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The family of LaDeane Brown will celebrate her life of 86 years at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at the Trinity Church Chapel. Her family will host a time of fellowship and remembrance from 6:00 PM to 8:00 p.m., Monday, July 11, 2022, at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers. She passed on Sunday, July 3, 2022. We invite you to visit www.memorialdesigners.net to view the live-streamed service, sign her virtual guestbook, and download her memorial keepsake folder to your device for printing. We also ask that you consider viewing her Life Tribute, a video of photographs set to her favorite music. On December 24, 1935, Iva LaDeane was born to Everett and Lenora Jordan in Ada, OK. She married her childhood sweetheart Bennie on May 24, 1952 at Brownfield, Texas, They would have celebrated their 70 th wedding anniversary this year. LaDeane attended school at Meadow and Ropes School Districts. Bennie started his farming career in the Tokio area in 1957 with LaDeane by his side. In 1959, with 3 small children, they moved to the Brownfield area. There Bennie continued farming and LaDeane took care of the home while working the large vegetable garden and canning the bounty. Often she took homecooked meals out to the farm during harvesting season so the men could keep working into the night.
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The family of Jose Nicolas Silva, 83, of Brownfield announces the passing of their beloved husband, father and grandfather on July 1, 2022. He peacefully left this world surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. He will fondly be remembered as a man of great faith. He was born on March 15, 1939 in Rio Grande City, Texas to Pedro Sr. and Herminia Silva. He met the love of his life, Maria Silva, and mother of his children in Sublette, Kansas. They were married on December 21, 1966 and spent 55 amazing years together.
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Our beloved mother, grandmother, and wife passed away July 3, 2022 surrounded by her family. Rita Torrez Riojas was born on February 21, 1943, on a farm in Hockley County to Nicanor and Rita Torrez.
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Gary Don Hall was a caring husband, father, son, brother, and friend. He left this world suddenly on June 28, 2022 at age 57.
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Mrs. Linda Dean (Barron) Lawler, age 79, of Fremont, MI—formerly from Lubbock, TX—went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday morning, June 25, 2022. She was born on August 20, 1942, to Homer and Benetha (Hardy) Barron in Lamesa, TX. Linda loved her roots and took pride in being a cotton farmer’s daughter.
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Clemmie Jack Cobb, age 82, of Plains, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Frisco, Texas. He was born July 1, 1939, in Brownfield, Texas, to Louise (Mobley) and Paul Cobb. Jack married the love of his life, Mary Janelle Parks, in Plains, Texas on July 7, 1962, and they were blessed with three daughters. Jack was a 1957 graduate of Plains High School and obtained his bachelor’s degree from Howard Payne University. He later earned a master’s degree from Texas Tech University. Jack taught school in Plains before serving 12 years as principal at Smyer and Sands (Ackerly) High School. He moved his family back to Plains in 1978 where he became a strong contributor to the agriculture industry in Yoakum County and the region as both the owner/operator of an aerial applicator business and as a farmer.
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Funeral services for Genaro Arguellez Sr., 79, of Brownfield will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church with Father John Ohlig officiating. Burial will follow at Brownfield Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
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Randa Graves Powell passed from this life June 22, 2022. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 24, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Eldorado Cemetery Chapel. Interment will follow in Eldorado Cemetery. She was born December 12, 1963 in Brownfield, TX to Billy Bob Graves & Peggy Howell. She graduated from Brownfield High School. Randa moved to Eldorado to be with her brother and father in 1984 and she quickly made many friends.
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