Jim Clements
1955-2017
James Ray “Jim” Clements died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at his residence in Big Spring.
Funeral service for Mr. Clements will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Big Spring with the Rev. Bill Ivins officiating. A private burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Stanton under the direction of Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Betty Franks
1938-2017
Betty Joyce Franks, 78, of Midland, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017.
Memorial service for Mrs. Franks will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Assembly of God in Midland. The service will be under the direction of Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home.
Clarence Griffin
1942-2017
Clarence “Yunk” Griffin, of Snyder, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 in Lubbock after a series of health complications.
Funeral service for Mr. Griffin will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at New Heart Cowboy Church with Couy Griffin officiating. A meal will follow. Burial will follow the meal at Corona Cemetery under the direction of Hamilton-O’Dell Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 9-10 a.m. Friday at the church.
Yunk was born on May 1, 1942 in Corona, N.M. to Clarence and Eileen Griffin. Growing up on a ranch, Yunk and his brothers had no choice but to be cowboys. After moving to Fort Hancock, the Griffin boys began strenuous training with world champion trick rider Dick Griffith, and became “The Four Little Men” and traveled to rodeos all over the U.S. performing their stunts. Upon graduating from Moriarity High School in 1960, Yunk began working odd jobs until starting college at New Mexico State University in 1963. He began saddle bronc riding and was a member of the New Mexico State rodeo team, where he won the Southwest Region twice. He graduated from New Mexico State in 1967 with his bachelor’s degree in agriculture business. Yunk soon joined his dad and brothers in the family stone business, where they worked alongside each other for 40 years. Yunk married Patricia Abney on Aug. 13, 1983. When he was 45 years old, Yunk accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior, which was the most important decision he ever made. In 1998, he began New Heart Cowboy Church, which he pastored until retiring and moving to Snyder in 2011 to be closer to his grandkids. The last few years of his life were spent in Texas with his wife enjoying their grandkids.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Jean Duncan, his brother, Garvin Griffin, and his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Griffin; one daughter, Becky Collier and her husband, Bronc; two sons, Cody and his wife, Sara, and Todd and his wife, Michelle; two brothers, Pete and his wife, Susie, and Cleve and his wife, Donna; four grandchildren, Steeley and Clarence “C.J.” Collier, Isaac Griffin and Caitlin Myers; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Bronc Collier, Mac Griffin, Travis Griffin, Trey Griffin, Matt Griffin, Ty Griffin, Ross Griffin, Shawn Griffin, Ryan Griffin and Scott Miller.
Online condolences may be posted at www.hamiltonodell.com.
Leah Hale
1936-2017
Leah Gail Hale, 80, of Big Spring, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.
Memorial service for Mrs. Hale will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home Rosewood Chapel with the Rev. Walter McCall officiating.
Born on Aug. 12, 1936 in Big Spring to Henry and Mattie May Neill, she married Jim Hale on Sept. 9, 1950. He preceded her in death on Sept. 5, 2003. Mrs. Hale was a hard worker and in her younger years helped support her family by hoeing cotton with her children every summer. She held various other jobs during her life.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, one grandson, Logan Howard, and one great-grandson, Samuel Reel.
Survivors include two daughters, Leslie Reyes and her husband, Ernest, and Patty Choate and her husband, Dusty; two sons, Steve Hale and his wife, Sherry, and Mike Hale and his wife, Bobbie; 13 grandchildren, Kyle Hale, Cody Hale, Kirby Hale, Ryan Hale, Shawna Ellison, Jessica Reel, Kevin Ellison, Ashley Ellison, Anzlee Hale, Quaid Hale, Jaqueline Hale, Quinton Hale and Keri Anne Howard; numerous great-grandchildren; two brothers, Tom Neill and his wife, Laura, of Oklahoma and Clarence Neill and his wife, Carla, of Arizona; and one sister, Margaret Dugan and her husband, Dave, of Lawton, Okla.
Memorials may be made to Home Hospice, 111 E. 7th St., Suite A, Big Spring, TX 79720 or to a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be posted at www.npwelch.com.
Jo Ann Mayer
1939-2017
Jo Ann Mayer, 78, of Snyder, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 in Snyder.
Funeral service for Mrs. Mayer will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home with the Rev. Clay Giddens officiating.
Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Mayer was born on Jan. 19, 1939 in Abilene, to Jessie Lee and Ada Belle (Williams) Lane.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Mattie Morris, Faye Cruiseturner and Maye Simmons; three brothers, J.W. Lane, Robert Lane and Calvin Lane; and one granddaughter, Bethany A. Carey.
