Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Robert (Bob) Wiley Morris

Robert (Bob) Wiley Morris

Jul 18, 2016

Robert (Bob) Wiley Morris, age 98, of Gatesville passed away Monday, July 18, 2016. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville. Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery. Bob was born on February 22, 1918 in Austin, Texas to the late John Wiley Morris and Vallie Val Verde Stubbs Morris. Bob...

Lester (Tut) Dixon

Lester (Tut) Dixon

Jul 15, 2016

Lester (Tut) Dixon, age 88, passed away Friday July 15, 2016 in Gatesville. Graveside services are scheduled for 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Turnersville Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Monday at the Funeral Home. Lester was born March 16, 1928 to Luther and Josie Simmons Dixon. He attended school in Sulphur Springs, Texas....

James "Jamie" Lynn Doyle

James "Jamie" Lynn Doyle

Jul 15, 2016

Jamie Doyle, 50, of Gatesville, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held at 10 AM, Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Coryell Community Church in Gatesville with an additional celebration following at the VFW Post #8230 in Gatesville. Jamie was born on September 9, 1965 in Andrews, Texas to David and Fay Boren Doyle. He...

Alan “Bo” Dean Timmons

Alan “Bo” Dean Timmons

Jul 14, 2016

Alan “Bo” Dean Timmons, age 55, of Hamilton, formerly of Gatesville, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 after a brief battle with cancer. Private family services will be held at Ater Cemetery. Bo was born on January 31, 1961 in Houston, Texas to Glen Timmons and Martha Lou Abbott. He worked for Haliburton and later worked for Schnorenberg Ford Mercury...

Sandra May

Sandra May

Jul 12, 2016

Sandra May, age 72, of Gatesville passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 18, 2016 at First Presbyterian Church with The Rev. Dr. Buddy Wheat officiating. Private burial will follow at Hemmeline Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home. The family will...

B. M. Paul, Jr.

B. M. Paul, Jr.

Jul 8, 2016

B. M. Paul, Jr. age 77 of Gatesville, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Friday, July 8, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. A. C. Painter officiating. Burial will follow at King Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5 to 7...

Rayburn Crawford

Rayburn Crawford

Jul 5, 2016

Rayburn Crawford, age 86, of Gatesville passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 8, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Gatesville. Burial will follow at Turnersville Cemetery. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. in the church parlor. Rayburn was born October 4, 1929, in Gatesville, Texas to Vernie O. and Mamie Chaney...

Joe D. Worthington

Joe D. Worthington

Jul 4, 2016

Joe D. Worthington, age 75, of Gatesville passed away Monday, July 4, 2016. Graveside services will be held 10:00a.m., Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Restland Cemetery. Joe Dan was born on September 26, 1940 in the Henson Creek area of Coryell County. He was born to the late Clyde and Syble Gray Worthington. Joe Dan started school in the Mound...

Major Melvin R. Felton, USAF (Ret.)

Major Melvin R. Felton, USAF (Ret.)

Jul 3, 2016

Melvin R. Felton, 91, of Coryell City passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2016 in Gatesville. Private family services will be held. Major Felton was born June 10, 1925 to the late Gilson Clifford and Sara (Rossiter) Felton in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. He attained a Master’s Degree from UTSA. He married Sylvia Anderson on June 30, 1945 in San Antonio, Texas....

Cheryl B. (Coco) Hale

Cheryl B. (Coco) Hale

Jul 2, 2016

Cheryl B. (Coco) Hale, age 53, of League City, Texas passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at First Presbyterian Church in Gatesville, Texas with The Rev. Dr. Buddy Wheat officiating. Private family burial will follow at Hemmeline Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m., Friday, July 8, 2016...

Odassa Vernell Hammock

Odassa Vernell Hammock

Jul 2, 2016

Ms. OD Hammock, 94, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2016 surrounded by her family at home. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ in Gatesville with burial following at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Friday at the funeral home. Ms. OD was...

James Douglas Ford, Sr.

James Douglas Ford, Sr.

Jul 2, 2016

James Douglas Ford, Sr., age 59, of Gatesville passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016. Memorial services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the Mt. Calvary Church of God in Christ, 504 N. 13th St., Gatesville, Texas. James was born on November 22, 1956 in Gatesville, Texas to Felix Ford, Sr. and Gertrude Carolyn Smith Ford. He...

Earnest Barton Cole

Earnest Barton Cole

Jul 2, 2016

Earnest Cole, 69, of Gatesville passed away at home on Saturday, July 2, 2016. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 PM Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville with burial following at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Earnest was born on January 28, 1947 to the late Homer and Leoma Sutter...

Pauline Williams

Pauline Williams

Jun 27, 2016

Pauline Williams, 75, of Canyon, passed away on Monday, June 27, 2016. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 16, 2016 at Slater Cemetery. Pauline was born on January 18, 1941 to late William and Edith Herrmann Millsap in Gatesville, Texas. She attended school in Purmela and Evant before marring Jerry Lynn Williams in 1958. Pauline was a...

Joseph Richard Van Y, Sr.

Joseph Richard Van Y, Sr.

Jun 27, 2016

Joseph Van Y, age 90, of Gatesville passed away Monday, June 27, 2016. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, June 30, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home with burial following at Lam Cemetery. Joseph was born on February 16, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He joined the United States Navy when he was 17 and served for over 20 years before...

Eddie Perry Johnson

Eddie Perry Johnson

Jun 26, 2016

Rev. Eddie Perry Johnson, age 94, of Gatesville passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 30, 2016 at First Assembly of God Church in Moody, 11920 South Lone Star Parkway (S. Hwy. 317), Moody, Texas, with Rev. Mike Vance officiating. Burial will follow at Lorena Cemetery. Visitation will...

Billy Gene Buckner

Billy Gene Buckner

Jun 24, 2016

Billy Buckner, age 50, of Hamilton passed away Friday, June 24, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Episcopal Church of Hamilton (St. Mary), 1101 S Rice St, Hamilton, TX, with Father Galen Poole officiating.. Burial will follow at Murphree Cemetery in Evant. Visitation will be from 5 to 7...

Doris Herring

Doris Herring

Jun 23, 2016

Doris Herring, age 73, of Gatesville passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home Chapel, with Minister Loyd Hall officiating. Private interment will follow at Ballard Cemetery. Doris was born on November 23, 1942 in Baird, Texas to the late Oscar and Murl Dickerson Watson. She...

Tribble Shepherd

Tribble Shepherd

Jun 20, 2016

Tribble Campbell Shepherd, age 97 of Gatesville, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2016 in Gatesville. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 23, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, with Larry C. McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Gatesville City Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 22nd at...

Floy Faye Swartz

Floy Faye Swartz

Jun 12, 2016

Floy Faye Swartz, age 86 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, June 12, 2016 in Temple. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, with Pastor Randy Aly officiating. Mrs. Swartz was born on August 9, 1929 in Wellington, Texas to the late Fred and Hattie Black Bell. She grew...