1936–2022
Allen Delmas McCormick of Lubbock passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, at the age of 86. Delmas was born on a snowy day in Floyd County on January 22, 1936 to Weldon and Jewel McCormick. He graduated from Floydada
He graduated from Floydada High School in 1954. He enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served his country for two years.
After returning from the Army, Delmas began farming with his dad. On October 10, 1958, he married Pauline Ward in Slaton, Texas, with his uncle, C.F. Love, officiating. They then moved east of Floydada where Delmas continued to farm and they began their family.
Delmas served on many committees and boards throughout his life. He served nine years on the Board of Directors at the Floydada Co-Op Gins and fourteen years on the board at Floyd County Farm Bureau where he was the President from 1980- 1981. He was on the Texas Farm Bureau board for six years, serving 4 years as Secretary and one year as Vice-President.
In 2000, Delmas received a Distinguished Service Award from Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company which was followed by the same service award in 2001 form Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company. In 2006, Delmas received the Texas Farm Bureau Pioneer Award in honor of his pioneering leadership and exceptional service to agriculture and to Texas Farm Bureau.
He was also very active in the Masonic Lodge. He was a member of the Floydada Masonic Lodge 712, where he was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was also a member of the Wolfforth Frenship Lodge 1447, where he received the Golden Trowel Award in 2018. He was also a member of Indiana Avenue Baptist Church in Lubbock.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline McCormick; their children, Mark Allen (Kelly) McCormick, Amy Tryvonne (Jonathan) Clark, and Anita Renee (Sammy) Elliott; grandchildren, Daniel McCormick, Chynna McCormick, McCrae McCormick, Madolyn McCormick, Jeffrey Elliott, Lauren Elliott, Taylor Clark, and Ashlyn Clark, six great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Sybil Ward, and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Michael Dorman McCormick; brother, Wayne McCormick; and sister, Rita Lyles.
There was a celebration of life with family and friends on Friday, April 8 at Lake Ridge Chapel in Lubbock followed by graveside in Floydada.
The family of Delmas McCormick has designated the Buckner Children’s Home at www.buckner.org or a charity of your choice for memorial contributions donated in his memory.