Obituaries

Laura Bevill, 69, of Breckenridge, passed away Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Graveside funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday, September 14th in the Breckenridge Cemetery. Interment followed under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

Van Edward Robbins danced the two-step home on July 19, 2019. Van was born in Breckenridge, Texas on Dec. 1, 1966 to Connie Meeks Robbins and Sonny Robbins. Van is survived by his mother, father and step-mother, Bonnie; sisters, Landa Stewart and husband Tim, Robyn Jackson and husband Jon; aunts, Kim Walker, Helen Hawkins, Phyllis Sarchett, and Lyndal Moreno; nephews, Mitchell Stewart and Joel Jackson; nieces, Elle and Joni Jackson, Carlee and Jenna Stewart; great-nephews, Chance and Rhody Stewart, and numerous cousins.

Lawson Wayne Jacobs, 82, passed from this life, surrounded by family, April 18, 2019. Wayne was born May 29, 1936, in Plainview, Texas. Growing up, he lived in both Breckenridge and Lubbock, Texas. After Graduation from Lubbock High School, Wayne enlisted in the military. He first served in the Marines and then changed to the Navy, where he went to Naval photography school in Pensacola, Fla. He was always very proud of his military service. Wayne settled in Lubbock after the Navy and worked for many years as a photographer for Harold Photo.

BRECKENRIDGE — Leroy Kirby, 67, of Breckenridge, passed away Monday, April 22, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, April 26 at Morehart Mortuary Chapel with Otho Noggle officiating. Interment will follow at Breckenridge Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, April 25 at Morehart Mortuary.

BRECKENRIDGE — Al Pierce, 91, of Abilene, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 20 at Morehart Mortuary with Pastor Allen Pierce officiating. Interment will follow in the Breckenridge Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

Brandon Pless Davis passed away Sunday, March 17, 2019 in Stephens County, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home with interment following at Medlan Chapel Cemetery. Family visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Brandon was born May 23, 1988 in Graham and lived in Graham and Breckenridge most of his life. He was tattoo artist. He was preceded in death by a son, Bryler David Davis, a sister, Joy Beckett and by his grandmother, Lois Davis.

Viola Modelle Trimble Ellis, 95, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019. Modelle always went by her middle name, but early in life, her nickname was “Model T.” She was born at Hog Creek in Throckmorton County and grew up on a farm outside of Woodson with a family that included three brothers and three sisters. Modelle was a caregiver beginning early in life, caring for younger siblings while her mother and father, John and Lilian Trimble, did the hard work of keeping their farm and family going during the Depression years.