Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Lee Barton

Lee Barton

Sep 10, 2017

Lee Barton, age 54, of Pottsville, passed away Sunday, September 10, 2017. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Post Oak Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. Lee was born on November 13, 1962 in Casa Grande, Arizona. He attended school and graduated from...

Joy Clawson

Joy Clawson

Sep 8, 2017

Joy Clawson, age 89, of the Owl Creek community passed away Friday, September 8, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Mark Kemp and Rev. Floyd Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Flint Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral...

Patsy Virginia Fowler

Patsy Virginia Fowler

Sep 8, 2017

Virginia Fowler, age 81, of Gatesville passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 in Hamilton. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Virginia was born on December 1, 1935 to the late Rob and Pat Milaway Woodson in the Ewing Community outside of Gatesville which in now part of...

Wanda Jean Sims

Wanda Jean Sims

Sep 7, 2017

Wanda Jean Sims, age 88, of Gatesville, passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017. Graveside services will be at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Restland Cemetery with Rev. Perry Garrett officiating. There is no set time for visitation. Wanda was born on August 1, 1929 in McGregor, Texas to the late Lloyd Emmitt Ferguson and Vergie Grabner Ferguson. Her...

Margie Beechly

Margie Beechly

Sep 3, 2017

Margie Beechly, age 85 of Jonesboro, passed away on Sunday September 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Matt Dossey officiating. Burial will follow at Ater Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the funeral...

Mary "Cat" Smith

Mary "Cat" Smith

Aug 30, 2017

Mary Catherine Smith, age 75, of Gatesville passed away surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Saturday September 2, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel . Burial will follow at Greenbriar Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday September 1, 2017. Mary was born June 20, 1942...

Larry Simons

Larry Simons

Aug 30, 2017

Larry Simons, age 81 of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 Noon, Friday, September 1, 2017 at Flint Creek Cemetery. Larry was born on July 23, 1936 in the Cold Springs community of Coryell County. He was the son of the late Hubert and Jewel Rhoads Simons. He was a lifetime...

COL (ret) Benjamin Stump Silver

COL (ret) Benjamin Stump Silver

Aug 26, 2017

Benjamin Stump Silver, age 95, of Gatesville,TX went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Funeral Services will be 11 am on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church of Gatesville. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Deer Creek Harmony Church Cemetery in Harford County,...

Bettye Christine Wilkinson

Bettye Christine Wilkinson

Aug 25, 2017

Bettye Christine Wilkinson, age 87, of Gatesville passed away on Friday, August 25, 2017 surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm, Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville with burial following at Pidcoke Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30 –7:30 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home. Bettye was born on February 12,...

Bobby James Curry

Bobby James Curry

Aug 23, 2017

Bobby James Curry, age 84, of Gatesville, passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the Curry Family Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, August 25, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Scott’s Funeral Home. Bobby was born on January 31, 1933 at the home place in Coryell County, Texas...

Kathleen Blanchard

Kathleen Blanchard

Aug 23, 2017

Kathleen (Palmer) Blanchard, age 87, of Gatesville, peacefully completed her earthly journey on Wednesday, August 23, 2017. Funeral services will be held Sunday, August 27, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., Scott’s Funeral Home, Gatesville. A private family interment will be held at Flint Creek Cemetery. Kathleen was born in Oglesby, Texas, February 17, 1930, the third of five daughters, to J....

William D. (Jim) Dossey

William D. (Jim) Dossey

Aug 20, 2017

William D. (Jim) Dossey, age 82, of Gatesville, passed away Sunday, August 20, 2017 in Temple. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Flint Creek Cemetery with Rev. Lance King officiating. Jim was born on October 18, 1934 in Gatesville, to the late Weldon (Fuzzy) Dossey and Ollie Bruton Dossey. He grew up in...

Charles Ernest Vandiver

Charles Ernest Vandiver

Aug 17, 2017

Charles Ernest Vandiver, age 96, of Gatesville, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017. Graveside services with Masonic Rites will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Davidson Cemetery, with Rev. Jeff Huckeby officiating. Charles was born on March 29, 1921 in Coryell County, Texas to the late Charles A. Vandiver and Mellie Roe Vandiver. He grew up...

Mary (Jo) Spradley

Mary (Jo) Spradley

Aug 17, 2017

Mary Josephine Boswell Spradley, age 97, of Gatesville, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017. Private family graveside services will be at Turnersville Cemetery. Mary was born on November 6, 1919 in Turnersville, Texas to the late Carey Homer Boswell and Hazel Evelyn Foote Boswell. She grew up and went to school in Turnersville, graduating from Turnersville High School in 1936....

James D. Baize

James D. Baize

Aug 14, 2017

James D. Baize, age 91 of Gatesville passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 18, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. James was born on October 26, 1925 in Stanton, Texas to the late Homer and Lela Dickie Baize. He grew up in the Pearl and Slater communities, graduating from...

Rocky “R.C.” Kelley

Rocky “R.C.” Kelley

Aug 14, 2017

Rocky Kelley, age 68, of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017, surrounded by his family and friends that loved him. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home....

Emily Wallace

Emily Wallace

Aug 11, 2017

Emily F. Wallace, age 99, of McGregor, passed away Friday, August 11, 2017. Family graveside services will be held at Jonesboro Cemetery. Emily was born on July 1, 1918 in Jonesboro, to the late Alfonso and Thelma Thompson Watson. She married Albert Thurman Wallace in 1938 and they lived in Jonesboro for many years, later moving to McGregor where they...

Eunice Dudark

Eunice Dudark

Aug 10, 2017

Eunice Fisher Dudark, age 95, of Gatesville, passed away Thursday, August 10, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 14, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Matt Richard and Rev. Kurt Fuessel officiating. Burial will follow at Greenbriar Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home Eunice was...

Robert Lawrence Gilmore

Robert Lawrence Gilmore

Aug 9, 2017

Robert Lawrence Gilmore, age 96,of Gatesville, passed into Heaven on Wednesday, August 9, 2017. Graveside services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Turnersville Cemetery with Father Timothy Vaverek officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m., Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. Robert was born on June 12, 1921 in Coryell City,...

Lovenya Steward

Lovenya Steward

Aug 5, 2017

Lovenya Steward, age 101, of Gatesville passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Woodland Cemetery in Kirvin, Texas. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service. Lovenya was born on November 21, 1915 near Wortham, Texas to...