All Obituaries

Hamlin-Patsy Fletcher Newland, 89, passed away January 12, 2020, in Marble Falls.  A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 18, 2020, at the First Baptist Church. There will be a visitation before the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Born June 29, 1930, in Jones County, Pat was the daughter of the late Wiltz Watts and Ruth (Goodwin) Fletcher.  She graduated as salutatorian from Hamlin High School in 1947 and attended Hardin-Simmons...

Lesta Lynn Slack Garner received her heavenly reward on December 31st due to complications of recent illness. Although Lesta had beaten Cancer her body had become tired and wasn’t able to fight through this last hospital stay. We are grateful for the Lords mercy in seeing Lesta home when her burden had become more than she could bear. Lesta was born on January 1st 1938 in Hitson, Texas to Alley Celeste Moore and Charles Rainey Slack. On April 21rd 1956 Lesta married the love of her...

Jose Mario Franco, 76, passed from this life peacefully at his home on December 5, 2019. A rosary will be held at 6:00 pm on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at the Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home Chapel in Hamlin. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Monday, December 9, 2019, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church.  Burial will be in Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Adams-Foster-Ray Funeral Home.  Mario was born December 18, 1942, in Piedras Negras Coahuila, Mexico. As a young...

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...