Local obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home

Aug 3, 2024

Kay Larae Jarrett was born at home, Carbon, Eastland County, Texas on November 29, 1942. Kay was the oldest of two sisters.

Kay met and married her high school sweetheart, Johnnie Arland Watson, on October 14, 1959. Three boys joined this marriage, Jeffrey Arland Watson, Steven Craig Watson and Mark Edvin Watson.

Kay and Johnnie...

Jul 29, 2024

Nina Louise Ivy Baxter Smart, 95, of Gorman, Texas, died in Midland, Texas of congestive heart failure on July 29, 2024. She was born in Stonewall County Texas in 1929 to Linville Cordell Ivy and Nina Ilera Hawkins, raised during the Great Depression, witnessed many historical world events. Louise graduated Whiteface High School. She was a highly independent and...

Jun 24, 2024

William Clifton Dennis, a man with three first names or three last names, was born to Eulan Lee and Hettie Ione (Thompson) Dennis on September 17, 1937, in Gorman Texas. Will found joy in making people laugh and was known for his hard work ethic from a young age. He proudly served his country and enlisted as a Marine...

Jun 10, 2024

Beloved daughter, mother, wife, sister and Grandma, Socorro Landa Ramirez, 58, went to be with our Lord and Savior on June 10, 2024, in Eastland, Texas.

She was born on November 8, 1965, to Santiago Landa and Gregoria Martinez Landa in Jalisco, Mexico.

Socorro was an incredible cook, loved to dance, and loved music. But...

Jun 4, 2024

David Miller Freeman, 74, passed away on June 4, 2024. He was born on July 28, 1949, in Dallas, Texas, to Cecil and Jimmie (Miller) Freeman. After graduating from high school from South Oak Cliff in Dallas, Texas, David went on to further his education and played football on a scholarship for University of Texas at El Paso, he...

May 29, 2024

Frank Bryson Bussey was born in Silver, Texas on January 19th, 1947, to Frank Henry “Judge” Bussey, a cowboy with Church of Christ values from West Texas and the lovely, Irish Catholic lass, Marie Kiely Bussey of Derry, Ireland. Both preceded him in death.

Frank is survived by his wife of 34 years, Becky Bussey, of Gorman,...

May 15, 2024

Larry Strube, 86, passed away on May 15, 2024. He was born on February 24, 1938, in Comanche County, Texas. Larry married Betty Sue Crawley in 1958. They were happily married for over 65 years. Larry and Betty worked and lived in Comanche and Eastland County all their lives. Larry was a heavy equipment operator and farmer.

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May 15, 2024

Ausencio Recendez Landa, 46, passed away entirely too soon on the morning of May 15, 2024, in Dallas, Texas. He was born on December 18, 1977, to Jose Recendez Madera and Benita Landa in Huejuquilla el Alto, Jalisco Mexico. After high school, he met and married the love of his life, Sandra Cristina Alvarez. Ausencio was a hard worker;...

Apr 28, 2024

Troy Dale Wilcoxson, 71, passed away on April 28, 2024. He was born on August 25, 1952, in Stephenville, Texas, to Troy Brooks Wilcoxson and Jessie Fay (Hall) Wilcoxson. He attended school at Desdemona until the school was closed and he then went to Gorman High School, where he graduated from. He retired from the oil field as well...

Apr 24, 2024

Fay Ables left this earth, into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

Onetta Fay Ables was born at the Gorman Hospital in Gorman, Texas on July 10, 1954. Truth be known, she is probably a little upset with God for calling her home so close to her birthday as she was already planning and...

Jan 28, 2024

Ina Margarett Scitern-Smith, 78, passed away on January 28, 2024, surrounded by family and loved ones, in Abilene, Texas. She was born on September 21, 1945, to Alvin and Ina Merle Craddock Lasater, in Levelland, Texas. She spent her childhood in Sundown, Texas with her brother before moving to Gorman, Texas. After high school Ina married Gerald Dean Scitern,...

Jan 19, 2024

Charles Edward Little (1938-2024)

Charles Edward Little (85) beloved husband, father and grandfather finished his race and met his Savior face-to-face on Friday January 19th, 2024 in Abilene, Texas. He was surrounded by his wife and children as he entered the gates of heaven, where we know he was greeted with, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”...

Jan 15, 2024

Patricia Bob Robertson Hagood was born February 27, 1938, in Freer, Texas, to Cecil and Neva (Wood) Robertson. She met Jesus face to face on January 15, 2024, in Stephenville, Texas. Pat graduated from Gorman High School in 1956 and married her high school sweetheart Howard Hagood on May 19, 1956. They lived in Freeport, Texas, for many years...

Jan 13, 2024

Jose Enrique Sanchez, 76 años, llamado con cariño y amor por su familia como "APA" Enrique falleció el sabado, 13 de Enero del 2024, con su familia a su lado. Enrique nació el 18 de Octubre del 1947, en Hidalgo Tamaulipas, México.  Sus Padres: Bernardo Sanchez y Simona Cerda. Enrique se casó con el Amor de su vida, Maria...

Dec 25, 2023

Mrs. Betty Lou Regian passed away in the Woodland Nursing home on December 25, 2023, at the age of 92. Betty was a longtime resident of the hotel (Gorman Housing Authority) in Gorman, Texas. Betty loved living in the hotel and made many wonderful memories and friends over the 26 years that she lived there.  Betty or Granny, as...

Dec 18, 2023

Jerry Dwayne Bryan, 52, left this world far too soon on December 18, 2023, in Beeville, Texas. He was born on May 1, 1971, in Abilene, Texas, to Jerry Don Bryan and Shirley Darlene (Wright) Bryan. Jerry attended school and graduated from Gorman High School. He went on into the workforce where he worked hard and became a pipeline...

Dec 2, 2023

Betty Sue (Crawley) Strube, passed away on December 2, 2023 at The Woodlands in Eastland, TX. She was born on, September 20, 1937, in Kokomo, Texas to Faye (Wharton) Crawley and R.J. (Jake) Crawley. Betty attended school in Gorman. She married Larry Strube in 1958. They were happily married for over 65 years. Betty was a beautician by trade....

Aug 29, 2023

Ellen Parker, 90, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in De Leon. She was born on March 28, 1933 to David Price Ridens and Sarah Leona Woods Ridens in Lamesa, Texas. After high school, Ellen moved to Gorman in 1948 then married the love of her life, Doyle Franklin Parker on May 19, 1951 in Gorman. She went...

Aug 15, 2023

Johnny Lee ‘Pepaw’ Smith, 82, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at his home in Gorman, Texas. Johnny was born on June 8, 1941, to Willie Smith and Jelma Clark Smith in San Antonio, Texas. Johnny finished high school and spent a while in Joshua, Texas. He worked in the service station business since 1964 and owned two...

Aug 6, 2023

Vickie Majors, age 71, of Gorman, Texas, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at the Heart to Heart Hospice Center in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born on December 24, 1951, in Palo Pinto County, Texas to John Verner Nipp and Reva Maxine Nipp. She married Johnny Wesley Majors on March 1, 1968 in Mineral Wells, Texas. Vickie...