JD Bates

May 23rd, 2013

Jack Delano Bates, 44, of Charles Town, West Virginia, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013 at his residence.

JD Bates

Born March 9, 1969 at Bad Cannstatt Military Base, Stuttgart, Germany, he was the son of Sharon Bennett Stilley Bates and the late Joe Kent Bates.

He was of the Baptist faith.

Agent Bates was a …

Dick Bowers

May 23rd, 2013

Former Brewster County attorney Richard E. Bowers, 82, died May 11, 2013 at his residence in Houston.

Dick Bowers

He graduated from Markham High School in 1949 and attended Southwestern University in Georgetown before entering the US Air Force during the Korean War.  Later Richard earned BBA and JD degrees from the University of …

Manny Lujan

May 23rd, 2013

Manuel “Manny” H. Lujan, 66, a lifetime resident of Marfa, passed away at the Veteran’s Hospital in Big Spring on Friday, May 17, 2013.

Manny Lujan

Services are pending for a later date.

Manny was born in Marfa on January 28, 1947 to Josefina and Manuel L. Lujan. He was a U.S Army veteran, having …

Joseph Clark

May 23rd, 2013

Joseph R. Clark, 90, the father of Carolyn Mangrem of Alpine, passed away May 7, 2013, at St. Joseph’s Manor in Bryan, Texas.

Joseph Clark

Joe was born October 23, 1922, in Handley, Texas.  He spent his youth in Stephenville, Texas. He was in the class of 1944 Texas A&M University. World War II …

Mildred Lois Cotton Farris

May 23rd, 2013

Mildred Lois Cotton Farris passed away Monday, May 13, 2013, at home in Addington, Oklahoma, at the age of 79 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Mildred, the daughter of W.B. and Blanche Cotten was born August 8, 1933, in Andrews. She attended and graduated from Andrews High School in 1951. She obtained a degree in …

Rosa Calderón de Hernández

May 23rd, 2013

On Monday, April 22, in Los Lunas, New Mexico, Rosa Calderón de Hernández peacefully slipped into eternity where her new life is being celebrated by her husband, parents, and siblings in the presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

The first of ten children, Rosa was born to Andrea Baéza de Calderón and Felipe Calderón on November …

Bruce Colvin

May 23rd, 2013

Charles Bruce Colvin, 69, of Fort Davis, died April 23, 20-13 in Lubbock.

He was born July 10, 1943 in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of William Bear and Norma Lee Harold Colvin. His stepfather was W.M. Colvin.

Mr. Colvin was a graduate of Ellinwood High School and Colorado College. A Fort Davis resident the past nine …

Okey Lucas

May 23rd, 2013

Longtime Van Horn Mayor Okey D. Lucas, 76, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013.

Okey Lucas

Visitation will be at 6pm today, Thursday, May 9 at the First Baptist Church in Van Horn. The funeral service is 11am Friday, May 10 at the church with Pastors Joe King and Tony McCreery officiating. Burial will …

Vic Torres

May 23rd, 2013

Vidal Baiza “Vic” Torres, 77, of Alpine, passed away at his residence on Friday, May 3, 2013 while surrounded by his loving family.

Vic Torres

Torres was born March 22, 1936 in Alpine to Felipe and Rosa Baiza Torres. Vidal attended Centennial School and Alpine High School. On February 10, 1956, he entered into …

T.C. Knecht

May 2nd, 2013

T.C. Knecht,  72, resident of Fort Davis since 1990, passed away peacefully April 29, 2013 after a lengthy illness.

Born April 30, 1940, in Dallas, he is survived by wife Anita of Fort Davis and sons Michael McNeel of Alpine and Joshua Stracener.

Mr. Knecht was a combat decorated Marine Corp veteran who took part in the …