Local Obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains

Sep 12, 2021

Martha Elva Elliott-Cook, 87, of Rising Star, Texas passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2021 in Rising Star, Texas. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, September 15 at 11:00 AM at the Sipe Springs Cemetery in Comanche County, Texas with Terry Jackson officiating. Martha was born April 15, 1935 in Gorman, Texas to the late James Benjamin Elliott and Mary...

Sep 9, 2021

Maxey (Max) Evans, 69, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 18 at 10AM at the Cross Plains Treadway Park pavilion. Max was born May 30, 1952 in El Paso to the late John B Evans and Floryne Preslar-Evans. He married Norma Merrill on May 29, 1971 in Cross...

Sep 2, 2021

Martha K Justice, 72, of Rising Star, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Graveside services will be held Saturday, September 4, at 10:00 AM at the Rising Star Cemetery in Rising Star, Texas. Martha was born April 21, 1949 in Little Rock, Arkansas to the late George Elmas Justice and Vivian Leana Gantz-Justice. Martha was preceded by her...

Aug 18, 2021

Anita Gregory-Rose, 55, of Clyde, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 25 at 2:00 PM at the Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with DeOri Newman officiating. Burial will follow the service at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas. The family will have a time of visitation at the funeral home...

Aug 4, 2021

Willie Bufford “Bill” Nickerson Jr., 65, of Cottonwood, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at Hendrick Medical Center North in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 21 at 9:00 AM at the Cottonwood Cemetery in Cottonwood, Texas with Thomas Estes officiating. Bill was born May 17, 1956 in Houston, Texas to the late Willie Bufford...

Aug 1, 2021

Warren D Cunningham, 83, passed away peacefully at Creekside Terrace Rehabilitation in Belton, Texas. The family will have a memorial service to be announced at later. Warren Dwane Cunningham was born February 15, 1938 in Odessa, Texas to the late Robert Warren Cunningham and Elizabeth McDermett Cunningham. Warren graduated from Ray High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. Warren was a...

Jul 18, 2021

Recie Juanita Clark Tatom Our precious wife, mother and nana, Recie Juanita Clark Tatom peacefully passed from this earthly world to join Jesus and the heavenly hosts of angels on July 18, 2021, with family by her side at the Homestead Nursing Center, Baird, Texas. A time of celebration of her life will be at the First Baptist Church of...

Jul 15, 2021

Edward Lee Walters SR., 77, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Thursday, July 15, 2021 in Ft. Worth, Texas. Graveside services will be held Saturday, August 7 at 10:00 AM at Ross Cemetery in Baird, Texas with Dewayne Clower officiating. Edward was born February 1, 1944 in Baird, Texas to the late Sales Walters and Lucile Ive-Walters. Edward was...

Jun 28, 2021

Donald D. Pope, 67, of Cisco, Texas passed away on Monday, June 28, 2021. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 3 at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church with Kevin Morton officiating. Burial will follow the service at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas. The family will have a time of visitation on Friday, July 2...

Jun 27, 2021

Brock Wayne Cooper, 32, of Cisco, Texas passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 17 at 1:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church with Kevin Morton officiating. A gathering with family and friends will be after the service in the fellowship hall. Brock was born April 4, 1989 in Abilene, Texas to...

Jun 11, 2021

Lora Mae Marchbanks-Freeman, 87, of Abilene, Texas passed away on Friday, June 11, 2021 at Rising Star Nursing Center in Rising Star, Texas. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 16 at 2:00 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Roy Don Rodger officiating. Burial will follow the service at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains. The family will...

Jun 6, 2021

May 30, 2021

Dane Harrison Ratliff, born June 9, 1943 in Rising Star, Texas. He made his heavenly entrance on May 30, 2021. He was a loving husband, wonderful dad, happy grandpa and friend to many. His love of flying has been realized and he is soaring with the angels. He was a kind, gentle, sweet and quiet man, who loved the Lord...

May 26, 2021

Janice LaVern Lee, 92, of Rising Star, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Comanche County Medical Center in Comanche, Texas. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 29 at 10:00 AM at Blake Cemetery with Jody Dodson officiating and Dwayne Clower assisting. The family will have a time of visitation at the funeral home on Friday, May...

May 8, 2021

Roy Erwin “Bud” Hankey, 94, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 in Cross Plains, Texas. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, May 11 at 1:00 PM at Scott Cemetery in McKinney, Texas. Bud was born March 16, 1927 in Clear Lake, Texas to the late Louis Hankey and Annie Liz Stephens-Hankey. Bud married Betty Sue...

May 6, 2021

Donald Reginald “Reggy” Stover, 74, beloved husband, daddy and Poppy of Cross Plains, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 6, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 10 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church with David Simmons officiating. Burial will follow the service at Blake Cemetery in Brown County,...

Apr 7, 2021

Royce Alvin Atchley, 65, of Rising Star, Texas passed away at home surrounded by his loving family, on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. A memorial service will be held Thursday, April 15 at 11:00 AM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Cross Plains, Texas with Max Evans officiating. Royce was born December 4, 1955 in Wichita Falls, Texas to the late...

Mar 30, 2021

Dirk Edward Murdoch, 65, of Williams Community in Brown County, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 in Coryell County, Texas. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 22 at 2:00 PM at Blake Cemetery Building with John Tunnell officiate and Blake Briscoe handling music. Dirk was born December 25, 1955 in Snyder, Texas to Kenneth and Ann Murdoch...

Mar 29, 2021

Linda Alene Harper, 71, of Goldthwaite, Texas passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Goldthwaite Health & Rehab in Goldthwaite, Texas. Graveside services will be held Monday, April 5 at 2:00 PM at Rising Star Cemetery with Mike McGinn officiating. Linda was born September 28, 1949 in Grosvenor, Texas to the late Herbert Hollis and Vivian McFall-Hollis. Linda was...

Mar 29, 2021

Nina Muriel Davis, 98, of Brownwood, Texas passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Oak Ridge Manor in Brownwood, Texas. Graveside services will be held Friday, April 2 at 3:00 PM at Cross Plains Memorial Park with Ronnie White officiating. Muriel was born October 31, 1922 in Coalgate, Oklahoma to the late Bud Wiley and Nina Harris-Wiley. Muriel married...