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Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home, 1415 Parker Street, Goldthwaite, TX (2026)

06/22/2026

Curtis Wayne Stephens
October 24, 1946 – June 19, 2026

Curtis Wayne Stephens, 79, of Blooming Grove, Texas, went to be with his Lord on June 19, 2026, at the Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home in Bonham, Texas. He was born on October 24, 1946, in Galveston, Texas, to Delbert Wayne Stephens and Margie Jean (Avery) Stephens.

Curtis answered his country’s call and served with quiet courage in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He entered the Army in 1964, earned his Airborne wings as a qualified parachutist, and served as a Flight Operations Coordinator, rising to the rank of Sergeant. On January 5, 1968, he was wounded in action in the Republic of Vietnam and was awarded the Purple Heart. Among his decorations were the Parachutist Badge, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze service stars, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal, and the Expert Marksmanship Badge (Rifle). He was honorably discharged in 1969.

Curtis met Ida Mae Laughlin in March 1973, beginning a love that would carry them through more than five decades together.

In his working years, Curtis lived much of his life on the road — driving trucks for many years, then buses for Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) for fourteen years, before retiring and, true to his nature, climbing back behind the wheel of a truck once more. A man of faith, Curtis was a member of First Baptist Church in Blooming Grove. He believed it was never too late to grow: later in life he returned to school at Navarro College in Corsicana, earning two associate degrees — an Associate of Arts and an Associate of Science — both Magna Cum Laude — and was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

But those who knew him best knew where to find him — in the garden. Curtis helped found the Blooming Grove Community Garden and tended it more faithfully than anyone, through every season and every kind of weather. “I just love the garden,” he would say, and everyone who knew him understood that he meant it. He treasured his family, found quiet joy in his acoustic guitar, and gave his time freely to the people and the place he loved.

Curtis was preceded in death by his parents, Delbert Wayne Stephens and Margie Jean Avery; and his brothers, Michael Stephens and Joseph Allan “Joe” Stephens. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ida Mae Stephens of Blooming Grove; his children, Melissa McCutcheon and her husband Richard of Long Beach, California, Curtis Hugh “Beau” Stephens of Stockton, California, Rebecca “Becky” Stephens of California, and Jeffrey Wayne Stephens and his wife Lisa of Dallas; his stepdaughters, Cindie Phipps and her husband Robert of Blooming Grove, Texas, and Sandra Gail Bryan of Garland, Texas; his sisters, Shirley Graham and Carol Lane; his stepmother, Allean Stephens; his sister-in- law, Kathy Vess-Jenkins of Dallas; his grandchildren, Benjamin Garfin (Amanda), Timothy Garfin (Isaura), Elizabeth Rodgers (Christopher), Samuel, Jeremiah, and Justin Stephens, Emma Skye Phipps, Steven Lance Phipps, and Amber Palacios (Joseph Gunnels), along with Rebecca’s two children; thirteen great-grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends who loved him dearly.

A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m., on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home, 1415 Parker Street, Goldthwaite, Texas, with Pastor Frank Escamilla officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery.

Arrangements by Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home, Goldthwaite, Texas.

06/01/2026

Joyce Ann Keese, 88 of Goldthwaite, Texas, passed away on May 30, 2026, in Goldthwaite. Celebration Of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Center City Baptist Church in Center City, Texas.
Joyce Ann Hawk and her twin brother, Jerry Don, were born to Milton Omar and Mary Ireba (Hull) Hawk on May 29, 1938, in their family home in Abilene, Texas.
She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1956 and married the love of her life, Fred Watrous Keese, on December 1, 1956, in Amarillo, Texas. The young couple began their life together in Big Spring, Texas, where Fred was stationed in the Air Force.
After years devoted to being a Sunday school teacher, homemaker, and mother, Joyce returned to college and earned her degree in Elementary Education from Tarleton State University in 1976. She taught kindergarten and second grade at Strawn and Gordon schools until her retirement, touching the lives of countless students along the way.
Joyce loved her family deeply and loved her Lord Jesus most of all. She also loved the people around her and never missed an opportunity to encourage others. She was a dedicated teacher, a woman of prayer, a student of scripture, and a person of steadfast faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Milton Omar Hawk and Mary Ireba (Hull) Hawk; her husband, Fred Keese; and her brother, Hollis Hawk.
She is survived by her four sisters, Virginia Heron, Mildred Salemi, Betty Keith, and Ireba Price; her twin brother, Jerry Don Hawk; her son and daughter-in-law, Fred and Elizabeth Keese; and her daughter and son-in-law, Jeanette and Michael Higgins. She is also survived by her three grandchildren and their spouses, four great-grandchildren, and her great-great-grandson, Noah Shepherd Brown.
To God Be The Glory!
Joyce leaves behind a legacy of love, faith, mindfulness, and sass that will forever be cherished by those who knew and loved her.
A gathering for family and friends will be held at the church following the service.
Memorials may be made in her honor to the Goldthwaite Volunteer Fire Department.
Joyce Ann Hawk Keese, 88 of Goldthwaite, Texas passed away Saturday, May 30 , 2026.A Celebration Of Life will be Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM at Center City Baptist Church, Center City, Texas. A gathering will be held at the church after the service. Memorials in honor of Joyce Ann Keese may be made to the Goldthwaite Volunteer Fire Department.

