Obituaries

Barbara Ann Benton

Barbara Ann Benton

May 3, 2018

Barbara Ann Benton, born August 20, 1942, passed away peacefully at Eastland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, May 3, 2018. She was born in Gorman, TX to Clyde and Emma Lou Benton. She lived most of her life in Eastland County. She married Roy Thackerson and had 2 sons, Rex and Albert. She is preceded in death by her...

Louis Richard Massey

Louis Richard Massey

Apr 28, 2018

EASTLAND – Richard Massey age 83, went home to be with his Heavenly Father, Saturday, April 28 at home with his loving wife by his side. Services for Richard will be at 2 pm Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Leon River Cowboy Church in Olden. A time of visitation will be Monday before the service starting at 1 pm...

Kathleen Kincheloe Jackson

Kathleen Kincheloe Jackson

Apr 23, 2018

OLDEN – Kathleen Kincheloe Jackson, age 53 years young, passed from this life Monday, April 23, 2018 at her home. As per Kathleen’s request, she will be cremated under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Eastland. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held 2:00 PM Friday, April 27 at the home of Travis and Loretta Elmore...

Lois Marie Shires Griffin

Lois Marie Shires Griffin

Apr 19, 2018

Lois Marie Shires Griffin was born on October 30, 1932, to Jerry and Gertrude Shires. She married A.D. Griffin, Sr., on October 11, 1952. On April 19, 2018, at 85 years of age, she finished her course and went home to God. Lois was preceded in death by her husband, A.D. Griffin, Sr., her parents Jerry and Gertrude Shires, her...

Delbert Benjamin Cozart Jr.

Delbert Benjamin Cozart Jr.

Apr 13, 2018

LITTLE ELM – Delbert Benjamin Cozart, Jr. age 66, formerly of Ranger passed from this life Friday, April 13, 2018 at his home. Services for Delbert will be at 2 pm Friday, April 20 at Gunsight Baptist Church with visitation 6-8 pm on Thursday at Edwards Funeral Home, 411 S. Mulberry St., Eastland, TX. Burial will be at Eastland City...

Tony Ray Bryant

Tony Ray Bryant

Apr 12, 2018

Tony Ray Bryant, 45 of Colorado Springs, CO, passed from this life on April 12, 2018. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 1st at the First United Pentecostal Church in Ranger with Rev. Marney Turpin officiating, assisted by Rev. Melvin Turpin. Tony Ray was born June 28, 1972 in Fort Worth, TX to Tony & Cheryl...

Lois L. Marshall

Lois L. Marshall

Apr 10, 2018

Lois L. Marshall, age 94, went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at her home. There will be a memorial service for Lois at 11:00 am Saturday, April 21 at the First United Methodist Church in Eastland. A private burial will take place at the Eastland City Cemetery. Lois Lerlene Bolding Marshall was born February 7,...

Jerry Wayne Scott

Jerry Wayne Scott

Apr 3, 2018

Jerry Scott, 76, of Eastland, passed away at 12:01 am April 3, 2018 at his home in Eastland, TX. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday April 5, at Merriman Cemetery with Pastor Craig Rhoton officiating. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home, Eastland, Wednesday, 5~6 p.m. Jerry was born October 16, 1941 in San...

Sarah Fern Corliss

Sarah Fern Corliss

Apr 1, 2018

Sarah F. Corliss, age 80, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018. Services for Sarah will be Thursday at 2 pm at the Leon River Cowboy Church off I-20 in Olden, TX under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. A visitation will start at 12:30 the same day before the service....

Betty Neeley Freudiger

Betty Neeley Freudiger

Apr 1, 2018

Betty Neeley Freudiger, 89 of Early, went home to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Apr. 4th at Evergreen Cemetery in Ranger. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Edwards Funeral Home. Betty was born October 26, 1928 in Thurber, TX. She married Jacob Rutledge Freudiger...

