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Spurlin obituaries: Texas

An index of 43 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, who lived in Texas, with dates, towns and links to the original notices.

Sourcing: mixed 22 news · 31 genealogy

This page is part of the Spurlin obituary index. Each row gives only the person's name, dates, town and a link to the published obituary, which is the place to read the full notice. The index does not copy obituary text or list survivors. To correct or remove a listing, see Contribute.

1900–1949

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Sarah (Reagan) Spurlin—10 Oct 1901Hamiltonlongtime Hamilton resident; later remarriedThe Houston Daily Post (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[1]; San Antonio Daily Light (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[2]
Crawford Spurlin—12 July 1902DenisonConfederate veteran (Army of Northern Virginia); Denison Camp, United Confederate VeteransThe Houston Daily Post (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[3]; Sunday Gazetteer (Denison), Denison Public Library Digital Archives[4]
Dick Spurlin—May 1907DenisonInterurban railway conductor on the Denison-Sherman lineSunday Gazetteer (Denison), Denison Public Library Digital Archives[5]; Sunday Gazetteer (Denison), Denison Public Library Digital Archives[6]
John L. Spurlin—10 Nov 1935Wacodescribed in headline as a Waco veteranSan Antonio Light (Library of Congress, Chronicling America)[7]

1950–1999

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Hazel (Spurlin) Miller30 Nov 19206 June 1993TylerhousewifeThe Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive)[8]

2000–2009

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Robert Spurlin15 Mar 19283 July 2000TylerThe Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive)[9]
Juanita (Brady) Spurlin—Nov 2005Hughes SpringsKentucky native; retired from Colgate-PalmoliveReeder-Davis Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive)[10]
Frances (Houy) Spurlin12 July 192526 Apr 2006Templeretired bank and savings-and-loan secretaryScanio-Harper Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[11]
Una V. (Spurlin) Mixon11 May 19151 May 2008Elkharthomemaker; Elkhart resident for 71 years; born in Kinston, AlabamaPalestine Herald-Press[12]
Estes Pearl "E.P." Spurlin14 June 192414 May 2009TempleTemple banker (43 years); WWII Air Force veteran; VFW district commanderScanio-Harper Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[13]
Eva B. (Linnell) Spurlin2 Oct 193014 May 2009MineolaBlack Hills Pioneer[14]

2010–2019

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Mary S. (McCormick) Spurlin18 Oct 192423 May 2011San Angeloborn in Louisa, KentuckySunset North Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[15]; Johnson's Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[16]
Patrick William Spurlin3 Mar 194614 July 2011Fort Worthretired head mechanic, Tarrant County TransportationMountain Valley Funeral Home[17]
Marion George Spurlin13 Sept 192317 Jan 2013farmer; U.S. Army veteran (WWII); born in Erick, OklahomaTed Dickey Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[18]
Debra "Debbie" (Lewis) Spurlin18 Mar 196130 July 2013Newcastlelongtime Olney Hamilton Hospital employee; born in OlneyMcMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home[19]
Charles Dennis Spurlin4 Aug 193215 Aug 2013VictoriaVictoria College social sciences chair; Army veteran (Korea), Purple HeartColonial Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[20]
Joe Charles "Papa Joe" Spurlin5 Apr 19333 Oct 2013Wacoborn in Killeen, TexasWaco Tribune-Herald[21]; Waco Tribune-Herald[22]
Marie (deCordova) Spurlin10 Jan 191718 Dec 2013homemaker; antique juicer collector; born in KopperlMountain Valley Funeral Home[23]
Annie Mae (Spurlin) Husung1 Aug 192024 Dec 2014Killeenelementary-school lunchroom employeeCrawford-Bowers Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[24]; Killeen Daily Herald[25]
Billy Spurlin, Sr.18 July 192618 Apr 2016NewcastleU.S. Navy veteran (WWII, Pacific); oilfield tool pusher; retired from HexcelLunn Funeral Home (Olney, TX)[26]
Margaret Jane (Spurlin) Stovall31 July 192629 Apr 2016Corsicanaborn in Redlands, California; Calvary Worship Center memberCorsicana Daily Sun[27]
Butch Spurlin1 June 194612 Aug 2016GrahamU.S. Navy Vietnam veteran; oilfield workerMorrison Funeral Home[28]
Artie (Roberts) Spurlin Price5 Jan 191530 Nov 2016McKinneyowned a hair salon in Abilene until 1985Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home[29]
Georgianna (Hufford) Spurlin—25 Feb 2018CarrolltonNorth Dallas Funeral Home[30]
Vivian Claudine (Spurlin) Hall1 June 193311 Nov 2019GrahamGraham church member and hospital volunteer; born in HaskellMorrison Funeral Home[31]

