Obituaries

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...

Glenda N. Hart

Glenda N. Hart

Jan 13, 2021

Glenda Nell Hart, 86, passed from this life to the next on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. A funeral service will be held on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 2PM in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, 411 S. Mulberry, Eastland at 2PM with interment following in Bullock Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4PM....

Marcia Nell Gliddon

Marcia Nell Gliddon

Jan 13, 2021

It’s impossible to condense the impact of a life into a few printed inches, especially for a person loved by many and who went with what life dealt. Marcia Nell Hodges Gliddon fully embraced life all of her 86 1/2 years, regardless of challenge, location or blessing. A huge loss was felt Jan-uary 13 in Fort Worth when she left...

Patricia Ann Funderburgh

Patricia Ann Funderburgh

Jan 12, 2021

Patricia Ann Funderburgh age 72, of Eastland went to her Heavenly Home Tuesday, January 12, 2021. A celebration of her life will be at 11:00AM on Saturday, January 23 at First United Methodist Church in Eastland. Patricia was born March 9, 1948 in Ranger, Texas to Bill Franklin Pryor and Nancy Lee McDonald Pryor. She graduated from Mid-Western State University...

Robert Tab Norris

Robert Tab Norris

Jan 12, 2021

EASTLAND – Robert Tab Norris, 57 of Eastland, passed away Tuesday January 12, 2021 in Odessa. Visitation will be held at 1 pm Sunday, Jan. 17th, at Edwards Funeral Home followed by a 2 pm graveside service at the Eastland City Cemetery. Tab was born September 6, 1963 in Graham, Tx to Robert and Gail (Mace) Norris. He graduated from...

Kathleen Marie Davis

Kathleen Marie Davis

Jan 11, 2021

Kathleen Marie “Katie” Davis, 36, passed from this life to the next on Monday, January 11, 2021. Funeral mass will be held on Friday, January 15, 2021 at 11AM at St. Rita Catholic Church with interment to follow at 2PM in the Hico Cemetery, Hico, Texas. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home, 211 Pine, Ranger, on Thursday...

Dan Wesley Griffith

Dan Wesley Griffith

Jan 10, 2021

On January 10, 2021, Dan Wesley Griffith passed from this world joined the heavenly realms. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 on Saturday January 16th at the Santo North Cemetery in Santo, Texas. Dan, also known as a beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, friend and most proudly Papa, was born in Lockney, TX on September 16, 1938 to Naomi...

Joel Glenn Maxwell

Joel Glenn Maxwell

Jan 10, 2021

Joel Glenn Maxwell, 83, of Amarillo, TX died Sunday, January 10, 2021. Services will be at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, January 14, 2021, at Edward Funeral Home Chapel in Eastland, TX. Burial will be in Eastland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Joel was born July 13, 1937, in Carbon, TX to Harvey and Julia Maxwell....

Eugene K Hall

Eugene K Hall

Jan 9, 2021

Eugene Kenneth Hall passed away on Jan. 9, 2021 in Weatherford, Texas. Gene was born Sept 8, 1944 in Mineral Wells, Texas to Lois Christine (Evans) and Willie Lee Hall. Gene was married to his loving wife Sheila Annette Walthall they were married in 1999 in Parker County, Texas. Funeral will be graveside services on Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at...

Dudley Joe Nelson

Dudley Joe Nelson

Jan 9, 2021

On Saturday, January 9, 2021, Dudley “Joe” Nelson, loving husband and father to six children, passed away peacefully at the age of 82. Joe was born on September 12, 1938 in Primera, TX to Dudles and Adna (Hottal) Nelson. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the Navy from Feb 1956 to September 1959. It was called a minority...

Dawn Lavon Rice

Dawn Lavon Rice

Jan 8, 2021

Dawn Lavon Rice of Eastland, TX, passed away January 8, 2021 when Angels came to lead her to our Lord. Following a fierce battle with a short, aggressive and merciless illness, Dawn could no longer continue her fight. She surrendered as she slept peacefully in her home, cared for gently and lovingly by family and friends. Dawn was born in...

Tommy Ray Beck

Tommy Ray Beck

Jan 7, 2021

Tommy Ray Beck, age 75 of Eastland, Texas was called home to be with the Lord on Thursday January 7, 2021. His family said their private goodbyes and he was laid to rest in Eastland Cemetery, Monday, January 11, 2021. He was born on April 14, 1945 in Ranger, Texas to Raymond Edward Beck and Celia Rae Morton Beck (Jacks)....

Travis Edward Roys

Travis Edward Roys

Jan 5, 2021

EASTLAND – Travis Edward Roys, age 43, went home to be with his Lord Tuesday, January 5, 2021 after the battle of his life. Travis requested to be cremated and a memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at a later date. Travis was born November 3, 1977 in Arlington, TX to Travis Joe and Shirley Maxine Ratliff...

Connie F. Cate

Connie F. Cate

Jan 2, 2021

Will follow.

Christine Fron-Brooks

Christine Fron-Brooks

Jan 1, 2021

My wife Christine passed away on the 1st of January, 2021. I (her husband Doyle) am posting this in her stead. After 18 years together I never expected this to end this way. We went through a lot together. Ten years in Hawaii, another two in Washington, and about six more here in Texas. We had quite a life together...

Mary Louise Hernandez

Mary Louise Hernandez

Dec 30, 2020

Mary Louise Hernandez, 69 of Ranger, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 in Palestine, Tx. Private family graveside services will be held Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery in Ranger. Mary was born on March 17, 1951 in Ranger to Manuel Berru Hernandez, Sr. and Simona Biaza (Tonche) Hernandez. She grew up in Ranger and was a member of the Catholic Church....

Gerald Robert Mercer

Gerald Robert Mercer

Dec 28, 2020

OLDEN – Gerald Robert Mercer, USN Ret. SCPO Gerald R. Mercer, age 89 of Olden entered eternal rest, December 28, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 3pm, Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Edwards Funeral Home, 411 S Mulberry in Eastland. Visitation will be from 1 – 3pm that same day before the service. Due to Covid-19 the family asks...