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Amarillo Globe-News
Obituaries
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Area
Wesley Harbert
DALHART - Wesley Harbert, 90, died Saturday, April 10, 2004.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Hartley Christian Fellowship Church in
Hartley with the Rev. Gene Amerson of Dennison and the Rev. Tom Stribling of
Happy officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Channing Cemetery in Channing
by Horizon Funeral Home.
Mr. Harbert was born southwest of Dumas, the eighth child of a pioneer
homesteading farm family. He attended the Harbert School for many years and
then continued at Dumas schools. He worked for the WPA during the 1930s doing
roadwork.
Wesley and Oma Emanuel were married on Dec. 9, 1939. They moved to a small
farm south of Hartley in 1940, purchased from Clarence and Edna Horning. His
first farming was done with a team of horses. In 1959, they bought the Goldie
Thomas Ranch near Channing. During those years they made many friends in the
Hartley and Channing areas. They celebrated their 64th anniversary this past
December and Oma died in January.
Wesley was a member of the school board, the Farmer Supply Board, and served
on many church committees in the Methodist Church. He and Oma were active in
the original Hartley Methodist Church and also involved in the building of the
new church.
Being enthusiastic about getting things done in a timely manner and not
putting them off was typical of him. He enjoyed supporting his children and
others in the community in athletic and other school and church events.
Farming and ranching was his life. He enjoyed visiting with and helping
people, and had a wonderful sense of humor. He was loved very dearly and will
be missed by family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Oma Harbert; his parents; five brothers;
and two sisters.
Survivors include a son, Norman Harbert and wife, Brenda, of Amarillo; two
daughters, Euva Skiles and husband, Arnold, of Amarillo and Euna Joseph and
husband, Warren, of Mandeville, La.; seven grandchildren; 15 great-
grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to Marbridge Foundation, P.O. Box 2250,
Manchaca, TX 78652; and American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo,
TX 79109.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Jose G. Fuentes
HEREFORD - Jose G. Fuentes, 62, died Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev.
Pablo Garcia officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery.
Mr. Fuentes was born July 26, 1941, in Sabinas, Mexico, to Ernesto Fuentes and
Elisa Guajardo. He married Amelia Gonzales on Oct. 4, 1960, in Kansas City.
Survivors include his wife; six sons, Rafael Gonzales and Ansencion Gonzales,
both of Dallas, Antonio Gonzales of Providence, R.I., Joe Fuentes Jr. of Fort
Worth and Fred Fuentes and Robert Fuentes, both of Hereford; five daughters,
Juana G. Prieto of Irving, Ramona G. Broadwater of Denton, Alicia F. Rodriguez
and Gloria F. Rodriguez, both of Garland, and Irma F. Garza of The Colony;
four brothers, Ernesto Fuentes of Laredo, Juan de dios Fuentes and Federico
Fuentes, both of Dallas, and Jesus Fuentes of Del Rio; a sister, Josephina
Valadez of Laredo; 32 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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George Overton Stone
CHILDRESS - George Overton Stone, 62, died Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Childress Cemetery with the Rev.
Jim West, pastor of First Christian Church of Stinnett, officiating.
Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home.
Mr. Stone had more than 20 years of military experience and was a Vietnam
veteran. He will be missed by all that knew him.
Survivors include his wife, Denise; his mother, Margarette Stone of Childress;
two stepdaughters, Mischa Anderson and Teela Gray, both of Childress; two
daughters, Sindy Henderson of Lubbock and Suzie Mills of Childress; six
grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Garnet Marie Harmon
HIGGINS - Garnet Marie Harmon, 91, died Friday, April 9, 2004.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church in Arnett,
Okla., with the Rev. Kerry Wood of Childress officiating. Burial will be in
DeBolt Cemetery in Arnett by Mason Funeral Home of Shattuck, Okla.
Mrs. Harmon taught for 33 years, and she enjoyed every minute of it.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Harmon of San Antonio; a daughter, Patsy
Mitchell of San Antonio; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
The family suggests memorials be to Zearl and Garnet Harmon Scholarship Fund
at Northwestern State University, 709 Oklahoma Blvd., Alva, OK 73717.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Linda Diaz
DALHART - Linda Diaz, 47, died Tuesday, March 30, 2004, in Chaparral, N.M.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery with
Ron Hein, deacon of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, officiating. Arrangements
are by Horizon Funeral Home.
