Obituaries

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Senon Garcia Gonzales

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Senon Garcia Gonzales, 86 years old of Fort Stockton, passed away peacefully with his Family by his side on June 21, 2023, in Midland. Funeral services took place at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Monday June 26, 2023, at 10 a.m. in Fort Stockton with Father Francis Njoku officiating. Burial followed at St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Martinez Funeral Home and Crematory from Odessa, Texas. 

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Brian Ray Gaylor

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Brian Ray Gaylor, age 51, passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2023 surrounded by his wife and children.

Brian was born in Healdsburg, California in 1972 to Billy and Darolyn Gaylor. He worked in the oil and gas industry his entire life. He enjoyed his career and was a hard worker. His priority was always keeping the people that relied on him safe.

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Delia Jean Covington Mayes

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Delia Jean Covington Mayes was born on May 8, 1928 in Floydada, Texas to Francis Milton Covington and Mattie Emma Hall-Covington. She was named for her paternal great-grandmother, Martha Adelia Clark. When she was one year old, she, parents, and older brother Bob moved to Daugherty, Texas. Several years later, two more brothers, Jack and Kent were born. 

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Sarah Lucia (Urias) Swonke 

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Sarah Lucia Swonke, 92, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2023 at Tomball Regional Medical Center with her sons by her side. Sarah was born in Fort Stockton, Texas, on Sept. 24, 1930, to Carlos and Lucia Urias. The oldest of five children, she grew up in Fort Stockton but spent time in Italy, Germany, and New Mexico before moving to Tomball in 1958. 

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Eloi “Eloy” P. Garcia 

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Eloi “Eloy” P. Garcia, 75 of Fort Stockton, passed away on May 20, 2023, in his home surrounded by his family. 

Visitation will be Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 12-7 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home of the Big Bend, 301 N. Main Street in Fort Stockton. There will be a rosary recited Thursday, May 25, 2023, at 7 p.m., also at Heritage Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be Friday, May 26, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St Agnes Catholic Church, 4094 North Highway 18 in Fort Stockton. Interment to follow at Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery.