Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



The Fairfield Recorder - September 24, 2009 edition


Harold Ray Eppes

Funeral services for Mr. Harold Ray Eppes,83, were held on Wednesday, September
23 at Bowers Funeral Home. Interment followed the service at Union Cemetery 
near Freestone. Bro. Billy Reed of Cowboy Heritage Church officiated.

Visitation was on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Mr. Eppes passed away September 21, 2009 in Fairfield. He was born on August 23,
1926 in Freestone, Texas to William Lonnie Eppes and Cora Ophelia Collins Eppes.

Mr. Eppes served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in Japan for two years. He 
worked at Dow Chemical in Freeport for 35 years as a warehouse coordinator. 
Upon retiring at age 53, he relocated to Teague to fulfill his lifelong dream 
of ranching.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Faye Eppes; three children, Katrina 
Thomas and husband Max of Euless, Harold Wayne (Turk) Eppes and wife Pam of 
Magnolia, and Gina Geisendorff and husband Bubba of Conroe;

Seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two brothers-in-law, Bob Denton 
and wife Billie and Bill Denton and wife Dorothy, all of Angleton; numerous 
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Mr. Eppes was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, and three brothers.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to Teague High School,
420 N. 10th Street, Teague, Texas, 75860 for the H. R. Eppes FFA Scholarship
Fund or to the Cowboy Heritage Church of Fairfield, P.O. Box 1001, Fairfield, 
Texas, 75840 in memory of H. R. Eppes.

Visit the website at www.bowersfuneralhome. net to sign the memorial guestbook 
or to leave a message for the family.