Obituaries

Nov 8, 2021

Wallace Gaylon "Tex" Moore, 81, of Lubbock passed away Monday, November 8, 2021. He was born on March 17, 1940, in Ben Franklin, Texas to Murel Wallace Moore and Dell Bernice Gentry. Gaylon attended Lubbock High School, and shortly after that entered the United States Navy. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Gaylon went on to become a...

Nov 8, 2021

Joe Charles Patterson, a lifelong resident of Tahoka, passed away Monday, November 8, 2021, at the age of 82. He was born in Slaton, Texas, on September 2, 1939, to Jim and Ruby (Gribble) Patterson. He graduated from Tahoka High School in 1957. He married Marlene Fitts on February 28, 1964, in Grassland, TX. Joe was a lifelong member of...

Nov 7, 2021

Shannon Rene Harlan Lesly, passed away peacefully in her home in Lubbock, Texas on November 7, 2021, following a 12-year battle with cancer. Shannon moved from Dallas to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech University and made Lubbock her home. She worked for years as a buyer for United Supermarkets and for R. C. Taylor Distributing. She loved these jobs and...

Nov 7, 2021

JoAnn Haught, 82, of Lubbock passed away on Sunday, November 7, 2021. She was born February 24, 1939 in Maud, Texas to Lewis and Syble Ree Ouida (Burris) Penny. JoAnn married Aurbrey Haught on February 27, 1955 and was a dedicated wife for 57 years until his passing in 2012. She loved to sew and was a caregiver throughout her...

Nov 6, 2021

Troy Sam Layman, 76, of Lubbock passed away on Saturday, November 6, 2021. He was born December 7, 1944 in Littlefield to Donald and Mamie (Vaughn) Layman. Troy married Shirley Whitaker on April 22, 1988 in Lubbock. He worked for Thrifty Nickel newspaper for 25 years as the sales manager and later worked for Gene Messer for the past 9...

Nov 6, 2021

Philip Malcolm Hopkins, 69, of Lubbock passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021. He was born July 31, 1952 in Bakersfield California to Alfred A., Jr, and Iola Iva (Malcolm) Hopkins. In 1962, his mother moved the family back to her hometown of Lubbock, Texas as the result of a divorce. Phil and his mother moved around through the years living...

Nov 3, 2021

Jonathan Shane Stroud, 40, of Lubbock passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. He was born in Lubbock on April 14, 1981 to Timothy and Patricia (Conway) Stroud. Shane grew up in this area and graduated from Coronado High School in 1999. He was a quick-witted person with a great sense of humor who enjoyed spending time with his family...

Nov 3, 2021

S. M. Cunningham of Lubbock passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the age of 83.  He was born August 25, 1938, in Estacado, Texas to Sylven McConnico and Iva Lee (Powell) Cunningham.  S. M. graduated from Lubbock High School in 1957.  He married Barbara Woods on January 30, 1959.  He worked for many years as a self-employed...

Nov 3, 2021

S. M. Cunningham of Lubbock passed away on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at the age of 83. He was born August 25, 1938, in Estacado, Texas to Sylven McConnico and Iva Lee (Powell) Cunningham. S. M. graduated from Lubbock High School in 1957. He married Barbara Woods on January 30, 1959. He worked for many years as a self-employed carpet...

Nov 2, 2021

Lisa Gay Fillingim, 63, of Tahoka passed away Tuesday, November 2, 2021. She was born October 23, 1958, to Joe Robert and Fernova Charlene (Balch) Fillingim in Lubbock. Lisa loved animals, especially her cats and dogs and enjoyed spending time with her family. Christmas was her favorite holiday, she loved everything about it. From Santa Clause to holiday goodies, Lisa...

Nov 2, 2021

Gina Gruben Hornbeck of Lubbock passed from this life on Tuesday, November2, 2021. She was born in Seminole, Texas on October 6, 1957. Gina graduated from Tatum, NM High School in 1976 . After graduation, Gina worked at many jobs: waitress, communication operator for the NMSP, Pharmacy Tech before attending Amarillo Community College and graduated with an Associates Degree in...

Nov 1, 2021

Marin Issac Ramos, III, 25 of Lubbock passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021. He was born September 29, 1996 in Lubbock to Marin Ramos and Georgia Benavides. He grew up in Slaton and Lubbock and graduated from Monterey High School. Marin worked in retail sales. He enjoyed listening to music, playing video games and watching movies. Those left to...

Oct 25, 2021

Vivian A. Greve, 70, of Lubbock, passed away on Monday morning, October 25, 2021.  She was born on April 10, 1951, in Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas to the late Floyd Eugene Fry and Velma Louise (Palmer) Fry.

She attended high school in Altus, Oklahoma, graduating in 1970.  She met Lloyd Greve, the love of her life, and...

Oct 23, 2021

Sandra Sue Partain, beloved wife, mother and Mimi passed away October 23, 2021.  She was born in Orange, Texas on October 12, 1943, to the late Hoy Mitchell and Nell (Rogers) Mitchell.

She attended Abilene Christian University and there she met the love of her life, Jimmie Partain.  They were married on August 1, 1964, in Beeville, Texas.  She graduated...

Oct 13, 2021

Wayne Jenkins, 48, of Lubbock, was called home to be with his Lord Jesus on Wednesday morning, October 13, 2021, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on July 29, 1973, in Lubbock, Texas to Darrell and Beth Jenkins.

Wayne attended and graduated in 1991 from Cooper High School in Abilene.  He then attended Lubbock Christian...

Sep 2, 2021

Jay Vee "Two Feathers" Youngblood, 63, of Abernathy, passed away Thursday night. He was born in Plainview on October 25, 1957, to the late J. D. Youngblood and Rosa (Baker) Hanvey.

 

Jay owned and operated Two Feathers Construction for many years, before retiring in 2004. He loved to sing, play Santa Claus, and play Farkle. He was a creative artist at...

Aug 21, 2021

Meredith Neil “Buddy” Mahurin, 76, of O’Donnell passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021.  He was born September 25, 1944, in O’Donnell to E.C. and Margaret (Sessom) Mahurin.  Buddy enlisted in the U.S. Air Force April 4, 1965 and served during Vietnam.  He was honorably discharged April 13, 1971.  After the military, Buddy married Marsha (Johnson) Mahurin September 3, 1976,...

Jul 17, 2021

Mina Mae (Buck) Horne

On July 17, 2021, Mina Mae (Buck) Horne, loving wife, and mother of three children, passed away, in Lubbock, TX, at the age of 83.

Mina was born January 29, 1938, to Milan and Iona Buck, in Sioux City, Iowa. She attended Morningside College, where she graduated with her Nursing degree. She...

Mar 2, 2021

Lucile (‘Cile) Redus passed away March 2, 2021, in Lubbock, TX. She was born May 11, 1924, to Lucile and Charles Read in Lubbock, and graduated from Lubbock High School. ‘Cile then attended Texas Tech University and Texas Women’s University. She married Hardy Dean Redus in Saunderstown, RI on June 3, 1944. ‘Cile’s and Dean’s children were Susan (Susie), Charles...

Jan 24, 2021

Margaret Ward, 81, long-time resident of Lubbock, peacefully passed away at her family home on Sunday, January 24, 2021 surrounded by her loving family.

Margaret was brought into this life on April 1, 1939, in Petersburg, Texas to the late Horace Williams and Glenna (Pharr) Williams.

She married Darrell Smith on July 4, 1957 and...