Edgar Truman Gregory

Edgar Truman Gregory

Mar 31, 2018

Edgar Truman Gregory, age 95, of Eastland, Texas passed away Saturday, March 31, 2018 in Lubbock, Texas. He was born March 14, 1923 in Ranger, Texas to William Thomas and Mary Gregory. Visitation will be Friday, April 6, from 6-8 p.m. at Edward's Funeral Home in Eastland. Funeral services will be held April 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel...

Robert Lee Wagner

Robert Lee Wagner

Mar 31, 2018

On March 31, 2018, after a brief illness, Bob Wagner of Cisco, Texas, left this earthly world at the age of 83. Robert Lee Wagner was born on February 27, 1935, in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, the first of three children born to parents Clarence Wagner and Gertrude (Trudy) Shoemaker. The family lived in Pennsylvania until 1946 when they moved to Southern...

Clarence Junior Cole

Clarence Junior Cole

Mar 26, 2018

Clarence Junior Cole, 93 of Ranger, passed away Monday March 26, 2018 in Ranger. He was cremated, as per his wishes. He was born on December 16, 1924 in Strawn, TX. He married Maxine Dawson in Strawn. He served in the US Army, and later retired from Lone Star Gas Company where he worked as an operator. He was a...

Geneva "Jenny" Patton

Geneva "Jenny" Patton

Mar 25, 2018

Geneva (Jenny) Lee Cantwell-Patton, age 75 of Ranger, Passed away at 2:30 PM on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at the Eastland Memorial Hospital in Eastland. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM Thursday, March 29 at Edwards Funeral Home at 211 Pine St. in Ranger. Graveside services will be at 11 AM Friday, March 30 at the Bullock Cemetery on...

Jeannie M. Plowman

Jeannie M. Plowman

Mar 24, 2018

Jeannie M. Plowman, 44 of Eastland, passed away Saturday March 24, 2018 in Abilene. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the River of Life Church with Rev. Jerry Maston officiating. Burial will follow in the Eastland City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home, 411 S. Mulberry, Eastland, TX on Sunday, 4~6 p.m. Jeannie...

Ruben R Gaeta

Ruben R Gaeta

Mar 19, 2018

Ruben R. Gaeta, Sr. 86, of Eastland, went to his heavenly home on March 19, 2018. Born in Eastland February 8, 1932 raised in Eastland, went to school at Olden, TX. He married his wife, Ramona of 68 years in Stanton, TX. A lifetime member of the St. Francis Catholic Church, he was a mechanic for Fullen Motor Co, 1968...

Barbara King Kellar

Barbara King Kellar

Mar 16, 2018

EASTLAND – Barbara Ann King Kellar, age 70, passed from this life Friday, March 16, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. Services for Barbara will be at 2 pm Monday, March 19 at Edwards Funeral Home at 211 Pine Street in Ranger, Texas. A visitation will be held from 4-6 pm on Sunday also at the funeral home....

Billye Bankston Bradley

Billye Bankston Bradley

Mar 16, 2018

Billye Bankston Bradley went to meet her Savior on Friday, March 16, 2018, at 89 years of age. She was born May 10, 1928, to Leslie Charles Bankston and Beatrice Jordan Bankston. Her final, peaceful moments were spent with her immediate family at Eastland Memorial Hospital. Billye’s life was a testament of God’s love, and her kindness and generosity will...

Eleanor F. "Nona" Moreno

Eleanor F. "Nona" Moreno

Mar 15, 2018

Eleanor Moreno, known to her friends as “Nona,” went home to be with her Lord & Savior on Thursday, March 15th, 2018, at the age of 77 years. On March 9th, 1941, Eleanor was born to Lupe and Antonia Fuentez in Eastland. She is preceded in death by her parents, Lupe and Antonia; her husband Mike Moreno; son Mike “Jr”...

Kylee Reign Justice

Kylee Reign Justice

Mar 12, 2018

Kylee Reign Justice, 4 months old, went to be with Jesus on Monday, March 12, 2018. A private graveside service will be held Friday, March 16th at the Necessity Cemetery, directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Eastland. Kylee was born on November 2, 2017 in Stephenville, TX to Jeremy David Murray and Jodi Nicole Langford, who both survive her. She...

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