REBECCA ANN STAGNER TIBBELS, 63, the
beautiful, lovely mother, aunt, and sister, known
as "Becky" to family and friends lost her battle
with stage 4 cancer on Oct. 4, 2024, with her two
daughters and family by her side. Burial was at
Colony Cemetery near Ranger, TX.
Rebecca was born in Gorman, TX on March 15, 1961
to Denver Stagner Sr. of Ranger, TX and Nellie Mae
(Exline) of Cisco, TX. Becky grew up most of her
life in Ranger where she graduated from Ranger
High School in the Class of 1979, continuing her
career, she attended & graduated from Ranger Jr.
College in 1981 and was a member of the Eastside
Baptist Church. She also worked at some local
business such as Bruner drilling, Ranger hospital,
along with child care with her mother, leading
towards the employment with the State of Texas
Health & Human Resources in Eastland with eventually
working at home as an IT technology SS IV Specialist
for 23 years and retiring in 2024. She was awarded
a Texas State flag that was flown over the state
capitol for her retirement. Her married name was
Tibbels.
Becky's hobbies were: she loved to read, bake, sewed
unicorns on maypoles for craft shows with her sister
and mother. She loved attending medieval shows and
restaurants, and dressing up every Halloween in
costumes for competing in contests. Her biggest fad
was researching her Scottish genealogy along with
the listening to bagpipes playing.
Becky was preceded in death by her parents, Denver
Stagner Sr. & Nellie Mae (Exline) Stagner from Ranger,
two sisters-in-law; Mary Stagner of Gore, OK and
Ladonna Stagner of Ranger along with two brothers-in-
law; Richard Smock of Eastland, TX, Robert Sybesma
of Ranger.
Survivors include two daughters; Paige Nicole Tibbels
(RHS-2007) of Ranger and Brooke Michelle Tibbels (RHS-
2014) of Fort Worth, TX; two sisters, Betty Stagner
Smock (RHS-1973), Wilma Stagner Sybesma (RHS-1977)
with Danny Roberts of Ranger, three brothers; Denver
Stagner Jr. (RHS-1969), Bill Stagner of Ranger and
James Stagner (RHS-1972) with Peggy Stagner of Hensley,
AR, eight nieces; Alisha Watson, Sandra Wuorinen,
Anessa Billingsley, Jennifer Foraker, Lynelle Skaggs,
Amanda Roberts, Melissa Bailiff, Jolynn Erwin, two
nephews; Ray Stagner and Philip Stagner. All the
great nieces, nephews, cousins, who loved their
"aunt Becky".