Local obituaries for Hawkins Funeral Homes

May 27, 2005

Lou Briscoe Date Died: May 27, 2005 BRIDGEPORT -- Lou Briscoe, 91, a homemaker, died Monday, May 23, 2005, in Decatur. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Briscoe was born in Beaver County, Okla., to Abraham and Julia Neufeld. Lou was baptized in January 1954. Survivors: Husband...

May 27, 2005

Richard L. Cunningham, Jr. Date Died: May 27, 2005 LAKE BRIDGEPORT -- Richard L Cunningham Jr., 82, a retired switchboard technician, died Thursday, May 19, 2005, in Nocona. Memorial service: 2:45 p.m. Friday, May 27, in Nocona Cemetery. Visitation: 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday at Jerry Woods Funeral Chapel, Nocona. Survivors: Wife, Jo Nell; daughters, Janice Crosland and Judy Cunningham;...

May 24, 2005

BRIDGEPORT -- Ralph Howard Smith, 79, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Tuesday, May 24, 2005. Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial: West Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Survivors: Sons, Daniel, Edward, Floyd and Joe Don Smith; daughters, Mary Smith Burdette and Sandra Stump; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brothers, Leroy, Walter and Arthur...

May 14, 2005

Mason Blaine Hendrix Date Died: May 14, 2005 DECATUR -- Mason Blaine Hendrix, three months old, died Tuesday, May 10, 2005, in Decatur. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Grace Baptist Church, Decatur. Burial: East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors: Parents, Clayton and Kyndra Hendrix; grandparents, David and Lisa Strait, Randy Hotz and...

May 12, 2005

Ronnie Paul Linville Date Died: May 12, 2005 Decatur---Ronnie Paul Linville, 44, an HVAC technician for Mann Refrigeration, died Sunday, May 8, 2005. Graveside service: 10:30 a.m. Friday in Hog Branch Cemetery. Survivors: His wife, Mary Linville of Decatur; daughters, Crystle Linville of Decatur, Amy Linville of Wichita falls, Leslie Linville of Cottondale; brothers, Frank, Tommy, Sammy and Gary Traylor;...

May 11, 2005

Velma Roberta Newton Date Died: May 11, 2005 Boyd---Velma Roberta Newton, 71, a retired certified nurse's aide, died Sunday, May 8, 2005, in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church #2. Burial: Lone Star Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband Jackie Gerald Newton. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Pleasant...

Apr 28, 2005

Bridgeport- Billy James Myers, 27, a resident of August Healthcare Center, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2005 in Bridgeport. Suvivors: Mother, Sharon Myers of Durant, Ok; sister, Shawna Myers; brother, David Bozarth; and special friend, Naoma Van Schuyver of Newark.

Apr 28, 2005

Tomas Martinez Date Died: April 28, 2005 DECATUR -- Tomas Martinez, 80, a retired engineer, died Friday, April 22, 2005, in Decatur. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Johns Catholic Church in Bridgeport. Burial: private. Survivors: Sons, Tomas, Charles, Jesus, Jeronimo, Julio and Jamie Martinez; daughters, Anita Martinez, Rosa Estrada, Jo Anne Palomeras, Josephina Hernandez and Juanita Schumacher; sisters, Frances...

Apr 27, 2005

Melanie S. Buford-Maldonado Date Died: April 27, 2005 Newark---Melanie Buford-Maldonado, 44, a beloved mother, grandmother, and wife went home to Jesus Thursday, April 21, 2005 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 27, at the Aurora Baptist Church. Burial: Aurora Cemetery. Survivors: husband Gilbert Maldonado of Newark; daughter Amy Buford of Mississippi; son Chase Buford of Newark; granddaughter Tristen...

Apr 27, 2005

Sammy E. Baker Date Died: April 27, 2005 Paradise- Sammy E. Baker, 70, a retired mechanic for Allied Aviation Fueling at DFW Airport, passed away Monday, April 25, 2005 in Decatur. Survivors: Wife of 45 years, Jean Baker; daughters, Tammy Sanford and husband Pat and Teresa Miller and husband, Doug; grandchildren, Jacqueline and Joshua Sanford and Meagan and Miranda Miller;...

