Obit of Sifford, Herman L - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

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Herman L. Sifford

ADRIAN - Herman L. Sifford, 79, died Friday, June 27, 1997.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Adrian Baptist Church with 
Melvin Smith, a retired pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Vega 
Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 
5400 Bell St., Amarillo.

Mr. Sifford was born in Hammon, Okla. He joined the Army in 1944. He 
served on the islands of Okinawa, Manila, Saipan and Iwo Jima. He served 
with the 483rd Anti-aircraft Artillery Automatic Weapons Battalion until 
1945.

He married Hazel Lorean Batteas in 1934. They moved to Texas in 1946.

He was employed by the J.S. Bridwell Oil and Cattle Company from 1946 
until his retirement in 1982. He received many soil conservation awards 
during his tenure. He worked for the city of Adrian until the onset of his 
illness in 1997.

Survivors include his wife; three sons, Billy Leo Sifford of Bellavista, 
Ark., Alvin Lee Sifford and Lewis Wayne Sifford, both of Amarillo; a 
daughter, Peggy F. Rogers of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-
grandchildren.

The family requests memorials be to Vega Cemetery Fund or a charity of 
your choice.

Amarillo Globe News 30 Jun 1997
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