Georgia Barrett, age 76 of Albany, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Funeral services were held Saturday, Dec. 18 at First United Methodist Church of Albany with Rev. Tim Trimble officiating. Interment followed in the Albany Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. 

Georgia Ann Bowsher was born Nov. 5, 1945 in Stamford, Texas to George Madison Bowsher and Anna Shelton Bowsher. She graduated from Albany High School. Georgia married Charles Barrett in Albany on Dec. 14, 1963. 

Winford (Sarge) Sargent, age 67 of Albany, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Graveside funeral services with full military honors were held Monday, Dec. 13 at Albany Cemetery with Clint Chapman officiating. Interment followed under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

Winford Dennis Sargent was born June 24, 1954 in Albany, Texas to Walter Dennis “WD” Sargent and Margie Sue Moore Sargent. He married Tracey Dover on Jan. 9, 1988 in Abilene. 

Johney Ray Alexander, age 63 Albany, passed away Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 9 at Albany Cemetery. 

Johney Ray Alexander was born Sept. 17, 1958 in Albany at the old hospital to William Alfred Alexander and Betty Jean McKee Alexander.  

He had a passion for fishing, going to the casino and playing bingo. He also enjoyed hunting, wolves, and eagles. 

Johney was preceded in death by his father, Alfred Alexander; and one nephew, James Alexander.

San Angelo - Robert “Bobby” Ramon, 66, passed away Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in San Angelo.

Public viewing was Monday, Nov. 29 at Robert Massie Funeral Home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with Pastor Roy Ramon, Bobby’s brother, and pastor of Beacon Baptist church, officiating. Burial was Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Albany Cemetery under the direction of Robert Massie Funeral Home.

James Vernon Martin was born Nov. 22, 1931, near the community of Duffau, Texas, in the southeast part of Erath County to Lanham Martin and Anna Jones Martin.

James grew up on the Overton Ranch which is a division of the Lambshead Ranch near Albany, TX. Upon graduating high school at Albany, he entered Texas Tech and studied Agriculture. During his senior year at Tech, James was drafted into the Army and served from Nov. 23, 1952, until Oct. 28, 1954, attaining the rank of Sgt-E5. He was in the Combat Engineers.

Tammi Taggart  Titsworth of Lubbock, age 60, died Nov. 6, 2021 at her home. A memorial service will be held at the Moran Community Center on Nov. 21 at 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to help celebrate the life of Tammi Taggart Titsworth. 

She was born June 23, 1961 in Toronto, Ohio to Harold Wayne Taggart and Gwen Burton-Gates. She married Paul Titsworth June 16, 2002 in Eastland, TX.

She graduated from Moran High School and worked for The Albany News. She also played on The Albany News softball team for several years.

Robert Scott Brittingham, known to many as “Jigger,” died Nov. 6, 2021 in Albany, Texas.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio on Oct. 28, 1932 to Lucile Matthews Brittingham and Harold Hixon Brittingham.

After graduating from Yale University, he worked for Doubleday Bookshops, wrote copy for Bantam Books, sold some short stories, and held executive positions at Lambs­head Ranch and Lumber Industries.

He always said the two things in life he was good at were poker and swimming.

After a severe stroke on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, Judy McAllister, also known as “Aunt Judy” to her family, age 65 of Albany, passed away Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 13 at Morehart Mortuary with Jeff Pleasant officiating. Services are entrusted to Morehart Mortuary.

Lee Hail, age 64 of Albany, passed away Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 6 at the United Pentecostal Church in Albany with Jeff Leverton, Cynthia Tollett, Eldon Roland, and BJ Kennimer officiating. Interment will follow in the Albany Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 at Morehart Mortuary of Albany. 

John Morrow, age 62 of Throckmorton, passed away Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 14 at Happy Wife Happy Life Events Venue with Pastor Paul Johnston. Burial will follow in the Albany Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. Visitation was planned from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Happy Wife Happy Life Events Venue.

John Horton Morrow was born June 13, 1959 in Abilene, Texas to Wayne Morrow and Frances Free Morrow. John worked for WTU and later for AT&T for over 20 years until he retired.