Obituaries

Marcenia Christine Raborn

Marcenia Christine Raborn

Dec 30, 2012

Marcenia Christine Raborn, 97, a long-time resident of Lubbock, died Sunday the 30th of December at Tanglewood Village. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, 2013, with the Rev. Jacob West officiating at Willow Cemetery in Haskell, TX under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home 807 S. Columbia St. Stamford, TX. Born May 9, 1915 in...

Celia "Sylvia" Escobedo

Celia "Sylvia" Escobedo

Dec 22, 2012

Celia "Sylvia" Escobedo, 53, of Stamford, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012 in Abilene. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Orient Street Church of Christ with Tony Nauert officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford. Sylvia was born March 14, 1959 in Stamford to Euligio and Isadora...

Vivian Caudle Haterius

Vivian Caudle Haterius

Dec 12, 2012

Vivian Caudle Haterius, a long-time resident of Stamford, Texas, passed away December 12, 2012, in Lubbock, days before her 87th birthday. A celebration of Vivian’s life will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ericksdahl Community, Avoca, Texas. A graveside service was held December 16th at Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl. If...

Donald J. Ray

Donald J. Ray

Dec 11, 2012

Donald J. Ray, 68, of Stamford, passed from this life on Tuesday, 12/11/2012. The family will be receiving friends at Tankersley Funeral Home on Friday morning from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, with Mark Ray officiating. Donald was born March 4, 1944 in Haskell, Texas to Fred and Mary Ray. He...

Franklin Carl Henson

Franklin Carl Henson

Nov 18, 2012

Franklin C. Henson, 65, of Stamford, lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, November 18, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel in Stamford with Rev. Jessie Morton officiating. Graveside services will be at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Henson Cemetery in Red Spring Texas. The family will...

Lillie Faye Wilson

Lillie Faye Wilson

Nov 1, 2012

Lillie Wilson, age 90, went to her home in heaven Thursday, November 1, 2012. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Ericksdahl with the Rev. Teresa Davis officiating, burial will follow in Clyde Cemetery Clyde, TX at 4:00 p.m. under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford. The family...

Linda Lou Moore

Linda Lou Moore

Oct 30, 2012

Linda Lou Moore, 71, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Stamford Memorial Hospital. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012 at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Archer officiating. Linda Lou Gray was born July 28, 1941 in Stamford to James and Maggie Gray. She was a lifetime resident of the...

Paula Jo Easter

Paula Jo Easter

Oct 30, 2012

Paula Jo Easter, 51, of Lake Stamford, passed away on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in Stamford. Memorial services will be at 3:00 p.m. Friday at the Tankersley Funeral Home in Stamford. Paula was born March 11, 1961 in Denver City, Texas to Billy Wayne and Lula Laverne Livesay. She was raised in the Denver City area and attended school...

Jon Gerald Mclennan

Jon Gerald Mclennan

Oct 28, 2012

Jon Gerald McLennan died on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at his home in Haskell County. He was 90 years old. Gerald was born November 24, 1921 to the late Gladstone and Katherine McLennan in Haskell County Texas. He attended Tarleton State College prior to serving in the U.S. Navy during WW II. Gerald was a flight instructor at Pensacola...

Frances Soto Perez

Frances Soto Perez

Oct 15, 2012

Frances Soto Perez, 63, of Sagerton went to be with her heavenly father on Monday, October 15, 2012. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 19, 2012 at the Sagerton Methodist Church with Rev. Stephanie Gilkey officiating. Burial will follow in the Sagerton Fairview Cemetery. Frances Soto was born January 19, 1949 in Stamford to Pete and...

Frances Robinson

Frances Robinson

Oct 10, 2012

Anna Frances Connell was born April 16, 1924 in Haskell, Texas to the late Rufus and Beatrice Connell. She graduated from Haskell High School. The Connell Family moved from Haskell to Stamford in 1942. Frances married Earl Clement November 23,1942. To this marriage three daughters were born. Earl passed away on October 1, 1968. On April 12, 1977 Frances...

John Wallace Harrell

John Wallace Harrell

Sep 29, 2012

John Wallace Harrell, age 78, passed away at Stamford Memorial Hospital on Saturday, September 29, 2012, after a lengthy illness. John was born May 16, 1934, in Dallas, Texas, to the late George William and Minnie Payne Harrell. He graduated from Adamson High School in Dallas, Texas in 1952. He attended Trinity Valley College in Athens, Texas and McMurry...

Milton Martin

Milton Martin

Sep 26, 2012

Milton Homer Martin, 73, of Stamford passed away Sept. 26, 2012 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. The Stamford native was a much loved husband, father, grandfather and coach. Family and friends are invited to a visitation from 9-10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in the Fellowship Hall at the Orient Street Church of Christ in Stamford. Graveside...

Edgar Albert Morton

Edgar Albert Morton

Sep 12, 2012

Edgar Albert Morton, 97, of Merkel and formerly of Stamford passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Temple Baptist Church in Stamford with Rev. Jessie Morton officiating. Burial will follow in the Spring Creek Cemetery in Avoca under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home in Stamford....

Chip Sugar

Chip Sugar

Sep 12, 2012

Chip Sugar, 48, of Stamford went to his home in heaven Wednesday, September 12, 2012. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 15, 2012 at the Fort Phantom Baptist Church with Clay Jacobs and Ray Flanary officiating. Chip was born May 15, 1964 in Palm Springs, California to Curtis Wesley and Geraldine Alice Sugar. He perceived...

Myrtle Augusta Wood

Myrtle Augusta Wood

Aug 30, 2012

Myrtle Wood, 95, of Hewitt, Texas and formerly of Rule, passed away on Thursday, August 30, 2012 in Hewitt. The family will be receiving friends at the Smith Family Funeral Home in Rule on Saturday, September 1, 2012 from 3 until 5 p.m. Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012 at the Rule Cemetery...

Alyeen Overby

Alyeen Overby

Aug 19, 2012

Alyeen Overby a long time resident of Stamford, Texas went to her heavenly home on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at the Briarcliff Health Center in Tyler, TX. She was 89 years old. Everett Alyeen Campbell was born May 10, 1923 in Wapanucka, OK to the late Mary Ray Campbell and George Campbell. She moved to Texas in 1926 and...

Jimmy A. Green

Jimmy A. Green

Aug 15, 2012

Jimmy Green, 58, of Stamford, passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Stamford with Rev. James Brigham officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford. The family will be receiving friends at...

Joyce Ann Powe

Joyce Ann Powe

Aug 5, 2012

Joyce Ann Keen Powe, 77, of Stamford, passed away on Sunday, August 05, 2012 in an Aspermont care facility. Cremation services have been selected with Tankersley Funeral Home of Stamford. Joyce was born September 27, 1934 in Stamford to James and Berniece Keen. The family moved to the Rio Grande Valley when she was just a child. She was...

Jonnie Fae Shaw

Jonnie Fae Shaw

Jul 3, 2012

Jonnie Fae Boyd Shaw, 84, of Stamford, passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, in an Abilene hospital. Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, July 6, 2012, at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, 807 S. Columbia Street, with the Rev. Mary Glover officiating. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home....