Local obituaries for Gainesville, TX.

May 13, 2022

SSgt. Lawrence A. Durnberger, USA, Ret., age 74, of Gainesville, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2022 in Dallas.

Larry was born January 17, 1948 in Chanute, KS.  He completed two tours in Vietnam and was stationed at various bases around the world during his 20-year career in the U.S. Army.  Mr. Durnberger also had 20 years...

May 9, 2022

Delbert Lee Burt, 90, of Gainesville, passed away May 9, 2022 in Denton.

Delbert was born March 30, 1932 in Clay County, TX.  Following school, he served in the U.S. Army.  Mr. Burt married Patsy Sudduth on September 6, 1952 in Lovington, New Mexico.  He retired from Weber Aircraft following 31 years of employment as an assembler...

May 6, 2022

Jaimie Lea Cadenhead passed away May 6, 2022 at the age of 54.  She was born on June 25, 1967 in Del Rio.  She is the daughter of Betty Lou Stone and Retired US Border Patrol Officer James William Stone.

Jaimie is the youngest of four and spent most of her life in Big Springs and San...

May 4, 2022

Lynn Maynard Williams, 89, longtime resident of Valley View, most recently of Denton, passed away May 4, 2022 in Denton.

Lynn was born March 1, 1933 in Montague County, TX, the youngest of eight children to Calvin and Estelle (Campbell) Williams.  He graduated from high school in Saint Jo, where he also played football.  Following graduation, Mr....

May 3, 2022

Funeral services for Hugh Murphy Porter, 88, of Gainesville, are scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 10, at the funeral home.  Mr. Porter passed away May 3, 2022 in...

May 2, 2022

David Mark Wing, 51, of Gainesville, passed away May 2, 2022 in Plano.  He was born January 11, 1971 in Forest Lake, MN to Mark Charles and Lynda Jean (McGuiggan) Wing.

Mr. Wing was a heavy equipment operator for Zachry Construction.  He married his wife Tammy on May 25, 2019.

David is survived by his...

May 2, 2022

Jimmy G. Pierce went to be with the Lord on May 2, 2022.  He was a long-time resident of Gainesville and Lindsay.  At the age fo 79, he passed away at home surrounded by his family.

Jimmy’s memorial service will be held at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday May 21, 2022 at...

Apr 30, 2022

Betty Katherine Monroe Martinez, joined Jesus in heaven on April 30, 2022 in Denton, Texas.

Betty was born on March 16, 1935 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Gordy and Katherine Thrash.  She graduated from Adamson High School in Dallas in 1953 and attended SMU and UNM.  In 1953, she went to work at Southwestern Bell and was...

Apr 27, 2022

Loving wife and mother, Monica Jeanette (Grubaugh) Westbrook, passed away on April 27, 2022, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Prosper, Texas surrounded by her family. She was born September 28, 1964, in Mineral Wells, Texas.

Her love of music started at an early age with piano lessons. Her creativity carried over into her...

Apr 26, 2022

Robert “Bob” Starnes Anderson, 83, passed away April 26, 2022 in Gainesville.

Robert was born November 7, 1938 in Gainesville.  He graduated from Era High School and attended college at Gainesville Junior College and El Paso University College.  Mr. Anderson married Olivia De “Dena” Andrews on November 30, 1965 in Fort Worth, TX.  He spent the majority...

Apr 26, 2022

Robert “Bob” Chester Grober, age 89, longtime resident of Bedford, most recently of Prosper, passed away April 26, 2022 in Prosper.

Mr. Grober was born September 1, 1932 in Chicago Illinois. After graduating high school, he served active duty in the US Air Force during the Korean War and had a lengthy military career including the Air...

Apr 26, 2022

James Edward Fields, age 92, on August 31, 1929, to the late Pharis Jasper Fields and Annie Fields of Adairsville, GA.  James passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022 in Sherman.

Mr. Fields was devoted to his family.  He spent many weekends camping, boating, and fishing with his wife and girls.

A graduate of West Georgia...

Apr 25, 2022

Jerry Daniel Bacon, Jr., affectionately known as “Monk”, age 48, passed away April 25, 2022 in Fort Worth, TX.  Mr. Bacon was a longtime resident of Gainesville, TX but lived most recently in Fort Worth.

Jerry was born September 7, 1973 in Sherman, TX.  He attended schools in Gainesville and graduated high school in Callisburg.  Mr. Bacon...

Apr 25, 2022

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment to animals." - Immanuel Kant, German philosopher A kind young lady with an amazing smile and a love of dogs, Samantha Renee Bryan passed away April 25, 2022, at the age of 25. Samantha was born December 7, 1996, in Moore, Oklahoma, to Jennifer Renee and Christopher James...

Apr 22, 2022

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Oralia Contreras De Triana, 60, of Gainesville, on Monday, April 25, 2022 at 1:30 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Fr. John Pacheco officiating.  A rosary will be recited Sunday at 6:30 PM at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home.

Oralia was born November 2, 1961...

Apr 20, 2022

Peggy Hertzog, 67, born in Roswell, New Mexico died in her home in Era on April 20, 2022. Peggy had an adventurous spirit and lived in many different places, including Silver Plume, CO before returning to Texas 20 years ago.

In 1984, Peggy began her career as a nurse and retired as a RN in the field...

Apr 16, 2022

Jeremy Matthew McKenzie passed away April 16, 2022 in Essex, MT.  He was born March 29, 1986 in Gainesville.

Jeremy is survived by his Fiancé Ginger Huckabay of Odessa; father Mike McKenzie and his wife Jeri of Ardmore, OK; mother Debi Zielinski and her husband Ed of Gainesville; brother David and his wife Rachel McKenzie of Kiowa,...

Apr 11, 2022

LINDA RAKESTRAW

Linda Joyce Rakestraw, 77, most recently of Gainesville, longtime resident of Wichita Falls and Archer City passed away April 11, 2022 in Gainesville.

Linda was born November 9, 1944 in Fort Worth, TX.  The family moved to Wichita Falls in her childhood where she graduated from Wichita Falls High School “Old High”.  Mrs....

Apr 7, 2022

Harold Glen Otts, 96, of Gainesville, passed from this earth on April 7, 2022 in Gainesville.

Harold was born June 5, 1925 in Gainesville, TX to Grover Dewitt Otts and Mae Bell Hardin Otts.  He had an older sister, Doris Pauline Lott, an older brother, Wayne Hardin Otts, and three younger brothers, twins Foy Lee and Coy...

Apr 6, 2022

Neill Lewis Seeber went to be with The Lord in the early morning hours of Wednesday April 6, 2022 at the age of 87.  He lived for the last year and a half in Carrollton but spent over 20 years in Lake Kiowa.  He passed away peacefully at home after battling cancer.

Mr....