Don Hayes
December 13, 2023
Don Harmon Hayes, of Waxahachie passed away at home on Wednesday December 13, 2023. Don succumbed to heart failure and other medical problems after being placed on hospice. His family was at his side daily throughout his illness.
Don was born to the late Elmer and Lottie Hayes in Midlothian, on June 6, 1934. Don married Ruby June Stroope...
Lee Olen Sechrist
December 8, 2023
Lee Olen Sechrist
Born to John Albert Sechrist and Minnie Belle McKnight Sechrist on December 22, 1939, in Stephenville (Erath County), Texas, and passed away on December 8, 2023, at the age of 83.
The funeral service will be Wednesday December 13th, 2pm, at Wayne Boze Funeral Home and interment will be at Waxahachie City Cemetery in Waxahachie, Texas.
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Paul F. Conant
November 25, 2023
Rev. Paul Francis Conant passed away at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Waxahachie, Texas, and was promoted to Heaven on Saturday, November 25, 2023. He was born on October 3, 1934, in Fairfield County, Lancaster, Ohio, to David Edward Conant and Mabel Viola Hook Conant. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years,...
James Fuller Chandler Jr.
November 22, 2023
James (Jim) Fuller Chandler Jr. was born on September 14, 1938, at his Grandfather Staley’s home on a farm near Winters, Texas. He died Wednesday November 22, 2023, at the age of 85.
At the age of 8, he and his sister Linda were accepted into the Hendrick Home for Children in Abilene, TX, where he lived for the...
Jeffery Glenn Taylor
November 22, 2023
Jeffery (Jeff) Glenn Taylor was born January 7, 1956 in Waxahachie, TX and passed away peacefully at the age of 67 in the comfort of his wife’s presence on November 22, 2023.
Jeff graduated Waxahachie High School in 1974, where he also lived the majority of his life. He had a love for his family, friends, all things sports...
Don Jones
November 21, 2023
Donald Jerome Jones, 86, stepped into the arms of Jesus, Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Don was born in Waxahachie, Texas on March 22, 1937, to JR and Blanche (Sis) Jones.
Don married the love of his life, Jean, November 24, 1956, and began his career as a computer programmer with IBM in downtown Dallas. Don changed the course...
Lydia Marie Holbert
November 17, 2023
Lydia Marie Holbert, also known as Little Bit, Lydibug, Angel Face and Boo Boo, passed away on November 17, 2023, in Glenn Heights, Texas, at the age of 1. She was born on November 1, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. Lydia is survived by her father, Jonathan Holbert, her mother, Hope Lee, and her twin brother Damian William Holbert. She will...
Maudine Preston Hill
November 15, 2023
On November 15, 2023, Maudine Preston Hill passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home in Waxahachie, Texas, at the age of 92.
She was born in Edgewood, Texas, on January 20, 1931, to Maude and Ernest Preston. On June 4, 1950, she married Lester Vernon Hill in Edgewood, Texas. They went on to have two children,...
Thomas John Troy
November 14, 2023
Thomas Troy
Thomas John Troy, 89, of Waxahachie, TX, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Waxahachie, TX. Tom is preceded in death by parents, Thomas and Ann Troy, wife Linda Lee Troy, his sister, Martha Ribelin, and brother Bill Troy. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Troy and Jean Knauber, sister-in-law Brenda Barnett and many...
Margarita Estrada Gonzalez
November 13, 2023
Margarita Estrada Gonzalez
1944-2023
Husband of 61 years Francisco Gonzalez both lived in Maypearl, Texas
Raised 6 Children: Renee Gonzalez, wife Yolanda of Maypearl, Texas
Efren Gonzalez, wife Debra of Ferris, Texas
Conception Gonzalez of Maypearl, Texas
Marta Gonzalez, Husband Salvador Duran of Waxahachie, Texas
Maria Guerro of Maypearl, Texas
Manuel Gonzalez, wife Stormi Walters of Venus, Texas
17...
Pastor Joel Eugene Harris
November 9, 2023
Joel Eugene Harris of Hutchins, Texas went home to be with the Lord November 9, 2023, at the age of 92. He was a devoted husband, loving father and compassionate friend. Joel was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on December 1, 1930, to Ernest Napoleon Harris and Marion Elizabeth Landers Harris. He attended East Texas Baptist College and went to...
William Cooper Vennell Sr.
November 8, 2023
William Cooper Vennell of Maypearl, Texas passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 8, 2023 at the age of 86. He was born in Camden, New Jersey on October 10, 1937 to Frank Howell Vennell Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Cooper Vennell, and was the youngest of 3 sons. He served stateside with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from October 1954 until...
Harold W Bulkley
October 26, 2023
Harold Wayne ‘Buck’ Bulkley, age 90, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023, after a brief illness at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center. Born on May 2, 1933, in Shallow Water, Kansas, Harold was one of seven children born to Harrison Wayne and Violet Marie Bailey Bulkley.
He was a retired Navy Veteran, 20 years, and a Southwestern...
