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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 Ima Long Ima Long, 89, of Dumas, a former longtime Amarillo resident, died Friday, April 11, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with the Rev. Bill Austin, retired minister, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Long was born in Wise County. She moved to Memphis in 1920 and to Amarillo in 1932. She lived in Amarillo for 61 years before moving to Dumas four years ago. She married James Perry Long in 1928 at Memphis. He died in 1964. She was a homemaker and a member of Summitt Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Letricia Ann Long Collins of Dumas; three sisters, Elizabeth Hulsey of Prescott, Ariz., Lois Goffinette of Memphis and Thelma Fogelman of Pittsburgh; a brother, Eddie Richardson of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a great-greatgrandchild; and a great-great-great-grandchild. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Paul Thomas McWhorter Paul Thomas McWhorter, 87, of Amarillo, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Balko, Okla., with the Rev. Rick Justice, pastor of Vigo Park Baptist Church at Vigo Park, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. McWhorter was born in Austin and had lived in Amarillo since 1982. He served with the Navy during World War II. He retired as a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of First Christian Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Terry McWhorter, this year. Survivors include his wife, Lorene McWhorter; three sons, Dick McWhorter of Galveston, Danny McWhorter of Amarillo and Tommy McWhorter of Big Sandy; two daughters, Kathy Poole of Vigo Park and Jane Daley of San Antonio; a sister, Kathleen Adrian of Houston; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family will be at 4715 Matador Trail. They request memorials be to the Terry McWhorter Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 41081, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1081; or a favorite charity. Nona Deen Dowell Nona Deen "Noni'' Dowell, 71, of Amarillo, died Friday, April 11, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at West Park Cemetery in Hereford with the Rev. Bill Gehm of Grace Community Church in Amarillo officiating. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Grace Community Church. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Dowell was born in Hereford and graduated as salutatorian of her class at Hereford High School in 1943. She attended the University of Texas at Austin. She married R.L. Dowell Jr. in 1944 at Hereford. She had been a youth worker and Sunday school teacher at Polk Street United Methodist Church during the 1960s and had worked as secretary for Beracah Bible Church and Bible Studies Inc. Mrs. Dowell was a homemaker, a volunteer for the High Plains Baptist Auxiliary and a member of Grace Community Church. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Lindsey Rose Givens of Artesia, N.M., and Delyse Baker of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will be at 3301 Paramount Blvd. and requests memorials be to Grace Community Church, 5511 W. Amarillo Blvd., Amarillo, Texas 79106. William T. Huckaby William T. Huckaby, 86, of Tracy, Calif., a former Amarillo resident, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Don Martin of Primitive Baptist Church of Perryton officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Huckaby was born in Boswell, Okla., and married Ruby Ola Burgess in 1928 at Tipton. She died in 1987. He moved to Amarillo from Fremont, Calif., in 1976 and moved back to Fremont in 1987. He was retired from the public school system in Fremont and was a member of Primitive Baptist Church of Fremont. He was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Wayne Huckaby, in 1986. Survivors include two sons, Donald Huckaby of Tracy and Billie Dee Huckaby of Amarillo; 12 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Della May Compton Della May Compton, 85, of Amarillo, died Friday, April 11, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Jay Roberson, pastor of Liberty Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Compton was born in Black Gum, Okla., and had been an Amarillo resident since 1952. She was a homemaker and a member of Grace Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert D. Compton. Survivors include four daughters, Augusta Dameron of Oklahoma City, Katherine Chambers of Wagoner, Okla., Betty Rogers of Amarillo and Ethel Jean Pickering of Laurel, Miss.; four sons, Charles W. Compton of Tulsa, Okla., and Gene Compton, Bert Compton and Gary Compton, all of Amarillo; a brother, Vester Anderson of Joplin, Mo.; 25 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1817 E. 25th Ave. Robert Lee Jones Robert Lee Jones, 79, of Amarillo, died Saturday, April 12, 1997. