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Obituaries

Delmar Ray Day

Delmar Ray Day passed away Sunday, April 17, in Jacksboro. He was 82 years old. He was born Dec. 7, 1939 in Parker County, Texas.

A visitation will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Coker Funeral Home in Jacksboro, with a memorial service at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 22. Graveside services will immediately follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Jacksboro.

Joe Ray Wolfe

Joe Ray Wolfe, 73, passed away Saturday, March 12, at Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg.

He was born March 7, 1949 in Gorman to the late Curtis Ray Wolfe and Vestal Audine Stroud Searcy. He graduated from Jacksboro High School in 1967 and went on to attend Southwest Texas State for a short time prior to joining the U.S. Navy. During his eight years in the Navy, he spent 18 months in foreign and/or sea service aboard the USS Sampson (DDG-10). He trained and worked as an electronics technician (radar).

Sydney Allen Davies

Sydney Allen Davies passed away Monday, Feb. 21, at his home in Jacksboro. He was 79 years old. He was born Sept. 9 ,1942 in Syracuse, N.Y., to Richard Allen Davies and Frances V. (Zitne) Davies.

A visitation was held from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at Coker Funeral Home. A funeral service followed the visitation starting at 2 p.m. Burial was held at Graceland Cemetery in Jermyn.

David Kevin Ricks

David Kevin Ricks passed away Monday, Feb. 21, at his home in Jacksboro. He was 63 years old. David was born April 23, 1958, in Pampa, Texas to Bill Murray Ricks and Sharon (Hill).

A “Come and Go” celebration of life for David was held at the Halliburton Building in Jacksboro from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26.

Michael Dale Petty

Michael Dale Petty passed away Thursday, Feb. 24, in Fort Worth, at the age of 60 years old. He was born June 10, 1961, in Hobbs, New Mexico to Roy Petty and Margie (Myers).

A visitation was held 6-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, at Coker Funeral Home. A celebration of life service was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, at Christian Missions in Jacksboro.

Michael is preceded in death by his brother, Alan Petty, who passed away in September 2011.

Robert Lee Martin

Robert Lee Martin was born and raised in the Barton Chapel community, where he spent most of his life. He comes from a long line of Texas cattle ranchers, and along with caring for his own herd, he spent many years traveling to sale barns order buying for Clifton Cattle Company. As a lifetime member of the National Cutting Horse Association, he had a true passion for raising cutting horses along with ranch horses of all types. And, as a one-time pilot,

Glen Wayne Burleson

Glen Wayne Burleson, age 65, passed away in Fort Worth the morning of February 9, 2022. The family will received from noon to 2 p.m. at Morrison Funeral Home Chapel in Graham.

Glen was born in Graham on November 20, 1956 to the late Glen Ray Burleson and Gayle (Ross) Burleson.

Glen is survived by his children, Marci Harrell and husband Jarod of Graham, and Chris Burleson and wife Andrea of Graham; grandchildren, Gabe, Jayden, Danielle, Zoey, and Hayden; and siblings, Stephanie Browning, Sheila Ogle, Theresa Burleson, and Mike Burleson.

Fidel Lopez

Fidel Lopez passed away Friday, Feb. 4, in Jacksboro. He was 42 years old. Fidel was born Nov. 20, 1979 in Haskell, to Encarnacion “John” Lopez and Margaret Arciba Lopez.

A visitation was held from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at Christian Missions in Jacksboro. A funeral service followed at 10 a.m. Burial took place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at Abilene Municipal Cemetery in Abilene.

Fidel is preceded in death by his father; and his brother Rogelio Lopez.

Bill Berry

Bill Berry, 80, went to be home with the Lord Tuesday, Feb. 8. He was born at home in Jack County on June 22, 1941 to Louise Dunlap Berry and Roy William (Bill) Berry. He lived the first five years of his life on the Brazos River with his grandparents while his father served in World War II. He went to school in Jacksboro, graduating from JHS in 1959. On a rodeo scholarship, he attended Sul Ross and Hardin Simmons from which he graduated with an Agriculture Business degree.