All Obituaries

Ina Margarett Scitern-Smith, 78, passed away on January 28, 2024, surrounded by family and loved ones, in Abilene, Texas. She was born on September 21, 1945, to Alvin and Ina Merle Craddock Lasater, in Levelland, Texas. She spent her childhood in Sundown, Texas with her brother before moving to Gorman, Texas. After high school Ina married Gerald Dean Scitern, on February 8, 1964, where they lived a beautiful life of 28 years in Gorman raising their four children, until his passing on...

Charles Edward Little (1938-2024) Charles Edward Little (85) beloved husband, father and grandfather finished his race and met his Savior face-to-face on Friday January 19th, 2024 in Abilene, Texas. He was surrounded by his wife and children as he entered the gates of heaven, where we know he was greeted with, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” The youngest of six children, Charles was born to John and Mamie Little in Gorman, Texas on April 26th, 1938. He was an avid...

Patricia Bob Robertson Hagood was born February 27, 1938, in Freer, Texas, to Cecil and Neva (Wood) Robertson. She met Jesus face to face on January 15, 2024, in Stephenville, Texas. Pat graduated from Gorman High School in 1956 and married her high school sweetheart Howard Hagood on May 19, 1956. They lived in Freeport, Texas, for many years and raised their family there. Pat happily served her family in the home, later becoming a beautician. The family relocated back to Gorman where she...

Jose Enrique Sanchez, 76 años, llamado con cariño y amor por su familia como "APA" Enrique falleció el sabado, 13 de Enero del 2024, con su familia a su lado. Enrique nació el 18 de Octubre del 1947, en Hidalgo Tamaulipas, México.  Sus Padres: Bernardo Sanchez y Simona Cerda. Enrique se casó con el Amor de su vida, Maria Josefina Maldonado, el 17 de Febrero del 1973, en México. Enrique y Josefina, se movieron de México, a...

Mrs. Betty Lou Regian passed away in the Woodland Nursing home on December 25, 2023, at the age of 92. Betty was a longtime resident of the hotel (Gorman Housing Authority) in Gorman, Texas. Betty loved living in the hotel and made many wonderful memories and friends over the 26 years that she lived there.  Betty or Granny, as she was affectionately known by most, loved spending time with her family and helped take care of many of her grand and great grandchildren.  Granny was a...

Jerry Dwayne Bryan, 52, left this world far too soon on December 18, 2023, in Beeville, Texas. He was born on May 1, 1971, in Abilene, Texas, to Jerry Don Bryan and Shirley Darlene (Wright) Bryan. Jerry attended school and graduated from Gorman High School. He went on into the workforce where he worked hard and became a pipeline foreman for EOG Resources. He lived most of his life in Gorman, Texas before moving to Beeville, Texas where he resided for the past 10 years. Jerry married the love...

Betty Sue (Crawley) Strube, passed away on December 2, 2023 at The Woodlands in Eastland, TX. She was born on, September 20, 1937, in Kokomo, Texas to Faye (Wharton) Crawley and R.J. (Jake) Crawley. Betty attended school in Gorman. She married Larry Strube in 1958. They were happily married for over 65 years. Betty was a beautician by trade. Betty and Larry lived and worked in Comanche and Eastland County all their lives. Graveside service will be held Tuesday, December 5th at Simpson...

Ellen Parker, 90, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in De Leon. She was born on March 28, 1933 to David Price Ridens and Sarah Leona Woods Ridens in Lamesa, Texas. After high school, Ellen moved to Gorman in 1948 then married the love of her life, Doyle Franklin Parker on May 19, 1951 in Gorman. She went on to raise a family with him and worked hard as a homemaker and housewife, tending to all the chores that comes with a farming way of life. Ellen lost her husband on July 3, 2006....

Johnny Lee ‘Pepaw’ Smith, 82, passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at his home in Gorman, Texas. Johnny was born on June 8, 1941, to Willie Smith and Jelma Clark Smith in San Antonio, Texas. Johnny finished high school and spent a while in Joshua, Texas. He worked in the service station business since 1964 and owned two service stations in Joshua, Texas, before moving to Gorman in 1984. Johnny married Ina Lasater Smith on January 3, 1998, in Gorman. He owned and operated...

Vickie Majors, age 71, of Gorman, Texas, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2023, at the Heart to Heart Hospice Center in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born on December 24, 1951, in Palo Pinto County, Texas to John Verner Nipp and Reva Maxine Nipp. She married Johnny Wesley Majors on March 1, 1968 in Mineral Wells, Texas. Vickie worked in food service for Rising Star Nursing Home then for Gorman ISD. She had a servant’s heart as she would always cook for her whole family as well. More than...