Funeral services for Jesse “Butch” Ragsdale, age 80 of Seminole will be held Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at Trinity Baptist Church at 2:00 p.m. with Hospice Chaplain Josh McLemore officiating. Burial will follow at Gaines County Cemetery. All services are under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home. Mr. Ragsdale was born January 29, 1944 in Littlefield to Nada (Cooper) and William Carmera Ragsdale. He married Carol Jane Stewart in Seminole on November 22, 1963. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Air Force, and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. He worked a salesman at Adkins Supply selling oilfield equipment; he loved to work a deal. Butch was a heck of a musician; he played the steel guitar as well as other instruments and enjoyed playing in a band. He started Seminole Trade Days in 2006 and B&J RV Park in 2011. He enjoyed dancing, fishing, and camping; he also liked wood working, restoring furniture and antiques. Butch loved all children, always taking them for ice cream; he was generally loved and was a good friend to all, always willing to help anyone. He was definitely a social butterfly, as well as a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather.

Seagraves... Funeral services for Mandie Houston, 89, of Seagraves will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday March 30, 2024, in the Seagraves High School Auditorium with Pastor David Boyd, Rev. Charles Sims and Rev. Charley Barnes officiating, with interment following in the Gaines County Cemetery of Seagraves under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home of Seagraves. Mandie passed away on March 23, 2024, in Seagraves.

Our loving mother, Manuela “Nellie” Marquez, who loved to be called “Nanny” by all, departed this earth to her heavenly home on March 22, 2024. Nellie was born to Isabell Estrada in Oxnard, CA on November 19, 1948. She married Concepcion Marquez, December 8, 1966, in Oxnard, CA. Nellie was a loving mother to Maria Becerra Marquez, Jose Luis, Irma Perez Marquez and Hector, Jimmy Marquez, Terry Marquez ; April, Rudy Marquez, Laura Brown and Justin, Michelle Escalante and David, and she was a “Nanny” to 13 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren.

Funeral services for Peter Knelsen, age 62 of Seminole were held Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Old Colony Mennonite Church with Bishop Peter Janzen officiating. Burial followed at Gaines County Cemetery. All services were under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home.

Dan Edwin Calfee passed away February 15, 2024, in Brownfield. Dan was born April 18, 1942, in Seagraves to Edwin Dee Calfee and Opal Perry Calfee.

Seminole……Funeral Services for Kenneth H. Roberts “Kenny”, 76, were held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at West Side Church of Christ in Seminole, under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home, Seminole, Texas, officiated by Brother David Williams. Kenneth H. Roberts passed away March 2, 2024, in Seminole.

Graveside services for Lorenzo Mendoza, Jr., age 61, were held Saturday, March 2, 2024 at Gaines County Cemetery with Pastor Gil Ramirez officiating. All services were under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home. The following obituary has been written by family members to express their loss. Lorenzo Mendoza, Jr. was called home by the Lord on February 25, 2024 in Rowlett. He was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico on December 14, 1962 to Dolores Ornelas and Lorenzo Mendoza, Sr.

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Lubbock — Services for Jose Villegas, 75, of Lubbock, will were held at 10 am on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at St. Paul Catholic Church in Seagraves. Joe was born on May 16, 1948 to Alberto and Cruz Villegas in Laredo. He had a passion for music, showcasing his talent through his drumming skills in a band. In his younger days, he also enjoyed sports, embodying a spirit of athleticism and energy.

SEAGRAVES -- Funeral services for Jesus (Jesse) Espinoza Jr., 66, of Seagraves will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Seagraves, under the direction of Ratliff Funeral Home, Seagraves, officiated by Rev. Jose de Dios Gonzalez. Jesus passed away Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Seagraves.