Obituary for Kelly Wayne Tomblin
Kelly Wayne Tomblin, 61, of Happy, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in Lubbock, Texas. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at the First Baptist Church of Happy with Rick Bloodworth, minister of Church of Christ in Happy, officiating. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery. Viewing will be on Monday and Tuesday, January 23rd and 24th from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. at Happy’s Memorial Chapel.
Kelly was born on May 24, 1961 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to Jesse and Beverly Ann Tomblin. He worked hard his whole life, and for the last 20-plus years, he was a night watchman at Cactus Wrangler Feeders. Kelly married his best friend and love of his life, Glennewyn ‘Sissy’ Benson on June 19, 1985. They were married for 37 years.
Kelly is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and one nephew.
Survivors include his wife, Glennewyn ‘Sissy’ Tomblin; eight children, LaTonya Croxdale and fiancé, Zack Dugan, Randy Phillips and wife, Shelly, Marcy Cloud and husband, Matt, Amanda Phillips, Stephanie Oatman, Kelly Tomblin, Jesse Tomblin and wife, Leah, and Mary Johnson; 22 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; three brothers; and one sister.
Kelly was born on May 24, 1961 in Carlsbad, New Mexico to Jesse and Beverly Ann Tomblin. He worked hard his whole life, and for the last 20-plus years, he was a night watchman at Cactus Wrangler Feeders. Kelly married his best friend and love of his life, Glennewyn ‘Sissy’ Benson on June 19, 1985. They were married for 37 years.
Kelly is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, and one nephew.
Survivors include his wife, Glennewyn ‘Sissy’ Tomblin; eight children, LaTonya Croxdale and fiancé, Zack Dugan, Randy Phillips and wife, Shelly, Marcy Cloud and husband, Matt, Amanda Phillips, Stephanie Oatman, Kelly Tomblin, Jesse Tomblin and wife, Leah, and Mary Johnson; 22 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; three brothers; and one sister.