Obituaries

Aug 12, 2022

Rosario Lara, 71, of Lubbock passed away Friday, August 12, 2022. He was born November 3, 1950 to Vicente and Manuela Lara in Lubbock, Texas. Rosario graduated from Ropesville High School in 1970 and went on to become a roughneck.

Rosario enjoyed playing sports and loved playing football and running track. He officiated many basketball games, and...

Aug 10, 2022

Ralph Fuquay, 66, of Odessa, passed away Wednesday, August 10, 2022 at University Medical Center in Lubbock.

Ralph was born January 12, 1956 in Odessa to Ralph Fuquay, Sr. and Betty Louise Fuquay (Freeman).  He enjoyed working in his yard on his flowers and plants, playing dominos, and fishing.

He was preceded in his death...

Aug 8, 2022

Wanda Louise George, 91, of Lubbock, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 8, 2022.  Wanda was born on April 21, 1931, in Lone Wolf, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, to the late Claud L. Horton and Minerva Mae (Dyer) Horton.

She met Kenneth George, the love of her life, and they were joined in marriage...

Aug 8, 2022

Frances Petty, 89, of Lubbock passed away on Monday, August 8, 2022 in Lubbock.

Frances was born on August 23, 1932 in Amherst, Texas to Morgan Daniel Walden and Lucinda Ruth Browning.  She has lived in Lubbock most of her life, and she married Floyd Lee Petty, Sr. on May 10, 1947 in Lubbock.  They worked together,...

Aug 8, 2022

James Arthur Gamble entered into this life on October 20,1942, and took his final ride on August 8, 2022; almost 3 months shy of having spent 80 years.

Born to Arthur Earl Gamble and Mary Elizabeth Bickley Gamble in Lubbock, Texas, Jim was raised in Lubbock and attended Monterey High School (Class of 1961) and completed his...

Aug 8, 2022

Terry M. Voll (68) passed away August 8, 2022, after an illness and hospitalization.  He was born in 1953, to Frank and Lorene Voll in San Diego, CA. Terry grew up in Fletcher Hills and attended Our Lady Of Grace Catholic School in El Cajon CA. He graduated from Grossmont High School in 1972.

Terry loved camping...

Aug 6, 2022

Janie De Leon Trevino was born August 12, 1942, to Brijido De Leon Sr. and Juanita Silvas De Leon in Chapman Ranch, Texas, Nueces County.  She married her husband of 53 years Fernando Trevino on July 26, 1968, in Abilene, Texas.

Janie was a devout Jehovah’s Witness, a loving Mother, Wife, and Friend to many.  She was...

Aug 6, 2022

Rhonda Reid Ledbetter, 75, of Lubbock, was lifted into Heaven by her Lord and Savior, on Saturday, August 6, 2022. Rhonda was born on March 13, 1947, in Lubbock, to the late Walthal and Jonnie (McClintock) Littlepage of Tahoka.

Rhonda married her Tahoka High School Sweetheart, Mike Reid, February 04, 1966. They raised two daughters, Alecia Rene...

Aug 5, 2022

Julia Irene (Nance) Iturrino (65) passed away August 5, 2022. She was born September 7, 1956, to Tommie Lee and La Juan (Whitehead) Nance in Lockney, TX. Julia attended and graduated from Lockney high school; she then graduated Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree and furthered her education at North Texas University, graduating with a master’s degree in...

Aug 5, 2022

Max Manley, 40, of Lubbock, passed away suddenly on Friday, August 5, 2022.  Max was born on January 14, 1982, in Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, to the late William Manley and Della (Koop) Manley.

Max married Susan Richard on May 27, 2004, in Lubbock, Texas.

He attended Trinity Church High School, in Lubbock, graduating with...

Aug 5, 2022

Bonnie Iwanski, 79, of Lubbock passed away on Friday, August 5, 2022 in Lubbock.

They say life is not about the dots, or dates that mark the beginning and end of our mortal life, but about the dashes that make up our life. Bonnie’s first dot came on the morning of July 29th, 1943, when she was...

Aug 5, 2022

Robin J. Roberts, 61, of Lubbock, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, August 5, 2022.  Robin was born on February 12, 1961, in Friona, Parmer County, Texas, to the late Billy James Roberts and Wilma Lynn (Whitlow) Roberts.

He attended and graduated from Farwell High School in 1979.  Following graduation, he attended Texas...

Aug 4, 2022

Joe Vega, 86, of Tahoka, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 4, 2022.  Joe was born on August 6, 1935, in Robstown, Nueces County, Texas, to the late Carlos Vega and Asulema (Guerrero) Vega.

Joe was a cotton farmer in Lynn County most of his life, toiling in the field and making...

Aug 4, 2022

Richard Martinez, 58, of Lubbock passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022 in Lubbock.

Richard was born on October 18, 1963 in Vernon, Texas to Domingo R. Martinez, Sr. and Sarah Ochoa Martinez.  He was raised in the Lubbock area, and he enjoyed listening to music, watching movies, fishing, spending time with his family, and watching his...

Aug 4, 2022

Paula Tamplin, 65, of Littlefield, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 4, 2022.  Paula was born on September 2, 1956, in Winters, Runnels County, Texas, to the late Albert Lawrence Meyers and Olga Earline (Kirby) Meyers.

She attended Tarrant County Junior College, where she obtained her Associates Degree in Mathematics.

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Aug 4, 2022

Paul Wayne Alexander, 76, of Lubbock passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022 in Lubbock.

Paul was born on March 27, 1946 in Dallas County, Texas to Lemuel Berteal Alexander and Sue Dell McElyea Alexander.  He was raised in El Paso and graduated from Ysleta High School in 1964.  He married Nancy Jane Campbell on May 22,...

Aug 2, 2022

Jose “Joe” Rodriguez was called to his heavenly home Tuesday, August 2, 2022.  Joe was born in Mathis, Tx, to Sacarias and M. Paula (Sanchez) Rodriguez on March 16, 1949. He was a large man with a huge heart. The coined expression “tall, dark and handsome” was a most accurate description; though he was so unassuming that he never...

Jul 31, 2022

James David Holman (66) passed away July 31, 2022, in Lubbock, TX. He was born August 28, 1955, to James C. and Marion (Davidson) Holman in Lubbock, TX.

James graduated Texas Tech University in 1978 as a computer programmer. He enjoyed reading science journals, drawing, and working with his computer.

James was preceded in death by...

Jul 30, 2022

Jimmy Earl Partain was born in Cleburne, Texas on September 8, 1943. He passed from this life on  July 30, 2022.  He grew up loving sports and fishing, and the Lord- all three things he held close his entire life. Jimmy graduated from Reagan County High School in 1961 and went on to attend Abilene Christian College where he...

Jul 29, 2022

Kenny Hensley, 72, of Lubbock, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 29, 2022.  Kenny was born on September 29, 1949, in Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas to the late Pat Hensley and Jo (Williams) Hensley.

He grew up on a farm and attended Borden County High School, graduating in 1968.  Following high school...