Obituaries
• John Kinnibrugh, 75, of Abilene, died June 1 and was buried at the Vera Cemetery in Vera, TX. He was born April 3, 1930 in Vera to Jim and Essie Kinnibrugh and married Valarie Burgess in 1947 in Gilliland. He was a farmer in Gilliland and South Plains, TX and during the drought of the 1950’s left the farm to attend the first police academy in Wichita Falls, working as a police officer for two years after which he resumed farming. He served on both the Gilliland and South Plains school boards and was a member of the Pioneer Drive Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Valarie, a daughter, Beverly Kinnibrugh of Abilene; a son and daughter-in-law, John Mark and Misty Kinnibrugh of Garden City; two grandchildren, Devon Claire and James Curtis Kinnibrugh; a sister, Doris Thomas and a brother, Sylvin Kinnibrugh. Three baby boys, his parents, two brothers and two sisters preceded him in death.
• Hazel Marguerite Hardy, 96, died July 8 at a Big Spring hospital. She was born Sept. 30, 1908, the fourth of eight children born to Jimmie Margaret and A.D. Cook in Garden City. She worked for the phone company in Garden City before marrying the love of her life, Lloyd Hardy, in 1939. He preceded her in death in 2002. She was a fabulous cook, an outstanding seamstress and adored by her family. She was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church of Garden City.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law, Reta Carol and Steve Bell of Garden City and Paula and Guy Talbot of Big Spring; three grandchildren, Stephanie and Charles Dobbs of San Angelo, Krystal and Brandon McDaniel of Leawood, Kan. and Neiman and Lance Hill of Dallas; one great-granddaughter, Bryce Hill of Dallas; one sister, Marjorie Klein of Fredericksburg; one brother, Allie B. Cook of Garden City and many nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Allene Dozier and Pauline Berry, and three brothers, Alton D. Cook, Marshall Cook and Jack Cook.