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John W. Harrell, 75, of Brownfield, passed from this life into the arms of his Lord and Savior on May 19, 2021, in Brownfield, TX. Family will gather to receive guests on Thursday, May 27, 2021, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Grace Funeral and Cremation Care Chapel in Brownfield, TX. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 28, 2021, at 2:00pm at First United Methodist Church in Brownfield, TX, with interment to follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. “J.W.” was born to Walter Harrell Jr and Erma L Harrell, December 11, 1945. He attended school in Brownfield at Wheatly and was known for his great pitching on the baseball field. At a young age he met, fell in love, and married Enola G. Harrell on March 27, 1977. They grew and lived in unconditional love for forty-forty years. J.W. had a heart full of love and was so very giving. He loved children and appreciated the fact that he was able to instill the word of God into them. He relished in the fact that he was able to plant seeds of love and pour into children by reading, learning, and teaching the bible. He and Enola had a weekly bible study for over sixteen years for children and all that wanted to attend. JW was a professional truck driver and touched many lives along with touching road for over forty-five years. J.W. loved traveling, fishing and being outdoors. He enjoyed playing the guitar but most of all he loved and served the Lord and was a devout man after God’s own heart. He was loved by many and will be greatly missed. He is preceded in death by Erma (mother), Walter (father), Stance, J.T., Bill, Walter Jr, Maurice, and Gilbert (brothers)/ Inez, Earlene, Vera, Bobbie, Joyce, and Bessie (sisters). Those left to cherish his memory are his wife, Enola, four sons Gilbert “Lynn” (Sandra) of Brownfield, Tx, Ivan (Pam) of Hobbs, NM, Rube Harrell, Midland, Tx, Ricky of Newcastle, Ok and Regina of Washington, D.C. He also leaves to cherish his memories his brothers; Robert and Johnny of Eastland, Texas, David (Kathy) of Dallas, Tx, Douglas, Claude (Felicia) of Brownfield, Tx. Sisters; Merlene, Dorothy, Annie, Frances, Ella, and Leatrice of Brownfield, Tx. One Uncle Willie K Ross, Sr., and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins, nephews, and nieces.
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On Saturday, May 22, 2021, Dorothy Ingram of Bullard, Texas, and previously, long time resident of Meadow, Texas, passed away at the age of 93. Dorothy was born on May 8, 1928 in Palestine, Texas to Bessie Arrendell and Robert Harp. On July, 24, 1944, she married Calvin Ingram of Tennessee Colony, Texas. They moved to West Texas in 1948 and lived in Meadow, TX for 50 years before moving to Bullard. Dorothy loved her family and friends and she never met a stranger. She loved to play cards and dominoes, sew, quilt, garden, play games with family and sit on her porch watching the birds. She was a great cook, baker, and an avid country music lover. Dorothy was known for her strength of mind and people remember her as fun to be around. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Harp: her mother, Bessie Arrendell; and stepfather, Gene Arrendell; one sister, Bobbie Hudson; and son, Larry. She is survived by three daughters, Brenda (James) Ivey of Flint, TX, Cuban (Ronnie) Hartman of Tyler, TX, and Dell (James) Ward of Texarkana, TX; several nieces, nephews, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren. A funeral service for Mrs. Ingram will be held on Wednesday, May 26th at 11 a.m. at Herrington/ Land of Memory Funeral Home, 3434 South Loop 256 in Palestine, TX. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow at the Tennessee Colony Cemetery. View online at www.herringtonfuneral.com.
Read moreI’m not much of a roller coaster gal, but I’ve been to plenty of amusement parks in my life (mostly for the food!) and I’ve noticed how many rides have a height requirement at the entrance. Many times you’ll see a child approach the measuring stick with hesitancy in hopes they grew a little taller since the year before, and then in delight enter the ride when they pass the test.
Read moreTerry County Sr. Center is going to be open to the public starting May 1st. At this time, we are not sure we will re-open the dining room for the noon meal. If people need information about having lunch here, they need to call 806-637-6933 between the hours of 8:00 and 12:00 noon and they can also leave a number on the answering machine.
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A celebration was held outside of Dr. Riley’s office for the community to celebrate her 10th year anniversary in Brownfield.
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