Winters Funeral Home, Inc.

03/13/2026

Joyce Elaine Spill Gosh passed away peacefully on January 11, 2026 in Ballinger, Texas.

A Celebration of Life will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church in Winters, Texas on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. The service will be available via YouTube,…

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02/21/2026

Billie Sue Shaffer Helm, age 88 of Winters, passed away Friday, February 20, 2026.
Billie was born August 12, 1937 in Bradshaw, Texas, to Milbern and Maggie Shaffer. Billie grew up in South Taylor county in the Moro community and graduated from South Taylor High School which is now Jim Ned CISD in…

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01/27/2026

Peggy Oats, 84, of Winters passed away Monday, January 26, 2026.
She was born July 6, 1941 in Winters to Guy and Lucretia Oats. She was a lifelong resident of Winters and graduated from Winters High School. She worked for Winn's Variety Store, Dry's Manufacturing, and the Surplus Store before…

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01/26/2026

Lou Ann Hatler, age 70, went to Heaven on December 27, 2025. She was the beloved wife of Jim Hatler to whom she had been married for 43 wonderful years.
Born in Abilene, Tx on August 14, 1955, she was the daughter of Ollie Lou Glenn Cole and Douglas Cole. Always a Blizzard, she graduated from…

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01/26/2026

**Update: A graveside service for John will be held at 2:15 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2026 at the DFW National Cemetery.

John (Edwin) Dobransky, 75, of Winters, TX passed away on January 15, 2026. John was born on September 15, 1950, to Andrew and Felicia Dobransky in Fort Worth, TX. After…

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01/22/2026

**Update- Due to the weather, the memorial service has been postponed to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Winters Funeral Home.**

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01/21/2026

Linda Jean Owen Mitchell, age 77, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026.
Linda was born on September 22, 1948, in Bryan, Texas, to Charles and Martha Owen. Linda grew up in Orange, Texas and graduated from Lutcher Stark High School in 1967. She attended Hardin Simmons University and later the…

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01/11/2026

Shirley Ann (Parsons) Patterson was born on November 9th, 1939, in Wenatchee, Washington, to William (Bill) and Pearl Parsons. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Corinth, Mississippi, where she attended elementary school. The family lived in Farmington and Portales, New Mexico, before...

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01/06/2026

**Update- Due to the weather, the memorial service has been postponed to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2026 at Winters Funeral Home.**

Arnold Wayne Norman ("Buffy" or "Buff" to many) of Odessa, passed away peacefully on December 31, 2025. Born on July 12, 1953 in Runnels County, Arnold was the son…

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12/31/2025

12/30/2025

Ruth Elaine Hoppe Miller passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025. She was born on May 2, 1940, in Winters, Texas to William and Josephine (Spill) Hoppe. She was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Winters, Texas where she faithfully taught Sunday School, volunteered to lead Vacation…

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