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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Thanks to the Amarillo Newspapers for allowing us to place their online obits in the USGenWeb Archives ==================================================================== Amarillo Alice Cowan Dolloff Alice Cowan Dolloff, 70, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 Bell St. with the Rev. Floyd Haddock, retired Baptist minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Dolloff was born in Shamrock and had lived in Amarillo since 1969. She graduated from Briscoe High School in 1944. She married Lonnie J. Dolloff in 1946 at Seagraves. He died in 1986. She was a homemaker and had worked for Kmart since 1971. She retired in 1983. She was a Baptist. Survivors include three daughters, Dottie Rushing of Shamrock, Jenny Clem of Killeen and Tina Martin of Amarillo; two sons, Jerrell Dolloff of Arlington and Steve Dolloff of Dallas; two sisters, Dottie Bell Haralson of Wellington and Sally Smith of Pampa; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family will be at 3623 S. Hughes St. Mary Jo Pace Mary Jo Pace, 81, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Temple Baptist Church with Richard Dickerson of the church officiating. Private committal will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Pace was born in Strong City, Okla. She married Bill Pace in 1930 at Cheyenne, Okla. He died in 1971. She moved to Amarillo in 1936 and began working as a salesperson at Levineıs Clothiers in 1952. She retired in 1977. She then worked at Hollywood Clothiers until 1982. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Carpenters Union and Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Robert Pace of Amarillo; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Arthur L. Koenig Arthur L. Koenig, 77, of 4126 S. Hughes St., died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Vigil services will be at 6 p.m. Sunday in Colonial Funeral Chapel, 1010 W. Ninth Ave. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday in Colonial Funeral Chapel by Monsignor Francis A. Smyer of St. Maryıs Catholic Church. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Koenig was born in Amarillo and grew up in the St. Francis district where he farmed until 1958. He retired from ASARCO and in 1976 began working for IBP inc. He retired from there in 1986. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of St. Josephıs Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by a son, William L. Koenig, in 1985; and his wife, Vivian G. Koenig, in 1988. Survivors include two sons, Joseph Arthur Koenig of Round Rock and Robert Leo Koenig of Amarillo; a daughter, Harriet Ellen Hearn of Amarillo; a brother, Albert L. Koenig of Amarillo; three sisters, Mary Raef, Dora Lane and Laura Bailey, all of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family will be at 4126 S. Hughes St., and requests memorials be to St. Anthonyıs Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176; or the Amarillo Speech, Hearing and Language Center, 1300 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, Texas 79106-1743. New Mexico Junior Larry Woods MELROSE, N.M. - Junior Larry Woods, 21/2, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1996, at Lubbock, Texas. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in the Melrose Cemetery with the Rev. Coy Brewer officiating. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Junior was born in Apple Valley, Calif. Survivors include his parents, Charles and Barbara Woods of the home; three brothers, Brian of the home, and Chuck and Splinter, both of California; five sisters, Amanda of the home, Angela, Lisa and Krystal, all of California, and Nicole of Melrose; and grandparents, Carol Bales of Anaheim, Calif., Larry Bales of Las Vegas, Nev., Junior and Juanita Woods of Melrose, Merita Bales of Floris, Iowa, and Helen Riley of Fairfax, Iowa. Harrison Clint Hadley CLAYTON, N.M. - Harrison Clint Hadley, infant son of Keith and Annetta Hadley, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Palo Duro Baptist Church at Wildorado, Texas, with the Rev. Johnny Griffith of Avenue Baptist Church of Hereford, Texas, officiating. Burial will be in Wildorado Cemetery at Wildorado by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St., in Amarillo. Harrison was born in Amarillo. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Hayden Hadley of the home; grandparents, Patsy Kirkpatrick of Dumas, Texas, Raymond Hadley of Portales, Doug George of Clayton and Judy George of Corpus Christi, Texas; and great-grandparents, John and Mildred Hill of Clovis, and John Hadley and Lela Mae George, both of of Friona, Texas. The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farleyıs Boys Ranch; the Ronald McDonald House; or the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit at Northwest Texas Hospital. Edward A. Mares TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Edward A. Mares, 64, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Anneıs Catholic Church by the Rev. John C. Daniel. