In Memoriam— We honor those we lost in 2020
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January
Jan. 8
• Jeanne Forbis, 91, Dec. 30, 2019, Childress
• Wilma Frances Smith Gerner, 89, Jan. 3, 2020, Tahoka
• Peggy “Sally” Bailey-Heckathorn, 70, Jan. 3, 2020, Childress
• Denese Mills, 73, Dec. 31, 2019, Childress
• Hunter Josiah Salazar-Miller, infant, Jan. 1, 2020, Childress
Jan. 15
• Sabrina Coleman, 63, Jan. 6, 2020, Lewisville, formerly of Samnorwood
• Joe Blacksher, 78, Jan. 11, 2020, Wellington
• Fabian Castor, 20, Jan. 10, 2020, Wellington
Jan. 22
• Sharon Kaye Lewis, 73, Jan. 20, 2020, Paris
• William Wade Thomas, 71, Dec. 24, 2019, Alma, Ga.
• Ruby Mae Neel Fielding, 93, Jan. 13, 2020, Memphis
Jan. 29
• Wade Cameron Norvelle, 62, Jan. 17, 2020, Memphis
• Kobe Bryant, 41 and daughter Gianna, 13, Jan. 26, 2020, Calabasas
February
Feb. 5
• James Steven “Jimmy” Saied, 61, Jan. 26, 2020, Corpus Christi, formerly of Wellington
• Terry Lynn Dickens, 62, Jan. 24, 2020, Childress
• Eddie Burgess, 88, Jan. 25, 2020, Amarillo, formerly of Pampa
• Ronald Shane Simpkins, 46, Jan. 27, 2020, Childress
• Laquita Bowen, 72, Jan. 31, 2020, Wellington
Feb. 12
• Billie Louise Sims Harris, 95, Feb. 6, 2020, Wichita Falls
• Alex Johnson, 51, Feb. 1, 2020, Wellington
• Cecil Truelock, 87, Jan. 23, 2020, Childress
Feb. 19
• Mamie Lee Roberts, 93, Feb. 1, 2020, Ardmore, Okla.
• Pete Bounds, 87, Feb. 13, 2020, Kilgore, formerly of Childress
• Laura Carrick, 90, Feb. 12, 2020, Fritch
• Robert Proctor, Jr., 85, Feb. 14, 2020, Childress
• Louise Ward Powell, 91, Feb. 15, 2020, Amarillo, formerly of Wellington
• Kathryn Jane’t-N’Daea Louis, 20, Feb. 8, 2020, Clarendon
Feb. 26
• Salinda Marie Nations Medley, 60, Feb. 18, 2020, Canon City, Colorado, formerly of Childress
March
March 4
• Terry Lynn Myers, 66, Feb. 26, 2020, Elk City, Okla., formerly of Vinson, Okla.
• Sharon Stewart, 59, Feb. 22, 2020, Graham, formerly of Childress
• Peggie Jean Yarbrough Bush, 88, Feb. 24, 2020, Tulia, formerly of Wellington
• Naoma Fuson, 91, Feb. 8, 2020, Cameron Park, Calif., formerly of Wellington
• Gerald Payton, 61, Feb. 23, 2020, Amarillo, formerly of Childress
• Phillip Heath, 80, Feb. 24, 2020, Lubbock, formerly of Childress
March 11
• Maria Dominguez-Ruiz, 82, March 5, 2020, Childress
• Donald L. Moore, 77, March 5, 2020, Wellington
• Rodney Dan Reeves, 58, March 7, 2020, Wellington
March 18
• Lonnie Gayle Roberson, 84, March 13, 2020, Wellington
• Morene Amerson Childers, 88, March 14, 2020, Wellington
• Mary De La Cruz, 62, March 14, 2020, Memphis
March 25
• Eathel Fern Reeves, 84, March 20, 2020, Wellington, formerly of Colorado City
April
April 1
• Duane T. Dodson, 72, March 23, 2020, Wellington
• Mary LaVerne Lindsey Hines, 93, March 19, 2020, Childress
• Sidney Herring, 56, March 20, 2020, Wellington
• Martha Johnson Morris, 81, March 29, 2020, Wellington
April 8
• Leticia Villanueva, 59, March 29, 2020, Tioga, formerly of Memphis
• Rhoda Meadows, 52, March 28, 2020, Amarillo, formerly of Wellington
• Shelly Renae Southerland, 38, March 25, 2020, Wellington
April 15
• Jerry Elaine Michie Decker, 90, April 12, 2020, Childress
• Billy Allen Combs, 84, April 11, 2020, Memphis
April 22
• Rayburn D. Hightower, 82, April 13, 2020, Dodson
• Sydney Elizabeth Smith Cosby, 84, April 11, 2020, Coleman, formerly of Childress
• Maxie Glen Tarver, 81, April 15, 2020, Wellington
• Sheila Thomas, 47, April 10, 2020, Wellington
• Shannon Brown, 46, April 11, 2020, Wellington
April 29
• Don Reeves, 82, April 22, 2020, Wellington
May
May 13
• Johnny Longbine, 78, May 9, 2020, Childress
• Richard H. “Dick” Mitchell, 88, April 29, 2020, Childress
May 20
• Irma O’Rear, 94, May 14, 2020, Wellington
