Mary Frances Shanks Sanders, 79, of San Angelo, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2023.

Mary was born to G.W. and Lorraine Brown Shanks on October 9, 1943, in Roswell, NM.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Lee Sanders; son, Barry Lee Sanders; and brother, Howard Shanks.

She is survived by her children, Paula Fierro and husband Erbey and Mark Sanders and wife Mary; daughter-in-law, Brenda Sanders; and two sisters Cheryl Ringheimer and Karla Matchin; grandchildren, Travis Garcia, Kalah Perez, Justin Garcia, Sarah Echevarria, Adrian Fierro, and Nadia Fierro; great-grandchildren, Anais, Alexis, Maxon Lee, Nolan, Lorraine, Kennedy and Eileen; numerous nieces and nephews and extended family.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, October 13, 2023, at Mt. Evergreen Cemetery in Pecos, TX.

Thomas M  Zapata (Chito) , 89 born in Sonora Texas 1934, passed away on October 8th, 2023.

Viewing will be at Love Funeral Home, Tue - Wed from 9AM – 9PM. Services will be at 10 am , Thursday, October 12, 2023 at St Ann's Catholic Church, with interment to follow in Sonora Cemetery.

He is proceeded in death by his parents Tomas and Maria Zapata, his wife Francis and brother Robert, his sisters Josie, Gloria and Cuca.

Tomas is survived by his sister Imelda and Amada ,  including his children Rose, Alma and Tomas III, 5 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. He will be missed by all that loved him. 
Online condolences may be made at lovefuneralhome.net.

Marion Leroy Hackerott, 89, passed away Monday, October 9, 2023, at his home in San Angelo surrounded by his loving family.

Memorial Service will be at 2:00 PM Friday, October 13, 2023, at Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with Rev T.J. Shoop-York, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating under the direction of Robert Massie Funeral Home.

Mr. Hackerott was born August 11, 1934 in Natoma, Kansas to Henry Bernard and Julia Charlotte Hackerott, the first of three sons. Marion spent his early years in Osborne, Phillips, and Smith Counties in Kansas.He was a 1953 graduate of Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Kansas, where he met his future wife Hope. Marion married Hope Ilene Locke on July 22, 1956. She preceded him in death on September 16, 2017. To this union were born five children. He served in the US Army and Army Reserve from 1957 to 1963. Marion has been a resident of San Angelo since 1977. He was a baker by trade, working in Smith Center, Kansas, Alva, Oklahoma and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After moving top San Angelo he was in charge of manufacturing for Holsum Bakery. Marion was a member of the First Christian Church.

Survivors include his four daughters, Deborah Sue Watson and husband, Kelley, Rebecca Jean Lambert and husband, Scott, Angela Fay Low, Toni Jill Byriel and husband Gary; a son, David Henry Hackerott; 11 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 2 great-great grandchildren. After his retirement Marion spent all of his days with his grandchildren and great grandchildren whom he loved deeply. Marion was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Norman Estes Hackerott, and Neal Lynn Hackerott.

Memorials may be made to San Angelo Salvation Army, 34 W 3rd St., San Angelo, Texas 76903.

"I never spoke with God nor visited in heaven; yet certain am I of the spot, as if a chart were given."

Concepcion Sanchez, 84, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2023, in San Angelo.

Public viewing will be from 10:00 AM until 8:00 PM Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Robert Massie Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Robert Massie Riverside Chapel with Apostle David Sanchez, officiating. Burial will follow at Miles Cemetery under the direction of Robert Massie Funeral Home.

Mrs. Sanchez was born August 6, 1939 in Staples, Texas to Juan and Adela Cabello. Concepcion has been a resident of Miles for 54 years. She married Richard Sanchez on April 17, 1960 in Seguin, Texas. Concepcion was a homemaker and loved to read her Bible. She attended church at the former Assemblies of God Church in Rowena. She liked to work in her garden. Concepcion was a very caring and loving person. She loved attending her grandchildren's sporting events.

Survivors include her husband, Richard Sanchez, Sr. of the home; three daughters, Carolyn Sanchez and husband Moses, Josefa Sanchez, and Maria Garcia and husband Leroy, Sr. all of Miles; three sons, Richard Sanchez, Jr., John Sanchez, Sr. and wife Veronica, and Noel Sanchez, Sr. and wife Erica all of Miles; 11 grandchildren; one great grandson; and a sister Amparo Compos and husband Ciriaco, Sr. of Seguin.

