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Today we visit with someone who is no stranger to Brownfield. A lot of people know her skills as a barber, so let's get to know a bit more about Deborah Wise. Anyone can walk into Wise Barber Shop and immediately feel welcomed by Deborah’s smile and jovial personality. Of course the typical stereotype of a barber shop is in full swing at Wise Barber Shop. You can go in and talk about the weather, current events in the news and maybe tell Deborah your problems.
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A graveside service will be held for Asa “Ace” Lee Boyd, 91, at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at Terry County Memorial Cemetery in Brownfield, TX. Ace was a resident of Brownfield for 61 years before moving to Northern Arkansas in 2015 to be closer to his children. He passed away peacefully there on July 4, 2020. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.brownfieldfuneralhome.com. Asa, better known as “Ace,” was born on January 31, 1929, to Horace Thomas and Mary Octiveen (Whitfill) Boyd near San Angelo, TX, in the Brentwood area by the Concho River. He served as a Seaman in the US Navy from 1947 to 1953. Ace Boyd loved to spend time with his friends and family. He enjoyed recalling his youth. He fondly remembered the time he spent with his aunts, uncles, and cousins in Arizona and California. He would tell stories of a memorable summer he spent felling and peeling Douglas fir trees in Oregon with his uncle and cousins.He moved to Brownfield after his discharge from the Navy and attended Calvary Baptist Church with his family. That is where he met Billie Nell Runnels. They married in February 1953 and celebrated 60 years of marriage before her death in October 2013. Ace was a building contractor and master carpenter. He also loved his church and his church family. He and Billie were members of Immanuel Baptist Church for many years. They loved Jon and Mary Ann Patrick and their four daughters and considered them as part of the family. Ace Boyd was a very kind and generous person. He worked hard to provide for his family. He was tender-hearted and would do anything for anyone he possibly could. He was preceded in death by his wife Billie, his parents Horace and Mary, his sister Colleen Fisher, and granddaughter Christina Dawn Boyd. Asa Boyd is survived by a daughter, Dawn Sorbo and husband Louis of Yellville, AR; a son, Scott Boyd of Brownfield; 2 grandsons, Jeffrey Sorbo of Hamden, CT, and Ryan Boyd of Crosbyton; a half-sister, Nancy Smith and husband Eddie of Lubbock; 2 step-sisters, Wanda Peacock and Annette Turner, both of Lubbock; a step-brother, James Barnes of McAllen; and beloved brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. The family is requesting donations to be made to Meal on Wheels.
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While I was praying recently, this phrase came up in my spirit: “Learn from the Sunflower.”
Read moreBuried in the numbers on the now famous Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Case Tracker are some that seem to completely defy conventional wisdom about what we know about the terror-inducing COV- ID-19 virus and its spread across the world’s populations. It also lends some credence to the argument that the hesitance of the World Health Organization (taking their cues from the Chinese government), and the Center For Disease Control, is highly suspect.
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AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on July 2 issued an executive order to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus while keeping Texas as open as possible for business.
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Peanut farmers have no panaceas available to assure top yields and high grades. The best ones, including the four 2020 Farm Press Peanut Efficiency award winners, follow finely tuned production systems tailored to specific growing conditions.
Read moreFrom the looks of it it’s going to be a hot July 4 weekend. The hottest temperatures compared to average in the United States will be from the Great Lakes into the upper Mississippi Valley and the Dakotas.
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