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Amarillo Globe-News
Obituaries
Friday, February 3, 2006
Amarillo
Robert A. "Bob" Buster
Robert A. "Bob" Buster, 68, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at 7310 Smoketree in Amarillo,
home of his daughter. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S.
Georgia St.
Mr. Buster was born on March 10, 1937, in Childress to Robert A. and Sue
Buster. He lettered in track and graduated from Amarillo High School in 1955.
He then attended college before entering into the U.S. Marine Corps. Mr.
Buster married Pansy Louise Sutton on Oct. 20, 1962, in Roswell, N.M. He
worked in the automotive industry as a foreign parts dealer for most of his
life, specializing in Volkswagen parts. He was a gifted poet and song writer
and had the opportunity to record a record. His single "Swamp Hop" was popular
throughout the country and made the top five in Oklahoma. He also enjoyed
working at the races and was the announcer for the Amarillo Drag Racers, the
Micro midget Raceway and the race way in Liberal, Kan. His life revolved
around that of his family and he found himself acting with his daughter in
productions of "My Fair Lady" and "Fiddler on the Roof" at the Amarillo Little
Theatre. His love for his children was surpassed only by that for his precious
grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife on Aug. 11, 2004.
Survivors include two daughters, Shele Beals and husband David and Kristi Sim;
a son, Austin Buster; a sister, Kitty Abbott; three grandchildren, Chandler
Dawn, Peyton Louise and Courtney Grace; and two nieces, Chrystyal Kott and
Aprilanne D'Arezzo.
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Lois Marie Ralston
Lois Marie Ralston, 75, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of
Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Entombment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery
East Mausoleum.
Mrs. Ralston was born in Leuders, and graduated from Clovis High School in New
Mexico. She moved to Amarillo in 1968.
She began work with the custodial department of TSTI in 1974 and retired in
1992 as custodial supervisor.
Survivors include four daughters, Cora Voyles of Canyon, Connie Spencer of
Waco, Susan Pacheco and Darlene Kirchgessner, both of Amarillo; three sons,
Richard Ralston of Lubbock, Robert Ralston of Topeka, Kan., and John Ralston
of Augsburg, Germany; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center, P.
O. Box 950, Amarillo 79105 or the American Lung Association.
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Inez Erwin
Inez Erwin, 63, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Schooler-Gordon Funeral
Directors, 5400 S. Bell St., with James Mims officiating.
Ms. Erwin was born June 6, 1942, to Doyle and Neta Standlee of the Gageby
Community. She was active in her community, including band and basketball. An
accomplished pianist, she played at church and school functions. She graduated
from Briscoe High School and attended West Texas State University.
Ms. Erwin worked as a cosmetologist early in her career. She was retired from
Pantex where she had worked for 27 years. She was active in her union and
spent countless hours helping her co-workers. After her retirement she taught
herself to paint, discovering that she had a natural talent and a love for
art.
She will be remembered and missed for her generous spirit and love of fun. She
was a loyal and true friend who was always willing and able to extend a
helping hand.
Ms. Erwin was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include a daughter, Georgia Erwin; two sisters, Betty Zybach and
husband Truman of Sayre, Okla., and Martha Helton and husband Thomas of
Wheeler; her many nieces and nephews and their families; and friends,
especially Eva and Louis Montgomery of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to a charity of choice.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Retired Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Falkner III
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Falkner III, 57, of Amarillo died
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic
Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home,
4100 S. Georgia St.
Mr. Falkner was born July 13, 1948, and was raised in Texas. He entered the
U.S. Air Force on July 20, 1967. He served during the Vietnam War and Desert
Storm. He attained the rank of chief master sergeant before retiring in 1993
after 26 years of service. During his time in the military, he married Connie
Bias on Oct. 19, 1980, in Ashdown, Ark. For the past 11 years he worked as a
nuclear safety officer at Pantex. He was a family man, a loving husband and
father, and will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
Survivors include his wife, Connie Falkner; a daughter, Jennifer Falkner of
Amarillo; a son, "The Boy" Richard L. Falkner IV of Amarillo; his mother,
Louise Falkner of Ashdown, Ark.; and a sister, Donna Neff and husband Charles
of Ashdown.
