Joan Donella Taylor Long, age 79, of Early, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022. Funeral services for Donella will be held at 10:00 AM of Tuesday, June 28 in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 27, from 6-8 P.M.
Sarah “Linda” Symes was called home on Saturday June 11,2022 to be with her Lord and Savior. Linda couldn’t stand the way her relatives would pronounce her first name so she preferred to be called by her middle name from an early age.
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Funeral service for Kelli Dawn Wills, 49, of Brownwood, Texas is pending with Brownood Funeral Home. She died on Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Brownwood, Texas.
Gayle Ritchey, 73, of Early passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at her home. Gayle was born Monday, June 28, 1948 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Okla. to James Russell Allen and Joyce Lea Ozment.
Wanda Routh Brewster Franklin passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at her home in Lampasas, TX. She was born on February 22, 1931, in Blanket, TX to Audice Clive Brewster and Romie Lorraine Price Brewster.
Lina Evelyn Graves, age 82, of Brownwood, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 16, 2022. A visitation for Lina will be held from 6 to 8PM on Monday, June 20 at Heartland Funeral Home. The family will host a private memorial service at a later date.
Reynalda Rendon Torres, age 76, of Brady, Texas passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022 in Brownwood, Texas. Reynalda was born June 10, 1946 in Menard, Texas to Reyes Rendon, Sr. and Elena (Hernandez) Rendon. She married Frank Torres, Sr. on June 10, 1968 in Brady. She has lived most of her life in Brady. She worked for Girling Home Health many years. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, drawing and painting, swimming, bingo, cooking, baking and most of all being around her family. She was a very strong woman. She also collected porcelain dolls. She was a Baptist.
Maudella Lucile Reeves, 81, of Winters passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022. She was born November 20, 1940 in Winters to John and Lucille Hill. She grew up in Winters and graduated from Winters High School in 1958. She later attended Draughn’s Business School in Abilene. She was a long time member of the Winters Methodist Church where she started attending as an infant and was baptized at the age of 9. As she grew older, she was an active member in the children’s Sunday School Classes and the Methodist Youth Fellowship. As an adult, she taught children and youth Sunday School Classes, she taught Vacation Bible School, and was involved with the children’s programs of the church for many years. She married John Reeves in 1970, and he preceded her in death in 1983. They lived in Abilene where she was a secretary for the Texas Department of Health for many years. After retirement, Maudella moved back to Winters and at one time was the director of the Winters Food Pantry/Clothes Closet, which is now the Samaritan’s House. Recently, she was living in the Northern Oaks Living and Rehabilitation Center in Abilene.
Maudella Lucile Reeves, 81, of Winters passed away Saturday, June 4, 2022. She was born November 20, 1940 in Winters to John and Lucille Hill. She grew up in Winters and graduated from Winters High School in 1958. She later attended Draughn’s Business School in Abilene. She was a long time member of the Winters Methodist Church where she started attending as an infant and was baptized at the age of 9. As she grew older, she was an active member in the children’s Sunday School Classes and the Methodist Youth Fellowship. As an adult, she taught children and youth Sunday School Classes, she taught Vacation Bible School, and was involved with the children’s programs of the church for many years. She married John Reeves in 1970, and he preceded her in death in 1983. They lived in Abilene where she was a secretary for the Texas Department of Health for many years. After retirement, Maudella moved back to Winters and at one time was the director of the Winters Food Pantry/Clothes Closet, which is now the Samaritan’s House. Recently, she was living in the Northern Oaks Living and Rehabilitation Center in Abilene.