OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains
Willie "Bill" Medley
Dec 5, 2018
Willie “Bill” Lee Medley, 92, longtime resident of Rising Star, Texas went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral service will be held Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church in Rising Star, Texas with Terry Simmons officiating. Burial will follow at Rising Star Cemetery in Rising...
Sondra Turner
Dec 5, 2018
Sondra Kay Turner (Pickett) 72, passed away with family surrounding her in San Antonio on December 5, 2018. Sondra was born on July 9th 1946 in Brady, TX to Arvel & Eva Pickett. She was raised in Goldsmith, TX and was a 1964 graduate of Odessa High School. In 1971 Sondra married JC Turner and in 1973 had one daughter...
Delia Bonner
Dec 5, 2018
Delia Model Bonner, 104, of Rising Star, Texas went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in Rising Star, Texas. Funeral service will be held Monday, December 10, at 2:00 PM at the Church of Christ in Rising Star, with Terry Jackson officiating. Burial will follow at Rising Star Cemetery in Rising Star. Delia was...
Etta Hamlin
Nov 26, 2018
Etta Mae Taylor-Hamlin, 79, of Cross Plains, Texas went to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, November 26, 2018 in Cross Plains, Texas. A memorial service will be on Sunday, December 9 at 2:00 pm at the American Legion, 701 E 1st Street in Cross Plains,Texas. Etta was born on October 4, 1939 in Mena, Arkansas to the...
Debra Childers
Nov 16, 2018
Debra L. Childers, 63, of Cross Plains, Texas went to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday, November 16, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral service will be held Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church in Cross Plains, Texas with Maxie Evans officiating. Burial will follow at Cross Cut Cemetery in Cross Cut, Texas. Debra...
Jimmy Lee
Nov 13, 2018
Jimmy Ray Lee, 90, of Brownwood, Texas passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 in Brownwood, Texas. Graveside services will be held Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Cross Cut Cemetery in Brown County, Texas. Jimmy was born on April 24, 1928 in Carbon, TX to the late Olin Chandler and Onis Lea Tharpe-Lee. He married Billie Maxwell...
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...
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