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Obituaries - 2007
| Archer, Mary J. "Bubbles" |
Mary J. "Bubbles" Archer, 78, of Seminole, died Monday 5 march 2007
at Seminole Memorial Health Care Center. Services at Westside
Church of Christ on Wednesday, 7 March 207. Interment at Gaines
County Memorial Cemetery. Born in Lamesa, Texas, on 10 May 1928 to
Jeff and Margaret Loe. Married J. W. "Jake" Archer on 3
August 1951. Preceded in death by her parents, husband and brother
Joe Walter Loe. Survived by daugthers Maribeth McConal and husband
Barry of Seminole, Denise Delile and husband Wayne of Lewisville, Marsha
Dossey and husband Ronney of Seagraves; son Jay Archer and wife Pam of
Seminole; sister Latrice Paxton-McBroome of Lubbock; three
grandchildren, Chami Spence of Brownfield, Brady McConal of Seagraves,
and Amy Delile of Lubbock; two great-grandchildren, Braeden and Sydni
Spence of Brownfield; several nieces and nephews. |
| Barron, Alton Noel |
Alton Noel Barron, 68, died at his home 20 June 2007. Born in
Seagraves 25 January 1939 to Noel and Dollie Barron. Attended
schools in Seagraves and college at West Texas State University in
Canyon. Married Dixie Finch on 5 December 1959 in Denver City.
Served in United States Army; master electrician; member of IBEW #850
and NECA. Survivors: Wife Dixie; daughter Jennifer and
husband John Heal of Austin; sons Troy and wife Emily of Whitesboro and
Tyler and wife Tonya of Lubbock; grandchildren Tanner Barron Houston,
Hailey, Maddie and Murphy Heal of Austin, Tate Barron of Lubbock;
brothers Bill Barron and wife Ann of Whitehouse and Roger Barron and
wife Barbara of Seagraves. Preceded in death by his parents;
sister Beth Welch; daughter Danna Barron. Funeral services 3:00
p.m. Saturday, 23 June2007, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church.
Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park under direction of Resthaven
Funeral Home. |
| Billings, Jeremy Quisenberry |
Jeremy Quisenberry Billings, age 20, passed away Tuesday, October
23, 2007. Born February 24, 1987 in Andrews; attended school in
Seagraves; member of First United Methodist Church. Graduated from
Seagraves High School in 2005; President of FFA; received Top Hand Award
and Greenhand Award in FFA; Senior Sheep Feeder of the year; also in
football and National Honor Society; listed in Who's Who in American
High Schools. Worked as a farmer. Survived by his parents,
Danny and Julie Billings of Seagraves and Dennis Quisenberry of
Seminole; sister, Danlee Jo Billings of Seagraves; grandparents Tommy
and Joan Billings of Seagraves and James and Sandra Wright of Seminole.
Preceded in death by grandparents Daniel and LaQuita Nelson of Seminole
and Wilburn Quisenberry of Denver City. Celebration of life held
at First Baptist Church in Seagraves on Friday, October 26, 2007.
Burial in Gaines County Cemetery in Seagraves under the direction of
Mark A. Jones Funeral Directors of Seagraves. |
| Burrows, Thomas B. |
Thomas B. Burrows died Thursday, 25 October 2007 at The Life Care
Center in Farmington, New Mexico. Born 11 September 1911 in San
Saba, Texas to John Minta Burrows and Lissie Haven Webb Burrows.
