Potter Co. TX - Obits from Amarillo Online Newspapers 25 Sep 1999
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Last updated; Saturday, September 25, 1999, 7:08 AM
Amarillo
O. Frank Ladd
O. Frank Ladd, 84, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Dr.
Jim Garrett of Polk Street United Methodist Church officiating.
Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mr. Ladd was born in Pattonville. He served in the Army during World
War II. For more than 40 years, Mr. Ladd worked at the helium plant.
He attended Polk Street United Methodist Church.
He married Vesta Mae Sides in 1943 at Monterey, Calif.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Sandra Watts of Amarillo; and
two grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Multiple Sclerosis Society,
Panhandle Chapter, 6222 Canyon Dr., Amarillo, TX 79109; or Polk Street
United Methodist Church Endowment Fund, 1401 S. Polk, Amarillo, TX
79101-42. The family will be at 3813 Doris.
Joan Jones
Joan Jones, 72, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Liberty Baptist with the Rev. Jay
Roberson, pastor, and the Rev. Curtis Stockton, officiating. Burial
will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820
Virginia Circle.
Mrs. Jones was born in Amherst and lived in Austin most of her life.
She moved to Amarillo in April. She was a homemaker and a Methodist.
Survivors include her husband, Elmo Jones; a son, Ty Jones, of Canyon;
two sisters, Virginia Pierce of Bella Vista, Ark., and Margie Beckner
of Lake Country; three grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren.
The family will be at 6600 Foothill Drive.
Bobby D. Rannals
Bobby D. Rannals, 52, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with
the Rev. Robert Field, pastor of Southeast Baptist Church,
officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors,
Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Rd.
Mr. Rannals was a painter and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Rannals of Amarillo; a son, Bobby
Rannals of Borger; his mother, Ida Piland of Borger; a brother,
Stanley Rannals of Amarillo; and a grandchild.
The family will be at 916 N. Mirror No. 84. Viewing will be from 9
a.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and
Life Enrichment Center.
Alyce Holbert
Alyce Holbert, 80, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today Memory Gardens Cemetery
with the Rev. Claud Tugwell officiating. Arrangements are by
Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St.
Mrs. Holbert was born in Childress County and moved to Amarillo in
1972 from Ohio. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rex Holbert, and by a son,
Robert Scheu.
Survivors include a sister, Adrian Gibson of San Angelo; five
grandchildren; and seven grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association or a
favorite charity.
Lula Witt Phillips-Turner
Lula Witt Phillips-Turner, 79, of Amarillo, and formerly of Childress,
died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800
S. Osage St., with Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church,
officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in City of
Childress Cemetery with Kerry Wood, minister of music at First Baptist
Church of Childress, officiating.
Mrs. Phillips-Turner was born in Coleman. During the late 1950s and
early 1960s, she was a licensed vocational nurse at Childress General
Hospital in surgery and obstetrics. She was the director of the
Bloodmobile on several occasions.
Mrs. Phillips-Turner later worked for St. Anthony's Hospital in
Amarillo. In 1966, she worked for John G. Whinery Sr., D.D.S., as a
dental assistant. She was a member of First Baptist Church in
Childress.
She first married Leonard Roy Phillips in 1936 at Hollis, Okla. He
died in 1982. Her second marriage was to Eldridge Turner in 1986. He
died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara J. Lyons of Timbercreek Canyon;
two sisters, Vernice Choisser and Mariam Yarbrough, both of Amarillo;
and a brother, Joe Witt of Bakersfield, Calif.
The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Baptist St.
Anthonys Hospice and Life Enrichment Center.
Oklahoma
Flora Longbrake
GUYMON - Flora Longbrake, 87, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Henson-Novak Funeral Directors
Chapel with the Rev. Terry Davison, pastor First Baptist Church,
Texhoma, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery.
Mrs. Longbrake was born in Terry County, Texas and graduated from
Brownfield High School in 1929. She also had lived in Skellytown and
Stinnett.
Mrs. Longbrake was a Girl Scout leader, served on the Texas County
Election board, was a charter member of the No Man's Land Senior
Citizens Center and had been a member of Victory Memorial United
Methodist Church. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Texhoma.
