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Area Obituaries

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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Howard Troy Cook,

Howard Troy Cook, 96, died on Aug. 31, 2021. Visitation was Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, Wiley Funeral Home. Graveside service was at 11:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, Acton Cemetery, under the direction of Wiley Funeral Home.

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Robert Franklin Stinnett II

Gainesville, TX – (78), also known as “Bob, Butch, Uncle Butch, Uncle Boo and Stinnett” to his family and friends, left this earth on Wednesday August 25, 2021 to be with his heavenly father.Robert was a graduate of the University of North Texas and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He spent his post…

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Esta Lee Marie “Scooter” Kinnibrugh Cook,

Esta Lee Marie “Scooter” Kinnibrugh Cook, 92, died on Aug. 25, 2021. Family received friends for visitation on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury. Funeral service was at 2 p.m. Sunday. Aug. 29, 2021, Wiley Funeral Home Chapel, Granbury. Burial followed at Acton Cemetery.

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