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Mr. Jones was born in Logansport, La. He founded Texas Blue Lake Pools in 1955 and also worked in the real estate business and as an automobile salesman in Amarillo. Mr. Jones was a past Exalted Ruler of the Benevolent Protective Order of the Elks Lodge No. 923. He was a 32nd Degree Mason of Lodge No. 731 and a member of the Scottish Rite and York Rite. Mr. Jones was a past member of the Khiva Shrine and the Khiva Cycle Escort. He was a member of St Joseph's Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Catherine S. Jones; a daughter, Mary Gray of Springville, Utah; four sons, Robert L. Jones Jr., Joe T. Jones and Jim Sam Jones, all of Amarillo, and Jay D. Jones of Leadville, Colo.; four sisters, Ruby Zylks of Atlanta, Texas, Audrey Biggers of Amarillo, Dorothy Anthony of Corpus Christi and Barbara Lovelace of Oklahoma City; 15 grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren. Elsewhere Martha Angus Carroll Griffis SAN ANTONIO - Martha Angus Carroll Griffis, 76, died Wednesday, April 9, 1997. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Northwood Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Frank Seaman officiating. Arrangements are by Sunset Funeral Home. Mrs. Griffis was born in Los Angeles. She graduated from Hollywood High School and Sawyers School of Business and had attended City College of Los Angeles. She had been an employee of Security First National Bank of Los Angeles. She had been a president of Fort Leonard Wood Chapter Reserve Officers Association Ladies Auxiliary and of the 10th Infantry Division Chapter Ladies Auxiliary. She was a member of the Girl Scouts of America, Neighborhood Chairman Reserve Officers Association, Schweinfurt, Germany, and Neighborhood Chairman, Garner San Antonio. She also was district cookie chairman NE for five years, council cookie chairman for the Alamo Area Council for two years and served as a Boy Scouts of America den mother at Van Nuys, Calif., for two years. Mrs. Griffis was a treasurer for four years for the San Antonio Historical and Genealogical Society, served on the board of trustees at Pilgrim Congregational Church for seven years and was a member of Northwood Presbyterian Church. She had been married to Henry H. Griffis for 53 years. Survivors include her husband; four children, Mary Elizabeth Lynch, Catherine Pearl Welch, David W. Griffis and Laura Louise Hoyle; and nine grandchildren. The family suggests in lieu of flowers memorials be made to the Collingwood Foundation for Education and Americanism, Alexandria, Va., or to the Scottish Rite Learning Center, San Antonio. Randy Flowers GUTHRIE - Randy Flowers, 46, of Arlington, a former Guthrie resident, died Friday, April 11, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Guthrie Cemetery. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home of Paducah. Mr. Flowers was born in Quanah. He graduated from Guthrie High School in 1968 and worked for the 6666 Ranch in Guthrie. He lived in Clayton, N.M., and managed the Five States Livestock Auction Cafe. He formerly owned Cal's Restaurant in Paducah. He lived in Abilene before moving to Arlington in 1994. He was employed by Business Hygiene of Dallas / Fort Worth. He was a Baptist and a member of Alcoholic's Anonymous. Survivors include his wife, Tarra Nann Townley Flowers of Arlington; two sons, Marty Flowers of Odessa and Jason Flowers of Arlington; a daughter, Tarra Michelle Flowers of Arlington; his mother, Yvonne Mingus of Odessa; two brothers, Ronny Flowers and Richard "Fudd'' Flowers, both of Greenwood; and a sister, Delilah Jones of Odessa. Geraldine Y. Anderson COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Geraldine "Jerry'' Y. Anderson, 74, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church at Ruidoso, N.M., with the Rev. Charles Jones officiating. Arrangements are by Swan Law Funeral Directors. Mrs. Anderson was born in Odessa, Texas. She married Ernest W. Anderson in 1942 at Albuquerque, N.M. He preceded her in death. She was a former resident of San Antonio and Ruidoso. Survivors include children, Susan Martinez of San Antonio, Judy Dotson of Houston, Evelyn "Evie'' Marshall of Colorado Springs and Robert Anderson of Littleton; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Solid Rock Christian Center, 10630 E. Iliff Ave., Aurora, Colo. 80014. Wesley Hargesheimer SPUR - Wesley Hargesheimer, 78, of the White River community, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Littlefield Memorial Park Cemetery with Charles Ball, minister of Highway 70 Church of Christ, and James Withrow of Sudan officiating. