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Lila “Ellen” Phelps, 89, Beloved wife and mother, went to heaven on June 16, 2019. Ellen was born in Pratt Kansas on September 2, 1929 to Perry Watson & Mary Pearl Foulke (King) She married the love of her life Irvin Bryan Phelps (Buddy) on May 31, 1946. Together they had eight children. They moved to Spur, TX in 1999. She was a homemaker, Sunday school teacher and worked with Home Health and Hospice. She was part of the Red Hat Society and Friends of the Library. Ellen had...

Lou Ann Gregory (Spradling), 79, beloved Mother and Wife, was called to her eternal resting place on June 2, 2019. She entered this world on March 12, 1940 in Jayton, TX, born to Elvis Glenn Spradling and Ruth Oleda Spradling (Sherer). Lou Ann married the love of her life, Rance Gregory, July 2, 1955 in Girard, TX. Together they had three children. She was a homemaker and worked side-by-side with Rance for 36 years farming in Girard, TX. After moving to Clarendon, she owned and operated a...

Wanda Faye Rogers Stockton was born February 4th, 1933 to Alvin and Gladys Rogers in Portales, New Mexico and passed on May 22nd, 2019. Wanda attended school in Portales, New Mexico. On April 29th, 1950, she married Jim Stockton. Wanda and Jim moved to Matador, Texas in the early 1960’s and raised their family on the Matador Ranch. Wanda worked at Hale Laundry and later for Davis Fuel in Matador. She lived at Larque Camp on the ranch for many years and raised her family without running...

Linda Pettiet Rankin November 30, 1944 – May 16, 2019 Linda was welcomed home by her Heavenly Father on May 16, 2019. She was born on November 30, 1944 in Lubbock, Texas to Benjamin Franklin Pettiet and Willie Marie Hastey Pettiet.   She married the love of her life Roy Dale Rankin on June 8, 1963 in her parent’s home in Grow, Texas. They spent 45 wonderful years together. As a longtime resident of Grow, Texas she worked...

Reginald Vance Mayo (AKA Jed) passed from this life Tuesday May 14, 2019 at the Joe Arrington Cancer Center in Lubbock Texas with his daughters by his side! He was born in Ralls Texas on December 26, 1938. Reggie married the love of his life, Sandra Sue Spicer on October 25, 1963. He worked as a mechanic all of his life.  In the 70’s he opened his own garage and later Mayo’s Auto parts store. Reggie graduated from Spur High School in 1957. He was baptized in the Church of...

Gay Nell Adams October 30, 1949 May 4, 2019   Gay Nell was born the seventh of eight children to W.E. “Ervin” and Lillian Pearl Smith. She grew up in the Valley View community in Cottle County on the farm where lots of love grew. She attended Valley View Baptist Church with her family where she accepted Jesus as her savior at the age of 9. She also attended Paducah schools. After meeting Elmo, she moved to King County where she spent much of her life. She spent the...

Rodger Wayne Evans Rodger Evans, age 76, of Matador TX was delivered into the arms of his savior on Tuesday April 23,2019. His last days were spent surrounded by family and friends, and he passed peacefully after battling illness and hospitalization for the last couple of months.  His family will welcome visitors on Saturday April 27th at 1:00p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Matador.  The funeral service will begin at 2:00p.m, immediately following visitation, with...

James “Jim” Buckner, 63, of Wink, TX passed on April 22nd after a short illness with cancer. Jim was born September 25, 1955 to Jimmy and Lola Buckner in Hyannis, NE He loved his family, the rodeo, driving trucks, his dogs and most of all God. He is survived by his wife Pam Buckner of Wink, TX;  son,  Dirk Buckner (Cassie) of Paducah Texas ; two granddaughters, Ava and Alivia; step son, Shaun Powell of Amarillo, Texas ;  step daughter,  Brandy Ellis...

Judge Billy Joe Gilbert of Paducah, Texas was born in Dickens, Texas on October 31, 1928 and died in Midland, Texas on April 19, 2019 at the age of 90. He was preceded in death by his mother, Flora Marie Hart, father, Albert G. Gilbert and step-father, Charlie Hart, sister, Louise McClendon Schattel, brother, Albert J. (AJ) Gilbert. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Ann Lee Gilbert; children, Glenda Boyer of Denton, Texas, Peggy Davis and husband, David, of Midland, Texas and Tammy...