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Obituaries - 1998
| McFarland, Emma |
Age 83, of Seagraves, homemaker. Funeral services 9 January
1998 in the Church of the Nazarene. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery
under direction of Head Family Funeral Home. Died 5 January 1998
in Memorial Health Care Center. Born 6 April 1914 in Henderson
County. Married B. A. McFarland on 18 October 1931 in Lovington,
New Mexico. Preceded in death by husband, B. A. McFarland on 23
December 1997. Survivors: Son, Bob McFarland of Seagraves;
three daughters, Billie King of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Betty Medlin of
Loop and Barbara Abbott of Andrews; brother, Zack Buynes of San Angelo;
ten grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren and three
great-great-grandchildren. |
| Malone, Robert J. |
Age 83, of Seminole, oil field worker, farmer and rancher.
Funeral services 15 June 1998 in South Seminole Baptist Church.
Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under the direction of Roger Pool
Funeral Home. Died 11 June 1998 in Seminole Memorial Hospital.
Born 15 February 1915 in Abilene. Married Dorothy Hambright in
1940. U. S. Army veteran of World War II, prisoner of war.
Predeceased by his wife, Dorothy Hambright Malone in 1940.
Survivors: Daughter Mary Patricia Chancellor of Dallas; son Robert
Earl Malone of Clovis, California; five grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren. |
| Martens, Frankie Zacharias |
Age 8, of Seminole. Funeral Services 26 August 1998 in Old
Colony Mennonite Church. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under
the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home. Died 23 August 1998 in
Seminole Memorial Hospital. Born 20 June 1990 in Seminole.
Survivors: Parents David and Margaret Martens of Seminole;
brothers Jake Martens, Johnny Martens, Peter Martens, David Martens and
Henry Martens, all of Seminole; sisters Annie Martens, Mary Froese,
Margaret Martens and Tina Martens, all of Seminole; paternal grandmother
Anna Martens of Seminole; maternal grandparents Jacob and Margaret
Zacharias of Canada. |
| Moore, David Howard |
Age 55, of Seagraves, heavy equipment operator. Died 25 March
1998 in Seagraves. Cremation under direction of Head Family
Funeral Home. Graveside services in Fairview Cemetery in Michigan.
Born 5 April 1942 in Albion, Michigan. Survivors: Brother,
George Moore of Freemont, Indiana; sister, Bey Hoaglin of Homer,
Michigan. |
| Moore, Joseph Oliver |
Age 87, of Seagraves. Funeral Services 25 September 1998 in
12th Street Church of Christ. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under
the direction of Head Family Funeral Home. Died 22 September 1998
in Brownfield Regional Medical Center. Born 12 October 1910 in
Rising Star. Married Iona Jones on 5 November 1938. Preceded
in death by his wife on 31 December 1993 and three sons, Joe Lynn Moore,
Lonnie Olin Moore and Travis Lee Moore. Survivors: Son,
Ronnie Gean Moore of Lubbock; daughter Sue Dell More Taylor of
Hitchcock; brother Olin Henry Moore of Denver City; sisters Alma Hunter
of Lubbock and Effie Hicks of Colorado City; ten grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. |
| Newsom, Willie Lee "Bill" |
Age 89, of Burkburnett. Graveside services 24 March 1998 in
Seagraves Cemetery. Burial under direction of Head Family Funeral
Home. Died 21 March 1998 in Wichita Falls. Born 1 June 1908
in Scurry County. Married Ingle E. "Ike" Newsom in 1933 in Scurry
County. Survivors: Daughter, Mary Louise Locke of
Burkburnett; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. |
| Porras, Arlene |
Age eighteen months, of Seagraves. Funeral Services 22 July
1998 at St. Paul's Catholic Church. Mass celebrated 23 July 1998
in St. Paul's Catholic Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under
the direction of the Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died
19 July 1998 near Denver City. Born 21 November 1996.
Survivors: Parents, Manuel Ivan and Carmon Pinon Porras; sister,
Jackie Porras of Seagraves; paternal grandfather, Manuel Porras of
Seagraves; maternal grandparents, Luis and Partha Pinon of Seagraves. |
| Porras, Carmen |
Stillborn, of Seagraves. Funeral Services 22 July 1998 at St.
Paul's Catholic Church. Mass celebrated 23 July 1998 in St. Paul's
Catholic Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under the direction
of the Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died 20 July 1998 at
University Medical Center in Lubbock. Survivors: Parents,
Manuel Ivan and Carmon Pinon Porras; sister, Jackie Porras of Seagraves;
paternal grandfather, Manuel Porras of Seagraves; maternal grandparents,
Luis and Partha Pinon of Seagraves. |
| Porras, Maria Antonio |
Age 40, of Seagraves, homemaker. Funeral services 22 July 1998
at St. Paul's Catholic Church. Mass celebrated 23 July 1998 in St.
