Potter Co. TX - Obits from Amarillo Online Newspapers 11 Sep 1999
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Last updated; Saturday, September 11, 1999, 7:14 AM
Amarillo
Extacy Dawn Mitchell-Salas
Extacy Dawn Mitchell-Salas, infant daughter of Wendy Mitchell of
Canyon and Daniel Salas of Amarillo, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Llano East Cemetery with
Dr. Paul Richardson of Rockwell Road Baptist Church officiating.
Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Extacy was born in Amarillo.
Survivors include her mother and father; grandparents, Christi and
Kevin Mitchell of Canyon and Yolanda Salas of Amarillo;
great-grandparents, Lewis Graves of Raton, N.M., Patsy Graves of
Dewey, Okla., and Gaylord Lisney of Lubbock; and
great-great-grandfather, Earl Loe of Dewey.
The family requests memorials be to the Neonatal Care Unit at
Northwest Texas Hospital; or Texas Tech Medical School.
Robert Littleton Barber
Robert Littleton Barber, 77, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Sept. 9,
1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Methodist Church in Lazbuddie
with Andy Rogers of Antler, Okla., officiating. Burial will be in
Muleshoe Cemetery in Muleshoe by Peoples Cooperative Funeral Home of
Lone Wolf, Okla.
Mr. Barber was born in Lubbock and attended school in Lazbuddie and
Muleshoe. From 1942 until 1946, he served in the Army where he
received the European-African Middle Eastern Service Medal, Air Medal
with five oak leaf clusters, Good Conduct Medal and Distinguished Unit
Badge.
For more than 30 years, Mr. Barber worked for Foster Fertilizer Co. He
was a farmer and a member of Church of Christ.
He married Alice Marie Hagan in 1975 at Lazbuddie.
Survivors include his wife; five sons, Robert Leslie Barber of
Dalhart, Jerry Lynn Barber of Lazbuddie, Bill J. Hill of Dumas, Bobby
C. Hill of Sunray and Thomas Ray Hill of Amarillo; a daughter, Gwen
Grooms of Denver; a brother, Clarence Barber of Union Gap, Wash.; a
sister, Edith King of Fort Worth; 12 grandchildren; and three
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 9 until 8 p.m. today and Sunday at Rector
Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage in Amarillo.
Vernie L. Sharp
Vernie L. Sharp, 81, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery
with Windell Taylor, chaplain of Veterans Administration Medical
Center, and Don McColl, elder at First Christian Church, officiating.
Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615
Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Sharp was born in Carlton, Canada, and graduated from Wildorado
High School. During World War II, he served as a staff sergeant in the
Army.
For 22 years, Mr. Sharp worked for the Department of Bureau of Mines -
Helium Division. He was a 30-year member of Pleasant Valley Christian
Church.
He married Minnie Belle Parker in 1946 at Amarillo.
Survivors include his wife; a son, David L. Sharp of Brunswick,
Canada; two brothers, Sidney Sharp of Bushland and Al Emerson Sharp of
Stockton, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
The family will be at 1105 Buena Vista. They suggest memorials be to a
favorite charity.
Doc Russell Vermillion
Doc Russell Vermillion, 90, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Sept. 9. 1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Comanche Trail Church of Christ
Chapel with Loran Harper, minister, officiating. Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820
Virginia Circle.
Mr. Vermillion was born in Greer County, Okla., and moved to Amarillo
at a young age. He was a plumber and owner/operator of Triple A
Plumbing. He was a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 196 and
Comanche Trail Church of Christ.
He married Lula Maude Gilliam in 1928 at Amarillo. He was preceded in
death by his wife and a daughter, Carole Vermillion, both in 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Billie June Atchison of Amarillo; a son,
Ray Vermillion of League City; six grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Comanche Trail Church of Christ,
Senior Room Building Fund, P.O. Box 30516, Amarillo, TX.
Arlen W. Dees
Arlen W. Dees, 75, of Amarillo, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery East
with the Rev. Robert Field, pastor of Southeast Baptist Church,
officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors,
2615 Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Dees was born in Willow, Okla., and moved to Amarillo in 1981 from
Dallas. He served in the Navy during World War II.
In 1985, Mr. Dees retired as a selfemployed contractor. He was a
Baptist.
Survivors include five sons, Don Dees of Moscow, Kan., Randy Dees of
Denton, Waymon Dees of Garland, Monty Dees of Verona, Ky., and Bryant
Dees of Amarillo; 13 grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Alzheimer's Association.
Terry Lynn Cave
Terry Lynn Cave, 54, formerly of Amarillo, died Monday, Sept. 6, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery
with the Rev. Bill Gehm of Grace Community Church officiating.
