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Helen Wilkerson, 86, of Stamford formerly of Garden City, passed away in Abilene on Thursday, February 13, 2025. A visitation will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2025 in Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. A graveside service to be held Saturday, February 15th at 11:00 a.m. in Garden City Cemetery in Garden City, Texas with Pastor Paul Wright officiating under direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Helen was born in the home of a family friend on November 14, 1938 in Del Rio, Texas. She is the daughter of Robert Lee and Theresa Jo (Hawkes) Nickell. She graduated from Alpine High School, and later attended Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches, Texas. Helen married...

Marion Dell Rogers passed away peacefully on July 29, 2024. Born to Iredell Henry and Loyce Irene Rogers in Stamford, Texas on August 28, 1935, Dell was a lifelong Texan who graduated Stamford High School in 1953 and eventually settled in Fort Worth after attending college at Texas Tech and Abilene Christian Universities. After college Dell worked for Halliburton and the City of Fort Worth Water Department before being drafted into the United States Army. Dell served his country in the Korean conflict and was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort Lewis, Washington during which time he earned a Sharpshooter Rifle Decoration and climbed to Private First Class before his honorable...

Blaine Bennett, 73, lifetime resident of Stamford, passed away Monday, June 24, 2024 in Abilene. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 27 in the Central Presbyterian Church with Reverends Kelly Pigott and David Stevens officiating. Burial will follow in the Willow Cemetery in Haskell under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. He was born December 18, 1950 in Stamford, Texas, to Homer and Marie Jo Elliott Bennett. Blaine graduated from Stamford High School in 1969 and served in the Texas National Guard. He married Paula Wilfong on October 31, 1975 in Haskell, Texas. Blaine farmed and ranched all of his adult life. He raised and raced Quarter Horses and...

Sharon Jean Garvin Lammers, 81 of Granbury passed away Sunday, April 14, 2024 at her home. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Trinity Church in Stamford with Dr. Robert Wingrove officiating. Burial will follow in the Lueders Clearfork Cemetery directed by Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Jean was born May 31, 1942 in Abilene, Texas. She is the daughter of Harvey Cash and Hollis Bethel Hawk Fillmon. She married Carrol Garvin in 1961 and he passed away in 1998. She later married George Lammers July 23, 2016 in Denton, Texas. Jean worked at the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in many capacities during her 32+ years of service. She attended the...

William Bland Harrison, Jr. died on January 7 at the age of 102, in his own home, in the presence of beloved family and devoted helpers. He was third-generation born and raised in Stamford, Texas, graduated from Texas A&M, married the love of his life, Sophia, fought in WWII and returned to raise a family, work and worship in Stamford. You can find more of his life history at www.kinneyunderwoodfuneralhome.com where he lies in state until a sunrise service on January 13. A Memorial Service will be held at 3PM at Central Presbyterian Church in Stamford. Considered a hero by many, Mr. Harrison leaves children, grand-children, and great-grand-children who are blessed by his long life...

James Everett Wilhite, 76, of Sagerton, Texas, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023 in Abilene. Visitation was held Friday, September 8, 2023 from 4-6 p.m. in the Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Service was held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023 at St. John's Methodist Church with burial following in the Highland Cemetery, Stamford. Known as Paw-Paw to his granddaughters, James was born to L. E. and Jimmie Vickers Wilhite, on October 14, 1946, in Jones County, Texas. He grew up and attended school in Lueders, Texas, and spent his life in West Texas working, ranching, farming, hunting, and enjoying time with his family. James was a friend to many and always had a story to tell. ...

Charles William Bohannan Sr., 89, of Abilene, formerly of Stamford passed away Tuesday April 11, 2023 in Big Spring. Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene with Doug Roysdon officiating, directed by Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Charles was born November 10, 1933 in Stamford, Texas. He is the son of Dee Monroe and Bernice Lee (Toney) Bohannan. Charles attended Stamford Schools and joined the United States Army in 1949, retiring in 1974 with multiple overseas deployments during the Vietnam and Korean Wars. He received numerous commendations throughout is military career. After his military retirement he worked as a...

Josephine Reyna Martinez, 61 of Stamford went home to be with the Lord January 29, 2023 while surrounded by family. The family will receive friends at 6:00 p.m. Friday, February 3, in the Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Church in Stamford, Saturday, February 4 with Pastor Paul Wright officiating. Burial will follow in the Hamlin Memorial Cemetery, directed by Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Josephine Reyna Martinez was born August 22, 1961, in Bryan, Ohio to Lupe Lucas and Florencia Reyna Martinez. She was the baby girl of the family. From the time she was born she was on the go. Her family settled in Stamford, Texas where she attended...

Gary Wendell Mathis "Pops", 84, of Stamford, passed away peacefully Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Haskell Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services honoring Gary's life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2023, at St. John's Methodist Church with Pastor Dalton Mathis, grandson, officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Gary was born November 21, 1938, in Loraine, TX, to Thomas and Julia Mathis. He attended Loraine High School where he was active in football, basketball, and FFA. Gary graduated Valedictorian in 1957 and went on to attend Texas Tech Technological College...

Lanny Dale Knowles 67, of Stamford passed away December 13, 2022. A memorial service was held Friday, December 16, 2022 in the Orient Street Church of Christ with Wes Horn officiating. Arrangements by Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home.

