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Johnnie Bell Pigg
Johnnie Bell Pigg Johnnie Bell Pigg, age 91 of Grey Mule, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Fairmont Baptist Church with Gary Sullivan officiating. Interment will follow at Grey Mule Cemetery. Open visitation will take place Friday afternoon at Moore-Rose Funeral Home…
Read MorePheasant Season Opens December 7
Pheasant Season Opens December 7 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Biologists just finished the annual Ring-Necked Pheasant Roadside Count Surveys. These surveys are conducted October 15-November 15 and consist of driving 44 – 20 mile routes throughout the Texas Panhandle High Plains. This year we counted an average of 2.94 pheasants per route, slightly better…
Read MoreSam Lewis
Sam Lewis Sam Lewis, 97, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 26, 2019, of natural causes. Sam was born to parents James Owen Lewis and Tressa Cleona (Wiseman) Lewis on June 12, 1922 in Comanche County, Oklahoma. He farmed in Southwest Briscoe County for forty years. His sister, Alma Neice, died of diphtheria on October 31,…
Read MoreJames E. Patton, Jr.
James Patton, Jr. James E. Patton, Jr. age 80, of Silverton, passed away, Saturday, November 23, 2019. Graveside service were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Silverton Cemetery. Open visitation was held Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Moore Rose Funeral Home visitation center in Silverton. Arrangements were under the personal…
Read MoreJim Cross
Jim Cross Jim Cross went to “Ride Herd” for his Lord and Savior November 28, 2019 after a gallant fight with dementia. James Creigh Cross was born July 8, 1928 in Leon, Kansas to Garrett William and Freddie Marie Cross. Jim married Francis Karlene Smith, of Dumont, TX, September 24, 1962 in Matador, TX. Mr.…
Read MoreSandra Proffitt
Sandra Proffitt Sandra Kay Proffitt, age 65 of Quitaque, went to her heavenly home on November 27, 2019. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Church of Christ in Turkey, Texas with Stuart Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Quitaque. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m.…
Read MoreTurkey, Texas Family Gives Thanks after Mother/Daughter Live Donor Kidney Transplant
Panhandle Family Gives Thanks after Mother/Daughter Live Donor Kidney Transplant Cook Children’s and Texas Health Resources work together in live organ donation for first time FORT WORTH, TEXAS, Nov. 26, 2019 — As a mother of three, Audrey Ferrel knows about giving the gift of life. But it wasn’t until her oldest daughter, Jackie,…
Read MorePhone Scam Alert – Don’t Give Out Info
Scam Alert Be cautious about giving ANY information to someone calling claiming to be from the Social Security Administration. Recent scams have involved a person calling to tell you there has been “fraudulent activity” associated with your social security number. They ask you for your name, then ask you to verify other personal information. The…
Read MoreHarold Storie
Harold Storie Harold Ray Storie, 92, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 in his home in Cross Roads, TX. Visitation was held 1:00PM-2:00PM, Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Silverton Cemetery in Silverton, TX. A graveside service followed at 2:00PM with Nick Long of Silverton United Methodist Church officiating. Harold was born…
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