Jessie Bowden
1917-2017
Jessie Ree Mabel Willis Bowden was born on Nov. 27, 1917 in Atoka County, Okla. to Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Willis. She joined her heavenly family on Oct 4, 2017.
Memorial service for Mrs. Bowden will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church in San Antonio. The service will be under the direction of Sunset Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Jessie was a loving mother, mentor and friend. She owned several businesses, beauty salons and Jessie’s Beauty College in Snyder and Denton. She was affectionately known as “Miss Jessie.” She will be fondly remembered enjoying music with her family. From her lovely hair to her cute shoes, she was a woman of faith, positivity, gratitude, grace, poise and class. She will be greatly missed by all.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, four sisters and one grandson, Darrell Roland.
Survivors include her children Glen Roland and his wife, Iris, Shirley Grimmett and her husband, Norman, Kenneth Roland and his wife, Mary, and Linda Lee and her husband, Terry; nine grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 319 East Mulberry, San Antonio, TX 78212.
Online condolences may be posted at www.sunsetfuneralhomesa.com.
Cynthia Crawford
1963-2017
Cynthia Cooper Crawford, 54, of Snyder, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2017.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Miller Family Funeral Home.
Helen Crouse
1927-2017
Helen Beth Crouse, 89, a longtime resident of Snyder, died Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 in Waco.
Graveside service for Mrs. Crouse will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Hillside Memorial Gardens with Dr. Darold Baldwin officiating. The service will be under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mrs. Crouse was born on Nov. 27, 1927 in Burkett to Bill and Doris (Brown) Underwood. She began working in the data processing department of Cogdell Memorial Hospital in 1977 and was named the business office manager in 1985. She retired in 1994. She was a member of Colonial Hill Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Marcus Underwood and Ned Underwood; one nephew, Randy Underwood; and one sister-in-law, Jacqueline Underwood.
Survivors include two sons, Billy Jack Crouse and his wife, Kathy, of Montgomery and Ricky Crouse of Snyder; two grandchildren, Kate Crouse of Dallas and Mark Crouse of Anchorage, Alaska; one brother, Billy Underwood and his wife, Carolyn, of Mesquite; two sisters-in-law, Polly Underwood of Waco and Margaret Smith of Midland; five nieces, Barbara Morris, Wilma Nix, Lisa Berryhill, Pam Gibson and Suzanne Underwood; and two nephews, Alton Carrie and Max Underwood.
Memorials may be made to a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.
Chester Ratliff
1956-2017
Chester Fritz Ratliff, 61, of Snyder, died suddenly Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 in Snyder.
Memorial service for Mr. Ratliff will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. The service will be under the direction of Miller Family Funeral Home.
Born on Aug. 2, 1956 in Snyder to Willis and Shirley (Bihr) Ratliff, he grew up in Jayton. He played football for Jayton High School. He joined the U.S. Army in 1971 and exited in 1974. In his retirement, he attended Palo Verde College. He enjoyed hanging out with friends, playing video games and he loved his animals very much. Though he is gone, he will never be forgotten. He was, and always will be, that special dad, friend, cousin, brother and son in all our hearts.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis and Shirley Ratliff, one son, Butch Montgomery, one uncle, James Ratliff Sr., and one cousin, James Ratliff Jr.
Survivors include two daughters, Samantha Ratliff of Snyder and Tiffany Montgomery of Joaquin; one sister, Tanzee Bode of Pontiac; one nephew, Terry Chaney of Pontiac; two aunts, Dianne Ratliff of Hermleigh and Peggy Green of Snyder; four nieces, Trinity Chaney, Tabitha Chaney, Tonya Brewer and Shannon Mhoon; two cousins, Kim Knipe and Theresa Ratliff Sisk; numerous aunts, uncles, nephews and cousins; and special friends, Don, Tiffany and Linda Salgado, Doris Hill Tanner and many others in Snyder.
Online condolences may be posted at millerfamilyfuneralhome.com.