2020–present

NameBornDiedTownNotesObituary
Bobby Don Spurlin9 Sept 193622 Mar 2020BurlesonMountain Valley Funeral Home[32]
Nelda Jo Spurlin7 Nov 193929 Mar 2020BurlesonMountain Valley Funeral Home[33]
Jonathan Lynn Spurlin21 Oct 199825 June 2020HoustonRidgemont Mortuary (via Tribute Archive)[34]
Sharon Renee (Spurlin) Lowrie23 May 19614 Dec 2020Clarendonlongtime Clarendon church member; born in Alamogordo, New MexicoSchooler Funeral Home[35]
William "Art" Spurlin27 Jan 19264 Aug 2021NacogdochesU.S. Army veteran (WWII, 4th Armored Division), three Purple Hearts; ran Nacogdoches MotorsThe Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)[36]; The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)[37]
Patricia A. "Mimi" (Liston) Spurlin7 Dec 193310 Aug 2021VictoriaColonial Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[38]; The Victoria Advocate[39]; The Victoria Advocate[40]
David Norman Spurlin17 Jan 194431 Dec 2021TuscolaAbilene middle-school teacher for over 20 yearsThe Hamil Family Funeral Home[41]
Joan (Spurlin) Brecunier19 Mar 193525 Jan 2022Houstonprivate club manager (The Forest Club); Wayland Flying Queens basketball playerBrookside Funeral Home - Champions (Dignity Memorial)[42]
Jackey Warren Spurlin22 Sept 194921 Mar 2022PurdonU.S. Marine Corps veteran; born in LampasasCorley Funeral Home (Corsicana)[43]
Maria Trinidad "Nanny" (Lopez) Spurlin16 Oct 194425 Dec 2022San Antoniohomemaker; former restaurant waitress; born in KilleenNeptune Society[44]
Doyle Lee Spurlin9 July 194310 May 2023LakesideU.S. Navy veteran (Vietnam); fire-safety supply business ownerBiggers Funeral Home & Cremation Services[45]
Barbara Helen (Strange) Spurlin26 Aug 193128 June 2023Templeretired Scott & White registered nurse (45 years)Scanio-Harper Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[46]
Barbara Colleen Spurlin20 Nov 193626 Oct 2023Killeenborn in Marshalltown, IowaCrawford-Bowers Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial)[47]
Jo Sharon (Putnam) Spurlin5 Oct 193814 Aug 2024Nacogdochesowner of The Haberdashery clothing store; SFA administrative assistantThe Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)[48]; The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches)[49]
Danny Lee Spurlin2 Oct 19446 Sept 2024Wacoservice-industry worker (55 years)Bellmead Funeral Home[50]
Linda Sue (Spurlin) Dominik9 Apr 19477 Dec 2024GatesvilleLions Club, VFW Women's Auxiliary and American Legion memberScott's Funeral Home[51]
James Michael "Mike" Spurlin5 July 19528 Nov 2025Austinfinance and tax professional; Dell TechnologiesWeed-Corley-Fish Funeral Homes (Dignity Memorial)[52]
Harold Ogden Spurlin31 Mar 193831 Jan 2026Fort Worthretired U.S. Air Force colonel (30 years); NASA Apollo trajectory engineerCleburne Times-Review[53]

See also

  • Spurlin obituary index · Genealogy strong
    An archival index of 710 published obituaries and death notices for people named Spurlin, by birth or marriage, from 1850 to 2026, arranged by state with links to the original funeral-home and newspaper notices.
  • Spurlin cemeteries · Places weak
    A roundup of burial grounds named for the Spurlin family on Find a Grave: eight Spurlin cemeteries in Arkansas, Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky and North Carolina, plus Spurlington- and Spurling-named cemeteries and the graves of notable Spurlins.
  • Spurlin research resources · Genealogy mixed
    A roundup of free online tools for researching Spurlin families: collaborative trees, the Spurlin Y-DNA project, surname forums, digitized county histories and newspapers, federal land patents, cemetery and historical-marker databases, and military and African American records.

