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Obituaries - 1998
| Allen, Dovie |
Age 93, of Seminole. Funeral Services 3 July 1998 in First
United Methodist Church. Graveside services in O'Donnell Cemetery
under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. Died 1 July
1998 in Memorial Hospital in Seminole. Born 16 September 1904 in
Bowie County. Married Melton Boyce Allen 25 January 1921 in Bowie
County. Predeceased by her husband in 1980 and a son in 1993.
Survivors: Son Mel Allen of Artesia, New Mexico; daughter Mary
Schooler of Seminole; nine grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren;
seven great-great-grandchildren. |
| Alvarez, Jose |
Age 76,of Monahan, farmer. Rosary on 5 March 1998 in Head
Family Funeral Home Chapel. Funerals Services 6 March 1998 in St.
Paul's Catholic Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery. Died 3
march 1998 in Odessa Medical Center. Born 1 June 1921 in Presidio.
Married Dominga Baeza in 1946 in Mexico. She predeceased him in
1983. Survivors: Four sons, Joe Luis Alvarez of Seagraves,
Mario Alvarez of Monahan, Eliseo Alvarez of Burnett and Cruz Alvarez of
Seagraves; three daughters, Grace Galvan of Monahan, Gloria Reyes of
Abilene and Sara Soto of Borger; brother, Ildefonso Baeza of Mexico;
sister, Nicanora Fino of Midland; twenty-one grandchildren; twelve
great-grandchildren. |
| Alvidrez, Alexis |
Infant, of Seminole. Graveside services 10 August 1998 in
Gaines County Cemetery. Burial under the direction of Boyer
Funeral Home. Died 8 August 1998 in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock.
Survivors: Parents Thomas and Flor Alvidrez of Seminole; brothers
John Anthony Alvidrez and Eric Thomas Alvidrez of Seminole; grandparents
Thomas and Juventina Alvidrez of Seminole, Jorge and Dora Reyna of
Frisco. |
| Avalos, Maria Abbigail |
Age 2. Funeral Services 16 March 1998 in Sendero de la Cruz
Assembly of God. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under the direction
of Head Family Funeral Home. Died 12 March 1998 in Lubbock.
Born 19 February 1996 in Seminole. Survivors: Parents Jose
Reyes and Angela Moreno Avalos of Plainview; sister Cassandra Avalos of
Plainview; paternal grandparents Martin Avalos and Maria Galindo of
Mexico. |
| Bagwell, Tommy |
Age 84, of Lubbock, law and yard man. Graveside services 26
February 1998 in Loop Cemetery. Burial under direction of Head
Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died 24 February 1998.
Born 7 September 1913 in Matador. Survivors: Brother, Luther
Bagwell of Midland; two sisters, Lucile Bullington of Midlethian and
Kathleen Burris of Lubbock. |
| Baker, Ross Marion |
Age 47, of Seminole, auto mechanic. Funeral Services 24 April
1998 in Community Chapel. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery in
Seagraves. Died 21 April 1998 near Ropesville. Born 7
September 1950 in Seminole. Married Linda Nell Baker 18 October
1993 in Seminole. Survivors: Wife, Linda Nell Baker; father,
Regnald Owen Baker of Seminole; mother Lanora Jo Baker of Stephenville;
sons Anson Kendall Baker and Errick Shayne Baker, both of Lubbock;
sisters Regina Williams and Renee Chapman, both of Stephenville; four
grandchildren. |
| Bingham, J. H. "Bud" |
Age 75, of Loop, farmer. Funeral Services 30 June 1998 in
Ashmore Baptist Church. Burial in Loop Cemetery under the
direction of Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died 28 June
1998 in Lubbock Methodist Hospital. Born 28 May 1923 in Dawson
County. Married Rosemary Corbitt on 22 July 1948 in Brownfield.
U. S. Army veteran. Survivors: Wife, Rosemary Corbitt
Bingham; daughters Kay Boggan of Loop and Pansy Hart of Brownfield;
brother Jake Bingham of Loop; sisters Alice Kelley of Lamesa and Bert
Temlinson of Grand Prairie; four grandchildren. |
| Corley, R. L. "Bob" |
Age 72, of Midland. Graveside services in Seagraves Cemetery.
Burial under the direction of Head Family Funeral Home. Died 25
March 1998 in Midland. Born 8 December 1925 in Dallas.
Married Constance L. Brockman on 12 November 1947 in Fort Worth.
U. S. Army veteran of World War II. Bronze Star recipient.
Survivors: Wife, Constance L. Brockman Corley; son Christopher B.
