Hood County Texas Genealogical Society

 

1997 HOOD COUNTY OBITUARIES

Compiled by Eloise Cramer

Life Member of Hood County Genealogical Society


Eloise Cramer, Life Member of the Hood County Genealogical Society, compiled the following obituaries from 1995 - 1997. Eloise is presently 95 years young (04/1999) and still productively active in genealogical research. A Life Member is an honorary title voted upon by members of the Society and has been bestowed on only three members.

Obituaries vary in size and length, according to each newspaper. Some obituaries can be very short in length while others can be quite lengthy. An obituary with an accompanying photograph is so indicated in the below Remarks section.

A copy of any newspaper obituary in the below listing can be obtained from HCGS for the nominal fee of $4.00 per individual. To order CLICK HERE.

NAME

DATE OF BIRTH

DATE OF DEATH

REMARKS

Abbott, Marieta Bell "Rita"

02/19/1914

11/20/1997

 

Abbott, Steve

09/08/1948

6/01/1997

 

Adams, Johnathan Garrett Lively (infant)

10/19/1997

10/19/1997

 

Aguado, Emma Coral

10/13/1991

07/07/1997

 

Allen, Sam Bryant

12/16/1914

05/31/1997

 

Anderson, Robert L. Sr.

09/01/1932

09/17/1997

 

Andrews, Mary Catherine

05/12/1922

04/22/1997

 

Archie, Ed "Pete"

09/03/1924

02/12/1997

 

Armstrong, David Herman

05/27/1954

12/29/1997

 

Arthur, Roy C. Sr.

10/30/1930

05/23/1997

PHOTO

Baker, Ada L.

08/08/1931

02/25/1997

 

Baker, Anna Lee

07/30/1930

11/25/1997

 

Baker, Delight

01/26/1899

01/28/1997

 

Baker, Wilma Aline "BeBe"

03/03/1902

05/08/1997

 

Barger, Larry Don

11/28/1944

01/16/1997

 

Barnes, Patsy Jo

02/10/1935

03/19/1997

 

Biggs, Gladys

02/07/1909

08/17/1998

 

Bills, Bertha Fay

06/24/1908

07/09/1997

PHOTO

Blackstone, Richard E. "Dick"

01/21/1931

12/24/1997

 

Boltz, Lyman A.

01/21/1935

08/08/1997

PHOTO

Boothe, Monroe

07/21/1947

11/13/1997

 

Bosnak, Lawrence D. "Larry"

04/22/1916

01/12/1997

PHOTO

Bowen, Betty

11/26/1928

12/07/1997

 

Boynton, Patty

02/01/1920

12/14/1997

PHOTO

Bradley, Mae

08/05/1905

07/08/1997

 

Brady, Matthew Eric Thomas

07/02/1997

07/10/1997

 

Bramlett, Zella May

09/22/1901

03/20/1997

 

Brockett, Shirley

02/20/1940

01/14/1997

 

Brown, Leslie M. Sr.

10/10/1909

04/12/1997

 

Brownlow, Harold

01/16/1919

05/23/1997

 

Brumley, Harold C.

08/08/1931

04/15/1997

 

Burns, Betty

---

01/03/1997

 

Burrow, Travis

12/02/1923

05/11/1997

 

Byrd, Oran A.

07/17/1917

08/17/1997

 

Calhoun, May Dell

08/26/1922

02/07/1997

PHOTO

Campbell, Othal H.

08/07/1912

11/06/1997

PHOTO

Carroll, Myrtle Marie Thompson

07/16/1917

12/18/1997

 

Castillo, Robert Lee

12/26/1960

08/11/1997

 

Chamness, Archie

03/04/1924

01/23/1997

PHOTO

Chaney, Jimmie

10/07/1921

09/19/1997

 

Cherry, J. Q.

12/12/1950

10/20/1997

 

Cherry, Jewel F.

