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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 ==================================================================== Last updated; Thursday, July 3, 1997, 7:05 AM Amarillo Margaret McCuistion Margaret McCuistion, 77, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Richard Dickerson of Temple Baptist Church officiating. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today in Temple Baptist Church with Rev. Dickerson officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. McCuistion was born in Corsicana. She was a homemaker and worked as the church secretary at Temple Baptist Church. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church and the JOY Club. She married L.D. "Buster'' McCuistion in 1946 at Fort Worth. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Donna Ekrut of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will be at 8200 Coulter St. They suggest memorials be to Temple Baptist Church, 3208 S. Van Buren St., Amarillo, Texas. Florine Moore Florine Moore, 89, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 Bell St., with Chester O'Brien of First Baptist Church officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. in Dreamland Cemetery at Canyon. Mrs. Moore was born in Arlie. She married Floyd Moore in 1928 at Arlie. They had farmed in Collingsworth and Randall counties. Mr. Moore died in 1953. In 1953, Mrs. Moore moved to Canyon and began working as a seamstress at Warren's Department Store. In 1976, she moved to Amarillo and worked for Colbert's. She retired in 1978. She was a member of the Canyon chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and First Baptist Church in Amarillo. Survivors include a daughter, Ann Griffin of Abernathy; a son, Larry Moore of Amarillo; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch. Mildred B. Good Mildred B. Good, 94, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Howard Childers of Westminster Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Good was born in Cleburne. She moved to Amarillo in 1981 from Hardy, Ark. She graduated from Texas Woman's University in Denton. She taught math and science in Tennessee and Hardy before retiring in 1968. She was a member of the Arkansas Teachers Association. She was preceded in death by two husbands, G.M. Yowell and Charles Good. Survivors include two sons, Grover M. Yowell of San Diego and Thomas J. Yowell of Sacramento, Calif.; a daughter, Karli Dye of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, LaVerne Davis of Denton; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to a children's home, Planned Parenthood or a favorite charity. Bill Mannin Sr. Bill Mannin Sr., 58, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Faye Roberts, pastor of River Road Fellowship Church, and Joe Kirkwood, associate pastor, officiating. Entombment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery East Mausoleum. Mr. Mannin was born in Smyer. He moved to Amarillo in 1956 from Ropesville. He married Kay Singleton in 1957 at Amarillo. He was a paint contractor and a member of River Road Fellowship Church. Survivors include his wife; a son, Billy Mannin Jr. of Amarillo; two daughters, Terry Tow and Felecia Velasquez, both of Amarillo; three brothers, A.J. Mannin of Chico, Vic Mannin of Amarillo and Jim Mannin of Lubbock; four sisters, Pat Kale and Betty Ann Wiley, both of Tyler, Martha Stark of Plainview and Linda Nivens of New Mexico; and six grandchildren. Earnestine Franklin Earnestine Franklin, 68, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, July 2, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, in Church of the Living God in Guthrie, Okla., with Elder B.E. Hall, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Summit View Cemetery at Guthrie by Pollard Funeral Home of Oklahoma City. Local arrangements are by Warford-Walker Mortuary Inc., 509 N. Hughes St. Mrs. Franklin was born in Clearview, Okla., and attended public school in Guthrie. She had been a longtime Amarillo resident. She was a member of Church of the Living God and was the financial secretary there. She worked at Colbert's for more than 18 years. Survivors include a daughter, Zoetta Morgan of Amarillo; six sisters, Dorothy Witherspoon, Peggy Golover and Jewel Black, all of Guthrie, Betty Brooks of Denver, Novella Phillips of Aurora, Colo., and Yzella Cassius of Los Angeles; two brothers, Oemer Franklin and Joseph Franklin, both of Oklahoma City; a granddaughter; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The body will be available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at WarfordWalker Mortuary. New Mexico Jacqueline Marie Bradshaw CLOVIS, N.M. - Jacqueline "Jackie'' Marie Bradshaw, 43, died Monday, June 30, 1997, in Lubbock, Texas. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Church of God with Kelvin Copeland officiating. Cremation and burial will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mrs. Bradshaw was born in Bakersfield, Calif., and moved to Clovis in 1995. