HIGGINBOTHAM FUNERAL HOME GORMAN

Joe Edward Rodgers, formerly of Gorman, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021. Services for Joe will be held at 11 am Thursday, December 23, 2021 at the Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel, 219 W. Roberts St., Gorman, TX. Family and friends will gather from 6-8 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home. Joe was born, July 26, 1971 in Gorman, TX to Jim and Donnie Chambers Rodgers and grew up in Gorman, attending and graduating from Gorman High School. During High School he was a very good athlete, and was active in all sports Gorman had to offer. Later he attended TSTC and became a Wind Turbine Technical working for Invenergy. On August 29, 1992 he married Kayla Cupit at Lake Leon and together they...

Barbara Ellen Tucker of Gorman, TX, formerly of Odessa, TX, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Wednesday, June 3rd, 2020. Barbara Ellen Bennett was born to Newton Farris and Tezzie Emily Bennett in Gorman, TX on December 2nd, 1934. Barbara attended Gorman High School. She married James Claude Tucker on January 5, 1953. They had two sons James Lee Tucker and Joe Farris Tucker. She was a long time member of First Baptist Church of Gorman and worked for Gorman ISD from 1985 to 1996. Lively conversation and hearty dishes could always be found around Barbara's table. Barbara is survived by her son, Joe Tucker, Sister Helen Craighead; her granddaughter Rebecca Nall, husband Chris,...