Obituaries

Wendell E. "Joe" Swann

Jun 13, 2014

Wendell Eugene (Joe) Swann, 85, passed away on June 13, 2014 in Coleman, Texas. He was born on August 10, 1928 to James Edward and Lessie Swann in Gainsville, Texas, the youngest of two boys. Joe was a gifted athlete in high school and college, earning All-American honors in football at Panola Junior College where he was also enshrined...

Thomas N. Sharp, Jr

Jun 13, 2014

Thomas N. Sharp, Jr., age 74, of Coleman, died Friday, June 13, 2014, at Coleman Healthcare Center. Funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 17, in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Bangs Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. Tom was born on November 8, 1939, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, the son of...

Ulys A. Beard

Jun 12, 2014

Ulys Beard, age 91, former Silver Valley resident, died Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Abilene. Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, June 16, in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Jim Hall officiating. Burial will follow in the Silver Valley Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. Ulys Beard was born August 23, 1922, in Hickman County,...

Wanda Faye Barnett

Jun 11, 2014

Wanda Faye (Dixon) Barnett, known as Maw by most, age 85, of Coleman, passed away on June 11, 2014, at The Holiday Hill Nursing Home. Funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2014, in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with her grandson, Michael Lee Barnett, officiating. Burial will follow in the Coleman Cemetery under the direction of...

Rose Canales

Jun 9, 2014

After her courageous battle with cancer, Rose Canales passed away from this earth into her Savior's presence on June 9, 2014, at the age of 61. She lived in Coleman, Texas. She is preceded in death by both of her parents, Manuel and Paz Basquez. Rose is survived by her loving husband of 44 years, George Canales, Jr., her...

Bobbie F. Carter

Jun 9, 2014

Bobbie Fae Baucom Carter, age 81, of Abilene, passed away Monday, June 9, 2014 at an Abilene hospital. Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 12 in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Coleman Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, 400 W. Pecan, Coleman, Texas. She was born Bobbie Fae Baucom on...

Thelma Opal Lucas

May 30, 2014

Thelma Lucas, age 100, of Brownwood, passed away Friday, May 30, 2014 in Brownwood. Graveside funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at Mud Creek Cemetery in Brown County, Texas, with Rodney Martin officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. She was born Thelma Opal Pasley on July 8, 1913 in Coleman...

Sammy Bolton

May 30, 2014

Sammy Bolton, age 71, of Coleman, died Friday, May 30, 2014, in Runnels County. Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 3, in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the White Chapel Cemetery. Sammy was born August 19, 1942 in Coleman, the oldest child of ten children, of Sam and Mahdeen Bolton. He grew up...

Sammie Perrie

May 29, 2014

Sammie Perrie, age 90, of Coleman, died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Coleman County Medical Center. Graveside funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m. Monday, June 2, at the Coleman Cemetery Pavilion with Rev. Don Harmes officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman, Texas. Sammie Perrie was born May 24, 1924 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a...

CW4 (Ret) James G. West

May 28, 2014

CW4 (Ret) James G. West, 94, formerly of Coleman, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Trinity Care Center in Round Rock. Funeral service with Military Honors will be 1:00 p.m. June 2, 2014 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, 400 West Pecan, Coleman, with Dr. Ralph E. West officiating. Burial will be in the Coleman City Cemetery, under the direction...

Timothy Maloney

May 27, 2014

Timothy Maloney, age 54, of Coleman, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Holiday Hill Nursing Home. Memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Coleman Cemetery Pavilion. Tim was born October 19, 1959 in Yuma, Arizona and grew up there. He served in the United States Army from 1977 until 1979 and was honorably...

Susan Neves

May 26, 2014

Susan Neves, age 64, of Burkett, died Monday, May 26, 2014 in an Abilene hospital. Memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Christian Life Center in Burkett. Susan was born May 30, 1949 in Duncan, Oklahoma, a daughter of Hall Cavel and Barbara Jean Fulton Deavers. She grew up in Arlington and attended school...

Diane Berry

May 24, 2014

Diane Berry, 55, of Abilene, died Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Hendrick Medical Center. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 25, 2014 at the Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion, 1600 East 9th Street, Coleman, with Donald Williams officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman, She was born Cecilia Diane Berry on June 16, 1958...

Bobbie Lynn Hunt

May 20, 2014

Bobbie Lynn Hunt, age 73, of Coleman, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in her home with her daughters nearby. Bobbie had bravely battled cancer for almost exactly one year. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, 400 West Pecan Street, Coleman, with Sam Wilson...

Edgar Allen Coates

May 12, 2014

Edgar Coates, Sr., 66, of Coleman, died Monday, May 12, 2014 at Coleman County Medical Center. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion, 1600 East 9th Street, Coleman, with Bro. Don Harmes officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home. Edgar Coates, Sr. was born April 17, 1948...

Patsy Jean Burns

May 5, 2014

Patsy Burns, 80, of Coleman died Monday, May 5, 2014 at her residence. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion, 1600 East 9th Street, Coleman, with Rev. Daniel Stovall officiating. Services are under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman. She was born Patsy Jean Farris on May...

James Darrell Tapley

Apr 24, 2014

James Darrell Tapley was born February 12, 1928 in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, the only child of James Fred and Fay Pendergrass Tapley.

He grew up on family farms in Oklahoma and South Texas, and graduated from high school in Pearsall, Texas. After a year in a failed endeavor to be a farmer, Darrell enrolled in...

Dr. Charles Ross Gaines

Apr 17, 2014

Dr. Charles R. "Pop" Gaines passed from this life, with his family by his side, on Thursday, April 17, 2014. He was born October 25, 1926 in Coleman, Texas to Dr. James Foster and Evelyn Gaines and grew up in Coleman, Texas. He attended Tarleton State University and later graduated from Baylor Dental School before starting a...

Mildred Mae Barnes

Apr 9, 2014

Mildred Barnes, 101, of Coleman, died Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Coleman County Medical Center. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, 400 West Pecan Street, Coleman, with Dr. Don Northway officiating. Burial will follow in the Talpa Cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.

She...

Clyde Dempsey

Apr 5, 2014

Clyde Dempsey, age 70, of Coleman, died Saturday, April 05, 2014, at Coleman County Medical Center. Memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 7, in Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Stanislaw officiating. The visitation with the family will begin at 1:00 p.m. Monday until service time. Clyde Dempsey was born November 13, 1943 in...