Potter Co. TX - Obits from Amarillo Online Newspapers 19 April 1998
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Area
Cora Jane Yeager
BORGER - Cora Jane Yeager, 87, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Minton/Chatwell Funeral
Directors Memorial Chapel with Richard Kasko, minister of the Church
of Christ, officiating. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday
in Lakeland Hills Memorial Park in Burnet with Joe Winnette
officiating.
Mrs. Yeager was born in Ratcliff. She had been a Borger resident for
10 years, moving from Marble Falls.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ, Order of the
Eastern Star, Rebekah Lodge and Grandmothers Club.
She married E.O. Yeager in 1930 at Crockett. He died in 1987.
Survivors include two sons, Billy O. Yeager of Sidney, Mont., and
Bobby P. Yeager of Clinton, Okla.; two daughters, Sue Pipkin of Byers,
Colo., and Rebekah Murley of Fritch; nine grandchildren; 18
great-grandchildren; and a great-greatgranddaughter.
Marissa Kay Moxon
PAMPA - Marissa Kay Moxon, infant daughter of Monica Moxon, died
Thursday, April 16, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery with
the Rev. Delbert White, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church,
officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Marissa was born April 16 in Pampa.
Survivors include her mother; grandparents, Kevin and Jill Moxon of
Pampa; and great-grandparents, Irene and Harvey Oatman of Clarendon,
and Tom and Sheryl Reames of Pampa.
D.M. Painter
EDMONSON - Dwayne Murel Painter, 73, died Thursday, April 16, 1998.
Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev.
Rush Coffman, pastor of First Baptist Church at Anton, officiating.
Burial was in Parklawn Memorial Gardens at Plainview by Wood-Dunning
Funeral Home of Plainview.
Mr. Painter was born in Oklahoma City. He moved from Oklahoma to
Edmonson in 1928. He lived in Dallas from 1971 to 1988, when he moved
back to Edmonson.
He was a farmer until 1969. He then worked as a carpenter until
retiring in 1988. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member
of First Baptist Church and Local No. 429 Carpenters Union.
Mr. Painter married Pat Pace in 1946 at Athens, Texas.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Susan Schwab of Lubbock; a
son, Tommy Painter of Edmonson; a brother, Albert Painter of Edmonson;
five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Lyle Halliburton
BOOKER - Lyle Halliburton, 86, died Thursday, April 16, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the
Rev. Brent Farney officiating. Burial will be in Heart Cemetery by
Good Samaritan Funeral Service.
Mr. Halliburton was born near Turpin, Okla. When he was 14, he moved
with his family to Booker, where he graduated from high school. He
worked on the family farm and later started his own cattle and
ranching business.
He married Della Garton in 1939 at Perryton. They made their home on a
farm south of Booker until moving into Booker in 1981.
Mr. Halliburton was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, L.G. Halliburton of Booker and
Wesley Halliburton of Follett; a daughter, Ida Wilson of Lebo, Kan.;
11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to Hospice of Perryton.
Mildred May Gillespie
WELLINGTON - Mildred May Gillespie, 89, formerly of Wellington, died
Thursday, April 16, 1998, in Stanton.
Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery with
the Rev. Jim Ikner, pastor of Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
Arrangements were by Adams Funeral Home.
Ms. Gillespie was born in Wayne County, Ky. She moved with her family
from Kentucky to Wellington in 1910. She was a member of Church of the
Nazarene.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Eldred W. James
HAPPY - Eldred W. James, 53, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel
in Happy with the Rev. Lonny Poe, pastor of First Baptist Church,
officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Groom
Cemetery at Groom.
Mr. James was born in Groom and graduated from Groom High School in
1962. He was in the farming business while in Groom.
In 1971, he moved to Dumas and got into the trucking business. He
moved to Perryton in 1972 and then to Happy, where he had lived for 20
years. He was employed by Baldwin Trucking of Amarillo.
