Radford Oscar Venable 68, of Bovina died December 27, 2015 in Lubbock. Memorial Services have been scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Sat. January 2, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Bovina with Rev. Brian Mullins, pastor, and Randy Stone, KNECT Youth Minister of Victory Family Worship Center in Friona, officiating.

Radford was born May 1, 1947 in Clovis, N.M. to Elton Radford and Marie Margaret Langer Venable. He served in the United States Navy then married Anita Kay Stone January 16, 1970 in Bovina. He was a long time Bovina business man and truck driver. He served as a member of the Bovina Jaycees, Chamber of Commerce and Bovina City Council. He was a loving husband, father and popa. Besides being with family he loved his time with friends and his hot rod vehicles.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife of Bovina, 2 sons- Bud Venable of Lubbock, Rusty Venable and wife Amanda of Shallowater, 1 daughter Amy Mejia and husband Daniel of Ozona, 1 sister- Margaret Jo Moore and husband Owen of Loogootee, Indiana, 7 grandchildren-Gavin, Alex and Ace Mejia, Sadie, Sidney, Shelby, and Kennedy Venable.

Memorials can be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, Tenn. 38105