Obituaries
Michael "Mike" Timothy Blough
Apr 6, 2015
RISING STAR – Michael Timothy Blough passed from this life at the young age of 30 yrs. old Monday, April 6, 2015 as the result of injuries sustained due to a motor vehicle accident. A visitation will be held Saturday, April 11th at 1pm at the Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland followed by cremation. Mike was born December 8, 1984...
Wesley Allen Dillard
Apr 4, 2015
GORDON - Wesley Allen Dillard passed from this life Saturday April 4, 2015. A visitation will be held Monday, April 6, from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Edwards Funeral Home Strawn, Texas. A Graveside Service will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday at New Gordon Cemetery Gordon, Texas. Wesley was born June 20, 1918 in Mingus, Texas to Allen (Pete) Dillard and...
Hermus Everett Prine Jr.
Mar 31, 2015
Hermus E. Prine, Jr. passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Eastland. Burial will follow in the Eastland City Cemetery. Hermus was born September 11, 1928 in Bainbridge, Georgia to Hermus E. Prine, Sr & Alpha (Daniel) Prine. The family moved to Merritt Island, Florida...
Meredith Wyatt
Mar 30, 2015
Charles Meredith Wyatt, age 72, passed from this life Monday, March 30, 2015. Meredith was born May 1, 1942 in Klamath Falls, OR to Cecil Billy Wyatt and Vera Evelyn Meredith Wyatt. He was a graduate of Strawn High School. He worked as a Mill Wright for Brown and Root. Meredith loved guns and making jewelry. In his younger days...
Clyde Richard Kinser
Mar 28, 2015
Clyde Richard (C.R.) Kinser, 71, of Eastland, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015 at his home after a very long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. April 1, 2015 at the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with Bobby Machen officiating. He was born July 26, 1942 in Gorman, TX to Roy and Lovena Kinser. He...
Shirley D. Henry
Mar 28, 2015
Gordon – Shirley D. Henry, 79, of Gordon passed away Saturday, March 28, 2015. Visitation will be 1:00-2:00 PM Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn. Graveside service will be 3:00 PM Wednesday at North Cemetery in Santo, Texas. Arrangements made under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home, Strawn, TX. Shirley was born July 24, 1935 in...
William Harral Moreland
Mar 25, 2015
GRAPEVINE – William “Bill” Moreland, age 81, went home to be with his Lord March 25, 2015 in Baylor Hospital in Grapevine, TX. Services for Bill will be at 10am Saturday, March 28 at the Lake Leon Baptist Church south of Eastland, TX, under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. Visitation will be at 9am before the service....
Arielle Felicity Grace Hodges
Mar 22, 2015
Arielle Felicity Grace Hodges, age 23 months, went home to be with Jesus March 22, 2015. Arielle was born on April 25, 2013 in St. Petersburg, FL. She was a beautiful baby and loved by all. She loved lollipops and balloons and bright colors. She also loved her soft animals. Her Great Grandfather called her his Strawberry Angel due to...
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
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
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
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,...
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...
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...
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
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...
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
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....