Bob Etheredge
1933-2020
Bob Etheredge, 87, of Lubbock, formerly of Snyder, died Monday, June 29, 2020.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, 45th Street and Memphis Ave. in Lubbock. A time of fellowship and remembrance is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers. In support of the health of his family, masks are required to attend his service and visitation. The service will be live-streamed and be available for 30 days at www.memorialdesigners.net. You are encouraged to sign the virtual guestbook and share memories and expressions of sympathy by selecting the icon.
Bob Etheredge was born April 17, 1933, to Robert and Ethel Shipman Etheredge in Snyder. Bob married Nancy (Gail) Arnn on July 11, 1964, at the First Methodist Church in Lubbock. Bob was raised by his Aunt Laura Shipman in Hermleigh after the death of his mother. Bob attended Hermleigh schools and graduated in 1951. He later moved to Lubbock and attended Texas Tech University, where he studied Agricultural Economics. During his time at Tech, Bob was an Army ROTC cadet and was commissioned into the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant upon graduation. He joined the Army Reserve for an eight-year commitment. During his time in the Army, Bob served in the Civil Affairs Unit of the Lubbock Army Reserve and was honorably discharged at the rank of captain.
Bob had several careers in his lifetime, including sales of a variety of different products and services. He also served as an Assistant County Extension Agent for Terry County. He then moved into radio broadcasting at KFYO in Lubbock, where he spent a few years on the air reporting agricultural news and information. Bob left KFYO and moved to Fort Worth to work for WBAP. In the next few years, Karen and Eric were born to Bob and Gail. In 1968, after Eric was born, Bob opened his own business, Bob’s Garden Gate. The following year, Bob returned to the radio at KDAV in Lubbock. During his radio and television career, Bob worked at KSEL and KCBD, where he was the Farm Director and hosted a morning television program during the workweek. After a few years, Bob went to work for the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce as the Agriculture Manager. Bob was a member of St. Luke's Methodist Church in Lubbock for the past 50 years and a member of the Seekers Sunday School class. He was also a lifetime member of the PTA, a Little League umpire, a member of the Lubbock Lions Club and a band booster for the Monterey High School Band. He even coached basketball and baseball teams for Eric.
Bob enjoyed hunting and fishing, playing cards, watching funny movies, telling bad jokes, and spending time with his friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his aunt, Laura Adeline Shipman; and his eight siblings, Elsie Beck, Fern Portis, Howard Etheredge, R.B. Etheredge, Ann Foster, Glenn Etheredge, Troy Etheredge and Wylie Etheredge.
Survivors include his wife; his daughter, Karen Carruth and husband, James; his son, Eric Glenn Etheredge and wife, Allison; and three grandchildren, Laura Paige, Peyton Noelle Carruth and Abby Nicole Etheredge.
The family has designated Christian Education at St Luke's Methodist Church, 3708 45th St., Lubbock, TX, 79413, for memorial contributions.
Hattie Merle Culpepper Simpson
1932-2020
Hattie Merle Culpepper Simpson, 88, of Springdale, Ark., died Friday, June 19, 2020, at home surrounded by her loving family, as a result of complications of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Due to COVID-19 there will be a private burial with a memorial service scheduled later.
Born Feb. 13, 1932, in Pine Bluff, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Marguerite Locke Culpepper and the late Carr Culpepper; and was preceded in death by her brothers Bill and Bob Culpepper.
Hattie attended Watson Chapel High School, where she graduated valedictorian. She married the love of her life, Sid Simpson, on Dec. 22, 1950. She attended McMurry College in Abilene, where she had three years of study while also serving as Dorm Mother to hundreds of college students. She finished her B.S.E. degree at East Texas State University, graduating with highest honors. She and her family moved to Denison, where she taught third grade at Hyde Park Elementary before moving to Denton, where she served as a faculty member with the library at North Texas State University (now UNT). Hattie earned her Master’s Degree in Library Science and was part of the original team to open the Learning Resource Center as Associate Librarian at Western Texas College in Snyder, where Sid served as the first WTC basketball coach. In 1977, Hattie was initiated into Beta Phi Mu, the library science honor society. She was also a member of Alpha Lambda Sigma, the North Texas State University honor society for library science graduates, served as State Chairperson of the Texas Library Recruitment Committee and served as the Secretary/Treasurer of District 1 of the Texas Library Association. She closed out her career as an elementary school librarian in Arkansas. Hattie received numerous awards for her innovation in school libraries, including recognition from noted children book authors and the Encyclopaedia Britannica School Library Programs Award given for exemplary library media programs. Hattie was very active in her faith, not just confined within the church walls, but in all that she did, to live a life that would please her Savior, Jesus Christ.
Hattie had a profound impact on everyone that knew her. She was a loving and fun wife to Sid for 69 ½ years. She had a love for books and shared the enjoyment of reading with her family and the schools where she was librarian. She was an amazing artist in many different mediums, often painting, crafting, and eating chocolate at the kitchen table. She was a safe haven to her children, who she loved unconditionally. Her voice and touch were soothing, loving, and always available. There was something about her warm and nurturing personality that made everyone feel special and loved and every child felt heard and acknowledged. Her sense of humor and her wonderful laugh made for many warm memories. Hattie was someone that genuinely and easily embodied the good qualities so many of us strive for. She was intelligent, beautiful inside and out, had a sharp wit, and had a servant’s heart. She was the sweetest and kindest soul you could ever meet.
Hattie is survived by her beloved husband; her daughter, Margie Bordovsky and her son-in-law, David, of Springdale, Ark.; her son, Mike Simpson and his wife, Sara, of Austin; four grandchildren, Bryna Bess Burkemper of Centerton, Ark., Mariah Bordovsky of Bentonville, Ark., Callie Simpson Arnold of Boerne and Talmadge Simpson of Mountain Brook, Ala.; six great-grandchildren, and so many extended family members who will miss her big bear hugs and beautiful smile.
Memorials may be made to either the John Paul II Medical Research Institute Alzheimer’s Disease Research Dept. at 2500 Crosspark Rd,, Suite W230, Coralville, IA, 52241; or The Springdale Public Library Children’s Section at 405 S. Pleasant Street, Springdale, AR, 72764. We encourage you to visit https://www.memories.net/page/6653/hattie-merle-culpepper-simpson# for her Memorial Page.
Jimmy Hartman
1942-2020
Jimmy Hartman, 77, of Snyder died Thursday, July 2, 2020. Arrangements are pending with Miller Family Funeral Home.