Obituaries

Local obituaries for Gatesville, Texas


Cali Nikole Ferguson

Cali Nikole Ferguson

Dec 24, 2024

Cali Ferguson, age 12 of Gatesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 in Hamilton, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Scott’s Funeral Home. Burial at Restland Cemetery will immediately follow the service. 

Cali Nikole Ferguson was born on April 18, 2012 to Crystal Marie Stiglitz of Gatesville. She was the fourth child...

Shawn Elton Patterson

Shawn Elton Patterson

Dec 23, 2024

Shawn Elton Patterson, age 49 of Gatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 23, 2024, surrounded by all of his children, wife, and Mom. Please join us in celebrating and remembering his life at 3:00 P.M. on Monday, December 30th, 2024, at Scott’s Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service.

Shawn...

Virgil Phinney Jr.

Virgil Phinney Jr.

Dec 22, 2024

Virgil E. Phinney Jr., age 72 of Gatesville, made his final journey home on December 22, 2024. 

Virgil was born in Bangor, Maine, and will be carried back to be returned to the land and shores he loved so much. He was a lifelong student of the faith, a graduate of Baptist Bible College in Springfield, Missouri and served in whatever...

Florence Spencer Willett

Florence Spencer Willett

Dec 22, 2024

Florence Spencer Willett, age 98, passed away on December 22, 2024, in Gatesville. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 30th at Pidcoke Cemetery with Pastor Peter Harris officiating. 

Florence Spencer Willett was born September 14, 1926, in Buckingham County, Virginia, daughter of the late James Gray Spencer, Sr. and Mary Pratt Spencer. During and after World...

Kimberly Michelle Davis Rudolph

Kimberly Michelle Davis Rudolph

Dec 20, 2024

We are heartbroken to share that Kimberly Michelle Davis Rudolph lost her difficult battle against cancer on December 20, 2024. She handled that nearly 2-year long journey with incredible grace and positivity and was surrounded by family as she reached her sunset.

Born on June 10th, 1979, in Temple, TX, Kimberly lived a life full of genuine love, laughter, creativity and...

Doyle Tippit

Doyle Tippit

Dec 19, 2024

Doyle Tippit age 86 of Salado, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024 in Temple.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 23, 2024 at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville, with Minister Deral McWhorter officiating. Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery. Doyle’s family will receive visitors one hour prior to services at the funeral home. 

Larry Doyle Tippit was...

Gwendolyn Smith Fleming

Gwendolyn Smith Fleming

Dec 13, 2024

Funeral services for Gwendolyn Smith Fleming will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Scott’s Funeral Home in Gatesville with Minister Deral McWhorter officiating. Interment will follow at Pearl Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service.

Gwendolyn Smith Fleming was born March 15, 1929, to Albert Oscar Smith and Anna Murrah...

Mary Simpson

Mary Simpson

Dec 12, 2024

Mary Simpson, age 60 of Gatesville, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, December 16, 2024, at Cedar Ridge Church of Christ with Minister Deral McWhorter officiating. Interment will immediately follow at Restland Cemetery.

Mary Jonelle Simpson was born on January 11, 1964 to the late Joe and Norma McDonald Preston in...

Linda Sue Spurlin Dominik

Linda Sue Spurlin Dominik

Dec 7, 2024

Linda Sue Spurlin Dominik, age 77, of Gatesville, Texas passed away on December 7, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Scott’s Funeral Home. Visitation will immediately follow the service.

Linda Sue was born on April 9, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois to the late Coy and Jean Cotter Spurlin. Linda Sue spent...

Elizabeth Charlotte McCorkle

Elizabeth Charlotte McCorkle

Dec 2, 2024

Elizabeth Charlotte McCorkle, age 98 of Mound, passed away Monday, December 2, 2024.

No public memorial services are planned at this time.

She was born Lieselotte Amalia Antlitz on October 1, 1926, in Dusseldorf, Germany to Otto Heinrich Antlitz and Anna Marie (Wagner) Antlitz. She came with her family to America in 1928 and settled in New York City. Her name Lieselotte...

