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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 Zell Moorhouse Barton Zell Moorhouse Barton, 96, of Amarillo, died Thursday, March 13, 1997. Graveside services were Saturday in the Benjamin Cemetery at Benjamin with the Rev. Jim Teeter of First United Methodist Church at Knox City officiating. Arrangements were by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Barton was born in Kaufman and moved to Amarillo in 1928. She owned and operated an alteration shop, located in the old Sweetbriar Clothing Shop at Ninth Avenue and Polk Street. She sewed tailormade garments. She packed parachutes at Liberal, Kan., for the government during World War II for crews of the B-24 bombers. She also taught school at Truscott. She was a member of San Jacinto United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Anne Allen of Amarillo; a sister, Mabel Moorhouse of Benjamin; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-greatgrandchild. Gene W. Morris Gene W. Morris, 81, of Amarillo, died Thursday, March 13, 1997, at Claude. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Windell Taylor, chaplain at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, officiating. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mr. Morris was born in New Mexico and moved to Amarillo in 1950. He married Henrietta in 1955. He was a self-employed accountant before retiring. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife of Claude; two stepsons, Luther C. Fuqua of Sugar Land and James G. Fuqua of Houston; four stepgrandchildren; and a step-greatgrandchild. The family requests memorials be to the American Cancer Society. Elmer Lee Creech Elmer Lee Creech, 68, of Amarillo, died Friday, March 14, 1997. No services have been planned. The body was donated to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Mr. Creech was born in Summers, Ill., and had lived in Amarillo for 49 years. He married Ruby "Patty" in 1975 at Amarillo. He was a carpenter for Western Builders and a member of the Carpenter's Local No. 665, the National Rifle Association and the Palo Duro Bow Hunters. He was of the Pentecostal faith. Survivors include his wife; a stepson, Cecil French of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Penney Ferrell of Graham; and two grandchildren. The family will be at 3028 N. Grand St. The body will not be available for viewing. Beth Nichol Beth Nichol, 61, of 4210 Richard, died Wednesday, March 12, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in SchoolerGordon Funeral Directors, Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 Bell St., with Brent Adams of Southwest Church of Christ officiating. Cremation is by Memorial Park Crematory. Mrs. Nichol was born in Fort Worth. She married Leonard "Nick" Nichol in 1953 at Amarillo. She was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons and First Christian Church. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Pam Anderson of Amarillo; two sons, David Nichol of Lubbock and Bobby Nichol of Amarillo; and seven grandchildren. The family will be at 4210 Richard. They request memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176-0001. The body will be available for viewing today and Monday. Cremation will be after the service. Golden Sanders Golden Sanders, 88, of Amarillo, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Services will be at Cairn's Funeral Home in Reedley, Calif. Local arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Sanders was born in Snyder. She was a legal secretary in Shamrock for several years. She moved to Amarillo two years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband, Shelby Sanders, in 1989. Survivors include two sons, Sam Sanders of Temple and Bill Sanders of Gympie, Australia; a daughter, Sue Blackmon of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Vicki Lynn Hampton Vicki Lynn Hampton, 41, of Amarillo, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Lawndale Church of Christ with John H. Rowland officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery at Pampa by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Ms. Hampton was born in Borger and had lived in Amarillo since 1958. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1973. She was a price changer for Target and a member of Lawndale Church of Christ. Survivors include her father and stepmother, Ercy and Louise Hampton of Amarillo; a sister, Patricia McClish of Canyon; a brother, Joe Allen Hampton of Amarillo; and her grandmother, Veda Borger of Amarillo. The family requests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, Box 7448, Amarillo, Texas 79114. Jerry W. Hyman Jerry W. Hyman, 72, of Amarillo, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. David Hill, Sr., pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Warford-Walker Mortuary Inc., 509 N. Hughes St. Mr. Hyman was born in Hearn where he received his formal education. He came to Amarillo more than 40 years ago. He united with New Hope Baptist Church where he served as chairman of deacons for more than 40 years. He was a teacher of the Men's Bible Class, and he was a past director of the training union. Survivors include his wife, Geneva of the home; a son, Wayne Harlan of Hearn; a stepson, Willie Earl Edmon of Lindale; a daughter, Dorothy Edward of Dallas; a sister, Ventress Haney of Corsicana; a brother, George Hyman of Amarillo; and several grandchildren. The family will be at 1911 N.W. 18th Ave. Juan Antonio Alvarado Juan Antonio Alvarado, 60, of Amarillo, died Thursday, March 13, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Alvarado was born in Balo Blanco, Durango, Mexico, and had been a resident of Amarillo for a year. He was a ranch hand and a catholic. He married Clementina Gonzales in 1975 at Tlaxcala, Mexico. Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son, Rogelio Alvarado of Amarillo; and several brothers and sisters. Elsewhere Leonard Johnson ABILENE - Leonard "Len" Johnson, 77, a broadcaster and director of radio and television news and sports for 40 years, died Wednesday, March 12, 1997. Committal service was at 3 p.m. Friday in Elmwood Memorial Park by Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home. Memorial worship service was at 4 p.m. in St. Paul United Methodist Church with the Rev. Archie Echols and Dr. Tim Temple officiating. Mr. Johnson was born in Mineral Wells and moved to Abilene in 1925. He attended Alta Vista and Central Elementary Schools and graduated from Abilene High School in 1937. He attended McMurry College and graduated in 1948 following World War II. He began working as an announcer on KRBC Radio Station in 1938. He later worked at KBST in Big Spring, KFDA in Amarillo and KBWD in Brownwood. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in January following Pearl Harbor and served in the 20th Air Force in the Southwest Theater of Operation in the Pacific. Following the war, he returned to Amarillo as assistant news director at KFDA, but returned to Abilene in 1946 to finish his college degree at McMurry. He graduated with a bachelor of science degree with a major in speech and minors in English and history. In 1948, he was employed by the Citizens Broadcasting Co. as program and news director of the station. He began working for St. Paul United Methodist Church in 1954 as the director of activities in the new activities building. Later he was appointed as administrator for the church and continued to broadcast news and sports on KWKC. In the early 1970s, he returned to the full-time news and sports directors job at KWKC and KORQ. He continued his career with KRBC Radio in news and sports and ended his media career as news director and anchor for KTXS TV, Channel 12. He retired in the 1970s from the media and accepted a part-time position with St. Paul United Methodist Church. Mr. Johnson had been a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church since 1925. He served on numerous boards and committees and had taught the Propheteer Adult Sunday School class for more than 36 years. He was the first chairman of the Northwest Texas Conference Television, Radio and Film Commission, serving in that position for five years. He had been president of the Cooper High Booster Club, a member of the Gideons and a member of Abilene Chamber of Commerce for many years, serving on the sports committee and the Red Coats. He served as publicity director for the first March of Dimes Campaign and a number of other civic fund-raisers. In 1993, he was named Kiwanian of the Year by the Kiwanis Club of Abilene. He married Marguerite Kaye Smith in 1943 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Ginger Sherman of Southside, Ala., Jere Thomas of Sterling City, and Carla Efird of Albermarle, N.C.; a sister, Opal Brown of Fort Worth; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to the St. Paul United Methodist Church Television Ministry, 525 Beech, Abilene, Texas 79601; or Gideon Memorial Bibles, Gideons International, Abilene North Camp, P.O. Box 2282, Abilene, Texas 79604. Gertrude E. Sapp Southern ANAHEIM, Calif. - Gertrude E. Sapp Southern, 87, died Thursday, March 13, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Tyrone Church of Christ in Tyrone, Okla., with John Maynard officiating. Burial will be at Tyrone Cemetery. Arrangements are by the Roberts Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Okla. Ms. Southern was born in Dombey, Okla. She graduated from Tyrone High School and later attended Panhandle A&M College in Goodwell, Okla., and Northwestern State Teachers College in Alva, Okla. She taught in both Tyrone and Adams, Okla., schools. She later moved to California where she worked as an electrical technician for General Electric. For 10 years she served as president of Local Electrical Workers and vice president of National General Electric. She was chosen to tour Russia in 1972, representing Electrical Workers. She was a member of the Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Edwina Jo Lawrason. Survivors include a brother, J.D. Sapp of Oklahoma City; three sisters, Zolene Wadley of Hooker, Okla., Alyene Porter of Marietta, Ga., and Loy Provost of Oklahoma City; two granddaughters; and a great-grandson. New Mexico Mary Beck CLOVIS, N.M. - Mary Beck, 81, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ben Bedford and Dr. Tom Rush officiating. Entombment will be at Forrest Lawn in Long Beach, Calif. Mrs. Beck was born in Douglas, Ariz. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl, in 1978. Survivors include a daughter, Carla Calwell of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; two sisters, Billie Alexander of Clovis and Jewel Hanks of Odessa, Texas; two brothers, Ira Bedford of Sacramento, Calif., and Ben Bedford of Albuquerque; a grandson; and two great-grandchildren. Ursla Beckner CLAYTON, N.M. - Ursla Beckner, 90, died Thursday, March 13, 1997. