Obituaries

Ted Burns, 90, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, May 3, 2020 in Mineral Wells.

A Visitation will be held Thursday, May 7, at Coker Funeral Home from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00p.m. The Funeral Service will be Friday, May 8, at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Perrin with a private burial to follow at Bluebonnet Hill Cemetery in Colleyville. With limited space due to COVID-19 distancing protocols for the funeral service, the family strongly encourages those who attend Wednesday’s visitation to refrain from attending the service on Thursday.

Joe Lake was born in Graham on Aug. 5, 1941, and he went to be with Lord on April 28, 2020. Interment will be in Cottonwood Cemetery in Bryson and a Celebration of Life service for Joe will be announced at a later date.

Joe was the last cowboy remaining from the 1963 Bryson cattle drive from Bryson to Breckenridge. 

Anna Belle Cotton passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at a local hospital. She was born March 18, 1925 in Mangum, Okla. Anna was a member of Rock Creek Road Baptist Church. She taught for 35 years in the Whitt and Perrin School Districts. She was a great mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a dedicated teacher who will be greatly missed. 

Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Cotton; mother, Grace Tipps; and two daughters, Patricia Kay Cotton and Bonnie Prochaska.

Carley Neil Jackson was born on June 4, 1953, to Troy and Betty (Martin) Jackson in Jacksboro. He joined an older brother, Billy Odell, and stepsister, Ruth Anita (Duree). Neil went to his heavenly home on April 4, 2020, as a result of metastatic lung cancer.

Formerly of Jacksboro, Henry Delzon “Possum” Elenburg, 83, went to be with our Lord Sunday, April 5, 2020 in Bridgeport.
Graveside Service was 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Oakwood Cemetery in Jacksboro. Open Visitation was 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
Tony Elenburg officiated. Pallbearers include Mike Thornton, Wes Karawasek, Gene Bolton, Blake Bowen, Rusty Weirline, Carl Smith, Lane, Gunter, Kane and Kagen Elenburg.

Rosie Lee (Jane) Smith Spradling went to be with her Lord, Monday, March 30, 2020 in Jacksboro. Jane was born Sept. 7, 1926 in Joplin to Alfred and Iva Jennings Smith. She was married to J.A. Spradling on June 2, 1944 in Jack County. He preceded her in death in 1979.

Jane was a long-time member of Liveoak Baptist Church. She was treasurer of her class for many years. All of the women in her class were very special to her.

Jane was preceded in death by her husband and three brothers, Haron, A.L. and Billie Joe.

Harriet Jane Campsey Sides. Oct. 27, 1944 to March 25, 2020.

A great Texas lady left the stage last Wednesday. Harriet Sides, also known to some of her family as Janie, was 75. 

Harriet’s “stage” was an area of north Texas, in particular the towns of Jacksboro and Wichita Falls, between which lay Happy C Ranch established more than 100 years ago by her great grandfather Joseph Campsey. She and her much loved husband L.W. Sides enjoyed a marriage of 32 years, having met and later married in Tyler on Oct. 4, 1986. 

Michael Lee Underwood, 45, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020. He was born Jan. 7, 1975 in Eastland. Michael was an avid hunter, great fisherman and a Dallas Cowboys fan through and through. He retired as a Sr. Chief from the United States Navy. During his 23 years of service, Michael had been deployed to Iraq, Bahrain, Italy and San Diego. He also received Sailor of the Year on two separate occasions. Upon retirement, Michael moved back to Texas where he purchased his first home on Lake Granbury.