Kornerstone Funeral Directors - Tulia

Texas--Bernice Love, 88, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, September 7, 2023 in Rose Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. Bernice was born on June 30, 1935 to Martin and Bessie Teakell in Clay County, Texas near Henrietta. She lived in Tulia most of her life. She farmed with her brother-in-law and helped with Home Health Care for ladies in Tulia. She married Jim Ned Love on February 14, 1953 and was married for 61 years before Jim Ned died on June 18, 2014. The family would...

Tulia, Texas?Gwynette Sturgess, 83, passed away on August 28, 2023. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at 10:30 am at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia and a memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Tuesday at the Central Church of Christ in Tulia with Mr. Chris Swinford, pastor of Faith Hills Church of Christ of Wichita Falls, Texas officiating. A visitation will be held on Monday, September 4, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the funeral home in Tulia. Also, a memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, September 7, 2023, in the Crockett Road Church of Christ in Palestine, Texas. Gwynette was born in Brownfield, Texas on October 23, 1939, to Jim and Mabel...

Tulia, Texas?Billy Wafer, 65, of Dalhart, passed away on Friday, August 18, 2023. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at 2:00 pm in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with Pastor Joe Gonzales officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. Billy was born on July 8, 1958, in Plainview, to Celie and Clara Wafer. He grew up in Plainview and attended Plainview High School where he played football and was in the band. He married Carolyn Powell in 1980. After their marriage they moved to Tulia. Billy loved football. He loved to be a jokester wanting to put a smile on everyone's face. He loved his family and his...

Tulia, Texas - Our precious Mom and Nana, Faye Jennings Henthorn, 91, went to be with her Savior on Sunday, August 13, 2023, in Lubbock. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Davenport officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A visitation will be held Friday, August 18, 2023 at 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Faye was born on February 1, 1932 in Tulia to Robert and Lois (Brewer) Jennings. She graduated from Tulia High School in 1949. After graduating from High School, she married Donald Eugene Henthorn on December 21, 1949 in Portales, New...

Silverton, Texas?Guinn "Fitz" Fitzgerald, 87, went home to be with his Lord Jesus and his beloved Pat on Monday, May 15, 2023. Visitation will be at 10: 00 AM Thursday, May18, 2023 at First Baptist Church Silverton with the funeral service following at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in Silverton Cemetery. Guinn was born on December 17, 1935, in Briscoe County to Wayland and Florene Montague Fitzgerald. He was raised in Briscoe County and attended Rock Creek School until it closed, and then attended Silverton Schools until he graduated in 1954. In 1954 and 1955 he attended West Texas State University in Canyon. He married Patsy Bomar on December 8, 1955, in Silverton. He farmed until 1986 when...

Kress, Texas -- Billie Wayne Reed, 65, passed away at his home near Kress, Texas, on Tuesday April 11, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 10:00 am at the Plainview New Covenant Church with Mr. Ron Brunson and Rev. Jim Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Kress Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A visitation will be held Friday, April 14, 2023, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel in Tulia. Wayne was a well-respected cowboy, producer, and resident of Swisher County. Wayne, as he was commonly known, was born on April 12, 1957, to Bill and Carolyn Reed of Kress. Wayne grew up on the family farm...

Kress, Texas- James Lewis Walker, 83, of Kress went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 13,2023. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 10:00 AM at Claytonville Baptist Church with burial following at Kress Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. Visitation will be held Monday, January 16, 2023, at 5:30 to 7:30 PM at Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Tulia, Texas. James Lewis Walker was born on November 14, 1939, in Plainview, TX. He was the eldest son of Herbert and Celia May (Wicker) Walker. He was a long-term farmer in the Claytonville area planting his first crop even before graduating from Plainview High School...

Tulia, Texas--Elvin N. Howell went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, 3, 2023 in Lubbock Texas. A visitation will be held at Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Tulia on Friday, January 6, 2023, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. Funeral services will be held in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 11:00 am with Rev. Charles Davenport officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Funeral services are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. Elvin was born in Scurry County, Texas, on January 17, 1914, the youngest child of Luke and Myrtle Howell. He graduated from Snyder High School in 1932. Elvin attended Hardin Simmons University in Abilene,...

Tulia, Texas--Elvin N. Howell went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in Lubbock Texas. A visitation will be held at Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Tulia on Friday, January 6, 2023, from 5:00 to 6:30 pm. Funeral services will be held in the Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel on Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 11:00 am with Rev. Charles Davenport officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Funeral services are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. Elvin was born in Scurry County, Texas, on January 17, 1914, the youngest child of Luke and Myrtle Howell. He graduated from Snyder High School in 1932. Elvin attended Hardin Simmons University in...

Catherine (Cathy) Marie Appling Miller died November 18, 2022 at the age of 89. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at First United Methodist Church in Tulia, Texas. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia, Texas under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. Catherine was born on October 15, 1933 to Samuel Gordon and Birdie Appling at Mt. Blanco (Crosby County), Texas. She met Roy Eugene Miller at Lighthouse Electric Cooperative in Floydada, Texas. They were married at Mt. Blanco on March 20, 1956 and have been married for 52 years. They had 5 children, Marty, Joyce, Sara, Janet, and Robert. She was a retired teachers assistant with...

