Obituaries

James Carrillo

Feb 4, 2017

James Carrillo, 42, passed away February 4, 2017. A funeral mass will be held 9:30 am, Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Rosary will be Friday, February 17, 2017 at 7:00 pm at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Rotan. James was born in Hamlin. He was the son of Felipe and...

Lupe Cabrera

Feb 3, 2017

Lupe Cabrera, 73, formerly of Rotan, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2017 in Colorado. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Friday, February 10, 2017, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Rotan; Father Cruz will officiate the services. Burial will follow in Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan. A rosary service will be held at 6:00pm, Thursday, February 9, 2017, at...

Abelardo Molano

Feb 2, 2017

Service Funeral Service Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel 111 N McKinley Rotan, TX  79546 Tuesday, February 14, 2017 10:00 AM

Billy Green

Jan 31, 2017

Billy Green, 87, of Rotan, passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017, in Jayton, TX. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2pm, Thursday, February 2, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of Rotan, with Byron Weathersbee and Tommy Rosenblad officiating. Burial will follow in Belview Cemetery, in Rotan. Billy Joe Green was born June 14, 1929, in...

Charles Whitfill

Jan 30, 2017

Charles Whitfill, 57, of Rotan, passed away Monday, January 30, 2017, at his home. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:00am, Thursday, February 2, 2017, at the First Baptist Church of Rotan. Burial will follow in Roby Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled for Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home, from 4:30-6:00pm. Charles Robert Whitfill was born...

Wanda Murphree

Jan 19, 2017

WANDA FAYE (KNIGHT) MURPHREE, 85, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017, at an Abilene Hospital. Born July 26, 1931, in Fisher County, Wanda was the daughter of Annie (Neeley) and Barney Knight. She attended school in Rotan, and married Carroll Murphree in 1946 in Fisher County. She worked as a nursing home administrator for many years, while raising her...

J Tankersley

Jan 2, 2017

JR TANKERSLEY, 60, passed away Monday, January 2, 2016, at Fisher County Hospital in Rotan. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2016, at Calvary Baptist Church in Rotan, with burial following at Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2016, at Weathersbee-Ray...

William Morton

Dec 25, 2016

William Jack Morton 1937-2016 Jack was born June 26, 1937 to Bill and Evelyn Morton in Roby, Texas He graduated from Roby High School in 1956. He attended Draughn's Business College. In 1958, Jack began farming and ranching and continued for nearly 60 years. On April 3, 1958, Jack married Patricia Terry in Roby. They had three sons, Ricky,...

Johnny Justiss

Dec 18, 2016

JOHNNY CARROLL JUSTISS, 77, of Roby, Texas, passed away December 18, 2016. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Roby, with burial following at Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:00 -7:00 p.m,. on Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral...

Frances West

Dec 6, 2016

FRANCES JEAN (BRITTAIN) WEST, 80, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at a Hamlin Nursing Home. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 07, 2016, at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home....

Rickey Kyle

Nov 24, 2016

RICKEY CLAY KYLE, 70, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016, at a Lubbock hospital. Born January 27, 1946, in Rotan, Rickey was the son of Lucille (Daniels) and Edd E. Kyle. A lifelong resident of Jayton, he played in the Jayton Little League where he starred as a left-handed pitcher. At Jayton High School, he played football and basketball,...

Bertie Evers

Nov 18, 2016

Viola Evers went to be with her lord and savior on Friday November 18, 2016. She was born on July 31, 1925. Viola devoted her entire life to loving her personal savior, loving her family, and helping and serving people. She will be missed by all who knew her but her legacy will forever live on in all of...

Ramona Sauceda

Oct 30, 2016

RAMONA YANEZ SAUCEDA, 86, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Sweetwater Healthcare. Born August 10, 1930, in Fisher County, Texas, Ramona was the daughter of Demetria (Garcia) and Modesto Yanez Sr. She attended Rotan High School, and on March 19, 1960, she married the love of her life, Nicholas Sauceda, Sr., in...

Mary Knight

Sep 28, 2016

Irene "Sophie" Knight ROTAN- Sophie Knight, 87 went to her heavenly home Wednesday evening, September 28, 2016, at the Fisher County Hospital, surrounded by her family. Funeral: 4 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2016 at the Church of Christ in Rotan. Burial: Belvieu Cemetery. Memorials in lieu of flowers: The Rotan Church of Christ or The Rotan Volunteer Fire Dept....

Rhea Austin

Sep 8, 2016

Rhea Sue McCown Austin, age 75, of Roby, Texas, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in Lubbock, TX. She was born August 21, 1941 in Wingate, Texas to the late W.B. McCown and Reba Richards McCown. Sue attended Andrews High School followed by cosmetology school. After several years, she changed careers by attending nursing school in Tucson, Arizona....

Betty Meador

Sep 8, 2016

BETTY JEAN BOX MEADOR February 15, 1933 - September 8, 2016 Betty Jean Box Meador, 83, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2016. She was born in Littlefield, Texas. She graduated from Jacksboro High School in Jacksboro, Texas, and received her Bachelor's degree in Education, then called a Teaching Certificate, from North Texas State University in Denton, Texas. She...

Jack Price

Aug 18, 2016

JACK PRICE, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, August, 2016, at the Rotan Church of Christ with burial following at the Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Friday, August 19, 2016 at 6 p.m. at Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home Chapel. Jack C Price was born July...

Larry Vaught

Aug 17, 2016

Larry Lee Vaught was born in Phoenix, Arizona on November 10, 1940 and passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. His parents were Otis and Cappy Vaught. Larry grew up in Sunny Slope, Arizona with his sister, Sharon, and his brother, Ed. The desert was their playground. Larry's dad was with the Southern Pacific Railroad, so the family lived...

Helen Noles

Aug 13, 2016

HELEN FERN (ALBERT) NOLES, 89, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at an Abilene Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Roby, with burial following at Belvieu Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 7:00-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16,...

Jimmy Hardin

Aug 8, 2016

Jimmy G. Hardin, resident of Robstown, Texas formerly of Rotan, Texas passed away on August 8, 2016 peacefully at the age of 84 years. In Scurry County Jimmy was born October 4, 1931 to Lester E. and Bertie Lee Hardin. He was one of their nine boys raised on rough Creek. He married JoVetta Heleman on Nov 25, 1950....