Obituaries

James F. Ball (Plainview)

James F. Ball (Plainview)

Mar 11, 2016

--James F. Ball, 81, passed away March 11, 2016 in Plainview, Texas. Services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday March 15, 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Arsenio Redulla officiating. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Plainview. Services are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview, Texas. A visitation will be held...

Maria A. Ballesteros (Plainview)

Maria A. Ballesteros (Plainview)

Mar 10, 2016

Maria A. Ballesteros, 62, of Plainview passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M., Monday, March 14, 2016 at Saint Alice Catholic Church with Monsignor Arsenio Redulla officiating. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. A memorial visitation will be held at 6:30 P.M., Sunday at Kornerstone Funeral Directors....

Billy Jess Street (Plainview)

Billy Jess Street (Plainview)

Mar 10, 2016

Billy Jess Street, 86, of Kress passed away on March 10, 2016 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, March 12, 2016 at Kress Church of Christ with Mr. Jerry Bevill officiating. Interment will follow in Kress Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on...

Noemi Rios (Tulia)

Noemi Rios (Tulia)

Mar 7, 2016

Tulia, Texas— Noemi Rios, 76, died Monday, March 7, 2016 in Plainview, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, March 10, 2016 in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel in Tulia with Rev. Gilbert Del Toro officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A prayer service will be...

Ronnie Austin (Plainview)

Ronnie Austin (Plainview)

Mar 6, 2016

Ronald James “Ronnie” Austin, 64, of Plainview passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at College Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Jason Smith officiating and Mr. Oscar Chavez assisting. Burial will follow in Kress Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. A visitation will be...

Jesus Maria Castillo (Tulia)

Jesus Maria Castillo (Tulia)

Mar 5, 2016

Tulia, Texas—Jesus Maria Castillo, 52, died Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Tulia. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, March 7, 2016 at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. Jesus was born on January 24, 1964 in Elsa, Texas to Encarnacion and Emma Castillo. He is preceded in death by...

Troy Don Neeley (Plainview)

Troy Don Neeley (Plainview)

Mar 5, 2016

Troy Don Neeley, 80, of Plainview passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in Lubbock. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with Mr. Silas Short officiating. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Troy was born on November 10,...

Joaquin Saucedo Lucio (Plainview)

Joaquin Saucedo Lucio (Plainview)

Mar 3, 2016

Joaquin Lucio, Sr., 72, of Plainview passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2016 in Plainview. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Monday, March 7, 2016 in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Mnahum Lopez officiating. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. A rosary will be...

Troy E. Smith (Plainview)

Troy E. Smith (Plainview)

Feb 29, 2016

Troy Earl Smith, 84, of Plainview passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 in Plainview. A Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 2, 2016 in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev. Jeremy Gilbert officiating. Private graveside services will be held at Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview....

Vertis C. Barley (Plainview)

Vertis C. Barley (Plainview)

Feb 28, 2016

Vertis C. Barley, 74, of Plainview passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016 in Plainview. A Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 4, 2016 in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev. Alvin Petty officiating. Interment will follow at Plainview Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Vertis was born...

Niki Nicole Garcia (Plainview)

Niki Nicole Garcia (Plainview)

Feb 27, 2016

Niki Nicole Garcia, 32 of Plainview passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, March 3, 2016 at Trinity Life Church with Oscar Chavez officiating. Interment will follow in Plainview Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at 6:30 on Wednesday at the funeral home.

George Aleck Gatlin (Plainview)

George Aleck Gatlin (Plainview)

Feb 17, 2016

George Aleck Gatlin, 86, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, February 17, 2016. There will be a celebration memorial of his life at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Kornerstone Funeral Directors with Rev. Eddie Tubbs officiating. Arrangements are under the personal care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Mr. Gatlin was born on March 14, 1929...

Russell Mekelburg (Tulia)

Russell Mekelburg (Tulia)

Feb 16, 2016

Tulia, Texas—Russell Howard Mekelburg, 72, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016 in Tulia. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. Russell was born on January 10, 1944 in Yuma, Colorado to Raymond Carl and Lola Louise Mekelburg. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree. He served in the US Air Force and was discharged...

James William "Bill" Needham (Plainview)

James William "Bill" Needham (Plainview)

Feb 15, 2016

James William “Bill” Needham, 88, of Hale Center passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016 in Hale Center. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, February18, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church in Hale Center with Rev. Jimmy Cameron officiating and Terry Wright assisting. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview....

Glenn D. McCaslin (Tulia)

Glenn D. McCaslin (Tulia)

Feb 14, 2016

Tulia, Texas—Glenn D. McCaslin, 85, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 in Tulia. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Tommy Ewing officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February...

Tressie Davis Jackson (Tulia)

Tressie Davis Jackson (Tulia)

Feb 10, 2016

Tulia, Texas-Tressie L. Davis Jackson, 73, died Wednesday, February 10, 2016 in Amarillo. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Tulia with Rev. Melvin Tatum officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A visitation/wake will be held on Monday,...

Larry Eugene Shackelford (Plainview)

Larry Eugene Shackelford (Plainview)

Feb 9, 2016

Larry Eugene Shackelford peacefully took his last breath surrounded by family and loved ones February 9, 2016 at 4:15 PM after a six-year battle with cancer. A rosary and visitation will be held Friday, February 12, at 7:00 PM in the Chapel at Kornerstone Funeral Directors. A Catholic Funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday, February 13, 2016 at 10:00 AM...

Mary Miller (Plainview)

Mary Miller (Plainview)

Feb 8, 2016

Mary Clements Miller went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 8, 2016 at the Reagan County Care Center in Big Lake, Texas. She was surrounded with love from her family. A celebration of her life will be at Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel in Plainview on Monday, February 15 at 10:00 A.M. with burial immediately following at Plainview...

Penelope Lea Hernandez (Tulia)

Penelope Lea Hernandez (Tulia)

Feb 7, 2016

Tulia, Texas— Penelope Lea Hernandez passed away peacefully in the arms of her mommy and daddy on Sunday, February 7, 2016 in Houston, Texas. She was 8 months old. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Friday, February 12, 2016 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Rusty Gray officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery under the...

Robert Elton Wilson

Robert Elton Wilson

Feb 4, 2016

Robert Elton Wilson, Jr. was born 11-21-1921 in Hale County, Snyder community. Hewas the eldest son of eight children of Robert Elton Wilson and Ollie B. White Wilson. He slipped out of our hands into the arms of God 2-4-2016 about 4:45 p.m. Elton, an honorable and humble man, joined the Army Air Corp shortly after the bombing of Pearl...