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Who do you buckle up for is a question asked by the Kailee Mills Foundation, an organization established in memory of 16-year-old Kailee Mills who lost her life in 2017 in a crash when she unbuckled for a moment to take a selfie with her friend in
Read moreMemorial Day is the last Monday of May each year and is the official start of the summer season. Memorial Day events usually consist of barbeques and picnics as this is a family celebration day.
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Left to Right: Erasmo Gonzales and Cat Gonzalez, representatives of Noons Lions Club, work on making pancakes for the Pancake Breakfast thrown by the Brownfield Noon Lions. The pancake breakfast was held at the Coleman Park Amphitheater on Saturday, May 22 starting at 8 a.m. Noon Lions’ 2021 Harvest Festival Queen candidate Gabby Gonzalez greeted those who attended the pancake breakfast. Channing Floyd enjoying the pancake breakfast.
Read moreLast year County Road 351 was damaged by one of Aaron Thompson’s farmhands, when he drove on the road with a cattle disc and the disc fell on the road creating grooves for eight-tenths of a mile. Thompson’s insurance worked with the county after the incident and paid the county $42,000 according to Precinct 4 commissioner Ernesto Elizardo. Having that money Elizardo asked for bids to fix the road, and the commissioners, on Monday, May 24 received three bids from Earth Movers, Daley’s Superior Asphalt, and Top Dog Road Maintenance. Earth Movers submitted a bid with two options, stating there were 4,224 feet or eight-tenths of a mile of damaged road. The first base bid came out to $91,963.40 and option two was $140,503. Option one is having two courses of seal coats over the existing surface. The second option is a full-depth reclamation with two courses of seal coats.
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For the first quarter of 2021, the state has seen unemployment stay steady until April when it dropped to 6.3 percent, a full one percent decrease from January. In the first three months of the year, the not adjusted unemployment rate has been in the seven percent range with the highest being 7.5 percent in February. April is the first time unemployment has dropped below seven percent.
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Jo and Homer E. Jones were laid to rest at the Terry County Cemetery on November 7, 2020. Jo and Homer were life-long West Texans, born, reared, and wed while in Slaton. Jo was preceded in death by her parents, Aquila and Viola Pruitt, and four siblings. Homer was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Ethel Jones, and seven siblings. They also had a son, Barry, and granddaughter, Jill, who preceded them and are interred beside them in Brownfield. They are survived by three sons, and a daughter: Homer Jones, Jr. and spouse, Jane; Rick Jones and spouse, Georgia; Larry Jones and spouse, Cindy; and daughter Dorinda Cooper and spouse Michael Cooper. They have eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, with one great-grandchild and one great-great-grandchild due in July. Homer was a WWII veteran and Ex-POW. Homer and Jo were wed June 1, 1946, in Slaton, while he was enrolled in Texas Tech College, and they lived in Slaton after their marriage. After receiving his BS degree from Texas Tech, they moved to Wellman, where he took a teaching position as Wellman's first Vocational Ag teacher. He served in that capacity for 35 years. They moved to Lubbock in 2000 after 52 years in Wellman. Homer was a minister of the Lord’s word at several congregations of the Churches of Christ, including Wellman, Graham Chapel, Grassland, and others. He was also a farmer, store clerk, cotton gin employee, loving husband, father of five, teacher and mentor of two generations, good friend, and patriot. Jo was a farm girl who, during WWII, became a bank teller in Wilson, was assistant post-mistress in Wellman, store clerk, devoted, supportive wife, nurturing, doting, mother of five, and dear faithful friend. Above all, both loved God, His Son and, His word. They were pure examples of Christ’s teachings and showed that through their cherishing love for each other, their children, family, friends, community, and the United States of America. Their passing has left a void in thousands of peoples lives. They are truly missed. The public is invited to a Memorial and Celebration of the lives of Homer and Jo. It will be held Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, at 2 pm, at South Plains Church of Christ; 6802 Elkhart Ave. in Lubbock, TX. The family is inviting all to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Children’s Home of Lubbock or the South Plains Honor Flight.
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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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