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Services for Eliseo Salas Sr., (77) of Brownfield will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 10, 2022, at United Family Fellowship with Eric Martinez officiating, followed by interment in Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 pm to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Brownfield Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.brownfieldfuneralhome. com. Eliseo was born to Isabel Cruz Salas and Santos Salas on June 9, 1944. He was raised in Brownfield, where he met the love of his life, Lucia Castilleja. They married on November 11, 1962, and Eliseo began working for the John Deere house as a mechanic. He and Lucia started their family shortly after, raising their children in Brownfield. He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Felix Salas; two sons, Alex and Ricky Paul Salas; and son-in-law, Johnny Christesson. Eliseo, Sr. is survived by his wife, Lucia Salas; three sons, Eliseo (Leslie) Salas Jr., Jerry (Mary) Salas, and Alfred Salas; two daughters, Rachel Christesson and Kimberly Salas; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; nine sisters; four brothers; and a numerous amount of people who loved him and called him “Grandpa”!!
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Funeral services for Genoveva Banda, 82, of Wellman TX, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at Brownfield Funeral Home with Deacon George Holguin officiating. Burial will follow in the Seagraves Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home. Rosary will be held at 6:00 pm Monday, February 7, 2022, at Brownfield Funeral Home. Genoveva went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 1, 2022, peacefully at home with family by her side. She was born Jan 3, 1940, to Francisco and Reynalda Davila in Hargill, TX where she also met and married the love of her life, her husband of 42 years Manuel Banda. They then moved to Wellman in 1967 from Bledsoe and had three children. Genoveva was a housewife who loved to cook, sew, and play Lateria (Spanish bingo), and also enjoyed family gatherings. She is survived by one daughter Lucy (K.T.) Hughes of Wellman, one son Rudy (Lisa) Banda of Brownfield, three sisters Santos Davila of Hargill, TX, Gloria Castaneda of New Braunfels, and Dolores Garcia of Idaho. Mrs. Banda had 12 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. She and her husband raised two of their granddaughters, Teresa Franco and Amanda Banda Espino. Genoveva is preceded in death by her husband Manuel Banda, daughter Manuela (Nellie) Ortiz, granddaughter Gloria Ortiz, four brothers, four sisters, and many many loved ones. Special thanks to her caregiver, Interim Home Health and Hospice, and granddaughter, Juanita Alavols.
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Services for Rene Perez, 43, of Lubbock will be held on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at Brownfield Funeral Home Chapel with Anthony Saavedra officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Brownfield Funeral Home. Rene was born on March 23, 1978 in Lubbock to Bonifacio and Berta Perez. He loved attending church and singing. He enjoyed bowling and fishing, but his favorite pastime was bingo. Rene is preceded in death by father Bonifacio Perez; brother, Jose Angel Perez and sister Margarita Perez. Rene is survived by mother, Berta Perez; brothers, Benito Perez and wife Julie and Carlos Perez; sisters, Stella Davila husband Santiago, Angelita Reyna and husband Willie, Anita Trevino and husband Steve, and Yolanda Perez and numerous nieces and nephews.
Read moreBaby Hayes Daniel Swaringen was born into the arms of Jesus on December 30, 2021, at Medical City Plano in Plano, Texas. Born at 35 weeks, he weighed 5 pounds 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. He was born to parents Avery Elaine (Whitmore) and Seth Daniel Swaringen. Although Hayes never spent any time with us on earth, he was very loved and touched many lives. He will live in our hearts forever. Hayes is survived by his parents, Avery and Seth Swaringen; his maternal great-grandmother, Mary Whitmore; his maternal grandparents, Vicki and Marcus Whitmore; his paternal grandparents, Marla and Mike Swaringen; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Avery and Seth would like to personally thank the nurses and doctors at Medical City Plano for all of their compassion and support during this very tough time. We will be forever grateful. A private graveside service for the family will be held at Ridgeview West Memorial Park at a later date.
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Hortencia “Tencha” Arellano was welcomed home by her loving Jesus on the evening of January 27, 2022. She left this earth in peace and in the comfort of her home and surrounded by her family. To have met our Tenchita, you would have inherited a friend for life and you would have been blessed beyond measure. Everyone loved Tencha. She was a woman of great character. She was the sweetheart of the family. She was a pillar of life and of hope for so many. Over the last few years, as life began to physically challenge Tencha, her mind, her spirit, her heart and her soul were strong and always in accord with her Savior. Even as she began to have further complications, she continued to be inspirational and she continued to be a beacon of wisdom and of knowledge for our family. In the mid 80’s, she co-founded Tencha’s Lunch Box. A few years later, she left the restaurant world to open up her retail shop called Casa Mejicana Arellano. After a few successful years, she closed her store and dedicated the rest of her life to being a wife, a mom and a caregiver for our Abuelita Salas. (They were two peas in a pod, for sure! Today, they are reunited and they are sharing tears of joy and of victory!) Tenchita was greeted by those who went before her and who prepared a banquet for her homecoming. She was welcomed by her daddy, Luis Salas, Sr., by her son JJ, her mamacita, Gregoria Salas, her sister Maria Pauda Salas, her brother, Manuel Salas, two sisters in law, Ramona and Maria and by her granddaughter, Zenida Gonzales. She will live on through her husband, Gabino Arellano, her two daughters, Carmen and Sonia, her son in law, Jimmy Gonzales and her five beautiful grandchildren, which she adored and protected like a Lioness. Tenchita had a pup named Oso. She’s never loved a pup like she loved her Osito. Tencha will also live on through her sisters, Paula Flores of Michigan, Dolores De Leon, Pam Rodriguez and Georgia Mansmith of Brownfield, by her brothers, Luis Jr. and Roberto Salas, also of Brownfield and she will live on through her many cousins, nephews and her nieces. Our Tenchita, our sweetheart, our creative cook and baker, our comedian, our defender, our leader of compassion and of sensitivity, our teacher of love and Faith, our bonita and hermosa is now, and forevermore, in the company of the Angels and of the Saints, she’s home. Rosary was held 6:00 pm Sunday, January 30, 2022 and Monday, January 31, 2022 at Brownfield Funeral Home. Hortencia “Tencha” Arellano’s Homecoming Celebration were 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at St. Anthony Catholic Church with Deacon George Holguin officiating. Burial followed under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
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Funeral services for Coke C. Toliver will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, February 3, 2022, at the Brownfield Funeral Home with Rev. Chris Seaton officiating. Burial will follow in the Terry County Memorial Cemetery.
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Funeral Services for Jerry Rynard Littau, 79, of Brownfield will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday February 5, 2022, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lubbock. Graveside will follow at 2 p.m. at Terry County Memorial Cemetery in Brownfield. Visitation will be held from 5-7 on Friday, February 4, 2022, at Brownfield Funeral Home. Jerry was born on April 4, 1942, to George and Alvina Littau in Shattuck, Oklahoma. He served our country in the United States Army from February 25, 1960 to February 21, 1963. He was employed by BP as a Communications Consultant. Jerry married the love of his life Geraldine Jane George. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, motorcycles, riding in the Sheriff’s Pose and politics. Jerry is preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine Jane Littau; parents, George and Alvina Littau; brother, Alvin Littau and a baby sister Mary Lee Littau. Jerry is survived by his daughters, Dawn Machelle Adair, Melody Hoglan, Delinda Lampe, Connie Seaton and Jerrie Lipple; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; brother, Irvin Littau and a sister, Kathy McDonald. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to Wounded Warriors or Lutheran Hour Ministries.
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