OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for the Limestone County in Groesbeck Texas

Carrie Elizabeth McDowell

Carrie Elizabeth McDowell

Jun 1, 2015

Carrie Elizabeth McDowell, of Montgomery, passed away in Conroe on Monday, June 1, 2015, at age 90. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Kosse City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joshua Jeffrey, Justin McDowell, Robert Clements, John McDowell, Paul McDowell, and Zeke Jeffrey....

Olivia Ruth Solley

Olivia Ruth Solley

May 24, 2015

Olivia Ruth Solley, of Groesbeck, passed away at Brookdale Lake Shore Assisted Living Facility in Waco, on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at age 91. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 26, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home. Services will be held in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, with Pastor...

Billie Edith West

Billie Edith West

May 23, 2015

Billie Edith (Bingham) West passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Groesbeck LTC, following a fairly short bout with cancer. She was 91. Billie was born on January 26, 1924 to Thomas D. Bingham and Darthula (Kimbrell) Bingham in Trickham, TX. She grew up in this small town and graduated from school in Santa Anna. She had bigger dreams and...

Dwain Bennett Funderburk

Dwain Bennett Funderburk

May 21, 2015

Dwain Bennett Funderburk, of the Ben Hur community near Groesbeck, passed away at age 83 on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at his home, where he was cared for by his wife during his battle with cancer. Visitation will be Saturday, May 23, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home. Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on...

Karen Louise Peery

Karen Louise Peery

May 16, 2015

Karen Louise (Staley) Peery passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 in Valley Mills, at age 53. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 21, 2015 in the Thornton Cemetery, with Reverend Tracy Sims of the Central Baptist Church...

Betty Jo Chatham

Betty Jo Chatham

May 15, 2015

Betty Jo Chatham, of Kosse, passed away at Providence Healthcare in Waco on Friday, May 15, 2015, at age 83. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the Kosse City Cemetery, with Brother Floyd Stanley of the Church of Christ of Kosse officiating. Betty Jo was born August 21, 1931 to Alvie Lee...

Maurine McGilvary

Maurine McGilvary

May 4, 2015

Maurine Whatley McGilvary passed away on May 4, 2015 in Fairfield, Texas. She had been a resident of Streetman for many years. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Woodland Cemetery near Kirvin, with Dr. Ken Pruitt officiating. There will be no visitation. Maurine was born on August 31, 1925 in Teague to...

Joan Currie

Joan Currie

Apr 30, 2015

Joan Currie, of the Pottershop community near Oletha, passed away in Marlin on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at age 79. While she had been battling cancer the past year, she was still looking forward to June when she would have turned 80 and also would have celebrated their 60th. wedding anniversary on July 1st. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck...

Elizabeth Dianne Harper Goodnight

Elizabeth Dianne Harper Goodnight

Apr 28, 2015

Elizabeth Dianne Harper Goodnight, of Marquez, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at age 68. Dianne had struggled with illness the past year, surrounded with the love and care of her sister, Patty and her husband Harold, and her brother, Mike and his wife, Cindy. Patty had been reading the 23rd. Psalms to Dianne and...

Mark Douglas David Ibarra

Mark Douglas David Ibarra

Apr 27, 2015

Mark Douglas David Ibarra, of Groesbeck, passed away in Santa Fe, Texas on Monday, April 27, 2015, at the age of 28. Visitation will be held Friday, May 1, 2015, at the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at the Living Water Church (308...

Wanda Doris Conner

Wanda Doris Conner

Apr 23, 2015

Wanda Doris Conner, of Bremond, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the Bremond Nursing Home, at age 82. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Saturday, April 25, 2015, from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Union Cemetery (Freestone County), with Pastor Richard Gillett officiating....

Carlene Mae Tackitt

Carlene Mae Tackitt

Apr 18, 2015

Carlene Mae Tackitt, of Mexia, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Providence Hospice Place in Waco, at age 80. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the Heard’s Prairie Church, at Heard's Prairie Cemetery, (located in the Petteway Cemetery near Bremond), with Reverend Bill Wright officiating. Carlene was born June 26,...

James "Jimmy" Donovan Perry

James "Jimmy" Donovan Perry

Apr 16, 2015

James "Jimmy" Donovan Perry, of Austin, TX. passed away in Woodbridge, VA. where he had been living with his sister and family, on April 16, 2015. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 P.M.on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home...

Barry Glenn Johnson

Barry Glenn Johnson

Apr 14, 2015

Barry Glenn Johnson, of Thornton, passed away at Providence Hospital in Waco on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Barry was born April 2, 1969, and had his 46th. birthday this month. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard Williams of the Church of Christ of...

