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John Asebedo
John Asebedo In the early morning hours of Saturday, January 11, 2020, John “Johnny” Asebedo was carried by angels to heaven to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He passed away quietly at Covenant Medical Center, Lubbock, after lapsing into a coma as a result of injuries from a fall earlier in the week. …
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Roy Gene Stephens, age 73, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2020 at East Mound Cemetery in Matador. Visitation will be from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2020 at First Baptist Church in Matador. Arrangements are under the personal care of Moore-Rose…
Read MoreEarl Patrick
Earl Patrick Earl Emery Patrick, age 97 of Quitaque, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 21, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Quitaque with Chris Tucker officiating assisted by Larry Curry. Interment will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Quitaque. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m.…
Read MoreCassidy Rinehart
Cassidy Rinehart Funeral service for Cassidy Sage Rinehart, 33, of Lubbock will be held Friday, December 13, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Lamesa with Pastor Randy Hardman officiating. Interment will follow at Gail Cemetery under the direction of Branon Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Thursday, December 12, 2019 from 5:30…
Read MoreJohnnie Bell Pigg
Johnnie Bell Pigg Johnnie Bell Pigg, age 91 of Grey Mule, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Fairmont Baptist Church with Gary Sullivan officiating. Interment will follow at Grey Mule Cemetery. Open visitation will take place Friday afternoon at Moore-Rose Funeral Home…
Read MorePheasant Season Opens December 7
Pheasant Season Opens December 7 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Biologists just finished the annual Ring-Necked Pheasant Roadside Count Surveys. These surveys are conducted October 15-November 15 and consist of driving 44 – 20 mile routes throughout the Texas Panhandle High Plains. This year we counted an average of 2.94 pheasants per route, slightly better…
Read MoreSam Lewis
Sam Lewis Sam Lewis, 97, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 26, 2019, of natural causes. Sam was born to parents James Owen Lewis and Tressa Cleona (Wiseman) Lewis on June 12, 1922 in Comanche County, Oklahoma. He farmed in Southwest Briscoe County for forty years. His sister, Alma Neice, died of diphtheria on October 31,…
Read MoreJames E. Patton, Jr.
James Patton, Jr. James E. Patton, Jr. age 80, of Silverton, passed away, Saturday, November 23, 2019. Graveside service were held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the Silverton Cemetery. Open visitation was held Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Moore Rose Funeral Home visitation center in Silverton. Arrangements were under the personal…
Read MoreJim Cross
Jim Cross Jim Cross went to “Ride Herd” for his Lord and Savior November 28, 2019 after a gallant fight with dementia. James Creigh Cross was born July 8, 1928 in Leon, Kansas to Garrett William and Freddie Marie Cross. Jim married Francis Karlene Smith, of Dumont, TX, September 24, 1962 in Matador, TX. Mr.…
Read MoreSandra Proffitt
Sandra Proffitt Sandra Kay Proffitt, age 65 of Quitaque, went to her heavenly home on November 27, 2019. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at the Church of Christ in Turkey, Texas with Stuart Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Quitaque. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m.…
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