Mary Lucille Dodson Robison Bush died on September 3, 2010 at the age of 85 at Heartland Nursing Home in San Antonio Texas. Mary Lucille was born on May 29 1925 in Comanche Texas to Charles and Mary Dodson. She married BC Robison on December 20/ 1945 in Blanket Texas.

She lived most of her life as a housewife in Blanket Texas. She was a member of the Blanket First Baptist Church. A few years after the death of her first husband BC Robison she married Grady Bush, December 14/ 1990. Grady passed away August 28 this year, 2010.

Mary Lucille is survived by 2 daughters, Nora Aluisa and Husband Rick of Canyon Lake, Texas. And Lajuana Larkin and Husband David of Stephenville, Texas. 4 stepsons Thomas Bush and wife Myrtle, Billy Jack Bush and wife Kathy, Junior Bush and wife Nell, Micki Bush and wife Eva, 7 grandchildren 9 great grandchildren 10 step

Graveside funeral services for Frank L. Gardner, age 88, of Abilene, formerly of Zephyr, will be at 10:00 AM, Monday, September 6, 2010 in the Ebony Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Morris Funeral Home.

Mr. Gardner died Friday, September 3, 2010 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.

Frank was born on October 2, 1921 in Rotan to Melvin and Florence Reinhart Gardner.  He attended school at Pioneer and married Pauline Ivy in 1942 in Eastland.  She died in 1968.  Frank worked as a roofer for Lydick Roofing in Midland for 20 years.  He moved to Zephyr and later to Abilene in 1993.  He married Daphine Walton on September 10, 1994 in Abilene.  He was a member of Oak Street Baptist Church.

Joyce Ann Pierce, age 62, of Brownwood died Saturday in the Park Plaza Center in San Angelo.

Memorial services will be held Saturday, September 4, 2010 in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 510 Lucas St., Early, with Jerry Shipman officiating. Her body will be cremated under the direction of Heartland Funeral Home and her cremains scattered later in Colorado.

She was born January 12, 1948 in Afton, Iowa the daughter of the late Raymond and Hazel Karns Daub. She had resided in the area since 1967 and had formerly lived in the Salt Creek area. She was an LVN and a Jehovah’s Witness.

Funeral services for Seth Allen Hartin will be Friday September 3, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with Dale Page officiating. Interment will follow in the Mukewater Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8 PM. Seth died from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in San Diego, California on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at the age of twenty five. He was serving in the United States Navy. His home is in Bangs. Texas.

Seth was born on September 16, 1984 in Brownwood, Texas. He graduated from Bangs High School where he learned music as a member of the band. Seth also graduated from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas with a B.A. in Business. He joined the Navy afterwards and served for ten months before his death. Seth attained the rank of Petty Officer Third Class. He was scheduled for deployment to Hawaii in September where he was to serve on the U.S.S. Destroyer RUSSEL.

Funeral services for Janet Gail Eoff will be Wednesday September 1, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Looby officiating. Interment will follow at the Eastlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8 P.M. at the funeral home. Mrs. Eoff passed away Sunday August 29, 2010 at the Regency Hospital in Carrollton, Texas. Janet was born July 31, 1943 in Brady, Texas to Oscar B. and Stella Markham Johnson. She was a 1961 graduate of Early High School. On November 1, 1963 she married Wellbourne Eoff at Brownwood, Texas. She worked for the Brownwood Independent School District in the food service department for a number of years. Janet was a lifetime resident of Brown County. She was a member and secretary-treasure of a Brownwood bowling league. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Early. Janet loved taking care of her grandchildren. She also enjoyed doing word find puzzles, and playing games with her family.

Brenda was born in Gorman, TX, to Paul and Erlean (Matthews) Richards. Brenda was a Baptist and a lifelong resident of Comanche. After graduating high school, Comanche’s greatest class of 1966, Brenda moved to Austin doing office work there for awhile. She moved back to Comanche and worked in banking some before beginning work at Comanche County Farm Bureau; she worked there for 14 years. Brenda had many “likes” for her spare time.

She enjoyed needle point, shopping on QVC, buying lots of new shoes, and doting on her grandchildren. She did not claim to be a good cook but Don, her husband, said that was not true and greatly enjoyed everything she produced.

Funeral services for Elizabeth Ann Isom Ceresini, 61, of Joshua, formerly of Blanket, will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, at Early Church of Christ with Willie Isom officiating. She passed away Saturday, August 28th in Buleson Texas.

Graveside services for Paula Kay Figueroa, age 54, of Brownwood, will be held at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 28, at Rocky Creek Cemetery with Reverend Mary D. D’Alessio officiating.  She passed away Thursday, August 26, at a local nursing home.

Paula was born September 29, 1955 in Breckenridge, Texas.  She had been a resident of Brownwood for six years and lived in San Antonio prior to that.  Paula graduated high school in Carlsbad, New Mexico in 1973.  She was a Presbyterian and a homemaker.

Survivors include her daughter, Leah Breeding of San Antonio; mother, Ruth Wallace of Lake Brownwood; brother, William Wallace of Lake Brownwood; sisters, Suzanne Wells of New Mexico and Stephanie Price of Early; numerous nieces and nephews; and special friend, Clois.

Paula was preceded in death by her father, Matthew Wallace and sisters, Diana Walker and Pamela Magby.