All Obituaries

Hamlin- Frances Kathleen Leonard, 54, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home Chapel. Born January 17, 1965, in Abilene, Frances was the daughter of Vergil and Altha Norrene (Blanscet) Morgan. Frances worked as a Produce Manager...

Archie Thomas Carson, Jr., age 95, passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2019, in Hamlin, Texas. He was born May 14, 1924 in McCaulley, Texas, to Archie Thomas Carson Sr. and Revennia Victoria Brown Carson. He attended school in Water Valley and Hamlin, graduating from Hamlin High School in 1943. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy July 26, 1943, serving on the USS Cowpens aircraft carrier during the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign. He was honorably discharged May 3, 1946. He married Georgia Fay Nunn on...

Abilene-Beulah (Rose) Watson, 95, passed away November 24, 2019.  Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home Chapel in Hamlin.  Burial will be in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery.  Born January 13, 1924, Beulah was the daughter of the late James and Icy Lenona (Brankum) Rose.  She graduated from Hamlin High School and married Leonard Watson on July 19, 1945, in Hamlin.  They lived in Stamford since 1952 and owned and...

Marjorie Estelle Riddle Fowler, 97, celebrated her final homecoming on Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. Services for Marge will be held on Sunday, October 27, 2019 at First Baptist Church, Hamlin, Texas, with Rev. Kenny Rawls officiating. A visitation will be held Saturday, October 26, from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at Adams-Foster Ray Funeral Home in Hamlin, Texas. Marge was born in Jones County, Texas, February 2, 1922 (2-2-22), to George Ralph Riddle and Leslie Sockwell Riddle....

Hamlin-Tommy J. Brown, 74, passed away October 9, 2019, in Abilene. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Hamlin Church of Christ. Burial will be in Neinda Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2019, at Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home Chapel. Born November 11, 1944, Tommy was the son of the late J.E. and Alta (Poe) Brown. He married Ellen Gee on February 9, 1960, in Odessa. She passed...

Sylvester-Kerry L. Gardner, 55, passed away Wednesday, October 2, 2019, in Lubbock.  Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 5, 2019, at the Sylvester Baptist Church. Burial will be in Newman Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2019 at Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home Chapel.  Born November 9, 1963, in Merkel, Kerry was the son of Donald Ray and Sandra (Freeman) Gardner.  He graduated from...

Rosie Lee Johnson Rosie Lee Johnson, 90, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Abilene, Texas. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the Oak Grove Baptist Church in Hamlin, Texas. Burial will be in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray funeral Home.   Born August 6, 1928 in Carthage, Texas. She later moved to Hamlin, Texas where she raised her family and resided over 40 years. She was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church, serving as an usher and board...

Sweetwater-Altha (Putnam) Adams, 87, passed away June 22, 2019, in Sweetwater.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. June 27, 2019, at Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home Chapel.  Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. before services.  Burial will be in Neinda Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home. Born December 12, 1931, in Fisher County, Altha was the daughter of the late Nelson and Vada (Plemmons) Putnam.  She married David Gene Adams on May 29, 1948, in Rotan....

Hamlin-Elaine Jones Lewis, 89, passed sweetly and safely into the arms of her Savior in the morning hours of June 22nd. Elaine was born in Tokio, Texas (Terry County) on July 16, 1929 into the home of Charley and Willie Watters Jones. Her mother passed away in 1935, and she then moved in with her paternal grandparents, J.T. and Rebecca Stevenson Jones, until the death of her grandmother in 1937. Her paternal aunt and uncle, Vera and Britt Baker, then took her into their home to raise as...