Obituaries published in the Tuesday Sept. 22 edition
Ronnie Franks
1949-2015
Ronnie Franks, 66, of Snyder died Sunday, Sept. 20, 1915.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Frank Herridge
1962-2015
Frank Maurice “Mo” Herridge, 52, of Lamesa, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015.
Funeral service for Mr. Herridge was held at 2 p.m. Sept. 11 at Bible Baptist Church in Slaton with Chris Downer and Randy Hardman officiating. The service was under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.
Born on Nov. 29, 1962 in San Angelo to Frank Monroe and Norma Joyce Hampton Herridge, he moved with his family from Paint Rock to Borden County in 1977 and graduated from Borden County High School in 1981.
He attended Western Texas College and the South Plains Police Academy, where he graduated in 1987. He worked for the Garza County Sheriff’s Department, Scurry County Sheriff’s Department, Dalby Unit Criminal Investigation Division and the Lamesa Police Department Criminal Investigation Unit. He married Tondra Copeland in July 2001.
He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Monroe Herridge, in January 2015, and one nephew, Caden Nowlain, in August 2005.
Survivors include his wife, Tondra Herridge; two daughters, Seleste Herridge of Slaton and Maeghan Herridge of Canyon; his mother, Norma Joyce Herridge of Gail; two brothers, Norman “Jibber” Herridge and his wife, Cindy, and Patrick “Fuzz” Herridge and his wife, Becky, all of Gail; one sister, Joyce Green of Winters; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Merl Richardson
1939-2015
Merl Ann Richardson, 75, of Snyder, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015.
Funeral service for Mrs. Richardson will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Word is Life Deliverance Church. Burial will follow at Snyder Cemetery under the direction of Miller Family Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Bill Stansell
1931-2015
Bill Stansell, 84, of Fluvanna, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015.
Funeral service for Mr. Stansell was held at 2 p.m. today in the Miller Family Funeral Home Chapel with Joe Stansell, his nephew, of San Antonio officiating. Burial followed in the Fluvanna Cemetery.
Born on Jan. 20, 1931 in Wheeler County to Barney and Mary (Leatherwood) Stansell, he married Wanda Mosely on Jan. 27, 1950 in Snyder. He worked as a dairyman for 53 years.
He was preceded in death by his father, Barney Stansell; his mother, Mary Stansell; and four brothers, James Stansell, Raymond D. Stansell, Glen Ray Stansell and Luke Stansell.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Wanda Stansell of Fluvanna; two sons, Johnny Stansell and his wife, Dale, of Abilene and Steve Stansell and his wife, Nancy, of Snyder; three daughters, June Mebane and her husband, Tim, of Snyder, Gwen Merritt and her husband, James, of Colorado City and Teresa Ferguson and her husband, Tom, of Kasilof, Alaska; one sister, Velda Padilla of Wichita Falls; one sister-in-law, Vera Stansell of Snyder; 10 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Online condolences may be posted at www.millerfamilyfuneralhome.com.