Obituaries
Evangelina "Eva" Herrera
Nov 17, 2020
Evangelina “Eva” (Contreras) Herrera, 65, of Lubbock passed away on November 17, 2020. She was born May 13, 1955 in Olton, Texas to Theodore V. and Maria (Rangel) Contreras. She grew up in Lubbock and worked for many years as a file clerk for Parkhill. She loved the outdoors where she enjoyed planting plants and flowers. Eva could make...
Josephine Gutierrez
Jul 31, 2020
Josephine Gutierrez, 94, died Tuesday, July 31, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. She was born in Plainview, Texas, March 4, 1926, and spent most of her life in Roswell and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her parents were Joe G. Gutierrez, Sr. and Victoriana Sanchez Gutierrez of Roswell.
She is a graduate of Roswell High School and University of New Mexico. She was...
Larry Bozeman
Jun 11, 2020
Larry Ken Bozeman, 70, of Idalou passed away at home in Idalou on June 11, 2020 after a brave battle with cancer. Larry was born on February 28, 1950, in Lubbock to Corky and Margie Bozeman. He was named after his grandfathers, Lawrence Fleming and Kenneth Bozeman. He was the first grandchild on both sides and the self-proclaimed favorite...
Sandra Perkins
Jun 10, 2020
Sandra Marie (Stephens) Perkins of Lubbock, Texas passed away on June 10, 2020, at the age of 75. She was born on June 27, 1944 in the country outside of Hermleigh, Texas to James Thomas and Zada (Cummins) Stephens. Sandra attended Abilene Christian College where she earned her bachelor's degree. She later attended Texas Tech University where she earned...
David Eric Hill
Jan 11, 2020
David Eric Hill, 39, of Lubbock, passed away in the line of duty on Saturday, January 11, 2020. Eric was born to Mark and Susan (Wright) Hill on July 15, 1980 in Levelland, Texas. Eric graduated from Lovington High School in 1998 and went on to attend South Plains College. He graduated from Texas Tech University with his Bachelor of...
James Wendell Acker
Dec 19, 2019
James Wendell Acker of Lubbock passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at the age of 88. He was born March 8, 1931 in Brownfield to Cecil and Ruth (Hill) Acker. James graduated from Brownfield High School and enlisted into the National Guard. On September 18, 1952 he married Charlene Tuttle. In 1953 he volunteered for the U.S. Army,...
Juanita "Janie" Luz Alamanza
Dec 15, 2019
Juanita “Janie” Luz Alamanza, 46, of Lubbock went to be with our Lord on December 15, 2019 surrounded by her family. Janie was born to Juan and Virginia Alamanza on June 27, 1973. Janie graduated from Estacado High School in 1991 and was a proud matador. Janie worked for North Star Surgical Center. Janie was a member of St....
Bryan Gordon Cox
Dec 10, 2019
Bryan Gordon Cox, 72 of Lubbock passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019. He was born February 27, 1947 to the late Jack Bryan and Gladys Louise (Elkins) Cox in Lubbock. Bryan graduated from Abernathy High School in 1966. He had a passion for music and loved playing the guitar. Bryan also enjoyed spending his time working on ham radios...
Barbara Ann Briggs
Nov 26, 2019
Barbara Ann Briggs, 70, of Lubbock passed away November 26, 2019. She was born March 17, 1949 James and Jewel (Durant) Nichols in Poteau, OK. Barbara graduated with her LVN in 1980. She was a member of Heights Fellowship.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughters Traci (Dean) Loveless and Susan (Terry) Crews, both of Lubbock;...
Valentine Barron
Nov 26, 2019
Valentine Barron of Lubbock, Texas departed this life on Tuesday, November 26 at the age of 58. He was born November 21, 1961 to Jesus Sr. and the late Esperanza Barron (2002). He was a 1980 graduate of Dunbar High School and proudly served in the United States Army. He married his soul mate and love of his life...
