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Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Eddie Tubbs, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dumas, officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Overton was born April 16, 1925, in Holdenville, Okla. He retired as a building contractor in 1979. He married Billie Davis on Dec. 20, 1945, in Borger. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as an elder and was building and grounds chairman. He developed the Overton-Martindale Addition in Dumas. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was a Dumas resident since 1953. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Karen Owens and husband, Jim, and Kriste Martindale and husband, Bobby, all of Dumas; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Charles Overton Memorial Scholarship Fund in care of First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1118, Dumas, TX 79029. The family will be at 200 Carson. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Alice Eades HEREFORD - Alice Eades, 59, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Terry Cosby and Davis Johnson officiating. Burial will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Eades was born Jan. 25, 1942, in Sherman, the daughter of Robert and Thelma Cranford. She married Roger Eades on June 5, 1982, in Dallas and they have lived in Hereford for more than 19 years. She was the co-owner of Plains Insurance Agency in Hereford since 1990. She belonged to PEO Sisterhood of Hereford, American Legion Women's Auxiliary and was a lifetime Girl Scout. She served on the board of United Way, she was the Big Sister of the Year, served on the board of Boy Scouts of America annual fund-raiser and served on the board of Big Brothers and Big Sisters Council. She was a Sunday school teacher and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Sholana McDonald of Dallas and Julie Klimenko of Hereford; five sons, David Johnson, Ron Johnson, Wesley Chumley and Jeff Eades, all of Dallas, and Jason Eades of San Francisco; three brothers, Harold Cranford of Sherman, Jerry Cranford of Whitesboro and Larry Jay of Bulverde; and 11 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Big Brothers and Big Sisters, Girl Scouts of America or Gideons. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Leland E. Cook HOWARDWICK - Leland E. Cook, 70, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hansford Cemetery with Dr. Genoah Goad officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mr. Cook was a member of First Baptist Church. He married Nelda Dozier in 1962. He was a preceded in death by his wife in 1990. Survivors include his wife, Nancy; two sons, Carl Cook and Edward Cook, both of Baxter Springs, Kan.; two daughters, Lois Cruz of Amarillo and Karen Duff of Snyder; two stepdaughters, Rebecca Hemphill of Stratford and Vicki Cross of Eminence, Mo.; a stepson, Preston Hemphill of Pawhuska, Okla.; two brothers, Louis Cook of Loma Linda, Calif., and Lester Cook of Vinita, Okla.; a sister, Lillian Keehnel of Vinita; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, 200 N.W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79107. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Douglas Scott Frohwein CLARENDON - Douglas Scott Frohwein, 36, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Martin Baptist Church with the Rev. Darrell Burton officiating. Mr. Frohwein was born Nov. 1, 1965, to Gerald and Janice Lock Frohwein in Nevada, Iowa. He lived in Zearing, Iowa, his first 12 years. In Lake City, Minn., he graduated from high school in 1984 and was married to Lisa VanHouten on Aug. 2, 1986. They had two children. He has lived in El Paso and Chaparral, N.M. He married Christina Anne Frohwein on May 15, 1998, and has a stepdaughter. They lived on the Double Diamond Ranch in Clarendon. His love was raising and riding horses. He worked with his father's trucking business and enjoyed body shop work over the years. He will be greatly missed by all of his extended family and friends who knew him. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Raymond and Myrtle Lock. Survivors include his wife; his stepdaughter, Ashley Anne Graves; two children, Scott and Analisa, both of Wyoming, Minn.; his parents; two brothers, Darren of Austin, Minn., and Daniel of Grimes, Iowa; and his grandparents, Glen and Jane Frohwein of Zearing. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Marcelo Banda Jr. OLTON - Marcelo Banda Jr., 72, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in St. Peter's Catholic Church. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Timothy Judd officiating. Burial will be in Olton Cemetery by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home of Plainview. Mr. Banda was born Sept. 16, 1929. He married Rosa Pena on Sept. 11, 1950, in San Marcos. Survivors include his wife; five sons, Frank Banda, Jose G. Banda and Ray Banda, all of Olton, Raul Vargas of Plainview and Johnny Banda of Phoenix; five daughters, Irma Denny, Olivia Rodriguez, Marcela Salinas and Sylvia Pedroza, all of Plainview, and Maria Chavez of Olton; two brothers, Esiquio Banda of Comanche and Leon Banda of Hamilton; five sisters, Maria Baneeas of Salem, Ore., Julia Lopez of Walls, Miss., Rita Banda and Gloria Sanchez, both of Lubbock, and Santos Rendon of Borger; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Vista Care Family Hospice, 4418 Olton Road, Plainview, TX 79072. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Timothy Ray Barker STINNETT - Timothy Ray Barker, 35, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Highland Park Cemetery with the Rev. Terry Corbett, pastor of Borger Christian Center, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Barker was born Dec. 9, 1966, in Camp Lejeune, N.C. Survivors include his father, Jerell Barker of Randolph County, Ala.; his mother, Barbery Wedel of Amarillo; three brothers, Jerry Barker of Anchorage, Alaska, David Barker of Borger and Terry Barker of St. Clairsville, Ohio; and a sister, Amanda Harris of Lubbock. The family suggests memorials be to Diabetes Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Fannie McFarlin DUMAS - Fannie McFarlin, 89, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, in Spearman. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Bible Baptist Church with the Rev. Rick Korsmo, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. McFarlin was born March 16, 1912, in Puckett, Miss. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church. She was a former member of Woodsmen of the World. She was a Dumas resident since October 1955. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. McFarlin Sr. in 1987; a grandson, Greg McFarlin in 1972; and a granddaughter, Sherry West Snow in 1986. Survivors include two sons, Mike McFarlin of Dumas and R.L. McFarlin and wife, Kaye, of Spearman; two daughters, Eloise West and husband, Kenneth, of Pasadena and Bobbie Hazzard and husband, Marshall, of Tyrone, Okla.; a brother, Troy Hudson of Canadian; two sisters, Orburth Swarbs of Dumas and Eleanor Beck of Oklahoma City; four granddaughters, Kay Carver, Vickie Probst, Kellye Kaye Cator and Robbie Pulley; a grandson, Randy Hazzard; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1105 S. Porter in Dumas. The family suggests memorials be to Hansford Hospice, 707 S. Roland, Spearman, TX 79081. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Chandra Sue Carter FRITCH - Chandra Sue Carter, 19, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Southern Baptist Church with the Rev. Calvin Winters officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Miss Carter was born Jan. 9, 1982, in Amarillo. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Tots and Zoe Carter. Survivors include her father, Mac Carter of Fritch; her mother and stepfather, Marilyn and Danny Reeves of Fritch; a sister, Trisha Reeves of Fritch; her grandparents, Melvin and Marie Nelson of Fritch and Craig and Ruby Eaton of Denison; and a niece, Katelyn Reeves of Fritch. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 John Sheldon Spence SKELLYTOWN - John Sheldon Spence, 57, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Fines Marchman, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Mr. Spence was a 1972 graduate of North Texas State University. He was in marketing in the oil and gas industry. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; a son, Clay Spence of Del Valle; a stepson, Ian Ballard of Austin; his mother, Gladys Spence of Skellytown; and a sister, Rita West of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106; Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, TX 79065; or Olivia's Angels, BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Reggie Neal Rippetoe CLARENDON - Reggie Neal Rippetoe, 48, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Clinton Elliot, pastor, and the Rev. Darrell Burton, pastor of Martin Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mr. Rippetoe was born March 15, 1953, in Dumas and was a lifetime resident of Clarendon. He married Sherry Selby on March 23, 1991, in Clarendon. Survivors include his wife; his parents, Carrel and Neoma Rippetoe of Clarendon; three sons, Max Rippetoe of Guymon, Okla., Dave Sims of Clarendon and Jared Simms of Abilene; a daughter, Jessica Spicer of Claude; three brothers, Ronnie Rippetoe and Eric Rippetoe, both of Clarendon, and David Rippetoe of Edmond, Okla.; three sisters, Sandy Cox and Debra Powers, both of Clarendon, and Judy Bybee of Amarillo; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Galen Fronk BOOKER - Galen Fronk, 69, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, in El Paso. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Victory Family Church in Perryton with the Rev. Bill Sparks and the Rev. Marlon Sparks officiating. Burial will be in Heart Cemetery by Good Samaritan Funeral Service. Mr. Fronk was born Oct. 14, 1932, in Booker. He made his home in Alaska in 1964, where he worked for the government. Survivors include two sons, Keith Fronk of Knoxville, Tenn., and Kim Fronk of Booker; two daughters, Katrina Young of Sacramento, Calif., and Molly Fronk of Everett, Wash.; his mother, Thelma Fronk of Booker; a brother, David Rita Fronk of Booker; a sister, LaVonda McCay of El Paso; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Victory Family Church or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Maehala Clemens QUANAH - Maehala Clemens, 57, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Church of Christ with Larry DeLong officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Clemens was born July 31, 1944, in Quanah. For 22 years she was a cook for Ken's Restaurant. Survivors include a son, Jerry Edwards Clemens Jr. of Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.; her mother, Corene Wiseman of Quanah; three brothers, Madison Wiseman, Lethal Wiseman and David Wiseman, all of Quanah; two sisters, Dorothy Honea and Mary Ann Tyler, both of Quanah; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 New Mexico Billy Eugene Bourlon TEXICO, N.M. - Billy Eugene Bourlon, 76, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, in Clovis. Services will be at 2 p.m. (CST) Saturday in Fifth Avenue and Avenue C Farwell Church of Christ in Farwell, Texas, with Loy Hardisty officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Terrace Cemetery in Farwell by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis. Mr. Bourlon married Dorris Sevier on Dec. 18, 1943, in Littlefield. He was a staff sergeant in the Army Air Corps, serving in World War II. Survivors include his wife; a son, Billy E. Bourlon Jr. or Corning, Iowa; two daughters, Suzette Soesbe of Tijeras and Alicia Burkett of Dora; a brother, Pat Bourlon of Albuquerque; a sister, Donna Wold of Albuquerque; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Christian Children's Home, 1356 Highway 236, Portales, NM 88130. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Dorothy Opal Cole ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Dorothy Opal Cole, 78, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fairview Memorial Park with the Rev. Linda Dyer officiating. Arrangements are by Strong-Thorne Mortuary. Mrs. Cole was born March 27, 1923, in Claude, Texas, to the late Emery James and Clara Mae Brunson Goodin. She graduated from Claude High School and was a member of Claude High School Alumni Association. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Wayne Cole in 1979. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia K. White of Albuquerque; a sister, June Gibbs of Fort Worth; a brother, John R. Goodin of Claude; and numerous nieces and nephews. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Leo "Junior" Williams CLOVIS, N.M. - Leo "Junior" Williams, 73, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Muffley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dean Turvaville officiating. Mr. Williams married Pearl Campbell on March 31, 1950, in Mead, Kan. He worked at Bell Ranch as a cowboy. Survivors include his wife; a son, Michael R. Williams of Clovis; a daughter, Linda Camp of Hereford, Texas; and a grandson. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Elsewhere Virginia Whitten BIG SPRING - Virginia Whitten, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002. Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in East Fourth Baptist Church with the Rev. John Larsen and the Rev. Elwin Collom officiating. Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Cemetery by Myers and Smith Funeral Home. Mrs. Whitten was a former resident of Pampa for 10 years while her husband served as choir director at First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Joe; a son, David Whitten of Waco; a daughter, Marta Prentice of Hale Center; a sister, Marilyn Damet; and a grandson. The family suggests memorials be to Joe Whitten Prison Ministries, P.O. Box 1407, Big Spring, TX 79721. