OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for the Limestone County in Groesbeck Texas

Sylvia Sue Thompson

Sylvia Sue Thompson

May 20, 2016

Sylvia Sue Thompson, of Mexia, passed away at Parkview Regional Hospital on Friday, May 20, 2016, at age 80. Visitation will be Sunday, May 22, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, May 23, 2016, with Pastor Spain Trask of the First Assembly of God...

Brenda (Scharff) Stewart

Brenda (Scharff) Stewart

May 12, 2016

Brenda Scharff Stewart, age 71, passed away May 12, 2016, in Spring Branch, TX. She was born September 16, 1944, in Waco, Texas to Ruben and Loree Thomas Scharff and raised in Groesbeck, Texas. Her hobbies were spending time with her family and grandchildren as well as gardening. She was also an avid reader and volunteer within her community. She...

Ronald "Ronnie" Blaine King

Ronald "Ronnie" Blaine King

May 8, 2016

Ronald Blaine “Ronnie” King, of the rural Jewett area, passed away at his residence, on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at age 57. Ronnie was born October 8, 1958 at Parkersburg, West Virginia to William Alvin King and Betty Carolyn (Houser) King. He grew up in Deer Park and Pasadena, and attended Deer Park High School. His earliest job was at...

Ewald I. "Bob" Schneider

Ewald I. "Bob" Schneider

May 5, 2016

Ewald I. “Bob” Schneider, of Otto, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 5, 2016. He passed away at home with his wife by his side, at age 78. Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2016, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., at the First United Methodist Church in Groesbeck, with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 P.M. A...

Agnes Marie Blalock

Agnes Marie Blalock

May 4, 2016

Agnes Marie Blalock of Groesbeck, went home to be with the Lord, passing away at Providence Hospice Place in Waco, on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at age 83. Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at...

Bernice Murphy

Bernice Murphy

Apr 30, 2016

Audrey Bernice Murphy, of Groesbeck, passed away in Temple on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at age 97. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard Williams of the Church of Christ of Groesbeck officiating. Burial will follow in the Faulkenberry Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons,...

Trenton "Trent" Douglas Lenamond

Trenton "Trent" Douglas Lenamond

Apr 27, 2016

Trenton Douglas Lenamond, of Groesbeck, passed away at Limestone Medical Center on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at age 36. Visitation will be Thursday, April 28, 2016, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 29, 2016, at the Church on the Rock in Groesbeck, with Pastor Billy Bever...

Richard E. Boleratz

Richard E. Boleratz

Apr 20, 2016

Richard E. Boleratz, of Lake Limestone, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at age 76. Richard was born July 7, 1939 to Michael Boleratz and Dorothy (Tutzacov) Boleratz in Erie, Pennsylvania. He lived in PA until he was 14 and then in Ohio until he was 18. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 through...

Virginia Alice McCoy

Virginia Alice McCoy

Apr 13, 2016

Virginia Alice McCoy, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Limestone Medical Center, following a battle with illness the past few years. Visitation will be Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Word of Life...

Bennie Spurlock

Bennie Spurlock

Apr 6, 2016

Bennie Spurlock, of Groesbeck, passed away at Groesbeck LTC on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Visitation will be held Friday, April 8, 2016 from 6-8PM in the Groesbeck Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2PM on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church of Mexia with Rev. Tracy Sims officiating. Burial will follow at Point Enterprise...

Larry Wayne Wilson

Larry Wayne Wilson

Apr 6, 2016

Larry Wayne Wilson, resident of Groesbeck, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at age 72. A Memorial service is being planned for a future date in Waco at Waco Memorial Cemetery, where he will be buried with his parents. Wayne was born March 12, 1944 to Cecil and Emma Elois (Mangum) Wilson in Waco. He served...

Betty Frances (Eakin) Hahneman

Betty Frances (Eakin) Hahneman

Mar 30, 2016

Funeral services for Betty (Eakin) Hahneman will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 2, 2016, with Visitation beginning at 9:00 A.M., at the First United Methodist Church in Kosse. Rev. Dr. Rita Sims will officiate and her grandson, Ramsey Rabie will assist in the services. Burial will follow in the Kosse City Cemetery. Betty Frances Stone was born...

Mary Zeman

Mary Zeman

Mar 24, 2016

Mary Alice Coffee Zeman was born in Frost, Texas, on May 17, 1940. She was the sixth child born to Sally Ellen Deatherage Coffee and George Newton Coffee, Sr., and the only girl. Mary grew up in West, Texas where she graduated from West High School in 1958. She attended the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for a short time before...

Pamela Jane (Atkins) Hayne

Pamela Jane (Atkins) Hayne

Mar 23, 2016

A Memorial service will be held for Pamela Jane (Atkins) Hayne, at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Wilson Chapel Cemetery, with Rev. James Walker officiating and music by Mrs. Barbara Walker. Pamela, age 59, of Montrose, Minnesota, passed away on March 23, 2016, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Thomas and...