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Mares was born in Tucumcari and had been a lifetime Tucumcari resident. He retired as a plumber and carpenter. He was a member of St. Anneıs Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Connie Y. Mares of Tucumcari and Nora Murguis of Amarillo; three brothers, Ambrose Mares Sr. of San Francisco, and Larence Mares and Ambrose Mares Jr., both of Tucumcari; a sister, Nora Maestas of Belen; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing at the funeral home from this morning until 10 a.m. Monday. Elsewhere Gloria Saunders BOWIE - Gloria Saunders, 70, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1996. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with Dr. Ronnie Lawson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery at Stoneburg by Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley Funeral Home. Mrs. Saunders was born in Montague and was a longtime resident of Amarillo before moving to Bowie eight years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. She married Byron O. Saunders in 1946 at Montague. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Paul Keith Saunders of Friendswood, Randall Gene Saunders of Webster and Mark Lane Saunders of Amarillo; a brother, Gene Beck of Wichita Falls; and six grandchildren. Archie Ned Hutchison SALT LAKE CITY - Archie Ned Hutchison, 57, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 1996, at Boise, Idaho. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Broadview Church of the Nazarene at Broadview, N.M., with the Rev. Rick Hutchison officiating. Burial will be in Grady Cemetery at Grady, N.M. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis, N.M. Mrs. Hutchison was born in Tucumcari, N.M. He attended school at Anchorage, Alaska. He served four years in the Navy and then served on the Anchorage Police Department for 20 years. He retired in 1984. He was a pilot for Northern Air Cargo in Anchorage for eight years. He moved to Arkansas for four years and currently was a pilot for Desert Air at Salt Lake City. Survivors include three sons, Greg Hutchison of Moses Lake, Wash., and Cory Hutchison and Clint Hutchison, both of Ocean Shores, Wash.; a daughter, Cari Hutchison of Ocean Shores; four brothers, Benjamin Hutchison of Bellflower, Calif., Elmer Hutchison of Amarillo, Johnnie Hutchison of Everett, Wash., and Fred Hutchison of Elma, Wash.; and a sister, Marie Shaw of Fresno, Calif. The family suggests memorials be to the Shriners Crippled Childrenıs Fund. Area Mary Lea Sisemore PLAINVIEW - Mary Lea Sisemore, 73, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1996. Services were at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church of Halfway with the Rev. Alvin Petty, pastor, and the Rev. Dennis Williams, pastor of First Baptist Church of Lorenzo, officiating. Burial was in Plainview Memorial Park by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mrs. Sisemore was born in Plainview. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1941 and attended Lippertıs Business College. She married Ben Sisemore in 1950 at Plainview. They farmed four miles north of Halfway until her husbandıs death in 1984. She moved to Plainview in 1984. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Halfway and the Methodist Hospital Auxiliary. She was a former member of the Halfway Home Demonstration Club. She was a telephone operator for many years with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. Survivors include a son, Clarence W. Sisemore of Odessa; a daughter, Beth Hanley of Abilene; two sisters, Janet Beck of Dumas and Clarice Alley of Plainview; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchildren. Hollis Walser HEREFORD - Hollis Walser, 81, died Friday, Dec. 13, 1996. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery at Amarillo with the Rev. Robert Field officiating. Arrangements are by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mr. Walser was born in McLean. He moved to Deaf Smith County in 1917 from McLean. He was an electrician and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the National Electrical Inspectors Associating. He was a Baptist. He married Edith May Walls in 1945 at Quartzite, Ariz. Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Eva Diane Blair of Indio, Calif., Yvonne Rooks of Yankton, S.D., Dorothy Della Moody of Amarillo, and Zella May Cates and Hollis Marie Halford, both of Canyon; three sons, David Milton Walser of Eugene, Ore., B. Jack Walser of Amarillo and Charles Melton Walser of Dallas; his 108-year-old father, C.R. Walser of Hereford; a brother, Guy Walser of Hereford; a sister, Leatrus Clark of Hereford; 21 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Hereford Senior Citizens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and at Trinity Baptist Church in Amarillo from noon to 1:30 p.m. Monday. T.D. Terrell QUANAH - T.D. Terrell, 74, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Church of Christ with Lyndal Werner, minister, and Jack Diltz of Altus, Okla., Curtis Kastner of Manhattan, Kan., and David Terrell of Edmond, Okla., all nephews of Mr. Terrell, officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park by PriceJackson Funeral Home. Mr. Terrell was born in Quanah and had lived in Quanah all of his life. He married Pat Steffey in 1947 at Vernon. He retired from Georgia Pacific and was a member of the Church of Christ. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and served on Iwo Jima. Survivors include his wife; two sisters, Evah Jo Diltz of Altus and Opal East of Quanah; and a brother, A.J. Terrell Jr. of Quanah. The family requests memorials be to the Quanah Church of Christ or Westview Boys Home in Hollis, Okla. Rosemary Sullivan Griffin Howard CHILDRESS - Rosemary Sullivan Griffin Howard, 82, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 1996. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Currie of Crowell officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery. Mrs. Howard was born in Delta County. She married Elton Howard in 1946 at Colorado Springs, Colo. She was a homemaker and a lifetime member of the Methodist church and the Womenıs Society of Christian Service. She was an active member of the Texas Historical Commission in Lubbock and Childress, the Childress Heritage Museum and the Childress County Home Demonstration Club. She also was a member of the Cow Belles of Lubbock. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Eugene Earle Griffin, in 1945; and two daughters, Cornelia and Martha. Survivors include her husband; four sons, Horace Griffin of Midland, Eugene Griffin of Portland, James Howard of Dallas and David R. Howard of Quanah; a daughter, Mary Anderson of Corpus Christi; 11 grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. Pablo Herrera DIMMITT - Pablo Herrera, 64, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Vigil services were at 7 p.m. Friday in Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. today in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church by the Rev. Guillermo Morales, pastor. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens. Mr. Herrera was born in Crystal City. He lived in Hale Center before moving to Dimmitt in 1951. He married Susie Cabello in 1949 at San Pedro, Minn. He was a farmer and was employed by Frank Wise for 35 years. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by two sons, Ruben Herrera in 1982 and Frank Herrera in 1987. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Paul Herrera Jr. and Raul Herrera, both of Dimmitt, and Gilbert Herrera of Amarillo; six daughters, Paula Espinosa, Gracy Enriquez, Diane Reyna, Mary Ann Rodriquez and Sylvia Oltivera, all of Dimmitt, and Erma Castillo of Clute; three sisters, Josephine Villareal of Crystal City, Juanita Soto of Fresno, Calif., and Antonia Molina of Flint, Mich.; 27 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Spencer Dove DIMMITT - Spencer "Pete" Dove, 79, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Gressett, youth minister of First Baptist Church, and Roy Dove, pastor of United Church of God in Shreveport, La., officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. Dove was born in Montague County. He lived in Dalhart before moving to Dimmitt in 1964. He married Mary Hancock in 1938 at Dalhart. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a butcher and worked for Dimmitt Meat Co. for 32 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; a son, Roy Dove of Minden, La.; three daughters, Barbara Thompson of Hartley, Peggy Beebe of Bayfield, Colo., and Debbie Annen of Dimmitt; 17 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 1201 Western Circle Drive, Dimmitt, Texas 79027. Martha E. Roden PAMPA - Martha E. Roden, 66, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 1996. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Jim Prock, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Ms. Roden was born in Shamrock and had been a resident of Pampa since the late 1940s. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Heloise Fagan of Seal Beach, Calif. The family will be at 1105 Cinderella or 2325 Comanche. M. Joy Turner PAMPA - M. Joy Turner, 67, died Friday, Dec. 13, 1996. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ with Marcus Brecheen, minister, and Glen Walton, minister of Bell Avenue Church of Christ in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Turner was born in Erick, Okla., and had been a resident of Pampa since 1934. She married Eugene Turner in 1947 at Pampa. He died in 1987. She also was preceded in death by a son, Robert Allen Turner, in 1969. She was a homemaker and worked in real estate sales. She was a member of the Pampa Board of Realtors and Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters, Amy Alexander of Pampa and Donna Hood of Temple; a son, Burt Turner of Pampa; a brother, John T. Hutchens of New Orleans; nine grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. The family will be at 1109 Starkweather, and requests memorials be to the music fund or the benevolence fund of Mary Ellen & Harvester Church of Christ Music.