Obituaries

Michael Wayne Foster was born Dec. 11, 1983 in Corsicana, Texas, to Michael Gene Foster and Penny Grier. He is survived by his son, Drake Foster; mother, Penny Vestal; stepfather, Corry Vestal; brothers, Wesley Ledbetter and Kennith Gober; sister, Misty Ledbetter; grandparents, Patsy Grier and Sandra Foster; his...

Virginia Marrero Lobb, 84, a resident of Waxahachie, Texas, and parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church, died peacefully at home on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. She was born in Waveland, Mississippi, and was an alumnus of St. Anthony’s in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She and her husband...

May 25, 1956 - Nov. 17, 2020 Charles "Richard" Ferguson, 64, formerly of Red Oak, passed away at his home near Brandon, Texas, on Nov. 17.   Richard was born May 25, 1956, in Hillsboro, Texas, to Charles Ray Ferguson and Dawn Marie Herring Ferguson. He was preceded...

William Spivey 63, of Waxahachie, TX gained his angel wings in the early morning of November 25th, 2020. William was born in Nuremberg, Germany on December 14th, 1956 to Rosiemarie Hofmann. At the age of 5, his mother married his adopted father Jerry Spivey and they...

William Spivey, 63, of Waxahachie, Texas, gained his angel wings in the early morning of Nov. 25, 2020.  William was born in Nuremberg, Germany, on Dec. 14, 1956, to Rosiemarie Hofmann. At the age of 5, his mother married his adopted father, Jerry Spivey, and they...

William Jay Tekell, 58, of Italy, passed away Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel in Hillsboro with Rev. Diane Barnes officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Garden of Memory. Visitation...

Dec. 11, 1937 - Nov. 14, 2020 Bobby Doyle Fleeman was born in Navarro County on Dec. 11, 1937, to Lula Florence (Richardson) and Earl Fleeman. He passed on Nov. 14, 2020, in Waxahachie, Texas. He was a Buck Sargent in the US Army and was stationed...

Feb. 2, 1947 - Nov. 16, 2020 Bobby Ray Darr passed on Nov. 16, 2020, in Ennis, Texas. He was born in Texarkana, Ark., County on Feb. 2, 1947, to Dimple Miller and Carl Darr. He was in the US Army and served our country during the...

Jim Adair Oct. 26, 1934 – Nov. 9, 2020 Betty Adair July 23, 1942 – Nov. 12, 2020 Funeral services for Jim and Betty Adair will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, at Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel. Please note limited seating will be available. The service will...

Helen Diane West, age 76, passed away Nov. 10, 2020, at her home in Waxahachie, Texas. Diane was born March 3, 1944 in Dallas, Texas. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Doyle West of Waxahachie; daughter, Debbie Renee West of Arlington, Texas; son John William West,...

Oct. 10, 1963-Nov. 9, 2020 Jon passed away peacefully on Nov. 9, 2020. He fought hard to beat his liver disease the last few months, but sadly lost his battle at 57 years old. His daughters Harley Warren and Macy Warren, and his sister Laura Johnson were by his...

Darlene Bann, age 63, passed peacefully the morning of Nov. 10, 2020, comforted by her husband and children in her home in Waxahachie, Texas.  Darlene was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sept. 6, 1957, to James and Mary Alice Lee. Her father was in the...

Susan Kay Kearbey went home to Jesus on Nov. 8, 2020, at age 70. Susan was born to Vernon and LaVerne Penning on Sept. 17, 1950, in Alton, Illinois. She grew up in Festus, Missouri, with her four siblings: Kerry, Holly, Marcy and Kelly. Susan met her...

March 13, 1948 ~ Nov. 5, 2020 Sue has gone on the journey we each must take alone. She suffers no more and at long last is holding her son Donald Jean who went before her. Also, before her is Brother Chester Ray Sonny Fleeman Jr.,...

Carolyn Frances Archer passed away on Oct. 31, 2020. She was born in Friedens, Pennsylvania, to Morris and Anna Critchfield. She attended Jenner-Boswell Joint High school in Boswell, Pennsylvania, graduating in the class of 1959. During her high school years, she was active as a majorette...

