Glenda Jean Gonzales

Glenda Jean Gonzales, 80, of Cooper, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at Birchwood Manor. Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside services for 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17th, at Detroit Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 – 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Gonzales, the daughter of Isaac & Ola Hayes Hembree, was born April 20, 1934, in Ardmore, OK. She graduated in June of 1975 in Lubbock as an L.V.N. Glenda’s career spanned many years working in Lubbock and the Paris area. She was fond of arts & crafts and very proud of her Choctaw heritage. She was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, J. T. Phillips and Louis Gonzales, a sister, Cherry Smith Lester, and a brother, Jack Hembree. Survivors include a daughter, Glenda Schaefer & husband Bobby of Lubbock, two granddaughters, Angela Thomas & husband Scott and Kelly Sisson & husband Brent all of Lubbock, great grandchildren, Braydon Thomas, Karington Sisson and Mason Sisson, one sister, Sandra Campbell & husband Bobby of Cooper, a special niece, Nancy Lester & husband Rufus, extended family, Tony & Angie Rogers and Brenda Jarnagin along with several nieces & nephews and a host of friends. The family would like to express appreciation to Birchwood Manor and Gentiva Hospice for the special care given their loved one.