References

  1. ↑ Image 3 of The Houston daily post (Houston, Tex.), October 13, 1901 — The Houston Daily Post (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); Hamilton dispatch dated Oct. 10, 1901, reports her death that day at her Hamilton home; OCR heavily garbled; headline gives a later married surname that is unclear; first marriage was to a Spurlin News
  2. ↑ Image 1 of San Antonio daily light (San Antonio, Tex.), October 12, 1901 — San Antonio Daily Light (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); one-line state news item reporting the death of Mrs. Spurlin; OCR text News
  3. ↑ Image 12 of The Houston daily post (Houston, Tex.), July 15, 1902 — The Houston Daily Post (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); Denison dispatch dated July 13, 1902, reports he died the night before; first name partly garbled in OCR; OCR text News
  4. ↑ Sunday Gazetteer, July 20, 1902, page 3 — Sunday Gazetteer (Denison), Denison Public Library Digital Archives; prints the first name clearly as Crawford; died on a Saturday night at his Denison home; buried in Oakwood Cemetery; OCR text News
  5. ↑ Sunday Gazetteer, May 5, 1907, page 3 (Condensed Home News) — Sunday Gazetteer (Denison), Denison Public Library Digital Archives; brief death item; says he died the Friday night before this Sunday issue, probably May 3, 1907; OCR text News
  6. ↑ Sunday Gazetteer, May 5, 1907, page 4 — Sunday Gazetteer (Denison), Denison Public Library Digital Archives; second item on his death in Denison; OCR text partly garbled News
  7. ↑ Image 20 of San Antonio light (San Antonio, Tex.), November 11, 1935 — "Waco Veteran Dies" — San Antonio Light (Library of Congress, Chronicling America); INS dispatch dated Waco, Monday, Nov. 11, 1935, says he died Sunday (Nov. 10); OCR text News
  8. ↑ The Elba Clipper, issue file 1993_06_24 — The Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive); born in Elba; maiden name inferred from Spurlin brothers listed News
  9. ↑ The Elba Clipper, issue file 2000_07_20 — The Elba Clipper (via Internet Archive); born in Elba News
  10. ↑ Juanita Spurlin Obituary — Reeder-Davis Funeral Home (via Tribute Archive); listing shows an invalid birth date and gives Nov. 14, 2005, the same date as a listed burial event; only the month is kept Genealogy
  11. ↑ Frances Spurlin Obituary - Temple, TX — Scanio-Harper Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial); age computed from dates on page Genealogy
  12. ↑ Una Mixon Obituary / 1915 - 2008 / Palestine Herald-Press — Palestine Herald-Press; died in Palestine News
  13. ↑ Estes Spurlin Obituary - Temple, TX — Scanio-Harper Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  14. ↑ Eva B. Spurlin, 78 — Black Hills Pioneer; published in Spearfish, S.D.; born in Goodland, Kan. News
  15. ↑ Mary Spurlin Obituary - San Antonio, TX — Sunset North Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial); died in San Angelo Genealogy
  16. ↑ Mary Spurlin Obituary - San Angelo, TX — Johnson's Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial); arrangements notice with dates only Genealogy
  17. ↑ Patrick William Spurlin Obituary Jul 14, 2011 - Mountain Valley Funeral Home — Mountain Valley Funeral Home Genealogy
  18. ↑ Marion Spurlin Obituary - Plano, TX — Ted Dickey Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial); town of residence not stated; died at his farm home; memorial service in Plano; age computed Genealogy
  19. ↑ Obituary information for Debra Lewis Spurlin — McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home; age computed from dates on page Genealogy
  20. ↑ Charles Spurlin Obituary - Victoria, TX — Colonial Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial); residence taken from his long Victoria College career; not stated as such Genealogy
  21. ↑ Spurlin, Joe C. — Waco Tribune-Herald; full obituary, published Oct. 6, 2013; Pecan Grove Funeral Home News
  22. ↑ Spurlin, Joe C. — Waco Tribune-Herald; death notice, published Oct. 5, 2013 News
  23. ↑ Marie Decordova Spurlin Obituary Dec 18, 2013 - Mountain Valley Funeral Home — Mountain Valley Funeral Home; town of residence not stated; burial in Kopperl Cemetery Genealogy
  24. ↑ Annie Husung Obituary - Killeen, TX — Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  25. ↑ Annie Mae Husung / Obituaries / kdhnews.com — Killeen Daily Herald; published Dec. 29, 2014 News
