Obituaries
William Carl Bennett
2026
William Carl Bennett, 88, of Seminole Texas, passed away on February 6,2026 at 3:09. Born on January 26, 1938 in Seagraves, Texas in Gaines County, he was a devoted husband to Kathleen Denton Bennett and a loving father to Donna Bennett Bolding and Rita Bennett Gray Carl was hard-working and dedicated. He opened his own Mechanic shop Carl’s Auto Service...
Lydia De Los Santos
2026
Lydia De Los Santos, of Plains, passed away in Brownfield, Thursday, February 5, 20026, she was 80 years old. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, in the Ratliff Funeral Home Chapel in Denver City. Funeral services will be held on, Wednesday, February 11, 2026, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Plains, with Father Raymundo Manriquez officiating. All...
Raymundo Melendez Villa Jr.
2026
Raymundo Villa, age 62, of Seminole, Texas, passed away on February 5, 2026. Raymundo was a hardworking man who dedicated many years to farming, specializing in irrigation. He took great pride in his work and was known for his strong work ethic and dependability. Outside of work, he enjoyed attending care shows and traveling, always eager to see new places....
Juan Guzman
2026
Juan Guzman, of Seagraves, passed away at his residence on Monday, February 2, 20026, he was 90 years old. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, and Sunday, February 8, 2026, in the Ratliff Funeral Home Chapel in Denver City. Funeral services will be held on, Monday, February 9, 2026, in the Ratliff Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev....
Willie Mae Hicks
2026
Willie Mae Shults Edwards Hicks was born on March 18, 1931 in Brown County, Texas and passed in Denver City, Texas on February 1, 2026. She was the daughter of Raymond and Florence Shults and was preceded in death by her parents; brother, James Shults, and husbands Wayne Edwards and Herbert Hicks. Survivors who loved her and will miss her...
Abel Gonzalez
2026
Denver City, Texas — Abel Gonzalez passed away on January 31, 2026, in Lubbock. He was 65 years old. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2026, at St. William Catholic Church, with Father Raymundo Manriquez officiating.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Ratliff Funeral Home Chapel from 1 p.m. to...
Gay McKee
2026
Gay Miller McKee
Gay McKee, age 91, died peacefully in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Gay was born in 1934 in O’Donnell, Texas, to T.E. (Doad) and Evelyn Miller. She attended Seminole High School where she met her high school sweetheart, Sam McKee. Gay and Sam were married on April 18, 1954. Gay attended nursing school in Lubbock and...
Graham Paul Addison
2026
It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of Graham Paul Addison on January 22, 2026, after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday January 28, 2026, at First Presbyterian Church in Seminole with graveside services immediately following at Gaines County Cemetery South.
Graham was born June 19, 1943, in San Angelo, Texas to Virgil...
Robert Wayne Celander
2026
Robert Wayne Celander passed away January 21, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas at the age of 82.
Robert was born July 25, 1943, in Baker, Montana to Harley and Josephine Celander; being the
Oldest of 6 siblings. Robert married Marilyn Huber on June 3, 1967, and was married
For a total of 58 years this past June 03, 2025.
A total of 40+- years combined...
Lurline Combs
2026
Seminole…. Graveside services for Lurline Combs will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday January 13, 2026, at 1:00 pm in the Gaines County Cemetery with Rev. Joe Stewart officiating under the directionof Ratliff Funeral Home of Seminole. She passed away in LaVernia, Texas on January 9, 2026.Lurline was born on February 27, 1946, in El Dorado, Arkansas to Earl E....
Francisco R Chavez
2026
Francisco Chavez, passed away on January 6, 2026, in Lubbock. Funeral services will be held on, Monday, January 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM, at St. Williams Catholic Church, in Denver City with Father Eduardo Teo officiating. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 10 AM to 8 PM and Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 8 AM to...
Mary Elizabeth Schooler
2026
Seminole…. Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth Allen Schooler, 96, of Seminole will be conducted on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. at Wesleyan Grace Church in Seminole. Interment will follow at 2:00 P.M. at the O’Donnell Cemetery with services under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Homes of Seminole. She passed away Friday morning January 2, 2026.
Mary was born November...
Margaret Louise Vuicich
2025
Margaret Louise (Lewis) Vuicich, beloved mother and grandmother, known to many as Memaw, passed away at the age of 96 on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
Services will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the First Assembly of God Church in Seagraves, beginning at 2:00 PM. Services will be led by Reverend L.D Henson. Interment will follow at the Seagraves...
Anne M Holland
2025
Anne Holland passed away on December 30, 2025, in Levelland. A memorial service will be held on, Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM, at Calvary Chapel, in Lubbock with Pastor Ben Martinez officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home of Denver City.
She was born on November 17, 1935, to Paul Scott and Altha Ramsay, in Gunsight,...
Geraldine (Gerry) Hunt
2025
Geraldine (Gerry) Wheeler Hunt of Seminole TX, peacefully went to be with her savior December 27, 2025, one day after celebrating her 100th birthday with her family. She was born December 26, 1925, in the family home in Grayson County Texas to G.W. Wheeler and Myrtle Talley Wheeler. After graduation from Collinsville High School, she attended North Texas University in...
Jose Pacheco Loya
2025
Jose Pacheco Loya
December 31, 1974 - December 26, 2025
Jose Loya of Denver City, Texas passed away suddenly on December 26, 2025. He was born on December 31, 1974, in Deming, New Mexico to David and Petra Loya.
Jose Loya was a high school graduate of Reagan County High School, shortly after graduating he married the love of his life Charita Loya....
Dylan Jay Rawls
2025
Dylan J Rawls passed away on December 17, 2025. He was 33 years old. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday December 28, 2025, at the Plains High School Arena, as the location most befitting his dearest loves in life - his school basketball players, his students of history and government, and the youth and parents...
Martha Ann Smith
2025
Martha Ann Freeman Smith was born on May 5th, 1940 and passed away on December 14th 2025 leaving behind a family who loved her deeply and will miss her beyond words. To friends and family, she was known as Nana.
Above all else, Martha loved her family. They were her heart and her greatest joy. She cherished every moment spent together—laughing,...
Peggy Whisenhunt
2025
Peggy Whisenhunt, formerly of Denver City, Texas, passed away following a brief illness on December 10, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. Mrs. Whisenhunt, the oldest of six children of Weir and Oleta (Leonard) Clem, was born in Garza County, Texas on July 9, 1935. She married Raymond Whisenhunt on October 19, 1951. They were married until his passing in 2011. They...
Evertt Lavern McAdams
2025
Evertt Lavern McAdams, 82, passed away from this life on Dec. 9th, 2025. Born Feb. 24th, 1943 to Texans Horace and Lucy McAdams in Clovis, NM. Preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Eva Estelle McAdams and his parents, Horace and Lucy McAdams of Odessa, Tx.
He is survived by his twin brothers and their wives, Ben and Sande...
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