Local Obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains

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....

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...

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...

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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...

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....

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sep 22, 2017

Raymond Paul Neeb, 89, of Cross Plains, passed away Friday, September 22 at the Rising Star Nursing Center in Rising Star, TX. Paul was born May 21, 1928 to the late Raymond Milton (Pete) and Dona Mae Miller-Neeb in Cross Plains, TX. He attended Cross Plains High School and worked at the Gibson Ranch. He was an Army veteran and...

Sep 21, 2017

Ernestine Alford, 90 of May passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Brownwood. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM at the Amity Cemetery in Comanche county. Ernestine was born on June 13, 1927 in Doole, TX. to the late John Martin McMillan and Lillie Mae Williams McMillan. She married Grady Alford on...

Sep 19, 2017

Susan Kelsey, 59, of Rising Star passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2017. A graveside service will be held Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 10 AM at the Stag Creek Cemetery, Comanche County, TX. Susan was born on January 27, 1958 in Dallas County to the late Ferguson Toland and Verna Bailey Toland. She leaves behind her loving husband James...

Sep 15, 2017

Neoma Ruth "Mutt" Cain, 92, of Rising Star passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 in Rising Star. A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 2 PM at the First Baptist Church of Rising Star. Following services Neoma had requested to be cremated. Neoma was born on December 2, 1924 in Rising Star to the late Virgil...

Sep 5, 2017

Louie D. Halcombe, 90, of Cross Plains passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in Comanche. A graveside service will be held Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 10 AM at the Atwell Cemetery. Louie was born on January 25, 1927 in Murfreesboro, Arkansas to the late Roosevelt Halcombe and Magnolia Lockaby Halcombe. He proudly served his country during WWII in the...

Sep 5, 2017

Wanda A. Matthews, 79, of Cross Plains passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2017 in Coleman, TX. A graveside service will be held Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 2 PM at Cross Plains Memorial Park with Bob Pipes officiating. Services are under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Home. Wanda was born on July 7, 1938 to the late Floyd Reynolds and...