Christy Kim Bernard
Aug 18, 2023
Christy Kim Bernard, 54, of Red Oak, Texas, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023. She was born in Denison, Iowa, on February 19, 1969.
On December 15, 1989, she married Roger Bernard in Garland, Texas. Christy dedicated her professional journey to the art of cosmetology. Beyond her career, her heart brimmed with devotion for Jesus, finding solace in...
Linda Beth Featherston
Aug 13, 2023
Linda Shinpaugh Featherston was born on October 9, 1938 to Cecil Sephus Shinpaugh and Lois Moffett Shinpaugh. She was the youngest of eight children and was raised in Waxahachie, Texas. Linda died at home, exactly were she wanted to be on August 13, 2023. She was 84 years old.
Linda lived in Waxahachie her entire life, attending Waxahachie public...
Bradley Dean Rowe
Aug 9, 2023
In loving memory of Bradley “Brad” Dean Rowe, aged 60, who suddenly passed away on August 9, 2023, in Grand Prairie, TX. Brad was born October 16, 1962, to Randy and Sue Rowe in St. Charles, Missouri. From the time Brad was born, his Uncle Gerald Dockins was very close to Brad and his two brothers. They had good...
Patrick Allen Gorman
Aug 8, 2023
Patrick Allen Gorman, 89, passed away on August 8, 2023 in Waxahachie, Texas. Funeral services will be held on August 15, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Cowboy Church of Ellis County located at 2374 U.S. 287 Access Road, Waxahachie, Texas. Interment will immediately follow the service at Wortham Cemetery in Wortham, Texas. Visitation will be held on Monday,...
Janie Marie Colella
Aug 1, 2023
Janie Colella, 76, of Waxahachie, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on August 1, 2023.
Janie was born in Topeka, Kansas on December 3, 1946, to William and Peggy (Crim) Allensworth.
Janie is survived by her children, Curtis Prophet, Christie Foust, Chad Thedford (wife Kim), stepson Jeff Clark (wife Brandi), grandchildren Shawn Foust (wife Amanda), Makayla Foust...
Lee Anne McKinney
Jul 23, 2023
Lee Anne McKinney, 80, of Palmer, Texas went home to be with the Lord on July 23, 2023 after a long three-week battle fighting her declining health at Baylor Medical Center of Waxahachie.
She was born August 10, 1942 to Cecil & Thelma Ridenour in Shelby, Ohio. Graduated from Shelby High School 1960. Work several years for AMF in...
Cliffell Jeffrey Wilson
Jul 19, 2023
On July 19, 2023, Cliffell Jeffrey Wilson peacefully left this world surrounded by his grandchildren, children and wife in Waxahachie, TX.
He was born on July 27, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas to Robert Olan Wilson and Lois Julia Summerlin. As a young boy he found his love of drawing, painting and music. Cliff graduated from Waxahachie High School...
David William Messer
Jul 15, 2023
Dave, *AKA* Big Dave left this world to be with our Heavenly Father on the afternoon of Saturday, July 15, 2023. Dave was just 38 years young. Unfortunately, Dave left this place not knowing just how much he was truly loved. Dave was a regional manager at Amiri Towing, where he worked very hard to provide for his family....
Nelson William Jones
Jul 13, 2023
Nelson William Jones, of Waxahachie, Texas, recently passed away after a lengthy illness, at the age of 95. He was born in Center, Texas, to Lee Andrew Jones and Oma Jeanette Lyles Jones. He had four siblings: Wylma Allene Jones, Bernard Everett Jones, Vernon Melvin Jones, and Mavis Wanda Jones. He graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1944 as...
Tunisha "T.J." Sarmiento
Jul 12, 2023
“T.J.”
TUNISHA RENE SARMIENTO
TUNISHA (T.J.) RENE SARMIENTO, AGE 38 PASSED AWAY ON 7/12/23. TJ WAS BORN IN FRESO CALIFORNIA JULY 6, 1985. MOVED TO TEXAS IN 1993.
