Lona Lee Clare
August 17, 2025
Lona Lee Clare passed from this life to her Heavenly Home on August 17, 2025 in Waxahachie, Texas. She was born on April 18, 1940 in Ontario, Oregon to Gerald and Thora (Wilson) Schubert.
Lona moved to Sacramento, California as a young child. She lived in Sacramento until 1999 when she moved to Reno, Nevada and married Denny Clare. She loved...
Naomi Joy Neal
August 12, 2025
Naomi J. Neal, age 94, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2025, at Timber Rock House Assisted Living in Midlothian, Texas—just one day after celebrating her 94th birthday.
Naomi was born on August 11, 1931, in Emporia, Kansas, to Loyd and Bessie Mae Hawkins. She grew up on a farm near the Santa Fe Railroad in Emporia, where her father worked...
Calvin Lewis Phillips
August 11, 2025
In Loving Memory
An obituary for Calvin Phillips is not yet available, but we invite you to share your thoughts, favorite memories, and condolences in the Guestbook located below as we hold him in our hearts during this time of remembrance.
Sharon Rae Osmer
August 8, 2025
Sharon Rae Osmer, 78, of Comanche, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, August 8, 2025, at her residence in Comanche, Oklahoma. She was born in Waxahachie, Texas on November 22, 1946 to Tony Q. Pate and Cordelia Estell (Owens) Pate.
She lived in Texas for most of her life but had settled in Oklahoma.
Sharon is preceded in death by her parents, four...
Virginia Lynn Pitts
August 6, 2025
Virginia Lynn Pitts, age 76, of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on June 26, 1949, Virginia was a lifelong Texan known for her warm heart, tireless dedication to others, and unwavering faith. She graduated from Lancaster High School in 1967 and went on to serve for 28 years as an Accounting...
Robert Earl Jennings Jr.
July 30, 2025
Robert Earl Jennings Jr., age 58, of Waxahachie, Texas, was called home to be with Jesus on July 30, 2025.
Born on August 22, 1966, in Beeville, Texas, Robert was the beloved son of Robert Earl Jennings Sr. and Linda Jennings. He was a devoted father, loving son, cherished grandfather, and protective big brother. He was preceded in death by his...
Carolyn Larue Halbert
July 26, 2025
Carolyn Larue Halbert, 82, of Midlothian, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2025. She was born on November 25, 1942, in Hubbard, Texas, to Albert Pasley and Geneva Wilson Pasley.
Carolyn was the beloved wife of the late Billy Halbert, with whom she shared 65 wonderful years of marriage. She was a devoted mother to her three sons—Gary, Darren, and...
Lodys Beck
July 25, 2025
Lodys Faye Beck, 81, of Red Oak, Texas, transitioned from this life on July 25, 2025, while at Buffalo Creek.
Born February 23, 1944, in Hope, Arkansas, Lodys was the daughter of Lodis Wiley Williams and Annie May Fagan. A proud graduate of Hope High School, she went on to dedicate 35 years of service to AT&T as an accounting auditing...
Myriam Elena Diaz
July 23, 2025
Myriam Diaz was born December 23, 1928 to Virgilio and Guadalupe Perales of Monterrey, Mexico.
Myriam was a daughter who honored her parents. She was a faithful wife, and a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by Daniel, her husband of sixty-five years, their granddaughter Rebekah Gray, and great-grandson Cale Campbell. She is survived by her daughter...
Billie Jean Fry
July 20, 2025
Billie Jean Fry went to be with the Lord on July 20, 2025, at Bluebonnet Rehab in Ennis, Texas. She was born on September 20, 1927, in Lewisville, Texas. She was the daughter of Pearlie Stockard and Thelma (Stover) Stockard. She married Billy Fry on September 25, 1949.
She graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas. Her first job after graduating...
Dan Ed Morton
July 9, 2025
Dan Ed Morton
Daniel Edwin Morton was born on May 23, 1944, in the Waxahachie Sanitarium. He was the son of Groner Truett Morton and Edwina Graves Morton, the paternal grandson of Daniel Miller Morton and Mary Jane Barton Morton, and the maternal grandson of Cupid Edwin Graves and Myrtle Ferrar Graves.
He is survived by his son, Dan Morton Jr., and...
Donald Ray Campbell
July 7, 2025
Donald Ray Campbell passed away peacefully on July 7, 2025, in Waxahachie, Texas, at the age of 88. He was born at home in Maypearl, Texas, to Martha Hudson (Smithey) and Bruce Smithey, and was lovingly raised by William Aurther Campbell and Mary Lorene Tidwell.
Donald was a proud high school graduate and served in the Air National Guard. He spent most...
Elizabeth Ann Trussell
July 1, 2025
Elizabeth “Libby” Ann Dale Glaeser Trussell went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2025 at the age of 86. Elizabeth was born to Loyd Franklin Dale and Annie Foy Jaggers on December 21, 1938 in Dimple, Texas. While in Dimple, Libby learned to shoot a gun and could hit a squirrel on the run at a young age....
