OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for the Limestone County in Groesbeck Texas

Robert Wayne Nicholson

Robert Wayne Nicholson

Nov 20, 2020

Robert Wayne Nicholson, of Groesbeck, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at Providence Hospital in Waco, at age 74.

Visitation will be held be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Groesbeck Funeral Home.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Faulkenberry Cemetery Pavilion, with Pastor Jon Honea...

Freddie Delone Dawley

Freddie Delone Dawley

Nov 19, 2020

Freddie Delone Dawley, of Groesbeck, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at age 73.   After a brief illness, since August, he passed away at Limestone Medical Center.

Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 22, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, November...

Becky Jean Ensminger

Becky Jean Ensminger

Nov 15, 2020

Becky Jean (Kirkland) Ensminger, of Kosse, gained her wings on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at age 52.

Visitation will be held Friday, November 20, 2020 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 21 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Rex Bland officiating.  Burial will follow in the...

Bobby Dale Lee

Bobby Dale Lee

Nov 13, 2020

Bobby Dale Lee, of Groesbeck, went to be with Jesus on Friday, November 13, 2020, at age 78.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 15, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 16, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Randy Ayres officiating.  ...

Sharon Elaine Stephenson

Sharon Elaine Stephenson

Nov 11, 2020

Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." 

Sharon Stephenson, known to everyone as “Nana”, passed on a Tuesday morning, November 11, 2020.  She suffered from vascular dementia and was moved to Assisted Living January 2019.  She passed from complications from hip surgery due to a fall on October...

Ricky Therneau

Ricky Therneau

Nov 6, 2020

Mary Ann (Ricky) Therneau, of San Antonio, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020, at age 76.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Cobb Cemetery, with Pastor Jon Honea officiating.

Ricky was born on November 27, 1943 in Enid, Oklahoma to Mary C. (Webb) Hyden and Richard Howard. Richard was killed in WW2,...

Olga Jeannette Cox

Olga Jeannette Cox

Nov 4, 2020

Olga Jeannette Cox, 91, received her new heavenly body Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. The funeral will take place 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov.  at Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel Pastor Randy Ayres will deliver the message. Interment will follow at Old Union Cemetery. Pallbearers are Doug Yarbrough, Kevin Reeves, Travis Armstrong, Robert Howard, Trevor Dorman and Blakely Young.

Jeannette was born March...

Jesse "Jess" Otis Blakeney, Sr.

Jesse "Jess" Otis Blakeney, Sr.

Oct 31, 2020

Jesse Otis “Jess” Blakeney, of Mexia, passed away in Mexia on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at age 82, after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2020, with visitation from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. before the services, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Deacon David McDaniel officiating.   Burial will follow in...

Marcella K. Bates

Marcella K. Bates

Oct 28, 2020

Marcella K. Bates, (known to her Nursing Home friends as Marcy) passed away peacefully at Windsor Healthcare Residence, while her favorite Elvis gospel songs were playing, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at age 87.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Kosse City Cemetery, with Pastor Jon Honea officiating.

Marcella was born in...

Dianna Joyce Salvato

Dianna Joyce Salvato

Oct 18, 2020

Dianna Joyce (Hill) Salvato, of Groesbeck,  passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, after a battle with cancer.   She was 54.

Funeral arrangements will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor sample officiating.   Burial will follow in Hogan Cemetery.

Dianna was born August 6, 1966 to A. R. Hill and...

Blake Adams, Jr.

Blake Adams, Jr.

Oct 16, 2020

After years of a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Blake Adams, Jr. passed away from this world at the age of 78, surrounded by family. 

Graveside services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Mexia City Cemetery, with Pastor Jon Honea officiating, and with military honors. 

He is the son of the late Elmer Blake...

Francine Ann Alewine

Francine Ann Alewine

Oct 7, 2020

Francine Ann Alewine, of Groesbeck, ended her work in this life on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at age 82, to enter her eternal home in heaven with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her beloved husband and son.   

Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020, prior to the funeral service, at Crestview Church of...

Donna Marie Wise

Donna Marie Wise

Oct 4, 2020

Donna Marie Hawkins-Wise of Lake Limestone passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 - 11 AM on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel prior to services.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Jon Honea officiating.  Following...

Leonard Gamez

Leonard Gamez

Oct 2, 2020

Leonard Gamez passed away at the hospital in Groesbeck on Friday, October 2, 2020, at age 52.

The family will gather for services at St. George Catholic Church in George West, TX. on Friday, October 9, 2020, with visitation beginning at 2:00.   Rosary will begin at 3:30 p.m. and Mass at 4:00 P.M., by Father Romeo Salinas.

Leonard was born...