Amarillo, Texas-Sheila Ann Weld, 88, passed away November 3, 2021, in Amarillo. A graveside service will be conducted on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, at 10:00 AM at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia, with Deacon Robert Aranda of St. Mary's Cathedral, Amarillo, presiding. Sheila Ann Malone was born in Tulia on January 13, 1933, the daughter of William Bascom Malone and Ida Castera Malone. She graduated from Tulia High School in 1951 and was the 1950 Homecoming Queen. She married Wallace W. "Wally" Weld on June 13, 1964, at St. Mary's Church (now St. Mary's Cathedral), Amarillo. She taught at Horace Mann Middle School and was employed by the City of Amarillo as a librarian for 16 years. At the time of...

Tulia, Texas?Linda Foster, 80, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm Friday, October 22, 2021, in the First Baptist Church with Rev. John Gillespie and Rev. Charles Davenport officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Linda was born on December 26, 1940, in Tulia to Cecil and Juanita Gould. She grew up in Tulia and graduated from Tulia High School in 1960. Linda attended beauty school in Lubbock to become a hairdresser. She loved her work, she loved her clients,...

Beverly Ann Howard, 84, passed away peacefully on May 13, 2021 at her home in Kress, Texas. Beverly was born on May 9, 2021 in Plainview, Texas to Kelly and Loraine (Paschal) Bowers. Beverly graduated from Plainview High School in 1955, where she participated in activities all four years in FHA, FBLA and A Cappella Choir. Upon graduating from Plainview High, she met and married the love of her life Roy Howard on November 29, 1956. She worked at First Federal S&L and he began his career with Southwestern Bell in Lubbock, Texas. Prior to marriage, Roy served in the U.S. Navy for two years aboard the U.S.S. Pine Island. She was an avid participant in real estate organizations in three...

Monna Kay Mullins, 86, of Amarillo passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021. Services will be held 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Kornerstone Chapel with Clay Lewis officiating. Interment will be at 1:00 P.M. (Mountain Time) Saturday, May 15, 2021 in Quay Cemetery in Tucumcari, NM under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors in Plainview. Monna was born on May 21, 1934 in Swink, Oklahoma to Luther and Myrtle White. She was 16 years old when she met Ross D. Mullins, they were married on March 29, 1951 in Tucumcari, NM., and was married for 62 years. She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing, dance, cook and was an avid Dallas Cowboys football fan. She was a lady Elk and proud to be...

Ronald Ellis "Ron" White, age 88, of Plainview, Texas passed away on May 3, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. May 11, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church with Mike Schafer, pastor of First United Methodist Church officiating. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Ron was born July 28, 1932 in Plainview, Texas to Ellis Joe and Madge White. He married Pat Duzan on December 20, 1957 in Plainview. She preceded him in death on December 27, 2018. He was a lifelong resident of Plainview and worked for the Plainview Daily Herald for 17 years. Ron was a member of the Lions Club since 1955 and had perfect attendance to the meetings...

Janet Miller Wright was born to eternal life on May 3, 2021 surrounded by the family she loved so dearly. Born to Paul and Lula Marjorie Miller on November 14, 1948. She lived her entire life in Swisher County, great-granddaughter of W.G. and Lucy Canary Conner, a Tulia pioneer family. Janet was never happier than when surrounded by children, dogs and cats, all of whom she loved unconditionally. As a young woman she opened her own pre-school since Tulia did not have one at the time. Later she received her B.A. in Education from West Texas State and taught Elementary school in Kress and Plainview, TX as well as adult GED and ESL classes at South Plains College, chosen one year as...

Wynona Quebe, 96, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on April 26, 2021. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Providence, Texas. Officiants will be Kyle Brock and Sean McConathy. Burial will follow in the Plainview Cemetery under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. A visitation will be held 6:00-7:30 P.M. Friday, April 30, 2021 at Kornerstone Funeral Directors. She was born February 17, 1925 to Elster and Myriam Calahan McLeod. She grew up on a farm in South Plains riding her horse to school. She had many Calahan cousins that were dear friends, and their families shared many Sunday lunches while growing up in the...

Georgia Elizabeth Cox Daffern died April 17, 2021 at Westridge Manor where she resided for ten years. She was the ninth of twelve children born to Bradford Lewis and Georgia Nola Cox on July 25, 1924. Growing up on a farm east of Plainview she attended East Mound School where she enjoyed playing basketball. As the first Cox child to finish high school, Georgia graduated from Plainview High School in 1941. Afterwards she completed her business courses at Lippert's Business College in Plainview, and worked as a bookkeeper during WWII. After the war, she married Roy H. Daffern on September 26, 1945. Together they owned and operated Daffern Steel and Supply where she worked as the bookkeeper....

Douglas Cooper Ellison, 83, of Petersburg passed away on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 14, 2021 at Plainview Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday at 1:00 P.M. until shortly before the service. Arrangements are under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Douglas was born on February 6, 1938 in Plainview, Texas to Floyd and Virginia Ellison. He grew up on a farm on highway 400 in Petersburg, Texas. After graduating from Petersburg High School in 1956 Douglas attended Texas Tech University for three years. In High School Douglas was on the golf team and was apart of a state champion team. While studying at Tech,...