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home of Sudan. Mr. Hargesheimer was born in Whitesboro. He married Cordia Owens in 1940 at Quanah. He had lived in the White River community since 1991, moving from Sudan. He was a mechanic and bus foreman for the Sudan Independent School District and a member of Highway 70 Church of Christ. He was an Army veteran of World War II and had received many military awards including the EAME Ribbon, a Purple Heart and an oak leaf cluster. Survivors include two sons, Martin Hargesheimer of Jackson, Miss., and Thacker Hargesheimer of Tulia; two daughters, Sherry Jones of San Antonio and Rebecca Feagley of Spur; two sisters, Hazel Austin of Organ and Glennis Wall of Illinois; 14 grandchildren; and 20 greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity. Crystol Robinson PETERSBURG - Crystol Robinson, 90, died Friday, April 11, 1997. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Petersburg Cemetery with the Rev. John Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Robinson was born in Aurora, Mo. She grew up in Clovis, N.M., and Roswell, N.M. She attended Roswell High School. She married William Leslie Robinson in 1921 at Roswell. He preceded her in death. They lived in various places including Hatch and Old Mesilla. They moved to Truth or Consequences, N.M., in 1951. She moved to Ralls in 1993. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Truth or Consequences and taught an adult ladies Sunday school class there. She also had been active in the Girl Scouts. Survivors include two nephews, H.B. "Shorty'' Robertson of Petersburg and Jim Robertson of Lubbock. Oklahoma Johnny Dunn DEL CITY, Okla. - Johnny "Cliff'' Dunn, 46, a former Amarillo resident, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home Southeast Chapel. Burial will be in Arlington Memory Garden. Mr. Dunn was born in Henderson, Tenn. He moved to Amarillo in 1953 and graduated from Tascosa High School in 1969. He enlisted in the Navy and served in Vietnam aboard the USS Juneau for four years. After being discharged from the Navy in 1975, he attended Amarillo College and obtained a degree in computer science. He was a member of San Jacinto Baptist Church. He moved to Del City in 1991. Survivors include his mother, Nell Morain; his stepfather, Don Morain; a stepson, Tyson Frazier; a brother, Douglas Dunn of Nashville, Tenn.; a stepbrother, Ronnie Morain; a sister, Margaret Burris of Amarillo; and three stepsisters, Rita Conway, Donna Cherry and Barbara Switzer. New Mexico A.E. Wilson CONCHAS LAKE, N.M. - A.E. "Newt'' Wilson, 82, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in The Chapel with the Rev. Dick Ross officiating. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis. Mr. Wilson was born in St. Joseph, Mo. He moved to Clovis in 1938 and worked for New Mexico Roofing from 1938 to 1968. He then started his own business, Newt and Butch's Roofing and Sheet Metal. After retiring in 1976, he moved to Conchas Lake. He was a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Eagle Aerie No. 3245. He married Mary Josephine Smith in 1940 at Marysville, Mo. He was preceded in death by a son, Johnnie Joe Wilson, in 1952. Survivors include his wife; a son, Butch Wilson of Clovis; a daughter, Bessie Tallchief of Clovis; a sister, Katherine Hecker of St. Joseph; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Kenneth John Dosher CLOVIS, N.M. - Kenneth John Dosher, 55, died Saturday, April 12, 1997. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in The Chapel at Clovis with Dr. Frank Sherman officiating. Cremation will be by Muffley Funeral Home Inc. Mr. Dosher was born in Tipton, Okla. He had lived in Farwell and graduated from Texico High School. He moved to California at 17 and returned to Clovis in 1989. Mr. Dosher married Lennie J. Pate in 1990 at Clovis. He worked as the maintenance foreman for Town Talk Mobile Home Park and had been a member of the Carpenters Union in California. He was named to the Hall of Fame for Drywall Hanging. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Brian Dosher of Tustin, Calif., and Jeff Wall of Lubbock; two daughters, Debbie Davis of Orange, Calif., and Gina Matherley of Claremore, Okla; his mother, Thelma Dosher of Clovis; four brothers, Frank Dosher of Clovis, Harold Dosher of Lubbock, Texas, Preston Dosher of Carthage, Mo., and Lanny Dosher of Roswell; five sisters, Joyce McGuire of Lubbock, Darla Stanley of Winton, Calif., Shirley Patterson of Fairport, N.Y., Marilyn Sandi of Santa Ana, Calif., and Carmelito Holland of Roswell; and six grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Dr. Richard L. Giannini Educational Scholarship Fund at Citizens Bank of Fort Sumner, P.O. Box 490, Fort Sumner, N.M. 88119. Area Lucretia Smith DUMAS - Lucretia Smith, 70, died Wednesday, April 9, 1997. