Texas County Progress
The Official Publication of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Former County Commissioner Skipper Wheeless died Aug. 2 at the age of 80. Skipper took office in 1989 and served as president of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas in 2001-02. He was also president of the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association and the Far West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association. He served on the Texas County … [Read more...] about Former Runnels County Commissioner Skipper Wheeless
Virgil Melton Jr. was born July 8, 1947, and passed away unexpectedly on June 3, 2024, after a life richly lived in service and kindness. Virgil’s earliest and fondest childhood memories were of being with his grandparents, hunting squirrels and fishing with his grandfather at Buck Creek, or just spending time at his store in Jackson. Virgil often talked about that being the … [Read more...] about Van Zandt County Commissioner Virgil Melton
Sherri (Bessire) Harrison, age 57, of Muleshoe, Texas, died Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Littlefield, Texas. She was born June 13, 1966, in Clovis, New Mexico to Travis and Sue (Willman) Bessire. Sherri served as the Bailey County Clerk, and then was elected as the Bailey County Judge, serving for many years. She loved having the honor of performing several weddings. She … [Read more...] about Former Bailey County Judge Sherri Harrison
Vernon Pierce, 69, of Beaumont, died Sunday, April 14, 2024. On August 3, 1954, Hugh Vernon Pierce and Patricia Parker Pierce welcomed Hugh Vernon Pierce, Jr. to the family. While not the first grandson, and not even the first grandchild, he was quickly designated his Grandmother Pierce’s favorite. That was according to HER. Vernon loved to tell that when the family gathered … [Read more...] about Jefferson County Commissioner Vernon Pierce
Boze-Mitchell McKibbin Funeral Home: Longtime Ellis County Commissioner Paul David Perry, age 63, of Milford, Texas, died at home on February 11, 2024, after battling with cancer. A proud seventh-generation Texan, Paul was born in Dallas on March 28, 1960. When he was 4, he and his parents moved to Midlothian, where he grew up wandering his family’s rural property, going … [Read more...] about Ellis County Commissioner Paul David Perry
