OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains
Bernie Barnes
Jan 20, 2018
Bernie J. Barnes, 89, of Rising Star passed away Saturday, January 20, 2018 in Brownwood. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the Rising Star Church of Christ, Rising Star, Texas. Burial will follow at the Rising Star Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held Monday, January 22 from 5 to 7...
Robert Anderson
Jan 18, 2018
Robert Aaron Anderson Jr., 39, of Cross Plains passed away Thursday, January 18, 2018. The Family will be having a private memorial service at a later date. Robert was born on June 22, 1978 to Robert A. Anderson Sr. and Leslie Ann Hove Anderson in Oceanside, CA. He was a talented Carpenter and Floorman. Robert loved old country music and...
James Switzer
Jan 14, 2018
James Ray Switzer, 70, of Cross Plains passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018 in Abilene, TX. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 PM Thursday, January 18 at the Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas with Terry Simmons officiating. The family will have a time of visitation on Wednesday at the Funeral Home from 5:00-7:00 PM. James was...
Lester Potter
Jan 8, 2018
Lester Earl Potter, 83, of Cross Plains passed away Monday, January 8 in Cross Plains, TX. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, January 10 at 3 PM at the Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, TX. Lester was born on May 1, 1934 in Pampa, TX to the late James Lester and Myrtle Adeline Mathis-Potter. Survivors include his...
Lillie Dillard
Jan 8, 2018
Lillie Marie Culwell-Dillard, 84, of Cross Plains, TX passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018 in Abilene, TX. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, TX. A burial will follow the service at the Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, TX. The family will have a time...
Audrey Purvis
Jan 6, 2018
Audrey Lee Purvis passed away peacefully with family on January 6, 2018 at the age of 84. He was born on April Fool’s Day 1933 to Otis and Treasy Rouse Purvis in the Atwell community. Audrey attended Cross Plains schools with the Class of 1952 and married his sweetheart, Ruby Jewel Partee, on December 23, 1954 making Cross Plains their...
Beverly Brown
Jan 3, 2018
Beverly Brown, 87, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, with her daughter beside her at her home in Cottonwood. Funeral Services will be graveside at 2:00 PM Friday, January 5, 2018 at the Cottonwood Cemetery in Cottonwood, with Pastor Kevin Morton of the First United Methodist Church of Cross Plains officiating. Visitation will be from noon until 1:30 p.m....
Billy Reed
Dec 27, 2017
Reverend Billy Leonard Reed, 84, passed away on Wednesday December 27, 2017 in Cross Plains, TX. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Cross Plains. The family will have a graveside service on Friday, January 5 at 2:00 PM at the Cuba Cemetery in Canton, Illinois. Billy was born on...
Fay Simons
Dec 26, 2017
Fay Marie Melton-Simons, 78, of Cross Plains, passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 28 at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains. The family will have a time of visitation on Wednesday, December 27...
Lois Grissom
Dec 4, 2017
Lois Grissom, 90, of Carbon, TX. passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 in Ranger, TX. Funeral service will be held Friday, December 8, 2017 at 11 AM at the Higginbotham Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Cross Plains Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday, December 7, 2017 from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Lois was born on April...
Larry Barnett
Nov 28, 2017
Larry Wanvol Barnett, 68, of Abilene passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2017 in Abilene. Graveside services will be held Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Cross Plains Memorial Park. Larry was born on April 26, 1949 in Colorado City, TX to the late R L Wanvol Barnett and Billie Rohus Barnett. He was an Army veteran having proudly served in Vietnam....
Barbara Loveless
Nov 3, 2017
Barbara Loveless - Mom, Mimi, Aunt Bob - passed peacefully at home in Livingston, Texas, on Friday, November 3, after a long illness. She was 84 years old. She is survived by her daughter, Toy Wood of Livingston, two granddaughters, Carrie Wood of Tomball and Mindy Hickman of Clear Lake, two great granddaughters, Bailey Thames and Taylor Hickman of Clear...
Billy Queen
Oct 30, 2017
Billy M. Queen, 75, of Cross Plains passed away Monday, October 30, 2017 in Abilene. Billy was born on October 23, 1942 in Lampasas, TX to the late Lester Queen and Ola Ming Queen. He married Elaine Dufner on November 18, 1966 in Lampasas. Bill was a retired carpenter, Jack of all trades and was known as a hard worker....
Thomas Rone
Oct 30, 2017
Thomas (Tommy) Frank Rone, 70, of Cross Plains, went to be with his LORD and Savior on Monday, October 30, 2017 after multiple illnesses at Abilene Regional Hospital. Tommy was born in Littlefield, Texas on October 20, 1947 to Frank and Francis Rone. He is survived by his wife Anne, a brother, Robert, two daughters, and numerous grandchildren. Tommy had...
John Bennett
Oct 15, 2017
John Franklin Bennett, 88, of Cross Plains, passed away Sunday, October 15 in Brownwood, TX. Funeral service will be held Friday, October 20, 2017 at 11:00 AM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas. The family will have a time of visitation at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, October 19 from 6:00-8:00 pm. John was born to...
Bobbie Johnston
Oct 10, 2017
Bobbie Jean Johnston, 88, of Cross Plains, passed away Tuesday, October 10, 2017 in Rising Star. A graveside service will be held Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, TX. Bobbie was born on February 13, 1929 in Cross Cut, TX., to the late Arlis “Shorty” Webb and Lila Gaines Webb. Bobbie...
Tom Stephenson
Oct 2, 2017
Tom Stephenson, age 83, passed away peacefully with his wife Arlene at his side on October 2, 2017 at the Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, TX. Tom Barton Stephenson was born into his doting family on March 21, 1934 in Brownwood, Texas; the son of Eddie and Laura Stephenson. Being the much younger 4th child, he had a lot of...
Sharon Molesworth
Sep 28, 2017
Sharon Molesworth, 71. of Cross Plains passed away on September 28, 2017 at her home. Sharon was born on August 4, 1946 in Adrian Michigan to the late William Howard Miller and Lois Delano Miller. She married C.J. Molesworth and loved living in Texas. Sharon worked as a math teacher and homemaker. She was a member of the VFW auxiliary...
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