Obituaries
Bill Burnett, 62, of Lake Thomas died Jan. 12 in a Lubbock hospital and was buried at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring. He was born March 29, 1943 in Stamford and married Nelda Gilmore in 1985 in Big Spring. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and cooking. He had served in the National Guard.
Survivors include his wife, Nelda Burnett of Sand Springs; a son and daughter-in-law, Keith and Tisha Burnett of Garden City; a daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Henry Franco of Big Spring; a stepson, Jay Colvin of Forsan; a stepdaughter, Shawna Smith of Forsan; two brothers and one sister-in-law; a sister and brother-in-law and 11 grandchildren, including Chase O’Brien, Ally Burnett and Zachary Burnett, all of Garden City. He was preceded in death by his parents, one stepsister and one stepbrother.
Randall Louie Sherrod, 86, died Jan. 21 at his Glasscock County home and was buried in Garden City Cemetery. He was born Aug. 5, 1920, in Breckenridge and married Velma Zora Christie in April of 1941. She preceded him in death Oct. 26, 2005. He was a Glasscock County Commissioner for many years, an auctioneer at Big spring Livestock Auction and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Big Spring. He was honorably discharged from the military.
He is survived by his children, Jimmy Randall Sherrod, John Edward Sherrod and Velma Lee Sherrod Blakeney; one brother, Leslie Sherrod of Big Spring and one sister, Jessie Mae Johnson of Sand Springs.