Paul's Catholic Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under the
direction of the Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died 19
July 1998 near Denver City. Born 5 July 1958 in Mexico.
Married Manuel Porras Sr. on 29 March 1976 in Mexico. Survivors:
Five sons, Joe Luis Porras of San Diego, California, Manuel Ivan Porras
of Seagraves, Esequiel of Virginia, Manuel Porras, Jr. of Seagraves and
Eric Porras of Seagraves; three daughters, Perla Esmeralda Porras,
Brenda Porras and Mary Ann Porras, all of Seagraves; four brothers, Jose
Cruz, Gregorio Cruz and Martin Cruz, all of Seagraves, and Jesus Cruz
of Plainview; five sisters, Margarita Cruz of Artesia, New Mexico, Ilda
Cruz of Mexico, Manuela Cruz of Mexico, Carlmela Cruz of Mexico and
Olivia Cruz of Mexico; one grandchild. |
| Powell, Lewis Edward |
Age 69, of Seminole. Graveside services 4 April 1998 in Gaines
County Cemetery. Burial under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home.
Died 31 March 1998 in Odessa Medical Center in Odessa. Born 29
July 1928 in Jacksboro. Married Margaret Lee Bradford 7 September
1950 in Hobbs, New Mexico. Predeceased by his wife in 1990.
Survivors: Daughter Peggy Phillips of Seminole; three brothers,
Archie Powell of Seminole, Daniel Powell of Mesquite and James Powell of
Deming, New Mexico; one grandson; one great-grandson. |
| Ribble, Hazel Frances |
Age 81, of Seagraves. Funeral services 19 September 1998 in
12th Street Church of Christ. Burial in City of Seagraves Cemetery
under the direction of Head Family Funeral Home. Died 15 September
1998 in Methodist Hospital in Lubbock. Born 16 November 1916 in
Winnert. Married Cecil C. Ribble in March 1934 in Brownfield.
Preceded in death by her husband. Survivors: Sons Lynn
Ribble of Tyler, Charlie Ribble of Danville, Indiana, Doug Ribble of
Andrews, Harold Ribble of Danville, Indiana, and Larry Ribble Levelland;
daughter Twana Vandever of Andrews; twenty-three grandchildren;
thirty-six great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. |
| Rice, J. C. |
Age 81, of Seminole. Funeral services 26 July 1998 in First
Baptist Church. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under the
direction of Boyer Funeral Home. Died 13 July 1998 in Memorial
Hospital in Seminole. Born 19 September 1916 in Big Spring.
Married Easter Follia Brooks 18 November 1939 in Lamesa.
Survivors: Wife Easter Follia Brooks Rice; son Jay Rice of
Fairfax, Virginia; daughter Fay Wanson of Midkiff; three grandchildren;
three great-grandchildren. |
| Riley, Mildred X. |
Age 90, of Hereford, homemaker. Funeral Services in First
Baptist Church in Seagraves. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under
the direction of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home of Hereford. Died
16 February 1998 in Westgate Nursing Home. Born 1 September 1907
in Buxton, Iowa. Married Forest Knop Riley 22 February 1934 in
Chicago, Illinois. Predeceased by daughter, Charlene Smith, in
1985. Survivors: Sisters, Gertrude Jacobs of Hodgkins,
Illinois and Jessie Gillis of Homewood, Illinois; three grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren. |
| Robinson, Alice Ruth |
Age 97, of Seminole. Graveside services 20 April 1998 in
Austin Memorial Park. Burial under the direction of Boyer Funeral
Home of Seminole. Died 18 April 1998 in Memorial Hospital in
Seminole. Born 31 January 1901 in Delta County. Married Luke
Robinson on 12 June 1920 in Cooper. Predeceased by her husband in
1991. Survivors: Daughter, Billie Jane Thompson of Seminole;
six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. |
| Rodgers, Rheba N. |
Age 70, of Seagraves, homemaker. Funeral Services 21 January
1998 in First Baptist Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under
direction of Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died 18
January 1998 at her residence. Born 19 July 1927 in Spencerville,
Tennessee. Married Charles Rodgers in August of 1945 in Armorel,
Arkansas. Survivors: Husband, Charles Rodgers; three sons,
Jimmy Ray Rodgers of Tyler, Wesley Rodgers of Seagraves and Marshall
Rodgers of Hobbs, New Mexico; two daughters, Pat Thompson Bailey of
Fredericksburg and Jan Rodgers Newton of Lubbock; brother, Howard
Spencer of St. Louis, Missouri; eleven grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren. |
| Russell, Arthur |
Age 92, of Seminole, farmer. Funeral services 24 September
1998 in Ashmore Baptist Church. Burial in Loop Cemetery under the
direction of Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. Died 22 September
1998 in Memorial Health Care Center. Born 26 August 1906 in
Durant, Oklahoma. Married Elvena Lawrence 25 February 1937 in
Idalou. Predeceased by his wife on 26 January 1997.
