All Obituaries

Rotan-Raul T. Martinez, 61, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019, in Sweetwater.  Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born November 4, 1957, in Dallas, Raul was the son of Cruz, Sr. and Grable (Trejo) Martinez.  He was a avid sports fan especially of the Dallas Cowboys. He worked for many years in Sweetwater at the Cotton Oil Mill. One...

Rotan- Francis Ruark, 78, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019 in Tye, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at the Cross Roads Baptist Church in Rotan. Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be Monday, October 28, 2019, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born October 30, 1940 in Rotan, Texas, Francis was the daughter of the late Shorty and Mary Denniston. Francis married Donald...

Rotan-Regina Leontine Hawkins, 85, passed away October 21, 2019, in Rotan.  Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the First Baptist Church.  Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Friday, November 1, 2019. Born November 9, 1933, in Los Angeles, CA, Regina was the daughter of the late George and Lala Fern (Branch) Gannaway. Regina worked for BH Goodman Bus Service for over...

Jackie Wayne Etheredge 84, lifetime Fisher County resident, passed away October 19, 2019 in Abilene Texas. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday October 23, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Rotan, Texas with Pastor John Erwin officiating.  Burial will follow the service at the Hobbs Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home of Rotan.  Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 7:30 pm at the funeral home. Jackie was born in a little farm house, in Fisher County to Sam...

Royce Lynn Eaton, 81, passed away October 7, 2019, in Abilene.  Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, October 10, 2019, in the Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.  Born March 26, 1938, in Roby, Royce was the son of the late Clyde Richard and Mattie (Bennett) Eaton.  He graduated from Roby High School.  He married Hazel Williams in 1976.  Royce was an avid fisherman and loved to hunt.  He was a jack of all trades, he worked for the...

Rotan- Sally Leona Pace, 79, passed away on October 2, 2019, in Snyder.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, October 4, 2019, at Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. October 3, 2019. Born September 4, 1940, in Rotan, Texas, Sally was the daughter of the late Barnie and Jimmie (Fancher) Horton. She married Don Parks and together they raised three children. In 1992 Sally married Horace Pace.  Sally...

Rotan- Marguerite E. Nettleton, 91, went to be with the Lord on September 23, 2019, in Jayton.  Funeral services will be 2:00 Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Crossroads Baptist Church.  Burial will be in Hobbs Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.  Visitation will 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 27, 2019, at Weathersbeee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel.  Born January 16, 1928, in Fisher County, Marguerite was the daughter of the late Archibald and Kathrine...

Rotan- Annie Mae McKimmey, 100, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 in Andrews, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 15, 2019, at the First Baptist Church in Rotan.  Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.  Visitation will be 10 a.m. Thursday, August 15, 2019, at the First Baptist Church in Rotan. Born May 7, 1919, in Richland, Texas, Annie Mae was the daughter of the late Felix William and Amy Lora (Odom) Brown. She...

Frances Ann Jones was a wonderful woman that was loved, is missed, and will always be cherished. Our “Mema” as she was called by her grandchildren was an amazing wife, mom, daughter, sister and friend to many. Frances was born on February 13, 1933 to the late Bill and Anna (Bartlett) Cook, child number five out of 10. Born prematurely and small enough to fit in a bread loaf pan where she was kept warm by the kitchen stove, and amazingly she survived. She married Winford Lee...

Jayton- Roy Harold Parker, 85, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 11, 2019, at the First Assembly of God Church in Jayton.  Burial will be in Jayton Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.  Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 10, 2019, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral home Chapel.  Born August 12, 1933, in Stonewall County, Harold was the son of the late Alton B and Nola (Womack)...