Obituaries

Send Flowers Mary Kathryn Neal December 7, 1939 - September 14, 2015 Mary Kathryn “Kathy” Neal, 75, lifetime resident of Sherman, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2015 at Texoma Medical Center surrounded by family and loved ones. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Fairview Baptist Church. Reid Kirk will officiate. Kathy was born on December 7, 1939 in Sherman, Texas, daughter of the late Woodrow Sisemore and Virgie Dodson Sisemore, and attended Sherman High School. She married Roy L. Neal on December 28, 1954. Kathy was a member of the Adult Two Sunday School Class at Fairview Baptist Church. Kathy was a long time employee for Jack and Jen Day Care. She was devoted to the many children she had the pleasure of caring for through the years. Kathy was also a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother and cherished the time she spent with her family. She also enjoyed the weekly outings to Whataburger with her much beloved cousins. She will be greatly missed by all. Mrs. Neal was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Jerry Sisemore and Len Sisemore and sister-in-law Glenda Sisemore. She is survived by her children, Verna Hightower and husband, Larry of Cibolo, Texas; Tommy Neal and wife, Terry of Denison; Jimmy Neal and wife, Celeste of Burleson, Texas and Karyn Jones and husband, Terry of Whitewright, Texas; brother, Larry Wayne Sisemore and wife, De of Sherman, sisters, Dorothy Bartlett and husband, Al of Essex Junction, Vermont, Martha Tate and husband, James of Sherman and sister-in-law Jeanne Sisemore of Sherman; grandchildren: Kyle Hightower, Kelly Brown (Bryan), Josh Neal (Shannon), Jacob Neal (Lisa), Seth Neal, Austin Neal, Jordan Whitworth (Ryan), Brittany Jones, and Sarah Jones; great-grandchildren: Grace Brown, Willow Brown, Evin Neal, Gavin Neal, Chloe Neal, Dexter Neal, Kinley Neal, and soon-to-arrive Addison Whitworth. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Haiti Mission Fund c/o Fairview Baptist Church, 222 West Taylor Street, Sherman, Texas 75092.