David Leroy True

David True, 70, of Lubbock, passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. A visitation will be held Sunday, December 9, 2018 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Sanders Funeral Home. The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 10, 2018, at LakeRidge United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lyndol Loyd and the Rev. Brian Brownlow officiating. David was born on June 17, 1948 in Hale Center, Texas to S.M. and Anna Jean True. He grew up helping his dad on the family farm south of Plainview. David graduated from Plainview High School in 1966 and married his high school sweetheart, Linda Jane Smith, on June 21, 1969. He earned BBA and MS degrees from Texas Tech University. David served in the U.S. Army in the Pershing Missile Program and was honorably discharged in 1974. After working in agriculture-related businesses for many years, David worked as an insurance agent for Texas Farm Bureau in Lubbock and Floydada from 1995 until his retirement in 2017. David was an active member of the community, having been involved in a number of Lubbock organizations including Southwest Little League, Monterey AMBUCS, and in Floydada, Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, and Rotary Club. He was instrumental in establishing the Lubbock Challenger Little League and the South Plains Girls Fastpitch Softball Association. David was a member of LakeRidge United Methodist Church and a choir member for over 30 years. Through church, he was also involved in Backyard Mission and Four Corners Native American ministry. In 2012, the South Plains Honor Flight took their inaugural trip to Washington, D.C., an effort that David was instrumental in organizing. He remained active with Honor Flight until his death. David will always be remembered for his love of telling stories (over and over and over again) and cars—in particular, his 2014 Laguna Blue Corvette Stingray and the 1959 Ford Thunderbird that his dad won on The Price is Right. David never met a stranger and made many new friends by asking “where are you from?” Since his first grandchild was born in 2015, he proudly held the title of Papa. David had the biggest heart and most will remember him for his kindness, compassion, and generosity. Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Linda; son Blaine and wife Jennifer True of Waxahachie, Texas; daughter Larissa True Plumlee and husband Eric Plumlee of Cortland, NY; his beloved grandchildren Brecken and Sydney True; cousin/brother Dannye Kay Mote; Ahmet Yilmaz (Gonul), a Turkish exchange student who lived with the True family in 1965-66; and numerous extended family members. Memorials may be made in David’s name through LakeRidge UMC for Backyard Mission, Four Corners Native American Ministry, and Change for Children.

David Leroy True

June 17, 1948 - December 4, 2018