The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Martha Munday Estes
Martha Munday Estes, 75, died Friday, Jan. 27, 2006, in Ojo Caliente, N.M.
Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church
with Dr. Jim Bankhead and Dr. Murray Gossett officiating. Arrangements are by
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Martha Estes was born Oct. 17, 1930, to Marcella Walker Munday and Charles
Lowell Munday of Amarillo. She received her bachelor's degree from the
University of Texas at Austin, where she was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority, and a master's degree in music history from Teachers College at
Columbia University, New York. She went on to become a registered music
therapist through studies at the University of Georgia at Athens. In 1972, she
was a founder of the Music Therapy Program at WTAMU, where she taught for 25
years, as well as founder of a clinical program of musical therapy at the
Pavilion at Northwest Texas Healthcare System.
Mrs. Estes was proud of her early involvement with Junior League of Amarillo.
She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, where she sang in the
choir and had recently been appointed to the Speakers Circuit of Alcoholics
Anonymous. She continued practice in the field of music therapy, nationally
and internationally, after her retirement from teaching in 1998. She was
awarded the title of Professor Emeritus in 2001.
Music therapy, an allied health service like occupational or physical therapy,
is a powerful tool of the healing arts based on the body's response to rhythm.
It is available to people of all ages, and is not limited to the hearing
population. Some of Mrs. Estes' most rewarding work was with deaf children.
From the first experience of a mother's heartbeat, she believed, T.S. Eliot's
poetry rings true: "You are the music while the music lasts."
She will be remembered and missed for her dynamic engagement with life, her
love of travel and adventure, her sense of drama, her wit and her inspired
understanding of music.
Survivors include a son, Allan Walker Estes and wife Betha of Baton Rouge,
La.; a daughter, Jennifer Schneider and husband Jack Sedam, of Oil City, Pa.;
a sister, Carolyn Burson of Wimberley; two nieces; four grandchildren, Alison
Schneider, Sarah Ausmus, Leslie Estes and Jennifer Estes Minyard; six great-
grandchildren; and many friends and former students.
The family suggests that memorials be to the Martha Estes Music Therapy
Scholarship Fund, Attn: Ted Dubois, WTAMU, Canyon, TX 79016.
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Geraldine Scott
Geraldine Scott, 82, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Caprock Baptist Church with the Rev.
Gene Foster, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by
Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St.
Mrs. Scott was born in Wayside and graduated from Canyon High School in 1941.
Immediately after graduation she went to work for the Pantex Ammunition Plant
during World War II.
She later worked for Western National Life Insurance Company for 15 years,
retiring in 1994. She was a member of Caprock Baptist Church.
She united in marriage with Cletis Scott on Oct. 7, 1950, in Amarillo.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister; and three brothers.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Suzanne Wynn and husband Clint of
Frederick, Okla.; two sisters, Margie of Louisville, Ky., and Melba of
Amarillo; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Richard Mrgudich
Richard Mrgudich, 81, of Amarillo died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral
Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with Jim Tillery, Mr.
Mrgudich's stepson, officiating.
Richard was born Nov. 10, 1924, to Nicolas and Emily Mrgudich in Globe, Ariz.
Richard served in the Navy during World War II. After discharge he attended
Arizona State and received his teaching degree.
Most of his teaching career was in San Jose, Calif., teaching seventh and
eighth grades, along with shop. It was in this area he met a young lady by the
name of Barbara who had four very small children. He fell in love with her and
her children. That sports car he had his eye on turned out to be a station
wagon. Richard also had a son by a previous marriage, and then, one of their
own. Their house was full but they always had room for one or two more, who
just turned out to be another member of the family.
In order to make ends meet, Richard took a night job. He loved teaching but
his family was large and the paycheck small. He was a good father, friend, and
husband and was always ready to help whoever he could, he loved to give, and
give he did.
Upon retirement from teaching, they moved to Dorris, Calif., where his friend
had a farm/ranch. It was just the spot for his favorite sport, fishing. Word
soon got out a teacher was in town and he was soon doing "a little"
substituting that turned into a full-time job, but with the added job of
coaching his youngest son in football. Soon after his son graduated, Barbara
passed away.
