Obituaries

Dorothy Craig

Dorothy Craig

Dec 30, 2021

Dorothy Mae Craig, 88 of Tahoka passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on December 30, 2021. She was born July 15, 1933 to George Olen and Pearl (Starnes) Key in Fannin County, Tx. She attended school in O'Donnell, Tx. She married Harvey Craig September 6, 1951. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband in June 2001...

Curtis Stice

Curtis Stice

Dec 29, 2021

Curtis Dale Stice, 64, of Tahoka passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 29, 2021. He was born September 15, 1957 to Billy Dale and Edna Faye (Reeser) Stice in Lamesa. Curtis worked as a the maintenance supervisor, at Cooper Natural Resources. He cherished his solitude spending time with his family and loved ones, drinking coffee, good food, and a good television...

Amelia Cervantez

Amelia Cervantez

Dec 29, 2021

Amelia Cervantez, 68, of Tahoka passed away peacefully surrounded by family on her birthday. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on December 29, 1953, to Reyes and Augrora (Esparza) Cervantez. Amelia grew up in Tahoka and attended schools here. She worked as a cook at the Dixie Dog for 21 years. Amelia was a strong, independent woman. Amelia loved...

Cipriana Ramirez

Cipriana Ramirez

Dec 29, 2021

Cipriana (Cipi) V. Ramirez, 82 of Lubbock, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday, December 29, 2021. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother. Cipi was born May 24, 1939, to the late Jacinto and Santos DeLeon Vasquez in Harlingen, Texas. Cipi married her loving husband, Juan Ramirez, January 10, 1960, at...

Ronald Smith

Ronald Smith

Dec 29, 2021

Ronald Lynn Smith, 63, of Lubbock passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. He was born August 5, 1958 in Muleshoe, Texas to Elmer Franklin and Dorothy Mae (Williams) Smith. Ronald grew up in Muleshoe and graduated from Muleshoe High School. He married Wilma Szaloy in September, 1982 and she preceded him in death in March, 2016. Ronald married Twyla...

Lisa Kelley

Lisa Kelley

Dec 29, 2021

Lisa Michele Kelley of Wolfforth, Texas, loving wife and mother, passed away on December 29, 2021 at the age of 52. Lisa was born in Wooster, Ohio on April 25, 1969, to Jim and Michele Drake. She graduated from Smithville High School in 1987. Lisa gave birth to sons Logan in 1996 and Morgan in 2006. Married to Craig Kelley...

Dora Trevino

Dora Trevino

Dec 28, 2021

Dora A. Trevino, 77, of Lubbock, passed away on Tuesday evening, December 28, 2021. She was born on February 20, 1944, in Somerville, Burleson County, Texas to the late Manuel Aguilar and Irene (Oliva) Aguilar. She met and married the love of her life, Tony Vasquez Trevino, on January 20, 1961, in Lubbock, where they have resided. Dora was a...

Wendi Curry

Wendi Curry

Dec 28, 2021

Wendi Kaye Curry, whose favorite names were Mom and Mimi, departed her loving family on December 28, 2021 after a hard fought battle with cancer. Wendi was born on February 11, 1965 in Lubbock, Texas to Wanda Curry Bingham and the late Wiley Lee Curry, Sr. She was raised in Tahoka, Texas where she attended school and graduated from Tahoka...

Shanna Davis

Shanna Davis

Dec 28, 2021

Shanna Davis, 42, of Austin and formerly of Lubbock, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Shanna was born on May 2, 1979, in Lubbock, to Robert Michael Peterson and the late Janice Michelle (Jobb) Reasoner. She grew up in Lubbock, attending Coronado High School and graduating with the senior class of 1997. Attending Texas Tech University, she obtained her...

Clovis Battey

Clovis Battey

Dec 26, 2021

Clovis Lee Battey, 86, of Lubbock, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, December 26, 2021. Lee was born on September 2, 1935, in Floydada, Texas to the late Lewis Clark Battey and Ethel Mae (Musgrave) Battey. He met and married Mary Roper, the love of his life, on February 6, 1959, in Lubbock, and together...

