Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Mickie Lynn Jones

Mickie Lynn Jones

Oct 8, 2016

Mickie Lynn Jones was born on Friday, October 7, 2016 and passed away Saturday, October 8, 2016. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 14, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. There is no visitation scheduled. Mickie is survived by her mother, Harolynn Watson; father, Calvin Jones, Jr.; maternal grandparents, Betty Kelley, Wally...

Patricia Walters

Patricia Walters

Oct 8, 2016

Patricia Walters, age 62, of Gatesville passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016. Graveside Services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Seaton Cemetery in Leon Junction. Patricia was born on April 18, 1954 to the late Alton and Bobbie Bishop Lockaby in Gatesville. She graduated from Gatesville High School in 1972. Patricia married Joe Walters...

Norma Benningfield

Norma Benningfield

Oct 5, 2016

Norma Jean Benningfield, age 83, of Gatesville passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 8, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2016 at the funeral home. Norma was born on September 27, 1933 in the Elijah...

Josie Amelia Kinsey Cummings

Josie Amelia Kinsey Cummings

Sep 27, 2016

Josie Amelia Kinsey Cummings, age 102, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 in Gatesville, Texas. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville with burial following at Restland Cemetery in Gatesville. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the funeral. Josie was born on December 20, 1913 to...

Mark Wayne Millsap

Mark Wayne Millsap

Sep 26, 2016

Mark Wayne Millsap, age 30, of Gatesville passed away Monday, September 26, 2016. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 1, 2016 at Coryell Community Church. Mark was born on January 20, 1986 in Clifton, Texas to Kenneth and Christine Currence Millsap. He attended school in Gatesville. He worked with Double S Plumbing. He was a good-hearted young...

Bobby Hobgood

Bobby Hobgood

Sep 26, 2016

Bobby Hobgood, age 79, of Gatesville passed away on Monday, September 26, 2016 in Gatesville. No services are scheduled per his request. Bobby was born on January 4, 1937 to the late Tally and Lois McClendon Hobgood in Franklin, LA. He joined the United States Army in 1954. During his time in the Army, he served in France, where he...

Thomas Lee Carter

Thomas Lee Carter

Sep 25, 2016

Thomas Lee Carter, age 71, of Gatesville passed away suddenly at home in Izoro on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Thomas was born on September 13, 1945 in Crockett, Texas. He proudly served in the US Army during Vietnam, and still bore...

Wanda Elaine Russell

Wanda Elaine Russell

Sep 24, 2016

Wanda E. Russell, age 77 of Waco, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Waco. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at Scotts Funeral Home in Gatesville, Texas and officiated by Pastor James W. Menke of Trinity Lutheran Church and Dr. David Smith of Austin Baptist Association. Burial will follow at King Cemetery. The...

Kitty Marwitz

Kitty Marwitz

Sep 21, 2016

Kitty Ruth Marwitz, age 90, died peacefully Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Crestview Manor in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 24, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Evant. Burial will follow at Murphree Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 23, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. Kitty Ruth was...

Doris Rhoads

Doris Rhoads

Sep 18, 2016

Doris Rhoads, age 80 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016 in Oklahoma. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home, with Rev. Keith Dyer officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Doris was born...

Jimmie Rodgers Cathey

Jimmie Rodgers Cathey

Sep 15, 2016

Jimmie Cathey, age 78, of Lucedale, Mississippi passed away Thursday, September 16, 2016. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at Davidson Cemetery. Jimmie was born on January 7, 1938 in Corsicana, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Peggy Lee Smith Cathey; daughter, Peyton Marie Cathey of Lucedale, MS; son-in-law, Cameron Lee Hudson...

Myrlene Doss Hopkins

Myrlene Doss Hopkins

Sep 14, 2016

Myrlene Doss Hopkins, age 88, of Temple died on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Woodland Park Cemetery in Mineral Wells. She was born May 17, 1928 to Claude Otto Doss and Bessie Maude Brooks Doss in Graham, Texas. She married James A. (Jack) Hopkins,...

Mary Frances Scruggs

Mary Frances Scruggs

Sep 10, 2016

Mary Frances Scruggs, age 79, of Gatesville passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016. Graveside Services will be at 3:00 PM, Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Ater Cemetery. Mary Frances was born on December 24, 1936 on the Army Camp in Bell County to the late Abner and Flora Diserens Potter. She graduated from Gatesville and worked in the sewing...

Howard Hitt

Howard Hitt

Sep 9, 2016

Howard Hitt, age 84, of Gatesville passed away surrounded by his family on Friday, September 9, 2016. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at King Baptist Church with burial following at King Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Monday at the funeral home. Howard was born on August 8, 1932 in the King...

James Michael Cogan

James Michael Cogan

Sep 9, 2016

James M. Cogan, age 63, of Temple passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 in Temple. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. James was born on June 20, 1953 in Jacksonville, North Carolina to the late James and Margaret Reese Cogan. He graduated from High...

Charles Young

Charles Young

Sep 7, 2016

Charles Ray Young, age 76 of Jonesboro, passed away on September 7, 2016 in Temple. Private Family Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Jonesboro Cemetery. Charles was born on April 27, 1940 in Jonesboro to Elizabeth Yows Young and the late P.R. (Sonny Boy) Young. He grew up and attended school in Jonesboro, graduating from...

Gregory Don Perkins

Gregory Don Perkins

Sep 4, 2016

Gregory Don Perkins, age 51, of Gatesville passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016. Graveside services will be at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Restland Cemetery. There is no visitation scheduled. Gregory was born on July 22, 1965 in Uvalde, Texas to Henry Perkins and Dorthy Hurt Perkins. He attended school in Gatesville. He married Melissa Griggs in Mound,...

Cole Russell

Cole Russell

Sep 4, 2016

Lloyd Cole Russell, age 32, of Crawford passed away Sunday, September 4, 2016. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at Coryell Community Church, with Rev. Bruce Cox officiating. Burial will follow at St. John Lutheran Church Cemetery in Coryell City. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home....

Richard Fischetto

Richard Fischetto

Sep 1, 2016

Richard Fischetto, age 75, of Gatesville passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016. No services are scheduled at this time. Richard was born on December 3, 1940 in New York, New York. He was raised in Nassau County, New York to Angelo Fischetto and Irene Estella Beach Fischetto. He married Judy Edmond on August 16, 2012. He and his wife owned...

Maria Socorro “Coco” Degollado

Maria Socorro “Coco” Degollado

Aug 31, 2016

Maria Socorro “Coco” Degollado, age 92, of Gatesville passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 3, 2016 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Gatesville. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. A Rosary will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, September 2, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home with visitation...