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Morrison Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Paul Johnson of St. John's Lutheran Church officiating. Cremation will be by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Smith was born in Woodland, Pa., and moved to Dumas in 1976. She graduated from Clearfield High School at Clearfield, Pa., in 1945. She retired as a telephone operator. She married Louie C. Smith in 1976 at Las Vegas. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Bonnie Colleen Cashion of Las Cruces, N.M.; a son, Bradley C. Condon of Philipsburg, Pa.; and five grandchildren. The family will be at 500 Bradley Lane. Marlin W. Dickey DUMAS - Marlin W. Dickey, 82, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Graveside services were Saturday in Dumas Cemetery with Allen Kramer, minister of Sixth and Meredith Church of Christ, and Duane Smith, member of the church, officiating. Arrangements were by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Dickey was born in Grand Saline. He was a former Borger resident and had lived in Dumas for 45 years. He retired as a control room operator for Phillips Petroleum Co. He was a member of Sixth and Meredith Church of Christ and an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He married Faye Brown in 1943 at Walla Walla, Wash. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Marlene Myers of Andrews; a son, Terry Dickey of Erick, Okla.; and seven grandchildren. Priscilla Dominguez DUMAS - Priscilla "Mary'' Dominguez, 52, died Tuesday, April 8, 1997. Memorial services were Saturday in Morrison Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Richard Scully of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church officiating. Additional services will be at 5 p.m. Monday in St. Joseph Catholic Church in Denver. Cremation is by Morrison Funeral Directors. Ms. Dominguez was born in Denver and had been a Dumas resident since 1981. She was the community administrator of Panhandle Community Services of Dumas. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Survivors include two brothers, Anthony J. Fresquez of Wolf Creek, S.D., and Dennis Gene Fresquez of Denver; a sister, Catherine J. Martinez of Denver; and a nephew, Timothy J. Martinez of Dumas. The family requests memorials be to Panhandle Community Services, 810 Dumas, Ave., Dumas, Texas 79029. Theodore E. Wilson BORGER - Theodore W. "Ted'' Wilson, 60, died Monday, April 7, 1997. Memorial services were Saturday in Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor of Bible Baptist Church, officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Fort Bliss National Cemetery at El Paso. Mr. Wilson was born in El Paso. He had been a resident of Fritch and Borger since 1976, moving from El Paso. He served in the Air Force. He was an auto mechanic and had worked for several auto dealers including Salim Motor Co., Bob Cooper Motor Co., Bailey Motor Co., H&S Auto and Claudie West Motors. He had been married to Genabeth Rawlins for 20 years. Survivors include five daughters, Sarah Suzanna Wilson and Eugena Lou Wilson, both of Fritch, Pam Peeples of Meridian, Miss., and Vicki Wilson and Debra Wilson, both of El Paso; a stepson, John C. Thomas of Germany; a brother, Harvey Wilson of Silver Bay, Minn.; two sisters, Violet Clark of Appleton, Wis., and Martha McGowan of Melrose, Mass.; and two grandsons. Myrtle Washburn BORGER - Myrtle Washburn, 86, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Wayside Cemetery at Wayside with the Rev. Richard Bartel, pastor of Bunavista Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Washburn was born in Jones County. She had been a Borger resident since 1943, moving from Wayside. She was a seamstress for the public and a member of Bunavista Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Washburn, and a son, Robert Lewis Washburn. Survivors include two sons, Dick Washburn of Cleveland, Texas, and Rod Washburn of Borger; a daughter, LaNita Lynn Meeks of Oxnard, Calif.; two brothers, John Rogers and Harold Rogers, both of Idalou; two sisters, Pauline Yarbrough and Ima Jean Sage, both of Idalou; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity. Cornelia Johnson LOCKNEY - Cornelia Johnson, 82, died Friday, April 11, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Abney and the Rev. Gene Hawkins officiating. Arrangements are by Moore-RoseWhite Funeral Home. Mrs. Johnson was born in Lockney and attended Lockney schools. She married R.W. Johnson in 1937 at Gatesville. He died in 1996. She retired as manager of the local Gold Bond Stamp Store. She was a member of