Mary Lou (Long) Vestal

Mary Lou (Long) Vestal

Apr 14, 2015

Mary Lou (Long) Vestal, of Groesbeck, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. She was a resident at Jeffrey Place Healthcare Center in Waco for the past two years, and lived to be 91 years of age. Visitation will be held at Victory Baptist Church (Hwy. 14-S, Groesbeck) on Thursday, April 16, 2015, from 6:00...

Jeannette "Jae" Varner Hughes

Jeannette "Jae" Varner Hughes

Apr 13, 2015

Jeannette Varner “Jae” Hughes, of Fairfield, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she had been making her brave fight against the cancer she had battled the past two years. Her battle ended Monday, at age 46. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Friday, April 17,...

Billie Ruth Turner

Billie Ruth Turner

Apr 10, 2015

Billie Ruth (Thompson) Turner, of Lake Limestone, passed away in Weatherford on Friday, April 10, 2015. Funeral Services were held Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Old Union Church (at the Cemetery location), with Brother Glenn Easterly of the Church of Christ at Old Union officiating. Phil Koester, who Mrs. Turner loved to hear sing, was the vocalist with treasured...

Kim Curry

Kim Curry

Apr 8, 2015

Kim (Covey) Curry, of Groesbeck, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Providence Hospital in Waco, following a sudden illness, at the age of 53. A Memorial Service to celebrate Kim’s life will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 6:00 P.M., at the First Baptist Church in Groesbeck. Reverend Tracy Sims and Todd Nicks will officiate. Kim was born...

John Lewis Rogers

John Lewis Rogers

Apr 6, 2015

John Lewis Rogers, of Groesbeck, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at Windsor Healthcare Residence, with his sons by his side, at age 87. Visitation will be Thursday, April 9, 2015, 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 Friday, April 10, 2015 at the Church of Christ...

Thomas Guy Smith

Thomas Guy Smith

Apr 6, 2015

On Monday, April 6, 2015, Thomas Guy Smith, of Midland, went to be with the Lord in Heaven, at the age of 79. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral...

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Carrie Elizabeth McDowell

Carrie Elizabeth McDowell

Jun 1, 2015

Carrie Elizabeth McDowell, of Montgomery, passed away in Conroe on Monday, June 1, 2015, at age 90. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Kosse City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joshua Jeffrey, Justin McDowell, Robert Clements, John McDowell, Paul McDowell, and Zeke Jeffrey....

Olivia Ruth Solley

Olivia Ruth Solley

May 24, 2015

Olivia Ruth Solley, of Groesbeck, passed away at Brookdale Lake Shore Assisted Living Facility in Waco, on Sunday, May 24, 2015, at age 91. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 26, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home. Services will be held in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, with Pastor...

Billie Edith West

Billie Edith West

May 23, 2015

Billie Edith (Bingham) West passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Groesbeck LTC, following a fairly short bout with cancer. She was 91. Billie was born on January 26, 1924 to Thomas D. Bingham and Darthula (Kimbrell) Bingham in Trickham, TX. She grew up in this small town and graduated from school in Santa Anna. She had bigger dreams and...

Dwain Bennett Funderburk

Dwain Bennett Funderburk

May 21, 2015

Dwain Bennett Funderburk, of the Ben Hur community near Groesbeck, passed away at age 83 on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at his home, where he was cared for by his wife during his battle with cancer. Visitation will be Saturday, May 23, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Groesbeck Funeral Home. Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on...

Karen Louise Peery

Karen Louise Peery

May 16, 2015

Karen Louise (Staley) Peery passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 in Valley Mills, at age 53. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 21, 2015 in the Thornton Cemetery, with Reverend Tracy Sims of the Central Baptist Church...

Betty Jo Chatham

Betty Jo Chatham

May 15, 2015

Betty Jo Chatham, of Kosse, passed away at Providence Healthcare in Waco on Friday, May 15, 2015, at age 83. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at the Kosse City Cemetery, with Brother Floyd Stanley of the Church of Christ of Kosse officiating. Betty Jo was born August 21, 1931 to Alvie Lee...

Maurine McGilvary

Maurine McGilvary

May 4, 2015

Maurine Whatley McGilvary passed away on May 4, 2015 in Fairfield, Texas. She had been a resident of Streetman for many years. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Woodland Cemetery near Kirvin, with Dr. Ken Pruitt officiating. There will be no visitation. Maurine was born on August 31, 1925 in Teague to...

