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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 ==================================================================== Area Gladys Mobley HEREFORD - Gladys "Granny" Mobley, 93, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Frio Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Perkins, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westpark Cemetery by Rix Funeral Directors. Mrs. Mobley was born in Comanche and had lived in Hereford for 20 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Senior Citizens Association. She was a charter member of Frio Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, H.M. Mobley, in 1940; by a son, Austin Mobley, in 1977; and by a daughter, Nell Miller, in 1988. Survivors include two daughters, Margurite Cole of Hereford and Dorothy Reno of Midland; two sons, Raymond Mobley and Don Mobley, both of Farmington, N.M.; a sister, Opal Bentley of Monahans; a brother, J.W. Taylor of Odessa; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Iola Violet Hair PAMPA - Iola Violet Hair, 76, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997. Graveside services will be at 4:30 p.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Arrington, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Hair was born in Ogden, Ark., and had lived in Pampa since 1962. She married John Wesley Hair Sr. in 1967 at Memphis. He died in 1977. She had worked for Coston Bakery and Coronado Hospital. Survivors include a son, James "Jim" Harris of Duncanville; a daughter, Brenda Beckham of San Antonio; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association. Lydia Elizabeth Colbert BORGER - Lydia Elizabeth Colbert, 83, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Evergreen Garden at Westlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Earl Skaggs, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Colbert was born in Sperry, Okla., and had been a Borger resident since 1988. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil "Sparky" Colbert, in 1985. Survivors include a daughter, Lydia Fowlkes of Borger; a sister, Loretta Wilson of Glenna Park; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Hospice of the Panhandle in Borger. Lora Alice Carter PANHANDLE - Lora Alice Carter, 94, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Perkins, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Carter was born in Port, Okla., and had been a longtime Panhandle and Pampa resident. When she was a teenager, she drove a horse and buggy to the Texas Panhandle from Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church and the Friendship Circle Home Demonstration Club. She was a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a mother / adviser for the Rainbow Girls. She married Van Henry Carter in 1919 at Pampa. He died in 1967. Survivors include a daughter, Helen C. Crawford of Panhandle; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Garretson Retirement Center. Della Myrtle Allen CLARENDON - Della Myrtle Allen, 92, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories with Wilbert Bernabe, pastor of First Christian Church at Claude, and Everett Stevenson, pastor of First Christian Church at Clarendon, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery. Mrs. Allen was born in Newlin. She was a resident of Utah before moving to Clarendon in 1947. She married James Robert "Bob" Allen in 1942 at Grand Junction, Colo. He died in 1968. She had worked at various businesses in Clarendon for most of her life before retiring. She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include four daughters, Della Spivey of Grand Prairie, Thelma Downing of El Sobrante, Calif., Jean Williams of Salt Lake City and Millie Wright of Calimesa, Calif.; two sons, James Allen Dobbs of Sumter, S.C., and Ralph Dobbs of Salt Lake City; two brothers, Homer Deaton of Frisco and Herman Deaton of Gainesville; 11 grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Alice Irene McDonald Webb MIAMI, Texas - Alice Irene McDonald Webb, 99, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Miami Church of Christ with Glen Walton, minister of Bell Avenue Church of Christ in Amarillo, and George Lundberg officiating. Burial will be in Miami Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors in Pampa. Mrs. Webb was born in Bell County near Temple. She married Thomas Van Webb Sr. He died in 1943. She also was preceded in death by five children, Homer C. Webb, Francis E. Webb, James H. Webb, Doreen Baucom and Thomas Van Webb Jr. She was a rancher and a homemaker. She was a longtime member of the Church of Christ and a member of the Miami Senior Citizens Center and the Miami Lions Club. Survivors include a son, Verner C. Webb of Amarillo; two daughters, Marie Gill and Joyce Moore, both of Miami; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105-1905. Edna G. Taylor PAMPA - Edna G. Taylor, 99, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Glover and the Rev. Jerry