She married Otis Longbrake in 1931. He died in 1975.
Survivors include two daughters, Grace Schafer of Texhoma, and Nelda
Latrelle Smith of Logan, N.M.; two sons, Ronald Ben Longbrake of
Medway, Ohio., and Kenny Longbrake of Cushing; 11 grandchildren; and
18 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from
1 to 8 p.m. Sunday. The family will receive friends at the funeral
home from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
A Flora Longbrake Memorial has been established for the No Man's Land
Senior Citizens Center, c/o Henson-Novak Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1306,
Guymon, OK, 73942.
Elsewhere
John Milam Mothershead
MIDLAND - John Milam Mothershead, 73, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Cleburne Cemetery in
Cleburne. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home in Midland.
Mr. Mothershead was born in Amarillo. During World War II, he served
as an enlisted man in the Navy. He graduated in 1949 from the
University of Texas with a bachelor degree in geology. After
graduation, he worked for Ohio Company (Marathon) in Wichita Falls and
Amarillo.
Mr. Mothershead served as an officer in the Air Force during the
Korean War. He worked for the Ohio Company in Midland and Drilling and
Exploration in Dallas. He moved to Midland in 1966.
In 1968, Mr. Mothershead became an independent geologist. He was a
longtime member and treasurer for the Society of Professional Earth
Scientists.
He married his wife, Ginger, in 1950. She died in 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Jean of Midland; and two sons, George of
Houston and Jimmy of New Orleans.
Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Sunday in Ellis Funeral Home.
Neoma Stringer
LUBBOCK - Neoma Stringer, 76, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. today in Resthaven Memorial
Park with the Rev. Bill Couch, pastor of Lakeridge United Methodist
Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Resthaven Funeral Home of
Lubbock.
Mrs. Stringer was born in Wheeler and moved to Lubbock from Amarillo
in 1988. She was a bookkeeper for the Smith and Thompson Co., in
Amarillo and, with her husband, owned Plainview Hardware Store in
Plainview. She was a Methodist.
She married Truman Stringer in 1947 at Hedley. He died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Johnny Stringer of Lubbock, and two
grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Lakeridge United Methodist Church,
4701 82nd, Lubbock, TX 79424.
Mary L. Souder
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Mary L. Souder, 78, died Monday, Sept. 20, 1999.
Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Ziemer Funeral Home.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Ziemer Funeral Home North
Chapel continued at 11 a.m. in St. Theresa Catholic Church with the
Rev. Eugene Schroeder officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial
Park Cemetery.
In 1980, Mrs. Souder retired from the Social Security office after 25
years. She was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church.
She married Ray J. Souder 52 years ago.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Gloria J. Morton of
Tacoma, Wash., and Sarah E. Johnston of Amarillo; two sons, Robert A.
Souder and Ronald A. Souder, both of Evansville; a brother, A.L. Sonny
Martinez of Rockdale, Texas; three sisters, Sofia Villareal and Elvira
Montalvo, both of Weslaco, Texas, and Juanita Gonzalez of Harlingen,
Texas; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Theresa Catholic Church.
Coy Irene Terrell Kemp
LUMBERTON - Coy Irene Terrell Kemp, 84, died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Floydada Cemetery in
Floydada. Arrangements are by Broussard's Mortuary of Beaumont.
Mrs. Kemp was a longtime resident of Lumberton and retired as a meat
server at Wyatt's Cafeteria.
Survivors include her daughter, Judy Ann Chester of Beaumont; a
sister, Verline Smith of Amarillo; four grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren.
New Mexico
Raymond J. Cruz
CLAYTON, N.M. - Raymond J. Cruz, 84, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today and at 7 p.m. Sunday in St.
Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday
in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with the Rev. George Silva,
pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Clayton Memorial Cemetery
by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton.
Mr. Cruz was born in Pasamonte, N.M., and was a lifelong resident of
the Clayton area. He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Church.
He married Ida Perea in 1933 at Clayton. He was preceded in death by
two daughters and a son as infants.
