All Obituaries

Lucio Castro, 85, of Lubbock Texas stepped into the glory of heaven on January 26th, 2023. He was born to Jose and Tiadora Castro December 13th, 1937 in Salado, Texas. Before moving to Lubbock, Lucio worked in Dickens county on various ranches and farms. He also traveled the country working as a migrant worker with his parents and siblings. After moving to Lubbock in 1970, he worked for and retired from the Catholic Diocese after contributing 30 years of service. Afterwards he spent the...

Terry Jane Martin, 74, of Matador, TX passed away on January 24, 2023. She was born on November 10, 1948 to the late Johnnie and Eunice Lane in Richmond, CA . Terry worked for the Matador Nursing and Rehab as a Housekeeper. She enjoyed doing arts and crafts, going to the casinos, watching her children play sports, working in her yard, and loved her horses and dogs. Terry is preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Leslie “Sis” Michele Taylor, one sister Marry...

There were bells ringing as our Angel gained her wings and entered the gates of Heaven. Funeral services for Joyce Meredith will be held in the Roaring Springs First Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2023, officiated by Rev. Raymond Mizelle, under the direction of Zapata Funeral Home. Mrs. Meredith died Monday, January 9, 2023, at UMC hospital in Lubbock, after a lengthy illness. She was born October 18, 1938, in Dickens County to Carl and Edith (Underwood) Ashley. She was...

  Helen Sue (Moore) Ferguson, 73, went home to be with the Lord on December 28, 2022.  She was born in Hamlin, Texas on August 22, 1949, to William and Kathryn Moore. Helen graduated from Hamlin High School in 1967.  She married Kenneth Wayne Ferguson of McCaulley in May of 1969.  They soon moved to Abilene where she worked for the City of Abilene.  After beginning their family with the birth of their son Chris, they moved to Friona in 1970 where Kenneth began a...

Henrietta Hood Burleson was born on December 12, 1935, to Henry and Mary Hood, in Lynn County, Texas.  Her childhood was spent in Tahoka, riding bicycles and playing “sand house” with her friends. Her father, the late Henry Hood, was a deacon, which allowed Henrietta to spend a great deal of time in church.  Henrietta gave her life to the Lord in her teen years and joined Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.  She served faithfully in the church for over 70 years! ...

Sharon Brown went home to be with the Lord peacefully at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 surrounded by her family. Sharon was born in Dickens County Texas on December 26, 1942 and graduated from Spur High School in 1960. She lived a full life caring for her home, pursued nurse training, and obtained her realtor license. She doted on her family and had a heart for all animals, but most importantly she shared the love of Jesus with all she met. She is survived by her husband of 61...

Harold Kenneth May passed peacefully in Jayton, Texas on December 14, 2022 at the age of 97. Harold was born on October 28, 1925 in Noble, Oklahoma to John Oscar and Edith Elizabeth May. He graduated from Sudan High School in 1943. At age 18, he was drafted and served two years in World War II and received a Bronze Star for his bravery as an ambulance driver in the medical corps in Germany. He served from Normandy to Berlin and rejoiced the day that the war ended and he was able to return...

Naomi (Casillas) Romero, 57, of Spur, TX entered Heaven’s gates Monday December 12, 2022. Naomi was born March 28, 1965, in Floydada, TX to Antonio and Nora Casillas. She grew up in a Loving home alongside one brother and five sisters in Lorenzo, TX. She graduated from Lorenzo High School in 1983. As the years went by, she had a family of her own, two daughters, Letecia, and Sasha and one son, Antonio. Her and her family called many places home, such as Oklahoma, Lockney, Minnesota,...

Sally Faye Biddy Hight Garlington was born on January 27, 1921, to Ben and IsaMae Biddy in their home in Cottle County, Texas.  She departed this earth on December 5, 2022. Her daddy worked as a farmhand; he built the rock wall that still stands around the old Alamo School area which is now the John Colby Jones Park.  Her mother was a sought-after seamstress for making the ladies dresses around town.  Her mother also worked at M.E. Moses when it was first built or brought to...

Serenity Ann Thibodeaux of Paducah, TX passed away on December 1, 2022, at the age of 4. Serenity was born May 7,2018 in Childress, TX to Anna Wollam and Joseph Thibodeaux. Serenity enjoyed playing with her little brother, watching talking animal shows or movies and cuddling with her dad. She is preceded death by her sister Alice May Thibodeaux. Serenity is survived by her parents Anna Wollam and Joseph Thibodeaux, Brother, Daemon Thibodeaux., Grandparents; Christine and  Robert...