Obituaries

Juanita Roye

Mar 18, 2016

SAN JUANITA "JANIE" ROYE, 58, passed away Friday, March 18, 2016, at a Lubbock hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the Roby Church of Christ, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born March 28, 1957, in Brownsville, Texas; Janie was the daughter of Ernesto and Maria de Jesus Herrera Garcia....

Shirley Smith

Feb 27, 2016

Shirley Frances Smith Obituary SHIRLEY FRANCES SMITH, 73, of Rotan, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016, at her home. A Funeral Service will be held for family at 2 P.M. on Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel of Rotan. Frances was born in Hamlin Texas on November 19, 1942 to Clarence and Jessie (Brannon) Mize....

Dr. Allen

Feb 27, 2016

Dr. Barry W Allen DVM Barry Allen, 90, of Old Glory, Texas, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in Haskell, Texas. Services will be at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan, Texas. Burial will be at 3:00 pm, at the Hooker Cemetery, Old Glory, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 to...

Elizabeth Donaghey

Feb 19, 2016

Born January 1, 1955, in Rotan, Texas, Kay was the daughter of Richard Dale and Mary Annetta (Taylor) Hawkins. She graduated from Rotan High School in the class of 1973, and married Prentice Donaghey at Potosi. Kay worked for several years as a Nurse's Aide at the Nursing Home in Rotan. In her spare time, Kay enjoyed working on...

Alfred Simmons

Feb 19, 2016

ALFRED EUGENE SIMMONS, 96, of Rotan, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016, at an Abilene Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 22, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Rotan, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born August 12, 1919,in Bridgeport, Oklahoma, Alfred was raised by his father, Gus Riley Simmons and his...

Jimmy Price

Feb 13, 2016

JIMMY CARROLL PRICE, 81, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016, in Sweetwater. A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, February 15, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Roby, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born November 27, 1934, in Roby, Jimmy was the son of Granville Lud and Forrest (Forrester) Price. He graduated from...

Wayman Leverton

Feb 11, 2016

Wayman Franklin Leverton Obituary Wayman Franklin Leverton, age 78, passed away at his residence at Lake Sweetwater on Thursday, February 11, 2016 after a lengthy battle with cancer. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel in Rotan Wayman was born on January 22, 1938 in Canyon Valley...

Larue Vann

Feb 5, 2016

LaRUE VANN, 93, of Rotan, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016, in Rotan. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 8, 2016, at Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born April 22, 1922, in Montague County, Texas, LaRue was the daughter of Harvey and Bessie (Davidson) Smith. She graduated from Bowie High...

Jeanne Mcclure

Feb 4, 2016

Obituary - Jeanne McClure Jeanne Todd McClure, 86, was called home to be with the Lord and her beloved husband, Jack, on February 4, 2016, in Henrietta, TX. A memorial service will be held graveside at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 at the Roby Cemetery, directed by the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. The youngest of seven, Jeanne was born...

James Weathersbee

Jan 6, 2016

JAMES DOUGLAS "DOUG" WEATHERSBEE, 82, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2016, in a Lubbock hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Rotan, with burial following at Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016, at...

Albert Letsinger

Dec 30, 2015

Service Graveside Service Girard Cemetery SH 70 N Girard, TX  79518 Thursday, December 31, 2015 3:00 p.m. Cemetery Girard Cemetery SH 70 N Girard, TX  79518

Dell Helms

Dec 27, 2015

DELL RAY HELMS, 89, passed away Sunday, December 27, 2015, at an Abilene Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at the First Baptist Church of Rotan, with burial following at Cottonwood Flats Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015, at...

Juanita Underhill

Dec 24, 2015

BERTHA JUANITA (ALLEN) UNDERHILL, 85, passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015, at an Abilene hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the First Baptist Church of Roby, with burial following at Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015. Born April...

Esmeralda Garcia

Dec 17, 2015

ESMERALDA TREJO GARCIA, 56, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015, in Abilene. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rotan, with burial following at Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. A Rosary will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, December 18, 2015, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral...

Robert Joplin

Dec 12, 2015

Robert Charles ("Charlie") Joplin Robert Charles ("Charlie") Joplin of Abilene passed away on December 12 after a lengthy battle with lung disease. Robert was born on December 3, 1940, in Fisher County, the eldest son of Maud Annis Cleveland Joplin and George Washington ("G.W.") Joplin III. He was baptized in a water tank in 1950 by the McCaulley Baptist...

Thomas Johnson

Dec 12, 2015

ROTAN, TX. Thomas Delroy Johnson, 64, died unexpectedly at his home in Rotan Saturday. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, December 16, 2015, at the Dowell Cemetery in Rotan. Tom was born February 20, 1951 in Charksdale, Mississippi, to Delroy and Elsie Johnson. He attended school in Clarksdale until the family moved to Temple in...

Melvin Clements

Dec 11, 2015

Melvin Allen Clements, 96, of Rotan passed away Friday, December 11, 2015. A funeral service will be held Monday, December 14 at 2:00p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Rotan with Reverend Matthew Crewse and Reverend Jack Dominguez officiating. Burial will follow in Belvieu Cemetery under direction of Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan. The family will receive friends...

Leah Burk

Nov 16, 2015

LEAH MAXINE BURK, 88, passed away Monday, November 16, 2015, at a Sweetwater Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 19, 2015, at the First Baptist Church of Roby, with burial following at Roby Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Online condolences can be made at...

Farley Harris

Oct 28, 2015

FARLEY LEON HARRIS, 73, passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015, in Anson. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015, at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 7:00-8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born September 13, 1942, in...

Janeyl Beck

Oct 26, 2015

Janeyl Alsup Beck Janeyl Beck was born January 9, 1917, to Alice Alfreda Graves Alsup (deceased 1965) and Jospeh D. Alsup (deceased 1967). Mrs. Beck died October 26, 2015, in Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Beck lived in Sylvester, Texas, for 78 years and was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years James B. Beck of Sylvester, Texas....