Area Obituaries

Guadalupe Garza Oct. 29, 1939 -Jan. 31, 2024 Guadalupe Garza, 84, of Slaton, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Funeral Mass was celebrated Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Slaton.   Interment followed at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton. Arrangements were by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Guadalupe was…

Howard Lee Limmer Sept. 5, 1940-Jan. 22, 2024  Howard Lee Limmer of Snyder died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock at the age of 83.  Howard was born on Sept. 5, 1940 in Hamilton, to Lee Limmer and Edna Bottlinger Limmer.  At the age of five, the family moved to Slaton when…

W.E. Rainwater April 25, 1925-Jan. 23, 2024 In Loving Memory of W.E. Rainwater W.E. Rainwater, a distinguished veteran of World War II adorned with four Bronze Stars, gracefully departed from this earthly dream on Jan. 23, 2024, at the age of 98, in Killeen.  Born on April 25, 1925, in precinct two of Dallas County…

Petra Rocha Maldonado Oct. 19, 1935-Jan. 26, 2024  Petra Rocha Maldonado, 88, of Slaton passed away on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Funeral Mass was held Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Slaton.   Interment followed at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton. Arrangements were by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Petra…

Annie Jo Hartley Aug. 17, 1929 -Jan. 29, 2024 Annie Jo Hartley of Slaton passed away on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024.  Viewing will be 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at Englunds Chapel, followed by a Funeral Service at 2 p.m.  Interment will follow in Englewood Cemetery in Slaton. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral…

Robert Shean Abston Nov. 11, 1970-Jan. 15, 2024 Robert Shean Abston, 53, of Morton, passed from this life on Jan. 15, 2024.  A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in the Krestridge Funeral Home Chapel. Robert Shean Abston was born Nov. 11, 1970, at 12:18 p.m. at Methodist Hospital in…

Christobal ‘Chris’ Escobar May 22, 1965-Jan. 9, 2024  Christobal “Chris” Escobar, 58, of Slaton, passed away on Jan. 9, 2024. Funeral Mass was held on  Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Slaton.  Interment followed at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton. Arrangements were by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Chris was…

Wanda Faye ‘Jewel’ Rackler May 1, 1939 – Jan. 7, 2024 Wanda Faye “Jewel” Rackler, of Slaton, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. Viewing will be 11 a.m.-6 p.m. today (Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024), at Englunds, followed by a visitation at 6 p.m. Funeral Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12, 2024,…

Pete Armenta Sept. 9, 1941-Jan. 4, 2024 Pete Armenta, 82, of Slaton, passed away on Jan. 4, 2024. Viewing was 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, at Englunds, followed by a Rosary Service at 6 p.m. Funeral Mass was held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Slaton. Interment…