Corley of Midland; daughter, Cynthia Corley Lee of Monroe, Louisiana;
brothers Pat Corley of North Ridge, California and Earl Corley of Rio
Del, California; stepbrother Frank Spivey of Commerce; sister Virginia
Dermon of Littleton, Colorado. |
| Dominguez, Carlotta |
Age 97, of Seminole, homemaker. Mass celebrated 28 April 1998
in St. James Catholic Church. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery
under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. Died 25
April 1998 in Memorial Hospital in Seminole. Born 12 October 1900
in Marfa. Married Carlos Dominguez 4 May 1925 in Alpine.
Predeceased by her husband in 1978 and two sons, David Dominguez in 1997
and Joe Dominguez in 1984. Survivors: Sons Isidro Dominguez
of Odessa and Carlos Dominguez, Jr. of Lubbock; daughters Josephine
Benavides of Seminole, Elisa Hernandez of Roswell, New Mexico, Emma
Garza of Riverside, California, Rosa Alaniz of Graham, Sulema Villalva
of Seminole and Gloria Garza of Seagraves; fifty-three grandchildren;
one hundred nine great-grandchildren; sixty great-great-grandchildren. |
| Faulkenberry, Alton |
Age 83, of Seagraves, farmer. Funeral services 15 February
1998 in Loop Baptist Church. Burial in Loop Cemetery under the
direction of Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died February
13, 1998 in Lubbock's Methodist Hospital. Born 31 August 1914 in
Hamilton. Married Marie Avary on 25 December 1935 in Childress.
Survivors: Wife, Marie Avary Faulkenberry; two sons, Dean
Faulkenberry and Don Faulkenberry of Dallas; daughter, Jean Baucum of
Seagraves; brother, W. C. Faulkenberry of Seagraves; five grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren. |
| Faulkner, Merle |
Age 72, of Seagraves. Funeral services 27 January 1998 in
Avenue D Church of Christ. Died 24 January 1998 in Methodist
Hospital. Born 7 February 1925 in Acuff. Preceded in death
by husband, Kenneth Faulkner, in 1970. Survivors: Two sons,
James Faulkner of Seagraves and Sam Faulkner of Lubbock; three
daughters, Pat Walser of Seagraves, Teresa Moore of Lubbock and Ranay
Petty of Lubbock; seventeen grandchildren; twenty-three
great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. |
| Fleming, Arvel P. |
Age 71, of Erath. Funeral Services 3 May 1998 in Seagraves
Church of Christ. Burial in Loop Cemetery under the direction of
Head Family Funeral Home. Died 1 May 1998 in St. Mary's Plaza.
Born in Loop. Survivors: Son, Mike Fleming of Loop; daughter
Barbara Keel of Lubbock; sister Hattie Nix of Halletsville; six
grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. |
| Fox, Josie |
Age 85, of Seminole. Funeral services 3 August 1998 inn
Community Chapel. Burial at Lamesa Memorial Park in Lamesa under
the direction of Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. Died 1 August
1998 at Memorial Health Care Center in Seminole. Born 23 October
1912 in Cleburne. Married Noble Howard Fox 15 June 1939.
Predeceased by her husband in 1992. Survivors: Sons Howard
Reed and James Reed, both of Odessa; sisters Hallie Merchant of De Soto,
Bertha Nelson and Allie Woods, both of Lamesa, Earlene Perry of
Scottsdale, Arizona, and Mary Helen Wade of Abernathy; three
grandchildren. |
| Friesen, Jacob |
Age 47, of Seminole. Funeral services 28 June 1998 in
Reilaender Mennonite Church. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery
under the direction of Roger Pool Funeral Home. Died 24 June 1998
at his residence. Born 26 August 1950 in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Married Margarita Rampel 26 September 1971 in Chihuahua. Preceded
in death by daughter, Nancy. Survivors: Wife, Margarita
Rampel Friesen; sons, Abe Friesen, Frank Friesen, Jake Friesen, Henry
Friesen, Corny Friesen, John Friesen and David Friesen, all of Seminole;
daughter Tina Klassen of Seagraves; father Abe Friesen of Seminole;
brothers Abe Friesen of Paris, Texas, Corney Friesen and Henry Friesen,
both of Seminole, George Friesen of Mexico, Frank Friesen and John
Friesen, both of Ontario, Canada; sister Elizabeth Reimer of Seminole;
eight grandchildren. |
| Gage, Virginia "Ginger" |
Age 64, of Seminole, homemaker. Funeral services 6 July 1998
in Community Chapel. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under the
direction of Boyer Funeral Home. Died 1 July 1998 in University
Medical Center in Lubbock. Born 1 August 1933 in Locust Grove,
Oklahoma. Married John Vincent Gage in Seminole. Survivors:
Sons Jon David Gage of Odessa and James Douglas Gage of Seminole;
daughter Paula Pat Madden of Denton; brothers Jim Grass of Seminole and
Mike Presley of Brownfield; sister Bettye Myers of Seminole; six
grandchildren. |
| Gamez, Alejandra |
Age 95, of Seagraves. Rosary 9 January 1998 in Head Family
funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Services 10 January 1998 in St.