Edward Lewis Vaughn
October 24, 2023
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Edward Lewis Vaughn passed away October 24, 2023, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
Husband. Father. Grandfather. Friend.
Eddie had a steadfast love for his family, passion for his music and a deep, abiding spirit. He is survived by his wife, LaNita Marion Vaughn, children LoEtta Faye Vaughn, Carol Wald and Lisa and Rob Yates. He was...
Jerry Leon Janway
October 19, 2023
Jerry L. Janway passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at his home in Waxahachie, TX. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 2pm at the Cowboy Church of Ellis County (The Ranch House Youth Building). Interment to be at the DFW National Cemetery at a later date. 
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Sally Lea Herndon
October 13, 2023
Born April 26, 1930, in Alton, Kansas. Sally was the daughter of James Orbrey Johnston and Elsie Mabel Peterson Johnston. She passed away peacefully, Friday, October 13, 2023, in Waxahachie, Texas.
Sally grew up with her two brothers, Vincil and Bill, and one sister, Roxie, in Alton, KS.
On May 5, 1946, Sally was united in marriage to Thomas...
David Earl Sherry
October 13, 2023
David Sherry left this earth on Friday, October 13, 2023.
David was born on June 23, 1964, in Waco, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Edward and Hazel Marie (Smith) Sherry, and his good friends, Houston Morris and Brad Patterson.
He is survived by his loving wife, Tammy Sherry; brother John Fick; brother...
Jean Lloyd
October 12, 2023
Donna “Jean” Lloyd passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 12, 2023, in Italy, Texas at the age of Seventy.
Jean was born in Dallas, Texas on March 31, 1953, and was a loving wife to husband, Danny, for Forty-Seven years. They raised their family in rural Waxahachie in a home they built themselves in 1979 and still own today....
Darline Johnson
October 10, 2023
Flora Darline Kirkendall Johnson was 98 years old when she was promoted to heaven on October 10, 2023 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Darline was the seventh child born on March 9,1925 to Charles E. Kirkendall and Willie V. Pogue Kirkendall. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Ruth Matejosky, Gail Owen, Lois Pereira and Gene Warren; brothers:...
Steve Smith
October 5, 2023
Stephen Wiley Smith of Midlothian and longtime resident of Red Oak passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023 at the age of 69.
Steve Smith was born to the late Joe and Doris Jean Smith on May 2, 1954 in Waxahachie. He lived in Red Oak until 2011. He attended 12 years of Red Oak schools and graduated in 1972....
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Don Hayes
December 13, 2023
Don Harmon Hayes, of Waxahachie passed away at home on Wednesday December 13, 2023. Don succumbed to heart failure and other medical problems after being placed on hospice. His family was at his side daily throughout his illness.
Don was born to the late Elmer and Lottie Hayes in Midlothian, on June 6, 1934. Don married Ruby June Stroope...
Lee Olen Sechrist
December 8, 2023
Lee Olen Sechrist
Born to John Albert Sechrist and Minnie Belle McKnight Sechrist on December 22, 1939, in Stephenville (Erath County), Texas, and passed away on December 8, 2023, at the age of 83.
The funeral service will be Wednesday December 13th, 2pm, at Wayne Boze Funeral Home and interment will be at Waxahachie City Cemetery in Waxahachie, Texas.
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Paul F. Conant
November 25, 2023
Rev. Paul Francis Conant passed away at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Waxahachie, Texas, and was promoted to Heaven on Saturday, November 25, 2023. He was born on October 3, 1934, in Fairfield County, Lancaster, Ohio, to David Edward Conant and Mabel Viola Hook Conant. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years,...
James Fuller Chandler Jr.
November 22, 2023
James (Jim) Fuller Chandler Jr. was born on September 14, 1938, at his Grandfather Staley’s home on a farm near Winters, Texas. He died Wednesday November 22, 2023, at the age of 85.
At the age of 8, he and his sister Linda were accepted into the Hendrick Home for Children in Abilene, TX, where he lived for the...
Jeffery Glenn Taylor
November 22, 2023
Jeffery (Jeff) Glenn Taylor was born January 7, 1956 in Waxahachie, TX and passed away peacefully at the age of 67 in the comfort of his wife’s presence on November 22, 2023.
Jeff graduated Waxahachie High School in 1974, where he also lived the majority of his life. He had a love for his family, friends, all things sports...
Don Jones
November 21, 2023
Donald Jerome Jones, 86, stepped into the arms of Jesus, Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Don was born in Waxahachie, Texas on March 22, 1937, to JR and Blanche (Sis) Jones.
Don married the love of his life, Jean, November 24, 1956, and began his career as a computer programmer with IBM in downtown Dallas. Don changed the course...
Lydia Marie Holbert
November 17, 2023
Lydia Marie Holbert, also known as Little Bit, Lydibug, Angel Face and Boo Boo, passed away on November 17, 2023, in Glenn Heights, Texas, at the age of 1. She was born on November 1, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. Lydia is survived by her father, Jonathan Holbert, her mother, Hope Lee, and her twin brother Damian William Holbert. She will...
