Obituaries

LUBBOCK—Georgia Arlene Jordan, “My Sunshine,” 79, of Lubbock, passed away from her earthly home on January 10, 2023. Arlene was the daughter of Marion and Eunice Jordan of Spur, Texas. She graduated in 1961 from Spur High School, where she was in band and choir, and was a majorette. She attended West Texas State. Arlene had an opportunity to train at the American Airlines Stewardess College in Fort Worth, where she became an international flight attendant retiring after 39 years. She married her sweetheart, Curtis Hawley, in Maui, Hawaii, one of her favorite trip destinations.

JAYTON— Margaruet Jolene Smith, 90, of Jayton, Texas, passed away December 30, 2022. Funeral services were held 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at the First Assembly of God Church in Jayton, with burial to follow in the Jayton Cemetery. A visitation at the church was held prior to the service from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Services will be under the direction of Weathersbee-Ray Funeral home in Rotan, Texas.

A service was held on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers, to celebrate Max Christopher’s 80 years of life.

Louise Wright was born in Dickens County on February 24, 1932. Her parents were James Henry Lewis “Jim” Smith and Viola Cordell Henderson. She graduated from Spur High School and worked for the Cap Rock Telephone Company until her marriage to James Dudley “Red” Pevehouse. Together they operated a small gas station and market at the Y. They had two sons, James and Jerry. Upon the passing of her husband, she began working for the Spur Pharmacy and remained there several years.