Cremation was by Riverside Crematory in Boise, Idaho.
Mr. Cave was born in Dalhart and raised in Amarillo. He attended West
Texas State University and Utah State University and was a veteran of
the Marine Corps. For the past 12 years, he had lived in the Pacific
Northwest.
Survivors include three sons, Ted of Amarillo and Troy and Temple,
both of Dallas; a daughter, Michelle Moreno of Dallas; a brother,
David of Amarillo; three sisters, Bette Cave Ramsey of Amarillo and
Patricia Carter and Drue Lewis, both of Conroe; and nine
grandchildren.
The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Terry L. Cave
Scholarship Fund in care of Amarillo National Bank, P.O. Box 1, Bell
Street Branch, Amarillo, TX 79105.
Oklahoma
Cordell Corder
HOOKER, Okla. - Cordell Corder, 53, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in the Church of Christ with Neville
Buchanan and Evan Eggleston officiating. Burial will be in the Hooker
Cemetery by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home.
Mr. Corder was born at Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga, Tenn. He married
Bonnie Sue Gann in 1966. They moved to Guymon in 1975 where he worked
for Hitch No. 1, retiring in 1998. They moved to Hooker in 1991. His
wife died in 1993.
He attended the Guymon Baptist Temple while living in Guymon and the
Hooker Church of Christ while living in Hooker.
In 1994, he married Nelda "Nell" Acker.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Bill Corder of Stillwater, Okla.;
two daughters, Paula Taylor of Hooker and Carrie Wells of Guymon;
three brothers, Jerry Corder and Billy Ray Corder, both of California
and Dean Corder of Tennessee; two sisters, Diane Vossberg of
California and Patricia Dykes of Alabama; and four grandchildren.
The family requests memorials be to the Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and
Affiliates c/o Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, OK
73945.
Gladys Mae Key
BEAVER, Okla. - Gladys Mae Key, 89, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Elmhurst Cemetery
followed by memorial services at 2 p.m. in Victory Memorial United
Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Chaffin, pastor, and the Rev.
Bobby Howard, pastor of Church of the Nazarene, officiating.
Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon.
Mrs. Key was born in Beaver County near Boyd and completed fourth
grade in a rural Beaver school. She completed her education in
Goodwell. She attended Panhandle Agricultural Institute and attained a
lifetime teaching certificate. She taught in Fulton and the Guymon
school system.
Mrs. Key was a member of the Sigma Phi club, Guymon Order of Eastern
Star Chapter No. 419 and Victory Memorial United Methodist Church
where she taught Sunday School and assisted with the annual church
bazaar. She was active in preparations for the annual Pioneer Days
celebrations.
In 1956, Mrs. Key and her husband moved to the family homestead in
Beaver County where they farmed and operated a dairy. She continued to
run the farm after his death.
She married Clyde Key in 1931. He died in 1978.
Survivors include two daughters, Dorla Summars of Woodward and Mary
Caruthers of Jonesborough, Tenn; six grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 1 until 9 p.m. Sunday and during Monday
morning at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to Gladys Key Memorial at the Beaver
County Nursing Home and will be accepted at Henson-Novak Funeral Home,
Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942.
Elsewhere
Robert E. Borchardt
LOMETA - Robert E. Borchardt, 81, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999, at
Tulia.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Senterfitt Cemetery in Lampasas
County with Jim Price and Harlan Hamilton officiating. Arrangements
are by Howell Doran Funeral Home Inc. of San Saba.
Mr. Borchardt was born in Plainview. He was an Army veteran of World
War II. He was a rancher and attended the Christian church.
He married Frances King in 1941 at Plainview.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Wayne Borchardt of Lampasas and
Henry Borchardt of Chugwater, Wyo.; a daughter, Virginia Hamilton of
Parker, Colo.; three sisters, Evelyn Williamson of Tulia and Maurene
Cornelius and Joan Borchardt, both of Plainview; and 10 grandchildren.
James Franklin Wardell
CINCINNATI - James Franklin Wardell, 59, a former Amarillo resident,
died Tuesday, Sept. 7, 1999.
Memorial services were Friday in Vorhis Funeral Home Chapel of
Cincinnati.
Mr. Wardell was born in Denver and moved to Amarillo when he was 5. He
graduated from Amarillo High School. He was employed with the
Amarillo-Globe News from 1959 until 1966 and had worked as a district
manager. He also had worked in the oil business for many years.
