Obituaries

September 27, 2022

On Tuesday, September 27, 2022, Don Chancellor returned home to his Lord and Savior.  Donald Paul Chancellor was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1937, to Elmer Mack and Dortha Mae (née Hart) Chancellor.  Don and his brother, Harry, lived with their parents in Shawnee and on the Hart family farm where Don developed a young man’s appreciation for living...

September 25, 2022

Jim Bynum , 70, of Forreston Tx passed away Sunday September 25, 2022.  He was born to Jimmie Faye and Al Bynum on December 16th 1951 in Ellis County.

Jim graduated from Waxahachie High School and then went to Sul Ross University on a rodeo scholarship.

He was a...

September 24, 2022

Richard Royal Moore was born on July 19, 1954 in Ennis, Texas to Betty Mundy Moore and Donald Melvin Moore, who both predeceased him. He was a second child and brother to Lisle Keith Moore. He grew up in Ennis and graduated from Ennis high school in 1972.

After school, Rick went to Navarro College. Rick’s love...

September 22, 2022

Charlotte Beth (Lee) Bratcher, aged 79, went to her heavenly home on September 22, 2022, while on hospice for heart failure in Waxahachie, Texas. Born in California during World War II, Charlotte came from generations of Texans, was raised in Gaines County, Texas, and resided with her beloved husband in Waxahachie for nearly 60 years.

Charlotte successfully...

September 21, 2022

Helen Ann Duty O’Briant left this earth Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Born on July 19, 1929 in Newkirk, Oklahoma, she was the true pride and joy of her parents Henry A. and Esther Duty.  The family was catholic by faith. They lived in Abilene, Texas where she grew up working hard, helping her mother around the house with whatever she...

September 16, 2022

Ronald Wesley Gillespie

July 27,1945 - September 16,2022

Ronald Wesley Gillespie passed away September 16, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas.

Ron was born in Waxahachie, Texas on July 27, 1945 to Wesley Woodrow Gillespie and Elzie Aday Gillespie.

Ron grew up in Avalon, Texas and graduated from Avalon High School in...

September 14, 2022

Francis Glen Sweet was born February 5, 1947, to Colon and Guinn Sweet. He had one brother, Richard, who proceeded him in death. He has three sisters Elaine, Melinda, and Susan Colleen. Fran attended Southlake Carroll schools where he was very active in sports. He played basketball, baseball, football, and track and field. He married Ann Slayton. Together, they...

September 14, 2022

Earnest (Ernie) Earl Newhouse of Waxahachie, TX passed away September 14, 2022. He was born June 12, 1940 to Mr. and Mrs. William Leonard Newhouse in Honey Grove, TX.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Grace Etta Byrd Newhouse and father, William Leonard Newhouse; brothers, Donald Wayne Newhouse , Delmer Lloyd Newhouse, William Loy Newhouse;...

September 12, 2022

Delmar Wayne ”Andy” Anderson was born on September 1, 1942 in Hayward, California and passed from this life on September 12, 2022 in Midlothian, Texas surrounded by his family. He was 80 years old. He spent 58 of those years married to the love of his life, Delores “Dee” Anderson. Andy and Dee spent 21 years of their life...

September 5, 2022

En Memoria Amorosa de Nuestra Amada Esposa, Madre, Abuelita, Bisabuelita y Hermana

Maura Corona Salgado

Nacida a la vida Noviembre 21, 1938

En Salto Chico - Michoacán, México

Nacida a la eternidad Septiembre 5, 2022

Ferris, Texas  Estados Unidos

Maura (Corona) Salgado Amada Esposa de Genaro Salgado....

September 4, 2022

It is with the utmost sadness that our family announces the passing of our sweet mom, Sally Martinez, after a brief illness. She was a wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother to those in our family.  She will be missed greatly by those who knew and loved her.  Sally was born on May 2, 1952, in San Antonio, Texas...

September 4, 2022

Glenda Jo Johnson was born on November 4, 1935 in Plano, TX and went to be with her Lord and savior on Sunday, September 4, 2022. Jo, as her friends and family called her, would have been 87 years old on her next birthday.

Married to Floyd Kenneth Johnson on June 20, 1952 in Forreston,...

September 3, 2022

Linda Faye (Kindred) Bruton, 75 years of age, was born to Ella Berry and Robert E. “Bob” Kindred on the 19th of March 1947 in Jackson County Alabama.  Linda passed away at Pleasant Manor Health & Rehabilitation Center on Saturday, the 3rd of September, 2022, at 2:55pm.  Linda was a graduate of TCU University where she played tennis, volleyball,...

August 31, 2022

Joel Juarez, 71, of Waxahachie, Texas was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on August 31, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born on March 17, 1951 in San Benito, Texas to Benito and Esther Juarez. Joel was a graduate of Edinburg High School and grew up with his siblings, Elias, Ruth, Noelia, David, Belinda, and Zulema.

August 31, 2022

Martin Molina III born July 22, 1959 went home to Jesus on Wednesday, August 31st in Dallas, TX at a young age of 63.  Marty was a much-loved office manager at the family-owned business, Escobar & Son Paint & Body, for 27 years before retiring.  He was an active member of the Heritage Baptist Church for many years.

August 26, 2022

Oh, my little Luka, you were proof that perfection is real. I will never forget your entrance into this world on May 1, 2022 at 6:42 pm, 8lbs 1oz 23 ½ inches long,(a cooking show was on in the background) and there you were. The very thing I had feared for 9 long months. So real, So beautiful, So...

August 26, 2022

Lanell Jeanes Sapp "Nonnie" , 92, born March 16th 1930, passed away peacefully in Waxahachie on August 26th 2022. She was holding her daughter in law's hand as she joined her heavenly father. She was shortly after surrounded by her Son and grandsons.

She was preceded in death by her parents Bill and Musa Jeanes and siblings,...

August 19, 2022

George Lee Robards was born March 29, 1940 in Dallas, Texas and passed this life on August 18, 2022 in Waxahachie, Texas. George was a cabinet specialist and owned his own business, Wel Built Cabinets, in Rockett. George enjoyed playing golf and fishing.

George is preceded in death by his parents, L.D. Robards and Myrtle Robards, two...

August 18, 2022

Sheri Elaine Pitts, 60 years young reunited with all Creation on August, 18th in Waxahachie Tx. She will be remembered by Husband Michael Easley, Children Brandi Eiland, Brandon Burns, Mikka Easley and Marshall Easley. Grandchildren, Hunter, Megan, Kambree, Tristan, Lily, and Maycee.  Parents LaVena Hopkins and Bill Pitts alongside Sister Debra Steele, and all of us, a true free...

August 17, 2022

Manuela Diaz Rodriguez passed away peacefully in prayer surrounded by her family and friends on August 17, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. Manuela was loved by all her family and friends for her generous heart. She was devoted to her Catholic faith, family, friends, and her work. She was courageous, bold like the colors she wore, hardworking, and...