Our precious Ashton, 19, of Lubbock, left this World on November 10, 2016 after a brief illness and this has left his family heartbroken.
Ashton was born in Clovis, New Mexico on July 21st 1997 and lived there until he was 8 years old with his grandmother “Bama”, uncles, aunts, and cousins, too numerous to name. He moved to Lubbock and attended Willowbend Elementary School. He was adopted at the age of 11 years old. In middle school he enjoyed football, track, and tennis. In high school, he enjoyed competing in UIL speech and debate competitions and attending football games. He graduated from Frenship High School in 2015. He attended Baylor University to study psychology. Ashton was very active in Boy Scout Troop 505. He attended many camps including Camp Emerald Bay in California, Tres Ritos and Camp Chris Dobbins in Colorado. He earned The Triple Crown Award for attending Northern Tier and canoed into Canada, hiked Philmont, and had a voyage at Sea Base in Florida. He was awarded Eagle Scout and was known as a minimalist camper and hiker. He loved fishing, creating things, skateboarding, skiing, and going on adventures. He enjoyed yearly ski trips and fishing trips to Amistad with his family. Ashton was a member of Bacon Heights Baptist Church. He travelled to Alaska, Australia, and New Zealand. His most favorite passion was music. He learned to play several instruments and wrote his own music with several of his friends. He loved performing his music. During his time at Baylor, he produced music for many of his friends and devoted much time to becoming the best musician that he could be. Besides music, he enjoyed writing poetry and creating abstract art pieces. He was very fond of Vincent Van Gogh and began creating his own impressionist pieces as well. He was always trying to learn something new and loved being able to teach and help people.
He was preceded in death by his lovely grandmother, Kayla “Bama”.
He is survived by his fiancé, Morgan, of New Braunfels and their cat, Noodles. He is survived by his mother, Karen Rogers of Lubbock; brothers, Nick and Andrew; half-brother, Steve Corral; and sister, Allison. He is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends of his family.
Ashton loved being a Baylor Bear. Ashton had a heart of gold and was always willing to help out a friend. He was generous and kind. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to SPCA of Texas or www.childrenhp.org.
Burial will be in a biodegradable urn that contains a tree to be planted on Baylor University property (Ashton’s idea-he loved climbing trees, reading in a hammock and his name means of the trees).
Celebration of Life service in Waco will occur on Thursday, November 17th at 4:00 p.m. at the Baylor University Elliston Chapel. Celebration of Life service in Lubbock will be on Saturday, November 19th at 2:00 p.m. at Bacon Heights Baptist Church.
Lake Shore Funeral Home & Cremation Services
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8062748296 is Travis Whitaker phone number he is Ashton dad please have Karen call him thank you
Aston you were a wonderful kid and grew into a great young man. You were so blessed to have been adopted by Karen.You will be missed but I guess God has other plans.Karen, Nick and family my family sends our deepest sympathy he really was a remarkable person.
I am so sorry for your loss. Ashton made me feel valuable in a way that no one else ever has. I loved (and still love) the art he created, and he (for some reason) equally loved mine. I will miss the connection we had..I have yet to find something like it in anyone else. He is the longest friend I have ever had and I will keep him in my heart forever. I wish I could make it to the service but, unfortunately, my choir recital is on November 18th and the rehearsal is the 17th but I will definitely be there in Spirit. I just wish I could be there in person to hug you.
My condolences to the family, We knew him by Sabrina Spencer. Now he’s a great angel.
I’m so sorry for your Loss
I worked with him.. what a Precious Young man.. I’m So Very Sorry.. He will be missed. of that I’m sure. I Only met him in the Work environment.. I know his Friends and Family are just devastated… God has a plan for each and Every-one of us.. I Send my Deepest Condolences.
I remember Ashton as baby and as a young boy he was such a character and beautiful child. My prayers to his family and friends.. May God comfort you in your time of sorrow.
God bless your hearts ? A beautiful Angel he now is?? i feel your pain I lost a son of 23 years young in june this year…prayers for peace strength comfort and love for you all?
I knew Ashton from Baylor, he was the most genuine and kind person I came to know from my time there. He will be missed.