TJ WAS A LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SISTER, NIECE, GRANDDAUGHTER, AND AUNT
TJ SPENT HER TIME BUILDING HER FAMILY, ENJOYING MUSIC, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
TJ LOVED AND CHERISHED HER CHILDREN WITH...
Brian John White
Jul 8, 2023
Brian John White, age 48, of Lorena, Texas went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 8, 2023. He was born in Garland, Texas on February 10, 1975.
Brian loved to meet and talk to people. If you had the pleasure of meeting him, even once, then you knew he considered you a friend, because he never...
John Alfred Tillery
Jul 7, 2023
John Alfred Tillery III was born on April 8th 1953 to Jerry Otis Tillery and Miriam Barnes Tillery. John was the youngest of five children, raised in Lawrenceville Illinois. He died in his own recliner with Ginger the wonder dog, Mister Kitty and cherished grandson at his side on July 7, 2023.
He began his working career at...
Jimmy Floyd Haney
Jul 7, 2023
Jimmy (Jim) Floyd Haney went to be with the Lord at home surrounded by his family on Friday July 7, 2023, in Waxahachie, TX at the age of 82. He was born in Grandview, TX on February 28, 1941, to Will Floyd Haney and Emily Ruth Bearden. He graduated Waxahachie High School in 1959, and married Judith...
Billy Ralph Bates
Jul 6, 2023
Billy Ralph Bates, of Waxahachie, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, teacher, coach, school administrator, and friend, was welcomed to his Heavenly Home on July 6, 2023. He was born on May 25, 1932, in Neely, Mississippi, to Clifton Houston Bates and Corinne Pruet Bates and moved to Texas at three months of age. He was born again...
Dustie Nadine Jones
Jul 5, 2023
Dustie Nadine Jones
Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Lollie, Friend
Dustie Nadine Jones, 52, of Mertens, Texas passed away on July 5, 2023. She was born in Dallas, Texas on June 11, 1971.
She attended Waxahachie High School. She was married on September 22, 2001 to Wesley Jones in Milford, Texas. Dustie worked for Ellis County Insurance Agency for...
Ellis Jean Jolley Dawson
Jul 4, 2023
Jean was born November 5, 1930 to Marvin Ellis Jolley and Leta Blanche Jolley in El Dorado, Arkansas. She graduated from El Dorado High School in 1947. After graduating, she worked at the Union County Courthouse.
She married Edward C. Dawson on August 16, 1952. They moved to the Maypearl area where they would farm and ranch on the...
Richard Glen Summerlin
Jul 2, 2023
July 2nd, 2023, Richard Summerlin, 63, of Waxahachie, TX, passed away at Texas Oncology-Presbyterian Cancer Center in Dallas with his beloved wife Brenda Summerlin at his side. He bravely battled colon cancer for over 15 years.
The youngest of two, Richard was born on February 1st, 1960 to Kenneth and Arlene Summerlin in Mt. Pleasant, TX. Richard grew up in...
Daryl Leslie Bennett
Jun 30, 2023
Daryl Leslie Bennett, 59, died Friday, June 30, 2023, at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas Texas. Born on April 27, 1964, in Iowa City, Iowa, Daryl was adopted by Robert and Florence Bennett of Flandreau South Dakota.
He attended and graduated from the Flandreau Public School district, and then worked as a cook at the Coleman Corner just outside...
Ronald Eugene Harris
Jun 28, 2023
Ronald (Ronnie) Eugene Harris passed away Wednesday 06/28/2023 at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Waxahachie, Texas at the age of 65. He was born August 5, 1957 in Dallas, Texas to Bobbie Dickens. He married the love of his life, Kimberly Jane Harris, in 1979. She was his whole world, and the way he looked at her was...
Jolie Beth Puente
Jun 26, 2023
Jolie Beth Puente left this world to be with our Heavenly Father in the early morning hours on Monday, June 26, 2023. Jolie was just 45 years old. She was in her bed surrounded by love, next to her husband, Mike Puente, in their home filled with loving family.
Jolie graduated from Duncanville High School, Class of 1996. She...
