Area Obituaries
Don Betts
Don Betts, 83, of Vernon, Texas, died on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Vernon, Texas. Graveside service will be held Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Eastview Cemetery under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Officiating will be Mickey Hollars. Visitation was held Tuesday at Sullivan Funeral Home.
Read MoreMartha Smith
There will be a Celebration of Life on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, for Martha Smith of North Richland Hills, formerly of Vernon, who passed away on Jan. 24, 2021. The service will be held at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Vernon with Dr. Isaac Butterworth officiating.
Read MoreWilliam “Beecher” McCormick
William “Beecher” McCormick, 91, of Snyder, Lamesa, and Abilene, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2021, in Abilene. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday, November 3, at 10:00 a.m. in the Hillside Gardens Cemetery, Snyder. Beecher was born October 20, 1930 in Snyder, Texas, to Claude and Violet McCormick. He grew up in Snyder during…
Read MoreGeorgia Grace
Georgia Grace went to be with her Lord & Savior on October 30, 2021. She was born the third of three girls to Ernest and Rosie Schmoker. Her sisters were her best friends.Graveside services will be Monday, November 1, 2021 at 2 p.m. at the Eastview Cemetery with Rev. Paul Neuberger officiating under the direction…
Read MoreTalese Estelle Hall
Talese Estelle Hall, 48 of Vernon, Texas, died on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Service will be held at a later date.
Read MoreCharlotte Marion Clarkson
Charlotte Marion Clarkson, 73 of Vernon, Texas, died on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Vernon, Texas. Graveside services will be Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 at 3 p.m at Bell Cemetery in Odell, Texas under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. Irl Holt. Visitation will be Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. until 2:30…
Read MoreA.J. Duffie
A.J. Duffie passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021. Services will be held Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Wilbarger Memorial Park.
Read MoreDavid Wasek
David Wasek passed away in Wichita Falls on Oct. 28, 2021. He was buried at the Wilbarger Memorial Cemetery on Oct. 30, 2021 under the care of Lunn’s Funeral Home. He was a resident of Weatherford, Texas, but grew up in Vernon. He was born on June 28, 1948
Read MoreBeverley Jean (Reed) Barnes
Beverley Jean (Reed) Barnes was born April 10, 1940, in Alliance, Nebraska. She passed away September 16, 2021. She worked at a coffee shop where she met Ferril, a wheat harvester cutting wheat for her dad. They were united in marriage in 1958. In 1963, the family moved to Vernon, Texas. In 1968 they moved…
Read MorePat H. Crisp
Pat H. Crisp, of Las Cruces, NM passed away on October 2, 2021. He was born in Vernon, Texas in 1936. He served in the Army as a paratrooper. He and wife Nora married in 1962. They raised two daughters. Pat was a mechanical engineer at WSMR, working on and teaching about aerial warfare and…
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