Mr. James married Lynne Watson in 1965 at Groom.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Patrick Neal James of Pampa and
Phillip Wayne James of Fort Hood; his mother, Ruth James of Groom; and
two granddaughters.
The family requests memorials be to the American Heart Association,
P.O. Box 1208, Canyon, Texas 79015.
Norma M. Wheaton
STINNETT - Norma M. Wheaton, 93, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Christian Church in
Stinnett with the Rev. Billy Holland, pastor, officiating. Burial will
be at 3 p.m. Monday in Hugoton Cemetery in Hugoton, Kan., by Brown
Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mrs. Wheaton was a native of Raymond, Ill., and had been a resident of
Stinnett for 37 years. She was a graduate of Friends University in
Wichita, Kan., and was a retired high school teacher. She was a member
of First Christian Church and Order of the Eastern Star.
She married J.R. "Bob" Wheaton who died in 1978.
Survivors include special friends, Robert and Marjorie Fuller of
Garden City, Kan.; a sister-in-law, Alice Magro of Stanford, Fla.; and
several nieces and nephews.
The family request memorials be to First Christian Church.
Irene Urbanczyk Dziuk
HEREFORD - Irene Urbanczyk Dziuk, 87, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
A Christian mothers' rosary will be at 4 p.m. today. Rosary services
will be at 7 p.m. today in Rose Chapel. Services will be at 11 a.m.
Monday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Monsignor Orville Blum,
pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home.
Mrs. Dziuk was born in Rhineland. She moved to Deaf Smith County in
1939 from Panhandle. She was a homemaker and member of St. Anthony's
Catholic Church.
She married Edward Dziuk Sr. in 1931 at White Deer. She was preceded
in death by three sons, William Dziuk in 1939, Robert Dziuk in 1974
and Jimmy Dziuk in 1987.
Survivors include her husband; three sons, Ed Dziuk Jr., Al Dziuk and
David Dziuk, all of Hereford; a daughter, Ann Rose Stephens of
Suquamish, Wa.; four sisters, Theresa Kotara of White Deer, Edna
Reinart and Leona Mazurek, both of Hereford, and Ethel Stengel of
Amarillo; a brother, Tony Urbanczyk of Hereford; 11 grandchildren; and
11 great-grandchildren.
Monta C. Taylor
PAMPA - Monta C. Taylor, 92, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in First Christian Church with the
Rev. Darrell Evans, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview
Cemetery by CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Taylor was born in Van Alstyne. She had been a resident of Pampa
most of her life, graduating from Pampa High School. Since 1926, she
had been a member of the Wayside Club, First Christian Church and the
Builders Sunday School class.
She married W.F. "Bill" Taylor in 1926 at Pampa. He died in 1973.
Survivors include two daughters, Marjie Rogers of Pampa and Lynn
Bowermon of Harrisburg, Pa.; a son, Leon Taylor of Pampa; two sisters,
Mrs. Floyd Mathis of Hooker, Okla., and Mrs. Bill Inman of Dallas; six
grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
The family request memorials be to First Christian Church, 1633 N.
Nelson, Pampa, Texas, 70965.
Bess Eldredge
BORGER - Bess Eldredge, 75, died Saturday, April 18, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairlanes Baptist Church with
the Rev. Art McAninch, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Highland
Park Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mrs. Eldredge was a native of Grandfield, Okla., and had been a
resident of Borger for 62 years. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
She married Bud Eldredge in 1965 at Borger.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Glen Eldredge of Fort Worth
and Dale Eldredge of Pasadena; three daughters, La Juana White and
Sharron Rogers, both of Garland and Barbara Dolan of Heber Springs,
Ark.; a brother, Don Mashburn of Borger; a sister, Charlene Woods of
Skellytown; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
The family request memorials be to Ronald McDonald House, 1501 Streit
Dr., Amarillo, Texas, 79106.