Richard returned to Globe for a high school reunion and re-met an old
girlfriend, Mildred Tillery. They married two years later and spent most of
their time going from Amarillo, where Mildred lived, to Dorris and back until
the last two years when they settled in Amarillo where Richard battled
numerous health problems.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred; four sons, Jon Mrgudich and wife Linda,
Greg Mrgudich and wife Tanya, Gary Blickenstaff and wife Cynthia and Robert
Blickenstaff and wife Lisa; two daughters, Karen Ringo and husband Anthony and
Janet Martinez and husband Gavino; three stepsons, Ray Tillery and wife
Kandys, Hi Tillery and wife Nancy and Jim Tillery and wife Anh; a
stepdaughter, Betty Carter and husband Bruce; and 40 grandchildren and great-
grandchildren. Also special to him, Mike Baziuk and family; and Stacy Kress
and family; and neighbors, Holly Gutierrez and family and Julie Gilbreath and
family.
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David "Cody" Walls
David "Cody" Walls, 60, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Northwest Texas Hospital Chapel
with Sherman Eastland, chaplain, officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-
Shaw Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Mr. Walls was born in North Carolina and grew up in the Springfield, Mo.,
area. He played five different instruments and played for the "Ozark Mountain
Jubilee" and for Paul Revere & the Raiders for 13 years as lead guitarist.
Survivors include his wife, Verla Walls; five daughters; seven sons; and
several grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to American Diabetes Association,
Potter/Randall Chapter, 9430 Research, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78759.
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Nestora "Minnie" Salazar
Nestora "Minnie" Salazar, 95, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, in
Tucumcari, N.M.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel, Fifth
Avenue and Pierce Street. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of
Guadalupe Catholic Church with Monsignor Arturo Mesa of Blessed Sacrament
Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery.
Nestora "Minnie" Salazar, 95, of Tucumcari, N.M., formerly of Amarillo, left
this world Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, to join our Lord in heaven and to reunite
with all of her loved ones. Minnie was born Jan. 25, 1911, in Nara Visa, N.M.,
to Jorge and Gregorita Gonzales.
She married Marcos Sauceda in 1929 in Channing. He preceded her in death. She
later married Gilbert Salazar in 1949 in Amarillo. They had been married 32
years when he died in 1983.
Minnie was a homemaker who enjoyed the company of her family and friends. She
was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. Her favorite pastime was dancing. She lived in
Amarillo until 2004 when she moved to Tucumcari. She was a wonderful person,
very young at heart and could be seen joking around with everyone.
She will be greatly missed by the many lives that she touched.
She was preceded in death by a son, Gene "Sparky"; a daughter, Renee; both
husbands; and all of her seven siblings.
Her legacy lives on with six daughters, Molly Sauceda, Josephine Jimenez,
Stella Martinez and husband Gilbert, all of Tucumcari,
Rosalie Mascarenas and husband JR, Tillie Salazar and Gloria Garcia and
husband Gino, all of Amarillo; three sons, Johnnie Sauceda and wife Dolores of
Wichita, Kan., Jesse Sauceda and wife Maria and Joe Salazar and wife Yolanda,
all of Amarillo; 52 grandchildren; 112 great-grandchildren; and 32 great-
great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center,
1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106.
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Alfred Eli "Bill" Paschal
Alfred Eli "Bill" Paschal, 75, of Amarillo died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Central Church of Christ
Chapel with Dan Bouchelle, senior minister, officiating. Arrangements are by
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Bill was born in Oklahoma City. He married Alice Louise Favor in Memphis on
Sept. 10, 1949. Mr. Paschal was in the insurance business and became involved
in the jail ministry. He became the first chaplain in the Potter County
Sheriff's Department, where he was a counselor and taught Bible lessons. Upon
retirement he dedicated himself to teaching prisoners through Bible
correspondence lessons.
Survivors include his wife Alice; a son, Kent Paschal of Amarillo; a daughter,
Shari Montrose and husband David of Amarillo; a brother, Preston Paschal and
wife Sue of Gordonville; two granddaughters, Tiffany Geraldizo of San Antonio
and Meghan Hobbs and husband Travis of Amarillo; and his mother-in-law, Ethel
Favor of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials to be sent to Prison/Jail Ministry, P.O. Box
30038, Amarillo, TX 79120.
