Nick Gilchrest

    Funeral service for Nicholas T “Nick” Gilchrest, 34, of Lamesa, will be held Monday, May 15, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. at Branon Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jim Medley officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Branon Funeral Home. 
    Burial will follow at 4:00 p.m. at Stag Creek Cemetery, Comanche, Texas. 
    Nick passed away Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Dawson County, TX.  
    He was born May 1, 1989, in Burlington, N.C. to Terry and Tabatha (Wilson) Gilchrest. 
    Nick was a hard worker in the oilfield industry.  In his spare time, he loved to go fishing with his children. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.
    He is survived by his father, Terry T Gilchrest and wife Leigh Ann of Lamesa, mother, Tabatha Rae Wilson of North Carolina; children, Nicholas L. Barley of North Carolina, Miya Jonele Gilchrest, Cooper T. Gilchrest, and Chole Jae Gilchrest all of Lamesa; wife Kymi Gilchrest of Lamesa; sisters, Krystal L. Keesee, Brittney M. Alvarez, and Grace A. Stacy; brother, Jeremiah R. Alvarez; grandmothers, Linda E. Hardesty of Lamesa, Hue Thi Gilchrest of Comanche, Tx.;  great-grandmother, Virginia Dare Evans of Burlington, N.C.; nieces, Kannon Keesee and Kristiann Stacy; and nephew, Xzavier Keesee.
    He was preceded in death by his two grandfathers, Jerry Wilson of Burlington, N.C. and Aubrey Dale Gilchrest of Comanche, Tx.; and grandmother, Sylvia Jean Evans.
    Family suggests memorial to a charity of your choice.
To send condolences online, please visit www.branonfuneralhome.com.
– Press-Reporter obituary services