Obituaries
Trent Wayne Brown
Oct 22, 2023
RANGER – Trent Wayne Brown, age 63, of Ranger went to be with the Lord Sunday, October 22, 2023. Graveside services will be held 10:00 AM Friday, October 27th at Eastland City Cemetery. Local arrangements are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home Eastland. Trent was born April 5, 1960 in Eastland to Donald Ray Brown and Martha ElDora Fleming...
Cecil Funderburgh
Oct 22, 2023
Cecil Funderburgh, Jr., aged 82, of Eastland, Texas, went to his heavenly home Sunday, October 22, 2023. Cecil was born November 27, 1940 in Gorman, Texas, to Loraine Marie Swanner and Cecil Wallace Funderburgh, Sr. In December of 1959, Cecil joined the United States Air Force and proudly served his country. Following his honorable discharge in September of 1963, he...
Emma Berniece Williams
Oct 13, 2023
Emma Berniece (Garrett) Williams was born on October 7, 1929 in Dublin, TX to Lee E. Garrett and Bernice (Tharp) Garrett. Emma married Lavoy D. Williams on July 11, 1946 and they spent 44 beautiful years together until has passing on February 25, 1991. Emma was a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend who loved her family dearly....
Johnny Mack Wilson
Oct 13, 2023
Johnny Mack Wilson, 84 passed away Friday, October 13, 2023. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17th at the Lone Camp Baptist Church, followed by burial in New Gordon Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, Oct. 16th at Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn, 5~7 p.m. Johnny Mack was the only surviving child born to Albert Wilson and Mona...
Herman Glueck
Oct 7, 2023
Herman Emil Glueck of Cisco, Texas passed away peacefully on October 7, 2023 at the age of 76 after a brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 24, 1947 in Cisco, Texas to Charlie and Hildegard Winge Glueck. Herman was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Ida Jones. He is survived by his beloved wife...
Cleatus Hampton Rattan
Oct 7, 2023
Cleatus H. Rattan, 87, Texas Poet Laureate of 2004, died October 7, 2023 in Los Angeles, California with his loving son Jason by his side. He died of heart failure after a brief illness. He was born on October 14, 1935 in Irving, Texas and was the only son of Lena Mae and Cleatus H. Rattan, Sr. Cleatus attended Irving...
Frances Norlene Boggus
Oct 3, 2023
Frances Norlene (Pitman) Boggus, age 92, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at her home in Gordon. She was born in on December 3, 1931 in Gordon, TX to Harrison Stith Pitman and Ovia Mae (Hopper) Pitman. Frances married the love of her life, James Wesley Boggus, on January 8, 1954 at the Gordon...
Vidilla Carol Bennett
Oct 3, 2023
Vidilla Carol (DeMars) Bennett, age 76, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 in Fort Worth, TX. She was born on November 17, 1946 in Salinas, CA to Alvin DeMars and Pauline L. (Craig) DeMars. Vidilla was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend to many. A devout Christian who dedicated her life helping...
Mary Lou Billie Joe Kennedy
Oct 2, 2023
Mary Lou “Billie Joe” Kennedy, was born August 15, 1932 to William Rayford Phillips and Claudia Ake in San Antonio, Texas. Billie died peacefully in the early morning hours of October 2, 2023 at the age of 91. She was proceeded in death by Houston, her husband of 67 years, and son Joe Barry, as well as her beloved Mother...
Carolina Castro Martinez
Sep 26, 2023
RANGER- Carolina Castro Martinez, 88, of Ranger, Texas passed away peacefully on September 26, 2023, with her loved ones by her side. Carolina was born on October 7, 1934, to Jose Angel Castro and Maria Abandonado. She lived all her life in Ranger, of which there are many stories and memories she made there. She married her husband, Luis Jimenez...