Sept. 23, 1936 - Nov. 2, 2020 Agnes Thompson Jones was born Sept. 23, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas, to George M. Thompson and Margaret (Sloan) Thompson. She passed on Nov. 2, 2020 in Waxahachie, Texas. A dedicated and loving mother and grandmother, Agnes grew up in...

On Sunday morning, October 25, 2020, Dennis Alexander, husband, loving father and grandfather, after completion of chemo and radiation treatments, unexpectedly passed away. Dennis was born in Bridgeport, Texas on April 3, 1944, to Earl and Evelyn Alexander, the youngest of six children. He was raised...

Iris Reynolds  Iris Lucille (Taylor) Reynolds, age 80, passed away peacefully Oct. 29, 2020, at her home in the presence of her family. She was born May 7, 1940, in Snyder, Texas, to Horace Alton and Cleda (Henkell) Taylor. Iris graduated from South Oak Cliff High School...

On Sunday morning, October 25, 2020, Dennis Alexander, husband, loving father and grandfather, after completion of chemo and radiation treatments, unexpectedly passed away. Dennis was born in Bridgeport, Texas on April 3, 1944, to Earl and Evelyn Alexander, the youngest of six children. He was raised...

Mary Frances Bratcher Mary Frances Bratcher, age 91, went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 30, 2020. She was born on November 5, 1928 in Boz, Ellis County, TX to her parents, Roy M. Holleman and Annie Mae Magby. Frances married Ernest Bratcher on March 31,...

Wanda Joyce Oglesby March 27, 1939 October 31, 2020 Wanda Joyce Oglesby, 81, of Red Oak, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at her home. She was born on March 27, 1939 to Thomas Alicen Russell and Willie Edna Williams. Wanda married the love of her life Jimmy...

Linda Kaye Alvarez, age 54, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on, October 27, 2020. She was born on June 13, 1966 to her parents, Ester Villarreal and Nicolas Medina Esparza. She graduated from Waxahachie High School with her cosmetology license in 1983....

Sharon Chappell Johnson passed away at Baylor Medical Center Dallas on Oct. 26, 2020, just four days before her 78th birthday, having lost a three-week battle with COVID-19. The family appreciates the efforts of the care providers who stood beside her and fought for her. Sharon...

Anita M. Wheeler, 92, of Waxahachie, went home to her Lord surrounded by her family Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 in Waxahachie. She was born on September 17th, 1928 in Wills Point, Texas to Mr. and Mrs. John C. and Millie DeLona (Hay) Burch. She graduated from...

Brenda “Jane” Sims, 80, of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away October 18, 2020. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 26, 2020 at 10 a.m. at the Lynch Funeral Home 4238 Hwy 34 South, Greenville, TX 75402. Friends may visit family on Sunday from 3-5 p.m. during...

John Laurence Owen, 71, of Waxahachie, Texas, transitioned this life on Oct. 18, 2020, at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Born Nov. 14, 1948, in Danville, Illinois, he was the son of Russell John and Edna Helen (Mast) Owen. He married Marlene (Woodward) on Feb....

Jo Ann Ashcroft Petton was born Dec. 14, 1949, in Whitewright, Texas, and passed away Oct. 13, 2020, in Midlothian, Texas, at the age of 70. Her adoptive parents Gerard V. Ashcroft and Ladelle R. Ashcroft raised her in Grand Prairie, Texas. She graduated from Grand Prairie...

May 20, 1966 to Oct. 16, 2020 Greg was born in Waxahachie on May 20, 1966, and passed away peacefully on Oct. 16, 2020, with his wife Carol and sister by his side. Greg was 54 and a lifetime resident of Waxahachie. Greg loved the country and...

William (Bill) Ellis has left this world to go to his heavenly home where there is no more suffering and no more pain; where he can walk the streets of gold and maybe even do a jig. Born on April 11, 1956, and passed away on...

June 28, 1936 - Oct. 18, 2020 Lucia Frye, 84, went peacefully to be with her Lord on Oct. 18, 2020. She was born June 28, 1936, in Wallace, Kansas, to Abraham and Ina Tidball. She was preceded in death by her parents; her twin sister, Grace King;...