Obituaries

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...

Jan 29, 2014

Mary Helen Bounds Logan Winter, 79, went to be with The Lord Wednesday January 29th 2014, after an extended battle with Alzheimer's. She was born July 17th, 1934 in Stamford, Texas. She grew up in Haskell, Texas and graduated from Paint Creek High School in 1951. Mary continued her education at Hendricks Memorial School of Nursing where she received...

Jan 28, 2014

Mary Vandeventer, 90, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 28, 2014. She was born March 18, 1923, to Thomas R. and Eunice (Smart) Putnam in Lueders, Texas. She grew up in Lueders where she graduated from high school in 1941. Mary continued her education at Texas Women’s University in Denton with a one-year break to train and fly military aircraft...

Jan 25, 2014

Mike Miller, 74, lifelong resident of Stamford passed peacefully from this life on Saturday, January 25, 2014. The family will receive visitors from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Tankersley Funeral Home, 807 S. Columbia, Stamford, Texas. The celebration service of Mike’s life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, at Bethel Lutheran Church in...

Jan 17, 2014

Kenneth Wayne Brown, 62, of Sagerton, went to be with his Lord on Friday, January 17, 2014. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Rule, Texas with Rev. Stephanie Gilkey officiating. Burial will follow at the Sagerton Fairview Cemetery in Haskell County under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home...

Jan 10, 2014

Roy Thomas Newell was born June 11, 1927 to John Thomas Newell and Jewel Lavinia Hicks Newell in Jones County, Texas, just north of Lueders. The first school Roy attended was Avoca. The family moved around a lot and the only school that Roy attended more than one year was Swenson School in the Ericksdahl Community just east of...

Jan 8, 2014

Robert “Bob” Gaines, age 86 of Rowlett, TX, passed away January 8, 2014. He was born March 27, 1927, in Bernalillo, NM, to Enoch and Mary Gaines. Bob served his country in the Navy during WWII aboard the U.S.S. Wisconsin. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Rockwall. Bob worked for the Galveston, Houston, Texarkana, TX and...

Jan 7, 2014

Jerry Sue Wilson, 75, of Stamford passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014 at Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, 807 S. Columbia, Stamford, Texas with the Rev. Jesse Morton officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home....

Dec 27, 2013

Eva Escobedo, 82, a lifelong resident of Stamford, Texas passed away on Friday, December 27, 2013. Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, December 30, 2013 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Father George Roney officiating. Interment will follow in Highland Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home. Rosary will be 6:00 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2013...

Dec 13, 2013

Helen Soila Leal, 89, of Haskell and formerly of Lueders, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2013 in Haskell. Cremation services have been selected by the family.

Dec 11, 2013

Delma Thatcher, 96, of Stamford, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2013. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday, December 16, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Stamford with Dr. Jacob West and Rev. Dennis Huffaker officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home. The family will...

Dec 5, 2013

Glynn Alonzo Lovvorn, 89, of Stamford, passed away on Thursday, December 5th at a San Angelo Hospital after a brief illness. Glynn was born June 25, 1924 in Haskell County to Emmitt Alonzo and Frankie Brown Lovvorn. He grew up in the Corinth Community and attended school at Bunker Hill and Corinth. He graduated from Stamford High School. In...

Dec 1, 2013

Bobby Byrd, 72, of Abilene, and formerly of Stamford, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, December 1, 2013. Bobby Byrd was born in Stamford on March 24, 1941, to W. L. and Jessie Byrd. He graduated from Avoca High School where he was a member of the varsity basketball team. He attended Texas Tech and graduated in...

Nov 25, 2013

Flora Mae Olson, also known as “Flo” and “Granny”, went to her long awaited home in heaven on Monday, November 25, 2013, she was 86 years old. Born to Alfred and Mary (Teichelman) Rinn on August 7, 1927, she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a 1944 graduate of Stamford High School, where she was a...

Nov 23, 2013

Nell Frost Hart, 81, of Lueders, TX, passed away at her home north of Lueders on November 23, 2013. Mrs. Hart was the widow of Griffin Ward Hart, a farmer and cattle rancher, who preceded her in death in 1997. The couple moved to Lueders in 1962 from Eastland, Texas. She was a graduate of Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene...

Nov 22, 2013

Geraldine Watson, 90 of Fort Worth, passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013. Cremation services have been selected with no other services selected at this time.

Nov 14, 2013

On Thursday, November 14, 2013, Norma Ford of Stamford, Texas passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior. She was 87 years old. Norma Aline Willoughby was born on May 7, 1926 in the Berry Hill community in Jones County, Texas to Theodore A. Willoughby and Barbara (Rellihan) Willoughby. Norma graduated from Lueders High School. On August...

Oct 23, 2013

L.H. Simpson, 87, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at his home in Stamford. A graveside service will be held at Rockdale Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 25th with Rev. Jerry Vincent officiating and under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford. L.H. was born on April 17, 1926 in Anson to Hardin and Golda Kile...

Oct 19, 2013

Michael Scott Wyatt, 44, of Lueders, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in an Abilene hospital. Michael was born November 22, 1968 in Abilene to Glenn and Sue Wyatt. He was raised in Lueders and graduated from Lueders high school. After graduation he went to Texas State Technical Institute in Sweetwater studying electronics. Michael worked in sales most...