Survivors include his wife; six daughters; Marcella Madrid and Lena
Cruz, both of Clayton; Angie Martinez and Cathy Segovia, both of
Liberal, Kan., and Martha Cruz and Ernestine Duran, both of Guymon,
Okla.; four sons, Joe Cruz and Lawrence Cruz, both of Guymon, and
Frank Cruz and Raymond Cruz Jr., both of Clovis; 27 grandchildren; 57
greatgrandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Area
Amanda Lynn Jacobs
PAMPA - Amanda Lynn Jacobs, 19, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with
the Rev. Todd Dyess, pastor and John Curry, officiating. Burial will
be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Miss Jacobs was born in Pampa and graduated from Pampa High School in
1998 with advanced honors. She was a member of the PHS band for four
years and a member of the Color Guard for three years. She served as
band historian and Color Guard captain during her senior year.
She studied dance, including ballet, tap and jazz under the direction
of Jeanne Willingham for 13 years and was a member of the Pampa Civic
Ballet for four years, serving as vice president during her senior
year. She taught dance at the Borger Academy of Dance.
Miss Jacobs was a student at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, and
Clarendon College in Pampa. She was a member of the First United
Methodist Church.
She also was involved in the Texas Association for Future Educators,
Drug Free Youth and Fellowship of Christain Musicians. She was listed
in "Who's Who Among American High School Students," was on the dean's
list at college and was an independent consultant for Mary Kay.
Survivors include her parents, Robert and Jane Jacobs of Pampa; a
sister, Teena Cox; and maternal grandparents, Tennie and Marge
Reynolds, of Pampa.
The family requests memorials be to First United Methodist Church,
P.O. Box 1981, Pampa, TX 70966-1981
Louise Meacham
TURKEY - Louise Meacham, 95, of Glen Rose and formerly of Turkey, died
Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Dreamland Cemetery in
Turkey with the Rev. Melvin Clinton, pastor of First Baptist Church,
officiating. Arrangements are by Myers-Long Funeral Directors of
Turkey.
Mrs. Meacham was born in Comanche. She was a charter member of the
First Baptist Church and the Muevo Study Club and a member of the
Order of Eastern Star.
She married Paul Meacham in 1927 at Turkey. He died in 1996.
Survivors include her daughter, Jeanette Miller of Granbury; a sister,
Grace Todd of Comanche; two grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
Virginia H. Cowart
PERRYTON - Virginia H. Cowart, 66, of Marshall, died Friday, Sept. 24,
1999.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Ochiltree Cemetery with
the Rev. Michael Waterbury officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell
Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton.
Mrs. Cowart was born in Floydada and lived in Dimmitt for 30 years.
She worked for the city of Dimmitt and the Dimmitt Police Department.
In 1985, she moved to Marshall.
She married Rex M. Cowart in 1967 at Clovis, N.M.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Terrye Swink of Perryton;
two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
The family suggests memorials be to Longview Cancer Center, 1300 N.
Fourth St., Longview, TX 75601.
Onnie Griffin
BOOKER - Onnie Griffin, 88, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in United Methodist Church with the
Rev. Carl Thorell officiating. Burial will be in Heart Cemetery by
Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker.
Mr. Griffin was born in Merit and moved to Booker in 1930 where he was
an auto mechanic and helped on farms. During World War II, he moved to
Dallas where he was employed at the Lockheed Aircraft Modification
Center. Following the war, he moved to Perryton and worked for the
airport before returning to Booker.
Mr. Griffin worked as a welder, a mechanic and a rancher. In 1952, he
moved to the Rutledge farm in Beaver County, Okla., then returned to
Booker in 1965. He worked during the summers for Fronk Oil Co., and
Russell Sell International Farm Equipment during the winters until his
retirement in 1983.
He married Grace Rutledge in 1932 at Beaver.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Ray Griffin of Perryton; a
daughter, Phyllis Pitts of El Dorado, Kan.; a brother, Mather Griffin
of Hilltop Lakes, Texas; five grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to United Methodist Church of Booker.
Bobby Glen Pruet
DUMAS - Bobby Glen Pruet, 70, died Wednesday, Sept. 22, 1999.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church with Scott
Willingham of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in
Northlawn Memorial Gardens by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mr. Pruet was born in Carter, Okla., and was a veteran of the Korean
War. He was a truck driver and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.
