Bette Lu Linahan, 65, passed away on Friday, Aug. 20, 2021 with her family by her side in Abilene, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m.  Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Round Mound Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Howard Funeral Home of Clyde. 

Bette was born Aug. 24, 1955 in Albany, Texas to Ann and Ben Carlile. Bette grew up in Albany, Texas and graduated from Albany High School in 1973. She attended Western Texas College and Angelo State University. 

Bonnie Miller, age 86 of Albany, passed away early Sunday morning, Aug. 15, 2021. Graveside funeral services were held Tuesday, Aug. 17th at Albany Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Turner officiating. Interment followed under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

Bonnie Lavell Miller was born Jan. 23, 1935 in Big Spring, Texas to James Miller and Lodella Tollett Miller. He played football for the Albany Lions, and graduated high school from Albany High. He married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Daniell. 

Mary Reena “Missy” Kennedy, 71, of Eolian, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2021. Her graveside service was held Saturday, July 24, 2021 at the Moran Cemetery, with Jeralyn Sledge officiating. 

Mary Reena “Missy” Garlitz was born Nov. 4, 1949, in Stamford, Texas. Missy, as she was known, grew up moving around Texas with her family: parents, Elizabeth Alexene Garlitz and Otto Herman Garlitz; sister, Delilah Elizabeth “Dee” Garlitz-Balliew, and brother Roy Herman Garlitz.

Hugh Frank Lowe, of Albany, passed away July 6, 2021 at Hendrick Medical Center. 

He was born Aug. 16, 1933 in Palo Pinto to Lester and Wilma Couger Lowe. At the age of six, he moved to Albany with his mom and stepdad Talbert Crow. He attended Albany schools and graduated from AHS in 1950. 

After graduation, he worked for Marshall R. Young Oil Company and Gore Drilling Company before entering the U.S. Army on May 25, 1954. 

Shirley Hale, age 78 of Whitney, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021. Graveside funeral services were held Wednesday, July 7, at the Albany Cemetery. Interment followed under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. 

Shirley Jean Evans was born Dec. 16, 1942 in Abilene, Texas to Malcolm Cecil “Jack” Evans and Clara Belle “Jane” Perkins Evans. She married Marvin Lee Hale in Lubbock, Texas on March 16, 1977 at the home of Justice of the Peace, Pam Gentry. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Albany. 

Marsha Ann Ledbetter Sievers Whitehead, born in Abilene, Texas on April 26, 1948 to Oran Harrell and Nell Jean Ledbetter, passed away on June 29, 2021. Graveside services were held at the Albany Cemetery Thursday, July 1, under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

Marsha graduated from Albany High School in 1966 and then attended Cisco Junior College where she performed with the Wrangler Belles. 

After college, she worked for Van Operating in Albany for several years. Marsha moved to the Fort Worth metroplex and made her home there for the past 33 years. 

Carlton Lee Edgar, 81, of Moran, Texas, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 in Abilene.

Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Larry Briley officiating.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79606.

Carlton was born on March 6, 1940 in Gorman, Texas to Carl (Skinny) and Ethel (Smith) Edgar. 

William Howard Strickland, age 94 of Moran, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 24 at Moran Cemetery with Jeff Pleasant officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

William Howard Strickland was born June 6, 1927 in Ibex, Texas to Tommie Lee Strickland and Ilene Terry Strickland. He attended school in Oklahoma and later enlisted in the military. 

Glenda Clarice Banister, 79, of San Angelo went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. 

Glenda was born on June 29, 1941, in Hillsboro, Texas to Horace and Annie Bell Johnston. She grew up in Albany, Texas and was a member of the graduating class of Albany High School in 1959.

Blake Ryan Hamilton, age 18 of Denver City, passed away Friday, June 11, 2021. 

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 19 at Gunsight Baptist Church with Patrick Frishe and Sonny McCauley officiating. Interment will follow in the Post Oak Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. 

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 18 at Morehart Mortuary.