Local obituaries for Higginbotham Funeral Home

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...

Oct 25, 2022

Wilda Marie Swanner age 82, of Gorman, Texas went to her Heavenly home on October 25, 2022. She was born on March 22, 1940 in Gorman to Otho and Marma Nell Carter. She married CW Swanner on June 24, 1957. Together they had three children, Susan, Tim and Mark. She was a natural born caregiver and chose nursing as a...

Oct 5, 2022

Jimmie Don Rodgers age 77, of Gorman passed away October 5, 2022. Jim was born September 6, 1945 to David Verle Rodgers and Buryl (Blackwell) Rodgers in Gorman, Texas. Jim married Donnie Marie Chambers on July 28, 1962 in Rising Star and together they had four children. They were married for 51 years before she passed away on May 31,...

Oct 4, 2022

Vicki Lynn Trout Seay age 74, of Gorman passed away October 4, 2022. She was born June 2, 1948 in Ranger, Texas to Lester Olen and Maybelle (Swinson) Trout. She attended schools in several locations as her dad was transferred with Lone Star Gas Co. She graduated from Eastland High School in 1966. She then attended Cisco Junior College and...

Sep 27, 2022

G. W. Maxfield, 89, of Gorman, Texas passed away September 27, 2022. He was born on February 22, 1933, in Sena, New Mexico to Roy Lee Maxfield and Frankie Mae (Reece) Maxfield. G. W. married Ann Ratliff on June 30, 1956, in Sudan, TX. Together they had one son, Raymond Mel. He graduated from UCC in 1956 and began his...

Sep 21, 2022

Billy Ray Brandon passed from this life, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 at the age of 85, at Odessa Hospital in Odessa, Texas. Bill was born on April 18, 1937 at home in Coleman County, Texas to Melvin A. and Eunice A. Hood Brandon. He was raised and attended schools in Merkel and Santa Anna, Texas. While attending High School he...

Sep 7, 2022

Harold J. Zink age 93, of Gorman passed away on September 7, 2022 at the Stephenville Nursing Home. Harold was born in Lakeview, Texas on March 7, 1929 to Oscar Zink and Dovie (Sanders) Zink. He moved to Gorman in 1965 and was a member of the First Baptist Church Gorman. He was an avid motorcyclist, hunter, and fisherman and...

Aug 15, 2022

Maxine Huddleston age 91, of Ranger passed away Monday August 15, 2022. Maxine was born April 1, 1931 in Eastland County, Texas to Cullen Lumford Rogers and Ona (Guy) Rogers. She married Everett Huddleston in the Bear Springs Community on November 15, 1950 and they were married until he passed away in 2002. Together they had two children. Maxine is...

Aug 6, 2022

Johnnie Carl (AKA J.C.) longtime math professor at Cisco Junior College passed away August 6, 2022 at the Woodland Assisted Living facility in Eastland. J.C. was borne to JL and Mary McDaniel February 28, 1948 in Freeport, Texas. At a young age his parents moved to Carbon, Texas where J.C. was a longtime resident. J.C. received his master's degree in...