Miles Grayson Owen

Miles Grayson Owen

Mar 21, 2016

Funeral services for baby, Miles Owen, will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at 2:00 P.M., in the Groesbeck Funeral Home, with Reverend J. R. Tapley officiating. Burial will follow in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. with Matt Reid serving as the pallbearer. Miles Grayson Owen was born February 27, 2016 (at 24 weeks gestation) in the Medical Center of Arlington,...

Frances "Bootsie" Isabel Thompson

Frances "Bootsie" Isabel Thompson

Mar 21, 2016

Frances Isabel (Archer) Thompson, whom everyone knew as Boots or Bootsie, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 21, 2016, at the age of 79. Boots had specified her wishes in advance for no services, but respects were paid to her during her illness by hundreds of friends who either visited, called, or kept her in prayer. Frances was...

Jimmy "Jim" Odell Cobbs

Jimmy "Jim" Odell Cobbs

Mar 13, 2016

Jimmy Odell Cobbs passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Mart. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Graveside services will be held at the Pavilion at Faulkenberry Cemetery at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, with Rev. Tracy Sims officiating. Jim was born on June 18, 1969...

James Reuben "Jim" Coe

James Reuben "Jim" Coe

Mar 9, 2016

James Reuben “Jim” Coe, Jr. of Groesbeck, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at age 80. Jim was born March 31, 1935 to Joseph Reuben Coe and Margaret (Stewart) Coe in Groesbeck. He graduated from Groesbeck High School in the class of 1951. Jim had polio as a child, and despite doctor’s predictions he would not walk,...

Johnnie Ree Bennett

Johnnie Ree Bennett

Mar 1, 2016

Johnnie Ree (Cobb) Bennett of Jacksonville, passed away at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Visitation with the family will begin at 10:00 A.M., and a Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bill Wright of Mexia officiating. Burial will follow...

Thomas "Tommy" Harlan Smith

Thomas "Tommy" Harlan Smith

Feb 26, 2016

Thomas Harlan Smith of Groesbeck passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 at Groesbeck LTC. Visitation will be held Monday, February 29, 2016 from 6-8 P.M. at the Groesbeck Funeral Home. Funeral services will held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Bob Harr officiating. Burial will follow in the Ft. Parker...

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

Sylvia Sue Thompson

Sylvia Sue Thompson

May 20, 2016

Sylvia Sue Thompson, of Mexia, passed away at Parkview Regional Hospital on Friday, May 20, 2016, at age 80. Visitation will be Sunday, May 22, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, May 23, 2016, with Pastor Spain Trask of the First Assembly of God...

Brenda (Scharff) Stewart

Brenda (Scharff) Stewart

May 12, 2016

Brenda Scharff Stewart, age 71, passed away May 12, 2016, in Spring Branch, TX. She was born September 16, 1944, in Waco, Texas to Ruben and Loree Thomas Scharff and raised in Groesbeck, Texas. Her hobbies were spending time with her family and grandchildren as well as gardening. She was also an avid reader and volunteer within her community. She...

Ronald "Ronnie" Blaine King

Ronald "Ronnie" Blaine King

May 8, 2016

Ronald Blaine “Ronnie” King, of the rural Jewett area, passed away at his residence, on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at age 57. Ronnie was born October 8, 1958 at Parkersburg, West Virginia to William Alvin King and Betty Carolyn (Houser) King. He grew up in Deer Park and Pasadena, and attended Deer Park High School. His earliest job was at...

Ewald I. "Bob" Schneider

Ewald I. "Bob" Schneider

May 5, 2016

Ewald I. “Bob” Schneider, of Otto, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 5, 2016. He passed away at home with his wife by his side, at age 78. Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2016, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., at the First United Methodist Church in Groesbeck, with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 P.M. A...

Agnes Marie Blalock

Agnes Marie Blalock

May 4, 2016

Agnes Marie Blalock of Groesbeck, went home to be with the Lord, passing away at Providence Hospice Place in Waco, on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at age 83. Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at...

Bernice Murphy

Bernice Murphy

Apr 30, 2016

Audrey Bernice Murphy, of Groesbeck, passed away in Temple on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at age 97. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard Williams of the Church of Christ of Groesbeck officiating. Burial will follow in the Faulkenberry Cemetery. Pallbearers will be her grandsons,...

Trenton "Trent" Douglas Lenamond

Trenton "Trent" Douglas Lenamond

Apr 27, 2016

Trenton Douglas Lenamond, of Groesbeck, passed away at Limestone Medical Center on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at age 36. Visitation will be Thursday, April 28, 2016, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 29, 2016, at the Church on the Rock in Groesbeck, with Pastor Billy Bever...

