Patrick Albert Mayo
1942-2020
Patrick Albert Mayo of Midland died March 13, 2020, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Viewing will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home in Midland. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stonegate Fellowship, Building F, in Midland. A private family burial will be held at Serenity Memorial Gardens in Midland.
Pat was born on April 12, 1942, in Houma, La., to Albert and Rosalie Mayo. He was the oldest of five children. Although life started in Louisiana, they later moved to Texas, where Pat would spend the majority of his life. He would live in various places throughout Texas in his childhood, finally ending up in West Texas as his father Albert began a job as a pumper for Texaco around the city of Snyder. It is there where Pat began to build lifelong friendships and also where he met the love of his life, Beverly June Bratton. They met at a church event, and were married on August 13, 1961. It was there that they would build a life, having two sons, Barry and Jay. They remained there until the early 1990s, when they moved to Midland, where they spent the remainder of their life.
Pat spent over 50 years working in the oilfield industry in a career that he loved deeply. After starting his career with Halliburton, he spent the next 26 years working for Texaco as a pumper, field clerk and assistant foreman on the Fuller Lease and their leases in New Mexico. After leaving Texaco, he spent the last 25 years working for Abraxas Petroleum, where he managed completion and production operations in their West Texas field. He had just recently retired on January 31, 2020. He loved his work in the oilfield industry and was well respected as a man of great integrity. He was the model of a strong work ethic, and had a fierce loyalty to every company he served with throughout the years.
Although, he loved his work, his greater love was his family, to whom he was a wonderful husband, father, Papa, and great grandpop.
Pat was preceded in death by his wife; his son, Barry Mayo; his parents; and other extended family members.
Survivors include his son, Jay Mayo and wife, Sheri, of Midland; a daughter-in-law, Laurie Mayo of Jacksboro; two grandsons, Blake and Brady Mayo of Jacksboro; three granddaughters, Sheridan Moore and her husband, Michael, of Midland, Courtney Mayo of Cedar Park and Hannah Mayo of Soldotna, Alaska; four siblings, Mike Mayo and his wife, Brenda, of Garland, Dorothy Gray and her husband, Bo, of Gail, Susan Reed and her husband, Sammy, of Midland and Bob Mayo and his wife, Diann, of Miles; and multiple extended family members, including great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
The family would like to extend appreciation to Texas Oncology, Midland Memorial Hospital and Hospice Midland for their incredible loving care of Pat in his battle with cancer.
Online condolences may be made at www.npwelch.com.
Theresa Fay Swinney
1950-2020
Theresa Fay Swinney, 70, died Sunday, March 15, 2020.
Family visitation is planned for Monday, March 16, 2020, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Miller Family Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at 2 p.m. at Gail Cemetery with Mr. Darrell Chappel officiating.
Mrs. Swinney was born Feb. 6, 1950, in Four Corners, New Mexico, to Charles and Luella (Stangle) Bales. She married Mike Swinney on Nov. 16, 1995, in Scurry County.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband; a son, Mike Brasher and wife, Pamala, of Snyder; 4 grandsons, Michael Brasher of Renton, Wash., Christopher Brasher and wife, Chrissy, of Snyder, William Brasher of Abilene and J.R. Brumit and wife, Ashley, of Abilene; 2 granddaughters, Tamala Schmidt and partner, Stephanie Schmidt, of Moorcroft, Wyo. and Angella Jenson and husband, Lee, of Houston; 16 great-grandchildren; and a cousin, Karen Howell of Wichita, Kan.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family by visiting www.millerfamilyfuneralhome.com.