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The family of Martin Adame Herrera will celebrate his life of 73 years with Mass at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 28, 2021, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Rosary services will be at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday June 27, 2021, followed by a time of fellowship and remembrance from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers. He passed on Thursday, June 24, 2021. We invite you to visit www.memorialdesigners.net to view the live-streamed service, sign his virtual guestbook, and download his memorial keepsake folder to your device for printing. We also ask that you consider viewing his Life Tribute, a video of photographs set to his favorite music.
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“Anything that BIDCorp does has to be tied to the creation of jobs.”
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A Lincoln Navigator and a GMC Sierra pickup truck had a collision on the corner of East Broadway Street and South D Street. No one was injured and required to be transported or seen by EMT. Brownfield Police closed the street to allow the the vehicles to be removed and the debris to be removed.
Read moreA special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Brownfield ISD will be held June 24, 2021, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Administration Building Board Room, 601 Tahoka Rd, Brownfield, TX 79316.
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The Kendrick Memorial Library has begun its summer reading program with this year’s theme being Tails and Tales. The reading program, which is currently in its third week, meets every Wednesday at the Coleman Park Amphitheater at 10 a.m. Ms. Sarah Basquez the Children’s Program coordinator is one of the people in charge of the event. The reading program has seen an average of 91 kids from Brownfield, Meadow, and Wellman.
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Alvin Edward Faulk Mirll, 85, of Brownfield, TX, who was born June 30, 1935, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 07, 2021. Raised in Jonesboro, AR, he moved to Brownfield in 1945 and then married the love of his life, Carol Ann Howard, on May 27, 1956. The couple soon welcomed their two sons, Lonnie Alvin and Terry Lee. Over the years, Alvin proved his love for West Texas and his local community in many ways, including once even serving as a City Council member. He enjoyed sharing stories about Brownfield’s history with others, such as how the town had grown since his arrival in 1945 and how the park of donated land located by the Chamber of Commerce had been sliced in half and the adjacent hill had been flattened by the highway department to put in the highway through town. He enjoyed pointing out the intersection where he first saw Carol Ann, and he still enjoyed making circles along “the drag.” As a successful businessman, he owned several automotive repair shops, enjoyed custom combining, and ran Mirll Realty. He was an inventor, an avid lover of classic Country and Christian music, knew Bob Wills and many famous country musicians personally, and once helped repair Gene Autry’s car when he broke down in Brownfield. Alvin especially enjoyed neighborly company for breakfast while he drank his hot coffee and dipped his sausage biscuits in Brer Rabbit syrup. He loved having Chief and Maggie to pet on and watching his backyard cats frolic at the backdoor or chase birds around his front yard birdfeeder. Alvin had a very strong faith in God and understood His goodness and righteousness. As a longtime member of the Evangelical Methodist Church in Slaton, TX, Alvin helped build the new church, served as Music and Sunday School leader, and as a board member. More recently, he became a highly welcomed member of The Church of God of Prophecy in Brownfield, TX. As a long-term member of The Gideons International, Alvin also highly enjoyed attending Tuesday morning prayer breakfast opportunities with his fellow Gideons. One of Carol Ann’s poems expresses the sentiments felt by many of Alvin’s loving friends now left behind: “It’s been four years since we began to be bound as one/To share together, ups and downs ’til our lives are done/This day is sacred because it’s you that I love/It was no accident we met. God made you my love/I’m counting on another year and hoping for more/You mean more to me than what some spend a fortune for.” (Carol Ann Mirll, 1960) Alvin is preceded in death by his mother, Minnie Ola Faulk Mirll, his wife, Carol Ann, and his younger son, Terry Lee Mirll. He is survived by his son, Lon and Sharon Mirll of Lubbock, TX, daughter-in-law, Molly McLeod Mirll; five granddaughters: Jennifer Mirll of Lubbock, TX, Bryony Robison of Midvale, UT, Jeanette and Teresa Mirll of Midwest City, OK, and Daphne Kropf of Norman, OK; and four great-grandsons-Lennon and Harper Friedman, Gene Robison, and Peter Kropf. A Memorial will be planned for a future date in Brownfield, TX.
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Alton (Pete) Pettiet passed away on June 18, 2021 at the age of 87. Pete was born on March 18, 1934 in Shallowater, Texas to Clifford and Ruby Pettiet. He moved to Ropesville in 1942 and graduated from Ropes High School in 1951. He married his high school sweetheart, Charleen Armstrong, on June 6, 1954 at First Baptist Church of Ropesville. They were married for 66 years until her death on April 20, 2021. Pete can best be described as a man who let his light shine in such a way that he glorified his Heavenly Father in all he did. He loved the Lord as reflected by his kindness, gentleness and concern for people. He loved his family and was faithful to his wife, was a loving father, PawPaw and brother. He loved his church family and served as a deacon for over 60 years. He loved the Ropesville community having served as Mayor and City Councilman, and the Ropesville Cemetery Association. He loved South Plains College and served on the Board of Regents for 32 years. He enjoyed serving meals to students at the Baptist Student Ministry at SPC for many years. He loved talking to his friends and playing dominoes with his buddies. Pete worked as a farmer, fertilizer salesman and was a Germania Insurance Agent for 31 years. Pete is survived by his daughter, Cliffa Herron (Grady) of Brownfield, Texas; his son Bradley Pettiet (Karon) of Lubbock, Texas; five grandchildren, Micah Riddle (Curtis) of Dallas, Texas, Tyler Herron of Austin, Texas, Lauren Thacker (Kevin) of SE Asia, Jordan Hickner (Brian) of Great Falls, Montana and Emily Stabeno (Kadon) of Williamsburg, Virginia; five great grandchildren, Regan Riddle Nytlie Herron, Rhett Riddle, Nora Hickner and Riley Thacker. Also survived by sisters Noma Lee Evans of Lubbock, Sue Humble of Snyder and brother Roger Pettiet of Shallowater. He was preceded in death by his wife, Charleen, parents Clifford and Ruby Pettiet, great-grandaughter, Karsyn Lee Thacker, sisters Lois Wynn and Pat Littrell. Visitation was Monday, June 21 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at the Venue at Combest Family Funeral Home, 2210 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas. Services were held Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Ropesville with burial followed at the Ropesville Cemetery. The family requests memorials be made to Alton “Pete” and Charleen Pettiet Honorary Scholarship at South Plains College at 1401 S. College Ave. Levelland, Texas 79336 or the Ropesville Cemetery Association at 4061 U.S Highway 62/82, Ropesville, Texas 79358.
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