Obituaries

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...

Charles Gruben

Feb 29, 2012

Charles was born April 14, 1945 to Alvin and Vera Ogden Gruben in Rotan. He lived Rotan at Angel Care since 1992. Charles was a very loving person who enjoyed music and playing the piano. He was always to start a tractor or pickup and was especially happy when he was allowed to change gears while going through a...

Robert Jones

Feb 28, 2012

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Visitation WeathersbeeRay 111 N. McKinley Rotan, TX  79546 Friday, March 2, 2012 6:007:00 p.m. Service WeathersbeeRay 111 N. McKinley Rotan, TX  79546 Saturday, March 3, 2012 11:00 a.m.

Clifton Jones

Feb 25, 2012

In Memory of Clifton Floyd Jones April 11, 1931 February 25, 2012 Obituary Clifton Floyd Jones, 80, of Odessa, TX, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012, at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa. He was born in 1931 in Aspermont, TX, to Alton and Opal Jones. He was the youngest of three with older brothers Hubert and Dean Jones. Clifton...

Lee Smith

Feb 22, 2012

ROTAN LEE SCOTT SMITH, 53, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at his residence in southern Fisher County. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 25, 2012 at the First Baptist Church under the ion of WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home. Burial will be private. His family will have visitation 6:00 7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Lee Scott...

Audrey Hudnall

Feb 19, 2012

ROTAN AUDREY quotAUNTIEquot ELROD HUDNALL, 92, died Sunday February 19, 2012 at Fisher County Assisted Living. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at Belvieu Cemetery under the ion of WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home. Born March 8, 1919 in Cass County, TX, Audrey was a daughter of the late James Birl and Betsy Ann England Elrod. Audrey...

Dick Hart

Feb 15, 2012

ROTAN DICK HART, 81, died Wednesday February 15, 2012 at Stonewall Memorial Hospital. A celebration of life will take place at 2:00 p.m. Friday February 17, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Aspermont under the ion of WeathersbeeRay Funeral Home. Born January 4, 1931 in the Johnson Chapel Community in Stonewall County, Dick was a son of the...

James Hock

Jan 25, 2012

Born December 12, 1989 in Abilene, James was a son of James Travis Hock and Debbra Ann Hasty. James graduated from Big Pasture High School in Randlett, OK. He served in the Army National Guard from 20082011 and spent a year in Iraq. He married Cathy Smith on May 18, 2010 in Walters, OK. James was employed as a...

Raymond Mckimmey

Jan 22, 2012

Eugene was a son the late Raymond Eugene, Sr. and Eva Juanita Koen McKimmey. Eugene was a lifelong resident of Rotan and graduated from Rotan High School in 1973. He attended Cisco Junior College and graduated from Texas Tech with a degree in Ag Economics. Eugene farmed with his brother Koen until retiring in 2002. He liked roping cattle,...