Richard E. Boleratz

Richard E. Boleratz

Apr 20, 2016

Richard E. Boleratz, of Lake Limestone, passed away at home on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at age 76. Richard was born July 7, 1939 to Michael Boleratz and Dorothy (Tutzacov) Boleratz in Erie, Pennsylvania. He lived in PA until he was 14 and then in Ohio until he was 18. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1957 through...

Virginia Alice McCoy

Virginia Alice McCoy

Apr 13, 2016

Virginia Alice McCoy, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Limestone Medical Center, following a battle with illness the past few years. Visitation will be Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Word of Life...

Bennie Spurlock

Bennie Spurlock

Apr 6, 2016

Bennie Spurlock, of Groesbeck, passed away at Groesbeck LTC on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. Visitation will be held Friday, April 8, 2016 from 6-8PM in the Groesbeck Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2PM on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church of Mexia with Rev. Tracy Sims officiating. Burial will follow at Point Enterprise...

Larry Wayne Wilson

Larry Wayne Wilson

Apr 6, 2016

Larry Wayne Wilson, resident of Groesbeck, passed away at his residence on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at age 72. A Memorial service is being planned for a future date in Waco at Waco Memorial Cemetery, where he will be buried with his parents. Wayne was born March 12, 1944 to Cecil and Emma Elois (Mangum) Wilson in Waco. He served...

Betty Frances (Eakin) Hahneman

Betty Frances (Eakin) Hahneman

Mar 30, 2016

Funeral services for Betty (Eakin) Hahneman will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 2, 2016, with Visitation beginning at 9:00 A.M., at the First United Methodist Church in Kosse. Rev. Dr. Rita Sims will officiate and her grandson, Ramsey Rabie will assist in the services. Burial will follow in the Kosse City Cemetery. Betty Frances Stone was born...

Mary Zeman

Mary Zeman

Mar 24, 2016

Mary Alice Coffee Zeman was born in Frost, Texas, on May 17, 1940. She was the sixth child born to Sally Ellen Deatherage Coffee and George Newton Coffee, Sr., and the only girl. Mary grew up in West, Texas where she graduated from West High School in 1958. She attended the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor for a short time before...

Pamela Jane (Atkins) Hayne

Pamela Jane (Atkins) Hayne

Mar 23, 2016

A Memorial service will be held for Pamela Jane (Atkins) Hayne, at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Wilson Chapel Cemetery, with Rev. James Walker officiating and music by Mrs. Barbara Walker. Pamela, age 59, of Montrose, Minnesota, passed away on March 23, 2016, surrounded by loved ones. She was born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Thomas and...

Miles Grayson Owen

Miles Grayson Owen

Mar 21, 2016

Funeral services for baby, Miles Owen, will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at 2:00 P.M., in the Groesbeck Funeral Home, with Reverend J. R. Tapley officiating. Burial will follow in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. with Matt Reid serving as the pallbearer. Miles Grayson Owen was born February 27, 2016 (at 24 weeks gestation) in the Medical Center of Arlington,...

Frances "Bootsie" Isabel Thompson

Frances "Bootsie" Isabel Thompson

Mar 21, 2016

Frances Isabel (Archer) Thompson, whom everyone knew as Boots or Bootsie, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 21, 2016, at the age of 79. Boots had specified her wishes in advance for no services, but respects were paid to her during her illness by hundreds of friends who either visited, called, or kept her in prayer. Frances was...

Jimmy "Jim" Odell Cobbs

Jimmy "Jim" Odell Cobbs

Mar 13, 2016

Jimmy Odell Cobbs passed away Sunday, March 13, 2016 at Mart. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Graveside services will be held at the Pavilion at Faulkenberry Cemetery at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, with Rev. Tracy Sims officiating. Jim was born on June 18, 1969...

James Reuben "Jim" Coe

James Reuben "Jim" Coe

Mar 9, 2016

James Reuben “Jim” Coe, Jr. of Groesbeck, passed away at home on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at age 80. Jim was born March 31, 1935 to Joseph Reuben Coe and Margaret (Stewart) Coe in Groesbeck. He graduated from Groesbeck High School in the class of 1951. Jim had polio as a child, and despite doctor’s predictions he would not walk,...

Johnnie Ree Bennett

Johnnie Ree Bennett

Mar 1, 2016

Johnnie Ree (Cobb) Bennett of Jacksonville, passed away at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. Visitation with the family will begin at 10:00 A.M., and a Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bill Wright of Mexia officiating. Burial will follow...

Thomas "Tommy" Harlan Smith

Thomas "Tommy" Harlan Smith

Feb 26, 2016

Thomas Harlan Smith of Groesbeck passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 at Groesbeck LTC. Visitation will be held Monday, February 29, 2016 from 6-8 P.M. at the Groesbeck Funeral Home. Funeral services will held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Bob Harr officiating. Burial will follow in the Ft. Parker...