Bobbye Crouch Embry
June 30, 2025
In Loving Memory of Bobbye Crouch Embry
September 18, 1925 – June 30, 2025
Bobbye Crouch Embry, a lifelong resident of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away peacefully on the morning of June 30, just weeks shy of celebrating her 100th birthday.
Born in Ferris, Texas, on September 18, 1925, to Bob and Pearlie Parker Crouch, Bobbye’s family moved to Waxahachie when she was a...
Lenna Marie Sharp
June 16, 2025
Lenna Marie Towry Wilkins Sharp, 92, of Waxahachie, Texas passed away peacefully on June 16, 2025.
Marie was born April 12, 1933, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma (Carr Creek School District). She was raised from a humble life of picking watermelons and cotton with her siblings to help support their family and collected metal for the war efforts of World War II....
Deleita Raye Sechrist
June 14, 2025
In Loving Memory of Deleita Raye Merrell Sechrist August 28, 1941 – June 14, 2025
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Deleita Raye Merrell Sechrist, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2025, at the age of 83. Born on August 28, 1941, in Memphis (Hall County), Texas, she lived a life filled with love, service, and unwavering devotion to her family.
Deleita...
David A. Foard
June 12, 2025
David Foard passed away peacefully on June 12, 2025, at the age of 91. Born on March 20, 1934, David lived a full and vibrant life defined by love, loyalty, and quiet strength.
He was a devoted husband to Beverly H. Foard, his beloved wife of 72 years, and a proud father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. His greatest joy came from time...
Felipa Torres
June 12, 2025
Felipa Torres was born on May 1, 1936, in Italy, Texas. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 12, 2025.
Felipa was the daughter of Cristobal and Seferina Gutierrez and one of 13 siblings. She grew up in the Sandtown community of Italy, Texas, and briefly attended Avalon School. For health reasons, she later moved to San Angelo, Texas,...
Dwayne John Swindle
June 10, 2025
Dwayne John Swindle
July 19, 1949 – June 10, 2025
“Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord” 2 Corinthians 5:8, NLT.
Dwayne John Swindle, of Waxahachie, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on June 10, 2025, at the age of 75. Dwayne was...
Patricia Ann Breedlove
June 9, 2025
Patricia Ann Breedlove, 78, of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away at home, making her way to her final resting place on June 9, 2025. She was born in Dallas, Texas to James H. and Dorothy H. Brown.
Pat, because she disliked being called Patricia, married James T. Breedlove Sr., the love of her life, on January 15, 1965, and during their journey...
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Lona Lee Clare
August 17, 2025
Lona Lee Clare passed from this life to her Heavenly Home on August 17, 2025 in Waxahachie, Texas. She was born on April 18, 1940 in Ontario, Oregon to Gerald and Thora (Wilson) Schubert.
Lona moved to Sacramento, California as a young child. She lived in Sacramento until 1999 when she moved to Reno, Nevada and married Denny Clare. She loved...
Naomi Joy Neal
August 12, 2025
Naomi J. Neal, age 94, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2025, at Timber Rock House Assisted Living in Midlothian, Texas—just one day after celebrating her 94th birthday.
Naomi was born on August 11, 1931, in Emporia, Kansas, to Loyd and Bessie Mae Hawkins. She grew up on a farm near the Santa Fe Railroad in Emporia, where her father worked...
Calvin Lewis Phillips
August 11, 2025
In Loving Memory
An obituary for Calvin Phillips is not yet available, but we invite you to share your thoughts, favorite memories, and condolences in the Guestbook located below as we hold him in our hearts during this time of remembrance.
Sharon Rae Osmer
August 8, 2025
Sharon Rae Osmer, 78, of Comanche, Oklahoma passed away on Friday, August 8, 2025, at her residence in Comanche, Oklahoma. She was born in Waxahachie, Texas on November 22, 1946 to Tony Q. Pate and Cordelia Estell (Owens) Pate.
She lived in Texas for most of her life but had settled in Oklahoma.
Sharon is preceded in death by her parents, four...
Virginia Lynn Pitts
August 6, 2025
Virginia Lynn Pitts, age 76, of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on June 26, 1949, Virginia was a lifelong Texan known for her warm heart, tireless dedication to others, and unwavering faith. She graduated from Lancaster High School in 1967 and went on to serve for 28 years as an Accounting...
Robert Earl Jennings Jr.
July 30, 2025
Robert Earl Jennings Jr., age 58, of Waxahachie, Texas, was called home to be with Jesus on July 30, 2025.
Born on August 22, 1966, in Beeville, Texas, Robert was the beloved son of Robert Earl Jennings Sr. and Linda Jennings. He was a devoted father, loving son, cherished grandfather, and protective big brother. He was preceded in death by his...
Carolyn Larue Halbert
July 26, 2025
Carolyn Larue Halbert, 82, of Midlothian, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2025. She was born on November 25, 1942, in Hubbard, Texas, to Albert Pasley and Geneva Wilson Pasley.
Carolyn was the beloved wife of the late Billy Halbert, with whom she shared 65 wonderful years of marriage. She was a devoted mother to her three sons—Gary, Darren, and...
