OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for the Limestone County in Groesbeck Texas

James "Jim" Edward Tate

James "Jim" Edward Tate

Jun 10, 2019

James “Jim” Edward Tate, formerly of Groesbeck, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, at age 68.  He courageously fought his battle with esophageal cancer for nine months before Jesus called him to his forever home. Visitation will be Friday evening, June 14, 2019 from 6-8 PM at Williams Funeral Home in Garland.  Funeral services will be held...

Billy Bob Bates

Billy Bob Bates

Jun 10, 2019

Billy Bob Bates, of Groesbeck, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, at age 72.

He will be buried in the Bates Family Cemetery, where he lived, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, with a short service conducted by Dale McDaniel.  

The family will receive guests for a Memorial Visitation at the Bates home on the Long Bridge Road (1757 FM...

Remington Scott Masters

Remington Scott Masters

Jun 7, 2019

Remington Scott Masters, of Thornton, passed away at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on Friday, June 7, 2019, at age 17, following an eight-month battle with cancer.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 13, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, June 14, 2019 in the Groesbeck High...

Joe Glenn Oates

Joe Glenn Oates

Jun 3, 2019

Joe Glenn Oates, of Groesbeck, passed away at Parkview Medical Center in Mexia on Monday, June 3, 2019 at age 91.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 6, 2019, from 5:00-7:00 PM, at the Groesbeck Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be at Friday, June 7, 2019 at 10:00 AM in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard Williams of the...

Susan Judith Milstead

Susan Judith Milstead

Jun 3, 2019

Susan Judith “Susie” Milstead, of Kosse, passed away peacefully at home Monday, June 3, 2019 at age 66.

Susie was born September 13, 1952 in Austin to Robert Lamar Allen, Sr. and Ozie Marie Guidry Allen, who have preceded her in death.  She grew up and graduated from high school in Austin.

Susie was united in marriage with Jack H....

Dr. George Bledsoe Tipton

Dr. George Bledsoe Tipton

May 31, 2019

Dr. George Bledsoe Tipton, of Brownwood, passed away at Abilene Regional on Friday, May 31, 2019 at age 83.

A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church in Brownwood.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at Fort Parker Memorial Park in...

Laney Nakole Lenamond

Laney Nakole Lenamond

May 29, 2019

 

Laney Lenamond of Groesbeck passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Limestone Medical Center.

Visitation will be held 6-8 PM on Sunday, June 02, 2019 at the Groesbeck Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Living Proof Church with Pastor John Carabin officiating.  Burial will follow at Cobb Cemetery.

Pallbearers...

LaNeal Ann Ballew

LaNeal Ann Ballew

May 23, 2019

LaNeal Ann (Thetford) Ballew was born on November 7, 1934 at Horn Hill, Texas. She passed on May 23, 2019 at the age of 84 at the Groesbeck LTC Nursing-Rehab Center in Groesbeck, Texas after a brief stay. Her parents were Joe Jefferies and James Samuel “Sammie” (Lewis) Thetford.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2019...

Jeffery Shayne Pringle

Jeffery Shayne Pringle

May 22, 2019

On May 22, 2019, Jeffery Pringle, devoted husband and loving father, passed away at age 53, after a 2 year battle with glioblastoma.

Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Saturday, May 25, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Word of Life Family Worship Center (193...

Mary Ann Spivey

Mary Ann Spivey

May 21, 2019

Mary Ann Spivey, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed into Heaven on May 21, 2019, to be forever by the side of her husband Leslie Wayne Spivey, Sr. She was 75 years old.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on June 1, 2019, at Fort Parker Memorial Park, Groesbeck, Texas.

Mary Ann was born October 23, 1943 in Corpus...

Karen Lou Semple

Karen Lou Semple

May 12, 2019

Karen Lou Koch Semple, of Groesbeck, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at the age of 68.

A Celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at the First Baptist Church in Groesbeck at 2 pm, with visitation held before the service,beginning at 1 pm, at the church.  Rev. Keith Collier will...

Frances Manes

Frances Manes

May 12, 2019

Frances Manes passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at the age of 93, at the Golden Years Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Marlin, Texas. Frances was born on June 18, 1925, in Otto, Texas, to Walter Bryant Denton and Elnora Ogden Denton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Buel Manes; her youngest son, Michael...

Betty Lou Whitley

Betty Lou Whitley

May 6, 2019

Betty Lou Whitley, of Mexia, passed away at home on Monday, May 6, 2019, at age 73.

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 8, 2019, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 9, 2019 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ronnie Dabney officiating.  Burial will follow...

James "Jimmy" Newton French

James "Jimmy" Newton French

May 6, 2019

James Newton “Jimmy” French, of Kosse, passed away at Royal Manor in Hewitt on Monday, May 6, 2019, at age 84.

Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Thursday, May 9, 2019, from 12:00 Noon until the service begins.

Funeral services will then begin at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday in the Chapel, with Rev. Jack Wren of the...

James Michael Austin

James Michael Austin

Apr 26, 2019

James “Michael” Austin passed away unexpectedly April 26, 2019 at the young age of 55, in Groesbeck, TX.

Michael was born in Fort Worth to James and Juanita Austin on May 8, 1963.  He worked as a carpenter for many years before becoming disabled due to an accident.

Michael welcomed his beautiful little girl on January 5, 1991.   He married...

Lloyd Dale Cox

Lloyd Dale Cox

Apr 22, 2019

Lloyd "Dale" Cox, of Reagan, left this earth and entered the gates of heaven at 1:40 on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Providence Inpatient Hospice Unit.

Visitation will be on Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 26, 2019 in the Groesbeck Funeral...

Annette Brannan

Annette Brannan

Apr 21, 2019

Annette Brannan, of Groesbeck, went to her Heavenly home on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the age of 79.

Visitation will be Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard...

Hazel "Polly" Pauline Young

Hazel "Polly" Pauline Young

Apr 11, 2019

Hazel Pauline Young, better known as Polly, ascended the stairway to Heaven, at her home on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at age 82.    Her death was unexpected and peaceful, as she was busy conducting her day to day life’s activities until the very last minute of her life. 

Funeral services (with no prior visitation) will be held at 2:00 P.M....

Florence Eva Compton

Florence Eva Compton

Apr 9, 2019

Florence Eva Compton, Nana Flo to many, was born on December 14, 1946 inPrescott, Arizona to Samuel and Dorothy Reese. She was the second born of fourchildren: Marjorie, Arlene, and Lloyd. From the time Florence was a little girl, she was acaretaker. She would help her mother around the house, making lunches for her fatherand looking after her younger siblings....

Alta Iva Hyden

Alta Iva Hyden

Apr 7, 2019

Alta Iva Hyden, of Groesbeck, passed away at Skilled Care in Mexia on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at age 86.

Alta was born August 29, 1932 in Magnolia to Vernie Cronin and Annie Bentley Cronin.   She grew up and attended school in Magnolia and lived there most of her life until moving to Limestone County about fifteen years ago.    Two...

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James "Jim" Edward Tate

James "Jim" Edward Tate

Jun 10, 2019

James “Jim” Edward Tate, formerly of Groesbeck, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family, at age 68.  He courageously fought his battle with esophageal cancer for nine months before Jesus called him to his forever home. Visitation will be Friday evening, June 14, 2019 from 6-8 PM at Williams Funeral Home in Garland.  Funeral services will be held...

Billy Bob Bates

Billy Bob Bates

Jun 10, 2019

Billy Bob Bates, of Groesbeck, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019, at age 72.

He will be buried in the Bates Family Cemetery, where he lived, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, with a short service conducted by Dale McDaniel.  

The family will receive guests for a Memorial Visitation at the Bates home on the Long Bridge Road (1757 FM...

Remington Scott Masters

Remington Scott Masters

Jun 7, 2019

Remington Scott Masters, of Thornton, passed away at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on Friday, June 7, 2019, at age 17, following an eight-month battle with cancer.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 13, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, June 14, 2019 in the Groesbeck High...

Joe Glenn Oates

Joe Glenn Oates

Jun 3, 2019

Joe Glenn Oates, of Groesbeck, passed away at Parkview Medical Center in Mexia on Monday, June 3, 2019 at age 91.

Visitation will be Thursday, June 6, 2019, from 5:00-7:00 PM, at the Groesbeck Funeral Home.

Funeral Services will be at Friday, June 7, 2019 at 10:00 AM in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard Williams of the...

Susan Judith Milstead

Susan Judith Milstead

Jun 3, 2019

Susan Judith “Susie” Milstead, of Kosse, passed away peacefully at home Monday, June 3, 2019 at age 66.

Susie was born September 13, 1952 in Austin to Robert Lamar Allen, Sr. and Ozie Marie Guidry Allen, who have preceded her in death.  She grew up and graduated from high school in Austin.

Susie was united in marriage with Jack H....

Dr. George Bledsoe Tipton

Dr. George Bledsoe Tipton

May 31, 2019

Dr. George Bledsoe Tipton, of Brownwood, passed away at Abilene Regional on Friday, May 31, 2019 at age 83.

A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church in Brownwood.

Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at Fort Parker Memorial Park in...

Laney Nakole Lenamond

Laney Nakole Lenamond

May 29, 2019

 

Laney Lenamond of Groesbeck passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Limestone Medical Center.

Visitation will be held 6-8 PM on Sunday, June 02, 2019 at the Groesbeck Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM on Monday, June 3, 2019 at Living Proof Church with Pastor John Carabin officiating.  Burial will follow at Cobb Cemetery.