Lockney Senior Citizens, the El Progresso Study Club, the WMU Circle and First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Bobby Johnson of Uvalde; a daughter, Lanell Julian of Plainview; five sisters, Grace Harris of Plainview, Nell McMorris of Copperas Cove, Frances Golden of Valley Mills, Dorothy Guinn of Bullard and Peggy King of Las Vegas; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Clara B. Cowan PLAINVIEW - Clara B. Cowan, 89, died Thursday, April 10, 1997. Services were Saturday in First United Methodist Church Chapel with Dr. Max Browning, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Cowan was born in Denton County. She grew up in Denton and graduated from Denton High School in 1926. She attended North Texas Teachers College for two years. She taught in Mallard for one year. She married Sam Cowan in 1928 at Denton. After her marriage, she moved to Memphis and taught for four years. She moved to Plainview in 1940. She graduated from Wayland Baptist College in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in education. She taught second grade at Highland Elementary from 1949 to 1967, when she retired. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Hooten Dean Bible Class and the United Methodist Women. She was a charter member of the Plainview Community Concert. She also was member of the Plainview Knife and Fork Club, the 57 Supper Club, the Delphian Club, the Retired Teachers Association, the Gamma Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma and the Questers Club. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Ann Story of Tulia; a son, Sam Cowan Jr. of Plainview; five sisters, Sue Neely of Hillsboro, Ruby Lee Gunter of Fort Worth, May Tunnell of Wichita Falls, Tommye Smith of DeSoto and Margaritte Gardenhire of Mineral Wells; four grandchildren; and five great-grandsons. Eunice Ruth Salmon Eunice Ruth Salmon, 84, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, April 9, 1997. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Friday in Citizens Cemetery at Clarendon with Sherman Eastland, chaplain at Northwest Texas Health Care System, officiating. Arrangements were by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Mrs. Salmon was born in Erick, Okla. She was a Hall County resident from 1936 to 1959, when she moved to Amarillo. She married Patrick Homer Salmon in 1945 at Clayton, N.M. She was a homemaker and a nondenominational church member. She was preceded in death by a son, Richard Salmon. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Pati Salmon of Dallas and Zackie Salmon of Laramie, Wyo.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Salvation Army. Angie Rosa Nelson MEMPHIS - Angie Rosa Nelson, 83, died Friday, April 11, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at the Church of Christ in Memphis with Tom Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Spicer Funeral Home. Mrs. Nelson was born in Buffalo Gap and moved to Hall County in 1920. She married Jack Estes Nelson in 1935 at Memphis. He died in 1976. Mrs. Nelson had been a beauty operator for 17 years and was a member of the Church of Christ in Memphis. She was preceded in death by a son, Stanley Ray Nelson, in 1994. Survivors include two sons, Bennie Nelson and Gene Nelson, both of Amarillo; a sister, Oleta Pruitt of Farmington, N.M.; six grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Heart Association or to the Fairview Cemetery Association in Memphis. Joel O. Parrish SHAMROCK - Joel O. Parrish, 79, died Friday, April 11, 1997. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the Church of Christ in Shamrock with Cottie Tarbet officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. Mr. Parrish was a native and lifelong resident of Shamrock. He married Estelle Dickey in 1936 at Sayre, Okla. Mr. Parrish served as a city councilman for the city of Shamrock during the 1960s and had been a deacon and a member of the building committee at the Church of Christ. He served in the U.S. Army's 746th Tank Battalion in Germany during World War II. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Ramah Row of Amarillo and Alice Jo Hutson of Mustang, Okla.; a brother, Sterling Parrish of Shamrock; a sister, Violet Cantrell of Shamrock; and three grandchildren. Mary Estes Roberson DALHART - Mary Estes Roberson, 90, died Saturday, April 12, 1997. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Hartley Cemetery with the Rev. James Edwards, pastor of Lakeview United Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Home of Dalhart. Mrs. Roberson was born in Crockett and moved to the Dalhart area in the early 1920s. She was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Glen Roberson of Norman, Okla.; and two grandchildren.