Sept. 8 Obituaries

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Opal Blakely

1932-2017 

Opal May Blakely, 84, of Hereford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017.

A mass of Christian burial was held at 10 a.m. Friday at Rest Lawn Cemetery with Father Anthony Neusch officiating. The service was under the direction of Hereford Heritage Funeral Home.

Opal was born on Sept. 7, 1932 to Oliver McCormick and Altie Roberts McCormick in Dunn.  She grew up helping her parents around their cotton farm near Dunn. Upon graduation from high school, she went to work in Roscoe as a licensed vocational nurse.

Opal married R.L. Blakely at Dunn Baptist Church on June 30, 1950. They moved to Snyder, where she continued as a nurse and later as a secretary for the Snyder Chamber of Commerce. Opal and R.L. had two children, Ricky, born in 1951 in Snyder, and, after the couple moved to Odessa, Lisa was born in 1961. They moved to Amarillo in 1963 to further R.L.’s career with Exxon. They moved to Hereford, where R.L. received an opportunity to run his own Exxon wholesale distributorship. Opal helped with the bookkeeping and greeted the customers as they came to the office. They continued running their business until they retired in 1989.

Opal was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She cared very much for her kids and grandkids. She was also a very generous and kind person who was always willing to help those who were less fortunate. 

In retirement, she took a job at Thriftway/Lowe’s and it was not uncommon for her to spend more than her paycheck to pay for lunch for her co-workers.

She was preceded in death by her husband, R.L. Blakely, her son, Ricky Blakely, her parents and 10 siblings.

Survivors include one daugher, Lisa Artho and her husband, Dennis, of Hereford; one daughter-in-law, Hope Blakely of Gig Harbor, Wash.; her grandchildren, Alexandra Blakely Cronin and her husband, Robert, of Augusta, Ga., Kyle Artho and his wife, Keely, of Bushland, Ryan Artho of Lubbock, Russell Artho and his wife, Mary, and Jill Artho Broom and her husband, Devon, all of Amarillo; and six great-grandchildren. She will be missed as well by her many friends, nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the St. Anthony’s School Endowment Fund.

Online condolences may be posted at www.herefordheritagefh.com.

 

Valentina Molina

1944-2017

Valentina Molina, 73, died Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017 in Snyder.

Funeral service for Mrs. Molina will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. Arsenio C. Redulla officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Memorial Gardens under the direction of Miller Family Funeral Home.

A rosary will be held at 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Born on Feb. 14, 1944 in Groesbeck to Louise Ramirez and Felicia (Sanchez) Ramirez, she married Humberto Molina on June 19, 1965. She earned a degree from Western Texas College and became a registered nurse. Until retirement, she worked at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Codgell Memorial Hospital and Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Louise Ramirez and Felicia Ramirez; her husband, Humberto Molina; three sisters, Janie Gonzales, Juliana Ramirez and Cruz Mendez; and one brother, Paul Ramirez.

Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie Rocha and her husband, Thomas, and Hilda Molina, all of Snyder; one son, Humberto “Gunie” Molina Jr. of San Angelo; one sister, Mary Garcia and her husband, Willie, of Dallas; five grandchildren, Ashlee Rub, Christopher Molina, Nathaniel Fuentez and Avery Rocha, all of Snyder, and Geraldine Rub of Llano; several nieces and nephews; and special friends, Daniel Molina of Dallas, Lulu Martinez of Snyder and Josie Zapata of Corpus Christi.

Online condolences may be posted at www.millerfamilyfuneralhome.com.

 

Jason Salgado

2000-2017

Jason Bradley Salgado, 17, of Snyder, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 in Lubbock.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. The service will be under the direction of Miller Family Funeral Home.

Born on April 8, 2000, Jason was a junior at Snyder High School. He was unique and full of happiness from the very beginning. At a young age, Jason enjoyed motorcycles, movies, playing in the water, spending time with his little sister, Tiffany, food, and most importantly, vehicles.

Though he is gone, he can never be forgotten. Jason Salgado was and always will be that special friend, brother, cousin, nephew, son and grandson, in all of our hearts.

He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, O.D. and Christine Brewer and Don Salgado Sr.

Survivors include his father, Don Salgado of Snyder; one sister, Tiffany Salgado of Snyder; his grandmother, Linda Salgado of Snyder; his great-aunt  and great-uncle, Debbie and Ted Brewer of Snyder; specialfriends, Samantha and Chester Ratliff, both of Snyder; his mother, Mary Moon of Oklahoma City; his grandparents, Debbie Melega and Scott McCleary, both of Abilene; his aunts and uncles, Pamela Bredemeyer and Darrin Hogue, both of Abilene, and Martin and Kristina Chappa of Merkel; and five cousins, Michael, Aaron, Joey, Rachelle and Tommy.

Online condolences may be posted at millerfamilyfuneralhome.com.