OBITUARIES

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Local Obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains

Mary Gardner

Mary Gardner

Jul 1, 2017

Mary Katherine Gardner was born on September 28, 1935 and passed from this life in her home at age 81 on July 1, 2017. Funeral service for Mary will be held Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at the Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Pioneer Cemetery, Pioneer, TX. Visitation with family will be from 8 to 10 AM prior...

Marguerite Marlatt

Marguerite Marlatt

Jun 27, 2017

Marguerite Lynne Marlatt, 74, of San Angelo passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 in San Angelo. Visitation will be Thursday, June 29 from 5 to 7 PM at Bailey Howard Funeral Home, Clyde, TX. A graveside service will be held on Friday, June 30 at 11 AM at Veal Station Cemetery, Parker County. Marguerite was born on August 06, 1942...

Anna  Chesshir

Anna Chesshir

Jun 19, 2017

Anna Chesshir, 56, of Cross Plains passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 in Abilene. Funeral service will be held Friday, June 23, 2017 at 11 AM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel. Anna was born on April 24, 1961 in Hobbs, New Mexico to the late Donald Stark and Evelyn K. Barnes. She worked in customer service but her real passion...

Sallie  Tepfer

Sallie Tepfer

Jun 11, 2017

Sallie Jo Tepfer, 83, of Rising Star, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017 in Brownwood. A Funeral service will be held Monday, June 12 at 2:00 PM at Rising Star New Life Church in Rising Star, Texas. Burial will follow at the Blake Cemetery in Brown County, Texas. Sallie was born on December 4, 1933 in Lamesa, TX., to late...

Dana Richardson-Balkum

Dana Richardson-Balkum

Jun 10, 2017

Dana Richardson-Balkum, 57, of Benbrook, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Ft. Worth, Texas. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 14 from 6 to 8 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home, Cross Plains, TX. A graveside service will be held Thursday, June 15 at 10:00 AM at Cross Cut Cemetery in Brown County, Texas. Dana was born on March...

Billy  Melton

Billy Melton

Jun 4, 2017

Billy Frank Melton, 64, of Cross Plains, passed away Sunday, June 4, 2017 in Cross Plains. A graveside service will be held Friday, June 9 at 3:00 PM at Cross Cut Cemetery in Cross Cut, Texas. Bill was born on February 17, 1953 in Grand Falls, TX., to the late James Lee and Gladys Inez Baucom-Melton. Bill was a drilling...

Sybil  Proctor Parker

Sybil Proctor Parker

Jun 3, 2017

Maria Natividad Sanchez, 86, of Cross Plains passed away Friday, June 2, 2017 in Cross Plains. Rosary and Prayer Service will be held Saturday, June 3 at 7 to 9 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Sunday, June 4 at 2 PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Rising Star...

Maria Natividad Sanchez

Maria Natividad Sanchez

Jun 2, 2017

Maria Natividad Sanchez, 86, of Cross Plains passed away Friday, June 2, 2017 in Cross Plains. Rosary and Prayer Service will be held Saturday, June 3 at 7 to 9 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Sunday, June 4 at 2 PM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Rising Star...

Larry Carey

Larry Carey

May 25, 2017

Larry Dale Carey, 64, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 28 from 5 to 7 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home, Cross Plains, TX. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 29 at 10 AM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Cross Plains Cemetery in Cross Plains....

Lillian  Alford

Lillian Alford

May 21, 2017

Lillian (Lillie) Alford, 95, of Rising Star, Texas, passed away in Brownwood on Sunday, May 21, 2017. Funeral services will be held Friday the 26th at 10:00 am at Higginbotham Chapel, Cross Plains, TX, with Jo Lynn Davis officiating. Burial will follow the service at the Amity Cemetery in Brown County, Texas. The family will have a visitation from 6:00...

Stella  Reed

Stella Reed

May 20, 2017

Romans 6:23 (KJV) “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Stella Merle Earp Reed of Rising Star, Texas, was called home to her Lord and Savior on Saturday morning, May 20, 2017, at 8:30 A.M. at 91 years of age. Though we mourn, we celebrate her life...

Darla Bowman

Darla Bowman

May 19, 2017

Darla Gay Bowman, 60 passed on May 19, 2017 in Baird, TX. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 22 at Cottonwood Cemetery under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Home. Darla was born August 1, 1956 to Lois Chalk in Lovelland, TX. She lived most of her life in Abilene area. She worked several years...

Betty  Busbee

Betty Busbee

May 14, 2017

Betty C. Busbee, 87, of Rising Star, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 16 from 6 to 8 PM at First Baptist Church in Rising Star, TX. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, May 17 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church in Rising Star. Burial will follow the service at the Rising...

Lee Roy Higginbottom

Lee Roy Higginbottom

May 6, 2017

Lee Roy Higginbottom, 79, of Abilene and formerly of Cross Plains, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 7 from 3 to 5 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home, Cross Plains, TX. A graveside service will be held Monday, May 8 at 10 AM at Carbon Cemetery. Lee Roy was born on February 27,...

Donnie Gray

Donnie Gray

Apr 8, 2017

Donnie Ray Gray, 79, of May, TX, passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at the Blake Cemetery in Brown County, Texas with John Tunnell officiating. Donnie was born on August 5, 1937 in Cross Plains, TX to the Late Marvin and Eva Chatham-Gray. He served in the...

Jimmy  Lee

Jimmy Lee

Apr 6, 2017

Jimmy Don Lee, 40, of Coppell, TX, passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, April 10, 2017 at the Cross Plains Cemetery in Cross Plains, Texas with Pat Wilson officiating. Jimmy was born on February 23, 1977 in Eastland, TX to the Late Wayne Forrest and Hazel Louise Lee-Reed. Jimmy is...

Azalee Womack

Azalee Womack

Apr 5, 2017

Azalee B. Womack, 84, of Cross Plains passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in Brownwood, TX. Visitation will be Saturday, April 8 from 10 to 11:30 AM at Higginbotham Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 2 PM at the Cross Plains Church of Christ. Visitation in Rotan will be held Sunday, April 9 from 1 to 2 PM at...

Elizabeth Stearns

Elizabeth Stearns

Mar 26, 2017

Elizabeth Ann Stearns, 87, of Cross Plains, TX, went to be in the loving arms of her Heavenly Father on March 26, 2017. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, March 31, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Cross Plains with Ronnie White officiating. Elizabeth Ann was born to the Late O. E. and Virginia Medley on...

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