Obituaries

Apr 5, 2021

Kathleen Bennett, 77, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2021 in Rotan.

Visitation will be 1 PM Friday, April 9th at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Service will be held in the Chapel at 2 PM and officiated by Chaplain Jim Hargrove. Burial will follow at Belvieu Cemetery.

Kathleen Bennett was born in Rotan, Texas to...

Apr 3, 2021

Virgie Florene Favor, 94, passed away of natural causes on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at the Kent County Nursing Center in Jayton, Texas.  Services will be on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Jayton where she was a member for almost eighty years. Burial will follow in the Jayton Cemetery. Services will...

Mar 24, 2021

Rotan-Fernanda (Quintanilla) Soliz, passed away, March 24, 2021, in Abilene.  Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church.  Rosary will be held tonight at 6:00 p.m. at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery, under the direction of Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.

Born May 30, 1931, in Stamford,...

Mar 22, 2021

Rotan- Ola Mae Woolf, passed away March 22,2021, in Abilene.  Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church with the funeral service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Rotan.  Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.

Born September 7, 1936, in Spur, Ola was the daughter...

Mar 19, 2021

Rotan- Clois Wells Bennett, 86, passed March 19, 2021, in Sweetwater.  Services are under the care of Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.

Born December 26, 1934, in Nolan County, Clois was the son of the late Noble and Lorena (Porter) Bennett.  After high school Clois joined the United States Army and served as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne. ...

Mar 4, 2021

Joe R. Martinez from Jayton, Texas, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, brother-in-law, and uncle went to be with his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 4,2021.  He was born December 8, 1957 to Juanita and Anselmo Martinez.

Joe worked at Exxon/Mobil for over 30 years.  He also worked in Iraq and Russia for Exxon/Mobil.  When he retired there, he came home to...

Feb 19, 2021

Glenna Mae Crow, 96, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

Born December 17, 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas, Glenna was the only child of the late George and Minnie (Aaron) Zimmerman. They moved to their farm south of Rotan in 1937. Glenna graduated from Rotan High School in 1943 and married her high school...

Feb 10, 2021

Gloria Floyd passed away peacefully on February 10, 2021. She was born in Terrell, TX on December 17, 1945. She is the daughter of RW and Willena (West) Browne. She was preceded in death by her parents, RW Browne and Willena (West) Browne. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Gary Floyd. She is also survived...

Feb 8, 2021

Betty “June” Keener Alread passed away peacefully February 8, 2021 with her daughters by her side. She was born May 11, 1931 in Rotan, Texas.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Emory and Lola Keener and brother Albert Kenneth.  She is survived by her two daughters and their husbands, Lori and Daniel Wright and Nicole and Richard Beavers, five...

Feb 4, 2021

Jerry Floyd Briscoe II, 63 passed away February 4, 2021 at his home in Rotan. A private family burial was held at 10:00 AM on Monday, February 8, 2021 in Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan.

Jerry was born on March 2, 1957 in Abilene to Jerry and Barbara (Gilkerson) Briscoe. He worked for...

Jan 24, 2021

Martin Ortiz, 58, passed away January 24, 2021, in Abilene.  Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 28, 2021, in Belvieu Cemetery.  Rosary will be 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel.

Born July 7, 1962, in Rotan, Martin was the son of the late Manuel and Socorro Ortiz.  He...

Jan 22, 2021

Linda Lee (Almanza) Vera, 55, of Sweetwater, Texas died Friday, January 22, 2021 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.

Rosary will be Tuesday, January 26, 2021 from 5:00 - 6:00 PM at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan. Graveside services will be Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 10:00 AM in the Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home....

Jan 21, 2021

Jonah Mark Dennis, age 16, died Thursday, January 21, 2021.  He was born in Santa Cruz, California on March 12, 2004 to Richard Dennis and Felicia Wilson Lee, joining two older siblings, Lydia and Josiah.  Following military orders, the family lived in San Angelo, TX, where sister Lily was added to the growing family, before transferring to Hawaii for...

Jan 18, 2021

Larry Ellis McBeth went home to Jesus on January 18, 2021 at age 73.

Larry was born to Ellis McBeth and Nancy Waddell McBeth on September 3, 1947 in Rotan, Texas. Once he left Rotan, he married Jeanine Hardin in Abilene, TX  in 1970 and they had three children.

Larry had a career in doing...

Jan 18, 2021

Mabel Warren went to be with our Lord and Savior peacefully on Monday, January 18, 2021 at her home in Midland, TX. She was surrounded by loved ones at the time of passing.

Mabel was the daughter of Louis and Ada Perry and born on February 23, 1915 in Eskota, TX. She was the eighth child out...

Jan 14, 2021

Charles Raymond Meek, 83, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at his home in Sylvester, Texas. A private family service will be held Sunday, January 17, 2021, with burial to follow at the Sylvester Cemetery. Due to COVID the service will be for family only. We will attempt to live-stream the service for those who can’t attend.

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Jan 12, 2021

The family of Evelyn Elzora Hughs Nowlin, age 81, is sad to announce that Evelyn passed from this earth and received her wings on January 12, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  No amount of words or platitudes can do justice to the legacy that she and her late husband, Stanley, left behind, especially in...

Jan 10, 2021

In loving memory Edgar Franklin Carter “Chick” June 17, 1936 - January 10, 2021

Edgar Franklin Carter was born on June 17, 1936 in Roby, Texas to Edd & Lucille Carter. His great-grandfather always called him “his little chick-a-dee” which is why we all only know him as “Chick”. Safe to say his nickname did not come...

Jan 5, 2021

Manuel Gauna, Sr., 90, of Rotan, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Silver Spring Health and Rehabilitation Center in Abilene.

Visitation will be Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 4:00 - 6:30 PM at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan.  Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the funeral home chapel with...

Jan 5, 2021

Shirley Janelle Beyer was born November 13, 1942 to Ella Faye Feagan and Roy Eaton in Rotan, Texas, Fisher County.  She passed away on January 5, 2021.  Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2021, at Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home.

Shirley married John Beyer on December 22,...