Obituaries
Willis E Peddy, Jr
Dec 27, 2021
Willis Emmett Peddy, Jr., better known as “Grandpa” to his friends and family, passed away December 27, 2021 in Mineral Wells. He was born September 3, 1926 in Vera, Texas, to Willis and Edna Blackburn Peddy, Sr.
Willis proudly served in the US Army during World War II. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mineral Wells....
Billy J. Gordon
Dec 27, 2021
Billy J. Gordon (68) of Cool, Texas passed away on Monday, the 27th of December 2021, with family gathered around him.
He was a member of Countryside Baptist Church in Mineral Wells, Texas and was a graduate of Millsap High School. He lived in Cool, Texas for much of his life. Billy was a devoted fan of Jesus Christ, the...
Diana Lee Garner
Dec 26, 2021
Diana Lee Garner, of Maywood, Missouri, passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021 in Mineral Wells, Texas. She was born April 21, 1954 in Denver, Colorado. Diana enjoyed going to flea markets and auctions.
Survivors include her husband of 37 years, Herbert Wayne Garner; children, Teryl Marinaro and wife Kim, Billy Garner and wife Jamie, Beverly Bybee and husband Joe; 13...
Sandra Jean Stevens
Dec 23, 2021
Sandra Jean Stevens, 76, loving wife, mother, and grandmother passed away at her home on Thursday, December 23, 2021. She was born March 6, 1945 in Fremont, Nebraska. Sandra was a lifelong Baptist attending Immanuel Baptist Church and First Baptist Church of Mineral Wells. She loved watching home improvement shows on TV.
Her parents, Curtis and Phyllis Dockweiler; son, Jered...
Joe Gomez
Dec 22, 2021
In Loving Memory of Joe Gomez
Joe went home to be with our Lord on December 22, 2021 at 5:30 a.m.
Joe was eighty-seven (87) years old, a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He joined the United States Navy where he worked as an electrician’s mate. After retiring from the Navy around 1960 he went on to...
William Thomas Farmer
Dec 22, 2021
William (Bill) Thomas Farmer earned his angel wings on December 22, 2021 and went to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 92.
Bill was born November 16, 1929, in Vendor, Arkansas, the son of Simon and Tilda Farmer. He was the oldest of 5 siblings. He grew up on the farm and helped his family with...
Landon Allen Shaw
Dec 21, 2021
Landon A. Shaw, 25, of Corpus Christi, passed away at home, Tuesday, December 21, 2021, as a result of a seizure. Landon had brain surgery at the age of 16 to remove a large abscess; the damage and scar tissue that remained caused occasional seizures, but he had been seizure free for nearly four years.
Landon was the eldest child...
Weldon Eugene Fletcher
Dec 20, 2021
Weldon Eugene Fletcher passed quietly on 12/20/2021 at the age of 83 in Weatherford, Texas. Services will be held at 2 PM Monday, December 27, 2021 at Southside Church of Christ with William Eudy officiating. Burial will be at Grantham Cemetery, Salesville, Texas. Visitation is from 1-2 PM at the church prior to the service.
Weldon was born on...
Alvis Shannon McCray
Dec 16, 2021
Alvis Shannon McCray passed away December 16, 2021 in Jacksboro. He was born June 20, 1971, in Seminole, Texas, the son of Tony Dale and Patricia Ann Bridges McCray, Sr. Shannon worked for Upham Oil and Gas and Mack’s Drilling as a heavy equipment operator for many years. He was an avid biker. Shannon was very charitable; if he felt...
Clarence Kenneth Hornbeck
Dec 15, 2021
Clarence Kenneth “Kenny” Hornbeck, of Mineral Wells Texas, a beloved father, friend, papaw and uncle went to his heavenly home December 15th at the age of 66. Kenny was born to Kenneth “skeeter” Hornbeck and Martha Jane Masterson, January 1st 1955. He was the first baby born in Palo Pinto County that year. Kenny was mostly raised by his grandparents...
James Lee Smith
Dec 14, 2021
James Lee Smith, 79, of Mineral Wells, passed away peacefully on December 14, 2021, surrounded by his beloved family.
Graveside services will be at Woodland Park Cemetery Thursday, December 16, 2021, at 2 pm with Indian Creek Baptist Church pastor, Jake Grogan, officiating.
James was born to Omar C. and Lois Smith on October 11, 1942, in Mineral Wells....
Leonard Obediah Ayers
Dec 13, 2021
Leonard Obediah Ayers passed away at home on Monday, December 13, 2021. He was born August 15, 1945, in Commerce, Georgia, to John Willard and Pearl Dalton Ayers.
He graduated from Banks County High School in 1963. He enlisted in the US Army in 1966, where he served with the military police, specializing in sentry dog handling with his trusted...
John Edwin Fowler
Dec 12, 2021
John Edwin “Papaw” Fowler, age 73, of Mineral Wells, a beloved husband, father, papaw, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend went to his heavenly home Sunday, December 12, 2021. Edwin was born October 24,1948, to Alford Leon and Zelma Viola Fowler in Mineral Wells. Edwin honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war. He received several honors,...
Mary Ann Carriker
Dec 9, 2021
Mary Ann Carriker age 81 of Mineral Wells, Texas joined our Lord in heaven on Thursday, December 9, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Mary Ann was born December 14, 1939. She grew up in Mineral Wells and was a graduate of Mineral Wells High School in 1957. She married George Wyndell Carriker April 12, 1963 in Mineral Wells. Mary Ann...
Rene James
Dec 9, 2021
In Loving Memory of Rene JamesRene passed away, Thursday December 9, 2021 at the age of 82. He was born in Pitkin, Louisiana on December 31, 1938. He graduated from Pitkin High School and moved to Orange, Texas where he met the love of his life Evelyn (Jeannie)Walston. They married on June 2, 1961 and recently celebrated their 60th wedding...
Norma Jeanne Venable
Dec 4, 2021
Norma Jeanne Venable, amazing mother and grandmother, passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at her home. She was born June 8, 1949, in Grapevine, Texas, the daughter of Wade Clifford and Norma Winifred Gleghorn Cummings. Jeanne graduated from Grapevine High School in 1967. She worked for Tarrant County Jail and Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). Jeanne was a strong woman...
Norman David Eaton
Dec 1, 2021
Norman David Eaton passed away December 1, 2021 at his home. He was born July 21,1961 in Graham TX to Riley Dwain Eaton and Jerry Ann Pruser.
The family lived a short time in west Texas and moved backed to Mineral Wells when Norman was a small boy. This is where Norman called home for the remainder of his...
Jerry Tunnell
Dec 1, 2021
Jerry Nelson Tunnell, age 83, of Mineral Wells, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, and is now reunited with his wife, Kay, who passed away earlier this year.
A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church of Mineral Wells on Monday, December 6th at eleven o'clock. Interment will take place in Earth, Texas, on Tuesday,...
Robert E. Lee Jackson Jr.
Nov 30, 2021
Robert E. Lee Jackson, Jr. passed away November 30, 2021. He was born March 3, 1948 in Yoakum, Texas, the son of Robert and Doris Turner Jackson. He graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1966. Robert served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Jackson and sisters, Clara Simmons ...
George Welford Smith
Nov 30, 2021
George Welford Smith, 79, passed away Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at his home. He was born December 6, 1941 in Albemarle County, Virginia to Granville and Lula Mable Jones Smith. George served in the US Army. He married Jo Harriet Dewitt on February 26, 1965. George retired from Mitchell Energy then went full time at the Palo Pinto County Sherrif’s...
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