BILLIE JEAN CROSS Billie Jean Cross went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2024, just short of her 91st birthday. She lived all her life in Garza County, Texas.

MOVELDA HARP Movelda (Gray) Harp was born on Sept. 6, 1930, in Lamesa, Texas, to Arvie Loyd and Sarah Cleta (Wilkerson) Gray.

BOBBY REDMAN Bobby Joe Redman, 56, of Merkel, TX died at home on Jan. 14, 2024.

LARUE JONES LaRue Jones, 8 9 , passed away on Jan. 11, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas.

Harlan James Morris, Jr. died on Dec. 20, 2023. He was born on July 13, 1945, to Harlan James Morris, Sr., and Imogen Louse Evans Morris, who preceded him in death. His brothers Virgil Wayne and Rickey Lee Morris also preceded him in death.

Jill Norman, 64, of Lubbock, TX., passed away peacefully in her sleep on Dec. 23, 2023. Jill was born on March 13, 1959, in Slaton, TX., the daughter of the late Noel Norman (d. 1993) and the late Sherry Custer Norman (d. 1994).

RICKIE HAIR Rickie Hair, 70, of Post, Texas,passedawayWednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.

MARSHA GALE MARTIN Marsha Gale (Roberts) Martin, 72, of Lubbock, TX passed away on Dec. 13, 2023, at home surrounded by her family.

Mary (Maria) Baldree was born on July 3, 1934, in Dallas, TX. She married her first husband, Paul John Ramires on Jan. 6, 1951. Paul died in 1953. She had two children, Barbara and Paul John Jr. In 1955, Paul Jr. passed away at the age of 2. She raised another child, Paula “Titti” Hernandez, as her own.