Georgie Wanda Wilbanks
January 1, 2025
“Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.” - Dr Seuss
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Georgie Wanda Wilbanks on January 1, 2025, at the age of 83. Georgie and her twin George were born on November 4, 1941 to George and Elender Brown in Dallas, Texas.
On September 17, 1971, Georgie married the...
Mary Elizabeth Norris
January 1, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Norris passed away on 1-1-2025 at her home in DeSoto, Texas. She was 96 years old. Mary was born in Ennis Texas to Bertha and Monta Green. She lived with her grandparents, MaMaw and PaPaw Herrin, in Waxahachie due to the divorce of her parents. L.A. Herrin was a Baptist minister who preached at all the surrounding small...
Larry Bryant Laudig
December 25, 2024
Larry Bryant Laudig passed away in the early morning hours of December 25, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He was born June 2, 1938, in the home of an aunt living in Poland, Indiana to Helen Maxine Laudig (Greenlee) and Wayne Raymond Laudig. He graduated from North Salem High School, North Salem, Indiana in 1956. His proud family...
Dorothy Busby Johnson
December 25, 2024
Dorothy Busby Johnson, 90, passed away in Red Oak, Texas on December 25, 2024. Dorothy was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints her whole life. She was faithful and valiant until the end, always having a strong testimony and a full commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Dorothy was born on August 30, 1934,...
Edith Alma Schultz
December 25, 2024
Edith Alma (Hentschel) Schultz passed away quietly on Christmas morning, 2024.
Edith was born on April 8, 1923, to Oskar and Olga Hentschel in Lodz, Poland. She attended a German all-girls school. She continued her education to become a medical laboratory technician. She worked in Poland, Germany, and the United States.
World War II kept Edith on the move to avoid areas...
Deborah Sue Stiles
December 24, 2024
Deborah Stiles was taken home by the Lord on December 24, 2024, at the age of 72. She passed peacefully with family by her side. She was born March 3, 1952, to Art and Edith Stiles.
Debbie graduated from Lewisville high school and was a part of the Lewisville Fighting Farmers drill team. She spent most of her career in the...
Raymond Bryant Covan
December 22, 2024
In Loving Memory of Raymond Bryant Covan
1951 - 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Randy on December 22, 2024 at the age of 73. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, cherished friend, and pillar of the community, Randy lived a life full of love, laughter, and selflessness.
Born on September 29, 1951 in Kauffman, Texas, his family...
Naomi Ruth Wooley
December 21, 2024
Naomi Ruth Wooley, known by many simply as Ruth, Mrs. Wooley, Mama, or Granny passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024, in Waxahachie, Texas, at the amazing age of 100. Ruth was born in Waxahachie, Texas at the Waxahachie Sanitarium on August 30, 1924. She lived her life with a dedication to her family that never wavered, and this was...
Gaylard F. French
December 21, 2024
Gaylard Flynn French was born December 23, 1948, in Dallas, Texas to Margaret Wacile Eastwood and Eulie Newton French. He passed away December 21, 2024, in Waxahachie, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents. In 1974 he married the former Mary Kathleen Dungan in Fort Worth, Texas. He is survived by his wife and daughter, Jessica Elizabeth French,...
William Lambert Hamilton, Sr.
December 20, 2024
William Lambert “Bill” Hamilton, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2024, in Cleburne, Texas, at the age of 91. Born on September 5, 1933, in Palmer, Texas, Bill lived a life defined by dedication, craftsmanship, and service to others.
Bill is survived by his devoted wife of 70 years, Mary Ann Connell Hamilton. He leaves...
Isaiah Patrick Bias
December 16, 2024
Isaiah Patrick Bias was born in the desert town of Moriarty, New Mexico on July 6, 1996. He grew up in San Antonio, South Dallas, and Waxahachie, Texas. Isaiah’s amazing life was cut short on December 16, 2024, at the age of 28, when he was killed in the line of duty, serving alongside his fellow officers and keeping the...
Ilene June Whitt
December 15, 2024
Born- January 24,1940
Died- December 15, 2024
Cause of Death- Natural Causes
Ilene had seven children that she loved dearly. She also had grandchildren and great grandchildren that she loved as well. Ilene was preceded in death by her late husband, Billy Ray Whitt. Ilene retired from Rock Tenn in Waxahachie. She loved the ocean and spending time with her family. Ilene was...
Abelino Fierro
December 13, 2024
Abelino Fierro passed away on December 13, 2024, at the age of 62, transitioning to a better life. He was born on April 15, 1962, to Carmen Cigarroa Rosales and Felimón Fierro in Durango, Mexico.
He is survived by his wife, Marisela Fierro; daughters, Brenda and Michelle; sons, Jonathan and Sebastian; and grandchildren, Brigitte, Dilvan, and Astro.
