Obituaries
James (Jim) Harold Lawrence, Jr.
Sep 25, 2013
James (Jim) Harold Lawrence Jr. departed this world for the next on September 25, 2013, after a brief illness. He passed away at home surrounded by family. Jim was born on February 9, 1932 in Beatrice, Nebraska. He met Jane Matthews on the campus of Texas Technological College and married her in 1955. He earned a PhD. in Mechanical...
Valarie Hope Morgan
Sep 23, 2013
Valarie Hope Morgan, 49, left this world and went to God on Monday, September 23, 2013. She was born May 9, 1964 in Seminole to Ruth and Charles McNew. Valarie worked as a RN Psychiatric Nurse at Covenant Medical Center for several years. She took great joy in her children, Meagan and Matthew Harvey, and her family.
Those left...
Jimmie Anderson
Sep 23, 2013
Jimmie Wayne Anderson of Lubbock passed away on Monday, September 23, 2013 at the age of 67. He was born June 8, 1946 in Levelland to Aaron and Flossie (Moseley) Anderson. Jimmie started his own business as a diesel mechanic in July 1979 and retired in 2010. He married Theresa Grooms on March 26, 1966 in Lubbock.
Those left...
William Lee Richardson
Sep 22, 2013
William Lee Richerson of Abernathy passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the age of 53. He was born March 10, 1960 in Lubbock to the late Truman and Sharon (Humphrey) Richerson. William graduated from Abernathy High School in 1978 and worked as an officer for the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office for more than 10 years and as...
Rudy G Garcia
Sep 22, 2013
Rudy G. Garcia of Lubbock passed away at home on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the age of 56. Rudy was born January 4, 1957 in Lubbock to Baldomero and Amelia Garcia. He worked in the construction industry. Rudy enjoyed fishing and cooking; as well as playing practical jokes on others. He had a big heart and willing to...
Glen Adkins
Sep 22, 2013
Glen Dee Adkins of Lubbock passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the age of 89. He was born March 30, 1924 in Hamlin to Claude and Grace Adkins. Glen graduated from Hamlin High School and joined the U.S. Air Force. After honorable discharge as a Staff Sergeant, he worked as a Food Broker until retiring in 1990. ...
Joe R. Rodriguez
Sep 17, 2013
Joe R. Rodriguez of Idalou passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the age of 70. He was born November 2, 1942 in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico to Miguel and Aurora (Rangel) Rodriguez. Joe married Susie Marmolejo on April 28, 1962 in Petersburg. The couple later moved to Idalou where he has owned Joe’s Barber Shop since 1974. ...
Marilyn Joyce Pruitt
Sep 17, 2013
Marilyn Joyce Pruitt, age 77 of Lubbock, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, with family by her side. She was born to the late James Harvie Pruitt and Evelyn Grey (McDonald) Pruitt on February 23, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas. Joyce, a 1954 graduate of Lubbock High School, obtained her BS degree in Physical Education from Abilene Christian College...
Homer Floyd Morse
Sep 17, 2013
Homer Floyd Morse of Lubbock passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the age of 76. He was born January 9, 1937 in Floydada to Thomas and Dora (Tabor) Morse. He married Claudette Hogan on August 20, 1960 in Tahoka. Homer was active in the automotive industry and was a member of Raintree Christian Church.
Homer was such...
Camila Garza
Sep 17, 2013
Camila Garza of Lubbock passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at the age of 92. She was born
July 2, 1921 in Pharr, Texas to Patricio and Angelita (Garcia) Serna. Camila married Eduardo Garza on September 10, 1939 in Mexico. She loved spending time with her family, friends and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ...
Robert Braden
Sep 15, 2013
Robert Patrick Braden of Lubbock passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2013 at the age of 57. He was born June 26, 1956 in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Robert and Patricia Braden. Bob retired as a SMSgt after 26 years in the U.S. Air Force. He served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a jet engine mechanic. He...
Doris Chorn
Sep 13, 2013
Doris Mae Chorn was born on September 26, 1923 in Port Arthur, Texas, the oldest child of David Joseph and Isabelle Hebert. She received her RN degree from St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur and served at McCloskey Army Hospital in the U.S. Army Cadet Nurse Corps during WWII. It was there that she met her husband James Charles...
Eric Andrade Salinas
Sep 8, 2013
Eric Salinas of Lubbock passed away on Sunday, September 8, 2013 at the age of 32. He was born August 26, 1981 in Lubbock to Floyd and Josie (Andrade) Salinas. Eric graduated from Lubbock High School in 1999 and worked in the medical field before joining the U.S. Marine Corp in 2003. He married Lisa Garza on February 15,...
Beth Marie Wylie
Sep 7, 2013
Beth Marie Wylie of Lubbock passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the age of 59. She was born July 26, 1954 in Lubbock to Richard and Blanche (Thompson) Franklin. Beth married Dennis Wylie on December 8, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Church.
Those left to cherish her memory...
Eunice Marie Benton
Sep 5, 2013
Eunice Marie Benton of Euless, formerly of Idalou, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2013. She was born July 23, 1915 to Sid and Dora Tipton in Loves Valley, Oklahoma. Eunice married Odie Blakemore in March of 1933 until his death in April of 1934. She then married Johnie Benton on Christmas Eve, 1939 in Madill, Oklahoma. The family...
Jimmy Carl Self
Sep 4, 2013
Jimmy Carl Self of Lubbock passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at the age of 73. He was born January 15, 1940 in Lynn County. Jimmy served in the Marine Corp from 1958-1962. He worked as a service mechanic manager and enjoyed flying model airplanes. He married Delores Stephenson on May 31, 1963.
Those left to cherish his...
Diana Martinez
Sep 4, 2013
Diana Martinez of Lubbock passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at the age of 57. She was born November 5, 1955 in San Antonio. Diana attended Bell Gardens High School in Bell Gardens, California before moving back to Texas in the 1990s.
Those left to cherish her memory are her parents, Sara Fieldgrove of Lubbock and Salvador Hernandez...
Tommy Wayne Latham
Aug 31, 2013
Tommy Wayne Latham of Idalou passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the age of 64. He was born September 10, 1948 in Spur to Joe Louis and Leonora (Gilmore) Latham. He obtained his Seaman’s License and worked in and around New York City Harbors on tugboats. He eventually made his was back home where he worked as...
Marcy Lee Whisenhunt
Aug 29, 2013
Marcy Lee Whisenhunt of Lubbock passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at the age of 92. She was born on July 26, 1921 in Commerce, Texas to John Lige and Ollie Florence (Rainey) Weir. She attended Commerce High School where she graduated in 1939. In 1942 her family moved to the Lubbock area. Marcy was employed with Furr’s...
Dora Lee Mandrell Greenway
Aug 28, 2013
Dora Lee Mandrell Greenway, 78, of Shallowater, Texas, went to be at home with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and was welcomed home by Him on Wednesday August 28, 2013. She was born to Thomas Henry Mandrell and Ava Pearl Whitley, on October 1, 1934, in Garvin, Oklahoma. Dora was preceded in death by her parents, a sister...
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