Erma L. Boyd
PAMPA - Erma L. Boyd, 90, died Saturday, April 18, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery with
the Rev. M.B. Smith, Baptist minister, officiating. Arrangements are
by CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Boyd was born in Perry, Mo. She had been a resident of Pampa
since 1963. She was a homemaker and member of Highland Baptist Church.
She married James Thomas Boyd Sr. in 1929 at Perry. He died in 1965.
She also was preceded in death by a son, James Thomas Boyd Jr.
Survivors include three daughters, Virginia Polk of Pampa, Carol Sue
Martin of Sacramento, Calif., and Dollie Alice Young of Lynchburg,
Va.; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Thelma Cupp
PLAINVIEW - Thelma Cupp, 95, died Friday, April 17 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Northside Baptist Church with the
Rev. Glen Smith, retired pastor of First Baptist Church in Sundown,
and the Rev. Truman Johnson, pastor of Broadview Baptist Church in
Lubbock, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by
Lemons Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cupp was born in Waxahachie. She moved to Sweetwater, Okla., as a
child then graduated from high school in Shawnee, Okla., in 1924. She
moved to Earth in 1934 and to Plainview in 1948 where she was employed
by several businesses as a clerk and a secretary. In 1992, she moved
to San Angelo then moved to Levelland in 1995.
Mrs. Cupp was a charter member of both Parkview Baptist Church and
Northside Baptist Church in Plainview. She served as a teacher and
youth leader. In 1992, she was nominated for Pioneer Woman of the
Year. She received many awards and recognitions for her volunteer work
in nursing homes.
She married Claude Marion Cupp in 1925. He died in 1959. She also was
preceded in death by a son, Billy Ray Cupp, in 1978.
Survivors include five daughters, Claudia Cox of Weatherford, Doris
Brown of Olympia, Wash., Bonnie Reid of Mill Valley, Calif., Faye
Smith of Sundown and Wynona Krise of Anchorage, Alaska; three sisters;
15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and three great-great
grandchildren.
Visitation will be from noon until service time Monday at the church.
Elsewhere
David Franklin Stephenson
LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. - David Franklin Stephenson, 44, died Thursday,
April 16, 1998, in Frankfort, Ky.
Services were at 1 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church at
Skellytown, Texas, with the Rev. Fines Marchman, pastor, officiating.
Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery at Pampa, Texas, by
Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.
Mr. Stephenson was born in Glendale, Ariz. He graduated from White
Deer High School at White Deer, Texas, in 1971. He lived in Skellytown
for many years before moving to Kentucky.
He was a helicopter pilot, serving nine years with the 82nd Airborne.
He was involved in a medical study of free-falling for the Army.
While living in Kentucky, he worked for Florida Tile Co. He was
Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Heather Ennis and Rachel Stephenson,
both of Houston, Texas; parents, Bill and Billie Stephenson of
Skellytown; a sister, Lynda Truelove of The Colony, Texas; two
brothers, Randy Stephenson of Dalhart, Texas, and Danny Stephenson of
Florence, Colo.; his grandmother, Julia Stephenson of Skellytown; and
a granddaughter.
The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity or to the First
Baptist Church of Skellytown youth fund.
Zell Spann Sarsfield
MUNDAY - Zell Spann Sarsfield, 74, a former Munday resident, died
Thursday, April 16, 1998, in West Helena, Ark.
Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Johnson Memorial
Cemetery with the Rev. William Sterling officiating. Arrangements were
by McCauleySmith Funeral Home Inc.
Ms. Sarsfield was born in Munday. She moved from Abilene to Clarendon
in 1993. She moved to West Helena this year.
She was a salesperson and a member of Abilene First United Methodist
Church.
Survivors include two brothers, Joe Crawford Spann of Clarendon and
Sam Spann of Munday; and her stepmother, Dorothy Spann of Munday.
Foy Leona Bilbrey Derryberry
MORTON - Foy Leona Bilbrey Derryberry, 77, of Lubbock, formerly of
Morton, died Thursday, April 16, 1998.