Abelino deeply loved his family,...
James Claude Sharp
December 9, 2024
James Claude Sharp, 86, of Waxahachie, Texas, died on Monday, December 9, 2024. A memorial service to celebrate James' life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December14, 2024, at the Robinson Cemetery, 620 E. Stegall Drive in Robinson, Texas.
James' family includes his two children: daughter, Kimmy Gail & husband Gary Watts of Waxahachie; son, Stephen Claude &...
Patricia Louise Lucas
December 8, 2024
Patricia Louise Rickard Lucas passed on December 8, 2024, at the age of 80. She was born August 30, 1944, in Mexia, TX to Mack & Bertie Rickard. She enjoyed puzzling, reading, needle point, coloring, and most of all her kids, grandkids, great, and great-great grandkids, and family. She was the best mom, friend, and grandma to all of her...
Joy Denny
December 6, 2024
Joy Denny made the world’s best pecan pie. Yes, she accomplished many other things, but the quality of her pecan pie cannot be overstated.
Carolyn “Joy” Brothers Denny was born on October 15, 1939. She was known for her warmth, generosity, loving spirit, traditional values, and, yes, her uncensored comments. She brought all of her talents into the world through the...
Conard Yeats
December 5, 2024
Conard was born on October 18, 1933. He passed into the loving arms of our Savior on December 5, 2024, at the age of 91. He was the 10th child of a Denton County sharecropper during the depths of the Great Depression. His family moved from Frisco to Marshall County, Oklahoma, in 1938. He was raised and educated in Oklahoma.
In...
Staci Lynn Miller
December 3, 2024
Staci Lynn Miller, 67 of Austin, Texas, passed away unexpectedly December 3, 2024, while visiting family.
She was the loving mother to Kyle Boyd (Michelle) and Bret Boyd. Raising her boys was her greatest pride and joy, as was becoming a grandmother to Addisyn and Cayden. She thoroughly enjoyed taking her grandchildren to parks, playgrounds, and libraries at every opportunity.
Born...
Mary Trevino
December 3, 2024
Mary Trevino, our loving mom and grandma, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
Mary was born to Patricio and Cleotilde Moya in Cleburg, TX, on June 11, 1936. She married her one and only love, Antonio Trevino, in 1953. Over the next several years, they built a beautiful family of nine children. Their early (and some of her favorite) years...
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Georgie Wanda Wilbanks
January 1, 2025
“Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.” - Dr Seuss
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Georgie Wanda Wilbanks on January 1, 2025, at the age of 83. Georgie and her twin George were born on November 4, 1941 to George and Elender Brown in Dallas, Texas.
On September 17, 1971, Georgie married the...
Mary Elizabeth Norris
January 1, 2025
Mary Elizabeth Norris passed away on 1-1-2025 at her home in DeSoto, Texas. She was 96 years old. Mary was born in Ennis Texas to Bertha and Monta Green. She lived with her grandparents, MaMaw and PaPaw Herrin, in Waxahachie due to the divorce of her parents. L.A. Herrin was a Baptist minister who preached at all the surrounding small...
Larry Bryant Laudig
December 25, 2024
Larry Bryant Laudig passed away in the early morning hours of December 25, 2024, at Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas. He was born June 2, 1938, in the home of an aunt living in Poland, Indiana to Helen Maxine Laudig (Greenlee) and Wayne Raymond Laudig. He graduated from North Salem High School, North Salem, Indiana in 1956. His proud family...
Dorothy Busby Johnson
December 25, 2024
Dorothy Busby Johnson, 90, passed away in Red Oak, Texas on December 25, 2024. Dorothy was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints her whole life. She was faithful and valiant until the end, always having a strong testimony and a full commitment to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Dorothy was born on August 30, 1934,...
Edith Alma Schultz
December 25, 2024
Edith Alma (Hentschel) Schultz passed away quietly on Christmas morning, 2024.
Edith was born on April 8, 1923, to Oskar and Olga Hentschel in Lodz, Poland. She attended a German all-girls school. She continued her education to become a medical laboratory technician. She worked in Poland, Germany, and the United States.
World War II kept Edith on the move to avoid areas...
Deborah Sue Stiles
December 24, 2024
Deborah Stiles was taken home by the Lord on December 24, 2024, at the age of 72. She passed peacefully with family by her side. She was born March 3, 1952, to Art and Edith Stiles.
Debbie graduated from Lewisville high school and was a part of the Lewisville Fighting Farmers drill team. She spent most of her career in the...
Raymond Bryant Covan
December 22, 2024
In Loving Memory of Raymond Bryant Covan
1951 - 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Randy on December 22, 2024 at the age of 73. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, cherished friend, and pillar of the community, Randy lived a life full of love, laughter, and selflessness.