Married wife Louise in 1933. Served on Seminole School Board; 32nd
degree Free Mason; member of the order of Scottish Rite; member of the
Methodist Church. Survived by his wife; son Thomas
Burrows, Jr. of Buffalo, New York; daughter Sue Jackson and husband
James of Newcomb, New Mexico; grandchildren Jim and Joel Jackson, Judith
Jackson Martinez and husband Ray, Tremaine Burrows, Gordon burrows and
wife Norrah, Kimball Burrows Kelley and husband Leonard and Ann
Rosenberg and husband Bruce (deceased); twelve great-grandchildren;
brothers William Burrows of Nolanville and James Burrows of Tucson,
Arizona; sister-in-law Floy Pittman Henson. Memorial service at
The Life Care Center of Farmington. Services by Brewer, Lee &
Larkin Funeral Home, Farmington, New Mexico. |
| Currie, Mary Lou |
Services for Mary Lou Currie, 94, of Seminole, formerly of
Seagraves, at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, 6 October 2007, in First Baptist
Church of Seagraves. Burial in Gaines County Cemetery in
Seagraves. Services under the direction of Mark A. Jones Funeral
Directors. Died Thursday, 5 October 2007 in Seminole. Born 8
March 1913 in Allen, Texas to Irvin and Dessie Oliver. Survived by
son Donald "Ben" Currie and wife Sue, daughter Robbie Belknap and
husband Al, all of Seagraves; seven grandchildren; seventeen
great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in
death by her parents; four brothers, H. T. Oliver, D. B. Oliver, J. B.
Oliver and Sam Oliver; two sisters, Josephine Hill and Ruby Fleming. |
| Denton, Janice |
Funeral services of Janice Denton, 95, of Seminole, Saturday, 14
April 2007 in First Baptist Church. Interment at Gaines County
Cemetery. Services under direction of Ratliff Funeral Home.
Died Wednesday, 11 April 2007 in Seminole. Survivors:
Daughters, Alice McLeod and husband Robert of Cedar Hill, Kathleen
Bennett and husband Carl of Seminole, Jewel Coan and husband Norman of
Bangs; two sisters; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. |
| Dukes, Mozelle |
Graveside services for Mozelle Dukes, 79, of Hurst and formerly of
Levelland on Wednesday, 14 March 2007 in the City of Levelland Cemetery.
Services under direction of George Price Funeral Home. Died
Monday, 12 march 2007 in Bishop Davies Nursing Home, Hurst, Texas.
Born 16 June 1927 in Seminole to Fred and Ada Mock. Married C. W.
Dukes 7 November 1948 in Lubbock, who preceded her in death 11 December
2005. Survived by sons Mike and wife Jane Dukes of North Richland
Hills, Texas, and Grant and wife Terry Dukes of Horseshoe Bay, Texas;
seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers Jack Mock of
Denver City and Floyd Mock of Big Spring; sister Mary Eunice of
Columbus, Nebraska. |
| Espinoza, Concepcion "Concha" |
Concepcion "Concha" Espinoza, 74, died Tuesday, 27 March 2007 at her
residence in Seagraves. Rosary 29 March 2007 at Mark A. Jones
Memorial Chapel. Funeral mass at 11:00 a.m. Friday, 30 March 2007
at St. Paul's Catholic Church. Interment at Gaines County Cemetery
in Seagraves. Born 15 August 1932 to Cayetano and Maria Moya in
Zorn. Married Jesus Espinoza, Sr. January 1954. Moved to Seagraves
in October of 1954 from Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Survivors:
Sons Jesse Espinoza, Jr. and Joe Espinoza; daughters Patricia Espinoza,
Louisa Expinoza Ayala, Christina Vasquez and Sylvia Martinez, all of
Seagraves, and Ester Kuhn of Perrin; sister Juana Perez of Seagraves;
fourteen grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by
her husband in 1988; sons Vidal Espinoza, Sr. in 1999 and Daniel
Espinoza in 1959; four brothers and one sister. Services provided
by Mark A. Jones Funeral Directors of Seagraves. |
| Fehr, John Martens |
Graveside services for John Martens Fehr, 72 of Seminole, Texas will
be held Monday, March 19, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Gaines County Cemetery,
with Rev. David Klassen officiating. Services will be under the
direction of Boyer Funeral Home. Mr. Fehr passed away Saturday,
March 17, 2007 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas after a
lengthy illness. He was born April 26, 1934 to Isaak & Katherina
Fehr in Mexico. He married Katherina Fehr on August 2, 1953, in
Mexico. He worked as a mechanic and was affiliated with the
Mennonite church. He was a loving father, brother, grandfather and
great-grandfather. Mr. Fehr is preceded in death by his wifeh
Katherina in 1997, as well as his parents, one brother, one sister and
two great-grandchildren. Survivors include: Three sons, John
Fehr, Jr. of Clovis, California, Ben Fehr of Kerman, California, and
David Fehr of Seminole, Texas; three daughters, Tina Teichroeb of
Seminole, Texas, Helen Friesen of Essex, Missouri and Mary Bergen of
Almex, Canada; three brothers, Ben Fehr of Seminole, Texas, Jake and
David Fehr, both of Canada; two sisters, Tina Zacharias and Elena
Gunter, both of Canada. |
| Freeman, Wylie Dee |
Graveside services for Wylie Dee Freeman, 85, of Denver City, Texas
will be held on Wednesday March 7, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at Denver City
Memorial Park. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the
First Baptist Church in Denver City with Rev. Phillip Golden officiating
and Rev. Randy Butler and Dr. F. C. Bradley assisting. All
services are under the direction of Boyer Funeral Chapel of Denver City.
