Potter Co. TX - Obits from Amarillo Online Newspapers 21 Jan 1997
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Rebecca Talamantez Morin Gloria
OLTON - Rebecca Talamantez Morin Gloria, 61, died Saturday, Jan. 18,
1997, in Plainview.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Living Faith Christian Church
with the Rev. Valentine Martinez, pastor, officiating. Burial will be
at 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Mary's Magdalene Cemetery at Brackettville.
Arrangements are by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home.
Mrs. Gloria was born in Brackettville and moved to Olton in 1953. She
married Rudy Gloria in 1955 at Olton. She was a homemaker and attended
Living Faith Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband; a brother, Ruben Morin of San Jose,
Calif.; and two sisters, Rosa Rodriquez of Hereford and Ester Morin
Saldivar of Olton.
The body will be available for viewing at Living Faith Christian
Church until service time.
Rosetta Castleberry
PAMPA - Rosetta Castleberry, 75, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral
Directors Colonial Chapel with Dr. Jim Prock, pastor of First Baptist
Church, officiating. Cremation will follow the services.
Mrs. Castleberry was born in McIntosh County, Okla. She had been a
resident of Pampa since 1976, moving from White Deer. She also was a
former resident of Perryton.
She had been married to Richard Castleberry for 17 years. She was a
homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Shirley Nunnelley of
Pritchett and Carol Sossamon of Arlington; a son, Robert D. Brown of
Lewisville; a brother, Gene McCoy of Shawnee, Okla.; a sister, Dovie
Hernandez of McAllister, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to the American Lung Association.
Howard Eugene Taylor
CLAUDE - Howard Eugene Taylor, 76, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997.
Cremation was Monday at Memorial Park Crematory in Amarillo. Memorial
services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Robertson
Funeral Directors Inc. of Clarendon.
Mr. Taylor was born in Balko, Okla., and had lived in Armstrong County
since 1926. He was a graduate of Claude High School and an Army
veteran of World War II. He had been a farmer most of his life and a
member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors include a sister, Ninva Kay Bell of Camarillo, Calif.
Jo Caryl Mace
CLARENDON - Jo Caryl Mace, 60, a former Clarendon area resident, died
Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997, in Sumter, S.C.
Services were at 1 p.m. Saturday in Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home
Chapel at Sumter with the Rev. Carol Rawlinson and the Rev. Jerry
Watson officiating. Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. today in
Citizens Cemetery at Clarendon with the Rev. Bryan Knowles, pastor of
Martin Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson
Funeral Directors Inc.
Miss Mace was born in Lelia Lake and raised in the Ashtola community
near Clarendon. She had lived in Sumter most of her adult life. She
was employed by Young's Food Stores in Sumter for many years and had
been a member of St. John United Methodist Church in Sumter.
Survivors include her foster mother, Alice Jeanette Peebles of Gable,
S.C.
The family requests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association,
South Carolina Affiliate, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Suite 311, Columbia,
S.C. 29204-0000.
Trenton Ray Winter-Hunt
WHEELER - Trenton Ray Winter-Hunt, 2-month-old son of Kimberly Winter
and Shawn Hunt, both of Briscoe, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Country Chapel with the
Rev. Rodney Weatherly, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler
Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home.
Trenton was born in Pampa.
Survivors include his parents; a sister, Tracy Winter of the home;
grandparents, Shelia and Billy Umsted of Wheeler and Cathy and Melvin
Hunt of Briscoe; and great-grandparents, Hazel and Curtis Hendrix of
Okmulgee, Okla., Lurena and Marvin Umsted of Delhigh, Okla., and L.D.
and Wanda Childress of Briscoe.
Bernice Reed
HEREFORD - Bernice Reed, 70, died Monday, Jan. 20, 1997.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel
with Ted Taylor, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in West Park
Cemetery.
Ms. Reed was born in McAlister and had been a Hereford resident most
of her life. She was a farmer's wife and had been an activity director
for Golden Plains and Westgate Nursing Home.
Survivors include a son, Sparky Stephens of Hereford; a grandson; and
a great-grandson.
The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity.
Winford Glenn Downs
FRITCH - Winford Glenn Downs, 50, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 1997.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in First Southern Baptist Church
with the Rev. Kerry Finley, pastor of Victory Baptist Church in
Stinnett, officiating. Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Mr. Downs was born in Wellington. He had been a Fritch resident for
eight years, moving from Borger. He was a cowboy and a member of the
Church of Christ at Borger.
He married Carol Davis in 1968 at Pampa. He was preceded in death by a
son.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Robert David Rigo of Spokane,
Wash., and Daniel O. Rigo and Shane Downs, both of Fritch; two
daughters, Deanna Poe of Fritch and Elaine Maupin of Cordell, Okla.;
his mother, Gladys Downs of Borger; a brother, J.R. Downs of Kentucky;
a sister, Janice Newman of Borger; and 14 grandchildren.
Tom Podzemny
TEXLINE - Tom Podzemny, 34, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 1997.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. (MST) Wednesday in St. Francis Xavier
Catholic Church at Clayton, N.M., by Louis Montoya, deacon. Following
a private Mass, graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. (CST)
Thursday in Texline Cemetery with the Rev. Dale Guidry, pastor of St.
