Obituaries

Calistra Acosta Valenzuela passed away quietly at home with her family on Friday, June 24, 2022.Calistra was born in Fort Stockton, Texas, on April 22, 1921, to Lazaro Acosta and Miquela Salmon Acosta. 

Victor P. "Bud" Kipgen III was born to Victor P. Kipgen Jr. and Edith M. Kipgen on Dec. 22, 1950, in Fort Stockton, Texas.

He was raised in Midland, Texas, graduating from Robert E. Lee High School. He joined the U.S. Naval Reserve, and trained in Sere School to be a River Rat in Vietnam. His group was not called up.

He worked in Houston, Texas, El Paso, Texas, and Fort Stockton.

Adan Mata Ruiz, Sr., of Odessa, Texas, passed away peacefully, on June 18, 2022, at the age of 73. Adan was born in Fort Stockton, Texas, to Reymundo S. Ruiz and Nicolasa S. Mata on April 16, 1949.

Adan is survived by his loving wife Baola Hernandez Ruiz and eight children, Sylvia, Monica, Javier, Adna, Annabelle, Annaleigh, and Melina. Adan is also survived by three sisters, Maria R. Porras, Patsy R. Lujan, and Aurora R. Torres.

Brazos Quinton Davis of Iraan, Texas, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2022, in Reno, Nev., after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Brazos was born Jan. 25, 1966, to Buck and Corene Davis in Eastland, Texas. He was raised on a ranch at Chispa, between Valentine and Van Horn. He worked on and raised his family on ranches in West Texas. 

A memorial service for David Glenn White, 71, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 24, 2022, at The Red Barn in Dublin, Texas, with Carl Smith officiating.

David was born in El Paso, Texas on April 15, 1951, to Dee David and Dorothy (Chapman) White. He married Connie Ricks on January 3, 1976, in San Angelo, Texas. He passed on June 14, 2022.

Nancy Joyce Stewart, 83, of Greenville, Texas, passed away on June 13, 2022, in Commerce, Texas. A graveside service will be 10 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2022, at Bear Creek Cemetery in Junction, Texas, with Mr. Darryl Scott officiating. Coker-Mathews Funeral Home in Greenville, Texas is in charge of arrangements.

Adan Nava Rivera, 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 17, 2022, after a brief illness. He was born in Valentine, Texas, on Nov. 29, 1933, to Lorenzo Rivera and Modesta Rivera. He served in the U.S. Navy, then worked his entire career with Enron, formerly Northern Natural Gas Co., until he retired.

Melba Jo Siegmund (Jo to her friends and immediate family, Melba to her extended family) went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 4, 2022, in Marble Falls, Texas, following an extended series of physical setbacks. Several times she confounded the predictions of various physicians by bouncing back, but her body finally wore out.