Dathene Vineyard (Tulia)

Tulia, Texas—Dathene (Stark) Vineyard, 88, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 in Lubbock. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 11, 2016 at 10:30am at the Kress United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A visitation will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Dathene was born on January 29, 1928, east of Kress on her parent’s ranch. Her parents were Barney Clay Stark and Grace Amanda McCoy Stark. She was one of eight children. She attended grade school at Price and went to Kress for high school. She was very active in sports and acrobatics and was an all around good student. She graduated from Kress High School in 1945. She married James Vineyard on October 27, 1945. To this union they had two children, a son, Ronnie and a daughter, Roxie. They were a happy family, they worked hard together. Dathene helped James on the farm and ranch where they raised a lot of good Hereford cattle. Dathene was a good horse woman. She rode the barrels at many rodeo's and won a lot of awards. She was a member of the Kress United Methodist Church where the family attended. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her seven siblings. She is survived by her son, Ronnie Vineyard and wife Sydna of Lampasas; a daughter, Roxie Godfrey and husband David of Lubbock; six grandchildren: Syd Vineyard, Zac and Shana Vineyard, Georgia Godfrey, Clint and Kim Godfrey, Jill Godfrey and Clay Godfrey; and two great grandchildren: Emory Vineyard and James Godfrey. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations in her name to the Texas Tech Health Science Center Amarillo Alzheimer’s Academy, 1400 S. Coulter, Suite 2700, Amarillo, TX 79106. Online condolences may be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com.