Obituaries

Sandra Leath

Sandra Leath

Feb 13, 2021

Sandra Leath, 80 of Mineral Wells, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2021 in Mineral Wells. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2021 20, 2021 at Mt. Marion Cemetery in Strawn with Rev. Mike Orsini officiating. Sandra was born February 6, 1942 in Wimberly, Tx to Edward Earl Leath and Mary Lois (Perry) Leath. She loved...

Clara Ann Kellar

Clara Ann Kellar

Feb 11, 2021

Clara Ann Kellar, 72, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021 in Brownwood. Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 19th at Edwards Funeral Home, 411 S. Mulberry St. Eastland, Tx from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the Kellar Family Farm. Clara was born November 7, 1948 to Jesse Robinson and Connie (Lovell)...

James Edwin Booth

James Edwin Booth

Feb 9, 2021

James Edwin Booth, age 34, unexpectedly departed this life on February 9th, 2021 at his home in Phoenix, AZ. James was born on November 26, 1986 in Fort Worth, TX to Robin Owen Booth and Terry Booth. James is a veteran and served in the Afghanistan and Iraq campaigns achieving the rank of Sergeant in the US Army as a...

Anna J. "Memaw" Williams

Anna J. "Memaw" Williams

Feb 7, 2021

Anna J. “Memaw” Williams, 92, passed from this life to the next on Sunday, February 7, 2021. A service will be held on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 2PM at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home, 211 Pine, Ranger on Tuesday from 6-7PM. Anna J. Basham was born on April 11, 1928 in...

Jeffery Len Evans

Jeffery Len Evans

Feb 4, 2021

Jeffery Len Evans, age 59, entered his resting place on Thursday, February 4, 2021. A memorial service will be scheduled for a later date. Jeffery was born December 26, 1961 in Brawley, California to Herman Evans and Joyce Duncan Evans. He was a member of the Ranger Church of God and was a painter before he was disabled. He is...

Richard Ralph "Dick" Meade

Richard Ralph "Dick" Meade

Feb 3, 2021

EASTLAND – Richard Ralph “Dick” Meade, 69 of Eastland, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in Abilene. Visitation will be Monday, Feb. 8th, 4~7 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rita’s Catholic Church in Ranger. Burial will follow in the Eastland City Cemetery. Dick was born June 26, 1951...

Roberto Villanueva

Roberto Villanueva

Jan 26, 2021

Roberto Salazar Villanueva, 48, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 in Amarillo. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 2PM in the Mt. Marion Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn on Friday from 6-8 PM. Roberto was born on August 16, 1972 in Ranger to Carlos and Ludivina...

Patricia "Pat" Wyrick

Patricia "Pat" Wyrick

Jan 26, 2021

Patricia “Pat” Wyrick, 75, passed from this life to the next on Tuesday, January 26, 2021. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Eastland. Patricia Roberts was born on January 17, 1946 in Kansas to Ken and Ann (Payne) Roberts. She married James Bernard...

Jose (Joseph) Angel Ballesteros Jr.

Jose (Joseph) Angel Ballesteros Jr.

Jan 25, 2021

Jose (Joseph) Angel Ballesteros, Jr. passed away peacefully into the loving arms of our heavenly father on Monday, January 25, 2021, at the young age of 38. Joseph was born August 6, 1982, in Eastland, Texas, to Hilary Mendoza Vasquez and Jose Angel Ballesteros. Joseph is survived by his parents Hilary Vasquez of Ranger; Jose Ballesteros of Arkansas; three sons...

Kalynda Gay Williams

Kalynda Gay Williams

Jan 24, 2021

Kalynda Gay Williams, 59, passed away Sunday January 24, 2021 in Abilene. A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Gunsight Baptist Church. Kalynda was born August 28, 1961 in Iraan, Tx. She married Patrick Williams on July 16, 1992 at Gunsight Baptist Church. She was a lover of nature, especially birds, cats, cows,...

