LaVerne Aten , 1934–2023

LAVERNE ATEN

LaVerne Aten, age 88, passed away peacefully from complicationsofdementiaon Friday, July 28, 2023. She was borninGarzaCountytoVelma McCarty Furr and Woodrow FurronOct.21,1934,andgrew up on the family farm west of Close City along with her brother, Novice (Rusty) Furr.

LaVerne graduated from Post High School in 1952 and worked as a bookkeeper for several businesses, including Jackson Bros., Bryant Seeds, Producers Co-op, Grassland Co-op, and Close City Co-op. Sheretiredastheginmanager at Close City Co-op.

LaVerne married James Thomas Aten on Sept. 15, 1955, at Post. She and James lived in Grassland, sharing a lifetime of hard work and farming while raising their family. They treasured gathering with friends, riding motorcycles and were members of an antique car club. LaVerne enjoyed sewing, crocheting, and tending to her vegetable and flower gardens. She was a great cook, and her freezers were always full of her garden’s harvest.Whateverjob,chore, or hobby, LaVerne was a masterandgladlysharedher talents with others.

LaVerne was known as “Butter”tohergrandsonLarry and his children, Samantha, Seth and Ezekiel. She loved the kids chauffeuring her all overGrasslandinthegolfcart she kept just for that purpose. “Butter” was fun and loving but had “the look” that she gladlysharedwithallwhodisagreed with her. She quickly used her “pointer finger” in case someone missed the point of her conversation or had to be corrected. All will miss her wit and wisdom.

LaVerne was predeceased by her parents, her brother, and her husband, James.

She is survived by her children, Mike, and his wife, Julie; Terri Aten; one grandson, Larry Don Lee, and his wife,Virginia;andthreegreatgrandchildren, Samantha, Seth and Ezekiel Lee.

Graveside services were heldAug.1atGrasslandCemetery under the direction of HudmanFuneralHome,with Pastors Genell Knisley and John Bill Hedrick officiating.

In lieu of flowers, you may send memorials to the Grassland Cemetery Association, 2821 CR 25, Tahoka, TX 79373.