All Obituaries

Abilene- Ernesto Q. Rodriguez, 69, passed away December 29, 2021, in Abilene.  Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday January 3, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Rotan, Burial will follow in Belvieu Cemetery.  Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel.  Born August 4, 1952, in Fisher County, Ernesto was the son of the late Santiago and Celia (Quintanilla) Rodriguez.  He graduated from Abilene High School and join the United...

Jerry Don Polk Faithful Husband, Father, Prayer Warrior and Friend died December 19,2021 in Abilene Texas.   Visitation begins at 2:00pm. until the Funeral begins at 2:30 pm.  The Visitation and Funeral will be  Monday December 27, 2021, at  Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan and Burial will be at Roby Cemetery. Jerry was born September 14, 1943, in Fisher County. He was raised in Royston TX. He worked at the Rotan Gip mill and picked cotton. Then in January...

Roby- Peggy Jolene Gruben, 90, passed away December 18, 2021, in Hamlin.  Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021, in the Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.  Born March 5, 1931, in Hamlin, Peggy was the daughter of the late Travis and Mattie (Barnes) Conner.  She graduated from Hamlin High School and married David D Gruben in Carlsbad, NM.  Peggy was one of the first telephone operators that worked for Bell Telephone...

Mary Magdalene Daniel went home on December 17, 2021, at the Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater, Texas. Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, January 8, 2022, at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan Chapel with burial to follow in Belvieu Cemetery. There will be a visitation time before the service starting at 10:00 AM Saturday. Mary was born in Perry, Texas on August 20, 1954, to the late Leon Doc Daniel Sr. and Rella Lee Huitt Daniel. Mary moved form Perry to Rotan in the...

Christine D. Martin passed away December 8, 2021, in Abilene, Texas. Services will 11:00 am Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Sardis Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 am Saturday at Weathersbee-Ray Chapel until time of service. Christine was born November 17, 1927, in Brownwood to the late Odus and Bessie (Galyan) DeHay. She married Willie Martin on June 6, 1944, in Rotan. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Rotan and a...

Mack Arthur Powers Jr. was born at Holloman Air Force Base on November 4, 1960 to Mack Arthur Powers, Sr.  and Joan Close Powers. He graduated from Dulles High School in Houston, Texas in 1978. He then went on to continue his education at Lubbock Christian University where he graduated in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Later, he would obtain a Master of Education from Southwestern Oklahoma State University. In the Spring of 1979, Mack antagonized Melinda Williamson until...

Deborah L. Seaton, 71, passed away November 27, 2021, in Rotan, Texas. Debbie was born September 26, 1950, to Oral and Lois Sparks in Rotan, Texas. As a girl she rode and loved horses. On December 31, 1967, she married the love of her life Johnny Seaton and the couple spent 53 blissful years together. Debbie worked as head of house keeping at the nursing home for many years. She also ran The Mill and worked for Thriftway for a short time. Debbie was known as Gran and loved her family more...

“C” Elmo Cummins, Jr. passed away November 24, 2021. Services will be Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel in Rotan. “C” Elmo Cummins, Jr. was born on May 17, 1929, on Nopal Street in Uvalde, Texas to Grace Taylor Cummins and “Columbus” Elmo Cummins, Sr. Elmo Cummins departed this life at 92 years old to be with his Lord Jesus Christ, After, graduating from Uvalde High School, Coach Wilfred...

Nathan Andrew Parker, age 45, passed away on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021. Nathan was born on June 13, 1976, in Modesto, California to Ronnie and Bonnie (Sharp) Parker. Nathan enjoyed singing, playing his guitar, cooking and being funny. He loved his mother and his family. He is survived by his mother, Bonnie Lee Kingery of Snyder, TX; two sisters, Tracy Shearer and husband Gerald of Ira, TX and Julie Danielle Cortez and husband Jose of Snyder, TX; three nieces, Allison Amador of Rotan,...