Arthur Garland Wade, 90

Arthur Garland Wade, 90, of Lubbock, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026. A brief graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia. Graveside services are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia.

Josef “Joe” Christoph Grotegut 1933-2026

Josef “Joe” Christoph Grotegut, 92, of Hereford, Texas, passed away on February 12, 2026. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on February 27, 2026, at Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home in Hereford. The funeral mass will be at St.

Marcella Blue Bradly 1928-2026

Marcella Blue Bradly passed away in Friona on Valentine’s Day 14 February 2026 at 97 years old. She was born in Canyon, Texas on 22 July 1928 to Robert Glenn and Nellie B (Burger) Blue. She moved with her family to Hereford when she was 4 years old to their new home on what is now East Park Avenue.

Corrine Gallegos 1945-2026

Corrine Gallegos, 80, of Lubbock, Texas, entered eternal life on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. She was born on August 1, 1945, in Santa Rosa, New Mexico to Jose and Amalia Madrid.Ecclesiastes 1:4 reads, “Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

Vernona Jan Howell 1952-2026

Vernona Jan Howell of Amarillo, Texas passed away on February 17, 2026, in Amarillo, at the age of 73.The family will receive friends for a visitation on Friday, February 20, 2026, from 1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M. at Colonial Funeral Home with graveside services following at 2:15 P.M.

Marcella Blue Bradly 1928-2026

Marcella Blue Bradly passed away in Friona on Valentine’s Day 14 February 2026 at 97 years old. She was born in Canyon, Texas on 22 July 1928 to Robert Glenn and Nellie B (Burger) Blue. She moved with her family to Hereford when she was 4 years old to their new home on what is now East Park Avenue.

Rueben Cordova Ramirez 1965-2026

Rueben Cordova Ramirez, 60, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, in Amarillo.Rueben was born on July 10, 1965, in Dimmitt, Texas, to Rene and Diana (Cordova) Ramirez. He graduated from Hereford High School in 1981.

Nelson Lee Rutter 1938-2026

Nelson Lee Rutter, lovingly known as Papasan, went to meet his heavenly Father on Saturday, February 7, 2026, after a brief illness; and, the day after the stock market had its all-time high.

Mike Wilson 1949-2026

Mike “Strawberry” Wilson, 76, a lifelong resident of Hereford, Texas, passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2026, in Amarillo. Celebration of Life Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at the VFW in Hereford at 10:00 AM.

Darlene Carpenter Dowell

Darlene Carpenter Dowell, 88, went home to be with her Lord on December 22, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. She was born on July 25, 1937, in Anson, Texas to J.O. and Florence (Dutton) Carpenter.Darlene grew up in the country near Anson, Texas.