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Ellen Sonnita Davis Boyd
PAMPA - Ellen Sonnita Davis Boyd, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006.
Twilight graveside services will be at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Memory Gardens
Cemetery with David Paulson, son-in-law, officiating. Arrangements are by
Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Boyd was born March 26, 1932, in Pampa. She was the granddaughter of
Texas Panhandle pioneers O. A. and Beatrice Davis. She married George James
"Jimmie" Boyd on July 27, 1947. He preceded her in death on Sept. 28, 2003.
She was an avid artist, animal lover and writer. She wrote a column for the
Pampa News during the 1960s.
Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Paulson and husband David of Pampa; a
granddaughter, Jennifer Rebecca Paulson of Amarillo; a grandson, Joshua Scott
Paulson of Amarillo; and a sister, Nancy Wescott of Hart.
Sign the online guest book at www.carmichael-whatley.com.
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Wayne Billington
BORGER - Wayne Billington, 84, died Wednesay, Feb. 1, 2006, in Amarillo.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Keeler Baptist Church with Dr. Paul
Anderson, pastor, and Chaplain C. W. Parker of Odyssey Health Care
officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Rose Hill
Cemetery in Tulia by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Mr. Billington was born April 30, 1921, in Jackson County, Okla. He was
retired from school maintenance for the Borger ISD.
Survivors include two sons, Jerry D. Billington of Amarillo and Charles R.
Billington of Borger; two sisters, Maxine Hickman and Mary Mars, both of
Borger; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The family will be at 204 Teague in Borger.
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Angela Monk Campbell
STINNETT - Angela Monk Campbell, 88, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, in
Spearman.
Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Brown's Memorial Chapel. Services will
be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Ann's Catholic Church with Monsignor Norbert
Kuehler officiating. Burial will be in Stinnett Cemetery by Brown Funeral
Directors of Borger.
Mrs. Campbell was born May 19, 1917, in Greeley, Neb. She was a homemaker and
a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church.
Survivors include six sons, Arthur Monk of Spearman, Joe Monk of Odessa,
Robert Monk of West Boylston, Mass., Paul Monk of Virginia Beach, Va., Roy
Monk of Stinnett and Bill Monk of Cibolo; three daughters, Martha Manasco of
Stinnett, Verna Herndon of Plano and Rosetta Barrera of Spearman; two
brothers, Bernard O'Gorman of Amarillo and Richard O'Gorman of Stinnett; three
sisters, Betty Christian of Stinnett, Bobbye Crowley of Lubbock and Rosemary
Gonzales of Hawthorne, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
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Janie L. Elder
LAKEVIEW - Janie L. Elder, 39, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in United Pentecostal Church of
Memphis with the Rev. Tommy Gant officiating and the Rev. Rick Musick
assisting. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery by Hughs Funeral Home of
Memphis.
Mrs. Elder was born June 17, 1966, in Memphis to Benford Joe Elrod and Frankie
Freelen Gurley. She married Tim B. Elder on Aug. 19, 2005, in Memphis.
Survivors include her husband of Lakeview; a daughter, Kayla R. Elrod of
Lakeview; her parents, Weldon and Frankie Gurley of Memphis and B.J. and Agnes
Elrod of Paris; her grandmother, Eva Mackey of Paris; a stepson, Timothy Brian
Elder Jr. of Alpna, Mich.; two stepdaughters, Sara McCarty of Commerce and
Amanda Bueffle of Edwards, Calif.; a granddaughter; three sisters, Cynthia
Brown and Susie Elrod, both of Paris, and B.J. Elrod of Amarillo; three
stepsisters, Lisa Davis of Tucumcari, N.M., Bobbie Levenbaun of Phoenix and
Nancy Lowe of Cumby; and three stepbrothers, James Gurley of Amarillo, Eddie
Gurley of Phoenix and Tommy Lowe of Cumby.
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Rosalie Elizabeth Grotegut
GRUVER - Rosalie Elizabeth Grotegut, 67, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, in
Spearman.
