Obituaries

Mar 19, 2019

Laverne (Jenkins) Harrison passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2019 in Rotan. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Saturday, March 23, 2019 at the First Baptist Church of Rotan. Burial will follow in Belvieu Cemetery. Visitation is set for Friday, March 22, 2019, at the Frist Baptist Church of Rotan, from 6pm until 7pm. Laverne was born, to Doug...

Mar 15, 2019

Billie Arlene Gruben Brown passed away Friday, March 15, 2019 following a brief illness. Billie was born October 2, 1929 to Arlon and Verona Cross in the Cross Roads community of Fisher County, Texas. She attended Roby schools, graduating from Roby High School in 1947. As a student, Billie was voted both Football and FFA Sweetheart. Billie was married...

Mar 2, 2019

Ty Justin West Ty Justin West, 39, passed away March 2, 2019. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at the Pickwick-McAdams Cemetery in Palo Pinto County. Visitation will be 5 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2019, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan. Born November 22, 1979, Ty was the son of Gary and Tempie West....

Feb 20, 2019

Jack C. Cox, 83, of Roby, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at his home in Roby. Visitation will be on Sunday, February 24, 2019 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, February 25, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Roby. Burial will follow in...

Feb 18, 2019

Wayne Nichols, 52, of Rotan, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019 in Rotan. Funeral services will be held at 2pm, Friday, February 22, 2019 at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Belvieu Cemetery. Richard Wayne Nichols was born July 9, 1966 in Hamlin, Texas to Harold Loyd Nichols and Kathleen Elrod Bennett. Wayne was preceded in death...

Feb 14, 2019

Roby- Parker Barron Wetsel, 95, passed away February 14, 2019. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2019, at the Roby First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Saturday, February 16, 2019, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Burial will be in Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born February 5, 1924, in Fisher County, Parker was...

Feb 5, 2019

Nita Lafate Posey passed away February 5, 2019 at the age of 86. Visitation will be Friday, February 8th at Rotan Church of Christ from 11:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. with services also there at 2:00 p.m. Nita was born September 16, 1932 in Jones County to Ira Theodore Green and Hattie Louise Holden Green. She graduated from Hamlin High...

Jan 23, 2019

Dorothy Jim Mize Tolan passed away January 23, 2019. In Rotan she was known by "Cootsie," the nickname given to her by her dad. Outside of Rotan she was known by her middle name, "Jim". Dorothy grew up in Rotan and her heart was always there. A lifelong fan of the Yellow Hammers, she spoke fondly of wandering the...

Jan 13, 2019

Vicky Lynn (Freeman) Hernandez, 45 of Rotan passed away January 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Rotan. Burial will follow in Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 16, 2019 at the funeral home....

Jan 12, 2019

Jan 8, 2019

Leo Lopez, Jr, 61, of Sweetwater, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 2pm, on Saturday, January 12, 2019 in Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan. Visitation with the family will be Friday, January 11, 2019, from 6pm until 8pm, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan; with a reading of the rosary beginning at...

Jan 1, 2019

Rotan-Regina Leontine Hawkins, 85, passed away October 21, 2019, in Rotan.  Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 2019, at the First Baptist Church.  Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Friday, November 1, 2019.

Born November 9, 1933, in Los Angeles,...

Dec 21, 2018

Rotan-Debbie Gruben, 67, passed away December 21, 2018, in Fisher County. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at Cross Roads Baptist Church. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Cross Roads Baptist church before the service. Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbees-Ray Funeral Home. Born on January 16, 1951, Debbie was...

Nov 23, 2018

Bonnie Lou (Parks) Goswick, 91, passed away November 23, 2018, in Jayton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday November 26, 2018, at the Jayton Church of Christ. Burial will follow in Jayton Cemetery in Jayton, TX. Visitation will be 5 pm - 7 pm, Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Born October 11, 1927,...

Nov 10, 2018

Jimmy Ray Reaves, 83, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 in the Pawhuska Hospital, Pawhuska, OK. Mr. Reaves was born July 9, 1935 in Hobbs, TX the son of Luther Washington and Maudie Mae (Fox) Reaves. A Veteran, he served in the US Army from 1953 to 1956. A retired oilfield truck driver, was a lifetime member of the...

Oct 14, 2018

Billie Ruth Hardin, 90, formerly of Rotan passed away October 14, 2018 in Throckmorton, Texas. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel. A private burial will be held in Cottonwood Flat Cemetery. Visitation is set for Wednesday, October 17, 2018, from 12:30pm until 2:00pm. Billie Ruth was born October 14,...

Oct 14, 2018

George Leon West July 9, 1934 - October 14, 2018 George Leon West, of Rotan passed away October 14, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home in Rotan. Burial will follow in Belvieu Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, October 16, 2018, from 6pm until 7pm, at Weathersbee-Ray...

Oct 14, 2018

The angels rejoiced on October 14, 2018 when Laverna Harrison of Jayton, Texas entered Heaven. Laverna passed away at home surrounded by loved ones. Services are to be held at the First Baptist Church on Thursday, October 17, 2018 at Jayton, Texas with Rev John Murdock, officiating. Burial will be In the Jayton Cemetery under direction of Weathersbee-Ray Funeral...

Sep 20, 2018

George "Yogi" Louis Velez, 62, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 20, 2018. Rosary will be held on Sunday, September 23, 2018, from 6-7pm at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral home in Rotan. Visitation will follow from 7-8pm. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, September 24, 2018, at 10am at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rotan. George was born in Rotan, Texas...

Sep 10, 2018

Garland (Soapy) Floyd, 87, passed away September 10, 2018, in Sweetwater, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2018, at the Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel in Rotan, Texas. Burial will be in the Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. A visitation is scheduled on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 form 5-6 pm at...