Obituary

Funeral services for Paxton Rendon, 32, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at College Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Robertson, pastor, and the Rev. John Lockaby of Coffeville, Kan., officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Bartley Funeral Home of Plainview. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Rendon died Monday, July 24, 2006, in W.R. Mangold Memorial Hospital in Lockney. He was born Dec. 28, 1973, in Petersburg. He grew up in Plainview and graduated from Plainview High School in 1992 where he was very active in baseball and football. He attended West Texas A&M College in Canyon. He had been manager of Foot Locker in Amarillo and a representative for Cingular Wireless in Lubbock. Most recently, he was an auditor for Allsup's Convenience Stores in Plainview. He was a member of Good Samaritan Church and attended Parkview Baptist Church and College Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jessica Gonzales Rendon of Plainview; one son, Sebastian Noah Rendon of Plainview; his parents, Pat and Lola Ruth Rendon of Plainview; one brother, Patrick Rendon of Amarillo; two sisters, Betty DeLeon of Plainview and Shonda Rendon of Childress; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Jeff Nagar, Pablo Garcia, Steve Gutierrez, Chuck DeLeon, Josh DeLeon, Raynie Rendon, Mac Rendon, Eric Rendon and Markie Garcia.