Graveside services were at 4 p.m. Saturday in Morton Memorial Cemetery
with the Rev. Gordon Renshaw, pastor of First Missionary Baptist
Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home.
Mrs. Derryberry was born in Floydada. She was a member of First
Baptist Church of Morton. She was a medication aide at Morton Manor
Nursing Home for several years.
She had lived in Lubbock since 1988, moving from Morton.
Survivors include her husband, John Derryberry; three sons, Banty
Bilbrey of Lubbock, Jimmy Bilbrey of Montague and Everett Bilbrey of
Houston; a daughter, Troy Price of Lubbock; a sister, Beulah Woods of
Apple Valley, Calif.; a brother, Garland Choate of Odessa; 10
grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Bettye Baggett
LEVELLAND - Bettye Baggett, 76, died Thursday, April 16, 1998.
Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in George C. Price Funeral Directors
Chapel with Keith Cormier, minister of Austin Street Church of Christ,
officiating. Burial was in the city of Levelland cemetery.
Mrs. Baggett was born in Dawson. She moved to Levelland in 1944 from
Corsicana. She was a homemaker and a member of Austin Street Church of
Christ.
She married H.P. "Bo" Baggett in 1940.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Larry Baggett of Levelland
and Ron B. Baggett of Amarillo; a daughter, Nanci Baggett of Round
Rock; three sisters, Lura Brown of San Marcos, Dorothy Shaw of Lubbock
and Mary Ruth Watson of Tampa, Fla.; five grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to the Alzheimer's Foundation.
Johnnie Henry Foster
LUBBOCK - Johnnie Henry Foster, 92, died Tuesday, April 14, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Central Baptist Church in Clovis
with Dr. Herbert Bergstrom officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven
Memorial Gardens by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis, N.M.
Mr. Foster was born in Sparks, Okla. His family homesteaded in Curry
County in 1907. He farmed in Rosedale and Hollene communities. He was
a member of Rosedale Baptist Church.
Survivors include a daughter, Jonnye December of Lubbock; two sons,
Frank Foster of Albuquerque and Artie Foster of Huntington Beach,
Calif.; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family request memorials be to the American Cancer Society.
Oklahoma
Norman D. Enns
GUYMON, Okla. - Norman D. Enns, 75, died Friday April 17, 1998.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Victory Memorial United
Methodist Church with Mike Chaffin and Shannon Davis, pastors,
officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Bunch-Roberts
Funeral Home of Guymon.
Mr. Enns was born in Hutchinson, Kan., and grew up in Buhler, Kan.,
where he graduated from high school in 1941. He was an Army veteran of
World War II having served in the 2nd Infantry Division. After his
1945 discharge, he moved to Guymon.
Mr. Enns retired in 1982 from farming and ranching. He was a member of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion and a lifetime
member of the 2nd Infantry Division.
He married Velma Martins in 1946 at Inman, Kan. He was preceded in
death by an infant daughter, Mary Beth Enns, and an infant son,
Randall Dean Enns.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Mike Enns of Guymon; a daughter,
Connie Stelzer of Guymon; two brothers, Robert Enns of Dalhart and
Dickey Enns of Amarillo; three sisters, Donna Chapman of Tulia, Texas,
Betty Moore of Guymon and Patty Spoonemore of Spearman, Texas; seven
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to the American Heart Association or
a favorite charity. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home at
P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, Okla., 73942.
Laura Alice Little
PAMPA - Laura Alice Little, 81, died Saturday, April 18, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Central Baptist Church with Dr.
Derrell Monday, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 4
p.m. in Memory Lane Cemetery in Harrah, Okla., by Carmichael-Whatley
Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Little moved to Pampa in 1977 from Espanola, N.M. She was a
former resident of Arizona. She was a member of Central Baptist
Church.
She married Mark Gilman Little in 1936 at Harrah. He died in 1983.
