Obituaries

Oct 25, 2021

Vivian A. Greve, 70, of Lubbock, passed away on Monday morning, October 25, 2021.  She was born on April 10, 1951, in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas to the late Floyd Eugene Fry and Velma Louise (Palmer) Fry.

She attended high school in Altus, Oklahoma, graduating in 1970.  She met Lloyd Greve, the love of her life, and...

Oct 23, 2021

Sandra Sue Partain, beloved wife, mother and Mimi passed away October 23, 2021.  She was born in Orange, Texas on October 12, 1943, to the late Hoy Mitchell and Nell (Rogers) Mitchell.

She attended Abilene Christian University and there she met the love of her life, Jimmie Partain.  They were married on August 1, 1964, in Beeville, Texas.  She graduated...

Oct 13, 2021

Wayne Jenkins, 48, of Lubbock, was called home to be with his Lord Jesus on Wednesday morning, October 13, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on July 29, 1973, in Lubbock, Texas to Darrell and Beth Jenkins.

Wayne attended and graduated in 1991 from Cooper High School in Abilene.  He then attended Lubbock Christian...

Sep 2, 2021

Jay Vee "Two Feathers" Youngblood, 63, of Abernathy, passed away Thursday night. He was born in Plainview on October 25, 1957, to the late J. D. Youngblood and Rosa (Baker) Hanvey.

 

Jay owned and operated Two Feathers Construction for many years, before retiring in 2004. He loved to sing, play Santa Claus, and play Farkle. He was a creative artist at...

Aug 21, 2021

Meredith Neil “Buddy” Mahurin, 76, of O’Donnell passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021.  He was born September 25, 1944, in O’Donnell to E.C. and Margaret (Sessom) Mahurin.  Buddy enlisted in the U.S. Air Force April 4, 1965 and served during Vietnam.  He was honorably discharged April 13, 1971.  After the military, Buddy married Marsha (Johnson) Mahurin September 3, 1976,...

Jul 17, 2021

Mina Mae (Buck) Horne

On July 17, 2021, Mina Mae (Buck) Horne, loving wife, and mother of three children, passed away, in Lubbock, TX, at the age of 83.

Mina was born January 29, 1938, to Milan and Iona Buck, in Sioux City, Iowa. She attended Morningside College, where she graduated with her Nursing degree. She...

Mar 2, 2021

Lucile (‘Cile) Redus passed away March 2, 2021, in Lubbock, TX. She was born May 11, 1924, to Lucile and Charles Read in Lubbock, and graduated from Lubbock High School. ‘Cile then attended Texas Tech University and Texas Women’s University. She married Hardy Dean Redus in Saunderstown, RI on June 3, 1944. ‘Cile’s and Dean’s children were Susan (Susie), Charles...

Jan 24, 2021

Margaret Ward, 81, long-time resident of Lubbock, peacefully passed away at her family home on Sunday, January 24, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.

Margaret was brought into this life on April 1, 1939, in Petersburg, Texas to the late Horace Williams and Glenna (Pharr) Williams.

She married Darrell Smith on July 4, 1957 and...

Nov 17, 2020

Evangelina “Eva” (Contreras) Herrera, 65, of Lubbock passed away on November 17, 2020.  She was born May 13, 1955 in Olton, Texas to Theodore V. and Maria (Rangel) Contreras.  She grew up in Lubbock and worked for many years as a file clerk for Parkhill.  She loved the outdoors where she enjoyed planting plants and flowers.  Eva could make...

Jul 31, 2020

Josephine Gutierrez, 94, died Tuesday, July 31, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. She was born in Plainview, Texas, March 4, 1926, and spent most of her life in Roswell and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her parents were Joe G. Gutierrez, Sr. and Victoriana Sanchez Gutierrez of Roswell.

She is a graduate of Roswell High School and University of New Mexico. She was...

Jun 11, 2020

Larry Ken Bozeman, 70, of Idalou passed away at home in Idalou on June 11, 2020 after a brave battle with cancer. Larry was born on February 28, 1950, in Lubbock to Corky and Margie Bozeman. He was named after his grandfathers, Lawrence Fleming and Kenneth Bozeman. He was the first grandchild on both sides and the self-proclaimed favorite...

Jun 10, 2020

Sandra Marie (Stephens) Perkins of Lubbock, Texas passed away on June 10, 2020, at the age of 75. She was born on June 27, 1944 in the country outside of Hermleigh, Texas to James Thomas and Zada (Cummins) Stephens. Sandra attended Abilene Christian College where she earned her bachelor's degree. She later attended Texas Tech University where she earned...

Jan 11, 2020

David Eric Hill, 39, of Lubbock, passed away in the line of duty on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Eric was born to Mark and Susan (Wright) Hill on July 15, 1980 in Levelland, Texas. Eric graduated from Lovington High School in 1998 and went on to attend South Plains College. He graduated from Texas Tech University with his Bachelor of...

Dec 19, 2019

 

James Wendell Acker of Lubbock passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the age of 88.  He was born March 8, 1931 in Brownfield to Cecil and Ruth (Hill) Acker.  James graduated from Brownfield High School and enlisted into the National Guard.  On September 18, 1952 he married Charlene Tuttle.  In 1953 he volunteered for the U.S. Army,...

Dec 15, 2019

 

Juanita “Janie” Luz Alamanza, 46, of Lubbock went to be with our Lord on December 15, 2019 surrounded by her family. Janie was born to Juan and Virginia Alamanza on June 27, 1973. Janie graduated from Estacado High School in 1991 and was a proud matador. Janie worked for North Star Surgical Center. Janie was a member of St....

Dec 10, 2019

 

Bryan Gordon Cox, 72 of Lubbock passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019. He was born February 27, 1947 to the late Jack Bryan and Gladys Louise (Elkins) Cox in Lubbock.  Bryan graduated from Abernathy High School in 1966.  He had a passion for music and loved playing the guitar.  Bryan also enjoyed spending his time working on ham radios...

Nov 26, 2019

 

Barbara Ann Briggs, 70, of Lubbock passed away November 26, 2019. She was born March 17, 1949 James and Jewel (Durant) Nichols in Poteau, OK. Barbara graduated with her LVN in 1980. She was a member of Heights Fellowship.

 

Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters Traci (Dean) Loveless and Susan (Terry) Crews, both of Lubbock;...

Nov 26, 2019

 

Valentine Barron of Lubbock, Texas departed this life on Tuesday, November 26 at the age of 58. He was born November 21, 1961 to Jesus Sr. and the late Esperanza Barron (2002).  He was a 1980 graduate of Dunbar High School and proudly served in the United States Army. He married his soul mate and love of his life...

Nov 16, 2019

 

Beatrice Elizabeth (Carter) Byrne, 93, of Lubbock, passed away November 16, 2019. She had been struggling with dementia for the past 7-8 years among other ailments. Bea suffered a stroke on November 14th, and passed away on Saturday the 16th. She was born January 31, 1926, to Homer D. and Mary (Hill) Carter in Grady County, Oklahoma. Bea married...

Nov 3, 2019

 

Gregoria “Goya” Perez Cedillo, 82, of Petersburg passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019. Goya was born September 13, 1937 in Travis, Texas to Sotero and Teresa (Flores) Perez.  She married Joe Moralez Cedillo in 1955 in Rosebud, Texas. She moved from Rosebud to Petersburg in 1958. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

 

Those left...