Obituaries

Nov 29, 2022

Susana Cortez age 37 of Waxahachie TX passed away on November 29, 2022.

Susana was born on October 20,1985 in Waxahachie,TX. She was the daughter of Francisco Cortez and Obdulia Cortez.

Susana Cortez is preceded in death by her father of 75 years, Francisco Cortez Sr and nephew, Alfredo Cortez Jr. She is survived by her loving...

Nov 22, 2022

Illa Faye Payne, affectionately known as Granny, passed to her heavenly rest on Tuesday, November 22nd at her home in Waxahachie. She was born May 6, 1930, in Paint Rock, Tx to Merriett and Loree Williams.

She glorified God all the days of her life with her beautiful example of a wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.

Illa...

Nov 19, 2022

Ruben Tamez of Waxahachie passed on November 19, 2022, at the age of 78. Ruben was born June 17, 1944 in Pharr, Texas. He was the epitome of a family man and was always the first to help someone in need. Ruben was a jack of all trades and enjoyed gardening at home, talking politics and spending time with...

Nov 17, 2022

Maxine Linnea Quistad, 92 was welcomed into her Savior's arms on November 17, 2022  in Midlothian Texas.

Maxine was born in Willmar, Minnesota to Swedish immigrants Axel and Jenny Swanson. She treasured her days growing up on the farm and in high school where she played cello in the orchestra. Maxine earned her teaching certificate in the...

Nov 9, 2022

Bobby Dean Taylor, age 84 of Red Oak, Texas, passed away at his home on Wednesday, November 9, 2022. He was born in Waxahachie, Texas May 16, 1938, to Loys Taylor and Pauline Huffstetler Odom.

Bobby spent his early years in Waxahachie and graduated from Waxahachie High School in 1956, the same year he joined the Texas...

Nov 4, 2022

Betty Jane (Cooke) Venable, age 85 passed away Friday evening, November 4, 2022.

Betty was born September 19, 1937, in Ellis County near Reagor Springs, to Frank and Una (Slocum) Cooke. She was the youngest of 12 children in a close-knit Christian family. She was nicknamed “CRADYHONK”. Betty went to school in Ennis and...

Oct 28, 2022

Ofilia Villarreal Gonzales was a caring wife, mother, grandmother and devoted Woman of God. She went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on October 28, 2022 at age 97.

She was born to Hepolito Villarreal and Guadalupe Ortegon on February 24, 1925, in Orelia, TX and soon the family moved to Pearsall, Texas. There, Ofilia met...

Oct 25, 2022

Ben Hardy Pruitt passed away peacefully on October 25th, at the age of 83 in his home in Waxahachie, Texas.  His battle with serious medical issues in recent years, showed his courage in facing challenges without complaint, and always answering “I am fine” when asked how he was doing.

Ben was born on May 2, 1939, in...

Oct 20, 2022

Marvin Clifton Wammack Jr., known as “Cliff” to everyone, left this earthly world on October 20, 2022. Cliff was born on February 2, 1950 to Marvin Clifton Wammack Sr. and Vivian Jean Johnson Wammack. Both parents preceded him in death. He is survived by one sister, Sharon Jean Hammond and her husband, Jim.

Cliff graduated from Waxahachie...

Oct 20, 2022

Ana Maria Morales age 48 of Waxahachie TX passed away on October 20,2022.

Ana was born on October 23,1973 in Ennis TX. She was the daughter of Teresa and Andres Flores.

She is survived by her loving husband Andres Morales and  by her daughter Sylvia Adams & wife Brandi, 2 sons JJ Lara &  fiance'  Emily, Andrew Flores...

Oct 6, 2022

Ina Rue Strasser, 92, passed away peacefully on October 6, 2022 in Midlothian, Texas.

Ina Rue was born on December 31, 1929 to Hecht and Pearl O'Neal in Jobe, Missouri. She married Arleigh Strasser on October 13, 1952 and they raised their family in Fort Worth, Texas.

She was a remarkable wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother...

Oct 2, 2022

John Roy Marchbanks Jr. passed peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 2, 2022. He was surrounded by his family who loved and cared for him deeply. Roy was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, respected co-worker, and faithful friend.

Born in Waxahachie, Texas on March 7, 1951 to John Roy and Mary Nell Thompson...

Oct 1, 2022

Robert M. O'Daniel, aged 78, left this world October 1, 2022. Robert attended school in Avalon, Texas. He enlisted in the United States Army on January 10, 1961, stationed in Yuma Arizona, where he achieved the rank of SP4. He was honorably discharged.

While stationed in Yuma, he met the love of his life Carmen Chavez. They...

Sep 30, 2022

Morris Neal, 91 passed away on September 30, 2022 at the Arabella Independent Living Center in Red Oak, Texas. He was born on October 4,1930 in Bethany, Oklahoma.

One of his many accomplishments was being awarded Eagle Scout in 1947. Morris graduated from Bethany High School and he went on to study and graduate from Bethany Nazarene...

Sep 27, 2022

On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Don Chancellor returned home to his Lord and Savior.  Donald Paul Chancellor was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1937, to Elmer Mack and Dortha Mae (née Hart) Chancellor.  Don and his brother, Harry, lived with their parents in Shawnee and on the Hart family farm where Don developed a young man’s appreciation for living...

Sep 25, 2022

Jim Bynum , 70, of Forreston Tx passed away Sunday September 25, 2022.  He was born to Jimmie Faye and Al Bynum on December 16th 1951 in Ellis County.

Jim graduated from Waxahachie High School and then went to Sul Ross University on a rodeo scholarship.

He was a...

Sep 24, 2022

Richard Royal Moore was born on July 19, 1954 in Ennis, Texas to Betty Mundy Moore and Donald Melvin Moore, who both predeceased him. He was a second child and brother to Lisle Keith Moore. He grew up in Ennis and graduated from Ennis high school in 1972.

After school, Rick went to Navarro College. Rick’s love...

Sep 22, 2022

Charlotte Beth (Lee) Bratcher, aged 79, went to her heavenly home on September 22, 2022, while on hospice for heart failure in Waxahachie, Texas. Born in California during World War II, Charlotte came from generations of Texans, was raised in Gaines County, Texas, and resided with her beloved husband in Waxahachie for nearly 60 years.

Charlotte successfully...

Sep 21, 2022

Helen Ann Duty O’Briant left this earth Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Born on July 19, 1929 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, she was the true pride and joy of her parents Henry A. and Esther Duty.  The family was catholic by faith. They lived in Abilene, Texas where she grew up working hard, helping her mother around the house with whatever she...

Sep 16, 2022

Ronald Wesley Gillespie

July 27,1945 - September 16,2022

Ronald Wesley Gillespie passed away September 16, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas.

Ron was born in Waxahachie, Texas on July 27, 1945 to Wesley Woodrow Gillespie and Elzie Aday Gillespie.

Ron grew up in Avalon, Texas and graduated from Avalon High School in...