Obituaries

Richard  Whitney Bryant

Richard Whitney Bryant

Apr 19, 2008

Richard Whitney Bryant Dick Bryant was born on October 17, 1919 in Lexington, MA to Robert and Ethel Bryant. After being raised in Lockport, NY, he attended Amherst College, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1941. Dick graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1945 and made the decision to go into mission work in China with the United Presbyterian...

Melvin  Eugene Bernhoft

Melvin Eugene Bernhoft

Apr 19, 2008

Melvin Eugene Bernhoft, 80, of Stephenville died Saturday April 19, 2008 in Stephenville. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Stephenville. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Monday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Melvin was born on November 30, 1927 in Memphis, TN to...

Ruthie Pope

Ruthie Pope

Apr 17, 2008

Hamilton Ruthie Pope, 81, of Stephenville, died Thursday, April 17, 2008, at a Hamilton Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, April 20, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Sharon Roberson officiating. Interment will follow at the New Gordon Cemetery in Gordon, TX. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00...

William C. "Bill" Martin

William C. "Bill" Martin

Apr 9, 2008

William C. ‘Bill' Martin, 87, of Stephenville, died Wednesday, April 09, 2008, at Harris Methodist Erath County Hospital. Military Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 12, at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Bill was born April 1, 1921, in Chalk Mountain, to the late Isham and Allie Lanham Martin. He served during WWII in the U. S....

Alma  Mae Johnson

Alma Mae Johnson

Apr 9, 2008

Alma Mae Johnson, 90, of Selden, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 in Selden. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, April 12, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Emil Becker officiating. Interment will follow at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Erath County. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm...

Jack Frazier  Jr.

Jack Frazier Jr.

Apr 9, 2008

William Jackson ‘Jack' Frazier, Jr. 54, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at his home in Erath County. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Lufkin. Stephenville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jack was born on January 15, 1954 in Dallas, Texas to William and Alys McLaughlin Frazier. He has resided in Stephenville for...

Billy  Mack Henderson

Billy Mack Henderson

Apr 8, 2008

Mack Henderson, 73, of Stephenville, passed away Tuesday April 8, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joel Sanders officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Thursday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Mack was born on December 19, 1934 in Lampasas, Texas...

Jay  D. Griffin

Jay D. Griffin

Mar 26, 2008

Jay D. Griffin, 84, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday March 28, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Jim Townsend officiating. Interment will follow at the Smith Springs Cemetery in Erath County. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Jay was...

Kimberly  Ann Williamson

Kimberly Ann Williamson

Mar 21, 2008

Kimberly Ann Williamson, 42, of Stephenville, died Friday, March 21, 2008, in Stephenville. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, March 26, at Lingleville West End Cemetery in Lingleville. Kimberly was born, September 30, 1965, in Stephenville to the late Sherman V. and Sue Loving Williamson. She worked in the Home Health business, and was a life long...

Doris Hammit Larner Evans

Doris Hammit Larner Evans

Mar 18, 2008

Doris Hammit Larner Evans, 64, of Morgan Mill, Texas passed away Tuesday March 18, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, March 20, 2008 at the Stephenville First Baptist Church with Rev. Joe Rogers officiating. Interment will follow at the Morgan Mill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm...

Carter Starnes

Carter Starnes

Mar 12, 2008

Carter Starnes, 70, of Stephenville, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am Monday March 17, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel. Carter was born on August 1, 1937 in Stephenville to the late Herman and Velma Carter Starnes. He served in the U.S. Navy and has resided in Erath...

Deloris Green

Deloris Green

Mar 8, 2008

Deloris Green, 77, formerly of Stephenville, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008 in Lamesa. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Bill McKee officiating, assisted by Dwayne Lamberson. Interment will follow at the Hightower Cemetery in Erath County. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM until 7:00...

Lilimay Boyd

Lilimay Boyd

Mar 8, 2008

Lilimay (Mutt) Merchant Boyd, 92, of Stephenville, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2008 at the Community Nursing Home in Stephenville, Texas. Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 29, 2008, at the Stephenville First Baptist Church Chapel. Mutt was born on September 25, 1915 in Comanche, Texas to the late J.B. and Maggie May Merchant. She...

Laura Elizabeth Abigayle Trever Wilkinson

Laura Elizabeth Abigayle Trever Wilkinson

Mar 7, 2008

Laura Elizabeth Abigayle Trever Wilkinson, seventeen, was born July 16, 1990 in Dallas, Texas. Laura was a senior at James Bowie High School and a member of Graham Street Church of Christ, Stephenville, Texas. She previously attended Stephenville High School and Erath County Excels. Survivors include her mother and step-father Peggy and Dennis Cunningham Jr. currently residing in Simms, Texas....

Austin Shane Rowdy Cunningham

Austin Shane Rowdy Cunningham

Mar 7, 2008

Austin Shane Rowdy Cunningham, five, was born August 10, 2002 in Granbury, Texas. Rowdy was a Kindergarten student at James Bowie Elementary School in Simms, TX. He attended Pre-K at Central Elementary in Stephenville, Texas. He also attended Godley Prairie Community Church in New Boston, Texas. Survivors include his mother and father Peggy and Dennis Cunningham Jr. of Simms, His...

Tyler  Joe Roberts

Tyler Joe Roberts

Mar 7, 2008

Tyler Joe Roberts, eleven, was born on January 6, 1997 in Granbury, TX. Tyler was a 5th grade student at James Bowie Elementary School in Simms, TX and a member of Graham Street Church of Christ in Stephenville. He also attended Godley Prairie Community Church in New Boston, TX. Tyler previously attended Hook Elementary in Stephenville, TX. Survivors include his...

Vernon  "Dale" Matlock

Vernon "Dale" Matlock

Mar 1, 2008

Dale Matlock, 56, of Stephenville, passed away Saturday March 1, 2008 in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 6, 2008 in the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joe Rogers officiating. Interment will follow in the Morgan Mill Cemetery in Morgan Mill. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 pm Wednesday at the...

Jay A. "Froggie" Hale

Jay A. "Froggie" Hale

Feb 28, 2008

Jay A. ‘Froggie' Hale, 88, of Stephenville, died Thursday, February 28, 2008, in Stephenville. Graveside Services will be held at 3:30 PM, Saturday, March 1, at East Memorial Cemetery with Reverend Emil Becker officiating. Visitation will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Froggie was born September 1, 1919, in Stephenville to the late Jay...

Debra  Jean Stocks

Debra Jean Stocks

Feb 27, 2008

Debra Jean Stocks, 53, of Bluff Dale, passed away Wednesday February 27, 2008 in Dublin. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, March 1, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at the Rock Church Cemetery in Hood County. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday, February 29, 2008 at...

David  Wayne Bailey

David Wayne Bailey

Feb 20, 2008

Granbury, David Wayne Bailey, 52, of Granbury, passed away Wednesday February 20, 2008 in Fort Worth. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, February 22, 2008 at the Indian Creek Cemetery in Erath County. David Wayne Bailey was born on September 2, 1955 in Stephenville to the late John Amos and Patsy Pittman Bailey. He was raised in...