Tommie Oneta Singletary

Tommie Oneta Singletary

Sep 28, 2020

Tommie Oneta Singletary, passed away at Groesbeck LTC on Monday, September 28, 2020, at age 96.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 2, 2020, at Lost Prairie Cemetery, with Dr. Keith Collier of the First Baptist Church of Groesbeck officiating.   Although there is not a formal visitation time, anyone is welcome to  pay their respects...

James "Art" Arthur Easley

James "Art" Arthur Easley

Sep 28, 2020

James Arthur (Art) Easley, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, at age 59.

Family and friends will be holding a Benefit and Celebration of his life at his home at 302 East Trinity, Groesbeck, on Saturday, October 3, 2020, beginning at 11:00 a.m.    Barbeque plates will be available for those wanting to make donations.  The family will welcome those...

Lloyd Farrel Chapman

Lloyd Farrel Chapman

Sep 22, 2020

Lloyd Farrel Chapman, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, graduated from this life on September 22, 2020 in Houston at age 86 after a 6-month battle with a blood staph infection.  His devotion to his family and his firm belief in his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace. 

Lloyd was born to Ralph...

Rawls (RW) Woodrow King, Jr.

Rawls (RW) Woodrow King, Jr.

Sep 20, 2020

Rawls Woodrow (RW) King, Jr. of Groesbeck passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the age of 76.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in the Mary Helen Nance Community Center located at 301 E. 8th St. in Thornton, with Pastor Steve Nance officiating.  A private family...

James Kazlauskas

James Kazlauskas

Sep 19, 2020

James Kazlauskas, recent resident of Groesbeck and formerly of Santa Ana and San Diego, CA, passed away at Providence Hospital in Waco on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at age 92.

James was born March 2, 1928 in Chicago, IL to James Kazlauskas and Adolphina (Jonusaite) Kazlauskas.   He grew up there and graduated from Lane Tech High School.   In 1945, at...

James William Klipstine

James William Klipstine

Sep 12, 2020

James William Klipstine, of Kosse, has gone to his heavenly home as of Saturday, September 12, 2020, after his 92 years of serving the Lord and mankind.

James was born July 7, 1928 to Rezon Lewis Klipstine and Mary (Klipstine) Meeker on the French Tract, Colfax County, New Mexico.  When James was 7 years old, he contracted polio.   His mother...

Local Obituaries at Groesbeck Funeral Home Inc. Providing Services in Limestone County in Groesbeck Texas

Robert Wayne Nicholson

Robert Wayne Nicholson

Nov 20, 2020

Robert Wayne Nicholson, of Groesbeck, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020, at Providence Hospital in Waco, at age 74.

Visitation will be held be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23, 2020 at Groesbeck Funeral Home.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Faulkenberry Cemetery Pavilion, with Pastor Jon Honea...

Freddie Delone Dawley

Freddie Delone Dawley

Nov 19, 2020

Freddie Delone Dawley, of Groesbeck, went to his heavenly home on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at age 73.   After a brief illness, since August, he passed away at Limestone Medical Center.

Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 22, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, November...

Becky Jean Ensminger

Becky Jean Ensminger

Nov 15, 2020

Becky Jean (Kirkland) Ensminger, of Kosse, gained her wings on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at age 52.

Visitation will be held Friday, November 20, 2020 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 21 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. Rex Bland officiating.  Burial will follow in the...

Bobby Dale Lee

Bobby Dale Lee

Nov 13, 2020

Bobby Dale Lee, of Groesbeck, went to be with Jesus on Friday, November 13, 2020, at age 78.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 15, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 16, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Randy Ayres officiating.  ...

Sharon Elaine Stephenson

Sharon Elaine Stephenson

Nov 11, 2020

Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." 

Sharon Stephenson, known to everyone as “Nana”, passed on a Tuesday morning, November 11, 2020.  She suffered from vascular dementia and was moved to Assisted Living January 2019.  She passed from complications from hip surgery due to a fall on October...

Ricky Therneau

Ricky Therneau

Nov 6, 2020

Mary Ann (Ricky) Therneau, of San Antonio, passed away Friday, November 6, 2020, at age 76.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at Cobb Cemetery, with Pastor Jon Honea officiating.

Ricky was born on November 27, 1943 in Enid, Oklahoma to Mary C. (Webb) Hyden and Richard Howard. Richard was killed in WW2,...

Olga Jeannette Cox

Olga Jeannette Cox

Nov 4, 2020

Olga Jeannette Cox, 91, received her new heavenly body Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. The funeral will take place 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov.  at Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel Pastor Randy Ayres will deliver the message. Interment will follow at Old Union Cemetery. Pallbearers are Doug Yarbrough, Kevin Reeves, Travis Armstrong, Robert Howard, Trevor Dorman and Blakely Young.

Jeannette was born March...

Jesse "Jess" Otis Blakeney, Sr.

