Obituaries

Harvie Davis

Jul 10, 2012

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Visitation WeathersbeeRay 111 N. McKinley Rotan, TX  79546 Service First Baptist Church of Hermleigh Thursday, July 12, 2012 3:00 p.m. Cemetery Hobbs Cemetery Hobbs, TX  0

Chrys Bennett

Jul 9, 2012

Born March 10, 1948 in Rotan, Chrys was a daughter of the late Harold Rector and Doris Weeks Rector. Chrys was a lifelong resident of Rotan and graduated with the high school class of 1966. She married Marshal Bennett on December 10, 1966 in Rotan. Chrys lived outside Rotan briefly in Sweetwater and New Mexico. She was a homemaker,...

Willie Smith

Jul 8, 2012

Dee was born January 18, 1922 to Ira and Thoma Miller Morrow in Rotan. She graduated from Rotan High School in 1938. Dee married Elton Upshaw March 26, 1939 in Fisher County. Elton passed away in 1949. She then married Leon Moore May 26, 1951. They lived in Hamlin for a few years and then moved to Abilene where...

Peggy Marsh

Jun 23, 2012

Peggy was a daughter of the late Thomas and Gertrude Jenkins Fowler. Peggy grew up and graduated from Jayton High School and attended Draughons Business College in Abilene. She married J.A. Marsh, Jr. on January 1, 1939 in Spur, TX and moved to California where she worked for Bank of America. She moved to New Mexico and was VicePresident...

Dale Cave

Jun 14, 2012

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Visitation WeathersbeeRay 111 N. McKinley Rotan, TX  79546 Friday, June 15, 2012 5:006:00 p.m.

Maricate Byrd

Jun 12, 2012

Married for sixty years to her beloved husband, Bob Byrd, she is also survived by her sister, Wanda Merryman, and her brother James Warren. Mema left behind a beautiful family of three children, Lisa, Lori, and Barry as well as seven grandchildren, and five greatgrandchildren. Her passion for life and her love for her family and friends are beyond...

John Wallace

Jun 11, 2012

John was the son of the late John Herman and Lura Hornbuckle Wallace. John attended school at both the Dowell Community School and Rotan High School. At the age of seventeen John entered the Army during WWII. He married June Ophelia Brazee on July 10, 1946 in Rotan. John was a farmer and owned a blacksmith and welding business....

Dwight Goodwin

May 15, 2012

Born July 30, 1930 in Anson, Dwight was the son of the late L.V. and Velma Cooper Goodwin. Dwight was a lifelong resident of Roby. He served in the Marines during the Korean War and graduated with a Bachelor degree in Business from West Texas College. He married Dorothy Maxine Harris in Dallas in 1967. Dwight was a selfemployed...

Vela Smith

May 13, 2012

Vela was a daughter of the late Charles Humphrey and Emma Stuart Moore. Vela was a 1930 graduate of the Roby High School. She married Franklin Smith in Phoenix, AZ on July 6, 1934. Vela was a lifetime member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the First Baptist Church of Roby. She truly enjoyed spending time with...

Christine Gruben

May 12, 2012

Christine was a daughter of the late James Thomas and Muriel Rhoton Mahaffey. Christine attended both McCaulley and Sylvester High Schools and graduated with her class from Sylvester. She married Ellis Eugene Gruben on March 5, 1948. She managed an Allsups Convenience Store for twelve years and worked for Fisher County Home Health. Christine was a member of Cross...

William Cleveland

May 12, 2012

ROTAN WILLIAM HARL CELVELAND, SR, 83, died Saturday May 12, 2012 at the Fisher County Assisted Living facility. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday May 15, 2012 at the Church of Christ in Rotan. Burial will follow at Belvieu Cemetery under the ion of WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home. ation will be Monday evening from 6:007:00 at the funeral home. Born...

Mark Cave

May 7, 2012

Bob was born February 11, 1924 to Ruby Dennis and Mark Cave, Sr. at Rotan. After graduating from Rotan High School Bob was drafted into the Army during WWII. He married Dorothy Louise Acker at Rotan on March 20, 1948. Bob was a lifetime rancher in Kent County and was diligent in his work. He was a member of...

Carlotta Molano

May 4, 2012

Carlotta was a daughter of the late Juan and Ascension Perales Menjares. Carlotta married Ricardo quotRichardquot Molano, Jr. on December 13, 1948 in Arizona. They were married for sixtythree years. Carlotta worked as a domestic housekeeper and janitor for the Clearfork Health Clinic. She loved working in her flower garden and keeping fresh flowers in her house. She volunteered...

Lino Felan

Apr 26, 2012

ROTAN LINO FELAN, 65, died Thursday April 26, 2012 at an Abilene hospital. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday April 28, 2012 at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Rotan. Burial will follow at Belvieu Cemetery under the ion of WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home. Rosary will be from 6:007:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Born December 4, 1946 in Sabinal,...

Evelyn Polk

Apr 5, 2012

ROTAN EVELYN RUTLEDGE POLK, 95, died Thursday April 5, 2012 at the Fisher County Hospital Assisted Living Facility. Services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday April 9, 2012 at WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home Chapel with visitation from 9:3010:30 a.m. before the service. Burial will follow at Belvieu Cemetery under the ion of WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home. Born February 18, 1917 in Fisher...

Lino Yanez

Apr 3, 2012

Lino was a son of Lino Yanez, SR, and the late Hortencia Gomez Yanez. Lino was a lifelong resident and graduate of Rotan High School. He was a foreman at National Gypsum in Rotan where he was employed for thirtythree years. Lino married Rena Bowden in Roby on March 17, 2009. He liked fishing, having barbeques, spending time with...

Marjorie Mitchell

Apr 1, 2012

Marjorie Aaron Mitchell, 89 years, 8 months, 16 days, of Bridgeport, a retired school teacher, crossed over the morning of April 1st, 2012 in Bridgeport. Marjorie was born on July 16, 1922 to J.H. and Avis Howell Aaron at her grandparent39s home in Rotan. She graduated from Rotan High School in 1939 and graduated from McMurry College now University...

Roberta Ford

Mar 28, 2012

Roberta was a daughter of the late Robert and Bessie Scott and spent much of her life in and near that ranching community. She taught for more than a halfcentury in schools in Sylvester, Plains, Winsboro, Trent, Sweetwater, and Roby. She earned a BBA degree at Texas Tech and a MS in education from East Texas State, now the...

Jimmy Marks

Mar 26, 2012

Jimmy was a son of Jimmie Louis Marks and Laura Eeds Myers. Jimmy worked in construction that took him many places. He lived in Woodrow, Snyder, Lawton OK, Germany and back to Rotan. He married Joy Small on August 24, 2001 in Rotan. Jimmy liked carpentry, riding his motorcycle, and spending time with nieces and nephews who he loved....

Edith Reed

Mar 22, 2012

ROTAN EDITH ELAINE ACKER REED, 94, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012 at San Antonio. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2012 at the First Baptist Church with burial at Belvieu Cemetery under the ion of WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home. ation will be 9:00 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Edith was born January 10, 1918, in...