Memorial Service to be held Monday, December 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. in the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene, Texas.

Nancy Moore West, 94, of Stamford passed away Monday August 15, 2022 in Abilene. The family will welcome guests at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, August 18 at Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. A private family burial will be held in Spring Creek Cemetery. A memorial service will be held 11:30 a.m. Friday August 19, in St. John's United Methodist Church with Pastors Steve Patterson and Paul Wright officiating. Nancy was born in Albany, Texas on September 4, 1927 to Jack H. Moore and Imogene Lieb Moore. She graduated from Albany High School in 1945. After High school, Nancy entered Tarleton, (then a Junior College). She transferred to The University of Texas in Austin where she received a degree in Home...

Rebecca Diane Holden Houston, 53 of Clyde formerly of Stamford passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022 in Abilene. A visitation will be held on Monday, May 23 at 6:00 p.m. at Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home in Stamford. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Elmwood Baptist Church, 2933 S. Seventh St, Abilene with Pastor Malcolm Johnson officiating. Burial will be at 1:00 p.m. in the New Hope Cemetery 5298 FM 1636 in Jones County under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Rebecca was born June 13, 1968 in Stamford, the daughter of Robert Lee and Patricia Holden. She graduated from Stamford High School in 1986. She moved to Abilene in 2009 where she...

Casey Nell Cooper-Hill, 49, of Stamford, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022. A visitation will be held at Kinney-Underwood Funeral, 210 S. Ferguson St., Stamford, on May 12, 2022, from 6:00 - 8:00pm. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am on Friday, May 13, 2002, at the First Baptist Church, 214 N. Swenson in Stamford with Riley Carver officiating. Casey Cooper was born January 4, 1973, to Dickie and Jeryl Anne Terrell Cooper. She attended the First Baptist Church in Stamford and Bethel Assembly in Anson. She was selected in 1989 to be the Texas Cowboy Reunion Barrel Sponsor. She was a member of the Stamford Junior Sheriff's Posse traveling many miles to ride in parades and compete at...

Carolyn Coggin 88, of Andrews formerly of Stamford passed away Friday, February 4, 2022. The family will receive visitors at 10 a.m. Friday, February 11 at Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. A graveside Service will be held that afternoon at 2:00 in Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford. She was born in Stamford, TX to Pat and Lillian Sitton. She cheered for the Bulldogs graduating in the class of 1951 from Stamford, Texas high school. Carolyn married Charles Coggin and they had 2 children Carol Coggin of Abernathy, Texas and Carl Coggin of Andrews, Texas. She has lived in Andrews for 11 years and remained an active member of the First Baptist Church Andrews where she played piano in her...

Leonard Wes Isbell 62, of Albany formerly of Stamford passed away Monday, December 6 in an Abilene Hospital. Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. Friday, December 10. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Stamford with John Tunnell officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Anson under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Wes was born May 22, 1959 in Haskell, Texas the son of the late Eddie Jack and Emma Claudine (West) Isbell. Wes graduated from Stamford High School in 1977 and later attended Western Texas College in Snyder. Wes lived most of his life in Jones County and the last 27 years in Albany. ...

64, Formerly of Stamford died October 6. Visitation is Saturday, October 9 at 3 p.m. at Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home in Stamford. Graveside service is Sunday 4 p.m. in Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford.

Judy Gayle Haynes 80, of Stamford went to be with her Savior Saturday, June 26, 2021. Visitation will be held Monday, June 28 from 6-7 p.m. in Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at St. John's United Methodist Church with Pastor John Erwin officiating. Judy will be laid to rest in the Fairview Cemetery in Tuxedo under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home. Judy was born April 24, 1941 in Stamford, Texas. She is the daughter of the late Joe Melvin and Pauline LaNell Rivers Carlton. She married Don Haynes July 1, 1961 in Tuxedo. He preceded her in death November 23, 2019. Don and Judy lived in various towns but Stamford was always...

Ida Mae McGee Griggs, 77 of Stamford passed away May 5, 2021. Visitation will be from 6-7 on Wednesday May 12 at Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home and Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday May 13 at the First Baptist Church in Stamford.

Peggy Ann Ekdahl, 85, of Stamford, Texas, was reunited with her loved ones in heaven on Sunday, April 25, 2021. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church Yard Cemetery at Ericksdahl. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Orient St. Church of Christ with Wes Horn officiating. A visitation is planned for Thursday, April 27 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Kinney-Underwood Funeral Home in Stamford. Peggy Ann Mahone is the daughter of George and Lottie Lafay Williams Mahone. She was born in Lubbock, TX on March 18, 1936. She married Edward Mitchell Ekdahl on April 12, 1963...

Ruben Benjamin Gonzales, 55, of Stamford passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021 in an Abilene hospital. Rosary was held Friday, April 16 at 7:00 in Kinney-Underwood Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass was 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 17 in St. Ann's Catholic Church with Father Joseph Kurumbel officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Anson. Ruben was born June 15, 1965 in Stamford to Refugio and Juanita Olivares Gonzales. He graduated from Stamford High School and went on receive an Associate's Degree from Western Texas College in Snyder. He married Lisa Garcia September 10, 1988 in Anson. He was an active member St. Ann's Catholic Church and The Knights of Columbus. Ruben...