Rosary was said Thursday in Christo Redentor Catholic Church of Gruver with
Deacon Jim Brown officiating. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m.
today in Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Spearman with the Rev. Bill Pruitt
and the Rev. Guillermo Morales officiating. Burial will follow in Gruver
Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon, Okla.
She was born March 25, 1938, in Umbarger, the daughter of Maria Jarschki and
Eugene Frische. She was united in marriage to Henry Herman Grotegut in 1957 in
Umbarger. The Grotegut family moved to Gruver in 1965 where they farmed
southwest of town. Rosalie took an active interest in the farm business and
enjoyed yard work. Rosalie was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and
enjoyed spending time with her family. Her husband, Henry, passed away Oct.
22, 2000.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Carl Frische
and Eugene Frische.
Survivors include a daughter, Clara and husband Jack Thompson of Frisco; two
sons, David Grotegut and wife Ginny and Mike Grotegut and wife Angela, all of
Gruver; two sisters, Clara Stork of Dumas and Margaret Schenk and husband Tuff
of Umbarger; a brother, Godfrey Frische of Dalhart; seven grandchildren, Kadie
Burnam and husband Lonnie, Derik Grotegut and wife Tessa, Laina, Drew and
Parker Grotegut and Kyle and Ashley Thompson.
The family suggests memorials be to Hansford Hospice, 707 Roland, Spearman, TX
79081 or in care of Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK
73942.
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Cecil Elkins
QUANAH - Cecil Elkins, 76, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, in Wichita Falls.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Roselawn Cemetery in Fort
Collins, Colo. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Quanah.
Mr. Elkins was born June 16, 1929, in Wellington, Colo., to Lattie and Lillie
Myers Elkins. He married Delila Elkins on Nov. 8, 1948.
Survivors include a daughter, Janeen Elkins of Ogden, Utah; four sons, Dauane
Elkins of Erie, Colo., Dwight Elkins of Lumberton, Duran Elkins of Harlingen
and Darwin Elkins of Evergreen, Colo.; and six grandchildren.
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W.R. "Bill" Kindy
PERRYTON - W.R. "Bill" Kindy, 71, of Delta Junction, Alaska., died Friday,
Jan. 13, 2006.
Memorial services will be later this year in Perryton with burial in Ochiltree
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton.
Mr. Kindy was born Nov. 1, 1934, in Osage County, Okla. He married Patricia
Callihan and later married Sharon Dowlearn.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon; two sons, W.R. " Bill" Kindy of Danville,
Tenn., and Shawn Kindy of Fairbanks; two daughters, Kathy Kindy and Theresa
Cummings, both of Delta Junction; his mother, June Kindy of Perryton; a
brother, Dean Kindy of Dallas; a sister, Donna Burch of Weatherford, Okla.;
seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
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Viola S. Miller
PERRYTON - Viola S. Miller, 93, of Beaumont died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, in
Beaumont.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Full Gospel Church. Burial will be in
Ochiltree Cemetery by Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home of Beaumont.
Mrs. Miller was born Aug. 14, 1912, in Mount Juliet, Tenn., to David J. and
Katie L. Davis Skulley. She married James Howard Miller on Aug. 31, 1941, in
Perryton.
Survivors include a son, Henry Miller of Beaumont; a granddaughter; a great-
grandson; and a sister, Catherine Bailey of Guymon, Okla.
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Mary Elizabeth Chapman Obrecht
CLAUDE - Mary Elizabeth Chapman Obrecht, 91, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Church of Christ with Kent Watson,
Alfred White and Tommy Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery
by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
Mrs. Obrecht was born March 5, 1914, in Hereford to James Monroe and Mary
Burns Chapman. She graduated from Adrian High School and went on to get her
teaching certificate from Mary Hardin Baylor at Belton. She taught in the
communities of Sims, Laketon and Liberty. On March 12, 1937, she married Paul
Jacob Obrecht in Hereford. She left her teaching position to devote her life
to her husband and raising her children, making motherhood her full-time
career. The family moved to Claude in 1952 and she was a dedicated and
faithful member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Obrecht enjoyed gardening and
the outdoors and for years she was the official rain gauge reader for the
Water Conservation Society.