05/26/2026

Alta Dean Bufe, 97 of Priddy, Texas passed away Thursday, May 21, 2026. Services will be Friday, May 29, 2026 at 2:00 PM at Zion Lutheran Church, Priddy, Texas. Interment will follow at St. John Cemetery, Priddy, Texas.

05/19/2026

Gary Dodd, 76 of Arcola, Texas formerly of Goldthwaite, Texas passed away Thursday, May 14, 2026. Services will be Friday, May 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM at Stacy-Wilkins Chapel, Goldthwaite, Texas. Interment will follow at Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery, Goldthwaite, Texas.

05/19/2026

Glendon Dale Sanders was born on January 27, 1953, in Temple, Texas, to William Edward Sanders and Velda Violet Black Sanders. Glen grew up in Star, Texas, where he attended Star School and spent his childhood roaming the countryside with his brother, Edward, and a close circle of friends. Life in rural Texas gave Glen endless opportunities for adventure — raising livestock, hunting, fishing, and finding trouble in all the best ways. The Sanders family pets were just as memorable as the stories Glen loved to tell, often including raccoons, ringtails, and even a skunk or two.
As a young man, Glen was a gifted athlete who competed in football, basketball, track, and rodeo. His love for rodeo followed him into young adulthood, where he spent time as both a bull rider and rodeo clown - roles perfectly suited for someone as fearless and fun-loving as he was. Glen never outgrew his love for storytelling, and some of his favorite moments were spent
sharing tales from those wild and adventurous years.
Glen’s working life reflected his strong work ethic and willingness to do just about anything. Over the years, he worked for the railroad, on a turkey farm, in the dairy business, and in construction, just to name a few. In the early 1980s, he made his home in Dublin, Texas, where he raised his two children, Jamie and Staci. For many years, Glen farmed and operated a dairy before eventually returning to construction work until retirement.
More than anything, Glen will be remembered for the joy he brought to the people around him. He never met a stranger and could strike up a conversation with anyone, anywhere, about
almost anything. He had a generous heart, a quick sense of humor, and a gift for making people
feel welcome. Whether he was helping a neighbor, lending a hand to family, or pulling one of his
famous practical jokes, Glen made life more fun. A kid at heart, one of his favorite pastimes was
hiding behind, under, or even on top of something just to jump out and scare an unsuspecting
victim - and he usually laughed harder than anyone afterward.
Glen was preceded in death by his father, Bill Sanders, and his longtime partner, Memmie Starr Northcutt.
He is survived by his children: son, Jamie Sanders and wife Alison; daughter, Staci King and husband Jason; six grandchildren: Travis Sanders, Andrea Po***ck, Joshua Po***ck, Jayden
King, Jordyn King, and Jacob King; his mother, Velda Sanders; his brother, Edward Sanders
and wife Diane; nieces and nephew Janae Medina, Angie Sanders, and Brian Sanders; as well
as many great-nieces, great-nephews, extended family members, and dear friends who held
special places in his heart.
The family will receive friends and loved ones at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home Chapel in
Goldthwaite, Texas, on Saturday, May 23, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. The family also
invites friends and loved ones to join them afterward for a meal, memories, and fellowship
beginning at 12:00 p.m. at the Star Volunteer Fire Department.

