Obituaries

Oct 16, 2018

Hazel Lacewell, 108, of Olton, died Tuesday, October 16, 2018, in Olton.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, October 20, 2018, at Olton Cemetery with Brother David Azam officiating and under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors.  The family will receive friends at Ramage Funeral Directors from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Friday, October 19, 2018. Hazel was...

Sep 22, 2018

John Thomas Hamilton Jr., 82, of Olton died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 at Runningwater Draw Care Center, concluding a lengthy battle with cancer.

He donated his body to Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. At his request, no services are planned at this time. Arrangements for his donation were made by Ramage Funeral Directors.

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Sep 19, 2018

Charlsey Ann Whitt Scribner, 89, of Olton, died Wednesday, September 19, 2018, in Lubbock.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, September 21, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church in Olton with Brother Neely Landrum officiating.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, September 22, 2018, at Mobeetie Cemetery in Mobeetie, Texas, with Thacker Haynes...

Sep 11, 2018

Harry Roscoe Thomas Jr., 93, of Olton, passed away Tuesday, September 11, 2018, in Olton following a lengthy illness.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, September 13, 2018, at Olton Cemetery, with Brother Neely Landrum officiating and under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors. Born on July 16, 1925, in Mobeetie, Texas, Harry was the son of...

Aug 12, 2018

Maria Ruiz, 81, of Olton, passed away Sunday, August 12, 2018, in Lubbock.  Rosary will be said at 8:30 P.M., Tuesday, August 14, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olton.  Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Fr. Martin Pena officiating.  Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the...

Aug 11, 2018

Victor Sauceda, Sr., 76, of Olton, died Saturday, August 11, 2018, in Lubbock.  Rosary will be said at 6:00 P.M., Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olton.  Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, August 16, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Fr. John Smith officiating.  Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the...

Jul 27, 2018

Crescencio "Indio" Lopez, Jr., 64, of Earth, died Friday, July 27, 2018, in Earth.  Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Peter's Funeral Home in Cotulla, Texas. Local arrangements were under the care of Ramage Funeral Directors. Indio was born February 13, 1954, in Plainview, Texas, to Crescencio and Maria (Guerra) Lopez.  He moved to Earth from Vernon and worked...

Jul 17, 2018

Ronnie Lee Cook, 63, of Hale Center, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018, in Hale Center. Ronnie was born June 22, 1955, in Ft. Worth, to George and Margaret (Townsend) Cook. He was a technician at the Ford House in Plainview for 38 years and a talented diesel mechanic.  Ronnie loved riding motorcycles and being on the open road. He had...

Jul 10, 2018

Marcus Anfernee Jimenez, 23, of Olton, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in Lubbock.  Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, July 13, 2018, at the Olton High School Auditorium with Brother David Azam officiating and under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors. Marcus was born March 18, 1995, in Plainview, to Manuel and Mary Ann (Hernandez) Jimenez.  Growing...

Jul 4, 2018

Sofia Martinez, 80, of Olton, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018, in Lubbock.  Rosary will be said at 6:00 P.M., Sunday, July 8, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olton.  Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 9, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Fr. Sylvester D'Souza officiating.  Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the...

Jun 29, 2018

John W. Ratliff, 87, died Friday, June 29, 2018, at home in Plainview, Texas.  He was born in a log cabin in Cooper, Texas to William and Mildred (Small) Ratliff.  He was a medic for the U.S. Army during the Korean War and an upholsterer by trade for over 50 years. He is preceded in death by wife, Patty (Goebel)...

Jun 23, 2018

Elvira Fonseca, 78, of Olton, died Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Olton.  Services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at the First Baptist Church in Olton with Brother David Azam and Sister Veronica Aviles officiating.  Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the care of Ramage Funeral Directors. Elvira was born September 1, 1939, in Runge,...

Jun 22, 2018

Lizbeth Orozco, 15, of Earth, died Friday, June 22, 2018, in Lubbock.  Rosary will be said at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olton.  Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Fr. Sylvester D'Souza officiating.  Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the direction...

Jun 19, 2018

Rodney Wayne Sherry, 52, of Olton, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018, in Enid, Oklahoma.  Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the First United Methodist Church in Olton with Brother Neely Landrum officiating and under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors. Rodney was born February 28, 1966, in Odessa, Texas, to Steve and Alicegene...

Jun 7, 2018

Silverio P. "Jack" Salas, 83, of Olton, died Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Hale Center.  Rosary will be said at 10:00 A.M., Monday, June 11, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olton.  A memorial Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, June 11, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Father Sylvester D'Souza officiating.  Cremation arrangements are under...

May 30, 2018

Wilma Beeson Covington was born May 21, 1922 at Buffalo Flat, Hall County Texas to Bob Beeson and Mary Lou (Daniel) Beeson. She was a child during the Great Depression. Her mother was widowed when Wilma was nine years of age. She attended Turkey schools graduating in 1941. She served as head cheerleader while in high school. Wilma was...

May 30, 2018

The newspaper clippings collected over a lifetime cannot fully tell the story of Ray Winston Freeman, M.D., a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, uncle, physician and life-long friend of Hale County Texas. A true Renaissance Man if there ever was, Dr. Ray Freeman died May 30, 2018, in Plainview, Texas, completing a remarkable lifetime of achievement and service....

May 28, 2018

Ray Sooter, 87, Halfway, passed away Monday, May 28, 2018 in Lubbock. He was born January 25, 1931 in Posey, Texas to Claude Sooter I and Eunice Crone Sooter.

Ray graduated from Cooper High School in 1948. He was the Captain of the varsity football and basketball teams. He married Inez Rainey September 1, 1950 in Lubbock....

May 25, 2018

Graciela Garcia, 66, of Lubbock, died Friday, May 25, 2018, in Lubbock.  Rosary will be said at 6:00 P.M., Sunday, May 27, 2018, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Hale Center.  Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 28, 2018, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Hale Center with Fr. Sylvester DSouza officiating.  Arrangements are under the care...

May 11, 2018

Juanita Mosqueda, 78, of Olton, died Friday, May 11, 2018, in Lubbock.  Rosary will be said at 6:00 P.M., Sunday, May 13, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Olton.  Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M., Monday, May 14, 2018, at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Father Sylvester DSouza officiating.  Interment will follow at Olton Cemetery under the direction...