Apr 26, 2005

CHICO -- Leon Graham, 85, a rancher, died Tuesday, April 26, 2005, in Chico. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Cumby Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Graham was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte Graham. Survivors: Son, Monte Leon Graham and wife, Judy;...

Apr 25, 2005

Grover Odell Cleveland Date Died: April 25, 2005 PARADISE -- Grover Odell Cleveland, 77, an accomplished workman, died Saturday, April 23, 2005, at home. Funeral: 3 p.m. Monday at Cottondale Church of Christ. Burial: Cottondale Cemetery. Survivors: Wife of 55 years, Edith Meadows Cleveland; son, Jeffrey B. Cleveland; daughter, Deborah Garrett and husband, Jim; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sister, Georgia...

Apr 22, 2005

Beatrice Jane Morris-Brown Date Died: April 22, 2005 CHICO -- Beatrice Jane Morris Brown, 81, a retired seamstress, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005, in Chico. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday in Chico Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survivors: Husband of 35 years, Billie G. Brown; children, Elizabeth Evans, Dottie Hahn, Martin Morris, Lori Pardo,...

Apr 22, 2005

CRAFTON -- Margaret Nell Stockard, 65, a nursing home caregiver, died Friday, April 22, 2005, at home. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Monday in Crafton Cemetery. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. She was preceded in death by husband, Pete, in 1993. Survivors: Brothers, Phillip Howell and wife, Berniece and Jack Howell and wife, Teddy; stepsons, Darrell and Gerald Stockard; stepdaughter,...

Apr 21, 2005

Mary Ann Hines Carlton Date Died: April 21, 2005 Mary, a homemaker and retired 4th grade teacher, passed away Monday, April 18, 2005 peacefully at her home in Carrollton after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Mary was born September 10, 1931, in Bridgeport, Texas, to William Embry and Bernice (Balfour) Hines. She married Maurice E. Carlton on August 10,...

Apr 20, 2005

Boyd---Sam Murray, 49, a tool pusher, died Wednesday, April 20, 2005, in Decatur. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Harmony Cemetery, Huntsville, Texas. Survivors: Son, Samuel Jacob Murray of Houston; daughter, Journey Elaine Murray of Houston; mother of his children, Dawn Michelle Laquay of Houston; mother, Bobbie Edwards of Boyd; brother, Joe Murray Jr.of Boyd; sisters, Lisa Hood of Palestine,...

Apr 13, 2005

Raymond Austin Waldrip Date Died: April 13, 2005 Sulphur, LA---Raymond Austin Waldrip, 84, a retired aircraft maintenance employee for American Airlines, died Sunday, April 10, 2005, in Sulphur, La. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Sybil, his son Charles, and his brother Ernest. Survivors: Daughters,...

Apr 11, 2005

James M. Kinsey Date Died: April 11, 2005 BRIDGEPORT -- James M. "Mike" Kinsey, 61, owner and operator of M&M Machine Shop in Bridgeport, died Friday, April 8, 2005, in Bridgeport. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Graveside service: 2 p.m. in Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Buffalo Springs. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mike...

Apr 11, 2005

Patsy Ann Young-Smith Date Died: April 11, 2005 BRIDGEPORT -- Patsy Ann Young-Smith, 60, a homemaker, died Wednesday, April 6, 2005, in Decatur. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: West Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Survivors: Husband, Ralph Smith; daughters, Misty Gober and husband, John; son, Joe Don Smith; grandchildren,...

Apr 8, 2005

Kent Davis Date Died: April 08, 2005 Kent Davis

BRIDGEPORT -- Kent Davis, 47, a plant operator for the city of Bridgeport, died Tuesday, April 5, 2005, in Plano. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. Burial: Thomas Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survivors: Wife, Jo Davis; daughter, Ashley Vick and husband,...