Survivors include two daughters, Betty Hesco of Arlington and Linda
Little of Santa Fe, N.M.; two sons, Curtis Little of Payson, Ariz.,
and Glen Little of Valdez, Alaska; her mother, Florence Ferguson of
Harrah; two sisters, Betty Grace Muzney and Jean Rice, both of
Oklahoma City; two brothers, John Ferguson of Harrah and Milton
Ferguson of Kansas City, Mo.; five grandchildren; and four
greatgrandchildren.
Doris Merideth
DUMAS - Doris Merideth, 73, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Northlawn Memorial
Gardens with the Rev. Mike Aiken, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church of
Dumas, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Merideth was born in Venus. She had been a Dumas resident since
1950 and was a former Pampa resident. She was a homemaker and member
of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a member of Eastern Star Chapter
653.
She married J.D. "Shorty" Merideth in 1948 at Panhandle. He died in
1990. She also was preceded in death by a son, Bryan Tracy, in 1982.
Survivors include two daughters, Judi Metts of Aurora, Colo., and June
Baer of Dumas; two sisters, Mickey Miller of Farmington, N.M., and
Jimmie Lee of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and four
greatgrandchildren.
The family will be at 1700 Lewis. They request memorials be to
Memorial Hospice, 224 E. Second, Dumas, Texas, 79029.
Daniel Walter Sommers
BORGER - Daniel Walter Sommers, 48, of Sweeney, died Thursday, April
16, 1998.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with Dr.
Greg Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Love at Westlawn
Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mr. Sommers was born in Borger. He graduated from Sooner High School
in Bartlesville, Okla. He was awarded the Eagle Scout award with
several palms. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in
mechanical engineering from the University of Oklahoma. He was active
in the Baptist Student Union.
Mr. Sommers was employed by J.M. Huber Corp. from 1975 until 1982. He
was then employed by Phillips Petroleum Co., in the corporate
engineering department at facilities in Bartlesville, Borger, Houston
and Sweeney.
Mr. Sommers was a member of several professional engineering
organizations. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Old Ocean
where he taught Sunday School.
He married Marjorie Sweet in 1978.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Jonathan Sommers of Sweeney; two
daughters, Amy and Alissa, both of Sweeney; his mother, Dorothy
Sommers of Bartlesville; his grandmother, Helen Sommers of Wichita,
Kan.; a brother, Dr. Jack Sommers of Tulsa; and a sister, Susan Parker
of San Antonio.
The family will be staying at 100 Somerset. They request in lieu of
flowers, memorials be to the Dan Sommers Memorial, Baptist Student
Ministries - OU, c/o Max Barnett, 435 W. Boyd, Norman, Okla., 73069;
or the Dan Sommers Memorial, Gideons International, 2900 Lebanon Rd.,
Nashville, Tenn., 37214.
Vera Downing
MULESHOE - Vera Downing, 92, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Richland Hills Baptist Church
with the Rev. George Malis, pastor, and the Rev. David McIntire of
Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe
Memorial Park Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home.
Mrs. Downing was born in Erath. She moved to Muleshoe in 1950 from
Amherst. She was a homemaker and member of Richland Hills Baptist
Church.
She married Elmer L. Downing in 1927 at Paducah. He died in 1976.
Survivors include a son, Elmer L. Downing Jr. of Muleshoe; two
daughters, Maxine Kimbrough of Muleshoe and Betty S. White of Dalhart;
a sister, Ethel Pierson of Stanford; 10 grandchildren; and 12
great-grandchildren.
The family request memorials be to Muleshoe Area Healthcare Center,
106 S. Ave. H, Muleshoe, Texas, 79347.
Phillip Brion Buhler
CLARENDON - Phillip Brion Buhler, 23 months, of Glidden, died
Wednesday, April 15, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Robertson Chapel of Memories
with the Rev. Rob Seale, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church,
officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.
Phillip was born in Worland, Wyo., and moved to Columbus at a year of
age. He had been a resident of Glidden for the past 2 1/2 months.