I remember being in class with Ashton in high school he was a super nice guy, my condolences to the family may God find him a special place in heaven, my prayers go to the friends and family you will be missed man
My condolences are with his siblings and other family members at this moment.He was a wonderful person great sense of humor.You will be missed.
Our prayers go out to the family. He was such a good kid loved his smile anytime we saw him. He will be truly missed.
Ashton was one of the best people I have ever met in my life, he taught me so many life lessons. Words cant express how lovely he was. My condolences. Also, does anyone know where on Baylor property he is buried?
Even though I never got the chance to get to know him, Ashton will always been in my heart. I never stopped loving him.
i know its way late but ashton was a great cousin to me and my brothers we were close to him and we mkiss him very much
I miss him so much still to this day.
I still think back fondly to the times I spent with Ashton back at Baylor. We used to listen to all kinds of music together. I remember one time he came over and told me he just ordered “In Rainbows” by Radiohead on vinyl. Every time I listen to that album I think of him and miss him. Rest in peace buddy, I wish this all happened a different way.
So it’s been about 5 years since he died, almost 7 since I last got to speak to him, but I just found out he died a couple weeks ago. I’ve thought of him like every couple of months in that time under the impression he was off living his best life. I always wondered why his instagram page never changed until I saw a comment from someone saying they miss him.
He was my first love. I doubt I was the same for him and I always wondered if I could have ever made the impression on him that he made on me. He was my first kiss, the first person to hold my hand, the first person to say he loved me. At the time I was so scared that I was just too young to know what any of it meant or that it all happened too quick for him to really mean it. His relationships before and after me were so long term and serious looking. I thought we were together about 4 months but we only spent 2 weeks of that time in person. It was on his trip to Australia and New Zealand. We were in the same student ambassador group thing. The months we both spent respectively back at home doing long distance, he was just suddenly so closed off. And by the time I was getting the idea that he didn’t want to be with me, my parents surprised me with a trip up to visit him. I tried my best but it was awkward and on the way home he texted me clarifying that we weren’t together. I had wanted to break up so agreeing was less embarrassing than admitting that I had been under a completely different impression in the previous months.
But now that I’m much older and I’ve gotten a better grasp on what is and isn’t love, I think I was right. I did love him. And despite the sad awkward way things fizzled out, I can’t help but notice that the good memories are so much stronger and clearer.
I still have a hat that we wore most of the trip. I lost all our messages a few years ago when I didn’t back up my phone and I dropped it in water. But I still have a few emails of some songs he wrote. I miss him. For some reason I think I had it in my head that I’d see him again as friends when we were both 30 or something. It just doesn’t feel real. And there’s a desperate part of me itching to know how he passed away so young. But I’m also afraid to know. I tend to go in and out of denial when it comes to death.
He was wonderful. He was so open and honest and respectful. We got in trouble a few times for showing too much pda on the trip but I cannot stress just how sweet and wholesome it was. It was for things like holding hands and playing with each other’s hair. It wasn’t until later when I met boys with ugly intentions that I understood why so many adults would freak out when they found he and I alone together. Ashton just wasn’t like that. He saw others as no less than complex human beings. He was so respectful and emotionally intelligent. The world really lost something beautiful when it lost him.
I feel kinda pathetic posting this here but I don’t really know where else to talk about it. No one else in my life got the pleasure of knowing him. I wish I was a better person when he knew me. Like anyone, he had flaws too of course. I hate it when people talk about the deceased like they were perfect. But at the time I think he really was too good for me. I hope his final years were as fulfilling and happy as I imagined for him.
I doubt I’m the only one he affected on such a deep level. I’m sorry I didn’t find out in time to be able to offer my condolences. I don’t think I’d be able to forget the positive memories I have of him even if I tried. I hope the same for the many others that knew him. And to his loved ones and those who knew him far better than I ever could have, I truly am so sorry for your loss.
Your condolence means the world to me and everyone who knew him. Id love to see any of the songs he wrote. He is my brother and I miss him dearly. My daughter was looking at old photos with me. I showed her her Uncle Ashton playing soccer at 8 years old. She looked me in my eyes and said, i love Uncle Ashton. He plays with me all the time. I lost it that’s day bawling like a baby, happy to know my brother is always right here with me. stevecorral1213@gmail.com