Area Obituaries

Graveside services for Irene Gomez Gumula, 64, of Levelland, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 18, at the City of Levelland Cemetery, with Pastor Jonathan Phillips officiating, under the direction of Head Duarte Funeral Home of Levelland. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday, January 17, with the reciting…

Funeral services for Jose Antonio Marquez Palacios, 85, of Levelland, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, January 17, at Head Duarte Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jesse Rincones officiating. Music provided by Brenda Rincones and Graciela Valenzuela. Interment will follow in the City of Levelland Cemetery, under the direction of Head Duarte Funeral Home…

Billie Erdman Barsch was born September 16, 1939, in Brady, Texas. He was the first in his family to attend college, and met Sharalyn Ballew at Hardin-Simmons University. They were married the year after he graduated, August 16, 1964. The happiest years of his life were spent teaching English to high school students beginning in…

  Funeral services for Deanie Elkins Wood, 96, of Smyer, will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 13, at the Smyer First Baptist Church, with Gary Goff officiating. Interment will follow in the City of Levelland Cemetery, under the direction of Krestridge Funeral Home of Levelland. She passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in…

Funeral services for Patsy Gregg, 82, of Levelland, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, January 14, at Second Baptist Church, with Pastor Mike Holster Officiating. Interment will follow in the City of Levelland Cemetery, under the direction of Krestridge Funeral Home of Levelland. She passed away Monday, January 10, 2022.

Funeral services for Luz Elena Delgado Marrufo, 58, of Levelland, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 12, in the Krestridge Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the City of Levelland Cemetery, under the direction of Krestridge Funeral Home of Levelland. Recitation of the Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, January…

Funeral services for Debra Lou Barnes Prudente, 55, of Denver City, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, January 13, at First Assembly of God Church in Denver City, with Pastor Kevin Pennes. Interment will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the City of Seagraves Cemetery, under the direction of Head Duarte Funeral Home of…

Jerry John Beach, 82, of Levelland, passed from this life on January 7, 2022. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, January 10, at Krestridge Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. CST Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in the Krestridge Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held at…

Funeral services for Cesar Dominguez Gutierrez, 37, of Levelland, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, January 14, in the Krestridge Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the City of Levelland Cemetery, under the direction of Krestridge Funeral Home of Levelland. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday, January 13,…

Theresa ‘Terry’ Ann Downey Young passed away January 6, 2022. She was born July 21, 1950, in Abilene, to Joe Mac and Mary Farrington Downey. Two years later, Carol joined their family and never left her side. Her early childhood was spent in the Chinery outside Hawley, Texas. She and Carol enjoyed an idyllic childhood…