  26. ↑ Billy Spurlin, Sr. Obituary Apr 18, 2016 - Lunn Funeral Home — Lunn Funeral Home (Olney, TX) Genealogy
  27. ↑ Margaret Stovall Obituary / Corsicana Daily Sun — Corsicana Daily Sun; page header shows wrong years (2025 - 2025); text gives 1926-2016 News
  28. ↑ Butch Spurlin Obituary Aug 12, 2016 - Morrison Funeral Home — Morrison Funeral Home; died in Graham, where he was born and schooled; residence inferred Genealogy
  29. ↑ Artie Spurlin Price - Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home — Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home; Spurlin was her first married name; later remarried (Price) Genealogy
  30. ↑ Spurlin, Georgianna Obituary Feb 25, 2018 - North Dallas Funeral Home & Cremation Services — North Dallas Funeral Home; brief death notice Genealogy
  31. ↑ Vivian Claudine Hall Obituary Nov 11, 2019 - Morrison Funeral Home — Morrison Funeral Home; residence inferred from her Graham church and hospital volunteer work Genealogy
  32. ↑ Bobby Don Spurlin Obituary Mar 22, 2020 - Mountain Valley Funeral Home — Mountain Valley Funeral Home; death notice only (dates and place, no obituary text); age computed; Spurlin by birth per a 2013 family obituary on the same funeral-home site Genealogy
  33. ↑ Nelda Jo Spurlin Obituary Mar 29, 2020 - Mountain Valley Funeral Home — Mountain Valley Funeral Home; death notice only (dates and place, no obituary text); age computed Genealogy
  34. ↑ Jonathan Lynn Spurlin Obituary / 1998 - 2020 / Houston, TX — Ridgemont Mortuary (via Tribute Archive); listing only, no obituary text; age computed Genealogy
  35. ↑ Sharon Renee Lowrie Obituary Dec 4, 2020 - Schooler Funeral Home, Inc. — Schooler Funeral Home Genealogy
  36. ↑ William “Art” Spurlin / Obituaries / dailysentinel.com — The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches); published Aug. 13, 2021 News
  37. ↑ William “Art” Spurlin / Obituaries / dailysentinel.com — The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches); duplicate posting, same date News
  38. ↑ Patricia Spurlin Obituary - Victoria, TX — Colonial Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  39. ↑ Patricia Spurlin / The Victoria Advocate — The Victoria Advocate; published Aug. 25, 2021 News
  40. ↑ Patricia A. Spurlin / The Victoria Advocate — The Victoria Advocate; memorial service notice, Aug. 28, 2021 News
  41. ↑ David Norman Spurlin Obituary Dec 31, 2021 - The Hamil Family Funeral Home — The Hamil Family Funeral Home; page metadata gives birth date as 1944-01-01; obituary text says January 17, 1944 Genealogy
  42. ↑ Joan Brecunier Obituary - Houston, TX — Brookside Funeral Home - Champions (Dignity Memorial); printed as Joan Spurlin Brecunier; parents not named, Spurlin taken as maiden name Genealogy
  43. ↑ Obituary information for JACKEY WARREN SPURLIN — Corley Funeral Home (Corsicana); died in Dallas Genealogy
  44. ↑ Maria Spurlin Obituary - San Antonio, TX — Neptune Society; text gives Dec. 25, 2022 in San Antonio; page header gives Dec. 26, 2022 Genealogy
  45. ↑ Doyle Lee Spurlin Obituary May 10, 2023 - Biggers Funeral Home & Cremation Services — Biggers Funeral Home & Cremation Services Genealogy
  46. ↑ Barbara Spurlin Obituary - Temple, TX — Scanio-Harper Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  47. ↑ Barbara Spurlin Obituary - Killeen, TX — Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home (Dignity Memorial) Genealogy
  48. ↑ Jo Sharon Putnam Spurlin / Obituaries / dailysentinel.com — The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches); published Aug. 22, 2024; age computed from dates in text News
  49. ↑ Jo Sharon Putnam Spurlin / Obituaries / dailysentinel.com — The Daily Sentinel (Nacogdoches); republished Aug. 23, 2024 News
  50. ↑ Danny Lee Spurlin Obituary Sep 6, 2024 - Bellmead Funeral Home — Bellmead Funeral Home; age computed from dates on page Genealogy
  51. ↑ Linda Sue Spurlin Dominik Obituary Dec 7, 2024 - Scott's Funeral Home — Scott's Funeral Home Genealogy
  52. ↑ James Spurlin Obituary - Austin, TX — Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Homes (Dignity Memorial); age computed from dates on page Genealogy
  53. ↑ Colonel Harold Ogden Spurlin Obituary / 1938 - 2026 / Cleburne Times Review — Cleburne Times-Review; printed as Colonel Harold Ogden Spurlin; born in Kopperl, Texas News

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