Obituaries
•Douglas Edward Plagens, 47, died March 31 at a Midland hospital following a long illness and was buried at St. Lawrence Cemetery. He was born Dec. 24, 1956 in Big Spring. He graduated from Garden City High School. He farmed all his life in St. Lawrence and was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church. He married Connie Sheppard in 1983.
He is survived by his wife Connie of St. Lawrence, two sons, Andrew Edward Plagens and Spencer Judson Plagens and one daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Plagens, all of St. Lawrence; his parents, Edd and Bernadette Plagens of St. Lawrence; six sisters, Debra Schwartz and husband Ernie, Denice Batla and husband Mike, Donna Goodwin and husband Duke and Dinette Watkins and husband Richard, all of St. Lawrence, Darla Brown of Fort Worth and Deanna Plagens of San Angelo; mother-in-law Dene Sheppard of Big Spring; two sisters-in-law, Teresa Sheppard of Big Spring and Cindy Inman and husband Mark of Midland; one brother-in-law, Scot Sheppard and wife Julie of Coahoma; 20 nieces and nephews and a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.
•Juanita Alsup Klein of Kerrville died Tuesday, March 9. She was born June 23, 1922. Juanita grew up in Garden City and graduated from high school in 1940. She is survived by her husband, Leroy; one daughter, Gwen Lambert of Kerrville; one brother, Jack Alsup of Del Rio and 3 grandchildren.