Sherry Diana Hydrick

Sherry Diana Hydrick

Nov 30, 2024

Diana Hydrick, age 65 of Gatesville went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 30, 2024.

Memorial services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Scott’s Funeral Home with Bobby Jones officiating. Diana’s family will receive visitors at the funeral home one hour prior to her service. 

Sherry Diana Hydrick was born on November 5, 1959,...

Mark Logan Eugene Pritchard

Mark Logan Eugene Pritchard

Nov 29, 2024

Mark Pritchard, age 59 of Gatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 29, 2024, in Waco, Texas at Hillcrest Baylor Scott & White Hospital where he lost his battle to cancer. 

Mark lived a life marked with love, laughter, generosity and protection. His heart and love were as big as his smile and his passion for his...

Jack Charles Davis

Jack Charles Davis

Nov 27, 2024

Jack Davis, age 90 of Gatesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 in Glen Rose.

Graveside services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Flint Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Buddy Wheat officiating. 

Jack Charles Davis was born on January 3, 1934 to the late George and Mary June McElhaney Davis in Jacksonville, Florida. He was...

Margie Ruth Cline

Margie Ruth Cline

Nov 26, 2024

Margie Cline, age 84 of Gatesville, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. 

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, November 29, 2024 at Turnersville Cemetery with Minister Deral McWhorter officiating.

Margie Ruth Cline was born at home on October 16, 1940 to the late Charles and Juanita Manning Fleming. She grew up and attended school in Turnersville, graduating from...

Jerry Costigan

Jerry Costigan

Nov 25, 2024

Gerald Lee Costigan, Sr., age 80 of Gatesville, passed away on November 25, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 4, at Scott's Funeral Home. The family will receive visitors following the service. 

Jerry was born on February 6, 1944, in Salem, Ohio to the late Aaron and Elizabeth Haggarty Costigan. 

Jerry was a proud...

Bobby Joe Williams

Bobby Joe Williams

Nov 24, 2024

Bobby Williams, age 56 of Gatesville, passed away on Sunday, November 24, 2024.

Memorial services are being planned for a future date.  

Bobby Joe Williams was born July 17, 1968, to the late Larry Lee and Beverly Grubbs Williams in Eldorado, Illinois. He grew up and attended school in Eldorado, moving to Gatesville in his early 20’s. He was a home...

Willie Gonzales

Willie Gonzales

Nov 24, 2024

Willie E. Gonzales was born on March 10, 1941, to Celia Solidad Chaffee of Morenci Arizona. He passed away from this world on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at the age of 83. 

Memorial services to celebrate Willie Gonzales’s life will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 6, 2024, at Scott’s Funeral Home, 2425 E. Main Street, Gatesville, Texas 76528....

Dorothy Nell Gibson

Dorothy Nell Gibson

Nov 24, 2024

Dorothy Nell Moore Gibson, age 92, passed away on November 24, 2024. Honoring her wishes, no visitation or services were held. She was laid to rest in Gatesville, Texas, in the family plot at Restland Cemetery.

Dorothy was born October 19, 1932, to John D. Moore and Lucille Woodruff Moore at the farm home of her great aunt near Oglesby, Texas....

Gary Francis Keeton

Gary Francis Keeton

Nov 22, 2024

Gary Francis Keeton was born September 27, 1955, to Grady Francis and Mamie (Miller) Keeton of Pearl, Texas. He passed away from this world on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the age of 69.

Gary’s family will receive visitors at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 2, 2024 at Grace Bible Church at 4012 E. US Hwy 84 in Gatesville. Memorial services will...

Tommy Ray Anderson

Tommy Ray Anderson

Nov 21, 2024

Tommy Ray Anderson, age 83, of Glen Rose passed away November 21, 2024. Graveside services will be held on Monday, November 25, at 2:00 p.m. at Restland Cemetery with Pastor Wray Nunn officiating.

Tommy was born in Corsicana, Texas on April 7, 1941, to the late Neiley and Nevada Anderson. Tommy was an outdoorsman. He loved hunting, fishing, camping and to...