Survivors include his parents, Brandy Buhler of Glidden and Gene
Buhler of Worland, Wyo.; his grandparents, Melvin Guinn of Memphis,
Brion and Kerry Pasco of Columbus; and his great-grandparents, R.L.
and Marie Norton of Memphis.
The body will not be available for viewing.
Raymond Ben White
LEFORS - Raymond Ben White, 71, died Saturday, April 18, 1998.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Lefors Church of Christ with
Glen Walton, minister of North Amarillo Church of Christ, and the Rev.
Lewis Ellis, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will
be in Memorial Heights Cemetery in Lefors by Carmichael-Whatley
Funeral Directors of Pampa.
Mr. White was born in Dawson County and attended schools in Haskell.
He worked at Tinker Field in 1944 and was a World War II veteran of
the Army. He served in the infantry in the Philippines then toured the
South Pacific with the Army boxing team.
Mr. White was employed by the Drilling Exploration Co., in 1948 and
sent to the Marshall Islands in 1952 to work on the first hydrogen
bomb test. He transferred to Pampa in 1953. In 1959, he moved to
Lefors where he opened a Western Auto store and a Texaco service
station. He was then employed by Beta Oil Co., in 1973.
Mr. White served for 30 years with the Lefors Volunteer Fire Dept., 12
years on the city council, four years as mayor and 35 years as an
officer of the Lefors Federal Credit Union. He served for two years on
the board of directors of Highland General Hospital in Pampa and was
Gray County constable for Precinct 1 for four years.
Mr. White helped organize and was charter president of the Lefors
Optimist Club. He was a member of Lefors Lions Club, Lefors Senior
Citizens Center and Lefors Church of Christ where he served as deacon,
elder and treasurer. Through the Optimist Club in Pampa, he was
involved in coaching baseball and boxing.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Beverly Ann Fulton, in 1993,
and three grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife, Mary A. White; two daughters,
Dolrischildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The family request memorials be to High Plains Children's Home in
Amarillo.
V.E. Johns
HALE CENTER - V.E. "Van" Johns, 73, died Saturday, April 18, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Plainview Cemetery with
Dr. Max Browning, pastor of First United Methodist Church of
Plainview, officiating. Arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home.
Mr. Johns was born in Duncan, Okla. He was retired from Pantex. He was
a Mason.
Survivors include a son, Dale Johns of Amarillo; four grandchildren;
and several great-grandchildren.
Amarillo
Joseph Yocum
Joseph "Cowboy" Yocum, 74, of Amarillo, died Thursday, April 16, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors,
Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road, with the Rev. Harold Hook of
Hobart Baptist Church in Pampa and Dr. Dana Moore of Pleasant Valley
Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery.
Mr. Yocum was born in Riley, Kan. He lived in Pampa for 15 years
before moving to Amarillo a year ago.
He served with the Army during World War II. He was a self-employed
auctioneer. He was a member of Hobart Baptist Church.
Mr. Yocum married Nell Sandefer in 1965 at Altus, Okla.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Vickie Jo Price of Grand
Prairie; and a sister, Deana Harris of Dallas.
Bernetta Margaret Campbell
Bernetta Margaret Campbell, 81, of Amarillo, died Thursday, April 16,
1998.
A vigil will be at 7 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors
Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with Deacon Richard Riley
officiating. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Joseph's
Catholic Church by the Rev. Neal Dee, pastor. Burial will be in Llano
Cemetery.
Mrs. Campbell was born in Mary's Home, Mo., and had lived in Amarillo
for 42 years. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph's
Catholic Church and St. Joseph's Veronica Circle.
She was preceded in death by a son, William S. Campbell.
Survivors include three sons, Tom Campbell, John F. Campbell and Jim
Campbell, all of Amarillo; four daughters, Margaret Bynum, Lois Bynum
and Carolyn Spencer, all of Amarillo, and Marilyn Johnson of Euless; a
sister, Martha Love of Eldon, Mo.; 17 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
The family will be at 4826 Camp Lane. They request memorials be to
Goodwill Industries of Amarillo, P.O. Box 2926, Amarillo, Texas 79105.