Shirley Ann Ables

Shirley Ann Ables

Jan 23, 2021

Shirley Ann Ables, age 84, of Eastland passed away on January 23, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. A visitation will be held Sunday, January 31st at Edwards Funeral Home Eastland from 6-8 PM. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM on Monday, February 1, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church Eastland; interment will follow in the Eastland City Cemetery....

Billye Sinclair

Billye Sinclair

Jan 21, 2021

Billye B. Sinclair was born on November 19, 1932 in Strawn, Texas. Her father was William Barnes Sinclair; her mother was Ina Mae Sinclair. She had three sisters – Edith, Norma, and Ellen. They lived at Hohertz Oilfield Camp where William was employed. Billye never had children of her own but she was the beloved “Aunt Billye” to 8 nieces,...

Eva Linda Nelson

Eva Linda Nelson

Jan 19, 2021

On Tuesday, January 19,2021, Eva “Linda” Nelson, loving wife and mother to 6 children, passed away peacefully at the age of 75. Linda was born on November 2, 1945 in Gorman, Texas to Truma & Jefferson Warren Choate. She lost her father at a very young age and her mother remarried Casey Glen Meazell who officially adopted her. In high...

Barbara Ann Eckhart

Barbara Ann Eckhart

Jan 19, 2021

Barbara Ann Eckhart, 79 passed from this life to the next on January 19, 2021. A private service was held under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Eastland. Barbara Ann Curington was born on December 1, 1941 Pampa, Texas to Oscar and Dorothy (Miller) Curington. She married Jerry Eckhart on March 2, 1959 in Indiahoma, Oklahoma. They enjoyed 60...

Christopher Edward Cook

Christopher Edward Cook

Jan 19, 2021

Christopher Edward Cook, 51, lost his battle with COVID on Jan. 19th, 2021. Chris was predeceased by his Mom, Claudia Anderson, his Brother, Chad Cook, his Sisters, Corrie Roper and Heather McKenzie, and his Son, Dalton Cook. A Virtual Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, January 28th At 11:00 a.m. CST. by Edwards Funeral Home, Eastland Texas. http://www.edwards-funeral-homes.com/ For...

Hisako Mayfield

Hisako Mayfield

Jan 18, 2021

Hisako Kumagai Mayfield was born December 13, 1931 in Sendai City, Japan. A huge void was left in our lives on January 18, 2021. As it often happens, her death was on the birthday of late son, Jodie, which is tragic but also communicates a reunion in the thereafter. Her family is heartbroken and asks the community to continue to...

Norma Jean Jacoby

Norma Jean Jacoby

Jan 18, 2021

Norma Jean Jacoby, 80, of Ranger, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 in Grandview, Tx. She was born in Tehachapi, CA on Feb 4, 1940 to Redus Lois Napier and Ruth (Hall) Napier. She married Otis Ray Jacoby on October 19, 1957 in Ranger, TX where they lived and raised their family. Norma was a homemaker, babysat for several families,...

Billy E. Arnold

Billy E. Arnold

Jan 17, 2021

Billy E. Arnold, 87, passed from this life to the next on Sunday, January 17, 2021. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 2PM at the Old Gospel Church, 9142 Hwy. 6, Cisco, TX 76437. The family will receive friends at the church from 1PM until service time. Interment will be held in the Texas...

Ernest Cleveland Beck

Ernest Cleveland Beck

Jan 14, 2021

Ernest C. Beck, age 86, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021. A memorial celebrating his life will be held at 2 pm Friday, January 22, 2021 at Edwards Funeral Home at 411 S Mulberry in Eastland. Ernest was born May 9, 1934 in Gatesville, TX to Grady Cleveland and Jesse Mae James Beck. He joined the US Air Force in...

Gerald Ray Cozart

Gerald Ray Cozart

Jan 13, 2021

Ranger and Eastland resident, Gerald Ray Cozart, age 75, passed away Wednesday night, January 13, 2021. He had been at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock for two weeks. There will be a graveside service honoring his life at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery, Ranger, TX. Gerald was born July 17, 1945 in Ranger, TX to Travis Melvin and Teeney...