Local obituaries for Gainesville, TX.

Jun 23, 2021

Mary Leslie (Bridges) Davis, born June 13th, 1926 in West, Texas, passed from here to glory on June 23, 2021, at 95 years old.

Although our hearts are saddened, we are excited to celebrate the life of one of the Greatest Generation.

Mary was preceded in death by Donald Eugene Davis, her husband of over...

Jun 20, 2021

William Foster Baskett (Bill), age 74, died June 20, 2021 at Medical City Denton. He is now pain free after a long battle with cancer.

Bill was born on December 5, 1946 to Max and Dorothy Baskett.  He married Catheryn Thien Nguyen on June 17, 1972 in Bedford, Texas.  They have three children...

Jun 20, 2021

Jennifer (Cole) Franks, 69, of Gainesville, passed to her Heavenly Father on June 20, 2021 in Gainesville.

Jennifer was born June 20, 1952 in Porterville, CA to Thomas Wesley Cole and Martha (Shasteen) Cole.  She graduated from Gainesville High School.  She had several avenues of artistic expression including drawing and seamstress work.  A kind and generous person,...

Jun 20, 2021

Bobbie Jean Rolston, 74, of Gainesville, passed away June 20, 2021 in Gainesville.

Bobbie was born July 11, 1946 in Gainesville to Nathan Franklin Rolston and Vera Marie (Blackerby) Rolston.  She enjoyed playing Bingo, going on walks, and sun-tanning on her front porch.  Bobbie taught herself to sew and crochet and made countless baby blankets and booties...

Jun 18, 2021

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Jeffrey Steven Marcellus

Funeral services for Jeffrey Steven Marcellus, 65, of Gainesville, are set for 2:00 PM Monday, June 21, 2021 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Andrew Collingsworth officiating.  Burial will follow in...

Jun 15, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Jane Dorothy (Hesse) Myrick will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, June 21, 2021 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church. Rosary and vigil will be held at 7:00 PM on Sunday, June 20, 2021 at George J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home in Gainesville, TX. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to...

Jun 15, 2021

Nell Ruth Selder Ware, 82, of Callisburg, TX passed away on June 15, 2021. She was born on May 8, 1939, in Gainesville, TX to proud parents George ‘Albert’ Selder and Ruby Pearl Lemons Selder. In 1975, Nell married Joe Ware of Gainesville, TX and they made their home in Callisburg, TX. Nell graduated from Callisburg High School in 1958....

Jun 15, 2021

The world lost a beloved mother.  Barbara Offord Zackery passed away on June 15, 2021, in Gainesville, Texas. She was born July 18, 1941 in Valley View, Texas to Bill and Mary Rozella Offord.

Barbara was proud of her seven children and several other children she had raised as her own through the...

Jun 15, 2021

Graveside services for Peggy Lynn Patrick, 70, of Gainesville, are set for 2:00 PM Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the New Resthaven Cemetery in Gainesville with Bro. Randy Webb officiating under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. A visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 18, 2021 at 6:00 PM. Peggy...

Jun 14, 2021

Funeral services for Juanita Faye Murphey, 90, of Gainesville, are set for 10:00 AM Saturday, June 19, 2021 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. A visitation will be held at the funeral home at 6:00 PM Friday, June...

Jun 14, 2021

Marvin Wayne Dunn, 84, of Gainesville, passed away June 14, 2021 in Gainesville.

Wayne was born September 29, 1936 in Pilot Point, TX to Lillian Gladys Ruff and Clem Fate Dunn, Sr.  He played football for and graduated from Pilot Point High School.  He married Marcie Tuggle on November 11, 1961.  Mr. Dunn began working at Peterbuilt...

Jun 14, 2021

Elfrieda Agnes Hundt was born in Cooke County, Texas, to Clem Hermes and Amelia Rauschuber Hermes on November 19, 1925, on a farm two miles south of Gainesville. She is the third of eleven children. When she was six years old, Grandpa Hermes bought a new farm just north of Lindsay on FM1199; that farm is now owned by...

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