Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Haskell, Knox and Throckmorton, TX and surrounding areas.

Zelma Mae Alvey

Zelma Mae Alvey

May 5, 2016

Zelma Mae Alvey, 68, long-time resident of Throckmorton, Texas, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Stephens Memorial Hospital in Breckenridge, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 9, 2016, at the Smith Family Funeral Home Chapel in Throckmorton, Texas. Burial will take place immediately following the service at Throckmorton Cemetery under the direction of Smith...

Freddie Mann Carver

Freddie Mann Carver

Apr 25, 2016

Freddie Mann Carver, 74, passed away April 25, 2016, at the Abilene Regional Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 28, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at the Benjamin Community Center in Benjamin, Texas. Burial will take place immediately after the service at Benjamin Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Home. Visitation is planned...

Kenneth Wade Smith

Kenneth Wade Smith

Apr 22, 2016

Kenneth Wade Smith, 76, of Haskell, Texas passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held in New Home, Texas at the First Baptist Church of New Home on May 14, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Kenneth was born on June 4, 1939 to Aubrey Lanceford Smith and Thelma Pauline (Shadden)...

Norma Lee Bird

Norma Lee Bird

Apr 21, 2016

Norma Lee (Tate) Bird, 84, of Haskell, Texas passed away on April 21, 2016 at Abilene Regional Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the Trinity Baptist Church in Haskell, Texas with Reverend Larry White officiating. Norma was born on May 17, 1931 in Oklahoma to Alva Louis...

Betty Christine Bruton

Betty Christine Bruton

Apr 20, 2016

Betty Christine Bruton, 70, of Haskell, Texas passed away at a local hospital on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. A memorial graveside will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at the Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Betty was born on January 9, 1946, in Stamford, Texas to Robert O. Bruton and Christine (Wells)...

Samuel Warren Roberts

Samuel Warren Roberts

Apr 18, 2016

Samuel Warren Roberts, 62, of Haslet, Texas passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at Southwest Nursing and Rehab in Fort Worth, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Haskell,Texas with Pastor David White officiating. Burial will take place immediately following the service at Pleasant Valley Cemetery under the...

Richard "Rick" Vernon Johnston

Richard "Rick" Vernon Johnston

Apr 18, 2016

On the afternoon of Monday, April 18, 2016, Richard "Rick" Vernon Johnston passed away after being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer only three weeks before. He passed away at the University Medical Center while being comforted by family and a close friend Kerry Brunken. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 23, 2016 at the First Baptist...

David Gene Larned

David Gene Larned

Apr 16, 2016

David Gene Larned, 74, of Haskell, Texas passed away Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Eastside Baptist Church in Haskell, Texas with Reverend Terry Bunch and Reverend Larry White officiating. Interment will take place immediately following the service at Willow Cemetery...

Billy Geane Young

Billy Geane Young

Apr 14, 2016

Billy Geane Young, Sr. "Big Daddy", 83, of Knox City, Texas passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 at his residence after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 22, 2016 at the Liberty Community Church of God In Christ in Knox City, Texas with Pastor Gene Ward officiating. Burial will take place immediately following...

Jeraldyne "Jere" Kittley

Jeraldyne "Jere" Kittley

Apr 12, 2016

Freda Jeraldyne "Jere" Sego Kittley, 79, of Rule, Texas passed away at her home on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Church of Christ in Rule, Texas. Interment will take place immediately following the services at Rule Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. A visitation...

Alejandrina Rocha

Alejandrina Rocha

Apr 10, 2016

Alejandrina Rocha, 83, of O'Brien, Texas passed away at her home on Sunday, April 10, 2016. A Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Santa Rosa Catholic Church in Knox City, Texas with Father John Cerikomabyii officiating. Burial will take place immediately following the services at O'Brien Cemetery under the direction of Smith...

Cynthia Ann Slayton

Cynthia Ann Slayton

Apr 4, 2016

Cynthia Ann Slayton, 83, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2016 in Midland, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Rule, Texas with Rev. Robert Slayton officiating. Interment will take place immediately following the service at Rule Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. A visitation...

Dwayne "Bud" Edward Conner

Dwayne "Bud" Edward Conner

Mar 29, 2016

Dwayne "Bud" Edward Conner, 79, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Community Center in Benjamin, Texas with Rev. Troy Culpepper and Rev. Dan Bullock officiating. Interment will take place immediately following the service at Benjamin Cemetery under the...

Leon Burkham

Leon Burkham

Mar 23, 2016

Leon "Mr. B" Burkham, 79, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Abilene Regional Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 26, 2016 at the Community Center in Knox City, Texas with Mr. Joe Dale Wilson officiating. Interment will take place immediately following the service at Knox City Cemetery under the...

Charles Ray Gober

Charles Ray Gober

Mar 21, 2016

Charles Ray Gober, 80, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016 at Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital in Throckmorton, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Throckmorton, Texas with Rev. Jay Gage officiating. Interment will take place immediately following the service at Throckmorton Cemetery under the direction of...

Loretta "Fern" Singleton

Loretta "Fern" Singleton

Mar 9, 2016

Loretta "Fern" Ross Singleton, 75, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Breckenridge, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 12, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Rule, Texas with Rev. Donna Kay Cole and Rev. Scott Hensley officiating. Interment will take place immediately following the service at Rule Cemetery under the direction of Smith...

Melba Jean Mcniel

Melba Jean Mcniel

Mar 9, 2016

Melba Jean McNiel, 71, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Primitive Baptist Church in Rule, Texas with Rev. James Anderson officiating. Interment will take place immediately following the service at Rule Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Visitation is...

Janette "Jan" Kilgore

Janette "Jan" Kilgore

Feb 25, 2016

F. Janette "Jan" Kilgore, 78, passed away on February 25, 2016 at Munday Nursing Home in Munday, Texas. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 29, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Knox City, Texas under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Jan was born September 14, 1937 in Knox City, Texas to George...

Melvin "Bud" Turnbow

Melvin "Bud" Turnbow

Feb 21, 2016

Melvin "Bud" Turnbow, longtime resident of Haskell, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016, at Haskell Memorial Hospital in Haskell, Texas. A funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2016, at the Eastside Baptist Church in Haskell, Texas with Rev. Darrell Feemster officiating and Rev. Terry Bunch assisting. Burial will take place immediately following the service at...

David Jackson Gilleland

David Jackson Gilleland

Feb 20, 2016

David Jackson Gilleland, 84, whose family history originated in Haskell, Texas, passed away peacefully at his residence in College Station, Texas, Saturday, February 20, 2016. A Graveside Celebration of Jack's life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Willow Cemetery in Haskell, Texas under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes. Visitation is planned for Tuesday...

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