Obituaries
Vera Thornton (Tulia)
Jul 25, 2025
Vera was born May 28, 1928 in Detroit, Michigan the 7th of nine children to Julius and Jenny Young Waller. The family moved to Texas when she was a baby. They later moved to Floydada where she graduated from Floydada High School in 1945. She married Warren Rae Thornton June 16, 1946 which began a love affair that lasted until...
Rev. Rey Rodriguez (Plainview)
Jul 25, 2025
Rev. Rey Rodriguez, 40, of Plainview, received his complete healing on Friday, July 25, 2025. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at Plainview First Assembly with Rev. Vidal Rodriguez officiating. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Plainview, TX. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview.
A visitation will...
Mary Guadalupe Calderon (Plainview)
Jul 22, 2025
With a heavy heart we announce the passing of our beloved mother Mary Guadalupe Calderon, 75, of Hale Center, Texas, who passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, July 28, 2025 at Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with Larry Ybarbo officiating. Interment will follow at the Hale Center...
John Dee Rodgers (Plainview)
Jul 18, 2025
John Dee Rodgers, 69, of Lubbock, Texas passed away on Friday, July 18, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 28, 2025 at Plainview First Assembly with Pastor Christina Sattesahn officiating in Plainview, Texas. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Plainview, Texas. Arrangements are under the care of Agape...
Christa Elisabeth Smith (Plainview)
Jul 16, 2025
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Christa Elisabeth Smith passed away on July 16th, 2025. She and her twin sister, Gerda, were born on November 28th, 1932 in Vietz, Brandenburg, Germany to Anna Elisabeth and Adalbert Kunkel. She had two other sisters, Ilse, who was older and Marlene, who was younger. She met her future husband, Donald Smith, in Augsburg, Germany while a...
Sandra Faye Eden (Plainview)
Jul 15, 2025
Sandra Faye Eden, 74, of Plainview passed away peacefully on July 15, 2025 surrounded by her family who loved her beyond measure. She was born on January 17, 1951 in Sweetwater, Texas to Melton Ballard and Lucille Adams. Sandy lived a life full of grace, love and strength - a guiding light to everyone who knew her.
A visitation will be...
Paula "Chita" Silbaz Sosa (Tulia)
Jul 14, 2025
Paula “Chita” Silbaz Sosa, 81, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2025. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, July 18, 2025 at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Happy, Texas with Father Alvin Tshuma officiating. Burial will follow at Happy Cemetery, Happy, Texas under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia.
A viewing will begin at 1:00...
Gumecindo C. Garcia (Pops) (Plainview)
Jul 13, 2025
Gumecindo C. Garcia passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2025 in Durango Mexico. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 10 A.M. at the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with pastor Joe Barrera officiating.
Gumecindo was born January 13, 1939 to Agapito and Francisca Garcia in San Juan, Mexico. Two years after his birth, his parents along...
Kyle Damian Wiggs (Plainview)
Jul 12, 2025
Kyle Damian Wiggs, a beloved son, brother, and uncle, passed away at the age of 30 on July 12, 2025 in Lubbock Texas. Funeral services will be held at Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Plainview on Monday, July 21, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. with officiant Chuck Angel, pastor of Turning Point Community Church in Lubbock, Texas. Interment will follow at Plainview...
Melina Esparza Ortiz (Plainview)
Jul 12, 2025
Melina Esparza-Ortiz, lovingly known as “Nenita”, was born on February 4, 2012, in Laredo, Texas to her mother Melina Zermeno. Diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of three, Nenita defied all odds and lived a life overflowing with love, strength, and grace. She spent most of her life in Plainview, Texas, were her warmth and joyful spirit made her...
Julie Vickers (Tulia)
Jul 12, 2025
Julie Vickers,61, of Tulia passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, July 18, 2024 in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev. Matthew Veals officiating. Memorial services are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia.
Julie was raised by her loving grandmother Irene Chitty. Julie loved to help people and...
Wilma Ruth Hale (Tulia)
Jul 8, 2025
Wilma Ruth Hale, 100, of Abeline passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, July 11, 2025 at the Central Church of Christ with Mr. Stacy McCasland officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia.
A visitation will be held at 7:00 to 8:30...
Dean Roth (Plainview)
Jul 7, 2025
Dean Roth, 55, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2025. A memorial visitation will be held at Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel in Plainview, Texas on Saturday, July 12 from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. A celebration of his life is also being planned by friends to take place later in the year.
For most of his life, Dean lived in Plainview,...
Joni Rhea Daniel (Tulia)
Jul 3, 2025
Joni Rhea Daniel, 68, of Tulia, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Brian West officiating. Services are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia.
A visitation will be held after the service at Calvary...
Betty Katherine Ray (Plainview)
Jul 3, 2025
Betty Katherine Ray, born November 24, 1944, passed away peacefully, surrounded by love, leaving behind a legacy of warmth, kindness, and unwavering compassion.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Plainview, Texas with Kerry Shaw officiating assisted by Joel Perez. Interment will follow at Abernathy Cemetery in Abernathy, Texas under...
Cruz M. Rodriguez (Tulia)
Jul 3, 2025
Cruz M. Rodriguez, 84, of Tulia, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, July 7, 2025 in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel, with Minister John Cardenas officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A visitation will be held on Sunday, July...
David Bye (Plainview)
Jun 24, 2025
In Loving Memory
A Tribute to a Life Well-Lived
David Orlando Bye was born on December 8, 1941 to James Orlando and Zella Mae Bye in Lake Mills, Iowa. David grew up on a dairy farm in Southern Minnesota. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dairy Science from Iowa State University where he met the love of his life Judy...
David Martinez Valdez (Plainview)
Jun 24, 2025
David Martinez Valdez, 63, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, June 28, 2025 in the Kornerstone Funeral Director Chapel. Burial will follow at Plainview Memorial Park under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview.
David was born on February 15, 1962 in Plainview.
He is preceded in death by his grandmother,...
Schon Adam Price Ramirez (Plainview)
Jun 21, 2025
Schon Adam Price Ramirez, 22, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, June 27, 2025 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Funeral services are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview.
Schon was born on August 25, 2002 in Amarillo.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, David Ramirez, Jr.
He is...
George Garza (Plainview)
Jun 18, 2025
George Garza, 58, of Plainview, Texas went with our Lord on June 18, 2025. A devoted husband, father, Papa, and a man of faith, George lived a life filled with compassion, love, and an unwavering dedication to his family.
A funeral mass will be held at 2:00 P.M. at sacred Heart Catholic Church on Thursday June 26, 2025 with Father George...