• Marilyn Joy Walker Schafer, 72, May 10, 2020, Mount Ayr, Iowa, formerly of Childress
• Tamara Lynn Lowe, 73, May 17, 2020, Memphis
May 27
• Jack Scott, 77, May 21, 2020, Amarillo, formerly of Wellington
• Sabrina Busby, 62, May 17, 2020, Memphis
June
June 3
• Reta Mae Thomas, 78, May 30, 2020, Wellington
• Emmett Bobbitt, 78, March 16, 2020, Lubbock, formerly of Clarendon
June 10
• Nancy Jean “Momma Nancy” Foster, 78, May 28, 2020, Childress
• Wayne Carson Proffitt, 86, May 29, 2020, Childress
• Jacobus Johannes Westenburg, Jr. “Co” or “Doc”, 98, May 30, 2020, Childress
June 17
• Otis Cooper, 69, June 6, 2020, Memphis
June 24
• Noel Johnson, 47, June 9, 2020, Wichita Falls
• Kenneth Donald Owens, 91, June 19, 2020, Childress
• Manuel Villanueva, 62, June 12, 2020, Fort Worth, formerly of Memphis
July
July 1
• Elaine Peeples, 75, June 20, 2020, Canyon July 8
• Dwaine Floyd, 78, June 29, 2020, Memphis
• Mary Louise Pierson, 72, June 25, 2020, Memphis
• Kenneth Lynn Knox, 72, June 20, 2020, Memphis
July 15
• Bonnie Alexander Lesley, 79, July 5, 2020, Waco, formerly of Memphis
July 22
• Dr. Dick Gibbs Ellis, MD, 92, July 12, 2020, Fort Worth, formerly of Wellington
• Peggy Sledge Stewart, 88, July 1, 2020, Childress
• Carolyn Sue Lane, 81, July 11, 2020, Plainview, formerly of Childress
• Glenna Rae Posey, 85, July 17, 2020, Memphis
• Janet Gay Davis, 78, July 7, 2020, Childress
July 29
• Katherine “Kay” Ellis, 89, July 22, 2020, Fort Worth
• Jimmie Owen Phillips, 80, July 24, 2020, Childress
• George Rico, Sr., 55, July 25, 2020, Childress, formerly of Hollis, Okla.
August
August 5
• David Galligan, 71, July 30, 2020, Childress
• Minnie Viola Eunice Pound Ward, 97, July 28, 2020, Hedley
• Ruben C. Granadoz, 56, July 14, 2020, Childress
August 12
• Ellen Holder, 96, August 2, 2020, Hollis, Okla.
• Janet Montgomery, 74, August 5, 2020, Memphis
• Pat Floyd, 76, August 7, 2020, Memphis
• Billy Van Smith, 87, August 2, 2020, Harper
• Teresa Jones Maas, 61, July 28, 2020, Amarillo, formerly of Wellington
• Betty Lou Benson, 91, August 6, 2020, Snyder, formerly of Childress
August 19
• Juan Ramon Sierra, Jr. 40, August 11, 2020, Childress
• John G. Thomas, 83, August 5, 2020, Bryan
August 26
• Paula Longbine, 73, August 8, 2020, Childress
• Helen “J.P.” McDonald, 70, August 13, 2020, Lufkin, formerly of Childress
• Vicente Hernandez, Jr., 79, August 16, 2020, Hobart, Okla., formerly of Sentinel, Okla.
September
September 2
• Raelyn Marie Hickman, 39, August 19, 2020, Springfield
• Cindy Welch, 67, August 24, 2020, Memphis
• Robert Christopher Jackson, 53, August 21, 2020, Childress
September 9
• Lillie Faye Eaton, 84, August 30, 2020, Childress
• James Crenshaw Parker, 81, September 3, 2020, Childress
• Marion F. Baumgardner, 94, August 24, 2020, West Lafayette
• Robert Lee Clark, 100, August 30, 2020, Memphis
• Wanda Mae Hightower Cardwell, 87, August 31, 2020, Dodson
• Thelma Rogers, 94, September 2, 2020, Wellington September 16
• Charlene Smith, 80, September 11, 2020, Childress
• John M. Deaver, II, 82, September 4, 2020, Memphis
• Nancy Sue Thomas Lindsey Adair, 70, September 7, 2020, Wellington
• Gregory Nelson Lowry, 72, September 10, 2020, Memphis
• Ladelle Jayne Keith Gann, 80, September 3, 2020, Paducah
• Gladys Baker Green, 100, September 9, 2020, Wellington
September 23
• Harold M. Ayers, 94, September 11, 2020, Lubbock, formerly of Memphis
• Mary Richardson, 89, September 15, 2020, Childress
September 30
• Kelly Rieken, 63, September 28, 2020, Memphis
• Mary K. “Kathy” Watson, 79, September 23, 2020, Memphis
• Sherry Dale McCracken, 76, August 28, 2020, Bullard, formerly of Wellington
• Mary Alice Tucker, 83, September 27, 2020, Memphis
October
October 7
• Judy Kay Cross, 77, September 25, 2020, Durant, Okla.