She was preceded in death by a son, William Monroe Obrecht in 1965; and by her
husband in 1996.
Survivors include a daughter, Paula Maple and husband Ted of Ulysses, Kan.; a
brother, Calvin Grant Chapman of Mesilla Park, N.M.; two grandchildren,
Merilynn Hite and Paul H. Maple; and five great-grandsons, Sawyer Lee Hite,
Asher Ellis Hite, Morgan Jospeh Hite, John Robin Hite and J. Riley Maple.
The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, P.O. Box
7448, Amarillo, TX 79109 or Silver Maple Camp, in care of Ted J. Maple, Rt.1,
404 E Pawnee, Ulysses, KS 67880.
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Manuel Orosco
HEREFORD - Manuel Orosco, 75, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006.
Celebration of life services will be at 1 p.m. today in San Jose Catholic
Church with the Rev. David Contereras officiating. Burial will follow in St.
Anthony's Catholic Cemetery by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home.
Mr. Orosco was born May 12, 1930, in Pecos, the son of Bensalado and Paubla
Orosco. He was a retired farmer.
Survivors include four sons, Jesse Orosco and Joe Orosco, both of Hereford,
Leo Orosco of Hobbs, N.M., and Arthur Martinez of St. Louis Park, Minn.; four
daughters, Janie Corona, Jo Ann Casarez, Eva Florez, all of Hereford, and
Priscella Salazar of Rio Rancho, N.M.; two brothers, Ramon Orosco of Odessa
and Gregorio Orosco of Hobbs; three sisters, Vickie Rodriguez of Amarillo, Luz
Rodriguez of Portales, N.M., and Julia Lopez of Borger; 30 grandchildren; and
45 great-grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to Samaritan Home Health and Hospice, P.O.
Box 1999, Hereford, TX 79045.
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Julia B. Sneed
FRITCH - Julia B. Sneed, 86, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Southern Baptist Church with
Calvin Winters, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park,
6 miles west of Borger.
Mrs. Sneed was born April 21, 1919, to George and Nora Minta Folley in Donley
County south of McLean. That's where she and four sisters and four brothers
were raised on a farm. On Oct. 8, 1938, she married Austin F. Sneed in Donley
County. They then made their home in Amarillo and raised two daughters. Austin
and Julia "Duke" Sneed then moved to Pampa where they lived until he retired
from Cabot Corp. They then settled in the countryside of Fritch. Austin
preceded her in death on May 20, 2005.
Mrs. Sneed is survived by two daughters, Jody Sneed of Fritch and Jeanne King
and husband Buddy of Newcastle, Okla.; two granddaughters, Kari King of
Amarillo and Lori Gonzalez and husband Carlos of Oklahoma City; a brother, Guy
Folley of Canadian; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family suggests memorials be to the Panhandle Chapter of the Muscular
Dystrophy Association or the American Heart Association.
Pallbearers will be Buddy King, Carlos Gonzalez, Joe Childress, Mike Geisler,
Carl Veukei and Michael Adams.
Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Minton Funeral Home and Chapel
in Fritch.
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James "Jay" V. Shepherd
MEMPHIS - James "Jay" V. Shepherd, 84, of Houston, formerly of Memphis, died
Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006, in Houston.
Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery with the
Rev. Gary Boles officiating. Arrangements are by Hughs Funeral Home.
Mr. Shepherd was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Brice to W.E. Shepherd and Tilda
Munsey Shepherd. He grew up in Lakeview and graduated from Lakeview High
School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Air Force as a radio operator from 1942
until 1946, at which time he moved to Memphis. He married Betty Sue Crump on
Sept. 13, 1947, in Memphis. They moved to Amarillo in 1951, where he worked as
a dental lab technician at the Air Force Base and for the Veterans
Administration at the VA Hospital. While in Amarillo, he was a member of San
Jacinto United Methodist Church and the American Legion. Mr. Shepherd moved to
Houston in 2000. He was a member of Fairhaven United Methodist Church in
Houston. He loved to hunt and fish.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Webb
Shepherd in April 1990; a grandson, Sean Shepherd in 1998; three brothers; and
four sisters.