05/18/2026

Dorothy Dennard’s journey with dementia ended after a beautiful sunrise on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at the age of 96 years in Athens, Texas.
Dorothy was born to her proud parents Carlos and Ruth Patterson at the home of her maternal grandparents Effie and Charles Cornelius at Ridge, Texas on May 6, 1930.
She dearly loved both sets of grandparents and told her family many wonderful tales of her time spent with her cousins at her maternal grandparents’ house.
As a young child she lived in Goldthwaite and later during her early teen years in San Antonio and Harlingen where her father served in the Army Air Corp. She graduated from Goldthwaite High School in 1947.
Dorothy married Ed Dennard on February 21, 1948 in Goldthwaite, Texas. Within a few months they moved to Jal, New Mexico where Ed worked for El Paso Natural Gas. While living in New Mexico they had 3 children (Richard, Michael, and Patricia) all born at the nearest hospital in Kermit, Texas.
The family later moved to Kermit and then on to Odessa, Texas. In her early years of marriage, Dorothy was a brownie leader, Cub Scout leader and a Sunday School teacher. She also helped with many elementary school class functions and worked as a bookkeeper with her husband in several businesses that they owned.
After Ed passed away in 2001, Dorothy moved to Goldthwaite in 2003 to be closer to her mother and sister. She loved living in Goldthwaite and getting reacquainted with old friends and classmates. She stayed busy playing Wahoo, going to many functions at the senior center, the First Baptist and Methodist Churches, and going to the Pearl Bluegrass Jam at Pearl, Texas with her friends. While she had trouble hearing the music, she really enjoyed the desserts and people watching. She also really enjoyed her volunteer time at the Mills County Museum and visits from her children and grandchildren.
In September, 2020 she moved in with her daughter Tricia and son-in-law Terry and lived with them for over a year. After a fall and rehab, she moved into memory care in Tyler. Then as her health continued to decline she moved into a skilled nursing home facility in Athens, Texas.
Dorothy’s sassiness and playfulness will be missed and thought about often, especially her special words which provided a lot of laughter. Some of our favorites were:
Chick-a-fill for Chick-Fill-A; shoot a monkey; Carter had pills; and flittered.
And, every time we went to the neighborhood Walmart she commented they were doing a land office business. Most of the time she enjoyed sitting in the car and watching all the shoppers coming and going.
Tricia and her husband Terry along with many special caregivers and friends will smile when we think about Dorothy saying her favorite word,“MERCY”, when she is reunited with her heavenly family.
She was predeceased by her husband Ed; a son Richard and his wife Judy, a son Michael; a sister Cornelia Boykin; her parents Ruth and Carlos Patterson; grandparents LE and Mary Patterson and Charles and Effie Cornelius.
Dorothy is survived by her daughter Patricia West and husband Terry; grandchildren Jason Dennard, Dustin Dennard and wife Stephanie, Brandon Dennard and wife Stacie, Taylor and Tanner Dennard; step-grandson Kyle Miller and wife Katherine; granddaughter Kendall Murry and husband Xerxes; daughter-in-law Kathleen Dennard; brother-in-law Bobby Boykin; 7 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins.
Donations may be made in Dorothy’s honor to the Mills County Museum or the Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery or charity of your choice.
The family would like to thank all of the wonderful friends, caregivers, nurses and staff at Paloma Hospice, Prestige Estates, Heart to Heart Hospice and Avir Rehabilitation and Nursing Home that became a part of Dorothy’s final chapter in life.

Visitation will be Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 5:00 PM till 7:00 PM at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home, Goldthwaite, Texas. Graveside service will be Thursday, 21, 2026 At Goldthwaite Memorial Pavillion, Goldthwaite, Texas. Interment will follow at Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery, Goldthwaite, Texas.

05/18/2026

Larry was born March 24, 1950, in Ada, Oklahoma to James Elbert Phillips and Rene (Park) Phillips. Larry passed to his Heavenly Home on May 13, 2026 in Austin, Texas.
Larry grew up in and attended school in Mullin, Texas. Upon graduating, he left Mullin and moved to the Austin, Texas area to begin his working career. He had a long and successful tenure with the City of Austin, retiring in his early 50's. He then traveled extensively on his motorcycle and supported various Church mission trips.
Larry loved the Lord and served the Church of Christ in several capacities. He started the congregation at Deer Creek in Dripping Springs, Texas in 1994. He was also instrumental in the planning and building of the Southern Oaks Church of Christ in Austin, Texas, where he worshipped until his passing.
Larry is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers Riley & Jim. He is survived by his brother, Richard Phillips; his niece, Lori Stephens and husband Jim; his nephews, Neal and Ken Phillips; and a host of Brothers & Sisters in Christ.

