Loyd Smith
Nov 2, 2025
L.G. Smith passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2025. A visitation will be held at Fry-Smith Funeral Home in Tuscola on Tuesday, November 4 from 5:00-7:00pm. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, November 5 at 3:00pm at McBee Cemetery.
The family is currently composing an obituary that will be posted here soon.
Johnny Sheffield
Oct 26, 2025
Johnny Sheffield passed from this life on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at Hendrick Hospice Care in Abilene, Texas at the age of 72. A visitation will be held at Fry-Smith Funeral Home in Tuscola on Saturday, November 1 at 4:00pm. A memorial service will follow the visitation and begin at 5:30pm at Fry-Smith Funeral Home.
Johnny Ray Sheffield was born...
Robert Payne
Oct 23, 2025
Bob Payne passed from this life on Thursday, October 23, 2025. A private graveside service will be held for family and close friends.
Robert Owen (Bob) Payne was born September 30, 1942 in Granite, OK to Mildred (Bowles) and Clarence (Red) Payne.
Bob served in the US Army as M88 Tank Mechanic. He took that experience and spent many years...
Bobbie Griffith
Oct 13, 2025
Bobbie Ruth Holland Griffith, age 88, was called home by Jesus on October 13, 2025 at her home in Buffalo Gap, Texas. An informal Celebration of Life will be held at Buffalo Gap Cemetery at 3:00 pm on October 21,2025.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Robert and Mona Holland, Bobbie devoted her life to family, faith and community. A...
Mike Box
Sep 30, 2025
Mike Box, 77, of Tuscola/Buffalo Gap, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 30, 2025, at 12:40 p.m. A graveside service will be held on October 4, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Buffalo Gap Cemetery.
Mike was born in Dallas, Texas, and raised in the country on his grandparents' land - a place that helped shape his love for the outdoors...
Sally Crane
Sep 12, 2025
Sally Elaine Crane, age 88, passed away peacefully on September 12, 2025, just 90 minutes before her 89th birthday. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 20, at 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Gap Cemetery in Buffalo Gap, Texas.
Sally was born on September 13, 1936, in Hutchinson, Kansas, to Arthur and Teresa Meyer. Throughout her life, Sally had...
Arazella Lyster
Sep 12, 2025
Arazella Lyster promoted to glory on Friday, September 12, 2025, at her home in Tuscola,. Texas with family members and friends in attendance. A visitation will be held at First Baptist Church of Tuscola on Friday, September 19 from 5:00-7:00pm. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at the First Baptist Church of Tuscola at 12:00pm.
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Floyd Morris
Sep 12, 2025
Floyd Lee Morris, 67, of Buffalo Gap, Texas, passed away on September 12, 2025. A Memorial Gathering will be held on September 27, 2025, from 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM at Fry-Smith Funeral Home in Tuscola, Texas.
Born on September 14, 1957, in Colorado City, Texas, Floyd lived a life marked by hard work, deep faith, and unwavering devotion to...
Betty Arledge
Sep 7, 2025
Betty Sue White Arledge passed away peacefully with family by her side on September 7, 2025. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, Betty lived a life rooted in faith, serving others, and an unwavering dedication to her family. A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, October 18 th at 11:00 A.M at Wylie Methodist Church in...
Billie Graham
Aug 21, 2025
With hearts full of love and cherished memories, we announce the passing of our beloved Billie Jo Graham- wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister-on August 21, 2025, in Abilene, Texas at the age of eighty-eight. In celebration of Billie's life, a visitation will be held on Saturday, August 23rd, at Fry-Smith Funeral Home in Tuscola, Texas, from 4:00 to 5:30pm....
Mary Shannon Conley
Jul 29, 2025
Shannon Conley, beloved mother, grandmother, teacher, and friend, went home to be with the Lord on July 29, 2025, at the age of 80. A visitation will be held at Fry-Smith Funeral Home on Thursday, August 7 from 5:00-7:00pm. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am at the Jim Ned Valley Church of Christ on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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James Smith
Jun 25, 2025
James L. Smith(Smitty) passed from this life on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at the age of 98. A graveside service will be held on Monday, June 30, 2025 at Iberis Cemetery at 10:00am.
James was born in Merkel, Texas on January 21, 1927 to Henry and Viola Smith. The second of two boys, the family moved around the area picking cotton...
Carolyn Pruitt
Jun 8, 2025
Carolyn JoAnn Pruitt passed away June 8, 2025 surrounded by her family after a long battle with cancer.
She was born October 11, 1945, in Ranger, Tx to Roger Q Wilson and Hannis Wilson. She moved to Abilene with her family as a young girl and graduated from Hendrick School of Nursing in 1976. She felt that this was the...
Paige Baize
Jun 8, 2025
Paige Baize passed away peacefully on June 8, 2025, at the age of 87, leaving behind a legacy rooted in deep faith, hard work, and devotion to family and the ranching life he loved.
Born on June 3, 1938, to Novel and Vida (Amerson) Baize, Paige graduated from Hamlin High School in 1956. He was popular in school and went...
Allen Warner
Jun 3, 2025
Allen Lynn Warner, a loving and devoted son, husband, father, uncle, and papa passed after a long fought battle with lung cancer on June 3, 2025. A visitation will be held Thursday June 12, 2025 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm at the Fry-Smith Funeral Home in Tuscola. Funeral Service will be held at the Abilene State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene, Texas...
Barbara Vickery
May 29, 2025
Barbara Louise Vickery died Thursday May 29, 2025. A visitation will be held at Fry-Smith Funeral Home in Tuscola on Friday, June 13, 2025 from 5:00-7:00pm. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, June 14 at Tuscola Baptist Church at 10:00am.
Known to all as an "Artist" Daughter, Sister, Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Aunt and Friend.
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Stephen Trimble
May 16, 2025
Steve Henry Johns Trimble passed into the nearer presence of God on May 16, 2025 in Abilene, Texas.
Born in Quincy, Illinois to Virginia and Henry Johns on June 12, 1941, Steve enjoyed a full life with his family and friends.
Adopted by his step-father Charles Howard Trimble as a child, Steve grew up in Texas. After graduating from high...
Brenda Smith
May 13, 2025
Brenda Smith passed from this life leaving a void that her family cannot fill on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. A visitation will be held at Fry-Smith Funeral Home on Friday, May 16, 2025 from 5:00-7:00pm. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 3:00pm at the First Baptist Church of Tuscola.
Brenda Ruth Cumby Smith,...
Patsy Page
May 10, 2025
Patsy Page passed from this life on Saturday, May 10, 2025. A visitation will be held at Fry-Smith Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 13 from 6-8pm. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, May 14 at 11:00am at Midway Cemetery.
Patsy Ruth Page was born on December 10, 1937 to Ernest and Edna McCaffety in Goldsboro, Texas. She was...