Obituaries

Jul 22, 2020

Robert "Bob" Arby Parrish, 66, of Lubbock was born November 20, 1953 in Lubbock to Eugene & Judy (Findley) Parrish.  He grew up in New Deal and graduated from New Deal High School.  He was a United States Navy Veteran.  He worked as an appliance repairman.  Bob was a simple man who would always be there to help others....

Jun 30, 2020

Deana Lynn Holocker, 63, of Lubbock was born June 5, 1957 in Encino, New Mexico to Ray Odean Harrison & Thelma Noretta Dunn Harrison.  Deana married John Harvey Holocker on April 4, 1992. Deana dedicated her life to helping and healing others in her 30 year career as a paramedic. She was a beloved Grammie to her "angel babies." She...

Jun 26, 2020

Arthur Long, Jr. 83, of Wolfforth was born February 10, 1937 in Paris, Texas to Arthur Elie Long and Florence Ruth (Cooper) Long.  He retired from truck driving after 51 years in the business.  He drove for Cal Maine Foods, Furrs, USF Logistics & Old Dominion Freightlines.  He married Marlene Smith May 11, 1956 in Clovis, NM.  Arthur loved...

Jun 25, 2020

Billy "Bill,  B.W." Wayne Dockery, 87, of Wolfforth was born August 15, 1932 in Blossom, TX to Ted L. Dockery & Nora Edna (Parker) Dockery.  He married Sandi Bottorff on May 15, 1976 in Dillon, South Carolina.  Sandi passed away September 2, 2018 after 39 years of marriage.  Bill was a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corp...

Jun 22, 2020

Frances Nell Dowgar, 86, of Wolfforth was born May 16, 1934 in Lubbock, Texas to Joe Clark James & Oma Pearl Pierce-James.  She graduated from Frenship High School and enjoyed fishing, camping, and spending time with her children and grandchildren.  Frances loved life.  She married Thurston Dowgar, who preceded her in death in September of 1994.

Frances...

Jun 22, 2020

Joyce Ann Cherry, 89, of Lubbock was born April 21, 1931 in Jayton, Texas to Clyde Elroy Hagar & Willie "Midge" Annie (Taylor) Hagar.  She was Harvest Queen & graduated Valedictorian from Girard High School.  Robert Elton Cherry and Joyce were married July 24, 1949 at Steele Hill Baptist Church.  He passed away October 13, 2014 after sixty-five years of...

Jun 19, 2020

Lucia "Lucy" Garza Pena, 80, of Wolfforth was born January 29, 1940 in Fredericksburg, Tx to Juan and Margarita (Parra) Garza.  She enjoyed her family and being a homemaker.  She married Victor Pena, Sr. October 6, 1958 in Seguin, TX.  He passed away March 23, 2012.

Lucy went to be with the Lord Friday, June 19, 2020. ...

Jun 12, 2020

Gregory Sandobal, 80, of Lubbock was born August 13, 1939 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan to Ralph and Antonia (Perez) Sandobal. Gregory was a proud Army Veteran who was in the engineer battalion during the construction of the Berlin Wall in Germany during the cold war. He was a member of American Legion & a life member of the VFW....

May 27, 2020

Steven Craft, 64, of Lubbock was born September 27, 1955 to Donald and Betty Craft.

He graduated from Monterey High School in 1974 and worked as an electrician for more than 30 years.  He retired from Electrifyers in 2019.  He loved the outdoors and spent his spare time fishing, hunting, and cooking.  He won several awards for...

May 20, 2020

Longtime advertising executive, Anita (Pope) Carlson passed away May 20 in Lubbock, Texas, after a fall and a broken hip.  A 45 year resident of Portland, Anita was married to David Carlson, a well known cameraman and engineer at KGW-TV for 38 years, who preceded her in death in 1998. She was born in Plainview, Texas to Bill and Vera...

May 16, 2020

Jose "Joey" Chavez, 51, of Wolfforth was born February 5, 1969 in Lubbock to Francisco Santos & Maria DeJesus Tapia Chavez.  Joey enjoyed listening to Tejano music, auto body mechanics and spending time with his family.  Joey was a father figure to his nieces and nephews.

Joey went to be with the Lord, Saturday, May 16, 2020. ...

Apr 16, 2020

Janie "I Know" Lopez was born on 9/11/1961 in Littlefield, Tx and went to be with the Lord on 4/16/2020. She's proceeded in death by her parents Manuel and Lucy Lopez, her brother Manuel Lopez Jr, sister Lucy Lopez and sons Tyler Silva and Gabriel Silva and Sister in law Angel Lopez.

She is survived by her...

Mar 4, 2020

Joshua "Josh" Clay Brooks, 40, of Lubbock was born June 9, 1979 in Lubbock. He enjoyed fishing and the outdoors. He graduated from Monterey High School. Josh was a very good person and very intelligent. He was good working on electronics.

Josh went to be with the Lord Wednesday, March 4, 2020.

Those left to...

Feb 12, 2020

Janie A. Castro, 61, of Levelland was born October 11, 1958 in Quanah, TX to the late Henry & Andrea (Coronado) Apolinar. She married Dorie A. Castro, Sr. August 22,1982 in Post, TX. She was a Homemaker, loved Her Family, and Her Grandkids were Her life. She enjoyed hiking at Crazy Horse, South Dakota, watching Her favorite Cowboy movies,...

Feb 11, 2020

Mattie "Kitsie" Myrle Hanks, 91, of Hobbs, NM, was born July 1, 1928 in Davis, Oklahoma to Bill and Maude (Ashton) Nation. She worked at Reeds specialty shop for over 20years. She was an excellent cook and homemaker. She enjoyed collecting recipes and was very artistic. Kitsie was a member of the Church of Christ.

Kitsie went...

Feb 7, 2020

Raymond Richard "Rick" McCreight, Jr. was born May 27, 1963, in Houston, Texas, to Dick & Judy McCreight.  He married Jerri Moore on December 7, 1991, in Lubbock.  His family & music was his life.  Playing drums, keyboards, and composing and arranging songs were his passion.  He was the owner & operator of MaxWorx, providing sound and...