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Amarillo Jeanine Seymour Fagen Jeanine Seymour Fagen, 72, of Amarillo died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Canyons Retirement Community Chapel. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Survivors include a daughter, Karen Jameson of Fritch; two brothers, Bill Seymour of West Columbia and Darrell Seymour of Brackettville; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 H.A. "Moon" Mullins H.A. "Moon" Mullins, 81, of Amarillo died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Sherman Eastland officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home. Mr. Mullins was born in Roger Mills County, Okla., to Mac and Salley Blaylock Mullins. He was a former longtime farmer in the Butler, Okla., area. He married Emma Jane Waters on Dec. 24, 1941, in Cheyenne, Okla. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past Christmas Eve. He was a member of the Methodist Church. They came to Amarillo in 1956 and he was a mechanic for the city of Amarillo until his retirement in January 1983. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Ralph Mullins and Frank Mullins, both of Amarillo; a brother, Tim Mullins of Arapaho, Okla.; four sisters, Agnes Lowry of Canute, Okla., Leona Byford of Yukon, Okla., Louise Tucker of Fairfield and Lavelle Allen of Amarillo; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Amarillo Lt. Col. William "Bill" Briggs Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with Ned Creswell, chaplain of Amarillo V.A. Medical Center, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors by Altus Blue Knights Honor Guard, Altus, Okla. Lt. Col. Briggs married Anna G. Thompson Briggs in 1944 in Gibson City, Ill. He moved to Amarillo in 1958 from Champaign, Ill. He retired in 1967 as a lieutenant colonel from the Air Force after more than 24 years of service. He was a member of VFW Post No. 430 and American Legion. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea. Survivors include his wife; a son, William Briggs of Amarillo; two daughters, Pat Dallke and husband, Glenn, and Debra "Debbie" Briggs, all of Amarillo; three grandchildren, Karrie Ann Briggs and Roxanne Sanchez, both of Amarillo, and Shea Murray of Abilene; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Susan Faye Herron Parris Susan Faye Herron Parris, 67, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Country Club Road Church of Christ in Roswell, N.M., with Doug Austin officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. Parris was born July 1, 1934, in Checotah, Okla., to Gabe and Martha Herron. She was an active member of her church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Parris in 1992; a brother, Albert Herron; and a sister, Marilyn Herron. Survivors include two daughters, Ronna Nord and husband, David, of Amarillo and Cheryl Ann Griffith and husband, Harry, of Roswell; a son, Gary Hooser and wife, Sharon, of Roswell; six grandchildren, Crystal Marshall of Dallas, Aaron Nord of Amarillo, Sarah Griffith, Emily Griffith, Autumn Fuentes and Steven Hooser, all of Roswell; a great-granddaughter, Norie Faye Marshall of Dallas; four sisters, her twin sister, Maye Purcell, Betty Walker and Margaret Clements, all of Roswell, and Vickie Larson of Arizona; two brothers, Sammy Herron of Lubbock and Charles Herron of Odessa; and 31 nieces and nephews. The family suggests flowers be sent to the church. The family will be at 801 Caministo in Roswell. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 James V. Herring Sr. James V. Herring Sr., 65, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery with Bob Thomas of Crown of Texas Hospice officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Herring was a very loving husband, father and grandfather. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Survivors include his wife, Mary; two daughters, Teresa Martin and Barbara Brown, both of Amarillo; three sons, James Vernon Herring Jr. and Franklin T. Herring, both of Amarillo, and Robert D. Herring of Kansas; two sisters, Ilaree Catt of Oklahoma and Clara Mae Ober of Longview; two brothers, W.R. Herring and Winston Herring, both of Houston; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Louis B. Saied Louis B. Saied, 78, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Central Church of Christ Chapel with Dick Marcear officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Saied was born in Healdton, Okla. He was a respected business man in the Panhandle area who owned clothing stores beginning in Memphis. He moved to Perryton in 1959 and lived there for 22 years. He then moved to Amarillo in 1981. He owned clothing stores in Perryton, Pampa, Plainview and Amarillo. He was a Mason. He married Kay Anglin in Las Vegas on April 3, 1993. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dollie Saied; a daughter; two brothers; and a sister. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Georgia Kay Coon and Lou Carol Conley, both of Amarillo; a son, Steven Louis Saied of Amarillo; two stepsons, Shawn Eastep and Christopher Eastep, both of Amarillo; a sister, Najla Saied of Childress; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to American Kidney Fund of West Texas, 5920 W. Amarillo Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106 or American Heart Association, 2404 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Rilla Bresenham Jarrett Rilla Bresenham Jarrett, 90, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Park Place Towers with Dr. Strauss Atkinson, retired minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Jarrett was born in Thornton and grew up in Abilene. She was a graduate of McMurry. She had lived in San Diego for 35 years where she had been a high school math teacher and a mathematician for Ryan Aircraft. She moved to Amarillo in 1995. She was a member of San Diego United Methodist Church. She married Larry Jarrett on June 2, 1939, in Las Cruces, N.M. Survivors include her husband; a brother, Elton Bresenham of Knoxville, Tenn.; six nieces, Mary Godfrey, Nancy Boswell, Vickie Teters, Georgia Fisher, Cathie Cody and Cherrie McKitterick; and three nephews, Jack Bresenham, Dick Bresenham and Damon Bresenham. The family suggests memorials be to Ware Memorial Care Center, 400 W. 14th Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Alice Juanita James Alice Juanita James, 76, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery Mausoleum with the Rev. Milton Jackson of River Road Fellowship officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Mrs. James was born in Wylie and raised in Amarillo. She married Rubin James in 1947. She moved to Amarillo 23 years ago from Las Animas, Colo. She was a homemaker, loving mother and devout Christian. Survivors include two daughters, Judy Tapia of Dodge City, Kan., and Marcella Mulherin of Amarillo; a son, Rubin James of Cleburne; three sisters, Mattie Wright, Norene Palmar and Irene Ricketts, all of Amarillo; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Doug Erwin Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Valley View Church of the Nazarene with Doug Srader and the Rev. Philip Daniels, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors by the Naval Reserve Force from New Orleans. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Erwin was born Aug. 20, 1955, in Liberal, Kan. He served in the Navy during Vietnam. He married Maria Santos in 1975 in the Philippines. He owned Northstar Religious Books and Gifts in Amarillo. He was a foreman at Amarillo Lumber for 15 years. He was a good Christian man. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jennifer Phinisee and husband, Jenero, of Dallas, Kasandra Erwin of Amarillo; a son, D.J. Erwin of Okinawa, Japan; his mother, Wynona Erwin of Woodward, Okla.; a sister, Shelley Warner of Woodward; three brothers, Darrell Webb of Sharon, Okla., Clark Erwin of Branson, Mo., and Jerry Erwin of Minnesota; and a grandchild, Talen Erwin. The family suggests memorials be to Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 J.F. "Floyd" Berryman J.F. "Floyd" Berryman, 86, of Amarillo died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Southwest Baptist Church with the Rev. Alan Ford, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mr. Berryman was born Jan. 9, 1916, in Ponotoc County, Okla. He was a longtime resident of the Amarillo area. He worked for Pantex as a quality control inspector, retiring in March 1984 with 32 years of service. He was a member of Southwest Baptist Church and Senior Adult Sunday school class. He married Mildred on July 21, 1944, in Amarillo. He coached baseball, umpired for Kids, Inc. and was an avid golfer. He was preceded in death by his wife in December 1996; a brother, Glenn Berryman; and two sisters, Lucille Cope and Nadine. Survivors include three sons, Jim Berryman and Bob Berryman, both of Amarillo, and Steve Berryman of Dallas; two brothers, Nathan Berryman of Tulsa, Okla., and Ewell Berryman of California; five grandsons; three great-granddaughters; and two great-grandsons. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice or Harrington Cancer Center. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 11, 2002 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/011102/obi_allobits.shtml