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Christy Kim Bernard
Aug 18, 2023
Christy Kim Bernard, 54, of Red Oak, Texas, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023. She was born in Denison, Iowa, on February 19, 1969.
On December 15, 1989, she married Roger Bernard in Garland, Texas. Christy dedicated her professional journey to the art of cosmetology. Beyond her career, her heart brimmed with devotion for Jesus, finding solace in...
Linda Beth Featherston
Aug 13, 2023
Linda Shinpaugh Featherston was born on October 9, 1938 to Cecil Sephus Shinpaugh and Lois Moffett Shinpaugh. She was the youngest of eight children and was raised in Waxahachie, Texas. Linda died at home, exactly were she wanted to be on August 13, 2023. She was 84 years old.
Linda lived in Waxahachie her entire life, attending Waxahachie public...
Bradley Dean Rowe
Aug 9, 2023
In loving memory of Bradley “Brad” Dean Rowe, aged 60, who suddenly passed away on August 9, 2023, in Grand Prairie, TX. Brad was born October 16, 1962, to Randy and Sue Rowe in St. Charles, Missouri. From the time Brad was born, his Uncle Gerald Dockins was very close to Brad and his two brothers. They had good...
Patrick Allen Gorman
Aug 8, 2023
Patrick Allen Gorman, 89, passed away on August 8, 2023 in Waxahachie, Texas. Funeral services will be held on August 15, 2023 at 10 a.m. at the Cowboy Church of Ellis County located at 2374 U.S. 287 Access Road, Waxahachie, Texas. Interment will immediately follow the service at Wortham Cemetery in Wortham, Texas. Visitation will be held on Monday,...
Janie Marie Colella
Aug 1, 2023
Janie Colella, 76, of Waxahachie, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on August 1, 2023.
Janie was born in Topeka, Kansas on December 3, 1946, to William and Peggy (Crim) Allensworth.
Janie is survived by her children, Curtis Prophet, Christie Foust, Chad Thedford (wife Kim), stepson Jeff Clark (wife Brandi), grandchildren Shawn Foust (wife Amanda), Makayla Foust...
Lee Anne McKinney
Jul 23, 2023
Lee Anne McKinney, 80, of Palmer, Texas went home to be with the Lord on July 23, 2023 after a long three-week battle fighting her declining health at Baylor Medical Center of Waxahachie.
She was born August 10, 1942 to Cecil & Thelma Ridenour in Shelby, Ohio. Graduated from Shelby High School 1960. Work several years for AMF in...
Cliffell Jeffrey Wilson
Jul 19, 2023
On July 19, 2023, Cliffell Jeffrey Wilson peacefully left this world surrounded by his grandchildren, children and wife in Waxahachie, TX.
He was born on July 27, 1943 in Fort Worth, Texas to Robert Olan Wilson and Lois Julia Summerlin. As a young boy he found his love of drawing, painting and music. Cliff graduated from Waxahachie High School...
David William Messer
Jul 15, 2023
Dave, *AKA* Big Dave left this world to be with our Heavenly Father on the afternoon of Saturday, July 15, 2023. Dave was just 38 years young. Unfortunately, Dave left this place not knowing just how much he was truly loved. Dave was a regional manager at Amiri Towing, where he worked very hard to provide for his family....
Nelson William Jones
Jul 13, 2023
Nelson William Jones, of Waxahachie, Texas, recently passed away after a lengthy illness, at the age of 95. He was born in Center, Texas, to Lee Andrew Jones and Oma Jeanette Lyles Jones. He had four siblings: Wylma Allene Jones, Bernard Everett Jones, Vernon Melvin Jones, and Mavis Wanda Jones. He graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1944 as...
Tunisha "T.J." Sarmiento
Jul 12, 2023
“T.J.”
TUNISHA RENE SARMIENTO
TUNISHA (T.J.) RENE SARMIENTO, AGE 38 PASSED AWAY ON 7/12/23. TJ WAS BORN IN FRESO CALIFORNIA JULY 6, 1985. MOVED TO TEXAS IN 1993.