Lodys Beck
July 25, 2025
Lodys Faye Beck, 81, of Red Oak, Texas, transitioned from this life on July 25, 2025, while at Buffalo Creek.
Born February 23, 1944, in Hope, Arkansas, Lodys was the daughter of Lodis Wiley Williams and Annie May Fagan. A proud graduate of Hope High School, she went on to dedicate 35 years of service to AT&T as an accounting auditing...
Myriam Elena Diaz
July 23, 2025
Myriam Diaz was born December 23, 1928 to Virgilio and Guadalupe Perales of Monterrey, Mexico.
Myriam was a daughter who honored her parents. She was a faithful wife, and a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was preceded in death by Daniel, her husband of sixty-five years, their granddaughter Rebekah Gray, and great-grandson Cale Campbell. She is survived by her daughter...
Billie Jean Fry
July 20, 2025
Billie Jean Fry went to be with the Lord on July 20, 2025, at Bluebonnet Rehab in Ennis, Texas. She was born on September 20, 1927, in Lewisville, Texas. She was the daughter of Pearlie Stockard and Thelma (Stover) Stockard. She married Billy Fry on September 25, 1949.
She graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas. Her first job after graduating...
Dan Ed Morton
July 9, 2025
Dan Ed Morton
Daniel Edwin Morton was born on May 23, 1944, in the Waxahachie Sanitarium. He was the son of Groner Truett Morton and Edwina Graves Morton, the paternal grandson of Daniel Miller Morton and Mary Jane Barton Morton, and the maternal grandson of Cupid Edwin Graves and Myrtle Ferrar Graves.
He is survived by his son, Dan Morton Jr., and...
Donald Ray Campbell
July 7, 2025
Donald Ray Campbell passed away peacefully on July 7, 2025, in Waxahachie, Texas, at the age of 88. He was born at home in Maypearl, Texas, to Martha Hudson (Smithey) and Bruce Smithey, and was lovingly raised by William Aurther Campbell and Mary Lorene Tidwell.
Donald was a proud high school graduate and served in the Air National Guard. He spent most...
Elizabeth Ann Trussell
July 1, 2025
Elizabeth “Libby” Ann Dale Glaeser Trussell went to be with the Lord on July 1, 2025 at the age of 86. Elizabeth was born to Loyd Franklin Dale and Annie Foy Jaggers on December 21, 1938 in Dimple, Texas. While in Dimple, Libby learned to shoot a gun and could hit a squirrel on the run at a young age....
Bobbye Crouch Embry
June 30, 2025
In Loving Memory of Bobbye Crouch Embry
September 18, 1925 – June 30, 2025
Bobbye Crouch Embry, a lifelong resident of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away peacefully on the morning of June 30, just weeks shy of celebrating her 100th birthday.
Born in Ferris, Texas, on September 18, 1925, to Bob and Pearlie Parker Crouch, Bobbye’s family moved to Waxahachie when she was a...
Lenna Marie Sharp
June 16, 2025
Lenna Marie Towry Wilkins Sharp, 92, of Waxahachie, Texas passed away peacefully on June 16, 2025.
Marie was born April 12, 1933, in McIntosh County, Oklahoma (Carr Creek School District). She was raised from a humble life of picking watermelons and cotton with her siblings to help support their family and collected metal for the war efforts of World War II....
Deleita Raye Sechrist
June 14, 2025
In Loving Memory of Deleita Raye Merrell Sechrist August 28, 1941 – June 14, 2025
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Deleita Raye Merrell Sechrist, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2025, at the age of 83. Born on August 28, 1941, in Memphis (Hall County), Texas, she lived a life filled with love, service, and unwavering devotion to her family.
Deleita...
David A. Foard
June 12, 2025
David Foard passed away peacefully on June 12, 2025, at the age of 91. Born on March 20, 1934, David lived a full and vibrant life defined by love, loyalty, and quiet strength.
He was a devoted husband to Beverly H. Foard, his beloved wife of 72 years, and a proud father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. His greatest joy came from time...
Felipa Torres
June 12, 2025
Felipa Torres was born on May 1, 1936, in Italy, Texas. She passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 12, 2025.
Felipa was the daughter of Cristobal and Seferina Gutierrez and one of 13 siblings. She grew up in the Sandtown community of Italy, Texas, and briefly attended Avalon School. For health reasons, she later moved to San Angelo, Texas,...
Dwayne John Swindle
June 10, 2025
Dwayne John Swindle
July 19, 1949 – June 10, 2025
“Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord” 2 Corinthians 5:8, NLT.
Dwayne John Swindle, of Waxahachie, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on June 10, 2025, at the age of 75. Dwayne was...
Patricia Ann Breedlove
June 9, 2025
Patricia Ann Breedlove, 78, of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away at home, making her way to her final resting place on June 9, 2025. She was born in Dallas, Texas to James H. and Dorothy H. Brown.
Pat, because she disliked being called Patricia, married James T. Breedlove Sr., the love of her life, on January 15, 1965, and during their journey...
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