• Benny Maddox, 84, September 27, 2020, Memphis
October 14
• Matthew “Mackie” Cartwright Allen Jr., 85, October 1, 2020, Memphis
• Larry Don “Shorty” Maddox, 79, October 5, 2020, Memphis
• Jacque Tonette “Toni” Martin, 60, October 7, 2020, Childress
October 21
• Charles Wayne “Charlie” Layton, 74, October 17, 2020, Childress
• Gary Killian, 71, October 17, 2020, Wellington
• Lillie Marilyn Maxwell, 77, October 12, 2020, Mena, Ark.
October 28
• Billye Jean Wilkson Glover, 92, October 16, 2020, Crockett
• Robert Carter, 90, October 20, 2020, Childress
• Frankie Holton, 95, October 2020, Childress
• Cheryl Ann Molder Miller, 70, October 19, 2020, Memphis
November
November 4
• Nathan Arby Mulder, 76, October 19, 2020, Flomont
• Gary Michael Ward, 55, October 24, 2020, Childress
November 11
• Joan Mayer Burrows, 90, October 31, 2020, Childress
• Eddie Orr, 69, November 3, 2020, Wellington
• Iris Estell Davis, 94, November 3, 2020, Memphis
• Kip Philip Hookstra, 44, October 14, 2020, Sayre, Okla. Formerly of Wellington
• Carolyn Moseley, 80, October 27, 2020, Wellington
• Teresa ‘Teri’ Cruz Robertson, 86, October 3, 2020, Midland
• James Ray Hackler, 88, November 6, 2020, Childress
November 18
• L.B. “Don” Hendrix, 76, November 5, 2020, Wellington
• Johnny Barnett, 81, November 8, 2020, Wellington
• Katie Lynn Cornell, 52, November 9, 2020, Wheeler
• Barbara Gene Wooten Lemons, 76, November 11, 2020, Hollis, Okla. November 25
• James. R. Goff, 77, November 15, 2020, Childress
• Calvin Thomas Stackhouse, 80, November 15, 2020, Childress
• Teddie Jean Allen, 80, November 15, 2020, Memphis
• Wilma Fae Hightower Beanland, November 15, 2020, Hollis, Okla. Formerly of Wellington
• Harry Patterson, 71, November 14, 2020, Amarillo
December
December 2
• Preston L. Morgan, 81, November 24, 2020, Wellington
• Jacquelyn Elliott, 93, November 28, 2020, Childress
• Nicolas Salazar, 52, November 23, 2020, Childress
• Arthur John Kane, 95, November 27, 2020, Dodson
• Maria Elena Cruz, 63, November 24, 2020, Wellington
December 9
• Gaylon Jones Layton, 78, November 17, 2020, Arlington
• Nell Wilbur, 94, November 29, 2020, Wellington
• Norma Rose Carter, 88, December 4, 2020, Wellington
• Sherrie Christine Martindale, 83, November 28, 2020, Wellington, formerly of McLean
• Neal Richard White, 80, November 24, 2020, Wellington
• Verna Lee Simpson, 91, December 2, 2020, Memphis and Amarillo
• Fransas Don “Pops” Bright, 77, November 30, 2020, Childress
• Trilton Joe Jouett, 69, December 1, 2020, Childress
• Donna Amanda Lea Dorsett Davis, 85, November 13, 2020, Memphis
• Emmit Everett Skelton, 83, December 4, 2020, Wellington
• Kay Taylor Robert, 69, December 2, 2020, Big Spring
• Harvey Wayne Redelsperger, 75, November 23, 2020, Russell, Okla.
December 16
• Richard Ramos, 57, December 7, 2020, Childress
• Chester McLain, 73, November 21, 2020, Lubbock, formerly of Wellington
• Gordon D. Maddox, 79, December 11, 2020, Memphis
• Reanonda Carlene Ellis Crump, 84, December 10, 2020, Borger
December 23
• Dick Bode, 86, December 15, 2020, Alanreed
• Earnie Mae Anderson, 71, December 4, 2020, Childress
• Julio ‘JR’ Valles, 75, December 19, 2020, Childress formerly of Lampasas
• Roger Simmons, 80, December 20, 2020, Honey Grove
• Andres Garza, 96, December 19, 2020, Memphis
• Mickey Breedlove, 79, December 18, 2020, Wellington
• Barbara Jean Lindsey, 78, December 14, 2020, Memphis
• James Bryan “J.B.” Stinnett, Jr., 98, November 16, 2020, Lubbock
December 30
• Pauline Boyles Bias, 93, December 24, 2020, Wellington
• Virginia Cooke Stavenhagen, 95, December 26, 2020, Pampa
• Royal Edward “Bob” Copeland, 96, December 24, 2020, Hollis, Okla.