05/18/2026

In the early hours of Saturday morning, May 16, 2026 Ed Garner passed away peacefully at the family farm...the land he cherished deeply... a place woven into the Garner story for generations. The sky above was blanketed in stars. If you knew Dr. Ed, you know there was no sight that brought him more joy. In the most fitting way, he left this world as he would have wanted...on land he loved, under a sky full of stars, completely surrounded by the people who meant everything to him.
He was born July 24, 1951 in Lubbock, Texas, to John and Doris Garner, Eddie spent his early years in Tyler, Texas. In 1963, the family moved to Stephenville where his dad began teaching math at Tarleton State College. Summers were spent on the family farm in Trigger Mountain digging post holes, killing mesquites, and hauling hay. Fall brought football and less-tasking activities at Stephenville High School where Eddie started dating his high school sweetheart Suzan Smith and served as Student Council President. Tarleton was the easy choice for college where he majored in Math and Chemistry, pledged and led Los Cobbs, cheered as a Purple Poo, served as Student Council Vice-President, and was selected as Mr. TSC. Later he was recognized as an Outstanding Young Alumni.
In 1973, Ed married Suzan and embarked on his lifetime career as a family physician at the newly-founded Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth. After 2 1/2 years of intensive studies (in a renovated bowling alley on Camp Bowie), Ed was glad to practice clinical skills from Arizona to Alaska to Pennsylvania to the Rio Grande Valley to the Gulf Coast and back to Fort Worth for graduation where he was recognized as the 1977 Undergraduate General Practitioner of the Year. After his internship in Bay City, Michigan, during The Blizzard of 1978, Dr. Ed started his practice on his 27th birthday at the Comanche Medical Clinic. He delivered his four children in Comanche and often bartered office visits for cakes, watermelons, fence-building, etc. One couple offered a Schnauzer puppy in exchange for a home baby delivery...the dog was so feisty that Ed later returned it and said they owed him nothing.
In 1987, Dr. Ed moved his family and practice down to Groves, Texas, at Doctors Hospital where he was recognized several times as Physician of the Year. In 2004 he began designing and building his retirement home on the family homestead in Mills County, but decided he missed doctoring. He joined the staff at Cross Timbers in Brownwood and then finished his career out in Van Horn, Texas. In 2019 he was the physician featured "in the medical desert of rural America" in the WASHINGTON POST. Dr. Ed was always available to listen to his patients and always happy to serve whenever the hospital, city or county needed a medical director or advisor. Blue Origin offered him a unique opportunity on their emergency response team while he was out in West Texas.
Ed's sanctuary was the out-of-doors...whether soaring high over the clouds in his Mooney plane or scuba diving deep among coral reefs. White water river rafting became a favorite while working summers at Anderson Camps in Gypsum, Colorado. As rafting director at Hill Top Ranch for Girls, he led overnight trips down the Colorado, Green, and Yampa Rivers with the girls. Grand Canyon rafting trips with friends and family were highlights. Ed instilled his love for nature and adventure in his children.
Throughout his life, scouting played an integral part of his life. Ed progressed from Wolf to Eagle Scout and went on to be his sons' Cubmaster and Scoutmaster. He was a camper and counselor at Camp Billy Gibbons on Brady Creek where he was inducted into the Otena Lodge of Order of the Arrow and achieved the highest honor of Vigil. With his sons he trekked Philmont and attended the Boy Scout National Jamboree in Virginia. Ed served as President of the Comanche Trail Council and was awarded the Silver Beaver in 1984.
Dr. Ed is survived by his wife of 53 years, Suzan Smith Garner and his four children with their spouses: Will Garner and Andres Araiza, Chet Garner and Laura, Molly Kacal and Matthew, and Jenny Bromonsky and Aric. He took great delight in his twelve grandchildren: Brayden, Avery, and Eliza Bromonsky; Fielding, Wren, Cannan, Laurel, and Shepherd Garner; Mariel, Mya, Macee, and Miles Kacal. The oldest of six children, Ed is survived by his sister Ann DeJong and his brothers David, Dan and Stephen Garner. He will be missed by numerous in-laws, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Ed was proceeded in death by his parents and youngest brother Gary Garner.
Special thanks go out to Solaris Hospice personnel who cared for Ed at his home, especially Aide Myranda and Nurse Pilar.
Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, May 20th, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at Stacy-Wilkins Chapel in Goldthwaite. Ed's celebration of life will be Thursday, May 21st, at 10:00 am in the sanctuary of Goldthwaite First Methodist Church with Pastor George Price leading. Interment will follow at Trigger Mountain Cemetery on FM 1029 N, Mullin, TX.
Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Brayden Bromonsky, Fielding and Shepherd Garner, and Miles Kacal and his nephews, Bart Garner, Jake Garner, Eric, Dustin and Cheyne Stephen, Cory Smith, Andy and Lane Mills, and Brett and Brady Dove.
The service will be live streamed at www.fmcgoldthwaite.org
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Friends of Camp Billy Gibbons, c/o Texas Trails Council, 3911 N 1st St, Abilene, TX 79603, or the church or charity off your choice.

05/01/2026

Carolyn Sue Edwards Beifus, 75 of Goldthwaite, Texas passed away Thursday, April 30, 2026. A visitation will be Saturday, May 16, 2026 from 1:00 PM till 3:00 PM at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home.

04/29/2026

Stella Balencia Saunders, 74 of Harker Heights, Texas, formerly of Goldthwaite, Texas passed away Monday, April 27, 2026. Visitation will be Friday, May 1, 2026 from 5:00 PM till 7:00 PM at Stacy-Wilkins Funeral Home, Goldthwaite, Texas. Services will be Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Goldthwaite, Texas. Interment will follow at Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery, Goldthwaite, Texas.

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