Mrs. Diaz was born April 26, 1956, in Tacoma, Wash. She enjoyed painting
ceramics and collecting crystal.
Survivors include two sons, Christopher Diaz and Ryan "Joey" Diaz, both of
Chaparral; a grandson; her mother, Betty Gallegos of Dalhart; two brothers,
Robert Gallegos of San Francisco and Michael Gallegos of Denver; and a sister,
Sarah Abel of Shoals, Ind.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Clarence "C.J." Renner
SPEARMAN - Clarence "C.J." Renner, 84, died Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Prayer services will be at 7 p.m. today in Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the church with Jim Brown and the
Rev. Gary Smith officiating. Burial will be in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell
Brothers Funeral Home.
Mr. Renner was born in Garden Plain, Kan., in 1920 to Mary A. Renner and
August Renner. The family moved to a farm southeast of Texhoma, Okla., in
1931. He attended grade school in Texhoma, attended Texhoma High School and
graduated in 1938. He attended Panhandle State University until he enlisted in
the Army Air Corps, serving from 1942 to 1945.
He returned to the farm after World War II, where he farmed with his two
brothers. He married Eloise Gist in 1942 in Oklahoma City. To them were born
three children. They moved to a farm near Spearman in 1956, where he was
engaged in farming and cattle raising. He was a member of Sacred Heart
Catholic Church. He served in many offices in the Knights of Columbus. He was
president of the Consumers Cooperative Association for many years. He had been
a resident of Hansford Manor in Spearman for seven years.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, N.F. "Gus" and Elmer; three sisters,
Leona Orth, Eleanor Mans and Irene Craig; and his parents.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Phillip Renner and wife, Lynna, of
Spearman; two daughters, Diane Maxwell of Spearman and Amy Holland and
husband, Jay, of Austin; a brother, Ralph Renner and wife, Patty, of Texhoma;
a sister, Bernetta Owens of Amarillo; three grandsons, Mart Maxwell of
Chicago, Reagan Renner of College Station and Rhett Renner of Spearman; six
granddaughters, Lindy and Brian Franklin of North Richland Hills, Audra and
David Marye, Erin Holland and Lauren Holland, all of Austin, Randie and David
Baumann of Amarillo, and Ronda and Leonard Haynes of Clarendon; two great-
grandchildren, Sydney Franklin of North Richland Hills and Slade Joseph
Baumann of Amarillo; numerous nieces and nephews; and his friend and
caregiver, Charlotte Pearson.
The family suggests memorials be to Empty Stocking Fund in care of Hansford
Manor, 707 S. Roland St., Spearman, TX 79081; or a favorite charity.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Janice Ann Ivy
DIMMITT - Janice Ann Ivy, 54, died Sunday, April 11, 2004, in Amarillo.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Castro Memorial Gardens
with the Rev. Scott Curry of First Baptist Church in Gruver officiating.
Arrangements are by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ivy was born Sept. 19, 1949, in Clovis, N.M. She grew up in Clovis and
was a 1968 graduate of Clovis High School. She married Ronald K. Ivy on Feb.
25, 1977, in Friona. She moved to the Flagg community in 1976. Then they moved
to Dimmitt in 1982. She was a homemaker and a caregiver.
Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Charlotte Thomas of Amarillo,
Trisha Fitzgerald and husband, Curt, of Gruver and Melissa Ivy of Omaha, Neb.;
two sons, Rick Zimmer and wife, Kim, of Amarillo and Jonathon Ivy and wife,
Kristin, of Odessa; her parents, Ulric and Cora Henson of Clovis; a brother,
Stephen Henson of Clovis; a sister, Wessie King and husband, Dwight, of
Lubbock; and 10 grandchildren, Curtis Thomas, Sara Acevedo, Marshalla Padgett,
Andrew Zimmer, Zackery Zimmer, Rylee Zimmer, Laci Fitzgerald, Blake
Fitzgerald, Matthew Trigo and Hunter Ivy.
The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Humane Society, P.O. Box 30102,
Amarillo, TX 79120; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Oklahoma
Lyman Edgar Potter
BOISE CITY, Okla. - Lyman Edgar Potter, 69, died Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul's United Methodist Church.
