Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Haskell, Knox and Throckmorton, TX and surrounding areas.
Joyce Marie (Mclennan) Briles
Jan 26, 2023
Joyce Marie (McLennan) Briles, 94, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 2:00PM, Sunday, January 29, 2023, at the Church of Christ in Throckmorton with Mr. Royce Priddy officiating. Burial will follow at the Rule Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Throckmorton.
Joyce Marie (McLennan) Briles was born...
Phil Little Jr.
Jan 15, 2023
Phil Jonas Little, Jr., was born on October 4, 1931 at West Baptist Hospital in Abilene, Texas. His parents were Phil Jonas Little, Sr. and Lillian Mae Ashburn Little. Phil attended public school in Abilene, graduating in 1949. He then served for three years in the United States Navy on the USS Prairie in Japan and on the west...
Minerva Whitfield
Jan 9, 2023
Minerva Whitfield went home to Jesus on January 09, 2023 at age 81.
Minerva was born to the late HD and Dora Holder on June 11, 1941 in Parker County. Minerva met her husband, Frankie Eugene Whitfield, in 1958. They married May 28, 1959 and went on to have 2 children, Timothy Eugene Whitfield (son) and Danny...
Michele Anderson Schmidt
Jan 4, 2023
Michele Anderson Schmidt, 61, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 2:00PM, Sunday, January 8, 2023, at the Throckmorton, Cemetery with Anderson Quinn officiating under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes Throckmorton, Texas.
Michele was born February 7, 1961 in Lubbock, TX to Lorelle (Millican) and Clarence Anderson. She loved...
Marie Russell
Jan 2, 2023
Marie Russell, 89, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023. A memorial graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Weinert Cemetery with Bro. Dan Bullock officiating under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes in Haskell.
Marie was born March 3, 1933 in Haskell, TX to Aileen Russell and Henry Russell. She...
Zella Mae (Solomon) Moeller
Jan 2, 2023
Zella Mae (Solomon) Moeller, 79, a lifelong resident of Haskell,TX, passed away Monday, January 2, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 10:00AM, Thursday, January 5, 2023, at the First Baptist Church, in Haskell, with Rev. Carl Amburn officiating. Burial will follow service at the Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. A visitation is...
H.L. (Lindo) Guess
Jan 2, 2023
Hal Lindo Guess, the youngest of eleven children born to Emily Bell (Weaver) and Rebus B. Guess, grew up on the family farm in the Mattson community of Haskell County. He entered this world on that farm on August 2, 1930, and departed this world on January 2, 2023, at the age of 92 years.
Graveside service...
Peggy Ann Grindstaff
Dec 29, 2022
Peggy Ann (Edge) Grindstaff, 85, a resident of Knox City, TX, for more than 65 years, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2022. A memorial graveside service will be held January 7, 2023, at 2:00PM, at the Knox City Cemetery with Mr. Mike Burkham officiating under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. A visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00pm,...
Jesse H. Martinez,Sr.
Dec 28, 2022
Jesse H. Martinez, Sr., 63, passed away Wednesday, December 28, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 2:00PM, Monday, January 2, 2023, at Faith Chapel Church in Rochester,TX, with Pastor Randy Estes officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Rochester Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. A visitation is planned Sunday, January 1, 2023,...
Gerald Mccoy
Dec 27, 2022
Gerald Othel McCoy, 94, passed away peacefully December 27, 2022 hours shy of his 95th birthday.
Gerald was born December 28, 1927 in Stith, Texas, the oldest son to Hollis and Velma McCoy. He spent his childhood working the family farm with his parents and brother, Burl. Gerald was a graduate of Merkel High School. He went...
Joseph And Janie Williams
Dec 25, 2022
Joseph and Janie Williams
After many years of marriage, Janie Louise (Morris) Williams 78, and Joseph Williams Jr., 77, both of Knox City, TX, passed away just over an hour apart on Christmas morning, Sunday, December 25, 2022, at the Haskell Health Care Center. A service for the couple will be held at the Texas State Veterans...
Laela Martin
Dec 24, 2022
Our dear wife, mother, and friend, Laela Faiz Martin of Haskell, Texas, died and was reunited with our heavenly Father on December 24, 2022, at 72.
She is survived by her husband, Philip; her children, Andrew and Katherine; her grandchildren, Dillon, Abigail, Hannah, and Daniel; her niece and nephew, Joe Mac AboulHosn and Kathy Dominguez.
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Keith Pierce
Dec 18, 2022
Sammy Wade "Keith" Pierce, 62, of Benjamin, Texas passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022 in Wichita Falls. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, December 26, 2022 at the Benjamin Ex-Students Memorial Building, located at 202 S Stewart St. in Benjamin, Texas, with Rev. Riley Carver officiating and Coach Benny Grill. Arrangements are under the direction...
Tony "Wolfman" Ledesma
Dec 18, 2022
Tony "Wolfman" Ledesma, Sr., passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 2:30PM, Wednesday December 21, 2022, at the Knox City Cemetery, with Father Francis Chinthamalla officiating, under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes.
Tony was born July 11,1941 in Knox City, Texas, to Juanita (Garcia) and Federico Ledesma. He loved...
Debria Raye Trejo
Dec 8, 2022
Debria Raye Trejo, 56, passed away on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Debria was born April 22, 1966, in Sunset, Texas, to Mary Ann Reimer and James Ross Townsend. She graduated from Baird High School in 1985. On August 18, 1985, she married Steve Trejo in Albany, Texas, and they later welcomed three children. In 2006, she earned her degree...
Paul Strickland
Dec 5, 2022
Paul Strickland, 68, a longtime resident of Rochester, TX, passed away Monday, December 5, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 2:00PM, Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at the Rochester Cemetery, with Rev. Rick Moeller officiating, under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. A visitation is planned from 6:00-7:00PM, Monday, December 12, 2022, at the funeral home, 200...
Otis Gwendolyn Ejem
Dec 5, 2022
Otis Gwendolyn Ejem gained her angel wings on Monday, December 5, 2022. A funeral service will be held at 2:00PM, Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the Cornerstone Fellowship Baptist Church in Haskell with Rev. Josh Fitchett officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Weinert Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes.
Gwen was born...
Severiano L. Hernandez
Dec 1, 2022
Severiano L. Hernandez, 62, a longtime resident of Knox City, TX, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 10:00AM, Monday, December 5, 2022, at the Knox City Cemetery with Father Francis Chinthamalla officiating, under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. A rosary is planned from 6:00-7:00PM Sunday, December 4, 2022, at the...
Helen Bartley Templeton
Nov 29, 2022
Helen Ola Johnston Templeton, 84, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Funeral service will be held at 10:00AM, Friday, December 2, 2022, at God Loves You Ministries, Haskell, Texas, with Kristi Stewart officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes.
Helen Ola Johnston was born May 19,...
Bobby Joe Dean
Nov 29, 2022
Bobby Joe Dean, 60, of Haskell, Texas, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2022. A funeral service will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 2:00PM, at the First United Methodist Church,Haskell, Texas with Chaplain Ken Lyle officiating. Burial will follow the service at Willow Cemetery in Haskell, Texas, under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes.
Bobby...
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