Obituaries


  Kenneth Duane Cox, 62, of Midland, died Jan. 11, 2010, and with burial at Garden City Cemetery.

          Kenneth was born Nov. 14, 1947 in Andrews to Lucy and Duell Cox. He married Karen Irlbeck on Aug. 1, 1975 in Dimmitt.

          Survivors include wife, Karen of Midland; son Jason Cox and wife Barbi of Sterling City; son Michael Cox of New Braunfels; daughter Collene Cox of Muleshoe; grandchildren Morgan and Hudson Cox of Sterling City; brother Jimmy Cox of Rogers; sister Beverly Pruitt of Garden City; brother Richard Cox of Dallas; niece Sherry Williams of Houston; and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.  

          He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Wanda Barnes.

               

  Leonard Schafer, 80, of Garden City, died Jan. 5, 2010, at Hospice House of Odessa and was buried at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring.

         He was born June 1, 1929, in Garden City to Maud and Ben Schafer. He grew up in Garden City and graduated from Garden City High School. He married Elzan Tindol on Aug. 13, 1955, in Lovington, N.M. She preceded him in death Oct. 9, 1999.

        He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He owned S&W Chemical Company in Coahoma, and also ranched in Glasscock County. He was a lifetime resident of Howard and Glasscock counties, except for the last seven years, when he lived in Midland.

         He is survived by two daughters, Linda Worley of Brownwood and Mackie Schafer of Lake Brownwood; three sons, Ben Schafer and wife, Leisa, of New Braunfels, Link Schafer and wife, Marcy, of Colorado City, and Steve Schafer and wife, Shelley, of Lake Brownwood; fiancée, Edith Ross of Midland; one brother, Charlie Schafer and  wife, Barbara, of Garden City; one sister, Dora Lee Newell and husband, J.C., of Garden City; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

 

  Ruby Pike, 74, of Big Spring died Dec. 31, 2009, at Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Home and was buried at Trinity Memorial Park.

            She was born Feb. 11, 1935, in Glasscock County to Fannie and James Overton.  She married Floyd L. Pike on June 12, 1953, in Glasscock County.  He preceded her in death March 28, 1998.

            Ruby graduated from UTPB and taught at Bauer and Marcy Elementary Schools.  She was Baptist and a lifetime resident of Howard and Glasscock counties.

            She is survived by two sons, James Pike of Lubbock and Tim Pike and wife, Sherri, of West Columbia; one grandson, Tayler Shands of West Columbia; one sister, Cora Conn of Big Spring; one brother, Glen Overton and wife, Frances, of Big Spring; and several nieces and nephews.

             In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Maurice and Raymond Overton.

 


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