Michael Damien Jarnagin November 4, 1988 ~ March 1, 2022 (age 33)

Obituary

A private memorial service for Michael Jarnagin, 33, of Portales, will be held at a later time.

Michael Damien Jarnagin was born Nov. 4, 1988, in Lubbock, TX to Dobora Jean Jarnagin and Michael Morales, and died early on the morning of Mar. 1, 2022 as the result of an automobile accident.  During his youth he moved several times.  He was living in Lubbock at the time of his graduation from Friendship High School.  Following his graduation, he worked at a number of different jobs in maintenance and construction.  For the majority of his working life, he had worked at hotels.  He was employed for three years at the Holiday Inn Express in Portales, and was currently working at Twin Place Suites in Clovis.

Michael enjoyed camping and gathering around the campfire with family and friends.  He loved going camping and fishing.  Barbequing was one of his talents.  He was a devoted father, and spent a lot of time playing basketball and football with his boys, or riding bicycles.  Just spending time with family was his favorite pastime.  Michael was a fan of Texas Tech sports teams and the Dallas Cowboys.

He is survived by his companion of several years, Ashley Flores and their children Maddox Flores, Jaxon Jarnagin and Emma Jarnagin all of the family home in Portales; his mother and step-father, Debora and Eddie Scarbrough of Lubbock, TX; three brother, Anthony Morales, Matthew Morales and Mikey Morales all of Lubbock; two sisters, Kamron Jarnagin of Lubbock and Sydney Miller of Des Moines, IA; his maternal grandmother, Donna Lammers and a cousin Kaleb Jarnagin both of Lubbock.