Obituaries

Annie Belle Fox

Annie Belle Fox

Apr 5, 2024

Annie Belle Fox passed away April 5, 2024, in Eastland. Graveside services will be held at the Merriman Cemetery in Ranger on Tuesday, April 9th at 2: 00 PM with Jerry Hooper officiating and under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland. Annie Belle was born on April 18, 1926 to Arthur Bazil Alldredge and Annie Altha (Sexton) Alldredge....

Verda Jean Eaves

Verda Jean Eaves

Mar 30, 2024

On April 3, 2024 Verda Jean Eaves nee Spurlen was laid to rest next to her husband Neil B. Eaves on what would have been their 80th wedding anniversary. She was born September 23, 1922 in Desdemona, Texas to Frederick Mack Spurlen and Cora Waggoner Spurlen. She passed away March 30, 2024 at the age of 101. After a brief...

Mary E Beaty

Mary E Beaty

Mar 28, 2024

On March 28, 2024, Mary Emma Beaty, 81, of Eastland, Tx passed away peacefully with her beloved son, Kelly, by her side. Born on July 21, 1942, in Ashby, Alabama to the late Dewey and Bessi Boothe. Mary graduated High school from Bibb County High School in Centerville, Alabama in 1959. She was crowned Homecoming Queen her senior year. After...

Robert "Bob" Merrell Webb Jr.

Robert "Bob" Merrell Webb Jr.

Mar 28, 2024

Robert “Bob” Merrell Webb Jr., 86, of Abilene passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Abilene. Graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Eastland City Cemetery on Monday, April 1, 2024 with Pastor Toby Castleberry officiating under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home of Stamford. Bob was born March 4, 1938 in Eastland, Texas to Robert M....

Ricki Hughes

Ricki Hughes

Mar 27, 2024

Richard Ray Hughes, better known as “Rick” or “PaPa”, peacefully passed away on March 27, 2024, in his hometown of Ranger, Texas. Rick was a loving husband, caring father, grandfather, brother, and friend to everyone he met. Rick was preceded in death by his father, Wyndle L. Hughes; mother, Margaret D. Green; twin sister, Vicki Hughes; brother, Dean Hughes; and...

Estillee "Cookie" Jones-Espinoza

Estillee "Cookie" Jones-Espinoza

Mar 21, 2024

Estillee “Cookie” Jones-Espinoza (1944-2024) Estillee Jones-Espinoza, 79, of Carbon, TX, went home to be with the Lord on March 21, 2024 after a lengthy illness. She was born in McCrory, AR on December 12, 1944 to Nora Genevieve Jones and James Estil Jones. Estillee attended schools in McCrory, AR, where she met her lifelong friends, Becky Kyle and Donnie Smith...

Mildred Charlene Wilson

Mildred Charlene Wilson

Mar 19, 2024

Mildred Charlene Welty, third child to Willie Etta and Gilbert Mills Welty, was born October 16, 1918 and went to be with her Lord on March 19. She is preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Carrel Everett Wilson (April 1, 1990), and her son, Charles Everett Wilson on April 1, 2014. She is also preceded in death...

Billy Allen Baker

Billy Allen Baker

Mar 15, 2024

Billy Allen Baker, age 91, passed from this life on Friday, March 15, 2024 in Webster, TX. He was born on May 3, 1932 in Santa Anna, TX to Walter Allen Baker and Bertha Jane (Leonard) Baker. Billy was a loving husband, dad, grandfather and friend. He worked as a Chief Technician for El Paso Natural Gas. He married Barbara...

David Mitchell Gwinn

David Mitchell Gwinn

Mar 13, 2024

EASTLAND - David Mitchell Gwinn was called home by our Mighty Lord Wednesday, March 13, 2024. He was born in Haskell, Texas on July 5, 1963. His parents are Jearul and Doris Gwinn. He is survived by his mom, Doris; two sons, Tylor and wife Machell and Curtis; three grandchildren, David, Johnathon, and Gary; brothers, Vance and wife Debra and...

Mary Rebecca Pugh

Mary Rebecca Pugh

Mar 13, 2024

Mary Rebecca Pugh, age 69, passed from this life on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, surrounded by those that loved her, at the Palo Pinto Hospital in Mineral Wells, TX. She was born on January 5, 1955 in Bowie, TX to Floyd Holder and Lou Elsie (Burriss) Holder. She was a Baptist and was known by many for her excellent housekeeping...