Kenneth Ray Hill
Sep 25, 2023
Kenneth Ray Hill of Abilene, Texas passed away on September 25, 2023, at the age of 94. He was born on July 31, 1929, in Carbon, Texas to Martin Hill and Vera Huddleston. Kenneth married Patsy Ann McCulley on July 21, 1951. He graduated from Carbon High School and served his country while serving in the Navy. Kenneth worked for...
Dale "Snookie" Stewart
Sep 20, 2023
Dale “Snookie” Stewart transitioned into Heaven September 20, 2023. Services will be held at 11 am Saturday, September 30th at Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. Visitation will begin at 10 am prior to the service. She was born July 9, 1940 in Spur, Tx. She married Jim Stewart on October 5, 1988 in Odessa. He preceded her in death in...
Mary Dyanne Thompson
Sep 19, 2023
Mary Dyanne Thompson went to be with the Lord on September 19, 2023, at the age of 79. Dyanne was born in Gorman, Texas on September 30, 1943, to Lonnie and Arlene McCurry. She married Doug Thompson on April 29, 1963, and together they raised two sons. Her faith in God and her love for family and friends were extremely...
Mark Christopher Nash
Sep 18, 2023
Mark Christopher Nash, 61, of Odessa Texas passed away peacefully in his home on September 18th, 2023. He was surrounded by his loved ones. Mark is survived by his wife, Tish Lehman-Nash, his sons Zane Nash (Bailey Nash) and Keenan Nash (Bill Cogburn Jr.), his brothers Brian Nash (Cindy Nash) and Andrew Nash (Nancy Nash), his father-in-law Dale Lehman (Susie...
Gordon S. Hankins
Sep 17, 2023
Gordon “Hank” Stewart Hankins 80, of Mingus Tx, died on September 17, 2023. He was born in Clarendon, Donley Co, TX in 1943 to parents Curtis Wilmar Hankins and Mildred Venona Whitefield. He was the 5th of 7 children. Hank was preceded in death by his father, mother, brothers- Courtney, Rudy, Victor, and son Cody and is survived by Anna,...
James Patton Short
Sep 17, 2023
James Patton Short, 58 of Mingus, passed away Sunday September 17, 2023 in Ft. Worth. Services will be held at 11 am Friday at the First Baptist Church in Strawn with Eric Nowak officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Marion Cemetery, directed by Edwards Funeral Home. James was born August 28, 1965 in Tazewell, Tennessee to William Patton and...
Rudolph "Rudy" S. Parker
Sep 16, 2023
RUDOLPH (Rudy) S. PARKER 06/07/35 to 09/16/23 Rudolph S. Parker passed away September 16, 2023 at the age of 88. Rudy was born to Roden & Leeola Parker on June 07, 1935 in Grady County Oklahoma. He married Wynema (Nema) Conyer on September 10, 1955. They were the parents of three children: Brent, Beth and Charlye. Rudy served in the...
Ora Lee Hill
Sep 15, 2023
Ora Lee Hill, 76, of Eastland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023. Ora Lee was born on March 29, 1947 to William and Helen Addison in Potter County. She attended Borger High School and Cisco Junior College and worked for Eagle Construction where she later retired after 25 years. In 1964, Ora Lee married Charles Hill and had...
Garland Paul Andrews
Sep 14, 2023
Garland Paul Andrews (3/1/1939 – 9/14/2023) Following several years of declining health, Garland has finally found rest on September 14, 2023. He was born in Taylor, Texas, on March 1, 1939, to Paul Milton Andrews and wife Modene Norris Andrews where his father was an assistant football coach. The family moved to College Station several years later when his father...
Donald Earl Lane
Sep 1, 2023
Don Lane passed away on September 2, 2023, in the Brownwood, Texas hospital at the age of 79. Don was born October 22, 1943, in Pioneer, Texas to James and Marie (Jones) Lane. He was raised and attended school in Cross Plains, Texas. On September 19, 1965, he married the love of his life, Brenda Pierce. They would have celebrated...