Lorene Weir Thursday, September 02, 2010 A memorial service for Lorene Weir, 78, of Muleshoe, is scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 2, at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Stacy Conner officiating. Burial will be in Lazbuddie Cemetery under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home, Muleshoe Lorene died on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Muleshoe. She was born on March 26, 1932, to Mack and Mamie Kennedy in Red River County. She married Billy J. Weir in Lubbock on March 6, 1954. She was preceded in death by her parents. Weir had lived in Muleshoe since 1991, having moved from Acuff. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Muleshoe. She was a seamstress and made quilts. Survivors include her husband — Billy Weir of the home; two sons — Doyle Weir of Lazbuddie and Byron Weir of Abilene; two sisters — Maxine McGill of Dangerfield and Ruth Ann Allen of Paris; a brother — Robert Kennedy of Bogata; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorials may be sent to the Lazbuddie Fire Department, or Lazbuddie EMS, PO Box 155, Lazbuddie, TX 79053, or your favorite charity. Full Story

Sarah Jones Thursday, September 02, 2010 Former Morton resident Sarah Virginia Browning Jones 90, of Lubbock died on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, in Lubbock. She was born on April 20, 1920, Roseboro, Ark., to James Luther Browning and Julia Ann Hurt. Services were held on Tuesday, Aug., 31, at Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Full Story