07/27/1901

04/20/1997

 

Cherry, Pauline

04/05/1910

09/25/1997

PHOTO

Childress, Pearl "Nanny"

03/09/1899

12/26/1997

 

Conger, Baker Lee

12/10/1924

09/18/1997

 

Cooper, Rita

04/29/1947

04/23/1997

 

Cross, Roy

10/08/1972

01/01/1997

 

Daniels, Edwin O.

07/10/1921

11/12/1997

 

Darby, Lucille

03/06/1909

02/01/1997

 

Davis, Edward C.

07/22/1921

97/14/1997

PHOTO

Deaver, Mary Betty

08/06/1900

01/27/1997

 

Decker, Kenneth Wayne

10/21/1926

01/09/1997

 

Dickson, H. E. Sr. "Hank"

12/20/1932

11/30/1997

PHOTO

Doyle, Etha Carter

03/07/1907

06/19/1997

 

Drillette, Mary Jane (infant)

01/15/1997

01/15/1997

 

Dykes, Richard J. "Rick"

11/14/1955

04/30/1997

 

Elmore, Roy Sterling

~1918

09/18/1997

 

Ernst, Walter Claude

08/21/1911

12/08/1997

 

Fleming, Martha Mae

10/01/1941

10/11/1997

 

Ford, Irene E.

01/18/1917

07/01/1997

 

France, Raymond E.

11/12/1928

05/31/1997

 

Frank, Lenora Price

03/11/1926

02/22/1997

 

Fraser, Loretta C.

01/27/1909

06/16/1997

 

Frazier, Alpha

03/18/1911

10/15/1997

 

Fry, James "Jeep"

03/18/1932

05/23/1997

 

Gabrielson, Gerald

07/29/1910

11/28/1997

 

Gallagher, Ellen Elizabeth Woodard

11/09/1919

07/20/1997

 

Garrett, Gaston Benjamin

07/25/1926

07/04/1997

PHOTO

Garza, Rosa

09/04/1940

07/27/1997

 

Gee, Willie J. (female)

10/12/1907

04/13/1997

 

Gibson, Crystal "Midge"

06/20/1905

08/24/1997

 

Gibson, Jack

07/17/1929

03/29/1997

PHOTO

Gilder, Virginia

02/10/1925

01/15/1997

PHOTO

Girdner, C. L.

02/18/1935

12/04/1997

 

Goforth, Virgil

05/01/1904

09/21/1997

 

Golightly, Glendene

07/16/1914

09/11/1997

 

Goree, Ruth

06/18/1927

10/31/1997

 

Gray, Kermit

06/04/1914

05/24/1997

 

Gray, Lela Fay

04/21/1925

12/06/1997

 

Grayson, Hardy

09/20/1922

03/08/1997

PHOTO

Gregory, Betty J.

02/06/1928

12/22/1997

PHOTO

Groom, Wilma Myra Moore

08/26/1907

10/18/1997

 

Hadley, Bessie O.

07/12/1906

05/31/1997

 

Hajek, Frank

07/19/1917

05/15/1997

 

Hammonds, Willie

08/06/1920

08/21/1997

 

Hancock, Cody James (infant)

04/18/1997

07/29/1997

 

Harper, Fred Cook

12/30/1914

07/08/1997

 

Hartness, Peggy Miller

05/29/1906

04/26/1997

 

Haws, Carmen Jernigan

~1914

12/24/1997

 

Hayward, Milton L.

04/09/1933

05/22/1997

 

Hewitt, James Fite

12/25/1905

06/17/1997

 

Hogan, E. W. "Bud"

07/15/1918

01/01/1997

 

Holmes, Dr. Milburn W. "Bill"

01/06/1916

06/27/1997

 

Hooper, D.Carvel "D. C."