The family would like to express a special thank you to the staff at Shannon Medical Center for their loving care.

Lester Calvin Miller, 88, of Mereta, passed away on October 7, 2023, in San Angelo.

Calvin was born to Herman and Maurine Smith Miller in San Angelo, TX in 1935. He was raised in Miles and graduated from Miles High School in 1954. While he attended there, he played football, basketball, and ran track. He stayed in the area after graduation and had farms and ranches in Mereta, Miles, and Wall. He was active in the local agriculture community serving as an officer on the Wall ISD School Board in the 1970’s, Director of the Mereta Co-Op Gin from 1977-2001 and Director of the Farm Bureau. He married Martha Attaway on October 15, 2011, in San Angelo. His hobbies included hunting, fishing, sports, and drinking coffee with his friends at the Mereta Gin. He is preceded in death by his two previous wives, Sue Holland Miller in 1959 and Mona Venable Miller in 2005; two children, Cherry Miller and Tami Miller; sibling, Patty Timm Jackson; and niece, Tyree Timm.

Calvin is survived by his wife, Martha; children, Kevin Miller (Linda) of Bullard, TX, Mindy Kinney (Buddy) of Justin, TX, Kye Miller of San Angelo, and step-daughter, Deborah Stone (Corky) of San Angelo; five grandchildren, Adria Miller Church (Colt) of Rockwall, TX, Amanda Miller Pollard (Troy) of Evergreen, CO, Dr. Calli Miller Fry (Cameron) of College Station, TX, Daylon Kinney of Justin, TX, and Buddy Kinney Jr. (Celina) of San Antonio, TX; nine great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and numerous cousins and extended family.

A memorial service for Calvin will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Southland Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, you may make a donation in Calvin’s name to the charity of your choice.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Sagecrest Memory Care.

Wanda Jean Holik, 91, of Miles went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, in Ballinger, Texas.

Wanda was born on a ranch near Sterling City, the third of four children of Aaron and Maida Carpenter. Wanda became cognizant at an early age of what was vital to running a household and enjoyed helping her mom cook and keep the house spotless. Her biggest desire was to get married and have children. On July 4, 1949, Wanda married the love of her life, a farmer from Wall, Walter Holik. Together they created a home filled with love, hard work and a true feeling of family. Wanda was baptized at the Koberlin Primitive Baptist Church in San Angelo a few years after she was married. She loved growing a beautiful flower garden and was known to provide flower arrangements to family and friends. Walter and Wanda put an emphasis on their children doing well in school and never missed any event where their children were involved.

Wanda could often be heard above the crowd cheering her athletes on at their games. She was a “room mother” for all 22 years of her children’s school careers. She also held every office from Treasurer through President of the PTA. Her efforts were so admired and appreciated that she was awarded the Lifetime PTA Award. On September 14, 1972, a new and exciting phase of her life began with the birth of her first grandchild. Through the next 51 years, she welcomed, loved and cherished each of her 13 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren, and numerous beloved nieces and nephews.

Wanda was preceded in death by her parents, Aaron and Maida Carpenter, her husband Walter of 61 years, her son Clay, and her son-in-law Bob. She was also preceded in death by her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Frank and Albina Holik, two brothers Aaron and Jimmy Carpenter and three brothers-in-law and three sisters-in-law. Wanda is survived by her sister, Helen Carpenter, her sister-in-law, Marcella Carpenter, her children, Walter Holik and his wife Hariece, Fraron Holik and his wife Jacy, Kathy Wells, Danny Holik and his wife Darlene and Toni Holik. She is also survived by her 13 Grandchildren, Shaelynna, April, Julianna, Quinten, Laura, Ryan, Mallory, Elizabeth, Grace, Clint, Charly, Cliff, and Chad; and 18 Great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M., Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Harper Funeral Home. The graveside service will be 10:00 A.M., Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens with Rev. William Rosser officiating. Pallbearers for the service will be Quinten Holik, Ryan Holik, Mike Bowman, Allen Gould, J.R. Matthews, Justin Duyck, Scott Steely, Clint Holik, Cliff Holik, Chad Holik, and Brady Clark.

The family would like to thank all of Wanda’s caregivers throughout the last few years, especially Sara Martinez who cared for her in an assisted living home in San Angelo. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Meals for The Elderly, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or a charity of your choice.