Linda Gail (Vandiver) May

Linda Gail (Vandiver) May

Mar 9, 2024

EASTLAND – Linda Gail (Vandiver) May, 82 of Eastland, passed away Saturday March 9, 2024 in Eastland. Linda was born August 1, 1941 in Boughton, Arkansas to Herman Carol Vandiver and Ada Mae (Johnson) Vandiver. After high school she graduated from beautician school. She married Jewel Denman May on October 28, 1961 in Prescott, Arkansas. She was preceded in death...

James Orval Rexroat

James Orval Rexroat

Mar 7, 2024

James Orville Rexroat was born in Gordon, Texas on August 31, 1944 and attended the Gordon School until the family moved to North Richland Hills. He graduated from Richland High School in 1962. He worked many years for Menasco Aerospace, until he accepted a position as a Business Representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, District Lodge...

Donna Kay Bailey

Donna Kay Bailey

Feb 27, 2024

Donna Kay Bailey, 69 of Eastland, passed away Tuesday Feb. 27th, 2024, at Harris Hospital in Ft. Worth TX. Services will be held on Saturday March 9th @ 1:00Pm at First Baptist Church in Eastland Texas. Graveside services to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan, TX. Donna was born May 8, 1954, in Mineral Wells Texas to Wayne Ford and...

Hilary Mendoza Vasquez

Hilary Mendoza Vasquez

Feb 24, 2024

Hilary Mendoza Vasquez passed from this world on February 24, 2024, at the age of 85. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Edwards Funeral Home in Eastland, TX, on March 1, 2024. Funeral Services will be held on March 2, 2024, at St. Rita Catholic Church, 1109 Blackwell Rd., Ranger, TX, at 2:00 p.m. Burial will immediately follow...

Virginia Renea Murray

Virginia Renea Murray

Feb 23, 2024

It is with a very gracious, yet heavy heart that we share the passing of a beautiful soul. Sweet Virginia Renea passed from this world on February 23, 2024, after a long battle with cancer. Born to Hank LeDon Murray and Kelly Dawn Sullivent on September 27th of 1982 in Ranger, TX she blossomed like a sunflower in the world....

Elizabeth Castillo Hrbacek

Elizabeth Castillo Hrbacek

Feb 23, 2024

Elizabeth "Keegebee" Hrbacek, Castillo, passed away on February 23, 2024, in Abilene, TX, at the age of 56. She was born on May 16, 1967, in Harlingen, TX. Keegebee was a beloved wife to Jacqueline Hrbacek, a cherished mother to Nicholas McIntyre, and a dear sister to Jerry Castillo. She was also a devoted daughter to her late father, Joe...

Edwina Mcfarland

Edwina Mcfarland

Feb 20, 2024

Edwina Martin McFarland, age 90, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 20, 2024. Services will be held Saturday, February 24th at Flatwood Cemetery in Eastland County. Edwina was born August 2, 1933 to Charles Claude Martin and Thuresa Ella Bond Martin in Eastland, Texas. She was preceded in death by a brother, Rex Martin. She is survived by...

Robert Don Mcfaddin

Robert Don Mcfaddin

Feb 19, 2024

Robert Don McFaddin, 84 of Carrollton, passed away Monday February 19, 2024 in Plano. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24th at New Gordon Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Edwards Funeral Home in Strawn on Friday, Feb. 23rd from 6 until 8 p.m. Robert was born June 4, 1939 in Mineral Wells, Tx to...

J. C. Tankersley

J. C. Tankersley

Feb 16, 2024

Jesse Calvin Tankersley (J.C.) 1934-2024 J.C., 90, passed away February 16, 2024, in Whitney, TX. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Eastland City Cemetery in Eastland. J.C. was born January 29, 1934 to Susa Ada (Hensley) and Calvin H. Tankersley. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 57 years...

Philip Delgado

Philip Delgado

Feb 7, 2024

Philip Delgado, age 89, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Local arrangements are under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home Strawn. Philip Delgado born December 10,1934 in Strawn, Texas to Margarito and Camila Delgado. He had four brothers, Joe Delgado, Frank Delgado, Paul Delgado, and Tony Delgado; nine sisters, Nell Veda McGough, Mary Carlin, Claudia Monti, Lucy Tretter, and Lenora...