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Shirley Ridlehuber, 81, of Stinnett, TX passed away on July 11, 2020.
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Services for Claudine Nicholas, 70, will be held at 10 am, Monday, July 13, 2020, at Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Claudine will lie in state Monday morning prior to the service. Online condolences may be left for the family at www. brownfieldfuneralhome.com. Claudine Nicholas was born on February 28, 1950, to Carl and Doris (Lang) Peters in Amarillo, Texas. She was raised in Brownfield and graduated from Brownfield High School in 1968. Claudine was a natural beauty with a loving spirit. She was a Terry County Harvest Festival Queen as well as Homecoming Queen, and her beauty caught the eye of young college student, James “Nick” Nicholas one evening at the drive-in theater in Brownfield. They were married at First Baptist Church in Brownfield on February 1, 1969. A few years later, the couple moved to Lubbock where they spent 45 years before moving to Del Rio 11 years ago to enjoy their retirement. Claudine was a beautician as well as a lab tech for Family Photo in Lubbock. An avid sports fan, she loved her Dallas Cowboys and all the Texas Tech teams. She played sports as well — her favorite was softball, and she played on co-ed teams as well as a Mother/Daughter team. Claudine loved animals, especially her grand-dogs. She had a special place in her heart for Tuxedo and made every effort to spoil him like a grandchild. Her children say their parents provided them an “awesome” childhood, and they were often the envy of their friends. Claudine was always up for adventures and would often join in her daughter’s mischievous pranks. They fondly describe her as fun-loving and family-oriented, and she was the strongest person her daughters know. They describe her as a “fighter” who never gave up even after suffering a severe stroke many years ago. Claudine fought a “good fight” and went home to be with her Lord on July 7, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Doris Peters. Claudine is survived by her loving husband, James “Nick” Nicholas of Del Rio, TX; 2 daughters, Nicole Nicholas of Lubbock and Tracy Nall and husband Dee of Lubbock; a brother, Ken Peters and wife Patricia of Lubbock; 5 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Claudine will be greatly missed by family and friends, but her memory will live on their hearts.
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A graveside service will be held for Asa “Ace” Lee Boyd, 91, at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Terry County Memorial Cemetery in Brownfield, TX. Ace was a resident of Brownfield for 61 years before moving to Northern Arkansas in 2015 to be closer to his children. He passed away peacefully there on July 4, 2020. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.brownfieldfuneralhome.com. Asa, better known as “Ace,” was born on January 31, 1929, to Horace Thomas and Mary Octiveen (Whitfill) Boyd near San Angelo, TX, in the Brentwood area by the Concho River. He served as a Seaman in the US Navy from 1947 to 1953. Ace Boyd loved to spend time with his friends and family. He enjoyed recalling his youth. He fondly remembered the time he spent with his aunts, uncles, and cousins in Arizona and California. He would tell stories of a memorable summer he spent felling and peeling Douglas fir trees in Oregon with his uncle and cousins.He moved to Brownfield after his discharge from the Navy and attended Calvary Baptist Church with his family. That is where he met Billie Nell Runnels. They married in February 1953 and celebrated 60 years of marriage before her death in October 2013. Ace was a building contractor and master carpenter. He also loved his church and his church family. He and Billie were members of Immanuel Baptist Church for many years. They loved Jon and Mary Ann Patrick and their four daughters and considered them as part of the family. Ace Boyd was a very kind and generous person. He worked hard to provide for his family. He was tender-hearted and would do anything for anyone he possibly could. He was preceded in death by his wife Billie, his parents Horace and Mary, his sister Colleen Fisher, and granddaughter Christina Dawn Boyd. Asa Boyd is survived by a daughter, Dawn Sorbo and husband Louis of Yellville, AR; a son, Scott Boyd of Brownfield; 2 grandsons, Jeffrey Sorbo of Hamden, CT, and Ryan Boyd of Crosbyton; a half-sister, Nancy Smith and husband Eddie of Lubbock; 2 step-sisters, Wanda Peacock and Annette Turner, both of Lubbock; a step-brother, James Barnes of McAllen; and beloved brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. The family is requesting donations to be made to Meal on Wheels.
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Lubbock- JoAnn (Tilley) Knight, 89, of Lubbock, peacefully left this life on Friday, June 19, 2020. She was born in Amarillo on August 20, 1930, to Mary Ella and Marvin Tilley. She would later move to Alvin, TX, where she would live until she graduated from high school. JoAnn moved back to West Texas, though, to attend Texas Technological College, where she would receive her degree in Sociology. She would meet her future husband, Robert Knight, while attending Tech, and they were married on December 21, 1951. They celebrated 67 years of marriage together, and they were blessed with 3 children - Michael Knight, DDS, of Park City, UT, Nancy Knight Claborn of Melissa, and Lisa Knight Davis of Lubbock. Following graduation from Tech, JoAnn and Robert moved and lived in Brownfield until 1966 when they moved their family to Lubbock. Once the children were older, JoAnn went back to Tech to receive her teachering certificate, and she taught for the LISD at Posey Elementary for 20 years. JoAnn found great joy and pride in the lives of her children and grandchildren. She dearly loved being a “Mom” and a “Nana”. She also had a “servant’s heart”, caring for the needs of so many friends, neighbors, and others throughout her life. She also served as a volunteer chaplain at Methodist (Covenant) Hospital for many years, and was an active member of the Questers Class at First United Methodist Church in Lubbock. Those left to cherish her memory include her 3 children, 6 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a step-father, Tony Pugh, her brother, CW Tilley, and two grandsons, Braxton Davis and Taylor Knight. A family memorial service will be held in Jackson Hole, WY, in September, 2020. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made in celebration of her life to the Alzheimer’s Association, the First United Methodist Church of Lubbock, or to the charity of your choice.
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