OBITUARIES
Donald Cole
Apr 30, 2016
Cole, Donald Davis, Jr., born August 2, 1937, in New Orleans to Donald Davis Cole, Sr. and Helen Wigginton Cole, died April 30, 2016, at age 78. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Judith Gragg Cole of Dallas; children Trey Cole and wife Teresa of Austin, TX; Wil Cole and wife Jen of The Woodlands, TX; daughter...
Rayce Westerman
Apr 27, 2016
Rayce Patrick Westerman, age 6 months, of Rising Star, Texas passed away, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Rising Star, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Cross Plains, Texas with Terry Simmons officiating. A reception will follow after the service in the First Baptist Church Family Life Center. Rayce...
Sherryl Goble
Apr 25, 2016
Sherryl Goble, age 70, of Cross Plains passed away, Monday, April 25, 2016 in Cross Plains, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 28, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Cross Plains, Texas with Bro. Ronnie White officiating. Burial will follow after the service at Cottonwood Cemetery in Callahan County, Texas. Visitation will be on Wednesday, April...
Howard Edington
Apr 19, 2016
Howard Von Edington, age 55, of Burkett passed away, Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Coleman, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Cross Plains, Texas with Ronnie White officiating. Burial will follow after the service at Burkett Cemetery in Burkett, Texas. The family will have a time of visitation on...
Sylvia Owens-Switzer
Apr 19, 2016
Sylvia Owens-Switzer, age 69, of Cross Plains passed away, Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in Cross Plains, Texas. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2016 at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas with Terry Simmons officiating. The family will have a time of visitation on Thursday at the Funeral Home from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Sylvia was...
Bobby Harding
Apr 19, 2016
Bobby Mack Harding passed away peacefully at his home in Rising Star, Texas on Tuesday, April 19 at the age of 84. Funeral Services will be at the Rising Star Church of Christ Saturday, April 23 at 1:00 p.m. with Terry Jackson officiating. Burial will follow after service at Sipe Springs Cemetery in Comanche County, Texas. The family will be...
Worley Maynard
Apr 14, 2016
Worley Gene Maynard, age 72, of Clyde, Texas passed away, Thursday, April 14, 2016 in Clyde, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas. A private burial was held at on Friday afternoon April 15, 2016. Worley was born on October 9, 1943 in...
Eddie Mitchell
Apr 12, 2016
Eddie Eugene Mitchell, age 78, of Cross Plains passed away, Tuesday, April 12, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Eddie was born on March 21, 1938 in Poplar Bluff, MO to Joseph Calvin Mitchell and Nola York-Mitchell. Eddie is survived by his wife, Mary Capper-Mitchell of Cross Plains, Texas; daughter, Donna Castleman...
Johnnie Merrill
Apr 6, 2016
Johnnie Mae Merrill, age 73, found peace on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 in the arms of the angels. She passed away at Abilene Regional Hospital following a brief stay. Her final days were spent surrounded by family that loved and cherished her as a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister. Johnnie was born on March 22, 1943 to Woodrow...
Marguerite Ransdell
Mar 23, 2016
Marguerite L. Ransdell, age 100, of Cross Plains, TX passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Rising Star, TX. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church Cross Plains. Burial will be in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Marguerite was born on July 16, 1915 in Bowling Green, Kentucky to the late...
Tia Juana "Pat" Hubbard
Mar 20, 2016
Tia Juana “Pat” Hubbard, age 90, of Coleman passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016 in Brownwood. A memorial service will be held Thursday, March 24 at 10 AM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Cross Plains, TX. Pat was born on August 26, 1925 to the late Hurby and Mary Patton in Richland, TX. She worked during WW II for Lockheed building...
Robert "Bob" Vaught
Mar 15, 2016
Robert Lee Vaught (Bob), 81, of Odessa, TX, passed to life eternal on March 15, 2016 in Odessa, Texas attended by his loving family. Bob was born May 24, 1934 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Robert Lee and Alma Vaught. He grew up in Haskell, Oklahoma and moved to Cross Plains, Texas when he was a high school freshman, where he...
Bobbie Casey
Mar 11, 2016
Bobbie Mae Casey (Grandma) went to be with the Lord and loved one's on March 11, 2016. Funeral will be Monday, March 14, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Cross Plains Cemetery with a graveside service. The viewing will be Sunday, March 13, 2016 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Higginbotham Funeral Home in Cross Plains, Texas. Bobbie Mae Casey was born on...
Brenda Bane
Mar 9, 2016
Brenda M. Bane, age 76, of Brownwood passed away, Wednesday, March 9, 2016 in Brownwood Regional Medical Center in Brownwood, Texas. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2016 at Cross Cut Cemetery in Brown County, Texas with Ronnie White officiating. Brenda was born on January 26, 1940 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina to Walter Commander and...
Brandie Waddell
Feb 27, 2016
Brandie Ann Waddell, age 42, of Cross Plains passed away, Saturday, February 27, 2016 in Cross Plains, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Al Taylor officiating. Burial will follow after the service at the Trails End Cemetery in Callahan County, Texas. Brandie was born on December 9, 1973...
Betty Ann Hicks Gary
Feb 27, 2016
Betty Ann Hicks Gary, age 80, of Cross Plains passed away, Saturday, February 27, 2016 at her home after a long and lengthy battle with cancer. Graveside services will be at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 28, 2016 at Sabanno Cemetery in Eastland County, Texas with Mike Bailey officiating. Betty was born on December 20, 1935 in Sabanno, Texas to Howard...