Mr. Freeman passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007, at his residence in
Denver City following a lengthy illness. He was born to Mabel and
Frank Freeman on January 29, 1922 in Roby, Texas. He married
Earlene Benson on December 19, 1942, in Lamesa, Texas. Mr. Freeman
was a member of the Fist Baptist Church in Denver City. He farmed
in Dawson, Gaines, Yoakum and Andrews counties. Mr. Freeman served
on the Denver City school board for nine years and was a committee
member of the ASC office in Andrews, Texas. Survivors include his
wife, Earlene Freeman of Denver City, Texas; two sons, Tommy Freeman of
Lubbock, Texas and Gary Freeman of Andrews, Texas; one daughter Linda
Squyres of Boise, Idaho; one sister Frankie Young of Denver City, Texas;
three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. |
| Garcia, Dominic & Diego |
Graveside services for infant twins Dominic & Diego Garcia of
Lubbock and formerly of Seminole will be held Friday, March 9, 2007 at
12:00 p.m. at Gaines County Cemetery in Seminole. Services will be
under the direction of Boyer funeral Home. The infants passed away
Saturday March 3, 2007 at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
They were born March 3, 2007 to Lucas Jeremy Garcia and Danielle Lynn
Cappell in Lubbock. Survivors include parents, Lucas Jeremy Garcia
and Danielle Lynn Cappell of Lubbock, Texas; maternal grandparents, Kim
and Keith Cappell of Michigan; paternal grandmother Julie Garcia of
Seminole; paternal grandfather Michael Hernandez of Carrollton, Texas;
maternal great-grandmothers Gladys Radiger and Edna Cappell of Michigan;
paternal great-grandparents Margarito and Julia Garcia of Hobbs, New
Mexico; paternal great-grandmother Delia Darnell of Carrollton, Texas. |
| Grimes, Agnes |
Agnes Grimes died at Raritan Health &
Extended Care Center in Raritan, New Jersey Saturday, 10 February 2007
at 2:38 p.m. Born Vineta Agnes Dunlap on 28 September 1908 in the
family home on a farm near Noodle, Taylor County, second daughter of
David Jackson Dunlap and Josephine Reynolds. Graduated from
Amherst High School; held a business degree from Draughns Business
School of Amarillo. Married Joe W. Grimes 24 December 1931.
Pioneers of Seagraves; owned and operated Grimes Food Store for many
years; owned motels in Seagraves and Brownfield; instrumental and
influential in oil development in west Texas. Organized the
Fullback Club for mothers of Seagraves football players; charter member
of the Band Boosters Club. She and husband Joe were class parents
for classes of 1955 and 1959 at Seagraves High School; active members of
12th Street Church of Christ in Seagraves; involved in civic affairs.
Preceded in death by her parents; husband of 59 years, Joe Grimes;
sisters Opal Leggitt Barry and Hazel Dooley; brother Andrew Dunlap.
