Obituaries

Aug 28, 2014

Tommy Joe Johnson, 81, of Arlington, passed away on Thursday, August 28, 2014 in Arlington. Graveside funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, September 4, 2014 at the New Hope Cemetery with Rev. Jessie Morton officiating and under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford. Tommy was born October 28, 1932 in Aspermont, Texas to Warren and...

Aug 10, 2014

Ruby Fay Nauert, age 86, of Stamford, Texas joined the many angels in heaven on Sunday, August 10, 2014. Ola Fay Gray (Ruby Fay) was born in Breckenridge, Texas on June 21, 1928. She was the one of nine children born to W. A. and Lottie Gray. She spent her childhood in Breckenridge, Texas and graduated from Breckenridge High...

Aug 3, 2014

Billy Joe Thomas, 62, of Stamford, passed away on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at a Haskell hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Haskell with Rev. Ernest Flanders Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home. Billy Joe Thomas was...

Jul 26, 2014

Amelia Mejia, 77, of Bryan and formerly of Stamford passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014 at home surrounded by her loving family. Rosary will be 6:00 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2014 at Tankersley Funeral Home (807 S. Columbia Street). Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Father Angelo Consemino officiating....

Jul 19, 2014

Noma Yvonne Handrick Hansen was born on August 25, 1935 to Walter and Edna (Hearne) Handrick. She passed from this earth on July 19, 2014 at the age of 78. Albany born and raised, Yvonne attended school at Albany and continued her education in Lueders. She married her beloved husband, Kenneth Hansen, on September 3, 1951, and they settled...

Jul 18, 2014

Olan Nathan Goodman, 85, of Stamford, passed away on Friday, July 18, 2014 in Stamford. Cremation services were selected at Tankersley Funeral Home in Stamford. Olan was born September 7, 1928 in Navarro County, Texas to B. B. and Mattie Goodman. Olan was a long time resident of Stamford and a self-employed farmer for many years. Olan was the...

Jul 3, 2014

Jean Peel, age 90, of Austin ascended to heaven from her home June 3, 2014. She was born on Park Street in Greenville, TX, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Brownfield, Sr. When Jean was a baby, her dad was transferred to Stamford TX as a cotton classer and cotton and wheat buyer for Anderson and Clayton. It was...

Jun 24, 2014

Linda Lee Hughes, 72, of Stamford passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in Abilene. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel at 807 S. Columbia in Stamford, TX. Burial will follow at the Spring Creek Cemetery in Avoca with Rev. John Hurst officiating. The family will be receiving friends at the...

Jun 16, 2014

Sondra Davis, 67, of Stamford, joined the angels in heaven Monday, June 16, 2014. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Stamford with Rev. Darrell Marion and Dr. Jacob West officiating. Burial will follow at the Willow Cemetery in Haskell under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford....

May 1, 2014

Nicholas Wayne Huggins Jr., 59, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014.  Funeral services will be at 2 P.M. Monday, May 5, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Stamford under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home.  Burial with military honors will follow at the Spring Creek Cemetery in Avoca.  The family will be receiving friends at...

Apr 29, 2014

Ruby Faye Martindale entered into Heaven on April 29, 2014. She was born February 15, 1926 in Shackelford County Texas to Gordon and Ollie Wilson. She was a lifelong resident of Jones County. Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband David Martindale, sister and brother-in-law Jackie and Don Glasgow and brother Mickey Wilson. She is...

Apr 26, 2014

Robert Garcia, 52, of Stamford, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 in Abilene. Rosary services will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Tankersley Funeral Home in Stamford. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Stamford. Burial will follow at the Highland Memorial Cemetery.

Robert was born June...

Mar 24, 2014

Nancy Russell Obituary

Nancy Ruth Harrison Russell was born on October 28, 1924 to W.B. “Dub” Sr. and Leanora Harrison. She passed from this earth on March 24, 2014 at the age of 89. Stamford born and raised, Nancy graduated from Stamford High School in 1941 and moved to Austin, where she attended the University of Texas,...

Mar 17, 2014

Robert Wayne Hood, 61, of Stamford, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 in Stamford, Texas. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Elm Crest Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas. All friends and family are welcome to come and join us in his remembrance.

Robert was born in Amarillo Texas...

Mar 17, 2014

Helen Marie Stephens, 89, of Abilene and formerly of Stamford, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014 in Abilene. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Stamford with Rev. Kenneth Jordan and Dr. Jacob West officiating. Burial will follow at the Tuxedo Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley...

Mar 8, 2014

Elnora Mae Crowson West, 80, of Stamford and formerly of Lueders, passed away on Saturday, in Stamford. Funeral services conducted by Dr. Robert Wingrove will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel at 807 S. Columbia in Stamford, Texas. Burial will follow at the Clearfork Cemetery in Lueders. The family will be receiving friends at...

Feb 27, 2014

Ruth Frances Olson, age 83, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 in Stamford, Texas. Services will be held March 1, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl with the Rev. Teresa Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot in the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home. The family will be...

Feb 18, 2014

On Tuesday, February 18, 2014, Marjorie Haterius, 91, passed away taking with her the sweet smile, wit and compassion she shared with those who knew and loved her. The family will receive visitors from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, February 20th at Tankersley Funeral Home, 807 S., Columbia Stamford, TX. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February...

Feb 13, 2014

Norris Meredith Russell, Sr. was born on November 22, 1919 in Aspermont, TX to Earl Aubrey (E.A.) and Ora Odessa Russell, the middle child of three. He departed this world on February 13, 2014 at the age of 94. The railroad took the young family from Aspermont to Spur, TX for a time, and then finally to Stamford, TX....

Feb 9, 2014

David Tom Wells, 58, of San Angelo, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in a Dallas hospital.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, 807 S. Columbia St., Stamford, Texas. Burial will follow at Rochester Cemetery in Haskell County, Texas. The family will be receiving friends from...