Jesse "Jess" Otis Blakeney, Sr.

Oct 31, 2020

Jesse Otis “Jess” Blakeney, of Mexia, passed away in Mexia on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at age 82, after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2020, with visitation from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. before the services, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Deacon David McDaniel officiating.   Burial will follow in...

Marcella K. Bates

Marcella K. Bates

Oct 28, 2020

Marcella K. Bates, (known to her Nursing Home friends as Marcy) passed away peacefully at Windsor Healthcare Residence, while her favorite Elvis gospel songs were playing, on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at age 87.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Kosse City Cemetery, with Pastor Jon Honea officiating.

Marcella was born in...

Dianna Joyce Salvato

Dianna Joyce Salvato

Oct 18, 2020

Dianna Joyce (Hill) Salvato, of Groesbeck,  passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020, after a battle with cancer.   She was 54.

Funeral arrangements will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, October 30, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor sample officiating.   Burial will follow in Hogan Cemetery.

Dianna was born August 6, 1966 to A. R. Hill and...

Blake Adams, Jr.

Blake Adams, Jr.

Oct 16, 2020

After years of a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Blake Adams, Jr. passed away from this world at the age of 78, surrounded by family. 

Graveside services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at Mexia City Cemetery, with Pastor Jon Honea officiating, and with military honors. 

He is the son of the late Elmer Blake...

Francine Ann Alewine

Francine Ann Alewine

Oct 7, 2020

Francine Ann Alewine, of Groesbeck, ended her work in this life on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at age 82, to enter her eternal home in heaven with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and her beloved husband and son.   

Visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 12, 2020, prior to the funeral service, at Crestview Church of...

Donna Marie Wise

Donna Marie Wise

Oct 4, 2020

Donna Marie Hawkins-Wise of Lake Limestone passed away Sunday, October 4, 2020.

Visitation will be held from 9:30 - 11 AM on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel prior to services.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Jon Honea officiating.  Following...

Leonard Gamez

Leonard Gamez

Oct 2, 2020

Leonard Gamez passed away at the hospital in Groesbeck on Friday, October 2, 2020, at age 52.

The family will gather for services at St. George Catholic Church in George West, TX. on Friday, October 9, 2020, with visitation beginning at 2:00.   Rosary will begin at 3:30 p.m. and Mass at 4:00 P.M., by Father Romeo Salinas.

Leonard was born...

Tommie Oneta Singletary

Tommie Oneta Singletary

Sep 28, 2020

Tommie Oneta Singletary, passed away at Groesbeck LTC on Monday, September 28, 2020, at age 96.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 2, 2020, at Lost Prairie Cemetery, with Dr. Keith Collier of the First Baptist Church of Groesbeck officiating.   Although there is not a formal visitation time, anyone is welcome to  pay their respects...

James "Art" Arthur Easley

James "Art" Arthur Easley

Sep 28, 2020

James Arthur (Art) Easley, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2020, at age 59.

Family and friends will be holding a Benefit and Celebration of his life at his home at 302 East Trinity, Groesbeck, on Saturday, October 3, 2020, beginning at 11:00 a.m.    Barbeque plates will be available for those wanting to make donations.  The family will welcome those...

Lloyd Farrel Chapman

Lloyd Farrel Chapman

Sep 22, 2020

Lloyd Farrel Chapman, of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, graduated from this life on September 22, 2020 in Houston at age 86 after a 6-month battle with a blood staph infection.  His devotion to his family and his firm belief in his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, supported him in his struggle and ultimately gave him peace. 

Lloyd was born to Ralph...

Rawls (RW) Woodrow King, Jr.

Rawls (RW) Woodrow King, Jr.

Sep 20, 2020

Rawls Woodrow (RW) King, Jr. of Groesbeck passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the age of 76.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 in the Mary Helen Nance Community Center located at 301 E. 8th St. in Thornton, with Pastor Steve Nance officiating.  A private family...

James Kazlauskas

James Kazlauskas

Sep 19, 2020

James Kazlauskas, recent resident of Groesbeck and formerly of Santa Ana and San Diego, CA, passed away at Providence Hospital in Waco on Saturday, September 19, 2020 at age 92.

James was born March 2, 1928 in Chicago, IL to James Kazlauskas and Adolphina (Jonusaite) Kazlauskas.   He grew up there and graduated from Lane Tech High School.   In 1945, at...

James William Klipstine

James William Klipstine

Sep 12, 2020

James William Klipstine, of Kosse, has gone to his heavenly home as of Saturday, September 12, 2020, after his 92 years of serving the Lord and mankind.

James was born July 7, 1928 to Rezon Lewis Klipstine and Mary (Klipstine) Meeker on the French Tract, Colfax County, New Mexico.  When James was 7 years old, he contracted polio.   His mother...