Obituaries
Porfirio Lopez
Jan 5, 2020
Porfirio Lopez, Age 91, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 5th, 2020. A visitation/Rosary will be held between 6-8pm on Tuesday, January 7th at St. John’s Catholic Church in Strawn, TX. Services for Porfirio will be at 10am Wednesday, January 8th also at St. John’s Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Mt. Marion Cemetery in Strawn...
Effie Mae Covey
Jan 4, 2020
Effie Mae Covey went home to be with the Lord Saturday, January 4, 2020 at home with her family. Her services will be 2 pm Wednesday at the First Baptist Church, Strawn, TX. A visitation will be Tuesday, 6-8 pm at Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn. Burial will be at Mt. Marion Cemetery in Strawn, directed by Edwards Funeral Home....
James Luther "Luce" Pittman
Dec 23, 2019
James Luther “Luce” Pittman passed away on December 23, 2019 at the age of 95. He was born in Flatwood, Texas July 2, 1924. It was during an unusual weather event that is recorded in Texas history. His father plowed that day in an overcoat and there was a brief snow flurry. He owned the Western Auto in Eastland for...
Mary Louise Gibbs
Dec 22, 2019
Mary Louise Gibbs, 82, passed from this life to the next on Sunday, December 22, 2019. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, December 31st at 1 PM in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in the Simpson Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home, 411 S. Mulberry, Eastland on Thursday from 6-8PM. Mary...
Mary Juanita (Grisham) Gann
Dec 21, 2019
Mary Juanita (Grisham) Gann, 89, passed away Saturday December 21, 2019 in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 11 am Thursday at the Eastland City Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday, 10~11 am at Edwards Funeral Home. She was born on January 30, 1930 to Frank & Reviele (Drake) Duffield in Eastland, TX. She graduated from Eastland High...
Paula Merriweather
Dec 20, 2019
Paula Merriweather, age 71 years young, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 20, 2019 at her home. She was born in Cisco on March 18, 1948 to Andrew Harrison and Vernalle Weeks. She worked in the medical profession as a traveling nurse and a lab Tech. Paula loved everyone she met and everyone loved her. She...
Billie Roberta "Bert" Newnham
Dec 20, 2019
Roberta (Bert) Newnham was born on January 2, 1925 in Vincennes, Indiana. She passed away December 20; two weeks shy of her 95th birthday. She was preceded in death by her parents Lowell and Mabel Newlin, her husband Morris Newnham and her son-in-law Al Oliver. Bert graduated from Rice University. She was Vice President of her class, a member of...
Sara Ann Treadwell
Dec 19, 2019
Sara Anne Treadwell died Thursday, December 19, 2019, in a New Smyrna, Florida, hospital. Sara was born August 21, 1982, in Austin, Texas, the youngest child of Don and Jean Treadwell. At just eight months of age, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Doctors gave her only days to live. She spent nearly 37 years...
Orville O Clark
Dec 19, 2019
Orville Clark, age 96 years young, passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife and step-daughter by his side. He was born May 20, 1923 in Wilburton, Ok to Charles Ambrose and Ethel Bartlett Clark. He grew up in Pine Bluff, AR and lived there until he joined the Army Air Corps in 1941. After his time in the...
Mae Taylor White
Dec 19, 2019
Mae T. White, 104, passed peacefully from this life to the next on Thursday, December 19, 2019 in Lubbock. A graveside service will be held Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 2PM at the Eastland City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home, 411 S. Mulberry, Eastland on Friday, December 27, 2019 from 6-8 PM. Mae Taylor was...
Richard Wayne Doss
Dec 18, 2019
Richard Wayne Doss, 80, passed from this life to the next on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements were under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Eastland. Richard Wayne Doss was born on March 9, 1939 in Garner, Texas to Claude Otto and Bessie Maude (Brooks) Doss. He married Georgina...
Jimmy Dale Maples
Dec 15, 2019
Jimmy Dale Maples, 87 of Eastland went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at his home with family by his side. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at 2PM in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel, 411 S. Mulberry, Eastland with interment following in the Eastland City Cemetery with Military...
Bonnie (Lucy) Louise Stewart
Dec 14, 2019
Bonnie (Lucy) Louise Stewart, 79 of Ranger, passed away Saturday December 14, 2019 in Eastland. Services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at the Leon River Cowboy Church in Olden. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home in Ranger, Monday, 5~7 pm. Bonnie (Lucy) Louise Stewart was born on November 2nd, 1940 in Gorman, Texas to H.C....
Tommy Rose
Dec 14, 2019
Tommy Rose, 74 of Eastland, passed away Saturday December 14, 2019 in Ft. Worth. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Lake Leon Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Eastland City Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home Tuesday, 6~8 p.m. Tommy was born July 5, 1945 in National City, CA to Douglas...
Betty Ann Johnston
Dec 13, 2019
Betty Ann Johnston, 75 of Wichita Falls, passed away Friday December 13, 2019 in Wichita Falls. Visitation will be Monday, 1~3 pm, at Edwards Funeral Home, 215 E. Housley, Strawn, TX, with funeral services beginning at 3 pm. Betty was born May 18, 1944 in Gibson County, TN to Wilburn Q. Bryant and Virginia Childress Bryant. She was a bookkeeper...
Georgia Mae Langford
Dec 9, 2019
Georgia Mae Langford, 94, passed from this life to the next on Monday, December 9, 2019. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at 2PM at the Mesquite and Rusk Street Church of Christ in Ranger. Interment will follow in the Acker Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home, 411 S. Mulberry, Eastland...