Joan Currie

Joan Currie

Apr 30, 2015

Joan Currie, of the Pottershop community near Oletha, passed away in Marlin on Thursday, April 30, 2015, at age 79. While she had been battling cancer the past year, she was still looking forward to June when she would have turned 80 and also would have celebrated their 60th. wedding anniversary on July 1st. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck...

Elizabeth Dianne Harper Goodnight

Elizabeth Dianne Harper Goodnight

Apr 28, 2015

Elizabeth Dianne Harper Goodnight, of Marquez, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at age 68. Dianne had struggled with illness the past year, surrounded with the love and care of her sister, Patty and her husband Harold, and her brother, Mike and his wife, Cindy. Patty had been reading the 23rd. Psalms to Dianne and...

Mark Douglas David Ibarra

Mark Douglas David Ibarra

Apr 27, 2015

Mark Douglas David Ibarra, of Groesbeck, passed away in Santa Fe, Texas on Monday, April 27, 2015, at the age of 28. Visitation will be held Friday, May 1, 2015, at the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at the Living Water Church (308...

Wanda Doris Conner

Wanda Doris Conner

Apr 23, 2015

Wanda Doris Conner, of Bremond, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the Bremond Nursing Home, at age 82. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Saturday, April 25, 2015, from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Union Cemetery (Freestone County), with Pastor Richard Gillett officiating....

Carlene Mae Tackitt

Carlene Mae Tackitt

Apr 18, 2015

Carlene Mae Tackitt, of Mexia, passed away Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Providence Hospice Place in Waco, at age 80. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the Heard’s Prairie Church, at Heard's Prairie Cemetery, (located in the Petteway Cemetery near Bremond), with Reverend Bill Wright officiating. Carlene was born June 26,...

James "Jimmy" Donovan Perry

James "Jimmy" Donovan Perry

Apr 16, 2015

James "Jimmy" Donovan Perry, of Austin, TX. passed away in Woodbridge, VA. where he had been living with his sister and family, on April 16, 2015. Visitation will be from 1:00-2:00 P.M.on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home...

Barry Glenn Johnson

Barry Glenn Johnson

Apr 14, 2015

Barry Glenn Johnson, of Thornton, passed away at Providence Hospital in Waco on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Barry was born April 2, 1969, and had his 46th. birthday this month. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 18, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Richard Williams of the Church of Christ of...

Mary Lou (Long) Vestal

Mary Lou (Long) Vestal

Apr 14, 2015

Mary Lou (Long) Vestal, of Groesbeck, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. She was a resident at Jeffrey Place Healthcare Center in Waco for the past two years, and lived to be 91 years of age. Visitation will be held at Victory Baptist Church (Hwy. 14-S, Groesbeck) on Thursday, April 16, 2015, from 6:00...

Jeannette "Jae" Varner Hughes

Jeannette "Jae" Varner Hughes

Apr 13, 2015

Jeannette Varner “Jae” Hughes, of Fairfield, passed away on Monday, April 13, 2015, at the Cancer Treatment Center of America, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she had been making her brave fight against the cancer she had battled the past two years. Her battle ended Monday, at age 46. Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Friday, April 17,...

Billie Ruth Turner

Billie Ruth Turner

Apr 10, 2015

Billie Ruth (Thompson) Turner, of Lake Limestone, passed away in Weatherford on Friday, April 10, 2015. Funeral Services were held Monday, April 13, 2015 at the Old Union Church (at the Cemetery location), with Brother Glenn Easterly of the Church of Christ at Old Union officiating. Phil Koester, who Mrs. Turner loved to hear sing, was the vocalist with treasured...

Kim Curry

Kim Curry

Apr 8, 2015

Kim (Covey) Curry, of Groesbeck, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Providence Hospital in Waco, following a sudden illness, at the age of 53. A Memorial Service to celebrate Kim’s life will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at 6:00 P.M., at the First Baptist Church in Groesbeck. Reverend Tracy Sims and Todd Nicks will officiate. Kim was born...

John Lewis Rogers

John Lewis Rogers

Apr 6, 2015

John Lewis Rogers, of Groesbeck, passed away Monday, April 6, 2015 at Windsor Healthcare Residence, with his sons by his side, at age 87. Visitation will be Thursday, April 9, 2015, 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 Friday, April 10, 2015 at the Church of Christ...

Thomas Guy Smith

Thomas Guy Smith

Apr 6, 2015

On Monday, April 6, 2015, Thomas Guy Smith, of Midland, went to be with the Lord in Heaven, at the age of 79. Visitation will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 11, 2015 in the Groesbeck Funeral...