TJ WAS A LOVING WIFE, MOTHER, DAUGHTER, SISTER, NIECE, GRANDDAUGHTER, AND AUNT
TJ SPENT HER TIME BUILDING HER FAMILY, ENJOYING MUSIC, FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
TJ LOVED AND CHERISHED HER CHILDREN WITH...
Brian John White
Jul 8, 2023
Brian John White, age 48, of Lorena, Texas went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 8, 2023. He was born in Garland, Texas on February 10, 1975.
Brian loved to meet and talk to people. If you had the pleasure of meeting him, even once, then you knew he considered you a friend, because he never...
John Alfred Tillery
Jul 7, 2023
John Alfred Tillery III was born on April 8th 1953 to Jerry Otis Tillery and Miriam Barnes Tillery. John was the youngest of five children, raised in Lawrenceville Illinois. He died in his own recliner with Ginger the wonder dog, Mister Kitty and cherished grandson at his side on July 7, 2023.
He began his working career at...
Jimmy Floyd Haney
Jul 7, 2023
Jimmy (Jim) Floyd Haney went to be with the Lord at home surrounded by his family on Friday July 7, 2023, in Waxahachie, TX at the age of 82. He was born in Grandview, TX on February 28, 1941, to Will Floyd Haney and Emily Ruth Bearden. He graduated Waxahachie High School in 1959, and married Judith...
Billy Ralph Bates
Jul 6, 2023
Billy Ralph Bates, of Waxahachie, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, teacher, coach, school administrator, and friend, was welcomed to his Heavenly Home on July 6, 2023. He was born on May 25, 1932, in Neely, Mississippi, to Clifton Houston Bates and Corinne Pruet Bates and moved to Texas at three months of age. He was born again...
Dustie Nadine Jones
Jul 5, 2023
Dustie Nadine Jones
Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Lollie, Friend
Dustie Nadine Jones, 52, of Mertens, Texas passed away on July 5, 2023. She was born in Dallas, Texas on June 11, 1971.
She attended Waxahachie High School. She was married on September 22, 2001 to Wesley Jones in Milford, Texas. Dustie worked for Ellis County Insurance Agency for...
Ellis Jean Jolley Dawson
Jul 4, 2023
Jean was born November 5, 1930 to Marvin Ellis Jolley and Leta Blanche Jolley in El Dorado, Arkansas. She graduated from El Dorado High School in 1947. After graduating, she worked at the Union County Courthouse.
She married Edward C. Dawson on August 16, 1952. They moved to the Maypearl area where they would farm and ranch on the...
Richard Glen Summerlin
Jul 2, 2023
July 2nd, 2023, Richard Summerlin, 63, of Waxahachie, TX, passed away at Texas Oncology-Presbyterian Cancer Center in Dallas with his beloved wife Brenda Summerlin at his side. He bravely battled colon cancer for over 15 years.
The youngest of two, Richard was born on February 1st, 1960 to Kenneth and Arlene Summerlin in Mt. Pleasant, TX. Richard grew up in...
Daryl Leslie Bennett
Jun 30, 2023
Daryl Leslie Bennett, 59, died Friday, June 30, 2023, at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas Texas. Born on April 27, 1964, in Iowa City, Iowa, Daryl was adopted by Robert and Florence Bennett of Flandreau South Dakota.
He attended and graduated from the Flandreau Public School district, and then worked as a cook at the Coleman Corner just outside...
Ronald Eugene Harris
Jun 28, 2023
Ronald (Ronnie) Eugene Harris passed away Wednesday 06/28/2023 at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Waxahachie, Texas at the age of 65. He was born August 5, 1957 in Dallas, Texas to Bobbie Dickens. He married the love of his life, Kimberly Jane Harris, in 1979. She was his whole world, and the way he looked at her was...
Jolie Beth Puente
Jun 26, 2023
Jolie Beth Puente left this world to be with our Heavenly Father in the early morning hours on Monday, June 26, 2023. Jolie was just 45 years old. She was in her bed surrounded by love, next to her husband, Mike Puente, in their home filled with loving family.
Jolie graduated from Duncanville High School, Class of 1996. She...
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