Obituary

Funeral services for Vera Lorene Castleberry, 97, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Plainview First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. David L. Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, and family members officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Visitation will be from 5-8 tonight at 310 Vermont. Mrs. Castleberry died Monday, June 27, 2005, in Canyon. She lived with her daughter, Evelyn Ogden Trice, in Canyon for the last three years and passed away at home. She was born Nov. 14, 1907, in Comanche County to J.E. and Cora Churchwell. She moved with her family to the Prairieview community in 1925. Mrs. Castleberry was baptized into the Bagget Tabernacle Church in Comanche County at age 10, and became a member of First Baptist Church in Plainview in 1937. She served her Sunday school class as president and outreach leader and she, along with Maxine Skaggs Marie Cooper, Joan Ragland and Lucille Anderson, organized the First Baptist Church Library. Vera had been member of Order of Eastern Star, Plainview Chapter No. 30, for many years and also served as mother advisor to the Rainbow Girls. Mrs. Castleberry was an avid bowler and staunch Democrat. On Aug. 21, 1937, she married Herbert Castleberry in Lubbock. They farmed south of Plainview. She is survived by her daughter, Evelyn Ogden Trice and husband Weldon of Canyon; two sisters, Cora Lee Vaughn of Hale Center and Mavis McClain and husband Wayne of Bentonville, Ark.; three grandchildren, Ronnie Roach Birdsong and husband Jon of Portales, N.M., Richard Roach of Canyon and Ted Trice and wife Buffi of Dumas; nine great-grandchildren, Ronda Riggin and husband Caid of Portales, N.M.; Tayte Trice of Dumas; Michael Hutcherson and wife Kim of McKinney; Jason Trice and wife Kari of Amarillo; Tyson Trice of Hershey, Pa.; Jon Birdsong and wife Chaja of Belgium and James Roach, Kris Roach and Kyler Roach of Pampa; and four great-great-grandchildren, Jaci and Jaksen Trice of Amarillo; Rudy Birdsong of Belgium; and Nolan Riggin of Portales, N.M. She is also survived by numerous devoted nieces and nephews and her precious Maltese, Buddy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert; parents J.E. and Cora Churchwell; baby sister Woody Doyal Churchwell; brothers, Charlie Churchwell, L.B. "Doc" Churchwell, James Bill Churchwell, Marvin Churchwell and Wendlan "Mutt" Churchwell; son-in-law LaVern Roach; grandson Terry Trice; and great-granddaughter Constance Pearl Hutcherson. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Library Fund or a favorite charity.