Survivors: Daughter Louvena Hand of Seminole; brother Willie
Russell of Lexington, Oklahoma; two grandchildren. |
| Sanders, Chester |
Age 83, of Loop. Funeral Services 21 February 1998 in Loop
Baptist Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under the direction
of Head Family Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died 18 February 1998 in
Lubbock. Born 6 September 1914 in Hico. Married Aurelia
Morgan on 12 July 1932 in Loop. Preceded in death by twin infant
sons and son Harold Don Sanders. Survivors: Wife, Aurelia
Morgan Sanders; son William Ray Sanders of Taylor; daughters Bobbye Ruth
Slack of Brownfield and Sandra Sue Sharp of Lubbock; brother Jack
Edmondson of Poulsbo, Washington; sister Bettye Edmondson of Fort Davis;
seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. |
| Saucedo, Lydia |
Age 62, of Seminole. Funeral services 9 July 1998 in St. James
Catholic Church. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery under direction
of Roger Pool Funeral Home. Died 6 July 1998 in Midland.
Born 3 August 1935 in Kennedy. Married Jose Saucedo, Sr. December
1951 in Eagle Pass. Survivors: Daughters, Margarita Navarro,
Maria Coranado and Guadalupe Marmolejo, all of Seminole; sons Jose
Saucedo, Jr. of Amarillo, Richardo Saucedo of Dimmitt, Louis Saucedo of
Seminole and Mario Saucedo of Midland; sisters Ramona Saucedo and
Consuelo Rodrigues, both of Seminole; twenty-eight grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren. |
| Shock, Hazel |
Age 98, of Lubbock. Graveside services 4 February 1998 in
Seagraves Cemetery. Burial under the direction of Head Family
Funeral Home. Died 1 February 1998 in a nursing home. Born
in Merkel. Married James R. Shock in 1929 in Portales, New Mexico.
Predeceased by her husband, James R. Shock in 1944 and son James R.
Shock on 21 December 1994. Survivors: Daughters, Geraldine
Shock of Lubbock, Myrtice Penney of Long Mount, Colorado and Rubye Ables
of Long Mount, Colorado; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. |
| Villegas, Alberto Sr. |
Age 83, of Seagraves, farmer. Funeral Services on 15 May 1998
in St. Paul's Catholic Church. Burial in Seagraves Cemetery under
the direction of Head Family Funeral Home. Died 13 May 1998 in
Lakeside Nursing Home in Lubbock. Born 15 March 1915 in New
Braunfels. Married Cruz Moreno in 1938 near Corpus Christi.
She predeceased him 22 February 1996. Survivors: Daughter,
Gloria Gonzales of Lubbock; four sons, Alberto Villegas, Jr. of
Brownfield, Richard Villegas of San Antonio, Joe Lewis Villegas of
Seagraves and Israel Villegas of El Paso; three brothers, Lukas Villegas
of Alice, Guadalupe Villegas and Jorge Villegas, both of Laredo; two
sisters, Basilia Sanchez of Benavides and Carolina Arumbula of El Paso;
twenty-three grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren. |
| Wisdom, Lola |
Age 55, of Seminole, bookkeeper. Funeral Services 14 March
1998 in First United Methodist Church. Burial in Gaines County
Memorial Park under the direction of Roger Pool Funeral Home. Died
11 March 1998 in Lubbock. Born 20 March 1942 in Seagraves.
Married Robert "Redd" Wisdom on 13 May 1967 in Seminole.
Survivors: Husband Robert "Redd" Wisdom; sons, David Kirk Wisdom
of Houston and Jack Lenley Wisdom of Plainview; daughter Kimberly Ann
Garcia of Seminole; brother Jack Ridens of Desdemona; sisters Lenora
Burns of Seminole, Ellen Parker of Gorman and Ann Green of Springfield,
Missouri; mother Ellen Modena Wescott Ridens of Seminole; several
grandchildren. |
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16 May, 2007
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