Arrangements are by Cimarron Mortuary.
Mr. Potter was born Feb. 2, 1935, in Boise City. He married Julia Ann Crabtree
on Oct. 27, 1956, in Stillwater, Okla.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Wade Potter of Vinita and Cole Potter of
Bryan, Texas; and four grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul's United Methodist Church or
Cimarron Memorial Library and may be sent to the mortuary.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Elsewhere
Wylene Capps Norman
ABILENE - Wylene Capps Norman, 87, formerly of Bayfield, Colo., died Saturday,
April 10, 2004.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Woodlawn Church of Christ with Dr. Larry
Gill and Dr. Sonny Guild officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in
Bayfield Cemetery in Bayfield with Gene Chapin and Dr. Ian Fair officiating.
Arrangements are by Abilene Funeral Home.
Mrs. Norman was born Aug. 20, 1916, in Limestone County to Wylie and Berniece
Capps. She and Paul Norman Jr. were married in 1937 in Amarillo, where they
lived until 1951. They moved to Colorado where they owned and operated Pine
River Lodge at Vallecito Lake near Durango until 1965. After retirement, she
worked in the Bayfield School cafeteria for three years. Beginning in 1968,
they spent their winter months in Apache Junction, Ariz. After the death of
her husband in 1999, she moved to Abilene to be near family. She was a member
of Woodlawn Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a sister, Betty Hughes.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara J. Stelding and husband, Charles, of
Abilene; a granddaughter, Michelle Baccherini and husband, Ludo, of Fort
Worth; a grandson, Michael Stelding of Dallas; a great-grandson, Alessandro
Baccherini of Fort Worth; two sisters, Dorothy Savage of Lubbock and Ruth
Thompson and husband, Clifford, of Nederland; a brother, Thomas Capps and
wife, Beverly, of Fort Collins, Colo.; and two brothers-in-law, Robert Norman
and wife, Reita, and Edward Norman and wife, Betty, all of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to Woodlawn Church of Christ, 3185 N. 10th
St., Abilene, TX 79603; or Hospice of the Big Country, 4601 Hartford St.,
Abilene, TX 79605.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Amarillo
Annie Smith
Annie Smith, 56, of Amarillo died Saturday, April 10, 2004.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral
Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Royce Gooch, pastor of
Trinity Fellowship Church, officiating.
Mrs. Smith was born in East Germany. She was a beautician.
Survivors include two sons, Travis Bower and wife, Hayley, of Amarillo and
Campsey Bower of San Diego; two sisters, Mary Pritchard and husband, William,
of Glendale, Calif., and Elizabeth Curtis and husband, Paul, of Olathe, Kan.;
her parents, William and Olga Poulson of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; a
brother, Alex Poulson and wife, Jaydee, of Eucaipa, Calif.; and two
grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX
79176; or American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Grace Leigh Stills
Grace Leigh Stills, infant daughter of Adam and Gina Stills of Amarillo, died
Saturday, April 10, 2004.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Stinnett Cemetery in Stinnett
with Steve Gaines officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral
Directors of Borger.
Grace was born April 8, 2004, in Amarillo.
Survivors include her parents; a brother, Patrick Konechney; two sisters, Leia
Atwood and Sierra Stills; her grandparents, Clarence and Gayle Wright of
Stinnett and Don and Roberta Merrill of Amarillo; and her great-grandmother,
Hazel Lasater of Stinnett.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Thelma E. Tucker
Thelma E. Tucker, 82, of Amarillo died Friday, April 9, 2004.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev.
Dale Moreland of San Jacinto Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by
Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mrs. Tucker was a loving mother and grandmother to her family. She enjoyed
spending time with her friends. She will be greatly missed by all who knew
her.
Survivors include a son, Randy M. Tucker and wife, Teresa, of Amarillo; a
sister, Ila Ruth Howell and husband, Dixie, of Concord, N.C.; a brother,
Reginal Trammel and wife, Alga, of Lytle; and two grandchildren, Dylan Tucker
of Dallas and Clint Tucker and wife, Lauren, of McKinney.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Rex Eugene Pratt
Rex Eugene Pratt, 82, of Amarillo died Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S.