Paul's Catholic Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery. Died 7
January 1998 in Seagraves. She was born in Mexico.
Survivors: Son, Antonio Yzaguirre of Odessa; two daughters,
Victoria Aguilar and Severa Hernandez, both of Seagraves; twelve
grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren. |
| Gardner, Calvin |
Age 70, of Seagraves, mechanic and construction worker.
Funeral services 16 February 1998 in First Assembly of God Church.
Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under the direction of Head Family Funeral
Home. Died 13 February 1998 in Lubbock's St. Mary Hospital.
Born 31 January 1928. Married Dena Langehennig on 2 July 1955 in
Lovington, New Mexico. U. S. Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors: Wife Dena Langehennig Gardner; sons Larry Gardner of
Plano, Dennis Gardner of Levelland and Richard Gardner of Seminole;
daughter Debra Latham of Morehouse; brother Ted Gardner of Oregon;
sister Patsy Hudgens of Homedale, Idaho; eleven grandchildren; one
great-grandchild. |
| Garza, Jonas Tomas |
Infant, of Denver City. Services 21 February 1998 in Head
Family Funeral Home. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery. Died 19
February 1998 in University Medical Center in Lubbock. Survivors:
Parents, Tomas and Amy Garza. |
| Garza, Prudencio |
Age 79, of Seagraves, farm laborer. Funeral Services 11 April
1998 in St. Paul's Catholic Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery
under the direction of Head Family Funeral Home. Died 9 April 1998
in Lubbock's Methodist Hospital. Born 5 December 1918 in Gonzales.
Married Juanita Garza 13 June 1946 in Yorktown. Preceded in death
by a daughter. Survivors: Wife Juanita Garza; sons Gilbert
Garza and Jimmy Garza, both of Brownfield; daughters Pat Losoya of
Odessa, Lupe Ortiz of O'Donnell, Virginia Zepeda and Linda Garza, both
of Seagraves, Mine Dority and Annie Garza, both of Dallas, rose Boren of
Friona and Mary Voigt of Fort Worth; brothers Martin Garza, Dionicio
Garza, Valente Garza and Panfilo Garza, all of Lamesa; fourteen
grandchildren; one great-grandchild. |
| Gonzales, Alex |
Age 53, of Seagraves. Funeral Services 4 February 1998 in St.
Paul's Catholic Church. Cremation under direction of Head Family
Funeral Home. Died 1 February 1998 at his residence. Born 13
January 1945 in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Survivors: Daughter,
Angel Davila of Seagraves; son, Augy Gonzales of Cloves, New Mexico;
brothers, Emilio Gonzales of Clovis, New Mexico and Robert Gonzales of
Albuquerque, New Mexico; four sisters, Christine Martinez, Margie Aragon
and Mary Gonzales, all of Clovis, New Mexico, and Francis Gonzales Adams
of Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| Gonzales, Genovevo |
Age 77, of Seagraves. Funeral services 9 May 1998 in Spanish
Assembly of God in Seagraves. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery in
Seagraves under direction of Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. Died
6 May 1998 in Brownfield Regional Medical Center. Born 3 January
1921 in San Ignacio. Married Remedios Rodriguez on 22 February
1948 in Laredo. U. S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors: Wife, Remedios Rodriguez Gonzales; four sons, Jose
Gonzales and Genovevo Gonzales, Jr. of Seagraves, Willy Gonzales of
Sanger, Jorge Gonzales of Big Spring; six daughters, Juanita Hernandez
of Brownfield, Marie Moreno, Jesusita Rodriguez, Estefana Olivo, Raquel
Gonzales and Odelia Gonzales, all of Seagraves; twenty-six
grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren. |
| Hawkins, Sandra Jean |
Age 59, of Seminole, homemaker. Funeral services 30 April 1998
in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Burial in Gaines
County Cemetery under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home. Died