Born on September 29, 1951 in Kauffman, Texas, his family...
Naomi Ruth Wooley
December 21, 2024
Naomi Ruth Wooley, known by many simply as Ruth, Mrs. Wooley, Mama, or Granny passed away peacefully on December 21, 2024, in Waxahachie, Texas, at the amazing age of 100. Ruth was born in Waxahachie, Texas at the Waxahachie Sanitarium on August 30, 1924. She lived her life with a dedication to her family that never wavered, and this was...
Gaylard F. French
December 21, 2024
Gaylard Flynn French was born December 23, 1948, in Dallas, Texas to Margaret Wacile Eastwood and Eulie Newton French. He passed away December 21, 2024, in Waxahachie, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents. In 1974 he married the former Mary Kathleen Dungan in Fort Worth, Texas. He is survived by his wife and daughter, Jessica Elizabeth French,...
William Lambert Hamilton, Sr.
December 20, 2024
William Lambert “Bill” Hamilton, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2024, in Cleburne, Texas, at the age of 91. Born on September 5, 1933, in Palmer, Texas, Bill lived a life defined by dedication, craftsmanship, and service to others.
Bill is survived by his devoted wife of 70 years, Mary Ann Connell Hamilton. He leaves...
Isaiah Patrick Bias
December 16, 2024
Isaiah Patrick Bias was born in the desert town of Moriarty, New Mexico on July 6, 1996. He grew up in San Antonio, South Dallas, and Waxahachie, Texas. Isaiah’s amazing life was cut short on December 16, 2024, at the age of 28, when he was killed in the line of duty, serving alongside his fellow officers and keeping the...
Ilene June Whitt
December 15, 2024
Born- January 24,1940
Died- December 15, 2024
Cause of Death- Natural Causes
Ilene had seven children that she loved dearly. She also had grandchildren and great grandchildren that she loved as well. Ilene was preceded in death by her late husband, Billy Ray Whitt. Ilene retired from Rock Tenn in Waxahachie. She loved the ocean and spending time with her family. Ilene was...
Abelino Fierro
December 13, 2024
Abelino Fierro passed away on December 13, 2024, at the age of 62, transitioning to a better life. He was born on April 15, 1962, to Carmen Cigarroa Rosales and Felimón Fierro in Durango, Mexico.
He is survived by his wife, Marisela Fierro; daughters, Brenda and Michelle; sons, Jonathan and Sebastian; and grandchildren, Brigitte, Dilvan, and Astro.
Abelino deeply loved his family,...
James Claude Sharp
December 9, 2024
James Claude Sharp, 86, of Waxahachie, Texas, died on Monday, December 9, 2024. A memorial service to celebrate James' life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December14, 2024, at the Robinson Cemetery, 620 E. Stegall Drive in Robinson, Texas.
James' family includes his two children: daughter, Kimmy Gail & husband Gary Watts of Waxahachie; son, Stephen Claude &...
Patricia Louise Lucas
December 8, 2024
Patricia Louise Rickard Lucas passed on December 8, 2024, at the age of 80. She was born August 30, 1944, in Mexia, TX to Mack & Bertie Rickard. She enjoyed puzzling, reading, needle point, coloring, and most of all her kids, grandkids, great, and great-great grandkids, and family. She was the best mom, friend, and grandma to all of her...
Joy Denny
December 6, 2024
Joy Denny made the world’s best pecan pie. Yes, she accomplished many other things, but the quality of her pecan pie cannot be overstated.
Carolyn “Joy” Brothers Denny was born on October 15, 1939. She was known for her warmth, generosity, loving spirit, traditional values, and, yes, her uncensored comments. She brought all of her talents into the world through the...
Conard Yeats
December 5, 2024
Conard was born on October 18, 1933. He passed into the loving arms of our Savior on December 5, 2024, at the age of 91. He was the 10th child of a Denton County sharecropper during the depths of the Great Depression. His family moved from Frisco to Marshall County, Oklahoma, in 1938. He was raised and educated in Oklahoma.
In...
Staci Lynn Miller
December 3, 2024
Staci Lynn Miller, 67 of Austin, Texas, passed away unexpectedly December 3, 2024, while visiting family.
She was the loving mother to Kyle Boyd (Michelle) and Bret Boyd. Raising her boys was her greatest pride and joy, as was becoming a grandmother to Addisyn and Cayden. She thoroughly enjoyed taking her grandchildren to parks, playgrounds, and libraries at every opportunity.
Born...
Mary Trevino
December 3, 2024
Mary Trevino, our loving mom and grandma, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
Mary was born to Patricio and Cleotilde Moya in Cleburg, TX, on June 11, 1936. She married her one and only love, Antonio Trevino, in 1953. Over the next several years, they built a beautiful family of nine children. Their early (and some of her favorite) years...
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