Obituaries

Henry David "H.D." Turner

Henry David "H.D." Turner

Dec 17, 2016

Henry David “H.D.” Turner, 98 of Gordon, passed away Saturday December 17, 2016 in San Angelo. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Gordon with Dr. John Gerlach officiating. Burial will follow in the New Gordon Cemetery directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Strawn. The family will receive friends at the church beginning...

Vicente Gallegos Sr.

Vicente Gallegos Sr.

Dec 15, 2016

Vicente Gallegos, Sr, 96 of Strawn, passed away Thursday December 15, 2016 in Breckenridge. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Opal Guest Chapel in Strawn. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. John’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Mt. Marion Cemetery directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Strawn. Mr. Gallegos was born...

Charles H. White

Charles H. White

Dec 14, 2016

Charles H. White, 75, died on December 14, 2016 in Abilene Hendrick Medical Ceneter. Charles was born April 7, 1941 to Carl and Helene Hatfield White (RHS class of 1938) of Ranger. He was a 1960 graduate of Ranger High School where he played football & basketball and earned the nickname of “White Lightning” for his “supersonic speed”. He was...

William W. "Bill" Cooper Sr.

William W. "Bill" Cooper Sr.

Dec 13, 2016

William Weldon (Bill) Cooper, age 85, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. A graveside service was held on Monday, December 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Eastland City Cemetery. Bill was born in Eastland, TX on May 16, 1931 to W.H. Cooper and Gladys Mae (Trantham) Cooper. After graduating from Eastland High School class...

Ruth Rosenquest Smith

Ruth Rosenquest Smith

Dec 8, 2016

Ruth Rosenquest Smith, 98 of Eastland, went to her Heavenly Home, Thursday December 8, 2016 at Eastland Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 12 Noon until 2pm Monday, December 12 at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, with funeral services immediately following at 2 pm Mrs. Smith was born May 28, 1918 in Eastland, the middle of five girls, to Nels...

Richard Dale Waters

Richard Dale Waters

Dec 8, 2016

Richard Dale Waters, 82 of Flower Mound and formerly of Ranger passed away Thursday December 8, 2016. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Lake Leon Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery in Ranger under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Ranger. He was born February 2, 1934 in Sayre, OK to C.E....

Jessie Carl Barker

Jessie Carl Barker

Dec 7, 2016

Jessie Carl Barker, 69 of Lake Leon, passed away Wednesday December 7, 2016 at his residence. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Daugherty St. Church of Christ with Larry Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in the Macedonia Cemetery in Stephens County. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home Friday, 5~7 p.m. Mr. Barker was...

John Wayne Caraway

John Wayne Caraway

Dec 6, 2016

John Wayne Caraway 66 passed away at his home Tuesday, December 6, 2016 in Ranger, Texas. Services were held in memory of John at the First Baptist in Ranger on December 9, 2016. Visitation was also held on Thursday the 8th at Edwards Funeral home in Ranger. John was born in Ranger, Texas on March 3, 1950 to Ofer and...

Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith

Dec 3, 2016

Odis Arthur “Art” Smith was born on May 5, 1957 in Weatherford, Texas. Art went to be with Lord on December 3, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. Art grew up in Carbon. He worked hard as a carpenter most of his life. He loved animals, his family, building things and he hardly ever met a stranger. He was preceded in...

Bennie J. O'Brien

Bennie J. O'Brien

Dec 1, 2016

Bennie J O’Brien, 73, of Graham, Texas formerly of Eastland, Texas passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016 at his home with his loving wife and children at his side. Graveside service will be Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 2:00pm at Scranton Cemetery, located at the intersection of CR 147 and FM road 1864, in Eastland County, Texas, directed by Edwards...

Ronald Boy Vaughn

Ronald Boy Vaughn

Nov 28, 2016

EASTLAND – Ronald Boy Vaughn, 90 of Lake Leon, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016 at his residence. Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Edwards Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Wright and David Hullum officiating. Burial will follow in Green Leaf Cemetery in Brownwood. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wed, 5~7:00 p.m. Ron...

Mamie Lee Whitenton

Mamie Lee Whitenton

Nov 27, 2016

Mamie Lee Cole Whitenton left this world on angel wings November 27, 2016 surrounded by family and friends at the Glen Rose Nursing and Rehab Center. Services will be Friday, December 2nd at 11:00 am at Trinity Baptist Church in Strawn, Texas with interment to follow at Doty Cemetery in Gordon, Texas. Mamie was born to Bessie Lee Gist Cole...

Alice Louise Henry Crawley Powell

Alice Louise Henry Crawley Powell

Nov 25, 2016

Alice Louise Henry Crawley Powell age 93 passed away peacefully on November 25, 2016. She was born on July 4, 1923 to Gertrude Jacobs Henry and Harry Lemuel Henry in Ranger Texas. She married Howard Deane Crawley on March 7, 1942 , who preceded her in death in 1977. She married Bobby Powell 1979, who preceded her in death in...

Oral Andrew Fox

Oral Andrew Fox

Nov 23, 2016

Oral Andrew Fox, 87 of Ranger, passed away Wednesday November 23, 2016 in Plano. A visitation will be 4-5:30 p.m. Friday, November 25th at Edwards Funeral Home in Ranger. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 26th at the Mesquite & Rusk Church of Christ in Ranger. Burial will follow in the Merriman Cemetery directed by Edwards Funeral...

Patricia Venable

Patricia Venable

Nov 21, 2016

Patricia Venable, 70 of Gordon, passed away Monday November 21, 2016 in Fort Worth. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 3rd at the Trinity Baptist Church in Strawn with Reverend Mike Orsini officiating and under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Strawn. Patricia was born December 28, 1945 in Anson, TX to Shelton and Lena...

Nancy Vasquez Mayo

Nancy Vasquez Mayo

Nov 20, 2016

Nancy Vasquez Mayo was born in Ranger, Texas on February 1, 1941 and went to her heavenly home on November 20, 2016. Family will receive friends on Friday night November 25th from 6-8 pm, at Edwards Funeral Home in Ranger, followed with a rosary at 7 pm. Funeral Services will be Saturday, November 26, 2016, 11am at St. Rita Catholic...

Elizabeth Beck

Elizabeth Beck

Nov 20, 2016

Elizabeth Anne Beck; born July 4, 137 in Monahans, TX went to be with her Lord & Savior; Sunday, November 20, 2016. Services will be 3 PM Wednesday, November 23rd at the 1st Assembly of God in Cisco, Texas. A visitation will begin at 1 PM Wednesday before the service. Local arrangements are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home...

Kenneth Dale Killingsworth

Kenneth Dale Killingsworth

Nov 19, 2016

Kenneth Dale Killingsworth, 89 of Eastland, passed away Saturday November 19, 2016 in Eastland. Masonic services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Eastland. Entombment will be in the Chapelwood Memorial Gardens in Texarkana, TX.

Joyce Ann Owens

Joyce Ann Owens

Nov 15, 2016

CISCO – Joyce Ann Owens was born December 2, 1947 in Crawfordsville, Indiana. She was called home to be with the Lord November 15, 2016 at Cisco Nursing and Rehab Center. Her body will be cremated and a memorial service will be held at a later date. She was preceded in death by her parents, Denzil and Mary (Addler) McFadden;...

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