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The Hedley Owls cross country team placed first again, running at the WT Lanthrop Memorial meet last weekend.
Joshua Booth led the Hedley team, placing second overall with a time of 20:07.6. Jordan Upton was third at 20:13.1, and Tyler Harper was fifth at 21:25.2.
Hayden Alston came in seventh with a time of 21:50.5 followed by Iziak Weatherread in eighth place at 21:50.8 and Astin McAllister in 11th place at 22:28.1.
Cara Lambert led the Lady Owls in third place with a time of 15:31.6, and Emma Lambert came in seventh with a time of 17:24.5.
Elizabeth “Libba” Casteel Bohanon, 81, of Denton, went home to be with her beloved sons and her siblings Sunday afternoon, October 11, 2020.
She was born to C.I. and Vera Casteel in Bonham, Texas on August 11, 1939.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, at 1801 Malone St., Denton and can be viewed remotely at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81591196822.
Elizabeth was one of nine siblings – four sisters and five brothers. She was raised on a cotton farm in Lakeview. Elizabeth picked cotton with the family until she graduated high school and married in 1957. She later moved to Clarendon where she owned her own beauty shops and was a hairdresser for 30 years. Elizabeth played basketball and volleyball in high school. She also loved to ride and race motorcycles in her younger years. She enjoyed oil painting and loved to play cards, bridge, bingo, and farkle until her eyesight started to decline. She was a very tough, hardheaded, and strong person. She trusted people and believed that if she told someone the truth, that they would return the favor. She was very honest and blunt as well – she told you exactly what she thought of you and any situation. Elizabeth was a fighter and fought until the very end. She will be missed very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Jr., Dwane, Dale, and Jody, her sisters Jean and Neita, and her sons James Gregory Bohanon and Bradley Wade Bohanon.
She is survived by her daughter Gwen Bohanon Simpson and her husband Jon, grandchildren Halee Grounds and her husband Matt, Jessica Simpson, and Jolee Simpson, her great grandson Lane Grounds, as well as her sister Rose Lee Watson, and brother Kenneth Casteel, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Bradley Leon Braddock, 50, died Tuesday, September 29, 2020 in Ft. Worth.
Private family burial will be held in Citizen’s Cemetery with Bobby Sims officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Bradley was born July 23, 1970, in Memphis to Jimmy Braddock and Mary Cole. Bradley graduated from Clarendon High School in 1988 before moving to Amarillo where he worked for a vending machine company for over 10 years. He enjoyed doing carpentry work, racing motorcycles, and spending time with his children. His caring attitude and desire to help people will be deeply missed by his loved ones.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Betty and Odie Braddock; maternal grandparents, Dorothy and Billy Sims; and his stepfather, Wayne Cole.
He is survived by his father, Jimmy Braddock and wife Sharon of Clarendon; mother, Mary Cole of Clarendon; son, Brock Braddock of Bushland; daughter, Brianna Braddock of Bushland; sister, Tonya Braddock of Clarendon; several uncles, aunts, and cousins; and the mother of his children, Stephanie Donnell of Bushland.
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Jacque Tonette “Toni” Martin, 60, of Childress died Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in Childress.
Private memorial service will be held at a later date.
Cremation & Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Toni was born August 27, 1960, in Paducah to Loris Jacquelynn McMennamy and Hylas Marion Martin. She had worked as a truck driver and she enjoyed all of her nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Loris Jacquelynn McMennamy Roach; and two brothers, Charles Marion Martin and Timothy Allen Martin.
She is survived by her father, Marion Martin of Hedley; four brothers, Terry Martin of Giddings, Stacey Martin and Steve Martin both of Amarillo, and Jerry Lynn Martin of Pampa; her sister, Tangela Copelin of Hedley; and numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
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Cheryl Bunyan Burch, 73, of Clarendon died Wednesday, October 7, 2020 in Amarillo.
Memorial services were held Sunday, October 11, 2020, in the First Baptist Church in Clarendon with Rev. Lance Wood and John Hall, officiating.
Cremation & Arrangements are under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Cheryl was born April 13, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas to O.L. and Ann Kelley Bunyan. She had been a resident of Clarendon since 1968 and worked as a bookkeeper for many years, where she owned Hall Tax and Bookkeeping. She loved traveling, family vacations, sweets, and her grandsons who she referred to as her boys.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Ray Burch of Clarendon; her daughters, Traci Owens and her favorite son in law, James of Tulia and Lisa Burch of Clarendon; her brothers, Noel K. Bunyan and wife Janet and Greg Bunyan and wife Cecilia all of Amarillo; her boys, Garrett Bridwell, Brooks Owens, Hunter Owens, and Grayson Burch; her great grandson, C.J. Owens; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family request memorials be sent to Donley County Senior Citizens or Hedley Senior Citizens.
