Obituaries

Guadalupe Mata, our beloved Pete, was born on May 21, 1966 in Brownsville, TX. He was one of 7 children. On February 19, 1986 he married his loving wife Patricia. They were married for 35 blessed years and had 4 wonderful sons; Paul, Peter, Michael and...

Kenneth (Kenny) Kacal, 70, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother passed away January 9, 2021 in Waxahachie, Texas. He succumbed to his Lord due to Covid pneumonia. Kenny was born in Chicago, Illinois, May 2, 1950. Kenneth attended McMurry University in Abilene and graduated from Angelo...

After 92 years with us, on Jan. 6, 2021, Deacon Hosea Cleveland traveled up "that Highway called Holiness." He was born in Leon County on May 15, 1928. He worked as a farmer his entire life. He was a devoted and faithful member of the Emmanuel Upper Room Church of God...

Douglas “Doug” Wayne Windsor, age 63, of Midlothian, Texas, entered in to the Kingdom of Heaven on Jan. 12, 2021. Doug was born on Aug. 23, 1957, in Oak Cliff, Texas, to Cecil and Dorothy Windsor. Doug was a devoted father, grandfather, brother, uncle and son. Doug was the...

Alfred Murray Travis, aged 85, passed away peacefully on Jan. 9, 2021, in Carrollton, Texas. He was born to Hubert C. Travis and Irene Buchanan Travis on Sept. 10, 1935, in Navasota, Texas. He spent most of his life in Ellis County in Sterrett, Forreston and Waxahachie. He met...

On the morning of Dec. 28, 2020, Ivan Cole, loving father and grandfather passed away at the age of 81.  Ivan, a football star in high school, attended a Sunday school class where he first met his wife, Peggy Cole, who claimed she threatened her best friend...

Donald Dwane Wharton went to be with his Lord on Jan. 8, 2021, with complications of COVID-19. He was 86 years old, born April 16, 1934, in Quanah, Texas, to John Franklin (a Baptist minister) and Winnie (Hunter) Wharton. He was the oldest of five children. He went to school...

George Reid Simmons, 74, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 in Waxahachie. George was born on February 19, 1946 in Roby Texas to Jeff and Alice (Casey) Simmons. It’s said that George had his mom wrapped around his finger as he was the baby of 6....

Guadalupe Treviño, beloved husband, father, son, and brother passed away January 7th, 2021. He was born in Waxahachie, Texas on November 12th, 1961 to Maria and Antonio Treviño. He married Roselinda Garcia on October 24th, 1993. They were married 27 blessed years and had two children,...

Bernita Laymond Crayton departed this earthly life on January 7, 2021. She is preceded in death by her husband Alvin Crayton, son Bernard Crayton, and grandson Fredrick Crayton. Her pleasant memories are cherished by her one son, Ronnie Crayton and five daughters, Valencia Crayton Crow (Roger)...

Bobbie Glen Fulton Cockerham, 85, of Burleson, Tx, passed from life to death to life January 3, 2021 following a brief illness. Bobbie was born in Vandervoort, Arkansas on April 23, 1935. She was a graduate of Dallas Sunset High School and worked as a...

Donald Franklin Mills, 65, of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. He was born on Dec. 1, 1955, in Paducah, Ky.  A private graveside service will be held for the family on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.   In addition to being a passionate Cowboys fan, Don enjoyed participating in classic car...

March 13, 1936 - Dec. 25, 2020 Martha Jane was born at her Grandparents' home in Mountain Peak, Texas, on March 13, 1936, to Sterling Hyram Adair and Myrtle Estelle Morgan. She passed away on Dec. 25, 2020, at the age of 84. Jane is survived by her loving husband of...

Gary Michael Stevens, 71, lost his battle with COVID-19 on Jan. 3, 2021. Gary graduated high school in 1968 in Shelbyville, Indiana. He made the best decision of his life on Aug. 15, 1981, when he married the love of his life Laurie (Ames) in Elkhart, Indiana. Over the...

Margueritte “Louise” Cordova, age 91, passed away Dec. 30, 2020, at her home in Waxahachie, Texas. She was born Nov. 19, 1929, in Stockville, Neb., to Avery and Oma Ione (Knight) Hinton. Louise was one of 17 children three of whom died as infants. Formerly of Pueblo, Colorado, she worked for...

