Donald Ray “Don” Armstrong, 75, of Merkel passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. He was born on March 29, 1944 to Elmer Lee and Alene (Holt) Armstrong in Venus, Texas. Don graduated from Milford High School in 1962 and from Texas A&M University in 1966 with a BS in Dairy Science. During his time at Texas A&M he was a member of the Corps of Cadets. He married Terry Sue Wozencraft from Merkel and the two enjoyed many years of marriage together. During his...

On Sunday, January 12th, 2020, Mr. Bobby D. Williams passed away at age 92. Bobby was born February 20th, 1927 in Tuscola, TX. He was the son of Dewey Williams and Alma Lee (Burleson) Williams. He graduated from Tuscola High School and enjoyed a career of 40 years with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. He served in The US Navy aboard the USS Pennsylvania during World War II, and again in the Korean War.             On September 14th,...

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Sharon Ann Russell Bowen, 71, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2020. She was born June 11, 1948 in Bakersfield, California. Sharon drove a school bus in Orange County California. She ran the VFW Hall in Merkel and was a lifetime member of Lady's Auxiliary VFW. She is survived by her children Tim Harris; daughter Leslie Harris; sister Venita Jean Stafford; granddaughter Alexis Lopez; great-grandchildren Sabrina Calhoon and Grayson Calhoon; and many nieces and nephews.

Tomasa R. Landeros “Ama”, 97, of Abilene passed away at her residence on Friday, December 27, 2019 surrounded by her family.  She was born in Poth, Texas on October 3, 1922 to Mauricio and Delfina (Contreras) Rocha.  Tomasa married Marcello Landeros on November 18, 1943 in Tamaulipas, Mexico.  She loved to sing her praises to the Lord and was a very loving person to everyone she knew.  Her favorite color was red and she loved her cafesito.  You could...

Charles Ray Crumpton, 73, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on December 26th of 2019. He was born on February 4th, 1946. He was a Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and retired from the US post office after 38 years of service. He is survived by his wife Donna of 51 years; his two sons, Charles and wife Debbie of Abilene, and Chris and wife Cindy of Fort Worth. He also had three grandchildren, Clayton Jones of Fort Worth, Taylor Crumpton of Austin, and...

Mary Frances “Nanny” Boone, 85, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019 at a local hospital.  She was born to Wilmer Criswell and Lena Mae (Wilson) Criswell on November 13, 1934 in Noodle, Texas. Mary served as a secretary at the Baptist church in Merkel and Tye for many years.  She worked for the FSA in Taylor and Jones counties, and at the gin and elevator in Merkel. Mary loved to bake and was known for her famous brownies.  Sewing was another passion; she sewed...

Tom L. Agerton, Sr of Tarrant County Texas and formerly of Stith and Noodle in Jones County was born March 19, 1948 in Fort Worth, Texas to Tom and Mary Agerton.  He passed from this earth after several years of living with ALS which is also known as Lou Gherig’s disease on December 21, 2019 surrounded by his family.    Being reared in Houston, Texas, Tom was involved in ballroom dancing, Future Farmers of America, and learning to play the guitar.  He graduated...

Donald “Don” James Crouch, 50, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on March 10, 1969 to Thomas Glynn Crouch and Edith Pauline Nelson in Eastland, Texas. Don enlisted in the United States Army in 1987 and faithfully served his country until 1996. During this time Don was stationed at Ft. Polk, Louisiana; Bad Hersfeld, Germany; Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas; and Budingen/Hanau, Germany. Don moved to Trent in 2010 where he began...