Judith Morrow Boyd Hirschfeld, age 83, passed away suddenly on October 7, 2023. Judith was born February 9, 1940, to Lillian and Preston Morrow in Rotan, Texas. She grew up in Rotan and graduated from Texas Tech University. She was a proud Air Force wife to the late William Boyd and taught school wherever they were stationed. She continued to support all branches of the United States Military throughout her life. She spent the last ten years of her career as the Volunteer Coordinator for Hospice of San Angelo.

Judith married David L. Hirschfeld on June 21, 1992, and they recently celebrated their thirty-first wedding anniversary. Together, they supported many charitable organizations throughout their marriage but anything to do with animals became her passion. She was very active in Weimaraner Rescue and adopted 10 dogs over the years. In honor of her love of all animals, they created The Judith and David Adoption Center for Concho Valley PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) which opened in 2020 and provides a facility for rehoming and adoption of pets in need.

Judith was an active member of First Methodist Church and was a proud member of the Bayith Sunday School class. Throughout the years, she volunteered in children’s ministries, youth ministries, and provided a helping hand whenever it was needed.

Judith was a beaming mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, wife, and friend who never met a stranger. She was a big fan of her Alma Mater, Texas Tech, the Texas A&M Aggies, and her hometown Angelo State University. She was very supportive of her communities through her generous involvement in national and local Republican politics. She enjoyed entertaining at her ‘legendary’ parties and loved to be “dressed to the nines”!

Welcoming Judith to Heaven were her first husband, William Boyd, and her parents, Lillian and Preston Morrow. Those left to miss her on earth are her husband, David; her son, Ted Boyd and wife Kim; her brother Preston Morrow and wife Joyce and their children; her grandsons: Harrison Boyd and Hayden Boyd; David’s children: David Hirschfeld, Jr and wife Betty, Shawnee Ingrum, Kendall Hirschfeld and wife Lisa, and Wendall Hirschfeld and wife Scarlet; David’s grandchildren, who loved her dearly: Alyssa & Colin Dudley, Austin & Megan Ingrum, Aaron & Ellie Ingrum, David Hirschfeld, III, Jacy & Will Meyer, William Miles Hirschfeld, Katy Hirschfeld, Chris & Bonnie Hirschfeld, Amanda Hirschfeld, Grayson Anderson and fiancée Sarah Mays, Robert Hirschfeld, and Sydney Anderson; David’s great-grandchildren: Grayson Dudley and Bennett Ingrum.

The family would like to thank Dr. Darrell Herrington and the staff and doctors in the Emergency Department at Shannon Hospital for their outstanding care of Judith. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to The Judith and David Adoption Center at PAWS – PO Box 2604 – San Angelo, Texas 76902 or First Methodist Church – 37 E. Beauregard – San Angelo, Texas 76903.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023 at 2:00 PM at First Methodist Church.

"You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing, and dance, and write poems, and suffer, and understand, for all that is life." - Jiddu Krishnamurti

Richard Allen Darigan, son of Lester Henry Darigan, Sr. and Sarah Veronica White, was born in Providence, RI, on January 26, 1928, and passed away on Monday, October 2, 2023, at his residence at Rio Concho Terrace in San Angelo.

In solemn tribute to his life and service, a graveside ceremony, complete with military honors, will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 12, 2023, at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene. Arrangements are under the direction of Robert Massie Funeral Home.

Known as Richard or Dick to his family and friends, he lived a full life and, into his nineties, remained physically fit and perpetually curious about the nature and meaning of existence and consciousness.

Raised during the Great Depression alongside four brothers, Richard enjoyed long days of self-described mischief with his friends in Apponaug, Rhode Island, and apple-picking at local farms. Even at 95, he vividly remembered his boyhood home, complete with dirt floors, a hand-pump kitchen sink, and a Saturday-only outdoor bath. He reminisced about soap-making, assembling a family radio, and his father selling his older brother Lester the family's Ford Model T.

Leaving home at 16, Richard moved to Daytona, Florida, where he found work as a busboy at the Princess Icana Hotel. He later headed to San Francisco, CA, to join the Merchant Marines, serving twelve tours of duty, including a stint on a hospital ship in France exchanging prisoners in Germany during WWII (where he recalled spending his 17th birthday watching bombshells burst wide-eyed from the water). His work took him to ports in South and East Africa, Portugal, and Mozambique, among others. He also undertook four trips with the Army.

