Local obituaries for Plainview, Texas & Hale County.

Apr 6, 2015

Mavis Melissa Caffey Slaughter died Monday April 6, 2015 at the age of 98. Mavis was born in Big Sandy, Texas, on February 11, 1917. When she was 4, Mavis' family moved to Seagraves, Texas, where she lived until after her marriage. She married Homer Slaughter in 1936 , and they lived and worked 44 happy years together before he...

Apr 2, 2015

Bertha Jewell Loafman, 96, of Plainview passed away on April 2, 2015 at her residence, with her family at her side. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Garland Street Church of Christ in Plainview with Kim Hays officiating. Burial will follow at Plainview Cemetery. Arrangements are under the personal care of Lemons Funeral...

Mar 25, 2015

Plainview- Marta Guerra Escalante, 87, of Plainview, passed away on March 25, 2015 in Plainview. Services will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Plainview. Burial will follow in Plainview Cemetery under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. in Lemons Memorial...

Mar 24, 2015

Francisco Lucio Sr., 87, of Abernathy, formerly of Plainview, passed away on March 24, 2015 in Abernathy. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Raymundo Manriquez officiating. Interment will follow in Plainview Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., Thursday...

Mar 21, 2015

Plainview- Refugia "Cuca" Villalpando, 79, of Plainview passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Plainview, Texas. Rosary will be recited in Lemons Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 from 7-8 p.m. Celebration of mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Raymundo Manriquez officiating. Services...

Mar 12, 2015

Ray Morgan Yowell, 74, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital in Tyler, Texas.

Ray was born on November 28, 1940, son of Moses A. Yowell and Thelma Looney Yowell of Plainview, Texas. He became a Christian at a young age and was a member of College Heights Baptist Church Plainview. He...

Mar 11, 2015

Plainview Juanita Williams "Shorty" McElroy, 87, of Plainview, passed away on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in Plainview. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, March 13, 2015 at 9 a.m. in Lemons Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. The family will receive friends from 6-8...

Mar 7, 2015

Jose C. Rodriguez Jr., 74, of Plainview, Texas passed away Saturday March 7, 2015 in Houston, Texas. Services for Mr. Rodriguez will be Thursday March 12, 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 10 am. A Rosary will be recited on Wednesday March 11, 2015 from 5-7 at Lemons Memorial Chapel, burial will follow at Plainview Cemetery.

Mar 2, 2015

Plainview Lois Elizabeth Day, 97, of Lubbock, formally of Petersburg went to join the Lord on Monday, March 2, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas. A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, March 6, 2015 in the Petersburg Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 on Thursday, March 5, 2015 in Lemons Funeral Home....

Mar 1, 2015

Plainview- Jose Pequeno Ybarra, 68, of Plainview, passed away on March 1, 2015 in Plainview, Texas. Mr. Ybarra was born on December 27, 1946 to the late Raul Sr. and Felipa P. (Pequeno) Ybarra in Slaton, Texas. Services will be held at Lemons Funeral Home 1:30 pm, burial will follow at Plainview Cemetery. He served a total of 6 years...

Feb 23, 2015

Evolet Alenze Torres, infant daughter of Gustavo Torres, and Crystal Martinez Soto passed away on February 23, 2015 in Plainview. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2015 in Baby Land at Plainview Memorial Park.

Feb 19, 2015

Javier Hernandez, 60, of of Plainview, passed away on February 19, 2015. He was born on March 29, 1954 in Mission, Texas to Jose Heriberto and Ninfa (Deleon) Hernandez. A Celebration of Catholic Mass will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Arsenio Redulla officating. Interment will follow in Plainview...

Feb 19, 2015

Plainview Mary Casarez, 63, of Plainview passed away on February 19, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas. A Celebration of Catholic Mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Arsenio Redulla officiating. Interment will follow in Plainview Cemetery under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Rosary will be...

Feb 11, 2015

Plainview- Richard "Indio" Escobar, 68, of Plainview, passed away on February 11, 2015 in Plainview. Services will be held on Monday, February 16, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Plainview. Burial will follow in Plainview Cemetery under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. on...

Feb 11, 2015

Linda Mitchell, age 68, of Plainview, passed away February 11, 2015. Cremation services are under the direction of Lemons Funeral Home.

Feb 10, 2015

Baldemar Gonzalez, 84, of Lubbock, passed away on February 10, 2015 in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00p.m., Saturday, February 14, 2015 at the Lemons Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home. Baldemar Gonzalez was born in Ganado, Texas to the late Amador and Dominga (Castillo) Gonzales....

Feb 5, 2015

Juan Gomez Jr., 94, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on February 5, 2015 in Amarillo, Texas. Services will be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 at 10:30 am in Lemons Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Oscar Chavez officiating. Interment will follow in Parklawn Memorial Gardens under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Mr. Gomez was born on January...

Feb 3, 2015

Mary Louise Latta Mallow, age 94, of Plainview, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2015 at her residence at Raider Ranch Assisted Living in Lubbock, Texas with her family at her side. A Celebration of Life will be held at College Heights Baptist Church in Plainview at 11:00a.m. on Friday, February 6, 2015. Interment will follow at Plainview Memorial Park...

Feb 1, 2015

Plainview- John Emigmenio Valenzulea III, 46, of Plainview passed away on February 1, 2015 in Plainview. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2015 in Lemons Memorial Chapel with Pastor Steve Martinez officiating. Interment will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Mr. Valenzuela was...

Jan 31, 2015

Vernon Thomas, age 79, of Plainview, passed away January 31, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1:00p.m., Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor John Powell and Oscar Chavez officiating. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements under the personal care of Lemons Funeral Home. Vernon Thomas was born on March 21, 1935 in Spencerville,...