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Local Obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home - Cross Plains

Recie Tatom

Recie Tatom

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...

Edward Walters

Edward Walters

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...

Donald Pope

Donald Pope

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...

Brock Cooper

Brock Cooper

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...

Lora Freeman

Lora Freeman

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...

Dane  Ratliff

Dane Ratliff

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...

Janice Lee

Janice Lee

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...

Roy Hankey

Roy Hankey

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...

Donald  Stover

Donald Stover

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,...

Royce Atchley

Royce Atchley

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...

Dirk  Murdoch

Dirk Murdoch

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...

Linda Harper

Linda Harper

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...

Nina Davis

Nina Davis

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...

Maxine Dimitri

Maxine Dimitri

Mar 29, 2021

Maxine W. Dimitri, 86, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 at Hendricks Hospice Care in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 3 at 2:00 PM at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel with Matt McGowen officiating. The family will have a private burial after the service. Maxine was born August 15, 1934 in Cross...

Riley  Reed

Riley Reed

Feb 17, 2021

Riley Leon “Rusty” Reed, 68, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Hendricks Medical Center Brownwood in Brownwood, Texas. Funeral service will be held Sunday, February 21 at 2:00 PM at the First Baptist Church in Cross Plains with Kenneth Rieter officiating and Ronnie White assisting. The family will have a time of visitation from...

Sandra Wright

Sandra Wright

Jan 31, 2021

“Tell me what it looks like in Heaven, I hope your dancing in the sky, and I hope your singing in the angel’s choir, and I hope the angels know what they have, I’ll bet it’s so nice up in Heaven since you arrived.” Dancing in the Sky By: Dani and Lizz. After 71 years of memories and life a...

Charles Payne

Charles Payne

Jan 31, 2021

Charles H. Payne, 77, of Cross Plains, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. Graveside service will be held Thursday, February 4, at 2:00 PM at Cross Plains Memorial Park in Cross Plains, Texas with Ronnie White officiating. Charles was born November 29, 1943 in Coleman, Texas to the late Hadden Payne...

Donna Wagner

Donna Wagner

Jan 13, 2021

A Memorial Services for Donna will be held at a later date.

Yvonne Key

Yvonne Key

Jan 12, 2021

Wilma Yvonne Key, 67, of Cisco, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Hendricks Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. Graveside service will be held Friday, January 15, at 2:00 PM at Burkett Cemetery in Burkett, Texas with Jody Dodson officiating. Due to restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 virus, we ask that you follow social distancing. The...

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