Jesus Eustolio Chairez passed away December 11, 2025 in Friona. Viewing was held at 12:00 PM Friday December 12, 2025 at Templo Bautista Church in Friona. Celebration of Life Services were held at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 13, 2025 also at Templo Bautista Church with Celestino Rangel, officiating. Burial followed at the Friona Cemetery and was entrusted to HANSARD FAMILY Funeral Home of Friona.
Jesus was born November 20, 1952 in Apaseo, Nieves Zacatecas, Mexico to Inez and Ester Adame Chairez. He later married Francisca Vargus December 23, 1968. He was an employee for Cargill Meat Solutions for an amazing 37 years, then became an area farmer and cattleman. He loved farming, livestock and John Deere tractors. He was an active member of Templo Bautista in Friona where he was also a deacon. He enjoyed being with his family and playing guitar.
Jesus is preceded in death by his parents, Inez and Ester Chairez, 4 brothers and 4 sisters.
Those to mourn his passing include his wife Francisca Chairez of Friona, 2 sons-Gerardo Chairez and wife Catheryn of Austin, and Robert Chairez and wife Gracie of Lubbock, 2 daughters-Adriana Pfund and husband Shaun of Tucson, Arizona, and Linda Vega and husband Lupe of Austin, 1 sister-Graciela Rodriguez and husband Isabel of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and 7 grandchildren.
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Rogelio Velasquez III, 24 of Bovina passed away December 16, 2025 in Clovis. Viewing was held from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Monday December 22, 2025 in the Ron Smiley Memorial chapel of the funeral home. Rosary Services followed at 6:00PM. Mass of Christian Burial Services were at 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Bovina with Father Nick Gerber as Celebrant. Burial followed in the Bovina Cemetery entrusted to HANSARD FAMILY Funeral Home of Friona.
Rogelio was born September 19, 2001 in Houston to Rogelio Velasquez Jr. and Rita Stephanie Castillo. He loved spending time with his family, especially with his son Eddie. He enjoyed music and loved to sing. Friends and family knew him as a very kind and good young man.
Those to mourn his passing include his son-Eddie Lucero of Bovina, parents-Rogelio Velasquez Jr. of Pasadena, Texas and his mother-Rita Stephanie Castillo of Bovina, brothers-Elijah Gallegos of Bovina, Gabriel Gonzales of LaPorte, Texas and Michael Noah Velasquez of Pasadena, Texas, sisters-Emma Olivia Velasquez and Mia Abagail Velasquez, both of Pasadena, Texas.
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Lela Beth “MeMa” Shelton 79 of Tulia, formerly of Friona passed away December 17, 2025 in Tulia. Viewing will be held from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday December 19, 2025 in the Ron Smiley Memorial Chapel of the funeral home. Celebration of Life Services have been scheduled for 10:00 AM Saturday, December 20, 2025 at the Friona Methodist Church in Friona with Chaplain Guy Atkinson and Pastor Duke Underwood, officiating. Burial Following in the Friona Cemetery entrusted to HANSARD FAMILY Funeral Home of Friona.
Beth was born August 4, 1946 in Spur, Texas to Lewis Eugene and Mildred Ione Pickens Hickman. During college she met and married Jerry Shelton September 4, 1965 in Lubbock. While in Lubbock she worked clerical duties at Dunlap’s Department Store. Later, moving to Friona she worked clerical duties in the offices of the hospital, nursing home and Friona ISD Administration. Beth was always a very loved person, because she too loved her family and friends. She was a wonderful wife, mom and “MeMa” to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved to play games and do word and puzzles and was an avid reader.
She is preceded in death by her parents- Lewis and Mildred Hickman, 1 son-Trent Shelton, 1 brother-Lewis Lee Hickman, 1 sister-Bobbie Jo Holbrooks.
Those to mourn her passing include her husband-Jerry Shelton of Tulia, 2 daughters-Trista Hickman of Friona, and Tara White and husband Russell of Wichita Fall, Texas, 1 son-Tate Shelton and wife Robin of Tulia, grandchildren-Brooke White and Tyler Morris, Bree White, Britton White, Torey Shelton, Dustin Shelton, Emily Shelton, Kota Schafer and wife Jasmine, Trent Hickman and wife Elizabeth and Brent Hickman and Sabrina Mariscal, and 6 great grandchildren-Addisyn, Elliot, Ronan, Addiana, Naleah, and Melissa.