Survivors include a daughter, Jo Dawn Gifford of Carrollton; two sons,
James Todd Wardell and James David Cummings, both of Carrollton; his
mother, Betty Wardell of Amarillo; a brother, Robert R. Wardell of
Mountainair, N.M.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Alice E. Ingham Lollis
ATASCADERO, Calif. - Alice E. Ingham Lollis, 94, a former Stratford
and Amarillo, Texas, resident, died Monday, Aug. 23, 1999.
Memorial services were Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Atascadero Christian
Home with John Barry, pastor of the Christian Church of Atascadero,
officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m., Sept. 16, in the
Ingham family plot in the Stratford Cemetery by Morrison Funeral
Directors.
Mrs. Lollis was born 10 miles outside Stratford in a dugout home.
She married Lester Lawrence Lollis in 1924 at Stratford. They moved to
California. They returned to Stratford in the late 1970s after living
in California and Oregon for 50 years. She moved to Atascadero last
year.
Survivors include six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a
greatgreat-grandchild.
Kenneth W. Andrews
LIBERAL, Kan. - Kenneth W. Andrews, 65, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Church of the Nazarene in
Liberal with the Rev. Don Patrick officiating. Graveside services will
be at 3 p.m. Monday in Edith Ford Cemetery in Canadian, Texas.
Arrangements are by Miller Mortuary in Liberal.
Mr. Andrews was born in Strickler, Ark., and moved to Canadian as a
young boy. He was employed as a roughneck in the oil fields. In 1955,
he moved to Liberal and was in the water well business for 35 years.
Mr. Andrews owned and operated the Andrews Well Service. In 1995, he
retired after five years with National Beef Packing Co. He was a
member of the First Church of the Nazarene.
He married Mary Lee Crosier in 1952 at Clovis, N.M.
Survivors include three sons, Kenny and Michael Andrews, both of
Liberal, and Danny Andrews of Junction City; two sisters, Wilma Olsen
of Liberal and Wanda Cook of Canadian; and eight grandchildren.
Viewing will be from 6 until 8 p.m. today and from 1 until 8 p.m.
Sunday at Miller Mortuary.
Area
Wayne Henderson
PLAINVIEW - Wayne Henderson, 73, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Paducah Garden of
Memories at Paducah with the Rev. James Hooper, pastor of First
Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home
of Paducah.
Mr. Henderson was born in Cottle County. He farmed and ranched for 20
years in Dimmitt, Olton and Edmondson. He later operated a crop
dusting service in Dumas before moving to Plainview in 1980.
He was a World War II veteran of the Navy and a member of the
Plainview Masonic Lodge Scottish Rite Consistory.
He married Nola Mae Britton in 1948 at Paducah.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Roger Henderson of Slaton; a
daughter, Cynthia Carter of Amarillo; three brothers, Elvie Henderson
of Floydada, Charlie Henderson of Kerrville and Jack Henderson of
Baytown; two sisters, Geneva Metcalf of Iowa Park and Gwen Oram of
Abernathy; and four grandchildren.
Hazel Bell Leary
CHILDRESS - Hazel Bell Leary, 86, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
Services will be at 4:30 p.m. today in Estelline Baptist Church with
the Rev. Kerry Wood of First Baptist Church and the Rev. Bob Hill
officiating. Burial will be in Hulver Cemetery at Hulver by Johnson
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Leary was born in Hulver. She lived most of her life farming and
ranching in Northfield. She owned and operated Tradewinds Motel in
Childress and was a member of Estelline Baptist Church.
She married Marvin H. Leary in 1928 at Matador.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Eddie Leary of Childress; two
sisters, Wanda Moore of Bowie and Nell Sims of Happy; two
grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren.
L.V. Lively
BORGER - L.V. Lively, 95, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Brown Funeral Directors Chapel of
the Fountains with the Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor of Bible Baptist
Church, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery.
Mr. Lively was born in Columbia, La., and had been a resident of
Borger for 72 years.
He had been an electrician for Southwestern Public Service. He was the
owner of L.V. Lively Electric Co., The Cone & Burger Drive-In, and the
Golden Years Assisted Living Center. He also was the developer of the
Pierson addition in the city.
He was a member of Isom Masonic Post 1242, Scottish Rite Consistory
and the Shriners.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Hazel Lively in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Courtney Lively; and a nephew, Sam
Watson of Georgia.
George Pyles
CHILDRESS - George Pyles, 67, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Assembly of God with the
Rev. Clyde Fulfer officiating. Burial will be in the Childress
Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home.
Mr. Pyles was born in Childress. He worked for Fort Worth and Denver
Railroad as a switchman.
He married Helen Rekieta in 1951 at Childress.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Robert Pyles of Childress and
David Pyles of Vernon; a daughter, Sharon Pyles of Childress; two
sisters, Margaret Carroll of Childress and Corrine Defoor of Paducah;
and three grandchildren.
