Obituaries

Dr. Paul Arthur Will, 77, of Alpine, made his entrance into heaven Feb. 26, in Waco. Paul recently celebrated his birthday on Feb. 9. He was born to Arthur Walter and Mary Belle Denman Will in Weslaco. He met the love of his life Mazie Elizabeth McLellan, and they were married 52 years.

Dan Murrah passed away at the age of 97 Sunday, Feb. 26, at Good Life Senior Living Center, in Snyder.

Estefana Urquidez 91, beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother was called to her eternal resting place on Feb. 28, in Laveen, Arizona.

On Feb. 21, James Stancel De Voll, passed from this life into eternal rest. This was his greatest desire and he spent 60 years teaching others the gospel of Jesus Christ so that they, too, might share in that same faith and hope.

Leslie Cletus Brown III passed away on Feb. 19, in Houston. Cletus III was born in Houston on August 4, 1952, to Leslie Cletus Brown Jr. and Betty Showers Brown. He attended Katy High School and Schreiner Institute Military Academy Preparatory School, graduating in 1970. He went on to study business and graduated from the University of HoustonDowntown.

Marlow, at the age of 42, received his promotion to heaven on Feb. 15. He was born and raised in Midland. He graduated from Midland Christian School in 1999. He received a BA in Marketing from University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

Arthur Edmond Price passed away at the age of 36 on Dec. 15, 2022, in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Frances Hargus Springfield 104, of Sweetwater, TX. formerly of Marathon passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Hoyt Place in Sweetwater. A graveside service will be held 2 P.M. Wednesday, Feb.15, at Marathon Cemetery in Marathon. Arrangements are under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home. She was born November 12, 1918 in Alpine to the late George Washington and Ida Yancy Wilson Hargus. Frances took some pretty hard knocks in her young life. A World War that took her husband away from her during those precious years when their love was new and exciting. Then, only a few years later, death robbed her once again of her partner and father of her two young boys. Many people would have become bitter, angry, depressed, and spent their lives struggling with ‘why me?’. Frances had a soft place to land with her parents and her small town. She had her boys, her education, and her books. I always imagined she lived much of her life in her head from then on. The real world was a painful and scary place. I still remember how her eyes would light up when she talked about the books she was reading or shared stories of her family history and the way things were when she was little, during the carefree days of childhood. She always appeared to me very stoic and no longer vulnerable to the capriciousness of this life. I suspect that most of who Frances Springfield was, was hidden from the world. I know that her only real joy was found in her two boys. She lived through them and, in the end, found it very hard to leave them behind. They were her tether to this life. It pleases me to think that she is experiencing true transcendent happiness right now for the first time. She lived the life she needed to on this earth to get through it. “Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord—for we walk by faith not by sight— we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.” —2 Corinthians 5:6-8. Well done, Frances. Frances is survived by her sons Dan Springfield and wife Debra of Blackwell, Jerry Lee Springfield and wife Connie of Del Rio; grandchildren Eugene Springfield and wife Kelly of Marathon, Melissa Schuenemann and husband Craig of Evergreen, CO., Sarah Green of Gainesville, Kendra Blakeley and husband John of San Antonio, Sharie Moore and husband Philip of Canyon Lake, Joseph Danner and wife Lisa of Cameron, NC., D.J. Marthini and wife Maria of Phoenix, AZ., Abby Moss and husband Eric of Los Alamos, NM.; eighteen great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren and sister Betty Emler of San Diego, CA. She is preceded in death by her husband Henry Allen Springfield, parents and a brother. Online condolences may be expressed at www.mccoyfh.com.

Born Elizabeth Clare Magers on March 23, 1976 at Odessa Regional Medical Center to her parents Hugh Magers and Joan Magers. Called Clare from the beginning by her family, her older sister of 11 years, Laura, often called her Clare Bear or Baby Clare. She was the youngest of her five female cousins, older only than her one male cousin. Growing up, her family moved around a lot with her father’s position in the church. Over her childhood, she lived in Odessa, Eagle Pass, San Antonio, Sulphur Springs, and lastly Ponder, where she graduated from Ponder High School in 1994.

Senaida R. Wright, 72, beloved mother and grandmother, passed away Dec. 31, 2022, in Odessa. She lived in Alpine all her life. Her hobbies were walking, gardening, talking to people and most of all being of help to people. Most of all talking to people and helping. She was a very caring and loving person. We will miss her dearly. She will always remain in our heart forever. She is preceded in death by her mother, Lucia Rojo, father Eloy Wright Sr., brother Eloy Wright Jr., and sister Delma Hinojos. Senaida is survived by one brother Raul Rojo and two sisters Josie Muniz and Linda Kay as well as one daughter Irene Olivas. She is also survived by six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Church services will be held Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. at Calvary Apostolic Church, 45980 State Hwy 118 in Alpine.