Pallbearers...

LaNeal Ann Ballew

LaNeal Ann Ballew

May 23, 2019

LaNeal Ann (Thetford) Ballew was born on November 7, 1934 at Horn Hill, Texas. She passed on May 23, 2019 at the age of 84 at the Groesbeck LTC Nursing-Rehab Center in Groesbeck, Texas after a brief stay. Her parents were Joe Jefferies and James Samuel “Sammie” (Lewis) Thetford.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2019...

Jeffery Shayne Pringle

Jeffery Shayne Pringle

May 22, 2019

On May 22, 2019, Jeffery Pringle, devoted husband and loving father, passed away at age 53, after a 2 year battle with glioblastoma.

Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Saturday, May 25, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 on Sunday, May 26, 2019 at the Word of Life Family Worship Center (193...

Mary Ann Spivey

Mary Ann Spivey

May 21, 2019

Mary Ann Spivey, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed into Heaven on May 21, 2019, to be forever by the side of her husband Leslie Wayne Spivey, Sr. She was 75 years old.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on June 1, 2019, at Fort Parker Memorial Park, Groesbeck, Texas.

Mary Ann was born October 23, 1943 in Corpus...

Karen Lou Semple

Karen Lou Semple

May 12, 2019

Karen Lou Koch Semple, of Groesbeck, passed away at her home on Sunday, May 12, 2019 at the age of 68.

A Celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at the First Baptist Church in Groesbeck at 2 pm, with visitation held before the service,beginning at 1 pm, at the church.  Rev. Keith Collier will...

Frances Manes

Frances Manes

May 12, 2019

Frances Manes passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 12, 2019, at the age of 93, at the Golden Years Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Marlin, Texas. Frances was born on June 18, 1925, in Otto, Texas, to Walter Bryant Denton and Elnora Ogden Denton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Buel Manes; her youngest son, Michael...

Betty Lou Whitley

Betty Lou Whitley

May 6, 2019

Betty Lou Whitley, of Mexia, passed away at home on Monday, May 6, 2019, at age 73.

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 8, 2019, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 9, 2019 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Ronnie Dabney officiating.  Burial will follow...

James "Jimmy" Newton French

James "Jimmy" Newton French

May 6, 2019

James Newton “Jimmy” French, of Kosse, passed away at Royal Manor in Hewitt on Monday, May 6, 2019, at age 84.

Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Thursday, May 9, 2019, from 12:00 Noon until the service begins.

Funeral services will then begin at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday in the Chapel, with Rev. Jack Wren of the...

James Michael Austin

James Michael Austin

Apr 26, 2019

James “Michael” Austin passed away unexpectedly April 26, 2019 at the young age of 55, in Groesbeck, TX.

Michael was born in Fort Worth to James and Juanita Austin on May 8, 1963.  He worked as a carpenter for many years before becoming disabled due to an accident.

Michael welcomed his beautiful little girl on January 5, 1991.   He married...

Lloyd Dale Cox

Lloyd Dale Cox

Apr 22, 2019

Lloyd "Dale" Cox, of Reagan, left this earth and entered the gates of heaven at 1:40 on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Providence Inpatient Hospice Unit.

Visitation will be on Thursday, April 25, 2019 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 26, 2019 in the Groesbeck Funeral...

Annette Brannan

Annette Brannan

Apr 21, 2019

Annette Brannan, of Groesbeck, went to her Heavenly home on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, at the age of 79.

Visitation will be Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard...

Hazel "Polly" Pauline Young

Hazel "Polly" Pauline Young

Apr 11, 2019

Hazel Pauline Young, better known as Polly, ascended the stairway to Heaven, at her home on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at age 82.    Her death was unexpected and peaceful, as she was busy conducting her day to day life’s activities until the very last minute of her life. 

Funeral services (with no prior visitation) will be held at 2:00 P.M....

Florence Eva Compton

Florence Eva Compton

Apr 9, 2019

Florence Eva Compton, Nana Flo to many, was born on December 14, 1946 inPrescott, Arizona to Samuel and Dorothy Reese. She was the second born of fourchildren: Marjorie, Arlene, and Lloyd. From the time Florence was a little girl, she was acaretaker. She would help her mother around the house, making lunches for her fatherand looking after her younger siblings....

Alta Iva Hyden

Alta Iva Hyden

Apr 7, 2019

Alta Iva Hyden, of Groesbeck, passed away at Skilled Care in Mexia on Sunday, April 7, 2019, at age 86.

Alta was born August 29, 1932 in Magnolia to Vernie Cronin and Annie Bentley Cronin.   She grew up and attended school in Magnolia and lived there most of her life until moving to Limestone County about fifteen years ago.    Two...