Survivors include one son, Gary Hamilton of Snyder; three daughters, Becky Carey and Dawn Davis and her husband, Bret Likes, all of Snyder, and Denise Dupont and her husband, Dan, of Los Angeles, Calif.; seven grandchildren, Jodi Parker Andrews and her husband, Ross, of Colorado City, Casey Ricks and his wife, Jamie, of Midland, Amy Bernal and her husband, Bernie, of Euless, Brianna M. Carey, Steven J. Carey and Joshua Likes, all of Snyder, and Maxwell Dupont of Los Angeles; and one great-grandchild, Jacen Carey of Snyder.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.
Juanita Sturdivant
1914-2017
Opal Juanita (Phillips) Sturdivant, of Pflugerville and formerly of Snyder, passed through Heaven’s Gates on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 in Pflugerville at the age of 102.
Graveside service for Mrs. Sturdivant will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Hillside Memorial Gardens with Tom Holcomb officiating. The service will be under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Born on Aug. 5, 1914 in Sulphur Springs to James and Mattie (Maddox) Phillips, she married Oren Sturdivant on June 23, 1932 in Childress County.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Oren, one daughter, Twila, and one daughter-in-law, Jeanette.
Survivors include one son, Darrell Sturdivant, of Hutto, one sister, Elizabeth Mahan of Canton, one son-in-law, Newton Ward of Houston, 19 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.
Sue Richter
1924-2017
Family and friends will gather to celebrate the life of Sudie “Sue” Richter, 93, of Snyder, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 5-6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Our beloved mother and grandmother went to be with the Lord on Feb. 22, 2017.
Sue was born on Jan. 5, 1924 to Ottis and Sadie Ricketts in Lamison, Ala. She was affectionately called Mema by her grandchildren and is remembered for her country-home cooking, especially chicken and dumplings and collard greens. Sue loved sitting around her kitchen counter, telling stories and jokes with her loved ones while smoking a pipe. She also enjoyed fishing, hunting and playing bingo. She will always live on in our hearts.
She was preceded in death by her parents, nine brothers and sisters, her husband, Gilbert Richter, and two daughters, Pat Vineyard and Gloria Wood.
Sue served as the matriarch over her large family and is survived by her brother, Carl Ricketts; two daughters, Connie Glasscock and her husband, Rick, and Kathy Beall and her husband, Brent; one son-in law, Dan Wood; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and many other friends and family members.
The family would like to thank the Baptist Memorial Allison House of San Angelo for their loving care and support.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.
Allan Rollins
1929-2017
Allan Carlton Rollins, 87, of Snyder, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in Big Spring.
Funeral service for Mr. Rollins will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Faith Baptist Church with the Rev. Nicky Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Memorial Gardens under the direction of Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
Visitation will be held from 5-6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Rollins was born on Jan. 25, 1930 in Wichita Falls to Alvin Clark and Marguerite Elizabeth (Carlton) Rollins. He married Estell, who preceded him in death. He married Peggy Roy on Nov. 15, 2008 in Snyder. She preceded him in death on April 25, 2015.
He was also preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include three daughters, Katheryn Ferard and her husband, Anthony, of Snyder, Kathy Huffman and her husband, Jerry, of San Angelo and Florence Greyson of Spring; three sons, Jerry Wilson and his wife, Tonya, and David Wilson, all of Midland, and Tom Rowe and his wife, Teresa, of Snyder; his grandchildren, Colby Ferard, Jessica Ferard, Devon Ferard, Dalton and Samantha Farmer, Gavin and Sydney Farmer, Abigail Ferard, Journey Ferard, Carly Wilson, Dylan Wilson, Joshua Wilson, Johnathan Wilson, Joey and Marcie Huffman, Sherry and Barry Dobbs, Linda Huffman, Cici and Tory Huffman, Rueben and Tasha Huffman, Tisha Huffman, Johnathan Huffman, Bryson Huffman, Meaylyn Huffman, Javier Rowe and Alissa Rowe; and his great-grandchildren, Kylie Ferard, Kynslie Ferard, Jace Ferard, Henleigh Ferard, Braeden Huffman and Trinity Harris.
Online condolences may be posted at www.bellcypertseale.com.
Jo Ann Zeck
1931-2017
Jo Ann Zeck, 85, of Snyder, died Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017 in Colorado City.
Funeral arrangements are pending at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.