Obituaries

Dorothy D. Knerr

Dorothy D. Knerr

Mar 19, 2015

Dorothy D. Knerr, 90, of Lake Palo Pinto passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015. Interment will be held at the Ottawa Hills Memorial Park in Toledo, Ohio. Local arrangements were under the directions of Edwards Funeral Home, Strawn, TX. Dorothy was born January 22, 1925 in Fairchance, Pennsylvania to Samuel Sutton and Eliza (Cooley) Sutton. She graduated from Scott High...

"Mimi" Marilyn Amelia Morgan

"Mimi" Marilyn Amelia Morgan

Mar 19, 2015

Ranger, TX - Marilyn Amelia “Mimi” (Henderson) Morgan, 56, of Ranger, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2015. Mimi was born November 13, 1958 in Ranger, Texas to Richard and Marilyn Henderson. She graduated from Ranger High School in 1977, attended Ranger Junior College, and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education in 1981 from Howard Payne University. Mimi married Hank Morgan...

Nida Ann Bennett

Nida Ann Bennett

Mar 16, 2015

Nida Ann Bennett passed away March 16, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center. Graveside services will be 2 pm Sunday, March 22 at the Eastland City Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. Nida was preceded in death by her parents, Truman and Aline Brown, her husband Greg Bennett and her son, Brandon Bennett. Nida graduated from Eastland...

Wanda Fern Bryant

Wanda Fern Bryant

Mar 16, 2015

Wanda Bryant, 88, of Carbon, passed away Monday March 16, 2015 in Abilene. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Carbon Community Church with Keith Clower and Jody Forbus officiating. Burial will follow in the Murray Cemetery. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5~7:00 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. Wanda was born November 3,...

Lena Marie Jordan

Lena Marie Jordan

Mar 12, 2015

STRAWN - Lena Jordan, 52, of Strawn passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Palo Pinto Hospital in Mineral Wells. Her services will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, March 17th at Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn. Burial will follow at the New Gordon Cemetery. Lena was born to Jack Jordan Sr. and Betty Lou Hare Dorris on December 10, 1962 in...

George E. Privett

George E. Privett

Mar 12, 2015

George E. Privett passed from this life Thursday, March 12, 2015. A visitation will be Saturday 6-8 PM at Edwards Funeral Home Strawn, Texas. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Gordon, Texas. Interment will be in the New Gordon Cemetery. George was born July 26, 1939 in Jackson County, Alabama to Lit Staples...

Nora Benavides Nee Rodriguez

Nora Benavides Nee Rodriguez

Mar 10, 2015

Nora Benavides, 49, of Eastland, TX passed away March 10 in Abilene, TX after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in Eastland to Stella and Andres Rodriguez on October 19, 1965. Nora attended Eastland schools, graduating from Eastland High School in 1984. She attended Tarleton State University. Nora married Oscar Benavides on March 8, 1997. On April...

Sophie J. Townsend

Sophie J. Townsend

Mar 3, 2015

Sophie J.Townsend passed from this life Tuesday March 3, 2015. Services will be a Visitation 6 to 8 P.M. Thursday at Edwards Funeral Home. Graveside Service will be Friday 2:00 P.M. New Hope Cemetery. Sophie was born February 4, 1932 in Tyrone New York to John Rukat and Albina Kominski Rukat. She loved to sew, read and take care of...

David Lee Cross

David Lee Cross

Feb 27, 2015

Will Follow

Edith Mae Hall

Edith Mae Hall

Feb 22, 2015

Edith Mae Hall, 94 of Eastland went home to be with her Lord Sunday, February 22, 2015. Services will be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 11:00 AM at Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Eastland City Cemetery. Edith was born February 20, 1921 in Alluwe, OK to Rhemus and Lelia Durham Johnston. After graduating from High School,...

Luther Wayne Hicks

Luther Wayne Hicks

Feb 21, 2015

Luther Wayne Hicks, 54, of Ranger, TX went to be with his Lord February 21, 2015 with his family by his side. He was born in Stephenville, TX February 29, 1960 a leap year baby, to Clinton Earl Hicks and Patsy Chapman Hicks. Wayne’s service will be a graveside service at 4 PM Wednesday February 25, 2015 at Simpson Cemetery....

Donald Ray Webb Sr.

Donald Ray Webb Sr.

Feb 16, 2015

Donald R. Webb Sr., 78, of Olden, Texas passed away at 8:15 am, February 16, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. He was born June 1, 1936, in Eastland County to father James Raymond and mother Bertha L. Horn Webb. He graduated from Eastland high school in 1954, attended Tarleton State University, and proudly served in the US Navy....

Freddie Herman Johnson

Freddie Herman Johnson

Feb 15, 2015

Freddie H. Johnson, 86, of Ranger, went to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully on Sunday February 15, 2015. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Ranger. Burial will follow in the Merriman Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home in Ranger Wednesday, 6~8:00 p.m. Freddie was born January...

Jennifer Lynn Lee

Jennifer Lynn Lee

Feb 9, 2015

Jennifer Lynn Lee, age 45years young, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 in Abilene. Graveside services for Jennifer will be 2 pm Thursday at Wayland Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Ranger, TX. Visitation will be Wednesday, 5-7 pm at the funeral home. Jennifer was born March 13, 1969 in Abilene, TX to Victor Pittman, Sr. and...

Charlene Haggard

Charlene Haggard

Feb 9, 2015

EASTLAND – Charlene Haggard, 83, of Midland, passed away Monday February 9, 2015 in Midland. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday at the Bakker Funeral Home Chapel with W. Don Swindell officiating. Burial will follow in the Murray Cemetery in Carbon. Mrs. Haggard was born April 7, 1931 in Comanche County to Thomas Paul Hearn and Johnnie Mae...

Cleta Mae Coffman

Cleta Mae Coffman

Feb 7, 2015

Cleta Mae Coffman, age 87, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, February 7, 2015 in Wylie, TX. Graveside services for Cleta will be at 2 pm Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at the Bullock Cemetery located 3 ½ miles north of Ranger on Hwy 717 under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Ranger. A visitation will be held...

Roy Phillip Gevara

Roy Phillip Gevara

Feb 6, 2015

Will Follow

Bettie E. Gray

Bettie E. Gray

Feb 2, 2015

Bettie E. Gray, 92, of Eastland, passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 in Eastland. Graveside services will be at 4:00 PM Wednesday at the Eastland City Cemetery with Tim Dame officiating and under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home. Mrs. Gray was born January 9, 1923 to Thomas Nathan Sharp and Effie Beatrice Elliot. She married Glen Russell Gray in...

Onella Williamson Griffin

Onella Williamson Griffin

Feb 1, 2015

Onella Williamson Griffin born March 26, 1924 in Pidcoke, Coryell County, Texas, left for heaven on February 1, 2015. Services for Onella will be 2pm Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Eastland, TX under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. Visitation will be Wednesday, 6-8 pm at the funeral home. Onella was born...

Alleta June Tankersley

Alleta June Tankersley

Jan 30, 2015

Alleta June Tankersley, 75, passed away on January 30, 2015. Her services are 1PM Tuesday February 3, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Eastland, Texas. Visitation will be Monday February 2, 2015 5-7 PM at Edwards Funeral Home Eastland. June was born on June 6, 1939 in Antelope Flat, Texas to Jefferson Clark Durham and Agnes Allene Thomas. While...

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