All Obituaries

Paradise ~ Melvin Jay Meadows, 85, went to be with our Lord Friday, March 31, 2023 in Paradise. Funeral is 2 PM Monday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport with burial at Cottondale Cemetery. Family will receive friends 2-4 PM Sunday at the funeral home. Danny Russell will officiate. Pallbearers are Brad Martin, Jerod Foster, Seth Foster, Dalton Meadows, Dillon Meadows, Dustin Meadows, Travis Hamby, and Adam Rife. Melvin was born on July 13, 1937 to Tom and Ovella (Jones) Meadows in...

Bridgeport~ Donna Ellen Hill, 73, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Decatur. Funeral Service will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 3rd, 2023 at Cates Street Church of Christ with burial to follow in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sunday at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Bridgeport. Brother Scott Strother will officiate. Donna was born on June 7, 1949 to Bill and Betty (Scott) Swindle in Cisco, Texas. She was united in marriage...

Chico ~ Lois Neu, 52, went to be with our Lord Monday, March 27, 2023 in Chico. Funeral is 5 PM Friday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Family will receive friends 2 hours prior to service at the funeral home. Lois was born on August 29, 1970 to David and Linda (Loper) Ball in Bridgeport. She was united in marriage to Paul Neu on November 2 in Decatur. Lois was a beloved wife, daughter, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her father, Sammy Stark; and her son,...

Carrollton ~ Caroline Gail Stewart, 73, went to be with our Lord Monday, March 27, 2023. Caroline was born in Decatur January 23, 1950 to Ben Hardin and Johnnie Clara (Hardee) McCasland. She was united in marriage in 1967 to Marshall Wayne Stewart of San Angelo, Texas. They had 2 sons, Sean Lyn and Shane Paul who passed away as a teenager. In recent years she was married to Jade Edwards of Carrollton. Caroline was a retired nurse after many years of service in the Neo-Natal ward of Parkland...

Argyle ~ Kingston Brian Splawn, 3 years 7 mos. passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023 to his fight with his Congenital Heart Defect, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Funeral will be 12 P.M. Friday, March 31, 2023 at New Beginnings International Church in Fort Worth with burial at Boyd Cemetery. Family will receive friends 2 hours prior to service at the church.    Kingston, or aka King, Kingston King, Bubba was born in Fort Worth, TX to his parents, Jeffrey and Brittany Splawn on...

Columbus, MS - Madelon Odom Carter, age 68, of Columbus, MS, passed away March 25, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Memorial Gunter Peel Chapel.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  A graveside committal will be Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 10:00 AM at a cemetery in Wise County (TBD), with Hawkins Funeral Home of Decatur, TX, handling arrangements. Mrs. Carter was born February 7, 1955, in...

Bridgeport~ Carolyn June Kimbrell, 86, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Bridgeport. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 29th, 2023 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Bridgeport with burial to follow, 2:00 p.m. at Laurel Land Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Rick Neathery will officiate. Pallbearers will include Jesse Lee Wells, Michael Wells, Chris Howell, Zach Johnson, Jeremy Gentry, Aden Wells, Joshua...

Rhome ~ James Grisham, 73, went to be with our Lord Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023 Memorial will be at a later date. James was born February 10, 1950 to Ronald Eugene and Paralee (Stacey) Grisham in Borger, Texas. He was united in marriage May 8, 1986 to Janie Lucille Rainey. James was a mechanic in the aero industry for many years working for American Airlines. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend to many who will dearly miss him. He was preceded in death by his...

Decatur ~ Matthew Ryan Brown, 19, of Decatur went to be with his Lord March 2023. Funeral is 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 31st, 2023 at Grace Baptist Church in Decatur with burial at New Fairview Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur. William Brooks will officiate. Pallbearers include Ethan Brown, Wyatt Brown, Brayden Brown, Christian Brown, Aiden Cross, Hunter George, Shane Tobias, and Chase Wallen. Honorary pallbearer is Robbie...

Decatur ~ Frankie Glen Lee, 62, of Decatur, went to be with the Lord Monday, March 20, 2023. Memorial Service is 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 1st, 2023 at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport with family receiving friends 1 hour prior to the service. Frankie was born August 3, 1960 to J.F. and Helen Lucille (Bays) Lee in Fort Worth, Texas. He worked as a plumber with Franks Plumbing. Frankie married Teresa Jo Moore on April 13, 1979. He was a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, hard...