Totsy Hargrove

Funeral services for L.O. “Totsy” Hargrove, 94, long-time Gainesville resident, most recently of Sherman, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2016 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at Hibbit Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 24 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Hargrove passed away April 22, 2016 in Sherman.

Totsy was born September 6, 1921 in Drasko to Jeff and Virgie (Bledsoe) Hargrove. He grew up and graduated high school in Winters. Following enlistment into the Coast Guard, Mr. Hargrove served in the South Pacific during World War II. On December 30, 1942, he married Betty Jo Mathis in Winters. Following the war, Mr. Hargrove went to work for Phillips Petroleum for several years. He transferred to Gainesville in 1966 with Union Texas Petroleum, from which he retired after more than 30 years. Mr. Hargrove was a deacon of Hibbit Baptist Church and enjoyed singing, golf, and supporting all the local sports teams.

Survivors include: daughter Sheri Criswell and husband Robert of Paradise; daughter Mary Susan Hargrove of Callisburg; son Bill Hargrove of Callisburg; grandchildren: Lance Criswell (Dana), Gena Glasco (Tony), Buddy Criswell (Katie), Brittany Arrington, and Bailey Gonzales; great-grandchildren: Ethan, Chance, Corbin, Kambel, Kindal, Cooper, and Anna; and sisters-in-law Billie Hargrove of San Angelo and Zelda Colburn of Bridgeport.

Mr. Hargrove was preceded in death by his wife of 74 years, Betty Jo Hargrove and a brother, Dudley Hargrove.

Memorials may be made to Hibbit Baptist Church.