Survivors include his wife, Betty of Houston; a daughter, Susan Shepherd
Carpenter of Houston; a son, Barry Edd Shepherd of Houston; three
grandchildren, Jason Caine Carpenter of Houston, Lisa Ann Shepherd of
California and Summer Shepherd of Amarillo; a sister-in-law, Lucille Godfrey
of Memphis; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Sign the online guest book at www.hughsfuneralhome.com.
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Mario H. Trevino
PLAINVIEW - Mario H. Trevino, 75, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, in Lubbock.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in St. Alice Catholic Church with the Rev.
Jim McCartney of St. Alice Catholic Church officiating. Burial will follow in
Plainview Memorial Park by Bartley Funeral Home.
Mr. Trevino was born Oct. 17, 1930, in Monterrey, Mexico, to Ines and Aurora
Trevino. He married Jacquline Ann Crowell on Aug. 9, 1960, in El Paso.
Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Leslie Crafton of Lubbock; two
brothers, Bobby Trevino of Nevada and Fidel Trevino of Monterrey; and two
sisters, Tobi of Laredo and Elsa of Monterrey.
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New Mexico
Evelyn V. Spell
CLOVIS, N.M. - Evelyn V. Spell, 77, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, in Denver.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in 16th & Pile Church of Christ with Jim
Gammon officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Steed-
Todd Funeral Home.
Mrs. Spell was born Jan. 31, 1928, in Field to E. B. and Burness McDaniel
Gibbs. She married Glen Spell on Jan. 27, 1947.
Survivors include her mother of Kit Carson, Colo.; her husband of 59 years of
Clovis; a daughter, Cathy Sanders of Amarillo, Texas; three sons, Mike Spell
of Texico, Jim Spell of Belgrade, Mont., and Sandy Spell of Clovis; four
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Barbara Halderman of
Denver, Frances Criswell of Idaho Springs, Colo., and Vada Mast of Plainview,
Texas.
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Vic Taylor
CLAYTON, N.M. - Vic Taylor, 62, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Clayton Gospel Church with Mike Phipps,
pastor, and Greg Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Clayton Memorial
Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors.
Mr. Taylor was born May 31, 1943, in Levelland, Texas, to Lester Forrest
Taylor and Ruby White Taylor. He married Karen Devers on Aug. 13, 1965, in
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Thad Forrest Taylor of Clayton and Jerry
Bob Hinson of Levelland; a daughter, Katie King of Midland, Texas; seven
grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; a sister, Bette Jane Boydston of Fort
Worth; and a brother, Jerry Taylor of Mason, Texas.
Sign the online guest book at www.hassfuneralhome.com.
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Elsewhere
Virginia Davis Bufkin
DALLAS - Virginia Davis Bufkin, 83, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006.
Graveside services were at 4 p.m. Jan. 14 in Payne Spring Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home.
Mrs. Bufkin, formerly of Payne Springs, lived in Dallas for the past 15 years.
She was an accountant and a member of Payne Springs United Methodist Church,
where she was treasurer for 10 years.
Survivors include a son, Dick Bufkin.
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Millie Williams
BREMERTON, WASH. - Millie Williams, 90, died Sunday, Jan. 29, 2006.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Sinclair Missionary Baptist Church.
Arrangements are by Miller-Woodlawn Funeral Home.
Mrs. Williams was born May 30, 1915, to Washington and Laura Gaines in South
Pittsburg, Tenn. She was a homemaker and seamstress.
Survivors include three sons, Lewis, Gary and Gregory; four daughters, Shirley
Clinton, Vivian Hammond, Susan Reyes and Judy Williams; two brothers, Laster
Gaines and Carl Gaines; three sisters, Beatrice Franklin, Beulah Edwards and
Ruby Searcie; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a great-
great grandchild.
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Friday, February 3, 2006
Services
Services Pending
J.R. Brayboy, 98, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2006, in Jefferson, Ind.
Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.
Mary Margaret Faylor, 83, of Borger died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. Brown Funeral
Directors.
Jennie Freeman, 90, former longtime Dumas resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 31,
2006. Morrison Funeral Directors.
Services Scheduled
James Davis, 53, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. Graveside services
will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral
Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40.