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William “Clyde” Woodard, born February 27, 1933, in Ralls, Texas, quietly passed away with family by his side in Abilene on December 14, 2025, after living a long, old-school, hardworking Christian life as a farmer and rancher. Equal parts grit, faith, and a healthy dose of cowboy “BS,” he spent most of his life in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains before relocating to the Central Texas area for the last 30 years. Anyone who knew Clyde could not deny that he was a true Texan, a man who relished good stories, a fast-paced game of dominoes, and the pride he drew from his three children.
Graduating from Ralls High School in 1952, he served in the United States Army, where he was deployed overseas for a time. Following his service time, he learned to fly airplanes from Morgan Locker in Muleshoe, Texas, and went on to become notorious for flying spray planes and other small commercial aircraft. After “rolling crop duster tires over the tops of cotton and maize crops” for over ten years, Clyde relocated to Friona and the Hub community (south of Friona) where he began farming and started a family. Deeply rooted in the agricultural community, he would take pride in growing high-yield, irrigated commodities and making sure his fields were “weed-free.” He partnered in agri-business in the Hub community, including West Hub Gin and Hub Ariel Spraying Services. He was a regular coffee drinker and lunch eater at the Hub Café, which he claimed to be the “House of Knowledge,” and he made numerous friends in the process. In the mid-1990s, Clyde farmed and ranched in the Coolidge area of Central Texas. where he enjoyed raising cattle and dry-land farming, until his last three years, when he lived at Lyndale Independent Living in Abilene.
Clyde’s jolly attitude and his claim to living a long life were due to his diet of plenty of red meat, with salt pork bacon as a favorite. He began most days with a dip of Original Wintergreen Skoal, which he would enjoy throughout the day until bedtime. He joked that Skoal was his antibiotic. He also said that good western swing country music was a way to soothe the soul, and he enjoyed plenty of it while wearing his starched Wrangler jeans tucked into his cowboy boots, with a good two-step on the dance floor. Clyde loved a loyal dog, and he had many, including Leroy, Jake, Sid, and Jake II, the one he taught to carry a bowling ball. If you knew Clyde, you’ve got a few dozen stories worth telling. If you didn’t, you’ve probably heard a few dozen anyway - and truth be told, they’re likely all true... or close enough for ranch talk. Clyde was a God-fearing Christian man who will be missed; he was blessed to live a long life and will be fondly remembered by those who knew him.
Clyde is preceded in death by his father, William Jasper Woodard; mother, Etha Delila Woodard; sister, Rachel Williams; brother-in-law, Pat; sister, Mary Dilks; brother-in-law, Don, all of Fort Worth, and Larry Hall of Abilene. His daughter Shea Woodard Hall of Abilene survives Clyde along with daughter Shannel Woodard Anderson, also of Abilene, and son Shayne Woodard (Jennifer) of Austin. Clyde is further survived by his treasures of grandchildren including granddaughters Kayli Green (Nick) of Mineral Wells; Whitney Woodard of New York City; Abbey Woodard of Denver, Colorado; Anney Woodard of Washington, D.C.; Charlie Anderson of Abilene; Ava Rose Newton of Austin; grandson Chap Newton of Austin; and great-granddaughter Scarlet Green of Mineral Wells, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and friends that he truly loved.
Family and friends gathered to share their stories and celebrate this unique Texan at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 22, at The Alamo on the Silverado, located at 2417 FM 1750, Abilene, TX 79602.
Internment was at 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 23, at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 West Lake Road, Abilene, TX 79601.
Honorary Pallbearers were granddaughters, Kayli Green, Whitney Woodard, Abbey Woodard, Anney Woodard, Charlie Anderson, and Ava Rose Newton.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Community Foundation of Abilene- https://www.cfabilene.org, the Food Bank of West Central Texas- https://www.fbwct.org, Hendrick Home for Children- https://www.hendrickhome.org and Stick Horses and Capes- https://stickhorsesandcapes.org
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The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to Lyndale Independent Living for three wonderful years of support, nursing, and compassionate care. A special thank you to the dedicated staff: Mary, Marissa, Yolanda, Danielle, Kelsey, Traci, Jess, DeShay, Elise, Brook, and hospice nurses Shannon, Estraletta, Angela, and Shelbey, who provided such comfort, especially during the final hours of his life. A big shout-out to cafeteria supervisor Malinda, who always made a special effort to check on him and be sure he was well fed.
We are especially grateful to Sher Doherty, a devoted caretaker and dear friend; Hendrick Hospice; Dr. Hudman; PA Katherine Wilson; Dr. Cory Brown; Dr. Sina Aboutalebi; and our cousin Ken Woodard for their kindness, professionalism, and care during this journey.