Obituaries

Maude Elizabeth Edwards Swaringen, 1932–2022

CROSBYTON—Maude Elizabeth Edwards Swaringen died in Crosbyton, Texas, on February 1, 2022 at the age of 89. Maude was born on October 8, 1932 to John and Winnie Darcy Edwards. Maude married her high school sweetheart, Thomas Cristol Swaringen, on June 22, 1951 in Dickens, Texas.

Dovie Nichols, 1929–2022

Dovie Nichols, 92, of Midland, Texas, passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel in Big Spring, Texas. Private burial was held at Mt. Olive Cemetery.

Kenneth “Chip” Stoneman, 1964–2021

Graveside services for Kenneth “Chip” Stoneman were at 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at the Spur Memorial Cemetery. Visitation was Wednesday morning from 10:30 to 12:00 noon at the Giles-McCoy Funeral Home in Aspermont. Chip was born February 20, 1964 to Kenneth Stoneman Sr.

Guadalupe “Lupita” Castillo, 1945–2021

Lupita Castillo, 76, of Spur, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2021. Born Octob er 15, 1945, she was the sixth child born to Leandro Molina and Epifania Moreno in Ecleto, Texas.

Brenda Joy (Reagan) Swain, 1943–2021

Brenda Joy (Reagan) Swain, 78, of Spur, Texas, passed from this life and into the arms of Jesus on December 22, 2021. Brenda was born in Munday, texas, to JC and Mary Louise (Suggs) Reagan February 15, 1943. During Brenda’s life she was a hairdresser, bookkeeper, truck driver, and prison guard.

Robert Keith Beeson, 1939–2021

Robert Keith Beeson of Roosevelt, Oklahoma, and formerly of Midland, Texas, passed away on December 15, 2021 at his beloved home, the Dirty Toe Ranch. Robert was born in Dickens County, Texas, to Loretta Mae and Robert Daniel Beeson on January 18, 1939. January 18, 1939.

Richard Estel McArthur, 1944–2021

KENT COUNTY—Richard Estel McArthur, 77, left behind his beloved family and ranch in Kent County, Texas for the last time on November 20, 2021, as he left to make his new permanent residence with his Lord in heaven.

Bobbie Green Rider, 1948–2021

Bobbie Green Rider, 73, passed away peacefully in her home in Denver, Colorado, on November 14, 2021 after suffering a massive stroke on October 25.

Billy Bud Sims, 1932–2021

Billy Bud Sims passed away at Shawnee Medical Center in Shawnee Oklahoma, after a brief illness. He was 89 years old. Born in Afton, Texas, he attended Patton Springs School and later Spur High School.

Sandra Jo Faulkner Taylor, 1941–2021

Sandra Jo Faulkner Taylor passed away in her home early on the morning of October 25, 2021 after a lengthy illness. She was born in Dickens County, Texas, on May 28, 1941 to the late Thomas Edwin Faulkner and Myrtis Tennessee Teague Faulkner.