He married Jimmie Ruth Carter in 1954 at Borger. She died in 1990.
Survivors include a son, James Pruet of Garland; a daughter, Gwen
Pruet of Rockwall; a sister, Betty Jo Strobel of Burnsflat, Okla.; and
five brothers, Henry Pruet of El Paso, Alford Pruet of Biloxi, Miss.,
Leon Pruet of Elk City, Okla., Boyd Pruet of Oklahoma City, Okla., and
James L. Pruet of Sayre, Okla.
The family will be at 922 Morton in Dumas. They suggest memorials be
to Memorial Hospice, 224 E. Second, Dumas, TX 79029.
Juana Garcia Ramos
TULIA - Juana Garcia Ramos, 91, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Church of the Holy Spirit with
the Rev. John Salazar-Jimenez officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill
Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home of Tulia.
Mrs. Ramos was born in Luling. She married Emigdio Ramos in 1930 at
Seguin. He died in 1976.
Survivors include eight daughters and five sons, Maria Ramos, Ventura
Ramos and Jesus Ramos, all of Tulia, Marcelina Harrell of Houston,
Ysidoro Ramos of Rowlett, Emigdio Ramos of Oshkosh, Mich., Juan Ramos
of Troy, Mich., Frances Ramos of Seattle, Petra Porras of Chicago, Joe
Ramos of Lawton, Okla., Guadalupe Diaz of Amarillo, Flora Burton of
Country Club Hills, Ind., and Irene Prado of Joshua; 39 grandchildren;
and 19 great-grandchildren.
Ervin Vancil Stone Sr.
BORGER - Ervin Vancil Stone Sr., 73, died Friday, Sept. 24, 1999.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church chapel with
the Rev. Gregg Simmons, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in
Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo by Brown Funeral Directors of
Borger.
A native of Wichita Falls, Mr. Stone had lived in Borger for 47 years.
During World War II, he served in the Marines. He retired after 42
years as a salesman for Amarillo Hardware Co.
Mr. Stone was a member of First Baptist Church, Elks No. 1581,
Scottish Rite, Eastern Star No. 811, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.
1787 and American Legion No. 231. He was a charter member of Adobe
Walls No. 1355.
He married Betty Banister in 1946 at Hedley. He was preceded in death
by two daughters, Vickey Elaine Stone in 1950 and Paula McKown in
1998.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Vance Stone of Fritch; a daughter,
Pam Butler of Amarillo; two brothers, Kenneth Stone of Higgins and
Joel Stone of Lubbock; eight grandchildren; and three
greatgrandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, 800
N. Summer St., Pampa, TX 79065; or Texas Elks Children's Services, Rt.
5, Box 185, Gonzales, TX 78629.
Bruce Dettle
STRATFORD - Bruce Dettle, 54, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Stratford Cemetery
with the Rev. Bob Chandler of First Christian Church of Stratford
officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors.
Mr. Dettle was born in Dalhart and was a former longtime Stratford
resident. He had lived in Amarillo for several years.
He is survived by his father, Jack N. Dettle, and a brother, Gary N.
Dettle, both of Stratford.
The family will be at 1218 Butler in Stratford. They suggest memorials
be to ADVO, 2736 W. 10th, Amarillo, TX 79102; or First Christian
Church, P.O. Box 626, Stratford, TX 79084.
Eugene Smith
McLEAN - Eugene "Debs" Smith, 87, died Thursday, Sept. 23, 1999.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Hillcrest Cemetery with
Hershel Smith of Clarendon officiating. Arrangements are by Lamb
Funeral Home of McLean.
Mr. Smith was born in Love, Okla. He had lived in McLean and Turkey
where he farmed before moving to Amarillo. He retired from the City of
Sunnyvale, Calif., then spent time along the Oregon Coast. He was a
Baptist.
He married Esther Pauline Smith in 1932 at Sayre, Okla.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Charles Eugene Smith of
Buffalo Gap, Earl Wayne Smith of Sacramento, Calif., and Lawrence
Smith of Stockton, Calif.; a daughter, Helen Smith Williams of
Oakland, Calif.; a brother, Alan Smith of McLean; a sister, Ann
Harbour of Brookings, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; and 13
greatgrandchildren.