Local obituaries for Gainesville, TX.

Jun 14, 2021

Kelly Leigh Heilman, 62, of Gainesville, was called home on June 14, 2021 in Denison following a decades-long battle with cancer.

Kelly was born April 24, 1959 in Gainesville to Charles and Mary Etta (Dodson) Heilman.  She was a people person that never met a stranger.  Her outlook on life was as bright as her outfits.  Ms....

Jun 13, 2021

Duane Lee Stevens, 65, of Gainesville, passed away June 13, 2021 in Gainesville.

Mr. Stevens was born November 15, 1955 in San Diego, CA to Theodore Wayne and Shirley Marie (Lovell) Stevens.  He served honorably in the U.S. Navy, stationed on USS Wichita.  Mr. Stevens enjoyed watching old war and James Bond movies and was “hell on...

Jun 11, 2021

Evelyn Margaret Vogel Otto, 91, went to meet the Lord on June 11, 2021, in Gainesville, Texas.  She was born at home on the farm on May 24, 1930, in Myra, Texas, the second oldest of thirteen children born to Joseph Frank and Frances Hartman Vogel.  Evelyn and her siblings grew up on farms in Myra and...

Jun 11, 2021

A graveside service for Ann Miller Cason, 74, of Whitesboro, will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, June 15, 2021 in Fairview Cemetery with Pastor Johnny Sconce officiating.

Mrs. Cason passed away in Denton on June 11, 2021.  She was born September 13, 1946 in Thackerville, to Harley and Avna Amelia (McPherson) Miller.  She married Terry Paul...

Jun 9, 2021

William Howard Gibson, born December 21, 1933, to Willie Hulen Gibson and Iva Pearl Gibson in Nocona, Texas passed to his Heavenly Father peacefully on June 9, 2021, after a long struggle with illnesses.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sally (Hays) Reed whom he married August 18, 1959.  They settled in Gainesville, TX...

Jun 7, 2021

Robert Henry George, Jr. passed away at Denton Medical City Hospital on June 7, 2021

Robert was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 5, 1947 to Robert Henry George, Sr. and Leila Marilyn (Haddock) George.  On August 1, 1949 Robert Sr, Leila, Robert and his younger sister Ellen relocated to Dallas, Texas.

Robert graduated...

Jun 7, 2021

Theodore "Ted" Henry Huettis, age 86, passed peacefully into the hands of God on Monday, June 7, 2021 after a courageous two-and-a-half-year battle with lung and brain cancer. Ted will be greatly missed by his family and his close group of friends. He was intelligent, thoughtful, faithful, committed to his family, and always focused on the bright side of...

Jun 5, 2021

Funeral services for Roy Raney, 43, of Rosston, are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Friday, June 11, 2021, at First Rosston Church with Harold Bowles officiating.  Interment will follow at Rosston Cemetery.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral at the church.

Mr. Raney passed away June 5, 2021 in Forestburg, TX

Jun 5, 2021

Mrs. Billie Joyce Titch, age 89, of Rockmart, GA, formerly of Gainesville, TX, passed away on Saturday, June 5, 2021. She was born near Dexter, TX on October 31, 1931, the daughter of the late Edd and Ruth McCormick. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers: Joseph, Jessie and Jimmy McCormick and two sisters: Ella Jane...

Jun 4, 2021

Funeral services for Marie Wilson, 83, of Gainesville, are set for 1:00 PM Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at the Mt. Olive First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jacoby Ervin officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from...

Jun 4, 2021

Every family has a story. Welcome to our story of Lanny David Lyons.  On Friday, June 4, 2021, Lanny David Lyons (aged 86) had his heavenly homecoming surrounded by his loving family in Rockwall, Texas.

In January he got the “stupid” Covid. He was in the hospital and rehab for 33 days. The doctors called him “recovered”;...

Jun 3, 2021

Funeral Mass of Christian Burial for Weldon William Bezner will be held Wednesday June 9, 2021 at 10:00 am at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Lindsay, TX.  Concelebrants will be Fr. Jerome Kodell,

Fr. Matthew Tatyrek, and Fr. Raymond McDaniel.  Burial will follow at St. Peter's Cemetery.  Services are under the direction of George J. Carroll &...

Jun 3, 2021

Graveside services for Ruby Mae Brackeen, 93, of Gainesville, are set for 10:00 AM Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at the Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville with Bro. Gary Carter officiating under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. A visitation will be held at 7:00 PM Monday, June 7, 2021 at the funeral home. Ruby was born...

Jun 2, 2021

Jacklyn Rose Miller entered this world on April 27, 2021 at 9:09 AM to Jaimie and Justin Miller in Fort Worth.  She weighed 1 pound and 3.8 ounces and was 11.6 inches long.  For such a tiny baby she left a huge impact on the lives of many.  Jacklyn gained her heavenly wings on June 2, 2021.

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May 31, 2021

A graveside service for Gary Michael Brammer, 72, long-time resident of Norman, OK, most recently of Gainesville, is scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Friday, June 4, 2021 at the Fairview Cemetery pavilion.  The family will receive friends at 1:00 P.M. on Friday at the pavilion.

Mr. Brammer passed away May 31, 2021 in...

May 24, 2021

A memorial service for Louella P. McAnelly, 102, of Lake Kiowa, TX, is scheduled for 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at First Baptist Church of Gainesville, TX, with Dr. Jeff Langley officiating.  Inurnment at Memorial Park Cemetery in Bartlesville, OK will be scheduled for the near future.

Mrs. McAnelly passed away May 24, 2021 in...

May 20, 2021

Norma Geraldine (Lundy) Staton was born in Cambridge, Kansas in the home of her maternal grandparents, Daniel and Ivy Maude (Putnam) Ryan on July 5, 1922, to parents, Howard Kinney and Lucille Manilla Lundy.  She graduated from Cambridge High school in 1940 and married Richard Albert Staton on May 30, 1942.

Mrs. Staton was preceded in death...

May 20, 2021

Graveside services for Margaret Christine Hutchins, 63, of Gainesville, are set for 2:00 PM Monday, May 24, 2021 at the Callisburg Cemetery under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. No visitation is planned. Christine was born on April 20, 1958 in Gainesville to George Everette Watson and Margaret Helen (Klein) Watson. She passed away on...

May 19, 2021

A very loved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather was born on May 26, 1938 in Reliance, VA to Elizabeth and Verna Hugh Aston.  In 1957 he moved to Texas and married the now late Phyllis Holley-Aston in 1960.  From 1960 to 1968, he worked for the Texas Highway Department in Engineering.  Then from 1968 to 1993 he served for the...

May 16, 2021

Funeral services for Ruby Stewart, 64, of Gainesville, are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May 21, 2021, at Real Life Church with Pastor Bryan Smith officiating.  Interment will follow at Reed Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 20, at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.

Mrs. Stewart...