After WWII, a five-week union strike left him stranded and nearly starving in Baltimore. Resilient, he journeyed back to the West Coast, where he worked various jobs, including one at the State Forestry in Washington, constructing fire trails, and another at American Aluminum Co., stacking pig/ingot aluminum.

In 1947, Richard joined the U.S. Navy in Portland, Oregon. He honorably served for 20 years, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer. His roles varied from Radio Mechanic to Academy Instructor in Advanced Electronics and Hybrid/Digital/Analog Computing at Navy Enlisted Advanced School. During his tenure, he was stationed on the US Boxer CV-21, USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16)
and at US NACTECHTRACEN in Glynco, Georgia , and US NATECHTRAU, Naval Air Station in Olathe, Kansas.

He earned multiple awards for his bravery, including the Korean Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Vietnam), National Defense Service Medal with two additional awards, and the Good Conduct Medal.

Choosing to retire at the age of 39, Richard managed his finances wisely and continued exploring. He spent many years traveling in Thailand and Southeast Asia. At 48, he took up running and spent 15 winters in Acapulco, with many of those rambling along the azure waters of the beaches there. At 75, he gave up his driving license but kept traveling, often riding on the jump seat of a military aircraft, and walking everywhere as much as he could.

By 90, he had slowed somewhat but maintained a healthy regimen by any standard: doing 50 sit-ups and push-ups, riding a stationary bike, or using an elliptical, sleeping nightly on a yoga mat (a healthy habit he said he developed during his Navy days), and walking three miles to the library daily. He also continued to enjoy ice cream and apple pie.

Even at 95, he described himself as addicted to thinking. He loved to read and learn about chemistry, biology, the awakening of intelligence, spiritual seekers, mystics in India, etc. In the later days of his life, he was interested in learning about Zen Buddhism (careful to note that he was not one himself). His favorite authors included: David Hume, Wolfgang Schopenhauer, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Bertrand Russell, Richard Carrier, Blaise Pascal, and Huang Po, all of whom he would quote freely while making a thought-provoking inflection or well-timed joke during conversation.

His whole life, he lived simply but to the fullest. He was, in every aspect, an original.

Richard was a private person. He was briefly married to the late Marion Ethel McClellan and was father to the late Carol Lee and late Nora Darigan. His family included four brothers who have also passed: Lester H., Jr., Lawrence J., Robert W., and Donald Darigan. Surviving are many cousines, nieces and nephews who will sorely miss him and keep his memory alive.

Special thanks go to Luis Martinez, Troy Crosby, and the Disabled American Veterans, Col Michael Rader Chapter 237, and Gregor Reeves of Robert Massie Funeral Home for their invaluable help in laying Richard to rest.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to honor Richard's memory are encouraged to donate to the Disabled American Veterans (Col Michael Rader Chapter 237), PO Box 487, San Angelo, TX 76902, or the Tom Green Library System (San Angelo Branch), 33 W. Beauregard Ave, San Angelo, TX 76903.

Luciano David Cano, of San Angelo, beloved son, father, brother, uncle, and cousin passed away on October 1, 2023, at the age of 68.

He was born on July 11, 1955 to L.D. and Bernice Cano. He was the youngest of four children. His siblings remember him for his mischievous ways. He had a big heart and a quick-witted sense of humor. Family and friends knew and loved him for his ability to light up a room and make you feel at home. He was able to make everyone smile and laugh.

David graduated from Central High School in 1974 where he met and later married Janelle Yates. Together they had two children, Alexander and Adrienne Cano. Their marriage ended in 1980, but they remained close. He was a loving father and his children were the light of his life. He enjoyed sharing his passion for the outdoors and Harley Davidson motorcycles with his family, friends, and anyone willing to listen.

David was preceded in death by his parents, L.D. and Bernice Cano, his son Alexander Cano, his brother Alex Cano, and his great-nephew Patryck Garza. David is survived by his daughter, Adrienne Cano of San Angelo; his sisters Lucy (Modesto) Gutierrez of Mansfield and Rose (Eddie) Salcido of San Angelo; six nephews and nieces, and a larger extended family.

A rosary service will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, at 9:30 AM on Friday, October 6, 2023, immediately followed by a funeral mass at 10:00 AM.

Honorary pallbearers are Chris Gutierrez, Carlos Gutierrez, Opie Soto, Jerry Perez, Orlando Soto, and Pete Paz.