Tara Strien

Tara Strien

Dec 26, 2021

Tara Marie (Padilla) Van Strien, 40, of San Angelo, Texas passed away Sunday, December 26, 2021. Tara was born June 9, 1981 to Michael Anthony Padilla and Tammy Goodson in Clayton, New Mexico. She was of the Christian/Catholic faith. Tara graduated from Midland Lee High School 1999, and then worked as a merchandiser. She saw the good in everyone and...

Mary Walden

Mary Walden

Dec 25, 2021

Mary Walden entered this life November 22, 1920, to William Newton and Emma Terry (Harper) Skinner in Valliant, Oklahoma. She passed from this life December 25, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. After graduating high school, she married Clifford Travis Walden; to this union was added a child, their son, Newton Lee Walden. Mary was of the Church of Christ faith. Preceding...

James Stephens

James Stephens

Dec 25, 2021

Jim was born to serve the Lord on January 4, 1935, and reared in Corpus Christi, Texas, the fifth son (no girls) of Joe and Mary Stephens. At this time there are no surviving brothers or cousins, but there are nieces and nephews. Jim married JoElla Thornton in 1953. To this marriage two girls, Stephanie, and Roxana (Larry Candy) were...

Jerry Tarbet

Jerry Tarbet

Dec 24, 2021

Betty Geraldine (Jerry) Tarbet, 90, of Lubbock, went to meet Jesus on Friday morning, December 24, 2021. She was born on April 8, 1931, near Ackerly, Dawson County, Texas, to the late Frank C. Hogg and Zora (Wood) Hogg. Jerry grew up in the Key Community and enjoyed playing basketball for the Lamesa Tornados, graduating from there in 1949. She...

Frederick Smith, Iii

Frederick Smith, Iii

Dec 24, 2021

Frederick Paul Smith, III, 54, of Lubbock, passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021. He was born on November 14, 1967, in Lubbock, Texas to Fred P. Smith, Jr. and Carolyn Sue (Ashley) Smith. He attended and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1986. He was an avid Texas Tech football fan, loving, kind and courageous. He attended Canyon Church...

Gregory Harral

Gregory Harral

Dec 22, 2021

A life-long Texan, Gregory Dustin Harral was born on October 26, 1966 in El Paso to Gerald and Ilene Harral. He graduated from Permian High School in Odessa and received his bachelor's degree from McMurry University in Abilene. He passed away in Lubbock on December 22, 2021. These are what the facts do not capture: his hilarious, wheezing laugh that...

Charles Robins

Charles Robins

Dec 22, 2021

Charles Robins, 97, of Lubbock, passed away Wednesday morning, December 22, 2021. He was born to the late Charles Taylor Robins, Sr. and Ida Mae Robins on May 18, 1924, in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. He met the love of his life, Addie Jane Gryder, and they were married in 1949 in Texas. She preceded him in death on February...

Jerry Roberts

Jerry Roberts

Dec 21, 2021

Jerry Lynn Roberts, 78, of Lubbock passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021. He was born on June 1, 1943 in Lamesa, TX to Hilburn & Fern (Strickland) Roberts. He graduated from Lamesa High School in 1961. He married Joyce Huse on November 16, 1961. They moved to Lubbock in 1968 and he attended Sunset School of Preaching. After graduation,...

Paula Reno

Paula Reno

Dec 21, 2021

Paula Louise Reno, 73 of Lubbock passed away Tuesday, December 21, 2021. She was born November 11, 1948, to Robert and Margaret (Dwyer) Beazley in Denver, Colorado. Paula graduated from Irvin High School in El Paso. She enjoyed watching Texas Tech Football and especially enjoyed spending time with her family. Paula was of the Catholic faith. Those left to cherish...

Wanda Houk

Wanda Houk

Dec 20, 2021

Wanda Faye Houk, 88, of Lubbock passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021. She was born on June 23, 1933 in Tahoka, Texas to Cleedia and Cleo (Moore) Marlin. Wanda grew up in Tahoka and the surrounding areas as her father worked for the railroad which meant frequent moves for the family. In her younger days she loved sports and...