Obituary

Helen Ray Townsend Workman, 96, of Plainview passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2011. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at First Baptist Church of Edmonson with the Rev. Brian Barkley officiating. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the care of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Helen was born Feb. 10, 1915, in Sugargrove, Ark., to Oscar and Leona Townsend. She married Pete Workman on May 12, 1935, in Clovis, N.M. They lived in Woodrow, Texas, from 1930-50. They then moved to Edmonson. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church in Edmonson. She was a member of the Hospital Auxiliary (Pink Ladies) for many years. Survivors include her daughter, Judy Mattox and her husband, Gary, of Lubbock; grandsons, Doug Keesee and his wife, Tonya, of Plainview and Danny Mattox and his wife, Claudia, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; granddaughter, Lorie Mattox of Birmingham, Ala.; great-granddaughter, Kory Musquiz and her husband, Jon, of Lubbock; great-grandson, Chris Kaiser of Tulia; great-great-grandson, Carson Musquiz of Lubbock; and a son-in-law, Fred Keesee of Edmonson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete Workman; a daughter, Ann Keesee; her parents; two sisters; and three brothers. Memorials can be sent to Edmonson First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 29 Edmonson, TX 79032. Online condolences may be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com.