Obituaries
Ernesto Mendez
Jun 6, 2022
Ernesto V. Mendez, 74, of Lubbock, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, June 6, 2022. Ernesto was born on November 7, 1947. Ernesto met and married the love of his life, Betty Urrutia, and they were married on April 1, 1988, in Lubbock, where they have made their home. He worked as a welder and in...
Beatrice Mendez
Jun 6, 2022
Beatrice (Bea) Mendez II of Lubbock passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022. She was born in Richmond, Texas to Raymond N. and Beatrice M. Mendez I on August 7, 1952 and moved to Lubbock with her parents in 1959. Bea graduated from Estacado High School and worked at Texas Instruments for 20 plus years before becoming an associate at...
Kenneth Mallory
Jun 5, 2022
Kenneth Hugh Mallory, 89, of Lubbock, passed away on June 5, 2022. He was born on June 20, 1932, in Penrod, Kentucky to Lawrence and Anna Mae (Smith) Mallory. Kenneth graduated from Belmont College in 1955. A few years later, he married Zita Louise Mishler on December 26, 1958. Throughout the 1960's Kenneth served as an elementary school teacher in...
Norma Brown
Jun 4, 2022
Norma Jean (Brunett) Brown, 74, of Lubbock passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2022. She was born on October 11, 1947 in Dickson, Tennessee to Emile and Mildred (Dickson) Brunett. Norma grew up on the family farm in Dickson and earned her Bachelors degree at Austin Peay University in Clarksville, Tennessee. After moving to Texas, she earned her Masters degree...
Minnie White
Jun 2, 2022
Mother, grandmother, great grandmother and great, great grandmother Minnie Lee White, left our world on June 2, 2022. Minnie Lee was born in Clifton Texas May 20, 1928 to Richard and Sallye Horn. Minnie was very creative and used her talents to make her home her own. She was a seamstress extraordinaire, beautiful quilter, furniture decorator, pottery maker. She was...
Cindy Duffy
Jun 2, 2022
Cindy Duffy, 68, of Lubbock, passed away on Thursday morning, June 2, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on June 1, 1954, in Amherst, Lamb County, Texas to Joan (Priddy) McCoy and the late Winfred Crosby. Cindy attended Amherst High School, graduating in 1972 and was the Valedictorian of her class. She then attended West Texas State...
Susan Martin
Jun 2, 2022
Susan Martin, 59, of Lubbock, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2022. Susan was born on August 18, 1962, in Niceville, Okaloosa County, Florida to Annette Louise (Richmond) Hallman and the late Mickey Hallman. She was married to Terry Martin on January 18, 2016, in Lubbock. Terry preceded her in death on January 10, 2022. Susan attended Lubbock High School,...
Randy Fry
Jun 1, 2022
Randy Wayne Fry, 63, of Lubbock passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. He was born September 29, 1958 in Plainview, Texas. Randy graduated from Floydada High School in 1976. Those left to cherish his memory are his son, Tyler Fry of Ingram, Texas and a daughter, Kylie Fry also of Ingram; siblings, Danny Fry, Deean Marsh, and Roxanne Blasor...
Darlene Gurley
May 28, 2022
Darlene Louise Gurley, 95, of Tulsa, Oklahoma and formerly of Tahoka, passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2022. She was born on March 9, 1927, in Southland, Garza County, Texas to the late Emil C. Wilke and Ida A. Brieger. Darlene and her family lived in the New Lynn community for many years. She attended and graduated from Tahoka High...
L. Hughes
May 28, 2022
L. Dale (Duncan) Hughes, 57, of Muleshoe, Texas passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022. He was born September 4, 1964 in Portales, New Mexico to Lee Roy and Janie Hughes. L. Dale (Duncan) Hughes graduated from Muleshoe High School in 1983. L. Dale (Duncan) Hughes was an artist and designer. He was of the Christian faith. L. Dale (Duncan) Hughes...
