Obituaries

Apr 19, 2021

Rickie Dale Jones, 54, of Midland and formerly of Stamford, passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021.  Cremation services have been selected with no other services at this time.

Apr 10, 2021

Concha Vasquez Moreno, 73, of Stamford, Texas went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 10, 2021 while surrounded by her family. Visitation will be held at Tankersley Funeral Home on Monday, April 12 th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. The funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 13 th at First Baptist Church, 214 N Swenson St. in...

Apr 7, 2021

On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, Betty Francis Seals, 74, of Stamford was a very happy lady when she went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ and knowing that she will see her family again at the resurrection.

Betty was born November 26, 1946 in Louisiana, but spent her formative years in Wichita Falls, TX. She later...

Mar 21, 2021

Cecil Johnson was born in Stamford, TX on August 19, 1943 to Riley and Curlee Tramble Cooper.

Cecil passed into his eternal life on Sunday, March 21, 2021 in Abilene, TX, at the age of 77. Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 26, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel, 807 Columbia. Cecil...

Mar 14, 2021

Longtime Jones County resident James “Jimmy” Griffin passed from this life into eternal life with his precious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 14, 2021, at his home with his family in Stamford, Texas. Jimmy was 87 years old.

Jimmy was born July 26, 1933, in Hamlin, TX, he was one of eight children born to...

Mar 9, 2021

Dennis Ray Doty was born on May 7, 1935, to the union of J.B. Doty and Ethel Watts Doty near Corinth in Jones County, TX. He attended the public schools in Paint Creek, TX.

Dennis was a longtime resident of Jones County, where he worked as a tractor mechanic until 1977, when he moved to Brownwood, TX...

Feb 28, 2021

Patricia Contreras, 56, a lifetime resident of Stamford went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Funeral services will be at the First Baptist Church in Stamford, TX Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Paul Wright officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home.

Feb 28, 2021

Jack Cochran, 84, of Stamford, TX was born into this world on April 20, 1936 in Anson, TX to Riley Dean and Stella Jean (Wade) Cochran. Surrounded by his family he passed to his eternal home on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2021 with Pastor Paul Wright...

Feb 18, 2021

Clara Richards, age 80, a loving farmers wife, mother, homemaker, and devoted nana to her grandchildren and great grandchildren left this world on Thursday, February 18, 2021.

Clara Ann Fischer began her life’s journey on June 23, 1940, the oldest child born to Paul and Frances (Peiser) Fischer in Haskell County Texas. Clara’s family lived on the...

Feb 16, 2021

Maria Cantu was born January 20, 1943, in Durango, Mexico, to Martin and Domitilla Barraza Zamora. Maria, age 78, passed away and met her Savior on Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

Family and friends will gather for visitation from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Tankersley Funeral Home, 807 Columbia, Stamford, TX. Funeral Services will...

Feb 15, 2021

Mary Louise Cox, 65, of Stamford was born into this world on May 21, 1955 in Albuquerque, NM to Manuel Pryor and Stella Franklin. Mary passed to her eternal home on Monday, February 15, 2021. Visitation will be come and go from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 2021. Funeral Services will be held Monday, February 22...

Feb 14, 2021

Kenneth LeaVorn Hughes was born October 3, 1936 to Ernest and Willie May Blancet Hughes in Stamford, TX.

Kenneth spent his younger days doing what he loved, cowboying. In later life he worked in oil fields, was an auto mechanic, and custom harvester. Kenneth was one of the last of the western breed, he will be greatly...

Feb 7, 2021

Faith Mikelson, 84, of Hawaii and formerly of Avoca, TX passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2021. Cremation services have been selected with no other services planned at this time.

Full obit to follow

Feb 7, 2021

Addie Faye Smith Haynes, 77, was born March 1, 1943 in O’Donnell, TX to Paul and Bertha (Owens) Crisp. Addie attended school in Midland, TX.

Addie worked at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Lubbock, Texas. In 1996, Addie moved to Stamford, TX where she was employed at Sagebrush Living Center until she retired in 2006.

Feb 5, 2021

Debra Ann Holt, 59, of Anson passed to her eternal home on Friday, February 5, 2021.

Debra was a lifetime resident of Anson, TX where she was born on January 27, 1962 to Vester and Ida Faye Ludecke. Debra was a homemaker and worked as a secretary for a trucking company. She was a generous person, a...

Feb 5, 2021

Zana Davis

Zana Davis, a lifetime resident of Lueders, TX passed away on Friday, February 5, 2021 after reaching the age of 93 years old.

Zana Underwood was born on August 25, 1927 in Lueders, TX to pioneer family Luther and Willie (Cowen) Underwood. She was a 1943 graduate of Lueders High School.

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Feb 5, 2021

June was a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed, and will always be cherished. Our “Nana,” as she liked to be called by her grandchildren, was a selfless, kind, strong woman with a tremendous will to live.

June’s life story began on July 29, 1936, as one of seven children born to Walter “W.R.” and Bertha...

Feb 2, 2021

Minnie Gomez Moody, 86, of Weatherford and formerly of Stamford passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. A Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, February 4, 2021 at the Tankersley Funeral Home, 807 Columbia, Stamford, TX.  Graveside rites will be at 10 a.m. Friday, February 5, 2021 at the Highland Memorial Cemetery.

Minnie was born November...

Feb 1, 2021

Roger Warren Detamore was born into this world on New Year’s Day in 1946, he was the son of the late Joe M. and Anna Marie (Lowe) Detamore of Shawnee, OK. He attended the public schools of Shawnee, OK and was a graduate of Shawnee High School.

Roger is a veteran of the Vietnam War, where he...

Jan 30, 2021

Edna went to her eternal home on Saturday, January 30, 2021. Edna, 84, was born March 9, 1936 in Swenson, TX to Vertis Norman and Eddie Sparks.

Edna, lovingly know as “Sugar-Do” moved back to Stamford from Pampa, TX in 1973 and completed her education at Abilene High School. She worked for WTU for over 23 years...