27 April 1998 at her residence. Born 17 September 1938 in Gorman.
Married Clyde Hawkins 19 September 1959 in Seagraves. Survivors:
Husband, Clyde Hawkins; daughter, Robbie Jean Florence of Richardson;
brothers Bobby Ellis of Lindale and Bill Ellis of Flower Mound;
grandmother Mary Oliva Adams of DeLeon; three grandchildren. |
| Henry, Thomas Ralph |
Age 96, of Seagraves, self-employed printer, writer. Died 11
June 1998 in Memorial Hospital in Seminole. Cremation under
direction of Head Family Funeral Home. Born 3 March 1902 in
Freemont, Michigan. Married Ann Jerrell on 13 February 1926 in
Anderson, Indiana. Survivors: Wife, Ann Jerrell Henry; son,
Ralph Gerrell Henry of Murphysboro, Illinois; sister, Lucille Mansfield
of Hesperia, Michigan. |
| Henson, Zachary Guy |
Age 7, second-grader at Seagraves schools. Funeral services 5
January 1998 in First Baptist Church. Burial in Seagraves
Cemetery. He was born in Lubbock. Died 2 January 1998 in
Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth. Survivors: Parents,
Guy Henson, Jr. and Shannon Henson of Seagraves; brother, Zeth Henson of
Seagraves; grandparents Guy and Jennie Bob Henson and Wayland and
Margaret McCullough, all of Seminole; great-grandparents Buster and
Grace McCullough of Seminole and Joe and Ester Ruth Henson of
Brownfield. |
| Hollifield, William |
Age 71, of Seagraves, mechanic. Services 28 January 1998 in
First Baptist Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under the
direction of Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves.
Died 26 January 1998 in Brownfield. Born 8 December 1926 in
Brownfield. Married Paula P. Parker on 28 February 1981 in
Seagraves. Survivors: Wife, Paula P. Parker Hollifield; two
sons, Bill Holllifield of St. Lawrence and Gary Hollifield of Midland;
three daughters, Linda Shumake of Midland, Cathy Yocum of Seagraves and
Janice Purcell of Slaton; two sisters, Louise Bolin of Texas and
Kathleen Cleaveland of Allen; sixteen grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren. |
| Howell, Ruth Evelyn |
Age 76, of Seminole. Funeral services 12 May 1998 in Community
Chapel. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under the direction of
Boyer Funeral Home. Died 9 May 1998 in Methodist Hospital in
Lubbock. Born 27 April 1922 in Slaton. Married J. B. Howell
on 15 October 1968 in Seminole. Predeceased by her husband in
1993. Survivors: Daughters Sharon Gibson of Bartlesville,
Oklahoma and Suzanne Fortson of Kermit; sister Fran Smith of Tulsa,
Oklahoma; two grandchildren; two graet-grandchildren. |
| Jameson, Mary Lou |
Age 91, of Seminole. Funeral Services 16 March 1998 in
Presbyterian Church. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under the
direction of Ratliff Funeral Home. Died 14 March 1998 in Seminole
Memorial Healthcare. Born 4 July 1906 in Sumerville, Georgia.
Married Eddie Jameson on 29 August 1927 in Canyon. Predeceased by
her husband in 1982. Survivors: Son, Robert Jameson of
Seminole; daughter, Charlie Wohlgemuth of Dimmitt; seven grandchildren;
twelve great-grandchildren. |
| Kennedy, May Pearl |
Age 84, of Denver City. Funeral Services 30 April 1998 in
First Assembly of God in Denver City. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery
under the direction of Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died
28 Apri 2998 in Denver City. Born 1 May 1913 in Erath County.
Married Claude K. Kennedy 29 March 1935 in Seminole. Survivors:
Husband Claude K. Kennedy, sons, Herman Kennedy of Grand Prairie and
Wylie Kennedy of McAlester, Oklahoma; daughters Sybil Moyer and Geneva
Kennedy, both of Lubbock, and Janie Cox of Houston; brother Dale Dozer
of Andrews; sisters Elvia Stevenson of Seminole and Grace Barron of
Seagraves; twenty grandchildren; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren. |
| Lasater, Earl Lee |
Age 68, of Seminole. Funeral Services 21 May 1998 in First
United Methodist Church. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under
the direction of Roger Pool Funeral Home. Died 17 May 1998 in
Seminole Memorial Hospital. Born 10 September 1929 in Nimrod.
Married Belinda Williams 21 September 1974 in Baird. Survivors:
Wife, Belinda Williams Lasater; daughter Kathy J. Lasater of Lubbock;
mother Viola Katherine Hinds of Baird; six grandchildren. |
| Loveless, Hutts |
Age 104, of Seminole. Funeral Services 26 May 1998 at Roger
Pool Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under
the direction of Roger Pool Funeral Home. Died 23 May 1998 in
Memorial Health Care Center in Seminole. Born 1 March 1894 in
Conway, Arkansas. Married Jo Hazel Lancaster in Stephenville 23
November 1915. Predeceased by his wife in 1983 and a son, Royce
Loveless. Survivors: Son Erwin Loveless of Seminole;
daughter Dorothy Lamm of Seminole; nine grandchildren; twenty-three
great-grandchildren. |
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