Survived by sons Donald Joe and wife Annie Lou of Bound Brook, New
Jersey, and Dennis of Ruidoso, New Mexico; sisters Hattie Hood of
Levelland and Isabell Faust of Lubbock; eight grandchildren, Christy
Milton and Dr. Scott Milton of Amarillo, Julie Grimes Bottcher of
Birmingham, Alabama, Catharine Polsky and Dr. Bruce Polsky of New York,
New York, D'Aun and Eric Moore of Los Flores, California, Jennifer
Etheridge and Troy Etheridge of Allen, Gregory Joe Grimes and Alison
Grimes of Irving, and Joe Dennis Grimes of Fort worth;
great-grandchildren Amelia, Audrey and Ashlyn Milton of Amarillo,
Matthew Bottcher of Birmingham, Alabama, Sylvie Polsky of New York City,
Autumn and Carter Moore of Los Flores, California, Isabella nd Gabriella
Etheridge of Allen, and Andrew Joe and Lauren Grimes of Irving; several
nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Services held at
2:00 p.m. Friday, 16 February 2007 at 12th Street Church of Christ in
Seagraves. Interment at Gaines County Cemetery, Seagraves.
Arrangements by Mark A. Jones Funeral Directors, Seagraves. |
| Hadaway, Jimmy Douglas |
Jimmy Douglas Hadaway, age 71, of
Seagraves passed away Thursday, September 13, 2007 in Lubbock.
Memorial service held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 16, 2007 at First
Baptist Church in Seagraves. Graveside Service in Luzbuddie
Cemetery Monday, September 17, 2007. Mr. Hadaway was born
September 30, 1935 to Jack and Ida Mae Hadaway of Sudan, Texas. He
moved from Amarillo to Seagraves in 1974. Graduated from
Springlake High School and West Texas State University where he was on
the W. T. football team. Married Jeanette Faulkenberry December
28, 1958 in Seagraves. Lifetime member of the Million Dollar Round
Table; member of First Baptist Church in Seagraves; teacher and coach
for Seagraves ISD; farmer. Survivors: Wife, Jeanette;
stepmother, Viola Hadaway of Earth, Texas; brother Jerrell Teel Hadaway
of Segraves; step-sisters Laura Bartlett of Bovina, Texas and Gaye
Scarborough of Earth, Texas; three nieces; three step-nephews.
Preceded in death by his parents. Services provided by Mark A.
Jones Funeral Directors of Seagraves. |
| Hamilton, Mozelle Kennedy |
Mozelle Kennedy Hamilton, 91, died Monday,
1 October 2007, in Seminole. Services Wednesday, 3 October 2007 at
2:00 pm. at 12th Street Church of Christ. Burial in Gaines County
Cemetery in Seagraves. Born 9 January 1916 to Clifford and Mattie
Kennedy in Wise County. Married Lee Roy Hamilton 11 October 1937
in Stanton, Texas. Survivors: Sons Jim Hamilton of Seagraves
and Dwight Hamilton of Midland; daughter Diann Middleton of Ulysses,
Kansas; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; one
great-great-granddaughter. Preceded in death by her husband Lee
Roy in 1982; brothers, Clarence, Orval, Otis, Claude and Ceil; sisters
Lillian, Virgie and Juanita. Services by Mark A. Jones Funeral
Directors of Seagraves. |
| Hinson, Charlsie S. |
Charlsie S. Hinson, 84, died Saturday, 18
August 2007 in Seminole. Services Monday 20 August 2007 at 2:00
p.m. at First Assembly of God church in Seagraves. Graveside
services at City of Levelland Cemetery at 5:00 p.m. Visitation
Sunday, 19 August 2007 at Mark A. Jones funeral Directors in Seagraves.
Born 7 April 1923 to Ransom and Ethel Steveson in Lockney, Texas.
Attended schools in Lockney and Levelland. Married Ernest "E. T."
