Local obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home

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...

Jul 20, 2023

Lesley Brent Lasater of Gorman, Texas, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the age of 83 years.

Brent was born in Gorman, Texas, to Hulon and Mayvis Lasater.  After high school, he attended McMurry College where he enjoyed playing in the band and met many of his life-long friends, including his wife.

He...

Jul 14, 2023

Ray Bennett, 81, passed away on July 14, 2023. Ray was born on September 15, 1941 in Gorman, Texas to Jack Bert Bennett and Billie Lois Brooks Bennett. After graduating from high school, he went to UT Arlington where he graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree. He worked at Phillips Petroleum for many years and lived in many different...

Jun 19, 2023

Jimmy Dean Warren, 73, was found deceased at his house on June 19, 2023. Jimmy was born on November 22, 1949, to Minyard Vernon Warren and Lydia Lorraine Maynard Warren, in Gorman, Texas, where he lived his entire life. Jimmy graduated from high school and attended college for a short while before proudly joining the United States Army where he...

May 26, 2023

Shelby Schofield Thornton, 61, passed away on May 26, 2023, in Eastland, Texas. Shelby was born on November 26, 1961, to John and Sussanne Schofield in Fort Worth, Texas. She lived most of her life in Gorman, Texas, where she graduated from high school in 1979. Shelby was a bookkeeper at Red Chain for over 24 years. She loved photography,...

May 24, 2023

Vic Stacy, 77, of Bandera, Texas passed away unexpectedly on May 24, 2023. He was born May 15, 1946 in Gorman, Texas to Charles Junior Stacy and Ramona Maxine (Westmoreland) Stacy. Vic grew up in Gorman, Texas and graduated from Gorman High School. He spent many years working on the family farm with his father as a peanut farmer...

May 19, 2023

Mary Delilah Patton Webb was born on March 6, 1930. She was born prematurely at home on the farm in Lueders. The Doctor did not believe she would live past the age of 2 and she was frail most of her life. She graduated from Lueders High School. She left us on May 19, 2023, at the age of 93...

Apr 13, 2023

Terry Don Cook, 62, took his last breath on Thursday April 13, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Terry was born on September 22, 1960, to Donald Lee and Wilma Fay Cook in Gorman, Texas where he lived for most of his life. Terry graduated from Cleburne high school. Afterwards, he joined the United States Marine Corps where he...

Apr 1, 2023

Howard Frank Hagood was born October 26, 1935, in Gorman, Texas, to Frank and Nannie (Underwood) Hagood. He went to meet Jesus on April 1, 2023, at Comanche County Medical Center following a brief hospital stay.<br><br> Howard graduated from Gorman High School in 1955 and married his high school sweetheart Patricia Robertson on May 19, 1956. They lived in...

Feb 28, 2023

McKenzie Kay Osborne, 28, passed away on February 28, 2023 in Eastland, Texas. She is already tremendously missed by a grieving fiance, Blake Truran; parents, Philip (Lisa) Osborne, Melissa (Zeke) Fowler; grandfather James Britt Henry; Dalton, Ashley and Chaney Fowler; bonus grandparents, Donald and Jeana Fowler; as well as numerous family and friends. She was greeted in heaven by her...

Jan 27, 2023

A huge piece of our hearts left us! Shirley Crain of Gorman passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 surrounded by her loved ones. Shirley was born August 16, 1942 in Gorman and grew up lovingly cared for by her Aunt Minnie Clark and Grandpa Cas Clark. She met the love of her life, Vernon Crain and they married in 1961....

Oct 27, 2022

Lester was born in Ballinger, Texas on April 2, 1939, to James Collins Seaton and Willie Lenora (Caraway) Seaton. He married Glenda Sue Clement on July 1, 1958, in the Rock Bluff Community in the home of Glenda Sue's grandparents. Her grandfather performed the marriage ceremony. Lester started his employment after they married in Hobbs, New Mexico at Furr's Super...