Obituaries

Robert Edward Rucker

Robert Edward Rucker

Mar 3, 2022

Robert Edward Rucker Obituary Robert Edward Rucker, 92, of Mineral Wells, Texas, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on March 3, 2022. He was born as the oldest son to Reade Earl Rucker and Ina Lorene Carter in Santo on July 14, 1929. Growing up, he was raised in and around the Santo, Brazos, and Mineral Wells areas...

Terry Gene Seaman

Terry Gene Seaman

Mar 2, 2022

Terry Gene Seaman, 67, of Mineral Wells passed away March 2, 2022. He was born January 23, 1955, in Glen Rose, Texas, to Clyde G. and Bobbie Rae Duggan Seaman.

Survivors include his mother, Bobbie R. Seaman; brother, Mark L. Seaman and wife Janet; several nephews and extended family. His father, Clyde G. Seaman, preceded him death.

Graveside services will...

Sally Jean Harmon

Sally Jean Harmon

Feb 28, 2022

Sally Jean Harmon (Strickland), age 81, passed away on February 28, 2022 after battling Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Dustin, Oklahoma November 13, 1940 to Bee and Mae (Blankenship) Harmon.

Following a family move to west Texas in the 1950s, Jean graduated from Levelland High School in 1957 at the age of 16. She soon married and moved to...

Laura Ann Gray

Laura Ann Gray

Feb 22, 2022

Laura Ann Gray, went to the arms of our Savior on February 22,2022 at 6:01 in the morning in Mineral Wells, TX. She was 70 years old. She was born on October 20, 1951 in Knox City to Ben Gray and Laura Lee Ply. She was preceded in death by her Father, Ben Gray. Brothers; Ben Gray, William Gray and...

Jimmy Charles Reasoner

Jimmy Charles Reasoner

Feb 21, 2022

Jimmy Charles Reasoner passed away unexpectedly on February 21, 2022 in Fort Worth. He was born November 26,1939, in Mineral Wells, to Cecil and Juanita Burcham Reasoner.

Jimmy was a simple man. He was a people person and his passion for people made him the man that he was. He would have given the shirt off his back to a...

Bobby Joyce Cottrell-McCaskill

Bobby Joyce Cottrell-McCaskill

Feb 19, 2022

Bobby Joyce Cottrell- McCaskill passed away February 19, 2022, 13 days after her 79th birthday, after a long battle with cancer.  

Bobby was born February 6, 1943, in Gorman Texas, to Thomas J. Cottrell and Laura B. Collins Cottrell the oldest of 4 children.

Bobby will be remembered as a loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and friend. ...

Melissa Dawn Mahan

Melissa Dawn Mahan

Feb 19, 2022

Melissa Dawn Mahan passed away on February 19, 2022. She was born September 16, 1981, the first-born child of Jerry Smith and Marcelle (Machen) Smith, in Ft Worth.

Melissa was a kind, giving person who loved life and her family including her 3 children Taylor, Austin, and Kaleb; her grandchildren, Hagen and Braylee; her mother, Marcelle; 2 sisters, Melinda and...

Juanita Lee Hart

Juanita Lee Hart

Feb 19, 2022

Juanita Lee Hart passed peacefully on February 19, 2022 to be with her Lord and Savior. She was 73 years old, and spent most of her life working at the school cafeteria in management for the Mineral Wells School District.

 Juanita was born on December 10, 1948 to Henry Marcus and Nita Pearl Hart. She was a loving mother, grandmother,...

Jerry Walton "Walt Friedel, Sr

Jerry Walton "Walt Friedel, Sr

Feb 16, 2022

Jerry Walton Friedel Sr. "Walt", 87, left this earth on February 16, 2022 to join his first born son, "Walty" and Grandma, in Heaven. He was born January 8,1935 twelve hours after "Elvis".Walt will be remembered as one who always had a camera in his hand...and one who had a joke for every occasion, NEVER forgetting the punch line.He loved...

Trent Jerome Brady

Trent Jerome Brady

Feb 15, 2022

Trent Jerome Brady was born August 9, 1972 to Jerry and Phyliss Brady. He went to his Heavenly home with the Lord on February 15, 2022.

Trent never met a stranger, he would give you the shirt off his back. Family and friends were everything to him. He was always laughing and cutting up with people. Trent was preceded in...

