Thelon Daniell Obituary Thelon MAX Daniell passed from this life March 20, 2014, in Lubbock. He was born into this life November 2, 1930, to Merrill Thelon and Frances Grace (Kimbrell) in Lubbock. Max attended Texas Tech University. He was the son and grandson of cotton ginners, and followed suit when he became the co-owner and operator of Daniell Gin Co., on the Levelland Highway in Carlisle. He was a voracious reader and shared with his family his love of movies, music, Scrabblea