Marion “Mark” Herbert Carlton, 90, of Houston, Tx passed away on October 25th, 2020. Mark was laid to rest at Houston National Cemetery on Friday December 18th.  He was born in Waxahachie, Tx to Grover H. Carlton and Ruby Floyd Butcher on January 27, 1930....

April 8, 1970 ~ December 28, 2020 Lougenia “Gena” Elizabeth Williams, 50, of Alvarado, Texas passed away Monday, December 28, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. Gena was born in Dallas, Texas on April 8, 1970, to the late Billy Jack and Jean Ann Williams. Gena was a...

Ronald Newman Hunter, age 79, passed away on December 28, 2020, from complications following a stroke. He was born in Fort Worth, TX, on December 16, 1941, to Joel Frank and Edna Gerock Hunter. He grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from Paschal High...

Terry Phillip Luckie, 61, of Waxahachie, Texas passed away at his home on Friday, December 25, 2020. He was born in Greenville, Alabama on June 11, 1959, to Bobby Phillip Luckie and Mary Allene Sowell Luckie. He is preceded in death by his parents; Bobby Phillip...

Barbara Louise (Lou) Childress passed away peacefully during an afternoon nap on October 31, 2020 at her residence in Garland, Texas at the age of 77. She is survived by her Daughters, Sharon Moody & husband, David of Mesquite TX and Susan Bode and boyfriend, Wes...

Christopher Elder, age 40, passed away Dec. 20, 2020, in his home due to complications from COVID-19. Chris was a proud father to three wonderful children. The roles of follower of Christ, peace officer, and father were paramount in his life. Chris was a graduate of the Navarro College...

Allie Marie Lewis-Lacey, born on July 9, 1942, in Waxahachie, Texas, passed away on Dec. 11, 2020, in Gilbert, Arizona. She and her husband, Louis Lacey, shared 60 happily married years until his death in 2019. Her parents, Allen Lewis and Juanita Dixon-Lewis; son, Lewis Lacey Jr.; and...

May 17, 1975 - Dec. 17, 2020 Devona Kay Coulson was born on May 17, 1975, in Waxahachie, Texas, to Brenda Kay Helton and Dewey Wayne Coulson. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her wife and fur babies on Dec. 17, 2020. Devona started dating Angelique...

Gregory Weston Mills, 36, from Midlothian, Texas, left us on Dec. 15, 2020. Greg graduated from Midlothian High School in 2002. He married his high school sweetheart Jennifer Merrell in 2005, and they have two beautiful children, Natalie (13) and Weston (12). He was an incredible and...

Sharon O'Dell, born April 7, 1952, passed away at the age of 68 on July 4, 2020. She is survived by her loving husband Gary; daughters, Sara, Amber, and Chelsea; and eight grandchildren. She lived a life of being a wife and best friend for more than 40 years...

Wayne Homer Phillips was born in Sidney, Arkansas, on Feb. 5, 1943, to Rev. Don and Alleyne Phillips. He was number five out of nine children. After graduating from high school in Cooter, Missouri, he moved to St. Louis to attend college.  While there, Homer met the love of his life, Trudy...

Roy Gene Harris, 86, passed away in the late afternoon Thursday, December 10, 2020. He was born to Monroe Olin Harris and Althea Etta Risser Harris Byars September 7, 1934 in Italy, TX. He had 8 older half siblings and two brothers. At age 9...

Marilou B. Terry, 95, of Texas, and currently residing in Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away Saturday morning, December 12, 2020. Marilou was born in Cleburne, Texas, on October 23, 1925, to the late Albert Hall Bigham and Myrtle Virginia (Edmondson) Bigham.  She was also preceded in death...

Doris Marie Woodard went home to be with the Lord early Friday morning, December 11th, 2020, with her daughter and grandson holding her hands. She passed very peacefully at the age of 88 and reunited with the love of her life, her granddaughter, and many family...

On Sunday, December 6, 2020, Jeremy William Morgan went to be with the Lord at the age of 44. Jeremy was born on June 5, 1976 in West Memphis, Arkansas, to William and Thelma (Young) Morgan. He spent his early years in Arkansas, and then was raised in...