Obituaries

Apr 14, 2021

Graveside services for Blake Overton Long, 63, of Chico, Texas will be 2:00 pm Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Chico Cemetery, officiated by Pastor Robert Cox. Visitation will be Saturday, April 17 from 6-8 pm at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Blake passed away Wednesday, April 14 in Decatur.

Blake was born January 21, 1958 in Fort Worth,...

Apr 8, 2021

Graveside services for Myrtle Faye Slonaker, 82, of Chico, Texas will be 11:00 am Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Chico Cemetery.  Visitation will be 6-8 pm Monday, April 12 at Hudson and Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. She passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021 in Decatur.

Faye was born June 21, 1938 to Fred and Avis (Sumerall) Baxter in Hico,...

Apr 1, 2021

A graveside memorial service for Jo Lavelle Mercer, 89, of Chico, Texas will be 10:00 am, Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Crafton Cemetery in Crafton, Texas, officiated by Pastor Joey Vick.  She passed away April 1 in Decatur, Texas.

Jo was born May 8, 1931 to Claude and Mabel (Jones) Stockard in Crafton, Texas.  She married the love of her life,...

Mar 31, 2021

Graveside services for Linda McCann, 70, of Runaway Bay, will be Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Eastside Cemetery in Bridgeport.  Family visitation will be at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home on Monday from 6 - 8 PM. 

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Mar 24, 2021

Graveside services for Charles Buddy Edwards, 74, of Sunset, Texas will be 1:15 pm Monday, April 26, 2021 in the DFW National Cemetery  He passed away at home Wednesday, March 24.

He was born December 26, 1946 in Waurika, Oklahoma to Othel Junior Edwards and wife Georgia Lee Coontz. Buddy married his wife of 44 years, Nancy Folger, on January 2, 1980.

Buddy...

Mar 24, 2021

Services for Mercedes ‘Mercy’ (Minjarez) Cortez, 81, of Bridgeport, Texas will be 2:00 pm Saturday, March 27, 2021 at St. Johns Catholic Church in Bridgeport, officiated by Father Reehan Antony and son-in-law Carl Tuley. Burial will follow in Eastside Cemetery in Bridgeport, where family and friends will gather to release balloons. Pallbearers are Kody Vera, Eric Vasquez, Dr. Thomas Steffen,...

Mar 22, 2021

Mar 22, 2021

A graveside memorial service for Bobby Gene Miles, 82, of New Fairview, Texas will be 2:00 pm Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Aurora Cemetery in Aurora, Texas, officiated by Jack McAsey. Bobby passed away Monday, March 22 in Decatur, Texas.

He was born January 17, 1939 in Townley, Alabama to Marvin E. and Vera E.  (Harper) Miles.

He served our country in...

Mar 21, 2021

In the early hours of Sunday March 21, 2021, Cathy Jean Patterson went to join her Savior, her God, and her mother in heaven.

Born Cathy Jean Prior, Cathy was the third of seven children, a mother of three, and grandmother of four. She was married to her surviving husband, Larry Patterson, for 32 years. They were brought together by the...

Mar 20, 2021

A private, graveside service will be held at a later date for Clarice Noble Clark of Boyd, a woman who lived to be 101. She passed away Saturday, March 20, 2021 in Arlington, Texas.

She was born November 18, 1919 in Whitesboro, Oklahoma to Lee Allen Minor and wife Tora Dell Mitchum.

She grew up in Healdton, Oklahoma during the Great Depression...

Mar 18, 2021

Funeral services for Doyle Lee Patterson, 86, of  Paradise, will be Sunday, March 21, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home, officiated by Dale Webster. Burial will follow at Eastside Cemetery.  Pallbearers will be Billy Edwards, Danny Rowlett, George Woolsey, Cazen Woolsey, Josh Spivey, and Jody Thiebaud.  Visitation will be Saturday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM also at the...

Mar 14, 2021

Services for Maxie O’Dell ‘Mike’ Ashmore of Haltom City, Texas will be 2:00 pm Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Christ Way Bible Church in Haltom City, officiated by Bro. Bennie Dendy. Mike passed away Sunday, March 14 in Fort Worth, Texas at the age of 62.

He was born November 28, 1958 in Sun Valley, California to parents Lester C. Ashmore...

Mar 7, 2021

Services for Charles Jerry Duke, 79, of Chico, Texas will be 2:00 pm Thursday, March 11, 2021 at Zion Valley Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Chico, officiated by Pastor Barney Hudson. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove Cemetery #3, near the church. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Wednesday, March 10 at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Charles passed...

Mar 2, 2021

Graveside services for Paul Gordon McLemore, 63, of Chico, Texas will be 2:00 pm Friday, March 5, 2021 at Belew Cemetery in Aubrey, Texas, officiated by Dr. Ronnie Lawson with a personal remembrance by Robert Kevetter. Paul passed away Tuesday, March 2 in Fort Worth, Texas. His body is now at peace.

He was born May 1, 1957 in Irving, Texas to...

Mar 1, 2021

A memorial honoring the life of Joanne Shanks Hodges Beneke, 84, formerly of Bridgeport, will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Bridgeport, on Friday, March 12, 2021, beginning at 2 p.m.  She passed away Monday, March 1, 2021.

Joanne was born in Bridgeport on July 9, 1936, to E.J. and Dema Shanks.  She graduated as Salutatorian of her class of...

Feb 27, 2021

Services for Maria Montero, 89, of Bridgeport will be 6 pm Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. An open visitation will be available on Thursday from noon-6 pm, also at the funeral home.

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Feb 27, 2021

Services for Lynn W. ‘Buster’ Taylor, 74, of Chico, Texas will be 11:00 am, Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, Texas. Burial will follow in Chico Cemetery.Visitation will be 6-8 pm Friday, March 5, also at the funeral home. He passed away Saturday, February 27 in Fort Worth.

Buster was born November 14, 1946...

Feb 24, 2021

Funeral services for Hector Manuel Rivera, 57, of Bridgeport, will be Monday, March 8, at 10:00 AM at St John’s Catholic Church with burial to follow at Eastside Cemetery.  Visitation will be 6-8 pm Sunday, at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport, with Rosary at 7:00 pm.  Pallbearers will be Victor Rivera, Juan Rivera, Rogelio Aranda, Ricardo Rivera,...

Feb 23, 2021

Robert “Pistol” Lee Stanfield of Bridgeport passed away February 23, 2021 in Decatur, Texas at the age of 71.

Graveside service will be at 10:00 am Monday, March 1, 2021 at Wilson Prairie Cemetery, with Brother Ray Cook officiating.  Pallbearers will be his grandsons and friend, Leon Dethloff. An open visitation will be available from 9-5 Sunday, February 28 at Hudson...

Feb 22, 2021

Inurnment for Clinton Maurice Voth, 92, of Runaway Bay, Texas will be held at the DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas on Monday, March 29, at 3:15 PM.  Clinton passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 in North Richland Hills, Texas.

He was born in Larned, Kansas on July 11, 1928, one of ten children born to Ben and Esther (Schmidt) Voth. 

He...