Marie Elaine Silva Halterman

Visitation for Marie will be held from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, Sunday, January 30, 2011 at Bratcher Funeral Home, 401 W. Woodard St., Denison, TX 75020.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, January 31, 2011 at Bratcher Funeral Home, 401 W. Woodard St., Denison, TX 75020 with Rev. Jason Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Macomb Cemetery, FM 901 & N. Cemetery Rd., Whitesboro, TX.

Marie Elaine was born in Denison, TX on December 15, 1951. Marie graduated from Denison High School in 1970 and remained a lifelong resident of Denison. She married Billy Joe Halterman on October 9, 1992. Marie loved Billy Joe very much and in return he stood by her side through the very best of times and bravely held her hand and provided his strength through the most difficult of times.

Marie will be remembered for many wonderful and exciting things, but mostly she will be remembered as a loving and enduring wife, sister, mother and grandmother. Her warm heart and her sincerity has guided the lives of many and will continue to for generations to come.

Marie is preceded in death by her parents, Vincent Roland Silva and Dorothy Elaine Silva both of Denison.

Marie is survived by many loving friends and family including her devoted husband, Billy Joe Halterman; brother, Kenneth Silva of Fort Worth; brother-in-law, Herschel Ray Nix and his wife Carol of Denison; four children, Scott Gurley of Euless, Chris Gurley and his wife Valerie of Dallas, Magen Gurley of Denison, and Darren Halterman and his wife Lisa of Belen, NM; five grandchildren, Ethan Roland, Oliver John-Paul, Emily Marie, Elaina Kaitlyn and Zachary Grant.

Marie was blessed to receive the gift of life for a second time in November 2004 by being the recipient of a liver transplant. This gracious gift allowed Marie to see two more grandchildren being born and allowed her ample opportunity to spoil each and every one of them. The family would like to thank the sacrifices of organ donors and the families of organ donors for their priceless, precious and selfless gift of life.

Arrangements are entrusted to the care and direction of Bratcher Funeral Home, 401 W. Woodard Street, Denison, Texas 75020. For further information, please call the funeral home at (903) 465–2323, or for an online obituary, directions or to leave a condolence, please go to www.bratcherfuneralhome.com.