Dorothy "Dottie" Douglass, 85, of Plainview died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church. Burial
will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home.
Lillie M. Mercer, 94, of Canyon died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006. Services will be
at 11 a.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church of Canyon. Graveside
services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Silverton Cemetery in Silverton by
Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.
F.C. "Flaby" Shubert, 95, of Texhoma, Okla., died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, in
Stratford, Texas. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in James Church of God.
Burial will be in Texhoma Cemtery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home.
Vona Laura Scott Williams, 90, of Ganado, formerly of the Panhandle, died
Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006. Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday in
Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon by Robertson Funeral Directors.
Services Today
Eddie Burk, 48, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. in The
Garden of Serenity in Westlawn Memorial Park. Memorial services will be at 2
p.m. in Riverview Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral
Directors of Borger.
Jean Collier Burnam, 62, of Hereford. Burial will be at 10 a.m. in Rest Lawn
Memorial Park Cemetery by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home.
Pat Washburn Calhoun, 76, of Amarillo. Mass will be at 2 p.m. in Rector
Funeral Home Coulter Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter St. Burial will follow in Llano
Cemetery.
Angela Monk Campbell, 88, of Stinnett. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. in
Brown's Memorial Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Ann's
Catholic Church. Burial will be in Stinnett Cemetery by Brown Funeral
Directors of Borger.
Adelia Jane Craig, 79, of Pampa. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Miami
Cemetery in Miami. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.
Wannie Cyphers, 85, of Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. in Rector Funeral
Home Osage Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery.
Cecil Allen Duke, 66, of Wellington. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Fundamental
Baptist Church. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Adams Funeral
Home.
Patricia Ruth Estep, 66, of Pampa. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Calvary
Baptist Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-
Whatley Funeral Directors.
Rosalie Elizabeth Grotegut, 67, of Gruver. Mass of Christian Burial will be at
10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Spearman. Burial will follow in
Gruver Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon, Okla.
Billy Pat Latimer, 81, of Amarillo. Services will be at 1 p.m. in Schooler
Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100
S. Georgia St.
Kenneth Paul McDonald Jr., 45, of Pampa. Services will be at 10 a.m. in Minton
Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in The Garden of Serenity in Westlawn Memorial
Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Herschel C. "Mac" McFarland, 100, of Canyon. Graveside services will be at 11
a.m. in Llano Garden Mausoleum. Entombment will be in Llano Garden Mausoleum
by Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Clarence J. "Cherry" Moore, 93, of Clovis, N.M. Burial will be at 1 p.m. CST
in Goree, Texas, by Steed-Todd Funeral Home.
Manuel Orosco, 75, of Hereford. Celebration of life services will be at 1 p.m.
in San Jose Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. Anthony's Catholic
Cemetery by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home.
Ruby Corley Richardson, 97, of Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m.
in Llano Cemetery. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home,
4100 S. Georgia St.
Nestora "Minnie" Salazar, 95, of Amarillo. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. in
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mass will be
at 10 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be
in Llano Cemetery.
Evelyn V. Spell, 77, of Clovis, N.M. Services will be at 2 p.m. in 16th & Pile
Church of Christ. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Steed-Todd
Funeral Home.
Lula M. Swim, 84, of Matador. Services will be at 3 p.m. in First United
Methodist Church in Roaring Springs. Burial will be in Roaring Springs
Cemetery by Seigler Funeral Home of Matador.
Mario H. Trevino, 75, of Plainview. Services will be at 2 p.m. in St. Alice
Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park by Bartley
Funeral Home.
David "Cody" Walls, 60, of Amarillo. Memorial Services will be at 10 a.m. in
Northwest Texas Hospital Chapel. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Memorial
Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Millie Williams, 90, of Bremerton, Wash. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. in
Sinclair Missionary Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Miller-Woodlawn
Funeral Home.
Marion A. Witthar, 86, of Hereford. Prayer vigil will be at 7 p.m. in Rix
Funeral Directors Chapel. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Anthony's
Catholic Church. Burial will follow in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery.
John W. Woods, 93, of Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. in First Christian
Church. Graveside services will be in the Maddox-Parker section of the Miami
Cemetery in Miami by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.
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