Betty Lou Bullard

Betty Lou Bullard

Feb 15, 2022

Betty Lou Bullard went to her heavenly home on February 15, 2022 at the age of 80 years old. She was born July 8, 1941 in Eastland County, Texas as the oldest child to Vernon and Lois Cates.  Betty attended Holliday High School where she met and married Windle Ray Bullard on April 19, 1957 in Holliday, Texas.  Windle and...

Myra Lee Smith

Myra Lee Smith

Feb 15, 2022

Myra Lee Smith of Millsap, Texas passed suddenly at the age of 82 years.  Myra was born in Oklahoma to Walter and Rosie Powell.  She was raised in Lubbock, Texas where she attended Monterey High School. After high school, Myra attended Texas Tech University where she obtained a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees, and also her teaching...

Pete Sturdivant

Pete Sturdivant

Feb 14, 2022

Pete Sturdivant passed away Monday, February 14, 2022 at Palo Pinto General Hospital.  He was born at home in Palo Pinto County as Joe Raymond Sturdivant.  Pete loved hunting, fishing and rodeo.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Dortha; son Stanley Tucker; brother, Bob Sturdivant; sister, Dorothy Webb; and his parents Louie and Ellen Sturdivant.

Survivors include his...

Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith

Feb 14, 2022

Jerry Smith a great husband, dad, and Papaw passed away February 14, 2022. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana to Doc Edmond Smith and Hazle Marie (Perkins) Smith on August 23, 1962. He was the youngest of 10 children. Jerry met Marcelle Machen in 1980 and they married in 1983. Jerry was a very kindhearted man who loved God, his...

Jerry Lee Benjamin

Jerry Lee Benjamin

Feb 14, 2022

Jerry Lee Benjamin, aka “Bear”, was born August 5th 1942 in Rockford, Illinois and passed awayon February 14, 2022. He is survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Kay Benjamin, who he metfirst in the 8th grade and eventually married on July 21st 1962. He graduated from East RockfordHigh School and went on to attend Illinois State University and...

Robert Paul Payne

Robert Paul Payne

Feb 13, 2022

Robert (Bubba) Paul Payne, 67, became a Silent Key on Sunday, February 13, 2022.  He was a faithful friend who viewed his job as an ambassador for Jesus Christ and a servant to others.

Services will be held at Indian Creek Baptist Church in Mineral Wells on Friday, February 18, at 2 p.m. Pastor Jake Grogan presiding.  Burial will follow...

Lamar Smith

Lamar Smith

Feb 12, 2022

It is with great sadness that we must announce the passing of our husband, father, and grandfather Lamar Smith.  Lamar passed away February 12, 2022 at home after a short battle with cancer.  He was born in Thomasville, Clarke County, Alabama in 1938 to Will and Sallie Smith.  After graduating from Thomasville High School, he served in the US Army...

Louis Paul Jefferson Shelton

Louis Paul Jefferson Shelton

Feb 12, 2022

Louis Paul Jefferson “Jeff” Shelton of Palo Pinto, Texas was a caring husband, father, grandfather “Pa”, brother, and friend. He left this world to be with our Heavenly Father on February 12, 2022 at the age of 77.

Jeff was born to Louis Paul Shelton and Evelyn Eugena Phelps on April 30, 1944 in Stephenville. He graduated from Santo High...

Gordon Hance Stewart

Gordon Hance Stewart

Feb 9, 2022

Gordon Hance Stewart went to be with his Savior on February 9, 2022 at his home in Graford, Texas under the care of his wife and family. He was born March 23, 1931 to Ben and Joe Marie Stewart in Palo Pinto County.

Gordon was a cotton, peanut, and wheat farmer who also raised cattle in Palo Pinto County for...

Johnnie Arthur Bricker

Johnnie Arthur Bricker

Feb 8, 2022

Johnnie Arthur Bricker passed away February 8, 2022 at home surrounded by family. He was born in Goodhope, Missouri, August 4, 1932, to Orla and Anna Bricker. Johnnie married Scharleen Robbins December 15, 1952; they recently celebrated their 69th anniversary. Johnnie served in the US Army during the Korean War 1952-1954 serving in France. He was a multi-talented man. He...