Hinson 26 April 1941 in Slaton. Survivors: Sons L. D. Hinson
and wife Judy of Seagraves and Roscoe Hinson and wife Lesley of San
Antonio; daughter Colene Hillyard of Austin; five grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her brother Silvin
Steveson. |
| Hollifield, Pauline "Polly" |
Pauline "Polly" Hollifield, 87, of
Seagraves died Thursday, 27 September 2007 in Seminole. Graveside
services Sunday, 30 September 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in Gaines County
Cemetery. Services under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home of
Seagraves. Born 2 May 1920 in McAlister, Oklahoma, to Jesse and
Dollie Parker. Married Tommy Hollifield in Seagraves in March
1981. Homemaker; member of First Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by first husband Claude E. Reed in 1979 and second
husband Tommy Hollifield 26 January 1988; two brothers; three sisters.
Survived by sons Bill Hollilfield of Stanton and Gary Hollifield and
wife, Laura, of Greenwood; daughters Linda Shumake and husband John of
Midland, Cathy Yocom and husband Garrison of Seagraves, and Janice
Fulford of Slaton; sisters Geraldine Thompson of Amarillo and Jackie
Taylor of Canyon Lake, California; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-four
great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews. |
| Howle, Garrett Wayne |
Garrett Wayne Howle, age 12, died Friday,
9 February 2007. Born 27 June 1994 in Seminole; lifelong resident
of Idalou. Survived by his mother Melanie Howle of Idalou;
maternal grandparents Donna and Stan Howle of Idalou; uncle Michael and
wife Tisha Howle and cousins, Jacob, Jessie and Jenna Howle; aunt
Kristie and Robert Richards and cousins Kelsey, Kaeley and Riley
Richards of Idalou; great uncle Pee Wee Clanton and wife Jo and their
children, Meg Pankey and Courtney Broome of Monroe, Louisiana; great
aunt Tricia and husband Ronnie Metsgar of Post and their child,
Christopher of Lubbock. Visitation Friday, 16 February 2007 at
White Funeral Homer in Idalou. Services Saturday, 17 February 2007
at Trinity Church in Lubbock. Interment in Idalou Cemetery. |
| Jeffcoat, Dorothy |
Funeral services for Dorothy Jeffcoat, 75,
of Seagraves held Monday, March 12, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in First Baptist
Church. Interment in O'Donnell Cemetery under the direction of
Ratliff Funeral Home of Seagraves. Died Friday, March 9, 2007 in
Brownfield. Born 30 April 1931 in McMinville, Tennessee to Bill
and Fannie Gann. After their death, adopted by Russell and Vera
McSwan at the age of two. Married Olan McKenzie of Southland,
Texas 19 November 1947; after his death in 1964, married Marshall
"Cowboy" Jeffcoat 18 January 1980. Lived in Munday for several
years before returning to Seagraves where she worked at the Little Store
for many years. Administrative Assistant for Seagraves Senior
Citizens Center. Preceded in death by her husband, Olan; daughter
Karen Sue McKensie; husband "Cowboy" Jeffcoat 2 October 1997; one
brother, four sisters and a daughter-in-law. Survived by sons and
daughters-in-law Dennis and Carolyn McKenzie of Seagraves, Ted and Terri
McKenzie of Waco, and tom and Janet McKenzie of Seagraves; two sisters,
Gladys Caffee of Petty, Texas and Patsy Mull of Hobbs, New Mexico;
twelve grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren. |
| Latham, Perlena Smith "Punk" |
Perlena Smith "Punk" Latham, 71 of Hobbs,
New Mexico, formerly of Seminole, died at her home on 13 March 2007.
Daughter of Ed and Lucille McKee of Seminole. Attended Seminole
schools and graduated in 1954. Owner of Perlena's Dress Shop in
Seminole; member of China Painting Club of Seminole. Survived by
her husband, Ray Latham; daguther D'Ann and husband Dusty Blackmon; four
grandchildren, Kaitlin, Dallas and Kolt Blackmon of Seminole, and Kaci
Loffler of Odessa; brother Sam McKee and wife Gay of wolfforth; sister
Shirley Ford of Midland; aunt Lona Noss of Hobbs. Services at
Jefferson Street Church of Christ in Hobbs, New Mexico, Saturday 17
March 2007. |
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