Beatrice Elizabeth Byrne
Nov 16, 2019
Beatrice Elizabeth (Carter) Byrne, 93, of Lubbock, passed away November 16, 2019. She had been struggling with dementia for the past 7-8 years among other ailments. Bea suffered a stroke on November 14th, and passed away on Saturday the 16th. She was born January 31, 1926, to Homer D. and Mary (Hill) Carter in Grady County, Oklahoma. Bea married...
Georgia "Goya" Perez Cedillo
Nov 3, 2019
Gregoria “Goya” Perez Cedillo, 82, of Petersburg passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019. Goya was born September 13, 1937 in Travis, Texas to Sotero and Teresa (Flores) Perez. She married Joe Moralez Cedillo in 1955 in Rosebud, Texas. She moved from Rosebud to Petersburg in 1958. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Those left...
Kimberly Marie Busbea-Wentz
Nov 3, 2019
Kimberly Marie Busbea-Wentz, 58, of Alpine, Texas; previously of Lubbock, Texas, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019. She was born on October 26, 1961 to Tommy and Frances Rylant in Slaton, Texas. Kimberly was married two times and has two children.
She was vibrant, fun-loving, and was the life of every party. Kimberly would light up the room with...
Raynaldo Trevino Barraza
Oct 26, 2019
Raynaldo Trevino Barraza, 71 of Lubbock, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, October 26, 2019. He was born in Ackerly, Texas on March 15, 1948 to Domingo and Viviana Trevino. Raised by Victor and Socorro Barraza.
Family left to cherish his memory include his beloved wife of 42 years, Isabel and children,...
Walter Noel Caswell
Oct 25, 2019
Walter Noel Caswell, 91, of Woodrow, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 25, 2019. He was born in Draw, Texas, on May 28, 1928, to Walter and Mattie Caswell. He attended Draw, Tahoka, and Redwine schools. Noel married Willie Mae Bailey in 1946, in Lubbock, Texas. They raised four children in Draw where...
AnnaBell Batenhorst
Oct 3, 2019
AnnaBell Batenhorst, 87, of Levelland passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. She was born November 8, 1931 in Amarillo, Texas to Jack and Anna (Hettinger) Boutell. AnnaBell graduated from Amarillo High School and from Draughns Business College in Amarillo. She lived in Wimberly for many years where she was an active member of the Wimberly Lions Club and...
Paul Anothony Castro
Sep 11, 2019
Paul Anthony Castro, 49, passed away on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Paul was born to Mary Caballero and Pablo Castro on March 29, 1970 in Lubbock. He loved spending time with his family and friends. He was a hard worker and lived his life the way he wanted to. Loved ones include his sons Joel and Michael Castro, brother...
Frankie Loise Bills
Sep 10, 2019
Frankie Loise Bills, 90 of Lubbock passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2019. She was born August 25, 1929 to Wilhelm and Opal (Cox) Dalluge in Tulia. Frankie graduated from Tulia High School and from Francis Butler School of Modeling in Amarillo on March 11, 1953. She married Richard Bills, and they owned and operated Hub Tire Center for more...
Melchor "Roy" Olvera Esquivel
Aug 24, 2019
Melchor Olvera Esquivel, 75 of Lubbock passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019. He was born June 14, 1944 to Melchor Esquivel and Petra Olvera in Carrizo Springs, Texas. Roy received his GED from Monterey High School. He married Juanita Rangel November 30, 1963 in Lubbock. Roy worked as a machinist for Goulds Pumps before retiring from Landscaping. He was...
Tom Chavez
Aug 11, 2019
Tom Chavez, 97, stepped into the arms of Jesus on August 11, 2019. Born on a reservation in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, April 25, 1922 to Tomas V. and Louisa Martinez Chavez, Tom was a Jicarilla Apache Indian. Graduating in 1941 from El Paso High School as an all-state basketball guard, he played on athletic scholarship at Hardin Simmons...