Mary's Catholic Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral
Directors of Clayton.
Mr. Podzemny was born in Canyon. He attended school at Canyon and
Amarillo until 1975 when they moved to the Sedan, N.M., area. He
graduated from Clayton High School in 1980.
He had been a trained mechanic and a professional truck driver for the
past seven years.
Survivors include his parents, Eugene and Phyllis Podzemny of Sedan;
three sisters, Beverly Beauchamp and Karla Jesko, both of Sedan, and
Jana Genzel of Puyallup, Wash.; five brothers, Jeffery Podzemny of
Ashland, Kan., Randall Podzemny and Raymond Podzemny, both of Sedan,
Mark Podzemny of Wilsall, Mont., and Doug Podzemny of Albuquerque,
N.M.; and a grandmother, Phyllis Podzemny of Amarillo.
The family requests memorials be to Texline Fire and Rescue, Texline,
Texas 79087.
Amarillo
Norman Maurice Perkins
Norman Maurice Perkins, 66, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1997.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with the
Rev. Jim Gianoutsos, pastor of Amarillo Bible Church, officiating.
Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia
Circle.
Mr. Perkins was born and raised in Phillips and had lived in Amarillo
since 1950. He graduated from Phillips High School in 1949 and
attended Amarillo College and West Texas State University.
He was a veteran of the Air Force and a member of Amarillo Bible
Church. He had owned and operated an investment business.
Survivors include a sister, Marlene Ann Smedley of Port Ludlow, Wash.
The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box
1890, Amarillo, Texas, 79174-0001.
Alma Clement
Alma Clement, 91, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 1997.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Plymouth Community
Cemetery in the Plymouth community with the Rev. Dean Driver of
Samnorwood Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by
Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St.
Mrs. Clement was one of the Texas Pioneer Women. She lived in the
Plymouth community before moving to Amarillo 23 years ago. She was a
homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde Clement.
Survivors include two daughters, Willie Brashears of Amarillo and Leta
Leighnor of Fairmont, Okla.; four grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Bivins Memorial Nursing Home.
Clarence Victor Musick Jr.
Clarence Victor Musick Jr., 61, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Jan. 19,
1997.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Memory Gardens Mausoleum
Chapel with the Rev. Larry Richardson of Palisades Fellowship Baptist
Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin
Road.
Mr. Musick was born in Muncie, Ind., and moved to Amarillo in 1987. He
drove a truck for Graft Trucking.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille; three sons, Dewayne Musick,
Robert Musick and Tony Musick, all of Amarillo; three daughters, Diana
Musick, Teresa Johnson and Deborah Strader, all of Amarillo; a
brother, Charles "Buddy" Musick of Muncie; a sister, Sharlyn K. Barber
of Hendersonville, Tenn.; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
The family will be at 3800 N.E. 23rd Ave.
O.C. Vaughan
O.C. "Streak" Vaughan, 87, of the Palisades, died Sunday, Jan. 19,
1997.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Coulter Road Baptist Church with
Dr. Larry Payne, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 3
p.m. (CST) in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, five miles south of San Jon,
N.M. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615
Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Vaughan was born in Noble, Okla., and lived in New Mexico as a
young man. He was a truck driver and a cowboy while in New Mexico. He
moved to Amarillo in 1948.
After moving to Amarillo, he was a truck driver for the Whittenburg
Estate. He was a member of Coulter Road Baptist Church.
He married Pearl Robinson in 1940 at Memphis.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Jimmy Vaughan of Woodland Park,
Colo.; a daughter, Mary Jean Penny of Canyon; a sister, Clara Stewart
of Antlers, Okla.; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Jimmie D. Ellis
Jimmie D. Ellis, 64, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 1997.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Tom Black of
Summitt Baptist Church and Royce Mason of Amarillo officiating. Burial
will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Ellis was born in Stonewall, Okla. She moved to Amarillo in 1953
from Modesto, Calif. She married Robert W. Ellis in 1956 at Amarillo.
She was a homemaker and a member of Summitt Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, David A. Ellis of Amarillo
and Curtis G. Ellis of Summerville, Ga.; six sisters, Iva Walters of
Amarillo, Ina Kight of Locksburg, Ark., Ira Dean of Modesto, Lela
Huntsinger of Mankato, Kan., Lena Lewis of Ambler, Pa., and Johnnie
Griffith of Seattle.; and two grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to Summitt Baptist Church or Faith
City Mission.
Rosalie White
Rosalie White, 65, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 1997.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Robert Field,
chaplain at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery's Garden of Mt.
Aaron.
Mrs. White was born in Collingsworth County and attended Samnorwood
schools. She moved to Amarillo in 1944 from Dozier. She married Roy
Melton White in 1950 at Amarillo. He died in 1974.
She was a waitress and a member of the ladies auxiliary of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Martha Fern Davis of Beaumont and
Ruby Jean Burney of Amarillo; four brothers, B.F. Essary, Buck Essary
and J.C. Essary, all of Amarillo, and Marvin Essary of Houston; two
sisters, Margie Carpenter of Amarillo and Lucille Dudley of Cortez,
Colo.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.