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of God. Survivors include her husband, Robert Carroll; two sons, Vance Monroe Edwards of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Shon Dale Walton of Nevada; two daughters, Jeannette Marie Bradshaw of Merced, Calif., and Queline Joyce Edwards of Heber Springs, Ark.; three brothers, William Johnson Jr. of Clovis, Norman Ray Johnson of Coleman, Texas, and Delbert James Johnson of Oxford, Ark.; two sisters, Patricia Ann Elkins of Oxford and Lorrie Virgil of Clovis; and five grandchildren. Elsewhere Willie Mae Toney Brumfield DENHAM SPRINGS, La. - Willie Mae Toney Brumfield, 76, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Gray's Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Sullivan officiating. Burial will be in Felders Cemetery by Seale Funeral Service Inc. Mrs. Brumfield was born in Franklinton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor J. Brumfield. She was a member of Gray's Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Susan K. Gibson of Crossett, Ark.; four sons, Larry Brumfield and Scott Brumfield, both of Denham Springs, Jimmy Brumfield of Baton Rouge and Don Brumfield of Clovis, N.M.; two sisters, Maudie Reeves of Franklinton and Doris Wactor of Biloxi, Miss.; a brother, Curtis Toney of Springfield; 10 grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. today at Gray's Creek Baptist Church. The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers be to the Gray's Creek Baptist Church building fund. Area Claude Miller Coffer FARWELL - Claude Miller Coffer, 90, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. J.L. Bass and the Rev. Richard Laverty officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Terrace Cemetery by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis, N.M.. Mr. Coffer was born in Altus, Okla., and had lived in Farwell since 1952. He was a retired school teacher and a former principal of Farwell Grade School. He also was a former superintendent of Amherst schools. He farmed in the Farwell area until retiring in 1977. He was a member of First Baptist Church and taught a men's Bible class there for 24 years. Mr. Coffer married Hattie Lee Wallace in 1934 at Granbury. She died in 1986. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Potter of El Paso and Martha Peoples of Lubbock; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Family Hospice of the Plains or First Baptist Church of Farwell. Victor Noel Imhoff PLAINVIEW - Victor Noel Imhoff, 86, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Neil Unwin, pastor, and the Rev. Leland Lewis, pastor of First Assembly of God Church in Lamesa, officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mr. Imhoff was born in Leedey, Okla. He worked for the Soil Conservation District in Hammon, Okla., before moving to Plainview in 1950. He drove a truck for a concrete company in Plainview. He was a member of First Assembly of God Church. Mr. Imhoff married Mattie Irene Burch in 1931 at Cheyenne, Okla. She died in 1984. He also was preceded in death by two daughters. Survivors include a daughter, Marlene Hurt of Stratford; two brothers, Crawford Imhoff of Yukon, Okla., and Kenneth Imhoff of Oklahoma City; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Charles Howard Harrison CHILDRESS - Charles Howard Harrison, 82, died Wednesday, July 2, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ila Mayes officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Harrison was born in Childress. He was a farmer and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife, Lillian P. Harrison; and a son, Greg Harrison of Bedford. Traci Lyn Box PLAINVIEW - Traci Lyn Box, 17, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in College Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Robertson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Lemons Funeral Home. Ms. Box was born in Plainview. She recently finished her junior year at Plainview High School. She was a member of the PHS a cappella choir and obtained a blue belt in karate. She attended College Heights Baptist Church. Survivors include her mother, Jacqueline Ulmer of Plainview; her father, Eldon Box of Flomot; a sister, Michelle Monroe of Plainview; two brothers, Jose Box of Plainview and Michael Box of Providence; and grandmother, Mildred Favor of Blanco. Gaberial Arteaga PLAINVIEW - Gaberial "Gabby'' Arteaga, 9, died Wednesday, July 2, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Ben Kasteel, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Lemons Funeral Home. Gaberial was born in Lubbock. She lived in Plainview and was a student at La Mesa Elementary School. Survivors include her mother, Cindy Arteaga of Plainview; a stepfather, Gilbert Garcia of Plainview; a sister, Jackie Arteaga of Plainview; two brothers, J.J. Garza and Matthew Garza, both of Plainview; and grandparents, Leonor and Leo Arteaga of Plainview, and Pete and Deloris Flores of Abilene. Ramon Salazar Jr. EARTH - Ramon Salazar Jr., 50, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Amherst Cemetery at Amherst with the Rev. Joe Augustine officiating. Arrangements are by Parsons-Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Salazar was born in Hockley County. He had lived in Earth since 1967, moving from Roundup. He was a farmer. He married Mary Ann Polando in 1975 at Littlefield. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Ramon Salazar III and Domingo Salazar, both of Earth; five daughters, Rosemary Salazar and Gloria Salazar, both of Earth, Angie Salazar of Littlefield, Angelica Grimes of Kentucky and Ramona Wilfred of Hawaii; his mother, Juana Salazar of Littlefield; a sister, Natalia Vasquez of Oklahoma; and two brothers, Joe Salazar of Littlefield and Roman Salazar of Anton. Nadia Arellanes DUMAS - Nadia Arellanes, 12, of Amarillo, a former Dumas resident, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church by the Rev. Richard Scully, pastor. Services and burial will be in Mexico. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Nadia was born in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico. She was a former Dumas resident and had lived in Amarillo for the past seven months. She was in the fourth grade. Survivors include her mother, Maria Leticia Rey of the home; her father, Joel Arellanes of Dumas; and grandmother, AnastaciaArellanes of Dumas. The family will be at 104 N. Meredith in Dumas.