All Obituaries

Bobbie Jo Walters passed away peacefully at the Royal Oaks Care Center in Kewanee Illinois at the age of 87 on Monday, 6 Sept. 2021. Graveside services will be held at the Paducah Cemetery in Paducah, Texas on September 13, at 1:00 PM. Visitation will take place at the Zapata Funeral Home located at 904 North 13th Street in Paducah, Texas from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on 13 September. Bobbie Jo Walters was born on December 4, 1933 in Paducah, Texas to John Eldredge and Adelia Burton...

Vicinte F. Quintero passed in peace with his family by his side, August 28, 2021.  He was born April 30, 1948, in Crowell, Texas to Martin and Petra Quintero.  Vicinte married the love of his life Guadalupe Quintero on September 4, 1970, in Childress, Texas.  Vicinte is a veteran of the United States Air Force and served our country from 1968 to 1975.  Vicinte and his wife have ten children Clifford James, Ruby and Michael Branch, Indiana and Charles Packard, Martin and...

Eugene Weldon McDonald Jr (Mac) 75, of Girard TX, passed away at his residence Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Graveside services will be at The Girard Cemetery Saturday, August 28 at 11 a.m.  Mac was born on August 5 1946, in San Diego CA to E.W. Sr.  and Frances McDonald. Mac worked at Kent Co. Nursing Home in Jayton TX for 10 years before retiring. Mac would always give a helping hand wherever it was needed. He also loved to BBQ and enjoyed his garden and family time. Mac is...

Patsy Anderson Smith was born January 6, 1943, and graduated from Paducah High School in 1961.  She married Donald Smith on June 8, 1961 and they had two children, Donald Todd Smith born June 1, 1962 and Jay Darryl Smith born on October 13, 1963.  Patsy was a homemaker and mother and helped Donald farm and ranch until 1983.  Patsy was the manager of the Dairy Queen in Paducah until 1988, when she took a job with the Paducah Housing Authority as a...

Donald was born on Dec. 4, 1935.  Donald graduated Paducah High School in 1954, and his class went to the 1954 state football championship game.  Donald went on to attend and play football at Sul Ross College in Alpine, TX for two years, before joining the US Army.  He continued playing football in the Army, among his other duties, and after four years he returned to Paducah and married Patsy Anderson.   They were married on June 8, 1961 and...

Belinda Lue Bennett Kania, 70, of Springfield, Massachusetts passed away on Thursday August 12, 2021.  She was born on July 10, 1951 in Rotan, TX to Aaron and Pat (Duboise) Bennett.  Belinda graduated from Jayton High School in 1969.  She worked at Spur Schools for many years, watching many children grow up and graduate.  She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother, always keeping up with her grandchildren’s activities.  She was a devoted, lifelong...

Debra W. Finch, 68, of Matador, TX passed away on Monday August 2, 2021. She was born on April 16,1953 in Tulia, TX to Crawford and Betty (Anderson) Wesley. Debra was a devoted Mom and Grandmother who loved her family dearly. She was extremely fond of her unsweet tea from Hop-In. You could always count on hearing “GRANDMA/MIMI LOVES YOU” being yelled out in support and love of her grandkids. She was preceded in death by her parents Crawford and Betty Wesley and her late husband...

Bennie Dee Dillard, age 89, passed away on August 1, 2021 surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be held at the Roaring Springs Cemetery on Tuesday August 3,2021 at 10am. Bennie was born May 27, 1932 near the community of Cedar Hill to Ben and the Reverend Edna Dillard.  Early in life, his family moved to a ranch near Roaring Springs.  He resided within this community his entire live and devoted himself to his love of ranching. Bennie was proceeded in death by his...

Arvis Davis, 93, of Paducah, TX passed away on Monday July 26, 2021. He was born on March 26, 1928 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Tullis and Mada (Smith) Davis. Arvis attended school and completed Clarendon Jr. College in Clarendon, TX. He married Jo Anne Blackwell on August 13, 1948 in Clarendon, TX. Arvis later moved his family to Paducah, TX in 1962 where he started Arvis Davis Chevrolet House and worked there until his retirement in 2020. Arvis was very proud that in 2003 the Arvis Davis...

Annie Pearl Richardson 78,was born to the late Samson Harris and Hazel Brooks on July 3,1943 in Oklahoma. She departed this earthly life on Saturday, July 24, 2021.   She received Christ at an early age under the leadership of Rev. Eli Cooper of Antioch Baptist Church in Paducah, TX. Annie remained a faithful member of Antioch under the leadership of her son ,Bobby Evans, until the time of her death. She served in numerous roles during that time to include: Mother of the church,...