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Clarendon fourth graders have been quarantined at home today after an individual who had been in contact with those students tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according CCISD Superintendent Jarod Bellar.
The superintendent said he was informed about the positive test late Thursday afternoon, October 8, and decided to quarantine that grade level to be safe.
“We wanted to be pro-active and see if anyone developed symptoms over the long weekend,” Bellar told the Enterprise.
CCISD students will be out of class next Monday for a scheduled holiday, and Bellar said the school says anyone not exhibiting symptoms on Tuesday is welcome to return to class.
CCISD personnel disinfected areas of the elementary school Thursday evening and again Friday morning, Bellar said.
There are 25 students enrolled in Clarendon’s fourth grade.
“God can handle 2020.”
That’s the message that Zach Williams hopes music lovers will come away with after seeing him and Big Daddy Weave, performs live on stage at Clarendon’s Sandell Drive-In this Friday night, October 9.
The concert will be the latest of the critically acclaimed Drive-In Theater Tour series, produced by Awakening Events. Tickets are available at driveintheatertour.com and are sold by the car load (up to 6 people per car) at $100 per car.
A multiple Grammy Award-winner, Williams told the Enterprise last week that he is excited about Friday’s performance and very happy to be on the drive-in tour with Big Daddy Weave.
“It’s the perfect time of year, and we’re having a great time together with several performances close to capacity,” Williams said, who is the singer/songwriter know for such hits as “Fear is a Liar” and “Chain Breaker.”
The COVID-19 pandemic shut down many performers this year, and Williams was no different. He was five shows into a 40-date concert tour when things came to a sudden halt.
“When it first happened, I felt so worthless,” Williams said, noting that he even talked about possibly finding a new line of work.
He usually performs 100 to 120 shows a year, but had only played six shows from Thanksgiving until the pandemic hit. It was a test of faith, he says.
“The enemy would like to creep in,” he said. “But we know the enemy is defeated. It’s like God saying, ‘Do you really not think I can handle 2020?’ God is in every season and aspect of life.”
Williams said he’s talked to Mike Weaver of Big Daddy Weave about this very thing.
“You’re seeing riots and all this stuff right now, but you’re also seeing people praying together in the streets,” Williams said. “We can be a part of something big in all this.”
Williams and Big Daddy Weave have performed in 14 drive-in theatres this year with another 16 to go. He says it’s been a great experience and a chance to play a lot of towns that ordinarily wouldn’t get to have concerts like this, and for Williams himself it was a first.
“I’m 42 years old, and I had never been to a drive-in theatre before this tour,” he said. “We had the remains of an old drive-in my hometown, but it was closed.”
Williams’ connection to Big Daddy Weave extends beyond this tour and is much more personal.
Williams grew up in Bono, Arkansas, a town of about 1,000 people. He only got into music after a basketball injury sidelined him in college, and he picked up his roommate’s guitar. Soon, he said, he had chord charts up on the wall and was teaching himself how to play. He took a poetry class and fell in love with writing music.
As his rock and roll music career started to take off, his wife surprised him in 2012 as he was leaving home for a tour in Europe. He had gotten into a bad lifestyle like so many musicians do; but if he didn’t change his ways, she didn’t think she could stay when he came home.
While touring in Spain, someone on a bus played “Redeemed” by Big Daddy Weave.
“It blew me away,” Williams said.
When he returned home, he and his wife found a church and started attending. Soon he was working in the church, and playing music, which led to a new music career. And the first band to take him on tour? Big Daddy Weave.
“It’s great playing with those guys,” Williams said. “And we’ll even be doing some songs together on stage Friday.”
Williams hopes everyone gets something out of Friday’s concert.
“If it’s one thing, it’s that everything is going to be alright,” he said. “If you believe, then you already know it’s going to be alright and know what your future is.”
For more information, visit the Sandell’s Facebook page.
Early voting in the 2020 elections begins next Tuesday, October 13, and local officials are already seeing a lot of interest from the voters.
Donley County Tax Assessor Collector Linda Crump reports that 349 new registered voters have been added to the rolls locally for a total of 2,325 people who are eligible to cast ballots.
The Donley County Clerk’s office also reports increased interest in absentee ballots and says October 23 is the last day to request an absentee ballot.
The clerk’s office says people who plan vote absentee need to expect to get multiple ballots since there are local elections being held in addition to the General Election. Clarendon College, Clarendon CISD, and the City of Howardwick are all holding local board elections at the same time.
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