Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Haskell, Knox and Throckmorton, TX and surrounding areas.

Billy Louise Hensley

Billy Louise Hensley

Dec 15, 2015

Billy Louise (Chalker) Hensley, 93, passed away December 15, 2015 at the Grace Care Center in Olney, Texas. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 18, 2015 at the Church of Christ in Throckmorton, Texas with Mr. Silas Short officiating. Burial will take place at the Plum Branch Cemetery in Eolian, Texas under the direction of Smith Family...

Leon Richard Kretschmer

Leon Richard Kretschmer

Dec 13, 2015

Leon Richard Kretschmer, 76, passed away December 13, 2015 at Haskell Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Haskell with Pastor David White officiating. Burial will take place immediately following the service at Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Visitation is planned for...

Jona Caddell

Jona Caddell

Dec 6, 2015

Jona Alexander Caddell, 96, passed away December 6, 2015 at Chisholm Place Assisted Living in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at the Church of Christ in Haskell with Mr. David Trice and Mr. Gerald McCoy officiating. Burial will take place immediately following the service at Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith...

Mildred Irene Robertson

Mildred Irene Robertson

Dec 4, 2015

Mildred Irene Robertson, 99, passed away December 4, 2015 at Stamford Residence and Rehabilitation Center in Stamford, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Haskell with Rev. Jim McCurley officiating. Burial will take place immediately following the service at Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral...

Larue Davis

Larue Davis

Nov 21, 2015

Nealie LaRue Davis, 82, passed away November 21, 2015 at her residence in Katy, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Throckmorton with Bro. Pete Parker officiating. Burial will take place immediately following the service at Throckmorton Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. A visitation...

Hollis Dale Dixon

Hollis Dale Dixon

Nov 9, 2015

Hollis Dale Dixon, age 80, passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Monday, November 9, 2015. He was born on November 12, 1934, in Carter County Oklahoma, son of James M. Dixon and Cleatis O. Dixon. He graduated from Haskell High School in Haskell, Texas in 1953, attended Texas Tech University, and married Mary Sue Byrd...

Abygail Juanita Shawver

Abygail Juanita Shawver

Nov 7, 2015

Abygail Juanita Shawver, 13, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 in Throckmorton, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2015 with Rev. Peter Parker officiating at the First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, Texas. Burial will take place at the Throckmorton Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes of Throckmorton. A visitation is planned...

Hazel Stockton

Hazel Stockton

Nov 7, 2015

Hazel Stockton, 97, passed away Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. A Graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Benjamin, Texas Cemetery with Mr. Dennis Duke and Mr. Charles Jones officiating. Services are under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Knox City. A visitation is planned for Monday...

Doris Cook Tharp

Doris Cook Tharp

Nov 5, 2015

Doris Cook Tharp, 86, passed into the arms of her Lord Jesus on November 5, 2015. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, November 8, 2015 at the Christian Center Church in Throckmorton, Texas. Burial will take place immediately following services at Throckmorton Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Visitation is planned for Saturday, November 7,...

Justin Michael Cox

Justin Michael Cox

Oct 31, 2015

Justin Michael Cox, 25, passed away October 31, 2015, at his residence in Abilene, Texas. A Graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2015 at Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Visitation is planned for Saturday morning November 7, from 11:00 a.m. till the time of the service, at the Funeral Home...

River Davis Rogers

River Davis Rogers

Oct 26, 2015

River Davis Rogers passed away Monday, October 26, 2015, at Knox City, Texas. A memorial service will take place at Abundant Life Church in Knox City, Texas on Sunday, November 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., with Rev. Tex Cox officiating. He is preceded in death by his brother, Zac Casillas. River is survived by his parents, Thomas Rogers and Melissa...

Ed Moorhouse

Ed Moorhouse

Oct 23, 2015

Ed Moorhouse, 72, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at Fireside Nursing Home in Ft. Worth, Texas. A Graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, October 26, 2015 with Fred Stice officiating at the Moorhouse Family Ranch Cemetery, Benjamin, Texas under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Knox City, Texas. Ed was born June 18, 1943 in...

Thomas Dewey Brown

Thomas Dewey Brown

Oct 20, 2015

Thomas Brown, age 90, passed away on October 20, 2015. He was a long time resident of Hurst, TX. He was born on October 14, 1925 in Weinert, TX to parents Ralph Brown and Ella Mae Elliott. Tom was inducted into the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in WWII as combat infantryman in France and Germany. Infantryman replacement to...

Lois Allen Liles

Lois Allen Liles

Oct 17, 2015

Lois Allen Liles passed away October 17, 2015 in Olney, Texas, at the age of 100. Funeral services will be held at First Methodist Church, Throckmorton, Texas, Tuesday, October 20, at 10:00 a.m. Family graveside services will be held at Throckmorton Cemetery in Throckmorton, Texas, under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Lois Ladelle Allen Liles was born June...

Truett Lee Kuenstler

Truett Lee Kuenstler

Oct 11, 2015

Truett Lee Kuenstler, long time resident of Paint Creek - Haskell, Texas passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas at the age of 88. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., at Paint Creek Baptist Church in Paint Creek - Haskell, Texas with Rev. Steve Russell and Rev....

Stanley Dee Glover

Stanley Dee Glover

Oct 9, 2015

Stanley Dee Glover, 88, passed away Friday, October 9, 2015, at his residence in Avondale, Colorado. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Benjamin, Texas with Rev. Fred Stice officiating. Burial will follow immediately after the service at Benjamin Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes....

William "Bill" Eugene Leach

William "Bill" Eugene Leach

Oct 7, 2015

William Eugene "Bill" Leach, life-long resident of Knox City, Texas, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015, at the age of 83. A Graveside service will be held at Knox City Cemetery at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 11, 2015, under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Visitation will take place Saturday, October 10, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. located at...

Matilda "Tillie" Koonsman

Matilda "Tillie" Koonsman

Oct 6, 2015

Matilda "Tillie" (Park) Koonsman, long time resident of Throckmorton, Texas, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at her residence at the age of 75. A funeral service will be held Friday, October 9, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., at the First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, Texas with Rev. Peter Parker officiating. Burial will follow immediately after the service at the Throckmorton...

Margaret Frances Bird

Margaret Frances Bird

Oct 4, 2015

Margaret Frances Bird, 79, life-time resident of Haskell, Texas, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. A Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at the Eastside Baptist Church in Haskell, Texas. Burial will follow immediately after the service at Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family...

Reuel Sloan Huston

Reuel Sloan Huston

Sep 29, 2015

Reuel Sloan Huston, 74, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, peacefully with his family by his side to be with the Lord. A Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 2, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Throckmorton, Texas with Rev. Peter Parker officiating. Burial will follow immediately after the service at Throckmorton cemetery under...

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