Maudine Preston Hill
November 15, 2023
On November 15, 2023, Maudine Preston Hill passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home in Waxahachie, Texas, at the age of 92.
She was born in Edgewood, Texas, on January 20, 1931, to Maude and Ernest Preston. On June 4, 1950, she married Lester Vernon Hill in Edgewood, Texas. They went on to have two children,...
Thomas John Troy
November 14, 2023
Thomas Troy
Thomas John Troy, 89, of Waxahachie, TX, passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Waxahachie, TX. Tom is preceded in death by parents, Thomas and Ann Troy, wife Linda Lee Troy, his sister, Martha Ribelin, and brother Bill Troy. He is survived by his sisters, Mary Troy and Jean Knauber, sister-in-law Brenda Barnett and many...
Margarita Estrada Gonzalez
November 13, 2023
Margarita Estrada Gonzalez
1944-2023
Husband of 61 years Francisco Gonzalez both lived in Maypearl, Texas
Raised 6 Children: Renee Gonzalez, wife Yolanda of Maypearl, Texas
Efren Gonzalez, wife Debra of Ferris, Texas
Conception Gonzalez of Maypearl, Texas
Marta Gonzalez, Husband Salvador Duran of Waxahachie, Texas
Maria Guerro of Maypearl, Texas
Manuel Gonzalez, wife Stormi Walters of Venus, Texas
17...
Pastor Joel Eugene Harris
November 9, 2023
Joel Eugene Harris of Hutchins, Texas went home to be with the Lord November 9, 2023, at the age of 92. He was a devoted husband, loving father and compassionate friend. Joel was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on December 1, 1930, to Ernest Napoleon Harris and Marion Elizabeth Landers Harris. He attended East Texas Baptist College and went to...
William Cooper Vennell Sr.
November 8, 2023
William Cooper Vennell of Maypearl, Texas passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 8, 2023 at the age of 86. He was born in Camden, New Jersey on October 10, 1937 to Frank Howell Vennell Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Cooper Vennell, and was the youngest of 3 sons. He served stateside with the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from October 1954 until...
Harold W Bulkley
October 26, 2023
Harold Wayne ‘Buck’ Bulkley, age 90, passed away Thursday, October 26, 2023, after a brief illness at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center. Born on May 2, 1933, in Shallow Water, Kansas, Harold was one of seven children born to Harrison Wayne and Violet Marie Bailey Bulkley.
He was a retired Navy Veteran, 20 years, and a Southwestern...
Edward Lewis Vaughn
October 24, 2023
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Edward Lewis Vaughn passed away October 24, 2023, surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
Husband. Father. Grandfather. Friend.
Eddie had a steadfast love for his family, passion for his music and a deep, abiding spirit. He is survived by his wife, LaNita Marion Vaughn, children LoEtta Faye Vaughn, Carol Wald and Lisa and Rob Yates. He was...
Jerry Leon Janway
October 19, 2023
Jerry L. Janway passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at his home in Waxahachie, TX. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 2pm at the Cowboy Church of Ellis County (The Ranch House Youth Building). Interment to be at the DFW National Cemetery at a later date. 
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Sally Lea Herndon
October 13, 2023
Born April 26, 1930, in Alton, Kansas. Sally was the daughter of James Orbrey Johnston and Elsie Mabel Peterson Johnston. She passed away peacefully, Friday, October 13, 2023, in Waxahachie, Texas.
Sally grew up with her two brothers, Vincil and Bill, and one sister, Roxie, in Alton, KS.
On May 5, 1946, Sally was united in marriage to Thomas...
David Earl Sherry
October 13, 2023
David Sherry left this earth on Friday, October 13, 2023.
David was born on June 23, 1964, in Waco, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Edward and Hazel Marie (Smith) Sherry, and his good friends, Houston Morris and Brad Patterson.
He is survived by his loving wife, Tammy Sherry; brother John Fick; brother...
Jean Lloyd
October 12, 2023
Donna “Jean” Lloyd passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 12, 2023, in Italy, Texas at the age of Seventy.
Jean was born in Dallas, Texas on March 31, 1953, and was a loving wife to husband, Danny, for Forty-Seven years. They raised their family in rural Waxahachie in a home they built themselves in 1979 and still own today....
Darline Johnson
October 10, 2023
Flora Darline Kirkendall Johnson was 98 years old when she was promoted to heaven on October 10, 2023 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Darline was the seventh child born on March 9,1925 to Charles E. Kirkendall and Willie V. Pogue Kirkendall. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Ruth Matejosky, Gail Owen, Lois Pereira and Gene Warren; brothers:...
Steve Smith
October 5, 2023
Stephen Wiley Smith of Midlothian and longtime resident of Red Oak passed away Thursday, October 5, 2023 at the age of 69.
Steve Smith was born to the late Joe and Doris Jean Smith on May 2, 1954 in Waxahachie. He lived in Red Oak until 2011. He attended 12 years of Red Oak schools and graduated in 1972....
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