Obituaries
Barbara Jean Lewis
Nov 5, 2014
Barbara Jean Lewis of Lubbock passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at the age of 62. She was born April 27, 1952 in Marion County, California to Jerome and Margaret (Green) Henion. She was a manager in the retail business until her retirement in 2014. Barbara married Fred Lewis on October 2, 1982 they had been together for over...
Leslie Jennings McNiel
Nov 3, 2014
Leslie Jennings McNiel of Lubbock passed away on Monday, November 3, 2014 at the age of 77. He was born September 8, 1937 in Marion County, Texas to the late Leonard and Mazelle (Campbell) McNiel. Les graduated from Lubbock High School and went on to receive his Industrial Engineering Degree from Texas Tech University in 1961. He spent his career...
Priscilla Baumgardner Jacobson
Nov 3, 2014
Priscilla Baumgardner Jacobson was born October 6, 1934 in Wellington, Texas to the late Joseph and Eva (Godfrey) Baumgardner. She married Robert Jacobson on December 1, 1956 in the Baumgardner family home. Priscilla was the youngest of eight who graduated from Texas Technological College. She was proud to be a homemaker and raised four children in Adrian, Texas. She was...
James "Jim" David Webster
Oct 30, 2014
James “Jim” David Webster of Lubbock passed away on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at the age of 62. He was born April 5, 1952 in Houston, Texas to the late William “Bill” and Mary Willene “Wimpy” (Wimberly) Webster. He attended Coronado High School graduating in 1970 and went on to attend Texas Tech University where he was a Fiji Alumni....
Marion B. Thorne
Oct 25, 2014
Marion B. Thorne of Idalou passed away on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at the age of 77. He was born May 17, 1937 in Rotan, TX to Melvin and Wynona (Hawk) Thorne, and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He married Darlene Tekell of Tahoka on August 20, 1965 and she preceded him in death in 2002. Marion retired...
Sandra (Worley) Robb
Oct 24, 2014
Sandra (Worley) Robb of Idalou passed away on Friday, October 24, 2014 at the age of 73. She was born November 15, 1940 in Hereford, Texas to the late Noel E. and Carey LaVerne (Wilbanks) Worley. Sandra married Don Robb on December 30, 1960 in Hereford. She was very supportive in her children and grandchildren’s activities she also enjoyed spending...
Arlee Claud Gowen
Oct 19, 2014
Arlee Claud Gowen, 91, of Lubbock, passed away surrounded by his loving daughter and son-in-law and a host of female admirers in San Antonio on Sunday, October 19, 2014. He was a ladies' man, raconteur of sea stories, dry hole investor, historian, dirt farmer and ballroom dancer that was born in Lamesa to Claud Franklin and Ora Ethel (Cox) Gowen...
Linda Garcia Ochoa
Oct 17, 2014
Linda Garcia Ochoa of Lubbock passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the age of 44. She was born June 22, 1970 in Lubbock to Joe and Santos (Rocha) Garcia. She was a lab technician for Gandy’s Dairy and she was a student at Kaplan University studying criminal justice. Linda was married to Johnny Revilla on July 19, 2014....
Wauldean "Dean" Herring
Oct 17, 2014
Wauldean “Dean” Herring of Lubbock passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the age of 96. She was born October 4, 1918 in McCaulley, Texas to James Hardy and Lessie May (Maberry) Pope. On September 3, 1938 she married Charles Herring. She cherished spending time with her family and friends and will be deeply missed by all. One of...
Felipe Grandpa Contreras
Oct 17, 2014
Felipe Contreras of Lubbock passed away on Friday, October 17, 2014 at the age of 94. He was born May 1, 1920 in Cremore, Texas to Juan and Juanita (Troncoso) Contreras. He was a local farmer.
Those left to cherish his memory are one son, Juan Contreras and his wife Eloisa; one daughter, Linda Ramirez; 15 grandchildren; 32 great...
Dorothy Rae Rogers
Oct 13, 2014
Dorothy Rae Rogers of Lubbock passed away on Monday, October 13, 2014 at the age of 89. She was born January 8, 1925 in Florence, Texas to Caxton Cavitt and Mary Myrtle (Hall) Yett. In 1945 she married Billy Ray Rogers who preceded her in death in 1978. Dorothy was a member of Monterey Church of Christ where she enjoyed...
Jesus "Jessie" Lopez Ramirez
Oct 12, 2014
Jesus "Jesse" Lopez Ramirez of New Home passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the age of 57. He was born October 7, 1957 in Tahoka to Isabel and Simona (Lopez) Ramirez. Jesse married Patty Herrera in 1979 in Lorenzo. He worked in the heating and plumbing industry and served as a deacon at Iglesia Bautista Templo in...
Steve Herrera Ramirez
Oct 12, 2014
Steve Herrera Ramirez of New Home passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at the age of 33. He was born May 28, 1981 in Slaton to Jesus Lopez and Patty (Herrera) Ramirez. He graduated from New Home High School after graduation he attended South Plains College and Texas Tech University. He worked as a stocker for Walmart and was...
Dakota Wayne Beck
Oct 11, 2014
Dakota Wayne Beck of Lubbock passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the age of 19. He was born May 20, 1995 in Austin, Texas to Frank W. and the late Selina Dawn (Hodges) Beck. He graduated from Monterey High School. Dakota worked for the Toyota Plant, he was a member at Experience Life Church. He also was...
Warren B. Fillinger
Oct 7, 2014
Warren B. Fillinger of Lubbock passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the age of 86. He was born February 16, 1928 in Columbus, Ohio to Burrell H. and Donna Louise (Ensley) Fillinger. Warren was a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. After honorable discharge he worked in the automotive industry repairing transmissions. He married Shirley Pierce...
Ruthie Jean Fields
Oct 7, 2014
Ruthie Jean Fields of Lubbock passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at the age of 80. She was born January 28, 1934 in Liberal, Kansas to Leroy and Nellie (Carlisle) Craig. Ruthie graduated from high school in Oklahoma and in 1951 married Jack Fields, Sr. The couple moved to Lubbock in 1960 where she worked as a waitress...
Jay Brent Green
Oct 5, 2014
Jay Brent Green, 54, of Wolfforth passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014. The family will receive visitors 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Combest Family Funeral Homes. A gathering of celebration of Jay’s life will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Victory Life Baptist Church with interment at 3:00 p.m. at the Petersburg Cemetery.
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Lucy Kathleen Wischkaemper
Oct 4, 2014
Lucy Kathleen Wischkaemper, 94, of Lubbock passed away on Saturday, October 4, 2014. Kathleen was born December 3, 1919 in Dozier, Texas to Bill and Myrtle Shields. She lived her early childhood years in El Rio, New Mexico where her father was a ranch foreman. Later her family moved to Dozier where she graduated from Samnorwood High School in...
Doris Mae Wheeler
Sep 30, 2014
Doris Mae Wheeler of Lubbock passed away on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the age of 87. She was born August 29, 1927 in Petersburg to Roe and Ore Lee (Wallace) Hogg. Doris worked as a homemaker and was a member of Redbud Baptist Church. She married Ova Daniel Wheeler on November 14, 1946 in Clovis, New Mexico.
Those left to...
James Phillip Parker
Sep 30, 2014
James Phillip Parker, 86, of Hobbs, passed away September 30, 2014, at Covenant Health Center in Lubbock, TX.
He was born on December 9, 1927, to Calvin Richard and Eva Mary (Gardner) Parker at Wesley, AR. On December 24, 1952, at Wesley, he was married to Ruth Boatright, with whom he shared 61 years of marriage.
He was a veteran...
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