Osage St., with Bob Parker, pastor of Park Village Church, officiating. Burial
will be in Llano East Cemetery.
Mr. Pratt was a longtime Amarillo resident. He was a retail sales clerk for
Fedway and Whites in Amarillo for many years. He was a Navy veteran, serving
from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. He was a member of Village Church and
Alamo Senior Community Center.
Survivors include two sons, Darryl Pratt and Dale Pratt, both of Amarillo; a
dear friend and her family, Martha Ramirez of Amarillo; five grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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M.J. "Pill" Morgan
M.J. "Pill" Morgan, 77, of Amarillo died Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors
Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Micah Meurer, pastor of River Road
Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Morgan was born in Crosbyton. He worked as an electrician, having retired
with Amarillo Independent School District and McCracken Electric. He was a
member of IBEW Local 602 for 52 years. He was also a member of River Road
Baptist Church. He served in the Navy during World War II and Korea. He
married Mamie Young in 1950 in Amarillo.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Carrye Morgan; and a brother,
Durward Morgan.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Morris Morgan and wife, Diane, and
Phillip Morgan and wife, Joyce, all of Amarillo; a daughter, Julia Morin and
husband, Rick, of Amarillo; two brothers, Don Morgan of Amarillo and Jim
Morgan of Joy; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to River Road Baptist Church Building Fund,
8605 River Road, Amarillo, TX 79108.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Edward P. Carrigan
Edward P. Carrigan, M.D., 81, of Amarillo died Monday, April 5, 2004.
Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements were by Rector Funeral
Home, 2800 S. Osage St.
Dr. Carrigan was born in Windsor, England. He served as a flight navigator in
the Royal Air Force during World War II. After the war he attended Liverpool
University School of Medicine. He practiced as an orthopedic surgeon in
Alberta, Canada, and Richmond, Va., for many years.
While practicing in Canada, Dr. Carrigan served as a flight surgeon in the
Royal Canadian Air Force. He was also a graduate of Harvard University School
of Public Health. Dr. Carrigan enjoyed attending operas.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary.
Survivors include a daughter, Sandra Carrigan of Toronto; a son, Ian Carrigan
of Edmonton, Canada; a granddaughter, Sara Carrigan of Toronto; a sister, Edna
Cowie of Liverpool, England; two brothers, Raymon Carrigan and Douglas
Carrigan, M.D.; and his loving companion, Lynn Gaut of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Opera, P.O. Box 447, Amarillo, TX
79178.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Amarillo
Jackie Grays
Jackie Grays, 41, of Amarillo died Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Memorial services will be at 5:07 p.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church
with Dr. Murray Gossett officiating. Private entombment will be in Llano
Mausoleum. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mrs. Grays graduated from Jarvis Christian College with a bachelor of science
degree in math studies and a minor in English literature. She was a member of
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She married Keith Grays on Aug. 3, 1985. Jackie's
love for children surpassed any area of concern during her lifetime.
Jackie first developed a love for volunteering while assisting Mrs. Billie
Taylor in a clothing bank for needy children. She spent three consecutive
summers working in the clothing bank and personally delivered clothes to
children who always greatly appreciated her thoughtfulness. Jackie was the
first African-American woman in Amarillo accepted into the Amarillo Junior
League. After completing her provisional classes in Junior League and taking
on active membership, her placement duties were manifold.
She volunteered with the Domestic Violence Shelter for Women, was the Teen
Court coordinator/advisor and Camp Cactus director/coordinator. She loved
Funfest and always worked to get tickets sold for Best of Texas. Jackie served
a three-year term on West Texas A&M Foundation Board of Directors, Marsh
Minority Scholarship Steering Committee and Potter Court Grand Jury
Commission.
Mrs. Grays was a math teacher at Horace Mann Middle School for 20 years.
During her tenure at Mann Middle School she coordinated several projects. She
served as coordinator for Service Learning, a project to introduce students to
various job descriptions in corporate America, Best Friends coordinator, Drug
Prevention coordinator, Red Ribbon Rally Campaign and organized numerous sleep
overs and weekend activities for students.
She chaired the Ushers Committee for Baptist Hospital Health Care Lyceum with
Gen. Colin Powell as guest speaker. She and Keith chose students from all the
local high schools to assist with this project. Students were awed at the fact
that they had been asked to participate in this endeavor with the general.
