Dec. 5 Obituaries

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Antwanette Deshazer
1965-2016
Antwanette Deshazer, 51, of Snyder, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Miller Family Funeral Home.

Gloria Ford
1945-2016
Gloria Ford, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 in Colorado City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.

Eunice Graham
1924-2016
Eunice Elizabeth Lewis Wilcher Graham passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Columbus.
Funeral service for Mrs. Graham will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hermleigh United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Hermleigh Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Eunice was born on April 8, 1924 to Buell and Jennie Lewis in Scurry County, where she was raised along with her siblings, Clara Myers Hopkins, Frances Hess, H.B. Lewis, Roy Lewis and Clinton Lewis. They each preceded her in death. Eunice graduated from Hermleigh High School in 1943.
Eunice married Doyle Madison Wilcher on Jan. 1, 1945. They made their home in Pasadena, where they raised one son and two daughters. They enjoyed a great love for being outdoors. It could be something as simple as sitting outside watching lightning bugs and eating watermelon or one of their many camping/fishing trip to Sam Rayburn Lake or Lake Livingston.
After Doyle passed in away 1975, she married Jack Graham in 1983. He brought much happiness back to her life and they both enjoyed many years together in the Eastern Star. Eunice loved spending time and traveling with their Eastern Star friends and she held many positions in Eastern Star, including worthy matron in 1987-88. Eunice and Jack were active members until his death in 1999.
Eunice adored all of her family.
She was also preceded in death by one stepson, Doyle Graham.
She is survived by her son, Jimmy Wilcher and his wife, Nickie, of San Angelo; two daughters, Barbara Butler of Houston and Kathy Hurst and her husband, Darryl, of Columbus; two granddaughters, Amanda Race and her husband, Jeff, of Colorado Springs, Colo; and Jennifer Krohn and her husband, Patrick, of Atlanta, Ga.; one great-granddaughter, Allison Race of Colorado Springs, Colo.; her stepchildren, Patty Leckbee and her husband, Dennis, Dennis Graham and his wife, Edie, Darrell Graham and his wife, Sherry, and Cherry Graham, all of the Deer Park/Pasadena area; and many loving and supportive nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be her nephews, Ray Myers, Roy Burleson, Jimmy Burleson, James Lewis, Jeff Lewis and Bobby Beard. The honorary pallbearer will be David Beard.
Memorials may be made to Hermleigh United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 240, Hermleigh, TX 79526.

Mary Guerra
1945-2016
Mary Hermosillo Guerra, 71, of Snyder, was called home by the Lord on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 surrounded by her family.
Funeral service for Mrs. Guerra was held at 2 p.m. today at Miller Family Funeral Home. Burial followed at Snyder Cemetery.
Born on May 29, 1945 in Loraine to Andres and Guadalupe (Villa) Hermosillo, she married Guadalupe Guerra. He passed away in 1995. “Texas hasn’t got anything on her,” her family said. She blessed everyone she met, as we were all blessed to have her in our lives.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Irene Hernandez; two brothers, Alejandro Martinez and Jose Hermosillo; and two sisters Virginia Hernandez and Consuelo Aguirre.
Survivors include her brothers and sisters, Benjamin, Felipe, Jesus Hermosillo, Vicente and Soledad Villa, Maria Bugarin and Francis Diaz; two sons, Andres Hermosillo and Jesse Villa; two daughters, Esperansa Hermosillo and Kathy Guerra; 10 grandchildren, Michelle Silva, Luis Silva, Amanda Hermosillo, Patricia Hermosillo, Victoria Alexander, Justin Flanary, Jesse Villa Jr., Raquel Villa, Samantha Villa-Hernandez and Jasmine Mercedes Figueroa; and 22 great-grandchildren with one on the way.

Grahame Kerry
1953-2016
Grahame “Cookie” Kerry, 63, of Snyder, died Friday, Dec. 2, 2016 at his residence.
Memorial service for Mr. Kerry will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home with Andrew Malmsten officiating.
Mr. Kerry was born on April 22, 1953 in Oxford, England to Lawrence and Daisy (Jones) Kerry. He married Ruth Sams on November 21, 1998. Cookie was was the best mechanic in town and worked for Nix’s Auto and Tire Service and J.D. Services for many years. He loved motorcycles, cars, hot rod boats and playing dominos. He was always having fun and smiling.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Robert Kerry.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Kerry of Snyder; five sons, Michael Hildebrand of Hermleigh, Christian Brantley of Dallas, Adam Brantley of Kemp, Alexander Smith of Galveston and Charles Kerry of Abilene; one daughter, Natalie Quiros Merket; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lynn and Jacqui Brantley of Kemp; two granddaughters; and four grandsons.
A special thanks to Compass Hospice, Kali Sorrells, Misty Lane, Jennifer Mills and Chris Myers.
Memorials may be made to Compass Hospice, 3001 West Illinois Ave., Midland, TX 79701.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.