Obituaries

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....

Jesse Fogle

Oct 15, 2015

Born September 24, 1936, in Waelder, Texas; Jesse was the son of Delmar Douglas and Mollie (Frederick) Fogle. He married the love of his life, Virginia Ruth Denniston, on June 20, 1958, in Rotan. Jesse served our nation for twenty years as a member of the United States Air Force. After retirement, he worked as a lab tech for...

Buddy Waldon

Sep 30, 2015

Buddy Waldon, age 65, went to be with the Lord September 30, 2015 in San Angelo, Texas. Buddy was born September 28, 1950 to William (Dub) & Lenora Waldon. He resided in Roby, Texas where he raised his children, owned Buddy's Auto, and was a friend to all who knew him. Buddy is survived by son Shelton Waldon and...

Joann Young

Sep 24, 2015

Joanne Marie (Logan) Young, 84, was called home to be with the Lord on September 24, 2015. Joanne was born on July 20, 1931, in Rhome, Texas, to Harry H. and Marie Fergason Logan. Joanne grew up in Wise County, Texas, near the small town of Rhome. As the children of a family of farmers and ranchers, Joanne and...

John Young

Sep 20, 2015

John Paul Young, 83, was called home to be with the Lord on September 20, 2015. John was born on December 30, 1932, in Rotan, Texas, to John M. and Juanita Whitmore Young. John Paul grew up in Rotan, where his father and grandfather owned and operated a grocery and feed store, Youngs' Market. As a boy, he worked...

Gilbert Brown

Sep 18, 2015

GILBERT LEE BROWN, 58, passed away Friday, September 18, 2015, at his home in Lubbock. Graveside Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born May 23, 1957, in Iceland, Gilbert was the son of William and Mildred Ruth (Snow) Brown. He graduated from Roby High School,...

Paul Nay

Aug 31, 2015

ROBY- PAUL EDWIN NAY, 79, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015, in Rotan. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2015, at the First Baptist Church of Roby, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home, and from 4:00-9:00 p.m. on...

Dolores Montez

Aug 27, 2015

ROTAN- DOLORES (GONZALEZ) MONTEZ, 93, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2015, in Rotan, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with burial following at Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2015, at the Weathersbee-Ray...

Patsy Underhill

Aug 23, 2015

Service Graveside Service Cottonwood Cemetery Rotan, TX Monday, August 24, 2015 3:00 pm

Bobbie Eaton

Aug 17, 2015

ROTAN- BOBBIE INEZ (NEELY) EATON, 86, passed away Monday, August 17, 2015, in Abilene, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2015, at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following at Belvieu Cemetery. Born July 25, 1929, in Big Spring, Texas, Bobbie was the daughter of William H. and Pearl Jane (Dudley)...

Gene Holcomb

Aug 15, 2015

ROTAN- GENE SELMAN HOLCOMB, 85, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015, at his home in Rotan. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 17, 2015, at the Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born May 21, 1930, in Ackerly, Texas, Gene was the son of Selman and Bessie Thelma (Ratliff) Holcomb. After serving in...

Chester Callan

Aug 10, 2015

ROTAN-CHESTER MAURICE CALLAN, M.D., passed away Monday, August 10, 2015, at his beloved Fisher County Hospital, surrounded by his family. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 13, 2015, at the Rotan Church of Christ, with burial following at Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:30-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August...

Elida Moreno

Aug 3, 2015

ROBY- ELIDA MONTEZ MORENO, 62, passed away Monday, August 3, 2015, in Rotan, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 6, 2015, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rotan, with burial following at Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at...