OBITUARIES
Jesse Bilbrey
Aug 3, 2020
Jesse D Bilbrey Jr., 71, of Rising Star, Texas passed away on Monday, August 03, 2020 in Temple, Texas. Funeral service will be held Saturday, August 8, at 10:00 AM at The First Baptist Church in Rising Star with Mike McGinn officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Rising Star Cemetery in Rising Star, Texas. The family will have...
James Hyles
Jul 26, 2020
James Wayland Hyles, 77, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2020 in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 28, at 10:30 AM at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas with Terry Simmons officiating. The family will have a time of visitation on Monday, July 27 from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at...
Etna Goode
Jul 23, 2020
Etna Eva Rue Goode, 95, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2020 in Brownwood, Texas. Funeral service will be held Monday, July 27, at 10:00 AM at the Church of Christ in Cross Plain, Texas with Charles Chesshir officiating. The family will have a time of visitation on Sunday, July 26 from 4:00-6:00 PM at Higginbotham...
Mary Barton
Jul 19, 2020
Mary Beth Tunnell Barton of Cross Plains, TX passed away July 19, 2020. A graveside service will be held Friday, August 07, 10:30 AM at the Cross Plains Cemetery. The service will be officiated by Reverend Kevin Morton. Mary was born October 03, 1932 in Rising Star, Texas to the late Fred Vaughan Tunnell and Minta Wyatt Tunnell. On December...
Velma Lancaster
Jul 15, 2020
Velma Doris Lancaster, 96, of Early, Texas passed away on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in Brownwood, Texas. Graveside service will be held Saturday, July 18, at 11:00 AM at Wolf Valley Cemetery in Brown County, Texas with John Tunnel officiating. Velma was born August 17, 1923 in Holder, Texas to the Late John Henry Beck and Myrtle Jewel Butler-Beck. Velma...
Robert Peevy
Jul 6, 2020
Robert Tyson Peevy, 95, of Cottonwood, Texas passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020 in San Angelo, Texas. Graveside services will be held Friday, July 10, at 9:30 AM at Cottonwood Cemetery in Cottonwood, Texas. The family will have a time of visitation Thursday, July 9 from 6:00-7:00 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home in Cross Plains, Texas. Out of respect...
Charles Arledge
Jun 19, 2020
Charles Wayne Arledge born in Cross Cut, Texas on November 16, 1934 to Mildred May Cole Arledge and W.C. “Dub” Arledge. Charles graduated from Odessa High School in 1953. He married his high school sweetheart, Alberta Arledge, on August 13, 1955. Charles was discharged from the U.S. Army in 1957. He graduated from Austin College in Sherman, Texas in 1958...
Nelda Pancake
Jun 16, 2020
Nelda Marie Pancake, 80, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 in Abilene, Texas. A Graveside Service will be held Thursday, June 18, at 10:00 AM at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas. Nelda was born January 15, 1940 in Callahan County, Texas to the Late Neal Monroe and Lora Marie (McGee) Dillard. Nelda...
Cliffadean Hargrove
Jun 3, 2020
Cliffadean (White) Hargrove, 73, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020 at home in Cross Plains, Texas surrounded by her family. The family will be having a Celebration of Life Saturday, June 6, starting at 6:00 PM under the Pavilion at Treadway Park in Cross Plains, Texas. Cliffadean was born March 25, 1947 in Gorman, Texas...
Ann Beene
May 30, 2020
Ann Chastain-Beene, 72, of Bangs, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Bangs, Texas. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, June 2, at 2:00 PM at Fairview Cemetery in Grosvenor, Brown County, Texas with David Barnum officiating. Ann was born September 22, 1947 in Brownwood, Texas to the Late Morgan and Hester Hounshell-Chastain. Ann married Bill Beene in...
Teri Foreman
May 24, 2020
Teri (Gray) Foreman, 56, of Baird, Texas passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 in Abilene, Texas surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 11:30 am. This will be a relaxed celebration of a precious life outside at her and BK’s home in Baird, Texas. Teri was born October 5, 1963...
Rowdy Barnes
May 1, 2020
Rowdy Dillon Barnes He was born in Abilene, TX 11.25.1986 and left this world 5.1.2020 7:44 p.m. at the age of 33. He was a man of Faith and ready to go Home, knowing God would accept him with open arms. Even though Rowdy may have had his own struggles, he touched many people’s lives, in his short time here...
Maybelle Murphree
Apr 11, 2020
Maybelle (Pierson) Murphree, 90, of Comanche, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 in Abilene, Texas the day before Easter. A graveside burial will be held on Monday, April 13, 2020, at 2:00 PM at Blake Cemetery in Brown County, Texas with David Williams officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Home in Cross Plains, Texas. Due...
Randall Foster
Apr 10, 2020
Randy Foster, 69, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020 in Abilene, Texas. A graveside burial will be held on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 2:00 pm at Sabanno Cemetery in Eastland County. Due to restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 virus, if you would like to attend the graveside service, we ask that you...
Teddy Merrick
Apr 2, 2020
Teddy Michael Merrick passed away peacefully Thursday evening, April 2, 2020 in Fort Worth TX. Teddy was born July 12, 1948 in Big Spring Texas to Walker and Cleo (Anderson) Merrick. He married Donna Merrick November 20, 1967 in Big Spring Texas. He graduated from Coahoma High School, attended Howard College and served 13 years in the United States Air...
Griff Mcconal
Mar 24, 2020
Griff Mack McConal was born on July 2, 1932 in Shack Town, Texas (now known as Welch, Texas). He passed away March 24, 2020, in Cisco, Texas. Coach Mac, as he was known to most, loved sports, being outdoors, and Volkswagen Beetles. He was known to set up hay bales for the grandkids to learn to drive in an old...
Evelyn Barnes
Mar 16, 2020
Evelyn King-Barnes, 75, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Monday, March 16, 2020 at her residence in Cross Plains, Texas. Evelyn’s wishes were to be cremated so the family will have private memorial service at a later date. Evelyn was born November 17, 1944 in Hobbs, New Mexico to the Late James Oscar King and Eunice Ray Wortham-King. Evelyn...
Hugh Thomas
Mar 10, 2020
Hugh Gene Thomas, 72, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral service will be held Saturday, March 14, at 11:00 AM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas. Burial will follow at Cross Cut Cemetery in Brown County, Texas. Gene was born December 14, 1947 in May, Texas to the...
Johnny Connelly
Feb 28, 2020
JOHNNY CHANCE CONNELLY, age 39, of Cross Plains, Texas went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 28, 2020. Funeral service will be held on Friday, March 6 at 2:00 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas with Dick Schultz officiating and Mike Korzenewski assisting. Burial will follow at Burkett Cemetery in Burkett, Texas. The family...
Karen Hamm
Feb 26, 2020
Karen L. Draper Hamm, 56, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral service will be held Sunday, March 1, at 2:00 PM at Pioneer Baptist Church in Pioneer, Texas with Dwayne Clowers officiating and Don Draper assisting. Burial will follow at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas. The family will...