Dennis Brown
May 27, 2022
Dennis Wayne Brown, "DB", of Shallowater, Texas made his journey home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, May 27, 2022. He was born on January 23, 1955 to the late William F. Brown and Isabelle (Goodrich) Gifford in Callicoon, New York. He grew up in upstate New York. His hard work ethics began in his...
Darius Davis
May 24, 2022
Darius Xavier Davis, age 23 of Austin, Texas unexpectedly passed away on May 24th, 2022. Darius was born July 23, 1998 to Jamie Riemer and Jason Davis. He attended middle school and high school in Lubbock, Texas and graduated in 2016. In 2017 he became a Dad to his first daughter Azariyah Sue and in 2018 he was blessed with...
Sylvia Moon
May 23, 2022
Sylvia Jean Moon, 80, of Lubbock, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday morning, May 23, 2022. Sylvia was born on October 29, 1941, in Colorado City, Texas to the late Aris Leonard and Edna Maude (Phillips) Fowler. Sylvia was a caring mom, sister and Meemaw who loved her family with all of her heart. She loved...
Keigan Benavidez
May 20, 2022
Keigan Zayne Benavidez, 19, of O'Donnell, passed away suddenly on Friday, May 20, 2022. Keigan was born on June 14, 2002, in Lubbock, to Peter and Kerri (Rios) Benavidez. Keigan attended Borden County ISD, where he graduated from high school in 2021 and played on the Coyotes football team. He worked as a registration clerk for Medical Arts Hospital in...
Kenneth Lamberson
May 19, 2022
K.A. "Buddy" Lamberson went home on May 19, 2022. He was born December 30, 1938, to parents J.T. and Helen Lamberson. Buddy moved to Pampa with his parents when he was six years old and graduated from Pampa High School in 1958. He and Alma married on July 16, 1958. He started out in oilfield as a roustabout, roughneck and...
Galen Neitsch
May 17, 2022
Galen Dale Neitsch was born to Melrose and Patsy Neitsch on June 10, 1953, in Lubbock, Texas. After receiving his education, Galen went back to his roots where he farmed with his grandmother, Mable, in Estacado. Galen worked in feed lots and processed cattle which introduced him to the world of ranching. His knowledge and love of animals also helped...
Christopher Riddles
May 16, 2022
Christopher Layne Riddles, 38, of Abernathy, Texas passed away May 16, 2022. Chris was born December 20, 1983 in Lubbock, Texas to Wayne and Linda Riddles. He attended Abernathy High and graduated in 2002. Chris worked as a sheet metal fabricator. He was of the Southern Baptist faith. In his free time, Chris enjoyed many hobbies. He loved camping, hunting,...
Kenneth Hooper
May 13, 2022
Olton native and lifelong Lubbock resident Kenneth Bailey Hooper ("Hoop"), born July 24, 1943, was called home to the Lord on May 13, 2022 at the age of 78. The son of Elbert Franklin Hooper and Mary Lucille Foraker, he was a talented athlete with a keen mind. After a post-high school car accident deprived him of his ability to...
Gerardo Rios, Jr.
May 11, 2022
Gerardo Rios, Jr., 24, of Lubbock, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 11, 2022. He was born to Gerardo Rios, Sr., and Yolanda (Rodriguez) Johnson on August 26, 1997, in Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas. Gerardo was a landscaper and worked for Kings Landscaping in Lubbock. He loved music, the ocean, Chicago Bulls basketball and the Dallas Cowboys. Gerardo loved...
Edward Hagood
May 10, 2022
Edward Larry Hagood, 92, of Lubbock passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022. He was born July 12, 1929 in Okra, Texas to Walter Womack and Beuna (Maxwell) Hagood. Larry grew up in Tahoka where he graduated from high school in 1946. He attended Texas Tech University where he was a Saddle Tramp and a member of the Socii Fraternity....
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