11/27/1911

02/23/1997

 

Hogan, E. W. "Bud"

07/15/1918

01/01/1997

 

Houle, Ernest Louis

04/26/1924

02/14/1997

 

Huckabee, Shana Lane (infant)

05/30/1996

01/08/1997

 

Hurt, Elizabeth Jane

~1922

03/28/1997

 

Jackson, Jack

05/20/1950

01/01/1997

 

Jackson, Randolph "Ron"

04/08/1953

05/07/1997

 

Jackson, Ruby

06/10/1917

05/16/1997

 

Johnsey, Kathy

04/03/1927

02/02/1997

 

Jones, Ralph Don

01/26/1919

03/22/1997

 

Justice, Clarence Edward Sr. "Ted"

03/10/1930

03/23/1997

PHOTO

Keisel, Robert L.

04/23/1917

11/01/1997

 

Kelley, Wilbur

~1915

03/28/1992

 

Kenney, Joseph William "Joe"

11/23/1931

10/02/1997

PHOTO

Killion, Calvin Roy

06/15/1936

08/11/1997

 

King, Ronald Muriel

11/13/1922

06/17/1997

 

Kissinger, Linda Marie Parnell

06/18/1968

09/07/1997

 

Knipe, Roy

05/17/1911

08/03/1977

 

Kuykendall, Joe Bailey Sr.

07/15/1920

04/14/1997

 

Ladesic, David Roy

12/02/1954

02/02/1997

 

Lane, Frank

11/25/1926

01/06/1997

 

Laney, Loretta

07/13/1939

03/06/1997

 

Larson, Ken

11/14/1936

02/10/1997

 

Lewellen, Kelley (male)

01/10/1924

02/05/1997

 

Lewis, Charles S.

08/02/1935

09/25/1997

 

Lewis, Charlie

02/12/1922

03/30/1997

 

Little, Leslie Jason

03/05/1972

12/13/1997

 

Lively-Adams, Johnathan Garrett (infant)

10/19/1997

10/19/1997

 

Lusk, Oleta

03/13/1913

09/11/1997

 

Macy, Irene

05/21/1910

01/15/1997

 

Marlar, Gomer

10/29/1928

11/13/1997

 

Marlar, Hallis

04/26/1934

05/09/1997

 

Martinez, Pauline

04/11/1937

04/24/1997

 

Massey, Olene

10/10/1913

02/14/1997

 

Matheson, Shane

09/29/1973

04/20/1997

 

McAlister, Viola Mosshart

---

03/24/1997

 

McCoy, Lovella

~1912

03/31/1997

 

McCreary, Wayne W. Sr. "Mac"

05/26/1911

09/03/1997

PHOTO

McInroe, Mary Modina

05/02/1913

12/11/1997

 

McKernon, Lynn Patrick

03/17/1916

07/08/1997

 

McKinney, Alfred "Snuffy"

08/11/1927

12/21/1997

 

McLellan, Mac A.

04/13/1962

01/15/1997

 

McNatt, Harper (infant twins)

McNatt, Payton

04/01/1997

04/01/1997

 

McNeeley, Tammy

05/21/1973

06/05/1997

 

McPherson, Clara Nell

02/24/1928

03/10/1997

PHOTO

McReynolds, Opal

10/02/1919

07/11/1997

 

McWhorter, Everett Daniel

09/18/1919

04/14/1997

 

Melton, Jody

04/19/1966

06/07/1997

 

Meriwether, Etta May

11/29/1898

02/04/1997

 

Miller, Alvin Ronald

01/15/1946

04/01/1997

 

Miller, Delphia Jean

10/12/1937

05/24/1997

 

Mitchell, Janie

06/05/1905

11/20/1997

 

Monson, Tom

07/20/1926

94/15/1997

 

Moore, Clara Mae Atkinson

~1905

05/14/1997

 

Moore, Curtis L.

03/12/1936

05/05/1997

 

Moorehead, Jay Mahaska

11/07/1909

05/29/1997

 

Morales, Madge Swain

07/22/1919

06/07/1997

 

Morgan, Gertrude Helen

03/17/1907

06/21/1997

 

Morris, Dewayne Sr. "Tex"

07/25/1953

03/01/1997

 

Morrow, Leola M.

