Obituaries
Mike Sanchez
Feb 9, 2022
Mike Sanchez, 62, of Lubbock went to be with the lord on Wednesday February 9, 2022. Viewing and visitation will begin Sunday, February 13, 2022 at Combest Funeral home from 1-6pm. Service will be held at Thrive Family Church on February 14, 2022 at 10am. Internment immediately following at Peaceful Gardens, Woodrow, TX. Mike was born February 11, 1959 in...
Carlis Tucker
Feb 8, 2022
Carlis A. Tucker, 84, of Lubbock, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Carlis was born on November 23, 1937, in Petersburg, Virginia to the late Carlis Aubrey Tucker, Sr. and Mildred Adelle (Green) Tucker. He grew up in the Petersburg, Virginia area and attended Petersburg High School where he graduated from. After graduation from Petersburg High School, he attended...
Cash Lilley
Feb 4, 2022
Cash Lilley, 55, of Slaton, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, February 4, 2022. Cash was born on June 17, 1966, in Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. Cash attended and graduated from Coronado High School in Lubbock. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army, who served two tours of duty. He served...
Audy West
Feb 3, 2022
Larry West was born October 20, 1936 in Arkansas and passed away peacefully in Lubbock, TX on February 3, 2022. After growing up in Arkansas, Larry began his working life as a mechanic in the US Air Force at English Airfield in Amarillo, TX. After his Honorable Discharge, he later went on to sell cars at Hudiberg-Jones Chevrolet before working...
Aree Brown
Feb 2, 2022
Aree Brown, age 68, of Lubbock, TX passed from this life on February 2nd, 2022 at 1:30 AM surrounded by her family. Aree was born July 22nd, 1953 in Bangkok, Thailand to Aloon (Muksuksee) Koompook (mother) and Morngorn Koompook (father). Aree is the wife of Samuel Brown of Lubbock, TX. Aree and Sam met in Bangkok, Thailand in 1974. They...

Thomas Hall
Feb 2, 2022
Thomas Melvin "Buddy" Hall, 66, of Tahoka passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022. He was born June 6, 1955, to Donald and Mildred (Phillips) Hall in Amherst, Texas. Thomas' family said he was the number one forklift driver in Texas. He was of the Baptist faith. Those left to cherish his memory are his sisters, Dorothy Quintero and Donna Schuknecht....
Billie Northcut
Feb 1, 2022
Billie was born March 30, 1933 in Hamilton, Texas to James Conley and Ramona Kinsey Coalson. She passed away on February 1, 2022, in Lubbock at the age of 88 years old. Billie was the oldest of two children and grew up in Dallas where she attended school and graduated from Adamson High School in 1950. She attended business college...
Norman Luker
Feb 1, 2022
Norman "Pawpaw" Luker, 79, of Lubbock, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 1, 2022. He was born on November 28, 1942, in Slaton, Lubbock County, Texas, to the late Walter Henry Luker and Lydia Adelia (Kaatz) Luker. He met Suze Gregory, the love of his life, and they were married on May 9, 1965, in Wilson, Texas. Norman attended Lubbock...
Anita Rodriguez
Jan 31, 2022
Anita M. Rodriguez, 86, of Petersburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 31, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Poth, Wilson County, Texas, on July 26, 1935, to the late Anacleto Ovalle and Paula (Mendez) Ovalle. She met Felix G. Rodriguez, Jr., the love of her life, and they were married...
Shirley Hawes
Jan 31, 2022
Shirley Pauline Hawes, 86, of Lubbock, passed away on Monday, January 31, 2022. Shirley was born on December 4, 1935, in Owens, Brown County, Texas to the late Truman McMurry and Wenona (Renfroe) McMurry. Shirley graduated from Odessa High School in 1953. She married Arthur Hawes on July 15, 1995, in Littlefield, Texas. Shirley worked in retail sales most of...
Stephen Sanford
Jan 31, 2022
Stephen Wesley Sanford, 59, of Meadow, TX joined his heavenly family on January 31, 2022. He was born on June 20, 1962, in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada, to the late Ralph and Gloria (Rhodes) Sanford. He attended Hants West Rural High in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada. His early career began as a carpenter, but he ended his career as a...
Melvin Edwards
Jan 31, 2022
Melvin Wayne Edwards (86) of Lubbock, formerly of Tahoka, went to his heavenly home January 31, 2022. He was born May 22, 1935 in Lynn County to Hubert and Willie Mae Edwards. Melvin attended school at New Lynn and Wilson Texas. Melvin had a love for many 4-H activities and received an Anderson-Clayton Cotton Scholarship. He served in the United...
Lee Pennington
Jan 31, 2022
Lee Doyal Pennington passed away peacefully January 31, 2022 with his family and three dear friends at his bedside. He was born October 3, 1930 to Lee and Fannie Pennington in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and grew up in the oil field camp where his father worked. He graduated from Crooked Oak High School and went to Connor A&M Junior College...
Edward Olivarez
Jan 31, 2022
Edward (Lalo) Olivarez, 78, of Lubbock, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, January 31, 2022. Edward was born on October 28, 1943 in Harlingen, Texas to the late Eduardo Olivarez, Sr. and Adela Garza Perkins. He married Susana (Susie) Ortiz in Lubbock on March 13, 1972 until her passing on July 28, 2013. Edward obtained...
Ronald Edgington
Jan 30, 2022
Ronald Hugh Edgington was born in Denver, Colorado to Royal Hal and Alice Marie Edgington on March 23, 1951. Growing up, he was very active and athletic. He always said his mother had the patience of a saint as he got into all sorts of mischief, such as blowing up his chemistry set in the basement. He played football and...
Ruby Ramos-Garcia
Jan 28, 2022
Ruby Kay Ramos-Garcia, 45, of Lubbock, Texas passed away Friday, January 28, 2022. Ruby was born in Lubbock on July 13, 1976 to Simon and Marianela (Banda) Ramos. Ruby received her Associates Degree in Health Sciences and worked in management. Her favorite pass time was spending time with her family. Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, Jorge;...
David Hilton
Jan 28, 2022
David K. Hilton, 64 of Idalou, went to meet Jesus on Jan 28,2022 after a hard-fought battle with colon cancer. He was born in Littlefield. TX to Lelton and Dorothy Hilton, March 25, 1957. He worked in the telecommunication industry. He married Lisa Batten, and they recently celebrated 44 years of marriage. David was preceded in death by his parents...
James Petty
Jan 28, 2022
James Robert Petty, 71, of Lubbock passed away Friday, January 28, 2022. James was born in Amarillo, Texas on June 2, 1950 to James Leo and JoAnn (Irwin) Petty. James graduated from Amarillo High School and went on to become an insurance adjuster. In his free time, James loved playing games with his family, throwing darts, and watching movies. James...
Pedro Gaitan
Jan 27, 2022
Pedro C. Gaitan passed from this life on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at the age of 87. Pedro was born on May 13, 1934 in Charlotte, Texas to Gregorio and Leonides Gaitan. He married his beloved wife, Audelia Martinez on April 22, 1955 in Charlotte, Texas and they later moved to Lubbock in 1960. Pedro was a kind and humble...
Jeanette Crawford
Jan 27, 2022
Jeanette Ruth Crawford, 61, of Lubbock passed away Friday, January 27, 2022. She was born July 1, 1960 in Lubbock to Harry William and Helen Patricia (Conners) Hetzler. She married Johnny Allen Crawford on April 9, 1993 in Lubbock. Jeanette attended Texas Tech University and worked as a pharmacy technician until her retirement. She was of the Catholic faith. Those...