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Obituaries

Ralph Williams

The family of Ralph Williams will celebrate his life of 77 years at 1:00 pm on Monday, June 29, 2020, at Indiana Avenue Baptist Church in Lubbock, TX. Burial will follow at 4:00 pm at Lamesa Memorial Park Cemetery for anyone who would like to join the family there. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will host a time of fellowship and re-membrance from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Lake Ridge Chapel and Memorial Designers in Lubbock, TX. Ralph passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at home. The service will be live-streamed and available for thirty days at www.memorialdesigners.net. You are encouraged to sign the virtual guestbook and share memories and expressions of sympathy by selecting the icon. Ralph Wesley Williams was born on August 29, 1942, to Harlan and Nellie Williams in Borden County, Texas. Ralph married his high school sweetheart, Gwen Cohorn, on June 29, 1962. They were blessed with four children: Cheryl, Chris, Curtis, and Cherise. Both Cheryl and Cherise and their husbands share June 29 as their anniversary date as well. Gwen passed away in 1988. Ralph found love again and married Cindy Ball Addison on November 21, 1992. Cindy’s four children, Shawna, Jimmy, Audra, and Treg, joined the family. All of Ralph’s children and grandchildren are grateful for and blessed by the love, care, and support Cindy has provided to Ralph and us for all these years. Ralph is survived by his wife, Cindy Williams; their children, Cheryl Treadwell and husband, Brad; Chris Williams and wife, Carrie; Curtis Williams and wife, Tanja; Cherise Tole and husband, Jason; Shawna Taylor and husband, Jeff ; Jimmy Addison and wife, Cynde; Audra Molina and husband, Joe; and Treg Ad-dison; grandchildren, Sheri-dan and Dylan Treadwell; Cayenne, Stormie, Summer, Keelie, and Zoe Williams; Karis Keene and husband, Austin, Kacey Key and husband, Taylor, and Kylen Williams; Mackenzie and Heston Tole; Madison and Wyatt Taylor; Blake, Clay-ton, and Canin Addison, Jay-ci Schneider, Caleb Schnei-der and wife, Chantell, and Austen Schneider; Saegan Molina; Tanner Addison; great-grandchildren, Jesse, and Josiah Keene; Stetson Schneider; brother, Kenneth Williams, and wife, Mary Lynn; and a multitude of cousins, nieces, and neph-ews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harlan and Nellie Williams; his wife of

Ralph Williams

26 years, Gwen Cohorn Wil-liams; and grandson, Luke Molina. Ralph’s home was always full of family, as evidenced above. Along with being a devoted family man, he was also a dedicated and loving friend to many and gave as much as he could to every-thing he did. Ralph’s circle and infl u-ence began in the Berry Flat community. He graduated as valedictorian of Borden County High School Class of 1960. He graduated from Texas Technological Col-lege, now known as Texas Tech University, in 1963 with a BBA in Finance. For many years, he served as a deacon at First Baptist Church of Lamesa, a school board member at Klondike ISD, and a board member of Poka-Lambro Telephone Cooperative. His life’s work was cotton farming in Martin and Daw-son counties and included several other business inter-ests throughout the years. He and Gwen put down roots and built a home south of Lamesa at Three League, where he resided until retir-ing in 2009. Ralph and Cindy then moved to Lubbock to be closer to family. Some of the things Ralph enjoyed most were his Collie and Boxer puppies, baking his favorite pine-apple upside-down cake and homemade biscuits, travel-ing, photography, reading avidly, and texting with his children and grandchildren. Most importantly, he ac-cepted Jesus into his heart at a young age, served God’s kingdom here on earth, and shared the love of Jesus whenever he could. He loved his family and friends deeply and lived a blessed life. We celebrate that he is in Heaven, and as believers, we will rejoice in seeing him again - Oh, Glorious Day! The family of Ralph Williams has requested donations in his memory to the First Baptist Church of Lamesa Food Bank, PO Box 399, Lamesa, TX 79331. Please designate to the food bank. Ralph and Cindy helped start the food bank at the church and were active for many years in help-ing not only to fi ll people’s physical hunger but also by providing them with spiri-tual guidance and truth.

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Rosalia Clemens

Rosalia Clemens Rosalia Bickham (Koontz) Clemens passed away on Wednesday, June 24 in Lamesa, TX. She was born May 25, 1929 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, TX. Rosie was the daughter of Henry and Roby Suzanna (Sample) Koontz. Rosie was a 1946 graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan, TX. She graduated from Texas State College for Women (now Texas Women’s Univer-sity) where she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Busi-ness Administration with a minor in Economics. Upon graduation, Rosie worked for the Texas Exten-sion Service at Texas A&M College where she met Felix Cloyce Clemens, aka Clem, whom she married on May 30, 1953. Rosie and Clem were married for 32 years until his death in August of 1985. They lived in several west Texas locales including Aspermont, Seymour and Haskell prior to settling in Lamesa. After the death of her husband, Rosalia became the President and Chief Fi-nancial Offi cer of the family farm at a time when it was rare for women to take on such roles. She successfully led it to profi tability during the national fi nancial crisis of the 1990s. Rosie enjoyed water col-ors, gardening, quilting and sewing. Rosie is survived by her daughters, Linda Clem-ens of Dallas, and Robbie Clemens (Henry Jones) of Gilmer; her granddaughter, Rosalia Li Jones of Gilmer, and her sister, Anna Dell Smith, and nephews, Wil-liam and Herbert Smith, of Abilene. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband and brother. The family suggests me-morial donations be made to Smile Train at smiletrain.org or College of Veterinary Medicine Oncology Re-search & Teaching Fund (05-73249) – To support studies and teaching programs rela-tive to cures for cancer in animals and humans. Giving Link: give.am/vetmed, enter “CVM Oncology Research & Teaching Fund” in Ac-count fi eld. NAME]. Please make checks payable to the Texas A&M Foundation and note [FUND NAME] in the memo section. Checks can be mailed to the College of Veterinary Medicine, Offi ce of Development, 4461 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-4461. Online donations may be made at giving.tamu.edu, click Give Now, select Unlisted Account and enter ACCOUNT NAME. To send condolences online, please visit www.branonfuneral-home.com.

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Early voting will begin Monday for two statewide races which are on the bal-lot in a Democratic Party primary runoff election. Originally scheduled for May 26, the runoff was delayed by Gov. Greg Ab-bott until July 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Dawson County, that runoff election features only two races. Mary “MJ” Hegar and Royce West are vying for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator. Seeking the party nomi-nation for Railroad Com-missioner are Roberto R “Beto”Alonzo and Chrysta Castañeda. Only those who voted in the Democratic Party pri-mary election, or those who did not vote in any primary election, may vote in the Democratic runoff election. Normally lasting only one week, early voting has been extended an addi-tional week by Gov. Abbott and will run from June 29 through July 10, with July 3 excluded because it is a federal holiday. Early voting will be conducted Monday-Friday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the newly-designated election room at the courthouse. That room, on the second fl oor of the courthouse, previously was one of the offi ces occupied by the county attorney. County Clerk Clare Chris-

Voting begins Mondayin Democratic runoff

ty said voters wishing to cast a ballot by mail should contact her offi ce to request a ballot if they did not mark their primary election bal-lot application to include the runoff election. Voting in the Democratic Party primary election run-

off on July 14 will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Forrest Park Community Center, just as it was during the primary election. Anyone with questions about the runoff election may contact the County Clerk’s offi ce at 806-872-3778.

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