Alvin Douglas Morgan of Lake Wales, Florida and formerly of Albany, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the Forsythe Hospice House in Auburndale.

He was born Aug. 23, 1936 in Ratliff City, Oklahoma to the late Biege and Emma Lou “Ella” (White) Morgan. He had been a resident of the Lake Wales area since coming from Texas in 1998. He was a Maintenance Foreman for Shackelford County, Texas. 

Doug enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing the card game Canasta, and spending time with his family and friends.

Will Galbreath, age 49, of Fisk, died Monday, April 29, 2019, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. 

Graveside service was held Saturday, May 4, 2019, at the Brown Ranch Cemetery Pavilion with Rev. Jim Kitchens, pastor of Gouldbusk and Trinity United Methodist Church, officiating. Inurnment was in the Brown Ranch Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home, Coleman. 

Elizabeth Nell Dyess Denman – Oct. 15, 1920 – Apr. 25, 2019

On Apr. 25, 2019, due to complications from a stroke, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and amazing friend to many, Elizabeth Nell Dyess Denman of Lake Jackson, Texas, peacefully passed into the arms of her loving Lord.

Alice Bernice Schkade Remmele, 90, a retired lab technician and a homemaker of Paradise, Texas, went to be with our Lord Friday, April 12, 2019 in Plano.

Funeral service was Tuesday, April 16, at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel in Bridgeport with burial in Paradise Cemetery. 

Pastor Chris Baer officiated. 

Pallbearers were Jarrett Blessing, Derek Boyd, Steve Schkade, Ben Schkade, Mark Moody, Sean Harris, Lane Loiselle, Jay Bivin, and Jeremy Massey. 

John Reames, age 85 of Albany, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. Graveside funeral services were held Monday, April 8 in the Albany Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Pleasant officiating. Interment followed under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. 

John Douglas Reames was born June 1, 1933 in Albany, Texas to V.A. Reames and Grace Tankersley Reames. He grew up in Albany and graduated from Albany High School in 1950. Following graduation, He attended classes at Sul Ross University. 

Mariana Green was born Nov. 16, 1959 and grew up on the Green Ranch, just east of Albany, Texas; she was the youngest of the three children of Bob and Nancy Green. Mariana died on March 26, 2019, after a short but vicious fight with cancer.

A memorial service was held at The Old Jail Art Center at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2019.

Services for Mariana Green of Albany, who died Tuesday, March 26 after a brief illness, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 30 at the Old Jail Art Center.

Peggy Boykin, age 91 of Albany, passed away Friday, March 22, 2019. 

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 26 at Liberty Baptist Church in Hawkins, Texas with Rev. David Franklin officiating. 

Interment followed at the Liberty Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

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David M. Dukes of Abilene was born on Feb. 15, 1976 in Abilene, Texas to Jimmy Dukes and Catherine Burton Dukes. He died on March 14, 2019.

Funeral services were held March 16, 2019 at Northwest Church of Christ in Abilene.

David worked at BMC Construction Materials, formerly Abilene Lumber, for almost 20 years. 

David loved movies and comic books. He was a fan of anything related to Marvel comics, Spider Man, Dead Pool, and Avengers. 

A celebration honoring the life of Cindy Miller will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Davis-Morris Funeral Home in Brownwood. Interment will follow in Clear Creek Cemetery. 

Visitation will be Thursday, March 14 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. 

Cindy was called home on Monday, March 11, 2019, following a courageous battle with cancer. Throughout her illness she always remained positive and a light to those who loved her.