LENORAH - Bobby Dwain Graves, 81 of Lenorah, died Apr. 27, 2024. The family received friends Apri. 29, at Gilbreath Funeral Home. Funeral services were Apr. 30, at Tarzan Baptist Church. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery.

STANTON - Jose Manuel Morales, 59, died Apr. 4, 2024. He was born June 9, 1964, to Jose Marcial Morales and Gloria Almanza Morales in Coahuila, MX. He was a loving son, father, brother, grandfather and friend. He enjoyed visiting family in Mexico, watching WWE Wrestling, his favorite tv shows Little House on the Prairie and Two and a Half Men, and he was a fan of Texas Tech. Above all his greatest joy in life was being with his grandchildren, whether it be just a visit or watching them play sports, Jose was there for them.

BIG SPRING - Leah Jan Hughes died on Dec. 28, 2023, at her residence. Funeral services will be at 2pm, Jan. 4, 2024, at 14th & Main Church of Christ in Big Spring. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park.

MIDLAND - Eric Wayne Looney, 87 of Midland, died on Oct. 29, 2023. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Nov. 4, at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. He was born on Apr. 29, 1936, in Santo. Coach, as he was affectionately known, graduated from Stephenville High School in 1954. An outstanding athlete, he is a member of the Stephenville Yellowjacket Athletic Hall of Fame. He attended Tarleton Junior College, playing both basketball and baseball while there. He also played basketball at McMurry College, from where he graduated in 1958.

Kolesten Michael Dorner FORT WORTH - Kolesten Dorner, 5 months of Stanton, passed away Oct. 16, 2023, at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.

SAN ANGELO - Marlene Kay Mims, age 86, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at 7:50 in the evening at Shannon Hospital in San Angelo.

STANTON - Elizabeth Creech Shoemaker was born on Aug. 24, 1931, to Robert Bryan and Alice Creech. She married L.R. Shoemaker on Dec. 13, 1949 in Stanton, where they raised their family out at the family farm. She died Nov. 24, 2022. She attended grade school at the McClintock School on the McClintock Ranch in Midland County and at the Garden City school in Garden City. She graduated high school from the Courtney School in Martin County. She really enjoyed her class reunions with her other Courtney classmates.

MIDLAND - Hazel Colleen Church Leonard, 97 of Midland, died Sept. 26, 2022.

GRANBURY - She Belle Morgette Barnes was born on July 20, 1929, in Kermit, to Charles and Celia Morgette and died Aug. 21, at the age of 93 in Granbury. She graduated from McMurry University and received her teaching certificate from Sul Ross University. She married her beloved Russell (Rusty) Barnes on July 15, 1950 in Lovington, NM. They were happily married until Russell's death in 1994.

— U.S. RepresentativeAugust Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement on the legacy of Odessa Permian Football Coach Gary Gaines: “Coach Gary Gaines is nothing less than legendary. From playing quarterback at Angelo State University to coaching high school and college football in Denver City, San Angelo, Abilene, Amarillo, Petersburg, Lubbock, Fort Stockton, Monahans, and of course Odessa Permian, his footprints are all over West Texas. Coach Gaines’ career was so much more than an occupation, it was a calling.