Obituaries

Obituaries

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

Barbara Bailes Pratt

Barbara Bailes Pratt

Feb 21, 2024

Barbara Bailes Pratt, beloved wife, mother, sister, and grandmother, passed away on February 21, 2024, at the age of 81. A graveside service will be held Saturday, March 2, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., at the Benjamin, TX Cemetery. A visitation is planned for Friday, March 1, 2024, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., at Smith Family Funeral Homes, 210 Ave...

Anne Allen

Anne Allen

Feb 16, 2024

Anne Allen, 97, a longtime resident of Knox City, Texas, passed away Friday, February 16, 2024. A memorial graveside will be held Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., at the Benjamin Cemetery with Rev. Curtis Schrader officiating. Services are under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Knox City.

Anne was born November 20, 1926 in...

Judy Bell Leaverton

Judy Bell Leaverton

Feb 14, 2024

Judy Bell Leaverton, 81, of Knox City, Texas, passed away on February 14, 2024, with her devoted husband Bert by her side. She was born on December 14, 1942, in Knox City, Texas, to the late John and Daisy Dean Smith. Judy attended Knox City High School, graduating in 1961, and went on to earn a BBA and Masters...

Janie G. Rodriquez

Janie G. Rodriquez

Feb 13, 2024

It is with indescribable grief that we mourn the loss of our beloved Janie, who was a light in the lives of those who knew her. She left us on February 13th, 2024 at the age of 73, leaving behind a host of broken hearts. Janie was a lifelong resident of Haskell, Texas. A funeral service will be held...

Sue Conner

Sue Conner

Feb 8, 2024

Sue Conner, 87, longtime resident of Haskell, Texas, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Smith Family Funeral Homes, Haskell. Rev. Wayne Ammons will be officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Haskell.

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Sherry Gene Thomas

Sherry Gene Thomas

Feb 5, 2024

Sherry Gene Thomas, 81, of Haskell, TX, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Fluvanna Cemetery, 14190 County Road 2204, Fluvanna, TX, with Rev. Billy White officiating. Services are under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Haskell. A visitation is planned from 6:00-7:00 p.m.,...

Galen Kilgore

Galen Kilgore

Feb 5, 2024

Willard Galen Kilgore, a lifelong resident of Benjamin Texas, and recently of the Munday Nursing Center, passed away February 5th 2024.

Galen was born January 19, 1939 to Willard Kilgore and Ozelle Draper Kilgore. Galen graduated high school in Benjamin. He assisted his father in the operation of the Mobil Service Station in Benjamin until his father's...

Donna Atkinson

Donna Atkinson

Feb 4, 2024

Donna Atkinson, 78, a longtime resident of Throckmorton, Texas, passed away Sunday, February 4, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 8, 2024, at the Smith Family Funeral Home Chapel in Throckmorton with Rev. Peter Parker officiating. Burial will follow services at the Throckmorton Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Throckmorton....

Myrl Andress

Myrl Andress

Feb 2, 2024

Lavada Myrl Andress, 91, a longtime resident of Haskell, TX passed away February 2, 2024.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 6, 2024, at the Eastside Baptist Church, 600 N. 1st E, Haskell, Texas, with Rev. Dusty Garison officiating. A visitation is planned from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Smith Family Funeral Homes,...

Ruben F. Hernandez, Sr.

Ruben F. Hernandez, Sr.

Jan 19, 2024

Ruben F. Hernandez Sr., 73, of Munday, Texas, passed away peacefully on January 19, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m., at the Rochester Cemetery. Deacon Mike Hernandez will be officiating under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Rochester. Rosary will be held at St. George Catholic Church in Haskell, Thursday, January 25, 2024, at...

Cindy Leigh Walker

Cindy Leigh Walker

Jan 18, 2024

Cindy Leigh Walker passed away at the age of 62 on January 18th, 2024 in Weinert, Texas.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 23rd at 2pm at The First Baptist Church of Weinert, TX., with Rev. Dan Bullock officiating, under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Haskell.

Cindy was born to...

Doniece Neely

Doniece Neely

Jan 9, 2024

Doniece Neely, 83, of Throckmorton, Texas passed away Tuesday,  January 9, 2024, in Wichita Falls, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 11, 2024 at the First Methodist Church of Throckmorton, with Rev. Jim Wright officiating. Burial will follow services at the Throckmorton Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Throckmorton. A...

Rosylin Doris Becker Whitt

Rosylin Doris Becker Whitt

Jan 6, 2024

Rosylin Doris Becker Whitt of Haskell, Texas, passed away in the early hours of Saturday,  January 6, 2024 at the age of 83.

Rose was born in Haskell, Texas on February 20, 1940 to Harold and Katherine Becker. She was the eldest of six children and was raised on the farm until the family moved to Austin,...

Patsy Orr

Patsy Orr

Jan 6, 2024

Patsy Ruth Orr, age 89, crossed into heaven on January 6, 2024, after an abbreviated stay at Brazos Valley Nursing Facility. Graveside service will be held at 2 pm Wednesday January 10, 2024, at the Knox City Cemetery with Reverend Marq Brockett officiating under the direction of the Smith Family Funeral Homes, Knox City. Visitation is planned for 6...

Laura Ann Blair

Laura Ann Blair

Jan 3, 2024

Laura Ann Blair, 61, a longtime resident of Haskell, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024. A memorial service will be held Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Willow Cemetery, Haskell, Texas. In case of inclement weather, the memorial service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, 114 S. Ave. D., Haskell, Texas.

Laura...

Bruce Richardson

Bruce Richardson

Jan 3, 2024

Curtis Bruce Richardson, 76, of Throckmorton, Texas, entered heaven's gate on January 3, 2024.  A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 7, 2024 at 3:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church of Throckmorton, with Pastor Jim Wright officiating under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Throckmorton.

Bruce was born in Olney, Texas on August...

Verlean Adkins

Verlean Adkins

Jan 2, 2024

Verlean Ann Adkins, 94, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 6, 2024, at the Trinity Lutheran Church, in Haskell, Texas with Rev. Dusty Garison officiating. Burial will follow services at the Willow Cemetery under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Haskell. A visitation is planned from 6:00...

Bessie Hitch

Bessie Hitch

Dec 30, 2023

Bessie Marie Hitch, known as number 10 in her family, 75, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023. A funeral service will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes, 107 N. Austin, Throckmorton, at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 2, 2024. A visitation will be held at 1:00p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow services at the Throckmorton Cemetery under...

Linda Mahan

Linda Mahan

Dec 29, 2023

Linda Darlene Mahan of Weinert, Texas passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family on December 29, 2023 at the age of 75.

Visitation is planned from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at Smith Family Funeral Home in Haskell, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 2pm on Wednesday, January 3, 2024...

Mike Casey

Mike Casey

Dec 27, 2023

Michael Martin Casey, of Rule, Texas, passed away on the 27th day of December 2023, at the age of 41.

Mike was born on the 16th day of January 1982, to Rudy and Julie Casey Brown of Rule, Texas. Mike's survivors include his children Katelyn Casey and Jake Casey; one brother, Tommy Casey; his mother, Julie Casey...

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