Velma Thomson

November 11, 1940 – April 13,2023 Velma Thomson, 82, of Roby, Texas passed away April 8, 2023. Graveside Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, April 13, 2023 in the Roby Cemetery, directed by Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home of Rotan.

Robert Alan (Bob) Graves

September 13, 1943 – March 26, 2023 “And he said to him, “Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” (Luke 23:43) Robert Alan (Bob) Graves passed away peacefully at his lake home in Brownwood, Texas in the early morning hours of March 26, 2023.

Tech Sgt. Frank C. Ferrel

February 12, 1912 – August 1, 1943 The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech Sgt. Frank C. Ferrel, 31, of Roby, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 10, 2023. Funeral Honors will be held Friday April 7, 2023 at 2:00 P.M.

Bettie Jo Acker Hargrove

1927 – 2023 Bettie Jo Acker Hargrove (95) was born to parents Ray Acker and Estelle Wooten Acker on November 25, 1927, in Hobbs, Texas. She married the love of her life Bernice Alton Hargrove on December 15, 1946, in Rotan, Texas. They were married 35 wonderful years until his death in 1981.

Mary LoVelle Stuart

January 21, 1938 – March 16, 2023 Mary LoVelle Stuart, 85, of Sylvester, passed away March 16, 2023. Services will be 2:00 pm on Monday, March 20, 2023 at the Church of Christ in Roby, Texas with burial to follow in the Roby Cemetery.

David "Dave" Glenn Swaringin

October 8, 1935 – March 6, 2023 David “Dave” Glenn Swaringin, 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep after an extended illness on March 6, 2023, in Arlington, TX.

Barbara Ann Smith Robinson

June 3, 1930 – February 22, 2023 Barbara Ann Smith Robinson was born on June 3, 1930, and died at the age of 92 on February 22, 2023. Barbara grew up in Rotan, Texas, graduated from Rotan High School and from Texas Christian University.

Patsy Lee (Browning) Kelley

February 21, 1930 – February 14, 2023 On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, Patsy Lee (Browning) Kelley went to her heavenly home to join her sweetheart of fifty-nine wonderful years, Obie Gene Kelley.

Doris Mae Rector

June 17, 1930 – January 6, 2023 Doris Mae Rector, 92, of Yorktown, TX, passed away on January 6th, 2023, in Corpus Christi, TX, after a short illness. Born June 17, 1930, in Roby, TX, she is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, James H.

Joseph Rudolph Martinez

September 11, 1930 – January 29, 2023 Born 11 September 1940 in Fisher County and grew up in Rotan, Texas, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023. He was the fourth of eleven children of Robert and Catharine Martinez. He was a natural role model and mentor to his beloved siblings.