James R. Parrott
James R. "Bob" Parrott, 86, of Amarillo, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2820
Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Randy Davis, pastor of Olsen Park
Baptist Church, officiating. Private burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
Mr. Parrott was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., and had lived in Amarillo
since 1933. He retired as a conductor for the Santa Fe Railway in
1977. He was a member of Scottish Rite, Khiva Temple, the Elks Lodge
and Masonic Lodge No. 731 where he was an instructor. He was a
Baptist.
He was married to Doris Parrott who preceded him in death in January.
Survivors include a brother, C.W. Parrott of Oceanside, Calif.; and a
sister, Thelma McLemore of Amarillo.
The family will be at 6009 Dreyfuss. They request memorials be to a
favorite charity.
Floy Lunn
Floy Lunn, 91, of Amarillo, died Saturday, April 18, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery
by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St.
Mrs. Lunn was born in Hollis, Okla., and moved to Amarillo in 1940.
She retired in 1972 as a telephone operator for Southwestern Bell. She
was a member of West Amarillo Church of Christ and Amarillo Chapter of
Telephone Pioneers.
She married Beryl Lunn in 1927 at Hollis. He died in 1958. She also
was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Lunn.
Survivors include a brother, Charlie Lewis of Hollis; a granddaughter,
Brenda Cowley of Albuquerque, N.M.; a greatgrandson; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
The family request memorials be to Southwestern Bell Pioneers, 3120
Eddy, Room No. 7, Amarillo, Texas, 79106.
Bertha Mae Savage
Bertha Mae Snodgrass Savage, 98, of Amarillo, died Saturday, April 18,
1998.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with
Dr. Howard K. Batson of First Baptist Church, officiating.
Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St.
Mrs. Savage was born in Floydada and moved to Amarillo in 1926. She
was the owner of Black-Stone Drug. She was a member of First Baptist
Church and the Amarillo chapter of the Pharmacist Auxiliary.
She married W.A. Savage in 1920 at Floydada. He died in 1977. She also
was preceded in death by a son, Kyle Savage, in 1996.
Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Rhoda Savage of Amarillo, two
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
The family request memorials be to the First Baptist Church of
Amarillo Building Fund.
Delpha Staggs
Delpha Staggs, 94, of Amarillo, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Memory Gardens with
Dr. Curtis O. Stockton, retired, officiating. Arrangements are by
Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St.
Mrs. Staggs was born in Chickasha, Okla. She moved to Amarillo in 1982
from South Gate, Calif. She was a registered nurse and a Methodist.
She married Joshua E. Staggs in 1931 at Oklahoma. He died in 1981.
Survivors include three sisters-in-law, Maudie Yoder of Borger, Violet
Adams of Deming, N.M., and Rethalee Staggs of Amarillo; and several
nieces and nephews.
The family request memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and
Life Enrichment Center or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Charlotte Baker
Charlotte Baker, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, April 15, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home,
Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40.
Mrs. Baker was born in Allen County, Kan. She moved to Amarillo in
1947 from Moran, Kan. She retired in 1969 as cafeteria manager for the
Amarillo Independent School District. She was a member of the Amarillo
Senior Citizens Association, San Jacinto United Methodist Church and
was life master of the Unit 210 duplicate bridge club.
She married E.R. "Bud" Baker in 1931 at Moran. She was preceded in
death by her husband and a daughter, Delores B. Reed.
Survivors include a son, Jerry S. Baker of Amarillo; a daughter, Nancy
B. Harvey of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family request memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and
Life Enrichment Center or the Amarillo Senior Citizens Association.
New Mexico
Marcario Trujillo
MILAN, N.M. - Marcario Trujillo, 67, died Thursday, April 16, 1998.
Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Church at Clayton by the Rev. George Silva, pastor. Burial will be in
Clayton Memorial Cemetery at Clayton by Hass Funeral Directors of
Clayton.
