MINISTER FREDONIA WARTRENIA (MEADOWS) HUNNIICUTT Fredonia Wartrenia Hunnicutt was the seventh child born to Odell, Sr., and Lucy Meadows on the 25th day of June 1942. Fredonia, commonly known as Fred by her coworkers and Sista babe by family, was born in Idabel, Okla.

CHARLENE WHITE POTEET Charlene White Poteet, age 100, former longtime resident of Wellington,Texas, passed away Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Rockwall,Texas, surrounded by her loving family.

Christine Smoot, age 75, passed away on Jan. 6, 2024, in Childress,Texas.

Marsha K. Forde, age 79, passed away on Jan.

Terry Lee Keener passed away on Jan. 3, 2024, in Childress, Texas.

Ralph Owens, 80, of Wellington, Texas, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, at his Lubbock,Texas home.

John Walter Cummings was born May 8, 1943, in Wellington, Texas, to James Frederick and Willie Mona Johnson Cummings. He passed peacefully at home in Owasso, Okla. on Dec. 29, 2023. He was the fifth of nine beloved children and attended school in Quail and Wellington.

DON RAY CROOK Don Ray Crook, beloved brother, father, “Papa” and friend, passed from this world on Dec. 18, 2023, to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

BILL HATCH Bill Hatch, 99, of Wellington, Texas, passed away at Ussery Roan Texas Veterans Home in Amarillo, Texas Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.

ROBERT WILLIAM “BILL” DEAN Robert William “Bill” Dean, age 90, passed away on Dec. 29, 2023, in Childress, Texas.