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Alton Eugene Burnett of Cottage Village in Brownfield, passed away from this life February 8, 2022. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 11, at Calvary Baptist Church of Brownfield, with Joey Pierce officiating. Burial followed in the City of Sundown Cemetery. Alton and family are under the care of Ratliff Funeral Home of Brownfield. Alton was born to Arthur Edward and Edna Wortham Burnett in Red Lake, New Mexico on September 20, 1930. He grew up in Red Lake and Portales, New Mexico, graduating from Portales High School. He loved to fix cars, attend classic car shows and play jokes on everyone. He never passed up a good game of volleyball or horseshoes or a chance to aggravate his grandkids. He always strived to have the perfect lawn, and never gave up trying to catch those gophers! Alton worked for McAlister Trucking, and that brought him to Sundown where he met and married his beloved wife of 62 years, Ella Mae Giddens on December 23, 1950, in Sundown, Texas. Alton spent many years working for Cities Service Company in the Sundown area, retiring as a field foreman for Oxy, USA. Alton is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Ella, sisters Viola Walker and Jessie Whitehead, as well as brother Leroy Burnett. Alton is survived by his children, Eddie Burnett (Vicki) of Houston, Danny (Traci) Burnett of Sundown, Steve (Melissa) Burnett of Plainview, Donna Dill (Tony) of Brownfield, and Debbie Gillespie of Slaton. Grandpa Burnett left behind 10 cherished grandchildren: Roger (Christine) Burnett, Chad Burnett (Candice Rebbe), Jamie (Curtis) Lynn, Morgan (Sean) Vaughn, Calvin Day, Justin Burnett, Britney Gillespie, Matthew Burnett, Kegan (Kelly) Gillespie, and Aaron Burnett, along with 11 precious great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Vera (Al) Thompson of Elizabeth City, North Carolina and Wanda (Richard) Hendrix of Wichita Falls, Texas along with many cousins, nieces and nephews. Alton was a long-time member of First United Methodist Church in Sundown. He coached little league baseball for many years. He was our loving husband, brother, father and grandfather who will be dearly missed.
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Services for Mary Susan Perez were held at 2 pm on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Brownfield Funeral Home with burial followed in Brownfield Cemetery. Visitation was held from 5-7 pm on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Brownfield Funeral Home. Susan went to her heavenly home on February 14, 2022. She was born on March 7, 1956, to Jesse and Mary Avila of Gatesville, TX. She married the love of her life, David Perez, Jr., on August 5, 1978. They were married for 43 years. Susan worked for Meadow ISD for many years. She was a woman of strong faith and always had a lending ear for her friends. Susan enjoyed spending time with her kids, but most of all she enjoyed spoiling her grandbabies. “Sister time” was very important to her. She is preceded in death by her father and mother, Jesse and Mary Avila; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, David and Donna Perez. Susan is survived by her husband, David; daughter, Jessica (Mathew) Acevedo of Howe; son, Trey (Lindsay) Perez of New Home and Andrea (Brandi) Egert-Perez of Lubbock; seven grandkids; sisters, Pam and Yolanda; brother, Jesse; and many brothers and sisters-in-law who she considered family.
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Glen Doltan Reid passed away peacefully on February 13, 2022 in his home in Brownfield, Texas. He was a beloved husband, dad, “Papaw”, and friend. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at First Baptist Church in Brownfield, Texas on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at 10 am. Glen was born on June 18, 1934 in Gomez, Texas to Charles D and Christine Reid. Glen married Peggy Stewart on June 1, 1953. Together, they had three children. On July 5, 1967, Glen married JoAnne Harris. He added a daughter to the Reid family, and together, they had two more children. He was a farmer in Terry County with his father. He also worked as a master electrician for Don Robertson Electric for about 47 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family. He loved snow and water skiing, working with leather, wood working, fishing, helping with Boy Scouts, and watching sports. He is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters – Avis Shurley and Melba Shannon, and a daughter – Charlotte Summers. He is survived by his wife, JoAnne, children – Randall Reid, Danny (Cathy) Reid, Jaime Reid, Janna Reid, Michael (Stacey) Reid, grandchildren – Nikki Fitts, Nicolas (Kattie) Reid, Christopher (Tianna) Morvant, Michael D. (Lacey) Reid, Benjamin Reid, Nathan Reid, Hayden Reid, great grandchildren Jaylen Fitts, Sydney Reid, Cooper Reid, and Willow Reid. Pallbearers: Michael Reid, Nicolas Reid, Jaylen Fitts, Benjamin Reid, Cooper Reid, Nathan Reid (honorary – Michael D. Reid and Christopher Morvant). Special thanks to Interim Home Health/Hospice of Brownfield.
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The Wellman-Union Wildcats basketball team lost at home to Loop 40-30 in a seeding game for the fourth seed in District 7-1A and a spot in the Bi-District round against Grady on Tuesday night. Keagon Dominguez and Julius Alaniz led the Wildcats with 8 points each. The Wildcats lost the rebounding battle 37-28, assists battle 10-8, and blocks 3-1. They defeated Loop in steals 14-12 and won the turnover battle 10-8. The Wildcats end their District 7-1A with a 3-7 record for fifth place. Head Coach Kody Bell was proud of his players performance and having a chance to play for the final playoff spot.
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The Meadow Broncos won their final district game of the season against the Loop Longhorns, 65-46 at home on Tuesday night. The Broncos were led by Tate McBee with 13 points, and Wes Woodard with 10 points. Bryden Smith, Taylor Caswell, and Jimmy German each had eight ponts. The Broncos will hit the road on Tuesday to face Garden City at Lamesa in the first round of playoffs.
Read moreThe Brownfield Cubs and Lady Cubs powerlifting teams competed at the Seagraves Invitational on Thursday. Head Coach Jacob Perez was proud of his teams’ performance.
Read moreAUSTIN - Hunting-related accidents in Texas are at an all-time low since Hunter Education became mandatory in 1988, according to the 2021 Texas Hunting Accident Report released by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD).
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