January 2024

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Jose Willie Rodriguez (80), of Alpine, passed away after a brief battle with cancer on Tuesday, December 26 with his family by his side. Jose, affectionately known by many as “Pancha,” was born on February 10, 1943, in Alpine to Charles and Clara (Gallego) Rodriguez.

Jose Martinez Reyes, Jr. 77 of Alpine passed away on August 21, 2023, in Fort Stockton. Jose was born on November 18, 1945, to Jose Martinez Sr. and Leonor G. Reyes in Marathon. He married Gloria Gonzalez from Denver, Colorado, and had two children: Christina R. Jennings and Felipe Reyes, both living in Colorado. He was grandfather to seven grandkids and great-grandfather to three great-grandkids. He enjoyed cowboy movies, music, and get-togethers with family and friends. Most of all, he loved to dance. He will always be missed by his family, relatives, and many friends. If you knew him, you know he had so many nicknames given to him by family and friends with whom he had shared special memories. Jose is preceded in death by his parents, Jose and Leonor Reyes, sisters Juanita Reyes, and Zoila Rivera, and brother Manuel Reyes. He is survived by brothers, Marin, Feliciano (Yolanda), Anselmo, and Adan (Karen) Reyes and sister, Emma (Eduardo) Vega, and numerous nieces and nephews. Service will be held on January 20, at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church Alpine with a rosary at 9:30 a.m., followed by mass at 10 a.m. and burial at Holy Angels Cemetery. Following, a lunch will be held at Our Lady of Peace parish hall. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www. mmoftexas.com.

Jean Longman-Flint, 92 years old, of Allen, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, December 17. She was residing at Victoria Gardens of Allen. Jean was born in Pecos on June 4, 1931, to Milford Sylvester Howard and Virginia Lea Howard. After graduating from high school, Jean attended Christian College in Columbus, Missouri, and graduated from Texas Tech University. Jean became an accomplished artist, first as a decoupage artist and teacher, and in the 1970s was well-known for her copper-enameled crosses treasured across Texas and the country. In 1978, Jean created the enamel inlay work for a sevenfoot cross that hangs over the altar of the St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Odessa. Jean loved tap dancing and performed in several musicals. She loved line dancing in her later years and at the age of 90 participated in walker line dancing. One of Jean’s biggest loves was attending Bloys Camp Meeting, a cowboy worship revival started in 1890, in West Texas, at the foothills of the Ft. Davis mountains. She loved spending quality time out in the open, eating the camp food, and exploring the outdoors and bat caves with her children and grandchildren.

Gavin Hearon was born on September 24, 2004, and passed on January 6, 2024. Gavin came to us at the tender age of five. He was warmly welcomed by and enveloped in the loving arms of, his Granny and Peeps, many cousins, aunts and uncles, and the many friendships he developed wherever he went. He was extremely proud of his Native American heritage and to be a member of the Choctaw Nation. One of his favorite pastimes was sitting around the kitchen table discussing movies, music, the meaning of life, or just plain old gossip with Uncle and his cousins or really anyone who would listen. “Gav” was deeply loved by all of his family and friends. In his short time with us, he managed to leave us with a lifetime of love and many happy memories. Gavin is survived by Edye (Granny) and Wes (Peeps) Hearon, April, and Ric Munoz with cousins Owen, Cole, and Seth, Richard Cavness (Uncle and Gavin’s touchstone), Sam and Dara Cavness, Tomi Mc-Daniel (Pooh), Dawn Cash with cousins Katherine and Allison, Lance and Fawn Tibbits with cousins Liam, Finley, and Cashel.

Starting, owning, and maintaining a small business in Alpine, Texas is not for the faint of heart or the weak of will. Anne Callaway, the proud owner of Front Street Books, is neither of those things. And she tells it like it is, and sometimes “it” can be tough times.