Obituaries
Sam E. Washam
Dec 29, 2025
Sam E. Washam, 86, died on Monday, December 29, 2025, at his home in Lubbock, Texas. He was born May 7, 1939 in a farmhouse near Powell, Navarro County, Texas to Sam C. Washam and Lena Maurine (Talley) Washam. Sam attended school in Roane, Texas and Corsicana, Texas, including Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas. His abilities in baseball started in...
Tiffany Spano
Dec 27, 2025
Tiffany Spano of Lubbock passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the age of 45. She was born on July 18, 1980 in Lubbock. A dedicated educator, Tiffany devoted her career to inspiring young minds. After graduating from Coronado High School, she furthered her passion for teaching with a Bachelor's degree in Education from Texas Tech University. For many...
Peggy June Cline
Dec 26, 2025
Peggy June Cline, 87, of Lubbock, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday afternoon, December 26, 2025. Peggy was born on March 17, 1938, in Paris, Lamar County, Texas to the late Charles Douglas Gunter and Evalena (Baird) Gunter.
Peggy attended Lubbock High School and graduated with her senior class.
She met the love of her life, Norman Cline,...
Tanja Kay "TK" Avila
Dec 25, 2025
Tanja Kay Avila, 75, affectionately known as “TK” to most and “Auntie T” to the younger ones, went to her new home in Heaven on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
TK was born on October 16, 1950, in Groom, Texas, to Leroy and Estellene Weatherly. After graduating from high school, she embraced life with a free spirit, often hitchhiking between Groom, Amarillo,...
Ruth Donaldson
Dec 24, 2025
Ruth Lynn Donaldson, 71, of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2025, in Lubbock.
Ruth was born on September 30, 1954, in Washington, DC to Horace and LaVerne Tinsley. While they lived all over the world as an Air Force family, she graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas. She spent her life devoted to her family...
Irma Davila Garza
Dec 24, 2025
Irma Davila Garza passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025, at the age of 74 surrounded by the love of her family.
She was born on July 10, 1951, in Edinburg, Texas to Senovio R. Davila and Guadalupe Mungia. Irma devoted her life to her family as a homemaker, creating a home filled with love, laughter, and care.
Irma found joy in...
Jessie Jerome Romero
Dec 23, 2025
Jessie Jerome Romero, fondly known to all as Jerome, passed away on December 23, 2025. Born on August 6, 1976, in Portales, New Mexico, to Jessie Ray Romero and Mary Elizabeth Fallon, Jerome lived a life defined by hard work, service, and a vibrant spirit.
After graduating from Clovis High School in 1995, Jerome proudly joined the United States Air Force....
Efrain Infante
Dec 23, 2025
Efrain Jesus Infante, a beloved son, husband, father, brother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December , 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. Born on December 20, 1965, in Lubbock, Efrain brought warmth and joy to the lives of so many over the years.
Efrain dedicated his life to his work as a Bale Press operator, a role in which he exemplified diligence...
Clay Daniel Henry
Dec 21, 2025
Clay Daniel Henry, 46, of Lubbock, passed away on Sunday morning, December 21, 2025. Clay is spending Christmas with Jesus and family. He is healed! He battled the effects of Crohn's disease and health issues that followed him all his life.
Clay was born on July 9, 1979, in Canyon, Randall County, Texas, to Mary Beth (Ward) Walker and the late...
Larry Christian
Dec 20, 2025
Larry Gene Christian passed away in his home in Lubbock on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at the age of 80. He was born on August 1st, 1945, in Lubbock, Texas to Lawrence Wester “Babe” and Mattie Grace (Oden) Christian. Larry grew up in the Overton neighborhood of Lubbock, attending Carol Thompson Jr. High and Lubbock High School. He continued his...
Lanny Clare Rice
Dec 19, 2025
Lanny Rice, 73, of Slaton, Texas, passed away peacefully, leaving behind a family who loved him deeply.
Born and raised in West Texas, Lanny grew up in Lubbock, where he graduated from Lubbock High School and South Plains College. He carried a lifelong love for the land and way of life West Texas offered. He was the son of Walter Lee,...
Mikayla Analee Henson
Dec 18, 2025
Mikayla Analee Henson, age 15, passed away on December 18, 2025 in Gun Barrel City, Texas. She was born on June 24, 2010 in Littlefield, Texas to Kristelda Anne Ramirez and Joshua Allen Grinstead.
Mikayla was a student at Lubbock-Cooper High School, where she was in the ninth grade. She was known for her love of hip hop dance and enjoyed...
Elva Berneice Walters
Dec 17, 2025
Elva Berneice Walters was born on May 20, 1928, to Louis and Mamie Bradshaw. She passed away peacefully on December 17, 2025, with her loved ones by her side.
Berneice was a strong and determined woman who devoted her life to her family and her passion for education. She courageously raised three exceptional children on her own, instilling in them the...
Elsie Marjorilee Hull
Dec 17, 2025
Elsie Marjorilee Hull passed away on December 17, 2025. She was born on January 21, 1940, in Nashville, Arkansas, to Nallie Wagoner and Bertha Ward.
Billy Gene Richards
Dec 16, 2025
Bill G. Richards, 90, passed away December 16, 2025 in Weatherford, Texas. Bill was a long-time resident of both Levelland (an instructor at South Plains College) and later in Lubbock as a bladesmith selling his handmade knives at Gun and Knife shows across West Texas.
Bill was born in 1935 to two loving parents, James A. Richards and Myrtle R....
Rex Stokes
Dec 16, 2025
William Rex Stokes, 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in Katy, Texas. Rex was born in Winnsboro, Texas on October 9, 1936, one of six children born to Preston and Leona (Hallonquist) Stokes and raised in O’Donnell. He married his high school sweetheart, Melba Morgan, on May 20, 1955 and graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 1961. Rex had...
Carole Ann Zea
Dec 16, 2025
Carole Ann Zea (Spence) passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on December 16, 2025 at the age of 84.
She was born on July 16, 1941 in Lubbock, Texas to Paul and Evelyn (Jackson) Spence.
Carole Ann was a faithful member of her local church in Odessa, TX, serving as a greeter and on several committees; she had a love for missions....
Lee Earl Myers
Dec 15, 2025
Lee Earl Myers passed away on December 15, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas, at the age of 93. He was born on July 20, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois, to Earl Myers and Dora Thomas Myers.
Lee was raised in Solsberry, Indiana, where his family lived and worked on their farm. He graduated from Solsberry High School in 1950 and later attended Indiana...
Antonio Rangel
Dec 14, 2025
Antonio Rangel, a beloved chef, devoted father, and cherished friend, passed away on December 14, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas, at the age of 75. Antonio was born on March 11, 1950, in the warm town of Weslaco, Texas. Throughout his life, he demonstrated a passion by working along side his father Pablo Rangel that not only fed the bodies of...
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