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Betty “Mee Mom” Waggoner,

Betty “Mee Mom” Waggoner, 85 of Vernon, Texas died on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, in Vernon, Texas.Funeral services will be held Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Toby Castleberry and Rev. Ron Fox. Interment will be held at Wilbarger Memorial Park under the direction of Sullivan…

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Karen Lee Chiles Shannon

Karen Lee Chiles Shannon, 80 of Vernon, Texas died on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas.Funeral services will be Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Wilbarger Street Church of Christ with Don Crawford offi ciating. Interment will be held at Wilbarger Memorial Park under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.Karen was born…

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City issues seven building permits

Construction in Vernon slowed down in August, after a hot start to the first half of the year. The City of Vernon issued seven building permits in August. The seven permits last month brings the year-to-date total to 108. There were 161 permits issued in Vernon during all of 2020. The biggest permit in August…

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Mary Lynn Moreland Abernathy

Mary Lynn Moreland Abernathy, 73, of Vernon, Texas, died on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 in Vernon, Texas.Services will be Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, at 2 p.m. at Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with graveside services at Wilbarger Memorial Park to follow. Offi ciating will be Rev. Brooks Kimmey.Lynn was born on Monday, Oct. 6, 1947, in…

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Amelia Ann Hall

Amelia Ann Hall passed away peacefully on Aug. 16, 2021, at the Hospice Unit at Dallas Methodist Hospital in Dallas, Texas, after long hard-fought battle with heart disease. Amelia held a corporate position at Dallas Methodist Hospital for the past 15 years. She was a 1970 graduate of Vernon High School and a 1981 graduate…

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Ruth Sanders

Ruth Sanders of Vernon, Texas, passed away Sept. 13, 2021 after a lengthy battle with cancer then contracted Covid. She was born March 5, 1943 in Grand Saline, Texas to Paul and Gladys Shadwick and she was the youngest of four kids. After retiring from North Texas State Hospital, she enjoyed spending time with her…

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Jose Chavarria Guerra

Jose Chavarria Guerra, 67 of Vernon, Texas, died on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in Vernon, Texas. Funeral Mass will be Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church under direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Officiating will be Father Phill Petta. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. and a Rosary will follow…

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Alfred JR James,

Alfred JR James, 93, of Vernon, Texas, passed away Sept. 4, 2021, surrounded by his family.He was the son of the late Alfred Lafayette James and the late Ethel McCourt James and was one of nine children. He married Melba Downes in Vernon Texas on May 2, 1950. Melba and JR enjoyed 70 years of…

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Hobart Frank “Hobie” McManigal, Jr.

Hobart Frank “Hobie” McManigal, Jr., 74 of Vernon, Texas died on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Vernon, Texas.Private Family Service Hobie was born Thursday, Oct. 24, 1946 in Happy, Texas. He was the son of the late Hobart Frank McManigal, Sr., and the late Anna Mae McClure McManigal. He married Dixie McGehee on Jan. 24,…

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Bobby K. Belew

Bobby K. Belew, 86, of Grain Valley, Missouri, passed away at home on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Funeral service will be Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Oak Grove. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in Swan Lake Memorial Park.

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