Helen Burelsmith
TULIA - Helen Burelsmith, 81, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First United Methodist Church
with the Rev. James Wilborn of the church and Jim Lacy of the First
Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery
by Wallace Funeral Home.
Mrs. Burelsmith was born in Enterprize, Okla., and moved to Vernon in
1925 where she attended schools. In 1948, she moved to Petersburg,
then moved to Tulia in 1955.
Mrs. Burelsmith was a member of the First United Methodist Church, a
35-year member of both the Home Artist Club and Elkins Home
Demonstration Club and a volunteer for the Good Shepard Christian
Outreach Center.
She married D.S. Burelsmith in 1939 at Vernon.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Sherry Malone of Tulia; a
son, David Burelsmith of Mabank; two sisters, Ellen Wilder of Bonham
and Analee Stanley of Oceanside, Calif.; a brother, Ed Simpkins of
Pomona, Calif.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Laura Mae Dykes Eddleman
McLEAN - Laura Mae Dykes Eddleman, 75, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev.
James Martindale officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery by
Lamb Funeral Home.
Mrs. Eddleman was born in Brownfield. She was a member of First
Baptist Church of McLean, Texas Chapter Route 66 Association and was
four-year secretary/treasurer for the 20th Century Study Club.
Survivors include a son, Randy Eddleman of McLean; a daughter, Linda
Ruiz of McLean; a sister, LaVerne Brooks of McLean; and three
grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony Hospice and
Life Enrichment Center, Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176.
Sandra Coley
QUANAH - Sandra Coley, 52, died Friday, Sep. 10, 1999.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Price-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel
with the Rev. Jesse Dea, retired Methodist minister, officiating.
Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park.
Mrs. Coley was born in Matador. In 1981, she moved to Quanah from
Houston. She was employed by DeLong Sportswear.
She married Bill Coley in 1961 at Quanah.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Brian Keith Coley and
Christopher Wayne Coley, both of Quanah; her mother, Mabel Guest of
Quanah; two sisters, Martha Fisher of Burkburnett and Audrey Lee Smith
of Hobart, Okla.; and three grandchildren.
Teresa Raquel Riojas
HALE CENTER - Teresa Raquel Riojas, 72, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Templo Bautista in Plainview with
the Rev. Raul Morales, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Hale
Center Cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview.
Mrs. Riojas was born in Calvert and moved to Hale Center in 1950. She
was a homemaker and member of St. Teresa Catholic Church.
She married Margarito Riojas in 1943 at Maryland, Texas. He died in
1978.
Survivors include three daughters, Connie Chavez of Golden City, Kan.,
Janie Sanchez of Hale Center and Rosa Riojas of Amarillo; six sons,
Christobal "Toby" Riojas and Joe Riojas, both of Plainview, John
Riojas of Hale Center, Mike Riojas of Abernathy, Tony Riojas of
Amarillo and Lupe Riojas of Lubbock; two brothers, Manuel Gonzalez of
Las Vegas and Joe Gonzalez of Phoenix; three sisters, Maria Uribe of
Sunnyside, Wash., Carmen Castilleja of Jacksonville, Fla., and Connie
Lopez of Garden City, Kan.; 43 grandchildren; 97 great-grandchildren;
and three great-great-grandchildren.
Gorden Beryl Eddleman
CLAUDE - Gorden Beryl Eddleman, 91, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Memory Gardens
Cemetery in Pampa. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Claude Funeral
Home, 117 Trice.
Mr. Eddleman was born in Lingleville and lived most of his life in
Pampa. He moved to Claude three years ago. He was a farmer and retired
after 20 years from the City of Pampa.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Nell Cordell Eddleman, in 1993.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Viewing will be from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. today and from noon until 7
p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Agnes Frizzell
LOCKNEY - Agnes Frizzell, 84, died Friday, Sept. 10, 1999.
Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First Baptist Church in Lockney
with the Rev. Gene Hawkins, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview
Memorial Park in Plainview by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home of
Lockney.
Mrs. Frizzell was born in Ponder and moved to Floyd County in 1917.
She attended schools in Sterley and Lone Star then graduated from
Lockney High School. She was a homemaker and a member of Eastern Star,
Lone Star Home Demonstration Club, First Baptist Church and Women's
Missionary Union.
She married Hubert E. Frizzell in 1936 at Lockney. He died in 1998.
Survivors include a son, Tony Frizzell of Lockney; and nieces and
nephews.
The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until time of service
today at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box
446, 401 S. Main, Lockney, TX 79241; or Wayland Baptist University,
Attn: Karen Robertson, WBU Box 621, Plainview, TX 79072.