Melinda Bradford

It is with great sadness the family of Melinda Bradford announces her passing after a short battle with pancreatic cancer on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at the age of 66. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Calvary Baptist Church with Christopher Hunter Jr. officiating.

ELLA ‘COUSIN’ RAYFORD

Ella “Cousin” Rayford, 82, of Wellington, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023. Graveside services took place at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023, in North Fairview Cemetery with Neil Stidolph, minister of the Bowie Street Church of Christ, officiating.

Margie Ellen Chisolm Underwood

Margie Ellen Chisolm Underwood was born Nov. 19, 1936, to Henry Grady and Bertha Lee Chisolm in Palo Pinto County, Texas and passed March 28, 2023, in Cleburne, Texas. She grew up the youngest of six children.

BRANDON JAMES PIERSON

Brandon James Pierson, 41, of Memphis, Texas, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, in Memphis. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at the First Baptist Church in Memphis with Dr. Thomas Darter officiating. Viewing took place Wednesday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the funeral home.

Betty Stanley

Betty Stanley, 84, of Wellington, Texas, passed away Monday, March 20, 2023. Graveside services took place at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023, at North Fairview Cemetery with Rev. Noah Downing, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements were by Adams Funeral Home of Wellington.

Ildefonso Rodriguez

ILDEFONSO RODRIGUEZ Ildefonso Rodriguez, 68, former longtime resident of Wellington, Texas, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Houston, Texas. A rosary took place at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23 at Adams Funeral Home. A funeral mass will be said at 10 a.m.

Gwendolyn Goyne

GWENDOLYN GOYNE Gwendolyn Goyne, 84, of Amarillo, Texas, died on March 13, 2023. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 20, 2023, at Cornerstone Ministries, 1111 N. Buchanan St. Viewing took place from 5-7 p.m.

Diane Wells McDowell

Diane Wells McDowell passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023, at 91 years of age. She was born in 1932 in Wellington, Texas to Marian Atkins Wells and Henry Deskins “Deck” Wells, editor and publisher of “The Wellington Leader” for over 50 years.

Geraldine Mitchell

Funeral services for Geraldine Mitchell, 87, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Childress Methodist Church with Dr. Mike Henderson officiating. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m.

Mary Jo Nixon

Mary Jo Nixon was born in Dilley, Texas, on Aug. 11, 1941, to J.W. and Pauline Brookshire Boen. She grew up in Quail, Texas with her two sisters and two brothers. She passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Okla., at the age of 81.