L. Ethel Troxtell 12 July 1932 - 15 December 1996
Roscoe Troxtell 20 November 1932 - 17 December 2016
December 19, 1996
Tom
Bean - Lillie Ethel Troxtell, 64, of Tom Bean, died Sunday, December
15, 1996 at Wilson N. Jones Regional Health System in Sherman. Services
were held Tuesday in Flesher Funeral Chapel in Van Alstyne with the
Rev. Joe Welch of the First Baptist Church of Tom Bean officiating.
Burial was in Vittitoe Cemetery. Surviving
are her husband, Roscoe Troxtell of Tom Bean; daughters, Judy Dobbins
of Sherman and Carolyn Horton of Brownwood; sons, Billy Mark Troxtell
of Sherman, Robert Wayne Troxtell of Tom Bean, Mikel Joe Troxtell of
Greenville, Jeffrey Lee Troxtell of Denison, Brayan Allen Troxtell of
Savoy and Danny Lynn Troxtell of Sherman; sisters, Ruby Kapchinsky of
Claremore, Okla., Ada Ruth Tackett of Austin, Bessie Stafford of
Melissa and Annie Case of Rising Star; 17 grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren.
Family
was by his side as Roscoe William Bryant Troxtell passed away on
December 17, 2016, twenty years to the day he laid his beloved wife to
rest. Roscoe was born on November 20, 1932 in Howe, Texas, one of 13
children, to Kentucky immigrants Christopher Columbus Troxtell and Mary
Magdalene Decker Troxtell. C.C. and Mary Troxtell were among the first
residents of Kentuckytown, Texas (between Tom Bean and Whitewright) and
began farming in the rural areas of Tom Bean, Howe, Van Alstyne and
Gunter. Roscoe married Lillie Ethel Dillard on June 6, 1950 and
began a family of nine children, 2 girls and 7 boys. He was a farmer
for many years, as were his dad and brothers, until being employed by
Burlington Industries in Sherman. He worked multiple jobs to feed his
growing family and after many years of employment with BI, he retired
and opened his own garage in Tom Bean, Texas, and was well-known for
his skill as a mechanic. Roscoe Troxtell is survived by 7
children, 21 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great
grandchildren; too many to count are his nieces and nephews. His
daughters are Judy Conner (Jeff) of Sherman and Carolyn Horton (Mike)
of Brownwood, Texas. Sons Billy Troxtell (Sue) of Sherman; Jeffrey
Troxtell (Rhonda) of Denison; Robert Troxtell of Tom Bean; Bryan
Troxtell (Nikki) of Howe; and Danny Troxtell (Ashley) of Sherman. Three
life-long sisters-in-law held a special place in his heart – Dorothy
Troxtell of California, Jane Troxtell of Sherman and Ruby Kapchinsky of
Claremore, Oklahoma; one brother-in-law, Darrell Nichols of Sherman.
These spouses of his siblings were in the Troxtell family longer than
many of Roscoe’s children. Roscoe was preceded in death by his parents, 12 siblings, his wife and 2 sons, Roscoe Jr. and Mikel Joe. Services
will be held at Scoggins Funeral Home in Van Alstyne on Friday,
December 30, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. Roscoe’s wishes were to be cremated and
buried in the family plot beside his wife at Vittitoe Cemetery in
Kentuckytown, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Scoggins
Funeral Home & Crematory, 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway, Van Alstyne,
TX. The family extends a special thank you to Dr. Ted Truly for the
years of excellent care given to Roscoe. Also, special thanks to Dr.
Whitfield, Kim (RN) and the rest of the staff at The Woodlands Place
for their kind and compassionate care given to our father during the
past several weeks. Roscoe gained a reputation early as one of the
best horseshoe pitchers in the area, building his own ‘Horseshoe Barn’,
complete with dirt floor and specifically in which to pitch horseshoes
in the winter, heated by an old pot-bellied stove. For many years,
people from area rural towns enjoyed his hospitality and weekend
tournaments.
Roscoe W. Troxtell Jr. 4 January 1951 - 13 April 1986
Whitewright Sun Thursday, April 17, 1986
TOM
BEAN - Funeral for Roscoe William Troxtell Jr., 35, was held April 15
at Flesher Funeral Home, Van Alstyne, with Rev. L.D. Lamb of Glad
Tidings Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial was in Vittitoe Cemetery. Troxtell,
who died April 13 at a Sherman Hospital, was born in Anna, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roscoe W. Troxtell Sr., and was a member of Glad Tidings
Church. Survivors
include his parents, Tom Bean; two sisters, Judy Dobbins, Sherman,
Carolyn Horton, Denison; six brothers, Billy Troxtell, Robert Troxtell,
Mikel Troxtell, Jeff Troxtell, Bryan Troxtell, all of Sherman and Danny
Troxtell, Tom Bean.
Vittitoe Cemetery
Susan Hawkins
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