OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains
Alan Key
Sep 11, 2018
Alan Key, 67, of Cross Plains, Texas went to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 in Cross Plains, Texas. Funeral service will be held Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church, in Cross Plains, Texas with Kenneth Reiter officiating. Burial will follow at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas....
Billy Carpenter
Sep 5, 2018
Billy T. Carpenter, 87, of Rising Star, Texas went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 8 at 1:00 PM at the First Baptist Church in London, TX with Terry Simmons officiating and Roy Carpenter assisting. Burial will follow at London Cemetery in London, Texas....
Linda Payne
Jul 25, 2018
Linda Kaye Payne, 73, of Cross Plains, Texas went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral service will be held Saturday, July 28, 2018 at 10:00 AM at First Baptist Church, in Cross Plains, Texas with Kenneth Reiter officiating. Burial will follow at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas....
Sherman Traylor
Jul 21, 2018
Sherman Lee Traylor, 62, of Coleman, Texas passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018 in Coleman, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, August 4 at 2:00 P.M. at North Coleman Baptist Church in Coleman, Texas.
Bobbie Brown
Jul 20, 2018
Bobbie Nell Joy-Brown, 86, of Pioneer, Texas passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 in Abilene, TX. Graveside services will be Sunday, July 22 at 2:00 PM at Pioneer Cemetery in Pioneer, Texas. The family will have a time of visitation from 6:00-8:00 PM on Saturday, July 21 at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, TX. Bobbie was born on...
Ray Curry
Jul 12, 2018
Ray Cornelius Curry left this world to meet his Lord early Thursday morning, July 12, 2018. Born March 8, 1926, to Ed and Jessie Curry, he was the youngest of ten children. In 1944 Ray was drafted into the U.S. Navy. He then served at Pearl Harbor. Following his service to our country, Ray met and married Gloria Strickland. He...
Aubrey Kinsey
Jul 6, 2018
Aubrey Keith Kinsey, 88, of Rising Star, Texas passed away on Friday, July 6 in Rising Star, Texas. Graveside Services will be at 10:00 AM Monday, July 9 at Romney Cemetery with Terry Jackson officiating. Keith was born on March 8, 1930 in Happy, TX to the late Gaines Monroe and Jennie Edna Fewell-Kinsey. He served in the United States...
Madeline Long
Jun 26, 2018
Madeline Long, 94, of Cross Plains, Texas went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 PM Friday, June 29 at First United Methodist Church in Cross Plains, Texas with Kevin Morton officiating. Burial will follow at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas. Madeline was born on February 13, 1924 in...
Dane "Mike" Ratliff
Jun 3, 2018
“Mike” Dane D. Ratliff Sr., 94, of Pioneer, Texas passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 3 at home with his son at his bedside. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 6 at Pioneer Cemetery in Pioneer, Texas with Gary Teague officiating. Mike was born on April 2, 1924 in Mullin, Texas to the late Marshall and Mattie...
Jt Byrd
May 23, 2018
JT Byrd, 91, of Cross Cut, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, May 27 at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas with Alvin Hutchins officiating. Burial will follow at Cross Cut Cemetery in Brown County, Texas. The family will have a time of visitation...
Darrell Freeman
May 8, 2018
Darrell G. Freeman, 62, of Sache, TX passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at the lake doing what he loved. A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home, Cross Plains, TX. Burial will follow at Cross Plains Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 10:30 to Noon, Saturday prior...
William Aiken
Apr 29, 2018
William Herman Aiken went to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 29 at 5:14 AM at the age of 81. He is preceded in death by a son, William Herman Aiken Jr.; his parents, John and Irene Aiken; six sisters, Zalie Richardson, Lonora Deen Aiken, Dorthy Clark, Velma Boykin, Alice Aiken, and Patsy Day; and two brothers, Jack Aiken...
Donald Stover
Apr 24, 2018
Donald Reginald “Regin” Stover Jr., 45, of Cross Plains, Texas went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, April 28 at the First Baptist Church in Cross Plains, Texas with David Simmons officiating and Tom Merryman assisting. Burial will follow at Blake Cemetery in Brown...
John Illingworth
Apr 19, 2018
John Charles Illingworth, 75, of May, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2018 in May, Texas. The family will have a Memorial Service on Saturday, May 5 at 2:00 pm at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas. Johnny was born on January 15, 1943 in Cross Plains, TX to the late Riley McCollum (Shorty) and Alma Hazel...
Charlotte Ray
Apr 5, 2018
Charlotte Jean Ray, 76, of Rising Star, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 5 at home surrounded by her loving family. Graveside Services will be at 3:00 PM Saturday, April 7 at the Rising Star Cemetery in Rising Star, Texas. The family will have a time of visitation from 1:00-2:30 PM prior to the service at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel...
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