~1927

11/13/1997

 

Mullins, Alleene

11/05/1908

06/18/1997

 

Murphy, Michael O'Donovan Sr.

02/20/1912

05/05/1997

NOTE: This is lengthy obituary on two cards with one PHOTO

Myers, Marily A. Swaim

06/01/1937

07/21/1997

 

Myers, Vernetta

11/23/1911

11/03/1997

PHOTO

Neal, Lillian

12/22/1912

11/16/1997

 

Neely, Mildred

---

02/04/1997

 

Noack, John

05/25/1903

09/14/1997

 

Norris, Edna Lou

06/06/1916

06/14/1997

 

Ortiz, Angelita Robledo

05/19/1943

10/02/1997

 

Oubre, John Edward Jr.

01/02/1980

12/09/1997

PHOTO

Pace, Annie Crook

07/28/1952

07/19/1997

 

Parkinson, Ida Lee

11/30/1911

03/08/1997

 

Parks, M. R.

03/31/1911

06/29/1997

 

Patterson, Sarah Jewel Vanessa

05/06/1985

05/22/1997

 

Patterson, William Odell "Smokey"

05/04/1930

04/02/1997

PHOTO

Payne, Gloria

03/14/1937

03/29/1997

PHOTO

Perdew, Edward O'Neal

12/16/1934

02/14/1997

 

Pierce, Inez Heathington

07/06/1922

03/01/1997

 

Powers, Tarlton "T. P."

02/15/1919

10/22/1997

PHOTO

Price, Truitt E.

01/02/1922

10/06/1997

 

Pyle, L. V. Martin

09/01/1924

08/20/1997

 

Quick, Glenn III

08/29/1965

11/14/1997

NOTE: There are identical obituaries from two different newspapers and each has the same PHOTO. One photo is larger.

Raburn, Harley O.

03/10/1902

01/20/1997

 

Ramirez, Basilio

10/03/1936

07/07/1997

 

Rash, Jesse Lynn

12/12/1915

12/05/1997

 

Rawls, Geraldine S. "Gerry"

09/14/1921

03/05/1997

PHOTO

Riddell, Joan Neiderprim

08/29/1906

07/12/1997

PHOTO

Riddle, Katie

11/02/1938

11/01/1997

PHOTO

Riherd, Dave

10/31/1946

01/28/1997

 

Roberts, Stella

08/14/1912

02/26/1997

NOTE: There are two obituaries, slightly different

Roberts, Wafer W.

12/23/1912

07/12/1997

 

Robinson, Claudie Woellert

06/12/1909

09/10/1997

PHOTO

Rockwell, Hood

11/24/1924

06/19/1997

PHOTO

Rodgers, Bette

04/02/1921

01/31/1997

 

Rodgers, I. R. "Roland"

01/02/1917

02/11/1997

 

Rodriguez, Joe R.

03/19/1909

02/03/1997

PHOTO

Sain, Carl H.

07/30/1930

07/17/1997

 

Sanchez, Maria

12/13/1913

11/30/1997

 

Sanders, Fred William

0/25/1972

07/08/1997

 

Sappington, William

~1937

01/14/1997

 

Sartor, Loveta Brandon

~1918

10/18/1997

 

Schoonover, Norma

05/02/1923

12/23/1997

 

Scott, Gilbert Stanley

01/24/1909

05/11/1997

 

Sigler, Dr. Howard Y.

06/10/1909

02/09/1997

 

Simmons, Samantha (infant)

02/16/1997

04/20/1997

 

Skelton, Robert Fredrick "Fred"

06/24/1908

04/29/1997

 

Slatten, Joy

06/17/1921

06/04/1997

 

Smit, Robert Eugene

10/19/1948

02/07/1997

 

Smith, Eloyse

05/31/1902

09/21/1997

 

Smith, Hilbert "Boss"

09/12/1909

09/23/1997

 

Smith, Joseph L. "Joe"

05/04/1918

11/16/1997

 

Smith, Thomas H.

