Obituaries

Perry Thomson
Dec 18, 2013
Perry was a son of the late Robert Grundy and Lucy Alberta Bertie Clegg Thomson. Perry was a very active, lifelong resident of Fisher County. He graduated from Hobbs High School in the class of 1956. He married Rheta Hendrix on July 15, 1956 she passed away in 2000. Perry served his country in the Army and received an...

Orthelia Flores
Dec 13, 2013
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Service Funeral Service WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home Chapel 111 N. McKinley Rotan, TX 79546 Monday, December 16, 2013 10:00 a.m. Cemetery Belvieu Cemetery Rotan, TX 79546
Marilyn Turnbow
Dec 12, 2013
Marilyn was born November 5, 1947 to Charles and Merle Lucy in Southbend Indiana. She married the love of her life Gerald Nelson Turnbow in June 1966 in EI Paso Texas. Marilyn graduated with her Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing from Graceland College. She was a nurse for 36 years where she provided love and compassion to those...

Era Chunn
Dec 6, 2013
Juanita was a daughter of the late William Thomas Barber and Era Blakeley Barber. Juanita married Lewis Barrett Chunn in Pike County, AR on August 17 1948. She moved to Jayton in 1969 and worked as a Nurses Aide at Kent County Nursing Home for thirtytwo before retiring. Juanita liked to cook, and spend time reading her bible. She...

Joe Martinez
Dec 4, 2013
Joe was a son of the late Jose Joe and Petra Gomez Martinez. Joe was a lifelong resident of Fisher County moving to Rotan as a child. He married Janie Vasquez on September 15, 1952 in Rotan. He was selfemployed farming and owned two gas stations Conoco, and Mobil which later became Fina, until he retired. Joe played guitar...

Ina Sutton
Nov 19, 2013
Ina Faye was a daughter of the late E.D. and Faye Cunningham Neves. In Faye was a lifelong resident of Fisher County. She married G.B. Sutton on April 4, 1950 in Roby, TX. She graduated from TSTI as a Licensed Vocational Nurse and worked the night shift at Fisher County Hospital for more than twenty years until she retired....

Darmon Bratton
Nov 8, 2013
Darmon was a son of the late Moman Dale and Delia Goggins Bratton. Darmon served in the Navy during WWII and was stationed in San Diego, CA. He lived in Brady, TX where he met Mynye Belle Williamson. They were married in Brownwood, TX on July 10, 1943. Darmon managed variety stores, Perry Brothers in Brady, TX and Winns...

Woodrow Murdoch
Nov 2, 2013
Woodrow was a son of the late Johnny and Ola May Johnston Murdoch. Woodrow married Ruby Conner in Haskell County, TX on October 1, 1943. He farmed and worked as a custodian for Jayton High School until he retired. Woodrow lived in Jayton until 1977 and moved to Hamlin. He married Dora Robbie Johns in Miland on August 6,...

Thomas Bowden
Oct 28, 2013
Thomas was a son of the late Henry Edward and Mary Louise Everett Bowden. Thomas married Claudia Lorene Taylor in Fort Worth on August 18, 1978. He was a maintenance man at the University of North Texas compass. Thomas moved to Rotan in 2008 from Weatherford. He loved being outdoors, raising coon dogs, rooster fighting and barbecuing. He is...

Jose Almanza
Oct 27, 2013
Jose Joe was a son of the late Gil and Refugia Cuca Lopez Almanza. He was a farmer for most of his life. Joe as he was known by his family and friends enjoyed worshiping the Lord and spending time with his family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, his son Jose Almanza, Jr., his...

Abel Flores
Oct 26, 2013
Abel was a son to Pete Flores and Adel Gonzalez Cortez. Abel lived various places, Lubbock, Dallas, Cedar Park and Roby. He worked for Walmart in Cedar Park and later went to work at the cotton gin in Lubbock. Abel liked swimming, fishing, and spending time with family and friends, especially his nieces and nephew. He is preceded in...

Nell Harrison
Oct 9, 2013
Marie was a daughter of the late Dennis and Lillie Peek Harrison. Marie married Verdie Melvin Mutt Harrison on February 3, 1934 in Jayton. Marie and Mutt lived many places throughout west Texas. She worked outside the home in each new town, from Ralls, TX at a Nursing Home to the Levi Strauss plant in Stamford, TX and at...

Lyndell Martin
Oct 3, 2013
Born December 13, 1964 in Rotan, TX, Lyndell was a son to Ivin and Anna Beth Burnett Martin. Lyndell lived his first ten years in Roby and graduated from Rotan High School. He graduated from San Angelo State University with a Bachelors degree in business. Lyndell lived in Dallas and the surrounding Metroplex until he moved to Waco in...

Arnie Goodwin
Sep 30, 2013
Arnie was a son of the late Jim and Stella Hull Grandma Pete Goodwin. Arnie was a well loved lifelong resident of Fisher County. He married DL Noles on December 17, 1955 in Rotan at the marryin Preachers home. Arnies mother insisted their wedding take place there because only one marriage this preacher officiated had ended in divorce. Arnie...

Joe Seaton, Sr.
Sep 19, 2013
Born July 21, 1937 in Fisher County, Joe was a son of the late John L. Seaton and Annie D. Warren Seaton. Joe married Jennette Sawyer in Rotan on September 2, 1956. They moved to Jayton in 1958. Joe retired from the Highway Department after thirty years. After retiring Joe pumped wells and ranched always naming his cattle. He...

Debra Etheredge
Aug 21, 2013
Debra Lynn Teel Etheredge was born on October 4, 1960, in Roby, TX, to Raymond and Don Lita Teel. She grew up in Claytonville with her sisters, Donna Teel, Delinda Wisdom, Deloris Davidson, and Darlene Michaels and her brothers, Clifford Teel and Randall Teel. She attended school at Hobbs and graduated in 1979. Debra married David Etheredge in 1981....

Matt Gruben
Aug 19, 2013
Matt waged a long war with leukemia which he battled most valiantly. His will to fight and positive attitude never wavered. His inner strength inspired everyone around him, and not only in his last days. The joy he brought to others throughout his life is a great legacy for such a young man. Matt was not given to wasting...

Alberto Hernandez
Aug 10, 2013
Born July 20, 1942, in Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, Alberto was a son of the late Benito and Juanita Riedin Hernandez. He married Micaela Watrin on December 27, 1967 in Alice, Texas. Alberto farmed for Roger Blackwelder and Truitt Strickland and lived most of his life in Fisher County. He was a very good and creative welder and was...

Dolores Martinez
Aug 7, 2013
Lola was a daughter of the late Antonio and Lucia Arzola Gonzalez. Lola was a lifelong resident of Hamlin and moved to Sweetwater in 2007. She married Saturino Tony Martinez on April 3, 1989 in Hamlin. Lola loved to sew and bake. She was a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Rotan. She is preceded in death by...

Kenneth Clark
Jul 29, 2013
Born August 7, 1932 in Royston, TX, Kenneth was the son of the late Claude Newton Clark and Irene Gruben Clark. Kenneth was a star athlete at Rotan High School, class of 1950, and went to West Texas State on a football scholarship. Kenneth married Mae Evelyn Dry on October 28, 1950 in Tucumcari, NM. He was a pumper...