Arrington, associate pastors, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Taylor was born in Indian Territory. She moved to Pampa in 1907 from Comanche, Okla. She attended the Wayside school north of Pampa known as the "Little Red School House." She married Homer B. Taylor in 1915 at Pampa. He died in 1985. She had been a charter member of First Baptist Church for 81 years. She also was a charter member of the Wayside Club and a member of the Pampa Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include a son, H.B. Taylor Jr. of Pampa; three daughters, Doris Walsh, Dora Reeves and Ida Ruth Price, all of Pampa; 11 grandchildren; 24 greatgrandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to First Baptist Church or Meals on Wheels. Imogene Molly Webb Hargesheimer QUANAH - Imogene Molly Webb Hargesheimer, 82, a former Quanah resident, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Church of Christ with Lyndal Werner officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Hargesheimer was born in Quanah. She was a longtime resident of Quanah until 1994 when she moved to Lubbock due to illness. She married Price Hargesheimer in 1933. He died in 1984. She also was preceded in death by a son, Mackie Webb Hargesheimer, in 1939; and a daughter, Oma Gene Havins, in 1992. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Kenneth Hargesheimer of Lubbock; a sister, Eureka Scarbrough of Quanah; a brother, Frank Webb of Kamay; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Westview Boys Home in Hollis, Okla., or the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association. Pauline Martin STRATFORD - Pauline Martin, 70, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Stratford Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Metzger, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Martin was born in Plains, Kan., and had been a lifetime Stratford resident. She retired from the United State Post Office in Stratford in 1986 after 17 years of service. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and a longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 960 in Stratford. She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. "Bill" Martin, in 1985. Survivors include two sons, Ted Martin of Rapid City, S.D., and Denny Martin of Lubbock; two daughters, Mary Pat Williams of Stratford and Kathleen Searle of Lyons, Kan.; a sister, Rosemary Keener of Wichita Falls; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will be at 612 S. Fulton. They request memorials be to First United Methodist Church of Stratford. Area Gladys Mobley HEREFORD - Gladys "Granny" Mobley, 93, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Frio Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Perkins, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westpark Cemetery by Rix Funeral Directors. Mrs. Mobley was born in Comanche and had lived in Hereford for 20 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Senior Citizens Association. She was a charter member of Frio Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, H.M. Mobley, in 1940; by a son, Austin Mobley, in 1977; and by a daughter, Nell Miller, in 1988. Survivors include two daughters, Margurite Cole of Hereford and Dorothy Reno of Midland; two sons, Raymond Mobley and Don Mobley, both of Farmington, N.M.; a sister, Opal Bentley of Monahans; a brother, J.W. Taylor of Odessa; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Iola Violet Hair PAMPA - Iola Violet Hair, 76, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997. Graveside services will be at 4:30 p.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Arrington, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Hair was born in Ogden, Ark., and had lived in Pampa since 1962. She married John Wesley Hair Sr. in 1967 at Memphis. He died in 1977. She had worked for Coston Bakery and Coronado Hospital. Survivors include a son, James "Jim" Harris of Duncanville; a daughter, Brenda Beckham of San Antonio; three grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association. Lydia Elizabeth Colbert BORGER - Lydia Elizabeth Colbert, 83, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Evergreen Garden at Westlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Earl Skaggs, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Colbert was born in Sperry, Okla., and had been a Borger resident since 1988. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil "Sparky" Colbert, in 1985. Survivors include a daughter, Lydia Fowlkes of Borger; a sister, Loretta Wilson of Glenna Park; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Hospice of the Panhandle in Borger. Lora Alice Carter PANHANDLE - Lora Alice Carter, 94, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Perkins, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Carter was born in Port, Okla., and had been a longtime Panhandle and Pampa resident. When she was a teenager, she drove a horse and buggy to the Texas Panhandle from Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church and the Friendship Circle Home Demonstration Club. She was a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a mother / adviser for the Rainbow Girls. She married Van Henry Carter in 1919 at Pampa. He died in 1967. Survivors include a daughter, Helen C. Crawford of Panhandle; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Garretson Retirement Center. Della Myrtle Allen CLARENDON - Della Myrtle Allen, 92, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories with Wilbert Bernabe, pastor of First Christian Church at Claude, and Everett Stevenson, pastor of First Christian Church at Clarendon, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery. Mrs. Allen was born in Newlin. She was a resident of Utah before moving to Clarendon in 1947. She married James Robert "Bob" Allen in 1942 at Grand Junction, Colo. He died in 1968. She had worked at various businesses in Clarendon for most of her life before retiring. She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include four daughters, Della Spivey of Grand Prairie, Thelma Downing of El Sobrante, Calif., Jean Williams of Salt Lake City and Millie Wright of Calimesa, Calif.; two sons, James Allen Dobbs of Sumter, S.C., and Ralph Dobbs of Salt Lake City; two brothers, Homer Deaton of Frisco and Herman Deaton of Gainesville; 11 grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Alice Irene McDonald Webb MIAMI, Texas - Alice Irene McDonald Webb, 99, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Miami Church of Christ with Glen Walton, minister of Bell Avenue Church of Christ in Amarillo, and George Lundberg officiating. Burial will be in Miami Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors in Pampa. Mrs. Webb was born in Bell County near Temple. She married Thomas Van Webb Sr. He died in 1943. She also was preceded in death by five children, Homer C. Webb, Francis E. Webb, James H. Webb, Doreen Baucom and Thomas Van Webb Jr. She was a rancher and a homemaker. She was a longtime member of the Church of Christ and a member of the Miami Senior Citizens Center and the Miami Lions Club. Survivors include a son, Verner C. Webb of Amarillo; two daughters, Marie Gill and Joyce Moore, both of Miami; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105-1905. Edna G. Taylor PAMPA - Edna G. Taylor, 99, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Glover and the Rev. Jerry Arrington, associate pastors, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Taylor was born in Indian Territory. She moved to Pampa in 1907 from Comanche, Okla. She attended the Wayside school north of Pampa known as the "Little Red School House." She married Homer B. Taylor in 1915 at Pampa. He died in 1985. She had been a charter member of First Baptist Church for 81 years. She also was a charter member of the Wayside Club and a member of the Pampa Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include a son, H.B. Taylor Jr. of Pampa; three daughters, Doris Walsh, Dora Reeves and Ida Ruth Price, all of Pampa; 11 grandchildren; 24 greatgrandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to First Baptist Church or Meals on Wheels. Imogene Molly Webb Hargesheimer QUANAH - Imogene Molly Webb Hargesheimer, 82, a former Quanah resident, died Thursday, Jan. 2, 1997, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Church of Christ with Lyndal Werner officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Hargesheimer was born in Quanah. She was a longtime resident of Quanah until 1994 when she moved to Lubbock due to illness. She married Price Hargesheimer in 1933. He died in 1984. She also was preceded in death by a son, Mackie Webb Hargesheimer, in 1939; and a daughter, Oma Gene Havins, in 1992. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Kenneth Hargesheimer of Lubbock; a sister, Eureka Scarbrough of Quanah; a brother, Frank Webb of Kamay; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Westview Boys Home in Hollis, Okla., or the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association. Pauline Martin STRATFORD - Pauline Martin, 70, died Friday, Jan. 3, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Stratford Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Metzger, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Martin was born in Plains, Kan., and had been a lifetime Stratford resident. She retired from the United State Post Office in Stratford in 1986 after 17 years of service. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and a longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 960 in Stratford. She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. "Bill" Martin, in 1985. Survivors include two sons, Ted Martin of Rapid City, S.D., and Denny Martin of Lubbock; two daughters, Mary Pat Williams of Stratford and Kathleen Searle of Lyons, Kan.; a sister, Rosemary Keener of Wichita Falls; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will be at 612 S. Fulton. They request memorials be to First United Methodist Church of Stratford.