~1926

09/06/1997

 

Spoon, Stella

11/24/1901

12/27/1997

 

Staggs, Ella Mae

11/25/1913

12/31/1997

 

Stein, Barbara J.

05/02/1922

01/02/1997

 

Stein, Barbara Jean

05/02/1922

01/02/1997

 

Stinnett, Lydia O.

10/22/1913

08/27/1997

 

Stoll, Patrick William

11/24/1941

06/05/1997

 

Stone, Andrew John David "Andy"

12/02/1915

09/25/1997

 

Strain, Norman T.

05/14/1932

09/01/1997

PHOTO

Stretch, Margaret

08/09/1915

02/18/1997

 

Stringer, Veneta Youree

08/01/1909

01/01/1997

 

Sublett, C. D. "Sub"

11/07/1920

12/13/1997

 

Tankersley, Eleanor

05/31/1912

07/11/1997

 

Tankersley, Kanard

08/31/1912

08/23/1997

 

Tate, Gilbert David

02/02/1952

05/05/1997

 

Taylor, Bertie

05/30/1920

01/04/1997

 

Taylor, Robert W. "Bob"

03/30/1911

11/04/1997

 

Teesdale, Christopher "Chris"

04/02/1923

05/08/1997

PHOTO

Tharp, Cornelia

09/23/1919

05/02/1997

 

Thomson, D. P. (Dee)

~1927

02/07/1997

 

Tomlinson, Barbara Jean

12/04/1941

08/03/1997

 

Tucker, Katherine Lee

06/11/1921

08/03/1997

 

Tuggle, Cleo "Pete"

~1918

12/07/1997

 

Tuggle, Virginia

04/18/1927

01/15/1997

 

Umphress, Myrtle

05/12/1910

10/27/1997

 

Van Zandt, Geraldine "Jerry"

07/10/1914

07/30/1997

 

Vandergriff, Ellen Noonkester

03/06/1913

03/17/1997

 

Vaughn, F. Lynn

10/09/1936

05/07/1997

 

Vaughn, Floy

05/19/1913

05/19/1997

 

Waldrup, Florence Russell

09/27/1909

04/10/1997

PHOTO

Warrell, Vicki Elaine

07/27/1945

02/21/1997

 

Wellborn, Clara Mae

08/06/1921

02/03/1997

NOTE: There are two obituaries

Wendland, Walter

09/27/1916

12/21/1997

 

Wesley, Margaret Ann Hudson

10/18/1943

07/13/1995

 

West, Mildred Margaret

10/24/1916

06/03/1997

 

West, W. Earl

03/13/1901

12/14/1997

 

Westbrook, Wesley

08/21/1914

10/21/1997

 

Westrum, Irene Shadd

04/29/1909

12/31/1997

 

White, Dorothy "Dottie"

11/23/1931

02/09/1997

 

White, John Albert "Abb"

12/25/1912

06/23/1997

 

Whitecotton, Bill

01/13/1939

03/21/1997

PHOTO

Whitman, Bruce Alan

06/27/1950

11/03/1997

 

Whitworth, Michael N. "Whit-Ho"

11/18/1952

09/17/1997

 

Williams, Minnie B. "Min"

08/17/1907

09/07/1997

PHOTO

Wilson, Troy

12/27/1917

11/13/1997

 

Wilson, Woody

05/27/1916

09/24/1997

 

Wilton, William James Sr.

04/05/1920

08/22/1997

 

Winter, Helen Cook-McMahan

03/19/1916

06/19/1997

 

Wismer, Florence R.

05/25/1909

05/11/1997

 

Wolf, Geneva Mae

05/04/1931

05/04/1931

 

Wood, Jessie Patton "Netta"

12/08/1924

01/19/1997

 

Woolridge, Dalton C.

05/27/1923

01/01/1997

 

Wyatt, Hulon Egbeart Jr.

12/14/1924

01/02/1997

 

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