Local obituaries for Gainesville, TX.
Lee Aldon Killgore
Jan 6, 2023
Lee Aldon Killgore, 98, of Gainesville, passed away January 6, 2023 in Oklahoma City, OK.
Mr. Killgore was born January 21, 1924 in Fort Worth. He married Mary Louise Hager on December 31, 1943 in Jacksonville, FL. Mr. Killgore was a Naval Aviator in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He retired from a fulfilling career...
Cynthia "Cindy" Carrington Fugate
Jan 6, 2023
Cynthia “Cindy” Carrington Fugate, 61, of Saint Jo, passed away January 6, 2023 in Denton.
Cindy was born August 11, 1961 in Dallas and was raised in Cedar Hill. She graduated Cedar Hill High School before earning her Associate degree from Cooke County College. Cindy always had a special way with animals and was particularly fond of...
Randy Ray Gaddie
Jan 4, 2023
Randy Ray Gaddie, 62, of Ardmore, OK, passed away January 4, 2023 in Ardmore.
Randy was born December 3, 1960 in Sherman, TX and was raised in and around Whitesboro, TX. He was a loader operator and driver in the rock crushing business. Mr. Gaddie enjoyed fishing, beer, and football, especially the Dallas Cowboys. He loved Westerns...
Barbara Jolene Rickert Barrett
Jan 3, 2023
Barbara “Babs” Jolene Rickert Barrett, 77, of Gainesville, TX, passed away January 3, 2023 in Gainesville.
Barbara was born March 10, 1945 in Dublin, TX. She graduated from Bel Air High School in El Paso, TX and was a member of the Skyhawks Roller-skating Dance Team in El Paso. Barbara married Carl F. Rickert, Jr. on August...
Patsy Morris
Jan 2, 2023
Patsy Louise (Schneider) Morris, 82, passed away shortly after midnight on January 2, 2023.
Patsy was born on January 6, 1940, in Gainesville, TX to Ethel Glenn Schneider and Alfred Charles Schneider. The youngest of six, she grew up in Fort Worth, but returned to Gainesville as a Junior in high school, where she met the love...
Leslie "Les" Don Shell
Dec 31, 2022
Leslie “Les” Shell, 69, of Gainesville, passed away December 31, 2022 in Gainesville.
Les was born September 9, 1953 in Gainesville. He attended Gainesville schools and excelled in boxing, football, baseball, and track. After school, he served two years in the U.S. Army. Les loved Country & Western music, spending time with family, and will be remembered...
Patsy Ruth Fain
Dec 30, 2022
Patsy Ruth Fain, age 75, of Gainesville, Texas, passed from this life to her eternal home at sunrise on December 30, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 6, 1947, in Gainesville, TX to Jesse Abner Jones and Ann Luvicie Jones. She was a graduate of Gainesville High School and Cooke County College with a love of...
Sharon Gail Bond
Dec 29, 2022
Sharon Gail Bond, 78, of Gainesville, passed away December 29, 2022 in Gainesville.
Sharon was born January 31, 1944 in Gainesville and graduated from Gainesville High School. She enjoyed baking, gardening, shopping, and treasured her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church.
Ms. Bond was preceded in death by: parents George...
Manuel Medina
Dec 27, 2022
Manuel Medina-Collazo, 39, of Gainesville, passed away December 27, 2022 in Gainesville.
Manuel was born October 18, 1983 in Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico and graduated from Gainesville High School. He married Dezirae Nelson in August of 2007 in Gainesville. He was a supervisor in the oil field and treasured his time spent with family. Manuel was a fan...
Donald Ray Lester
Dec 26, 2022
A Memorial Mass for Donald Ray Lester, 86, of Era, is scheduled for 10:00 AM Friday, January 20, 2023 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Joseph Keating officiating. Inurnment will follow in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. A rosary followed by a visitation will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM at Geo. J. Carroll &...
Richard Herbert Risser
Dec 25, 2022
Richard Herbert Risser, 92, of Crowley, passed away December 25, 2022 in Burleson. He was born March 19, 1930 in East Orange, New Jersey to George William and Sarah Isabel (Kitchen) Risser.
Mr. Risser grew up in Pleasantville, NY where he graduated from high school in 1949. He acquired a love of mechanics working on a 1936...
Bryan Terry Rasure
Dec 24, 2022
Bryan Terry Rasure, 53, of Gainesville, passed away in his home December 24, 2022. He was born April 15, 1969 in Denton to William Terry and Sandra Lynn (Collings) Rasure.
Bryan owned Rasure Paint and Body for many years. He loved to work on and race cars.
Mr. Rasure is survived by his wife Tammy...
Brandon Skaggs
Dec 23, 2022
Michael Brandon Skaggs, 44, of Gainesville, passed away December 23, 2022 in Gainesville.
Brandon was born March 27, 1978 in Sherman. He was raised and attended school in Gainesville. Brandon was a house painter by trade and had a meticulous eye for detail. He loved music and enjoyed playing guitar. Brandon will be remembered for his sense...
Bill Harris
Dec 23, 2022
Belvin “Bill” Harris, of Gainesville was born January 18th, 1938 in Midland, TX. He passed from this life on December 23, 2022 in Sherman, TX at the age of 84. Bill was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie (Vest) Harris, his father, Victor Harris, his brother, Temple, and his sisters Charlene and Donna. He is survived by his...
Barbara Whitfield Mckinney
Dec 22, 2022
Barbara Whitfield McKinney, 71, of Gainesville, passed away December 22, 2022 in Gainesville.
Barbara was born on May 31, 1951 in Gainesville and graduated from Gainesville High School. She began her career in the floral industry as a designer with Aughtry-Horn Flowers. She then accomplished her dream of owning her own business, All About Flowers and More,...
Julian "Jute" L. Shufelt
Dec 21, 2022
Julian "Jute" L. Shufelt of Era, Texas passed away on December 21, 2022. He was born on May 13th 1947 and was the son of the late Julian and Cornelia Schuck Shufelt. Jute was a 1966 graduate of Groton Central School and a proud Vietnam Veteran who was a long-time member of Groton Legion Post 800, the Moravia Veterans of...
Virginia Ruth Hernandez
Dec 17, 2022
Virginia Ruth Hernandez, 87, of Gainesville, passed away December 17, 2022 in Gainesville. She was born May 30, 1935 to Russell Walker and LaVeda McBee in Mill Creek, OK.
Mrs. Hernandez is survived by her daughters: Sharon Lackey of Inlet Beach, FL, Linda Stewart of Panama City, FL, and Barbara Martin of Gainesville. Her grandchildren are Grechen...
Marian Starke Gruber
Dec 17, 2022
Marian Elizabeth Loretta Starke Gruber was born on January 7, 1926 at the Starke family’s first home west of Myra on the property where the Martin Trubenbach MISD AG Center now stands. She was the third child of eleven, and the oldest daughter of Joseph and Anna (Schettler) Starke. Marian grew up on the Starke home place 7 miles...
Kathryn Deann Bellar
Dec 16, 2022
Kathryn Deann Harmon Bellar, 62, of Whitesboro, passed away December 16, 2022 in Fort Worth. She was born in Sherman on October 13, 1960.
Deann attended Valley View High School. She was a cafeteria worker for Gainesville ISD for 10 years. Later she worked in retail clothing sales and then found her true gift; she cared for...
Pattie Allen
Dec 16, 2022
Pattie Allen was born on March 23 1956, in Munich Germany to her parents Clarence and Dorothy Boland. Growing up Pattie traveled from military base to military base all over the world with her family.
In 1970 the family moved to Garland, TX, where she attended South Garland High School and there, she received her...
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