OBITUARIES

Local obituaries for Gainesville, TX.

David Eugene Prescher

David Eugene Prescher

Jan 11, 2017

David Eugene Prescher, 66, was born to Pete and Agnes (Sicking) Prescher on July 9, 1950. He was the youngest of three sons. David passed away in Oklahoma on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, helping a friend. A rosary with visitation will be held on Sunday at 6:00 PM at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Funeral services...

Betty J. Mask

Betty J. Mask

Jan 8, 2017

Funeral services for Betty J. Mask, 88, of Whitesboro, are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with Andy Burnet officiating. Interment will follow at Hibbit Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Mrs. Mask was born February 3, 1928 in McKinney to...

Ruth Reed Smith

Ruth Reed Smith

Jan 6, 2017

Ruth Reed Smith, 93, of Gainesville, went to be with her Lord on January 6, 2018. A memorial service will be held at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with Dr. Eddie Chennault officiating. Please join family and friends as they celebrate a life well lived on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 2:30 PM. Ruth was born...

Linda Sue Vickers

Linda Sue Vickers

Jan 3, 2017

Linda Sue Vickers, 67, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Dallas Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Linda was born February 21, 1949 in Sinton, Texas to William and Katherine Douglas. She was raised in Sinton with her loving family and in 1969 married Walter D. Vickers in Calallen, Texas. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother to...

George Ellis

George Ellis

Jan 2, 2017

George was born on May 9, 1950 in Gainesville, TX to George Ellis Sr. and Mary Hedrick. He passed away in the hospital on January 2, 2017. He was a Vietnam Veteran and truly our hero. He enjoyed fishing and working with computers. He loved his children more than anything in this world and his grandchildren even more. The...

Albert Edward Freire

Albert Edward Freire

Jan 2, 2017

Graveside services for Albert Edward Freire, 85, of Woodbine, are set for 2:00 PM Monday, January 9, 2016 at the Nelson Grove Cemetery in Woodbine, under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. No visitation is planned. Albert was born on June 23, 1931 in Rockchester, NY to Frank and Helen C. (Sheffield) Freire. He...

George Ellis

George Ellis

Jan 2, 2017

George William Ellis, Jr., 66, of Gainesville, passed away on January 2, 2017 in Denison. Services pending at this time.

Evelyn C. Schafer

Evelyn C. Schafer

Jan 1, 2017

A Mass of Christian Burial for Evelyn Gieb Schafer, 98, longtime resident of Gainesville, most recently of Humble, is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 6, 2017 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Fr. John Pacheco officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery. A Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5 at Geo. J....

Gail Roane

Gail Roane

Dec 31, 2016

Gail Johnson Roane Funeral services for Gail Johnson Roane, 68, of Valley View are scheduled for 10am on Thursday, January 5th, 2017 at First Baptist Church in Valley View. Interment will follow the service at the Valley View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6pm to 8pm on Wednesday, January 4th at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral...

Don Schneider

Don Schneider

Dec 30, 2016

Donald Anthony Schneider, age 63, passed peacefully into the hands of God on December 30, 2016 surrounded by his wife, two daughters, and two sons-in-law, after a courageous battle against Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with cardiac complications. Don will be greatly missed by his family and expansive group of friends. He was thoughtful, intelligent, faithful, hilariously funny, joyful, adventurous, and...

Howard L. Mackey

Howard L. Mackey

Dec 28, 2016

Graveside services for Howard L. Mackey, 81, of Gainesville, are set for 2:00 PM Friday, December 30, 2016 at the Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Hollis Parsons officiating. A visitation will be held on Thursday, December 29, 2016 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Howard was born on July 26, 1935...

Bennie Dewayne Denham

Bennie Dewayne Denham

Dec 21, 2016

Graveside services for Bennie Dewayne Denham, 66, of Spring Branch, is set for 10:00 AM Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the New Hope Cemetery with the Rev. Larry Kremling officiating. A visitation will be held at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home from 6:00 - 8:00 PM on Monday, December 26, 2016. Bennie was born on September...

Jeanne Biffle

Jeanne Biffle

Dec 16, 2016

Funeral services for Jeanne Biffle, 87, of Gainesville, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Eberhart officiating. Interment will follow at Myra Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Wednesday. Mrs. Biffle passed away December 16, 2016 in Sherman....

Joe R. Richardson, Sr.

Joe R. Richardson, Sr.

Dec 15, 2016

Joe Richardson, known to many as Daddy Joe, passed peacefully on December 15, 2016, at the age of 72. Born October 20, 1944, in Pilot Point, TX, Joe was the second of six children. He fell in love with Peggy Bowers in 1962 and they wed in 1964, just months before he was called to serve in the Vietnam...

Ben Turbeville

Ben Turbeville

Dec 15, 2016

A memorial service, including a Masonic Service, for Ben E. Turbeville has been scheduled for Monday, December 19, 2016, 2:30 pm, at First Presbyterian Church, Gainesville. The family will receive friends from 1:30 - 2:15 at the First State Bank Conference Center. Ben Turbeville passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016, at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Denton, Texas....

Jo Dyer Nash

Jo Dyer Nash

Dec 14, 2016

Memorial service for Jo Dyer Nash, 78, of Cleburne, is set for 11:00 AM Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the Retta Baptist Church in Burleson. A private burial will follow at the Baker-Lain Cemetery in Goatneck. Jo was born in Cleburne on June 7, 1938 to C. E. "Buster" Dyer and Dorothy Adine (Hanson) Dyer. She passed away on...

Tony Leon Partney

Tony Leon Partney

Dec 11, 2016

Services for Tony Partney, 78, of Gainesville, are pending with Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home. Mr. Partney was born January 14, 1978 in Nocona to Travis Leon and Deborah Lynn (Gray) Partney. He passed away December 11, 2016 in Gainesville.

Joann Elizabeth Hermes

Joann Elizabeth Hermes

Dec 11, 2016

A Mass of Christian Burial for Joann Elizabeth (Wolf) Hermes, 75, of Gainesville, is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Fr. John Pacheco officiating. Interment will follow at St. Peter’s Cemetery. A Rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral...

Betty Lou Harlan

Betty Lou Harlan

Dec 7, 2016

Funeral services for Betty L. Harlan, 78, of Gainesville are set for Saturday December 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., in the Geo. J. Carroll and Son Chapel with the Reverend Kenny Phelps officiating with burial to follow in the New Hope Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday December 9, 2016 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home....

Sue Ann Hays

Sue Ann Hays

Dec 4, 2016

Funeral services for Sue Ann Hays, 81, of Gainesville, are set for 2:00 PM Thursday, December 8, 2016 at the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home with the Rev. John Fleming officiating. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. A visitation will be held at 1:00 PM prior to the funeral at the funeral home. Sue Ann was...

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