Oct. 28 Obituaries

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Ben Essery
1957-2019
Ben Essery, 62, of Snyder, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. 
Funeral arrangements are pending at Miller Family Funeral Home.

Melba Gasaway
1920-2019
Melba Jo (Dawson) Gasaway, 99, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019 in Snyder.
Funeral service for Mrs. Gasaway will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Colonial Hill Baptist Church with Dr. Tommy Culwell officiating. Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Memory Gardens of Pampa under the direction of Miller Family Funeral Home..
Born on Sept. 22, 1920 in Joplin, Mo. to Joe Sherman and Essie Blanche (Hughes) Dawson, she married Homer Gasaway in 1944 in Pampa. He preceded her in death on July 27, 1975. She lived in Pampa for 50 years and moved to Snyder in 1991 to be near her son. She was employed in the Gray County Extension Office for 22 years, before going to the Texas State Capitol for the remaining years before her retirement. She was a member of Colonial Hill Baptist Church and loved to sew.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, Joe Sherman and Essie Blanche (Hughes) Dawson, and one daughter, Tanya Gasaway.
Survivors include one son, Harold Wayne Gasaway of Snyder; one granddaughter, Cherie Keller and her husband, Chris, of Pampa; one great-granddaughter, Kaia Gasaway of Pampa; and one great-grandson, Deitrich Keller of Pampa.
Online condolences may be posted at www.millerfamilyfuneralhome.com.