She traveled to workshops throughout her tenure and served on a statewide
committee to compose the mathematical Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
exams for the State of Texas. She worked diligently to assist her husband,
Keith, in the promotion and capital campaigns for several projects. They were
instrumental in securing the contract to bring Mrs. Rosa Parks to Amarillo,
Oprah Winfrey and staff to Mount Zion Baptist Church and hosted Grammy Award
Winning Artists Kirk Franklin, Hezekiah Walker and Yolanda Adams.
Along with her husband, Jackie campaigned for support to build a greenhouse
for her Service Learning students and raised $20,000 during the campaign. This
project is to be located on the Horace Mann campus.
Jackie retired from her career and was presented her 20-year pin and a
scrumptious chocolate cake covered with her favorite pink roses and green
leaves. She loved to read and travel and spend time with family. Rarely did
she miss a family trip or gathering.
She was a quiet strength and a brave spirit, loved by all who knew her. Jackie
leaves a legacy for generations to come and a smile that will keep our hearts
warm forever. Words cannot express the gratitude she and her family have for
the staff of BSA Hospice and a very special thanks to Dr. William Robinson and
staff.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Arena Peters.
Survivors include her husband; two sisters, Latricia Peters and Paula Peters,
both of Mesquite; eight brothers, Don Peters, Clarence Peters, Curtis Peters
and Wallace Peters, Windland Peters of Flint, Mich., James Peters of Mesquite,
Lyndon Peters of Jacksonville, Fla., and Freeman Peters of Arkadelphia, Ark.;
her father, Wallace Peters of Atlanta; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and
friends.
The family suggests memorials be to Camp Cactus/Teen Court, in care of Junior
League of Amarillo, 1700 S. Polk St., Amarillo, TX 79102.
Flowers can be sent to the Grays' home at 2326 N.W. 11th Ave., and family
members can be reached at (806) 374-6365 or (806) 374-7374.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Carole Durrett Graham
Carole Durrett Graham, 41, of Amarillo died Sunday, April 11, 2004.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Jim
Bankhead, senior pastor, Dr. Murray Gossett, assistant pastor, and Pat Clark,
first reader of First Church of Christ Scientist, officiating. Burial will be
in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Mrs. Graham was born Jan. 8, 1963, in Amarillo. She graduated as class
salutatorian in 1981 from Tascosa High School, receiving the first Joni
Whitlock Scholarship. She then attended Texas A&M and Amarillo College.
Carole was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1982. She attended West Texas
A&M University, graduating in 1985. She then attended and graduated from Texas
Tech School of Medicine in 1989. She received her license to practice medicine
in Texas in 1991. Carole practiced medicine in Amarillo with a specialization
in psychiatry until her heatlh required her to retire. She married Raymond
Scott Graham in 1993.
Carole participated in many different professional and social organizations
including Morning Star and the HOST program at AISD. She was a member of First
Church of Christ Scientist.
She was preceded in death by her father, Delmar Durrett in 1978.
Survivors include her husband; her mother, Patricia Patton Durrett of
Amarillo; four brothers, John Randall Durrett of Lubbock, Robert Durrett and
Allen Durrett, both of Amarillo, and Louis Durrett of Austin; eight nephews;
and seven nieces.
The family suggests memorials be to Eldon Durrett Memorial Scholarship Fund,
in care of AISD, 7200 W. Interstate 40, Amarillo, TX 79106.
The family will be at 3005 Anna St.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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Lucy Mays Stalter
Lucy Mays Stalter, 75, of Amarillo died Friday, April 9, 2004.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery with Susan
Cohen officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia
St.
Mrs. Stalter was a longtime resident of Amarillo. She was born Dec. 29, 1929,
in Fort Cobb, Okla. She was of Osage Indian descent. Her strength and faith
sustained her. She was lovingly cared for her last few years by her daughter,
Season. She is with God now.
Survivors include two daughters, Saundra Thompson of Stafford, Va., and Season
Stalter of Amarillo; and two sisters, Lorena Leachman of El Dorado, Kan., and
Betty Bean of Fort Worth.
Amarillo Globe-News, April 13, 2004
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