Obituaries

Bill Hearne, age 82, of Olney, Texas passed away Thursday morning, September 23, 2021, in a Graham hospital.

Raylan Eugene Kunkel (93) passed away on September 13, 2021 in Graham, Texas. Raylan was born at his family’s home near Olney, Texas, on February 21, 1928, the youngest of five children, to the late Leopold William Kunkel and Minnie Annie (Schlegel) Kunkel. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and attended the rural Lone Oak Schoolhouse, west of Olney, through 8th grade and graduated from Olney High School in 1945.

Neil Larimore passed from this life into his heavenly home on September 19, 2021. Born on January 5, 1932 in Olney, he lived 4 miles south of Olney in the True Community all of his life except 4 years in the military service. He attended True School until it closed. He then transferred to Olney and later graduated from Olney High School in 1949. Son of E.J. and Annie Larimore, he joined the US Air Force and served in the occupation of Japan and the Korean War.