All Obituaries

Beverly Cruz, 74, of Slaton, passed away Friday, April 9, 2021. Viewing will be 10:00-5:00 pm Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at Englunds. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Slaton. Interment will follow at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton. Social distancing and mask are suggested at the funeral home, Church, and cemetery. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Beverly was born September 23, 1946 in Sweetwater to Jerry and Fern Hyde....

Richard “Richey” Polk, 76, of Slaton, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021. Viewing will be 10:00am-3:00pm Wednesday, March 31, 2021. A Graveside Service will be at 5:00 pm Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Richey was born June 1, 1944 in Slaton to Donald and Lois Polk. He graduated from Slaton High School in 1963.  He married Nancy Buxkemper on July 16, 1964 in Slaton.  Early on, Richey...

       Emily Carolyn Koonce Davis died Tuesday, February 2, 2021, in Austin, Texas, with family by her side.  She was born January 20, 1931 in Haskell, Texas to W. Wayne Koonce and Marylee Pinkerton Koonce.  Carolyn (don't call her Emily!) attended school in Abernathy and Galveston (skipping 7th grade) before graduating from Woodrow Wilson High in Dallas, and moving to Lubbock to attend Texas Tech.  In the fall of 1948, while on a double blind date...

Jack Haliburton, 85, of Lubbock, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021. Viewing will be 10:00 am -5:00 pm Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Englunds. A Graveside Service will be at 11:00 am Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton.  A Celebration of Life Service will be at 2:00 pm Thursday March 25, 2021 at Indiana Baptist Church in Lubbock. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Social distancing and mask are required at the funeral home and church. Jack was...

Don Torres, 59, of Lubbock, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021. Viewing will be 10:00 am -5:00 pm Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Englunds.  Graveside services will be 10:30 am Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton.  Social distancing and mask are required at the funeral home and cemetery. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Don was born May 12, 1961 in Slaton to Donaciano Torres and Ignacia Sanchez. He attended school in Slaton. His passion...

Krista Graves, 29, of Amarillo, passed away Wednesday, March 10, 2021.  Viewing will be 2:00-6:00 pm Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Englunds.  Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Monday, March 15, 2021 at Bible Baptist Church in Slaton. Interment will follow in Englewood Cemetery. Masks are required at the funeral home and church. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Krista was born March 6, 1992 in Lubbock and raised in Slaton. She was a cheerleader at Slaton High and...

 Mary Bernal, 71, of Slaton, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Viewing will be 12:00-6:00 pm Sunday, March 7, 2021 at Englunds.  Funeral Services will be 10:00 am Monday, March 8, 2021 at Mighty Oak Assembly of God Church in Slaton.  Interment will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Southland. Social distancing and mask are required at the funeral home and cemetery. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Mary was born November 8, 1949 in Slaton to Pablo and...

Jim Porter peacefully entered into eternal rest March 1, 2021 at the age of 88. The family of Jim Porter will host visitation from 4:00-6:00pm, March 5, at Englund’s Funeral Home. His family will celebrate his life of 88 years at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Lakeridge Methodist Chapel, followed by graveside service and burial at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton.  Jim was born August 3, 1932 to Idellah and Claude Porter, in Slaton, TX.  Jim worked for the Santa Fe...

Magdalena Helen Ybarra, 94, of Slaton, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021.   Viewing will be 10:00-4:00 pm Friday, March 5, 2021 at Englunds.  Graveside services will be 10:00 am Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton.  Social distancing and mask are required at the funeral home and cemetery. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.   Helen was born September 10, 1926 in Waelder to Victoriano and Ventura Ybarra. She attended school in...

Juanita Rubio, 85, of Slaton, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2021.  Viewing will be 10:00-5:00 pm Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Englunds.  Graveside services will be 11:00 am Friday, March 5, 2021 at Englewood Cemetery in Slaton.  Social distancing and mask are required at the funeral home and cemetery. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton.  Juanita was born May 6, 1935 in Reedville to Nicolas and Virginia Torres. She moved to Slaton at the age of...