia was a lifelong resident...

Rev. Travis Starnes

Rev. Travis Starnes

Dec 30, 2017

Rev. Travis F. Starnes, 87, of Gatesville went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 30, 2017. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm, Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Scott’s Funeral Home with burial following at Paint Creek Cemetery in Robert Lee, Texas on Friday at 1:00 pm. His grandson Rev. Greg Boone will be officiating, along with Rev....

Debra Elaine Jones

Debra Elaine Jones

Dec 30, 2017

Debra Elaine Stewart Jones, age 65, of Gatesville, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2017. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at Scott’s Funeral Home with burial following at Pidcoke Cemetery. Visitation will be will be an hour prior to the service. Debra was born on September 20, 1952 in Springfield, Missouri to the...

Linda Mae Hanna

Linda Mae Hanna

Dec 28, 2017

Linda Hanna 80, of Gatesville passed away peacefully on December 28, 2017 with her family by her side. Memorial services will be at 2:00 pm, Sunday, December 31, 2017 at South Mountain Baptist Church in Gatesville. She was born in Gatesville on October 9, 1937 to Quince and Ruby Burt. Linda is the middle child of three. She graduated from...

Vickey Mitchell

Vickey Mitchell

Dec 27, 2017

Vickey Mitchell, age 61, of Gatesville, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2017. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home with burial will following at Hines Chapel in Lampasas County. No visitation is scheduled. Vickey was born on December 13, 1956 in Fort Worth, Texas to Clint and Patsy Hodges Mitchell. She...

Billie Wallace

Billie Wallace

Dec 20, 2017

Billie Wallace, age 81, of Gatesville, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017. Private family memorial services will be held at a later date. Billie was born on September 3, 1936 in the Brown’s Creek community of Coryell County, now part of Ft. Hood, to the late Willie D. Keener and Lucy Amelia Hopson Keener. She grew up and went to...

Joyce Edwards

Joyce Edwards

Dec 17, 2017

Joyce Edwards, age 86 of Gatesville, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 17, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Gene Gurley officiating. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to services at the church. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery....

Clancy Evetts Lawhorn

Clancy Evetts Lawhorn

Dec 13, 2017

Clancy Evetts Lawhorn, age 16, of Gatesville, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017. Funeral services will be at 3:00pm on Sunday, December 17, 2017 at the Gatesville Civic Center with burial following at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Saturday at Scott’s Funeral Home. Clancy was born on October 25, 2001 in Temple, Texas to Clay Lawhorn...

Jerry Nolan Buckner

Jerry Nolan Buckner

Dec 12, 2017

Jerry Nolan Buckner, age 80, of Clifton, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at his home. Services are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday December 16, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be Friday December 15, 2017 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Jerry was born on March 18, 1937 in Purmela to the late James...

Marvin Dean Whittenburg

Marvin Dean Whittenburg

Dec 10, 2017

Marvin Dean Whittenburg, age 79, of Gatesville, went to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 10, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Live Oak Baptist Church in Gatesville, with Bro. Ken Laney and Bro. Matt Dossey officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 p.m., Tuesday,...

John G. Meadows

John G. Meadows

Dec 10, 2017

John Gilbert Meadows, age 73, of Arlington, passed away Sunday, December 10, 2017 in Arlington, TX. He died holding his daughters’ hands, as he “saddled up and rode off to the spirit land.” Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m., Friday, December 15, 2017 at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 15, 2017 at Scott’s...

Virtis E. (Pete) Snow

Virtis E. (Pete) Snow

Dec 10, 2017

Virtis E. (Pete) Snow, age 89, of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, December 10, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Turnersville Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 13, 2017, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Scott’s Funeral Home. Pete was born on January 15, 1928 in Arnett, Texas to the late Andrew...