Mr. Trujillo was born in Moses. He lived in Clayton until moving to
Grants in 1978. He ranched while living in Clayton. He worked for
Village of Milan for many years.
Survivors include his wife, Ernestine; a son, Jim Trujillo of Windsor,
Colo.; three daughters, Yolanda Quintana of Alamogordo, Teresa Valdez
of Milan and Veronica Molina of Albuquerque; his father, Catarino
Trujillo of Clayton; two brothers, Felix Trujillo of Hugoton, Kan.,
and Steve Trujillo of Clayton; 10 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Leslie Lee Van Pelt
CLAYTON, N.M. - Leslie Lee Van Pelt, 83, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church
with the Rev. Andy Husted, pastor, and the Rev. Billy Rammage, pastor
of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Clayton
Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton.
Mr. Van Pelt was born in Blue Mound, Kan. He graduated from Clayton
High School in 1933. In 1942, he joined the Army Air Force where he
was a glider instructor and pilot during World War II. He returned to
Clayton after his discharge in 1945.
Mr. Van Pelt was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3271. He was a past member of the Rotary
International and the American Legion.
He married Vivian "Ski" Netzke in 1942 at Rochester, Minn.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Leslie Taylor and Gayle
Van Pelt, both of Clayton, and Wendy Libby of Bueyeros; a son, William
Lee Van Pelt of Roswell; a brother, Raymond W. Van Pelt of Las Cruces;
nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
James Harlen Jones
CLOVIS, N.M. - James Harlan Jones, 75, died Friday, April 17, 1998.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Parkview Baptist Church,
11th and Oak, with the Rev. Kenneth Dunsworth officiating. Cremation
and arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis.
Mr. Jones was born in Dibble, Okla. He moved to Clovis in 1946 after
serving in the Navy during World War II. He had been a pipe fitter for
the AT&SF rail road for 12 years. He then was employed as a ceramic
tile setter for McDaniel's until his retirement. He was a member of
First Baptist Church of Texico and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3280.
He married Mary Mae Dunsworth in 1947 at Portales.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Harlen W. Jones and Howard L.
Jones, both of Clovis, James Richard Jones of Palestine, Texas, and
Charles R. Jones of San Angelo, Texas; two daughters, Jean Schwab of
Richardson, Texas, and Jan Kipp of Albuquerque; a brother, LaVoyde
Jones of Olney, Texas; two sisters, Wanda Brown of Olney and Lois
Williams of Austin, Nev.; 12 grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
Ruth Shawn
CLOVIS, N.M. - Ruth Shawn, 83, died Saturday, April 11, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Central Christian Church with
Dr. Thomas P. Jones officiating. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m.
in Maxwell Cemetery in Maxwell by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis.
Mrs. Shawn was born in Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Shawn; a son,
Billy R. Shawn; and a grandson.
Survivors include a daughter, Margie Ruth Cheek of Brevard, N.C.;
three sisters, Pete Wallace of Corpus Christi, Texas, Pecola Wilkerson
of Fort Worth, Texas, and Lillie Clark of Lubbock, Texas; a brother,
Johnny Brown of Ballinger, Texas; five grandchildren; and five
greatgrandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity.
Mary Lopez Garcia
TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Mary Lopez "Mariquita" Garcia, 82, died Friday,
April 17, 1998.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in the Dunn Funeral Home
Memorial Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Anne's Catholic
Church with the Rev. John C. Daniel officiating.
Mrs. Garcia was born in Cuervo, N.M., and had been a lifetime resident
of Tucumcari. She was a homemaker and member of St. Anne's Catholic
Church.
She married Felix Garcia. She was preceded in death by a daughter,
Lorinda Kreykenbohm in 1992.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Rudy Garcia of Tucumcari; a
daughter, Madeline Esquibel of Tucumcari; 10 grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
The body will be available for viewing until time of service Monday at
the funeral home.