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Rammage, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors. Mrs. Beckner was born in Hutchinson County, Texas. She moved to Union County in 1922 and was the salutatorian of the Clayton High School class of 1924. She married E.H. "Hess" Beckner in 1925 at Clayton. She was a stenographer for attorney H.B. Woodward until 1933. She and her husband lived in Clayton until 1972, when they moved to Amarillo. Her husband died in 1987, and she moved back to Clayton in 1992. Mrs. Beckner was a member of First Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and was active in the church choir. Survivors include four sons, Gary Beckner of Georgetown, Texas, Ferol Beckner of Clayton, Everet Beckner of Albuquerque and Weldon Beckner of Waco, Texas; a daughter, Helen Kilburn of Amarillo; 17 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the First Baptist Church library or elevator fund, Clayton, N.M., 88415. Canyon Sophie Snoga Sophie Snoga, 95, of Canyon, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. today in Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Ann's Catholic Church with the Rev. Phu Phan, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mrs. Snoga was born in Panna Maria and attended school there. She married Sylvester Bednorz in 1920 at Panna Maria. They moved to White Deer to farm. Mr. Bednorz died in 1936. She married Edward Snoga in 1938 at White Deer. He died in 1953. She also was preceded in death by two sons, Edward Bednorz and Mike Bednorz, and a daughter, Mary Bednorz. She moved to Canyon in 1949. She was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Paetzold of Hereford; two sons, Alfred "Fritz" Bednorz of Canyon and Charles Bednorz of Torrance, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Catholic Family Service, P.O. Box 15127, Amarillo, Texas 79105-5127. Area Beatrice Crawford TULIA - Beatrice Crawford, 92, died Thursday, March 13, 1997. Services were Saturday in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Davenport, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Socorro Cemetery at Socorro, N.M., with the Rev. Carl Russel of First Baptist Church of Socorro officiating. Mrs. Crawford was born in Callahan County and grew up and attended school at Oplin. She married Lawrence Crawford in 1919 at Baird. He died in 1979. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Violet Hough, and two sons, Van Crawford and Bill Crawford. She and her husband lived in Denton Valley until 1944, when they moved to Pie Town, N.M. She moved to Tulia in 1995. She was a member of the Pie Town Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Royce Crawford of Tulia; a sister, Doc Pierce of Lawn; two brothers, Dutch Pierce of Dumas and Charlie Pierce of Mesa, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Jessie L. Culpepper WELLINGTON - Jessie L. Culpepper, 82, died Thursday, March 13, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Victory Temple Full Gospel Church with the Rev. I.H. Patrick of Pampa and the Rev. Kevin Parker of Amarillo officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mr. Culpepper was born in Carthage. He married Helen Haskett in 1935 at Mansfield, La. They moved to Wellington in 1952 from Carthage. He was a farmer and a member of the Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Jessie Culpepper Jr. Survivors include his wife; seven sons, Learvis Culpepper of Fort Worth, Calvin Culpepper of Glendale, Ariz., James Culpepper of Flagstaff, Ariz., and Larry Culpepper, Richard Culpepper, Kevin Culpepper and Jay Thomas, all of Wellington; six daughters, Imogene Mallory of Amarillo, Jessie Mae Mays and Debra Kincade, both of Forth Worth, Carrie Shannon and Helen C. Culpepper, both of Wellington, and Dorothy Odoms of Carthage; 40 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Grady L. Tyler QUITAQUE - Grady L. Tyler, 76, died Thursday, March 13, 1997, in Silverton. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Les Hall, pastor, and the Rev. Steve Ulrey, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Wellington, officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery by Myers-Long Funeral Directors. Mr. Tyler was born in Brice. He graduated in 1939 from Claude High School, where he was an outstanding athlete. He served with the Navy Seabees during World War II. He married Delene Blair in 1949 at Dallas. He was a farmer and rancher and a member of First United Methodist Church, the Quitaque Lions Club and the Order of the Eastern Star. He also was a 50-year member of Masonic Lodge. Survivors include his wife; a son, Larry Dee Tyler of Lake Worth; a daughter, Gail Simmons of Nolan; four brothers, Miles Tyler of Valor, Colo., Dub Tyler of Clarendon, Frank Tyler of Garland and Gene Tyler of Carrollton; four sisters, Marguerite Taylor of Carrollton, and Hazel Campbell, Luceal Jones and Nell Viterelli, all of Clarendon; and two grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association or a favorite charity. Sadie Arvella Reddick BORGER - Sadie Arvella Reddick, 86, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Chapel of Clark's Funeral Home at Beaver, Okla. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery at Beaver. Local arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Final arrangements are by Clark Funeral Home of Beaver. Mrs. Reddick was born in Putnam City, Okla., and had been a Borger resident since 1948. She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church. She married Lloyd Reddick in 1948 at Yeats Center, Kan. Survivors include her husband; and two sisters, Edith Hite of Okemah, Okla., and Rose Clinton of Guthrie, Okla. Cora Belle Burnley BORGER - Cora Belle Burnley, 81, died Thursday, March 13, 1997. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Jim Hall Street Church of Christ with B.C. Brannon, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Burnley was born in Big Sandy and had been a Borger resident since 1946, moving from Fort Worth. She was a homemaker and a cook. She was a member of the Jim Hall Street Church of Christ, where she taught Sunday school and was a Ladies Bible Class teacher and treasurer from the 1950s to the 1970s. She was the House of Friends secretary and the secretary for the polio and cancer crusades in the 1950s and the 1960s. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Burnley, in 1988. Survivors include two sons, James Meekins of Borger and Michael Burnley of Dallas; two daughters, Elinore Eastman of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Bettye Manzay of Dallas; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1210 Haggard St. Eugene Boggess FRIONA - Eugene Boggess, 78, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in 6th Street Church of Christ with Leon Talley, minister, and Eugene Bandy of Friona officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home. Mr. Boggess was born in Mutual, Okla. He had lived in Friona since 1928, moving from Mutual. He graduated from Friona High School in 1936. He married Doris Watson in 1939 at Clovis, N.M. He was a retired farmer and a member of 6th Street Church of Christ, where he was an elder and deacon. Survivors include his wife; a son, Joe Boggess of Whitefish, Mont.; a daughter, Robbie Rucker of Midland; three sisters, Juanita Reed and Geneva Stanley, both of Friona, and Irene Shirley of Greensboro, N.C.; four grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. Ora D. Dixon PLAINVIEW - Ora Diantha Bender Dixon, 100, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Shane Brue, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mound Valley Cemetery at Mound Valley, Kan. Arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview and Bath Funeral Home of Altamont, Kan. Mrs. Dixon was born near Neosho Falls, Kan., and moved to Mound Valley in 1910. She later lived in Cottonwood Falls, Kan., and Waverly, Kan. She moved to Plainview in 1952. She attended Trinity United Methodist Church and was a member of the RSVP. She married John Lewis Dixon in 1915 at Mound Valley. He died in 1977. Survivors include two sons, Daryl Dixon of Plainview and Willis Dixon of Rockford, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Domingo Garza OLTON - Domingo Garza, 67, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Rosary was recited Friday in St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church of Earth. Services were Saturday in St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church with the Rev. Joe Augustine officiating. Burial was in Earth Memorial Cemetery at Earth by ParsonsEllis Funeral Home of Earth. Mr. Garza was born in Runge. He had been a resident of Olton since 1953, moving from Runge. He was a farmer and a Catholic. Survivors include two sisters, Isabel Cervantez of Hereford and Julia Garza of Runge; and a brother, Hilario Garza of Springlake. Doris Marie Henry Griner PERRYTON - Doris Marie Henry Griner, 80, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Boxwell Brother's Chapel with the Rev. Ted Latham, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Tecumseh Cemetery, Tecumseh, Okla. Mrs. Griner was born in Ada, Okla. She lived in the Perryton area since 1956, moving from Lovington, N.M. She received her degree from East Central University. She was a teacher for 20 years in Perryton and ran an antique business after retiring. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She married Albert Griner in 1947 at Shreveport, La. Survivors include her husband; and a daughter, Sharon A. Vellins, of Dallas. The family requests memorials be to Boys Town or a favorite charity. Max Pryor CHILDRESS - Max Pryor, 72, died Thursday, March 13, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Johnson Funeral Home Chapel with Mr. Bill Mayes of Childress Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be at Kirkland Cemetery, Kirkland. Mr. Pryor was born in Kirkland. He was a veteran of the Army, World War II and the Korean War. He was a farmer and a member of Masonic Lodge. Survivors include a daughter, Donna Lynn Wright of Quanah; a brother, Rex Pryor of Houston; and two grandchildren. Leta A. Kaul HEREFORD - Leta A. Kaul, 92, died Saturday, March 15, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Community Church with the Rev. Dorman Duggan, pastor of Community Church, and the Rev. Morris Means officiating. Burial will be at West Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mrs. Kaul was born in Fairfax, Mo. She came to Deaf Smith County in 1934 from Kansas. She attended Emporia State University, the University of California and West Texas State Teachers College. She married Merlin C. Kaul in 1934 at Sabetha, Kan. He preceded her in death in 1974. She was a public school teacher and a member of the Hereford Community Church. Survivors include two sons, Walter Kaul of Hereford and Larry Kaul of Miami; two brothers, Harold Stoner of Sabetha, Kan., and Oren Stoner of Coffeyville, Kan.; three grandsons; and four great-grandsons. The family requests memorials be to Harrington Cancer Center or Hereford Senior Citizens. Victoria Williams PAMPA - Victoria "Vicki" Williams, 88, died Friday, March 14, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Hodson, associate pastor of First Christian Church officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery with graveside rites courtesy of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 65. Mrs. Williams was born in Burns, Kan. She came to the Texas Panhandle in 1930 at Bowers City. She married Sam Williams in 1939 at Clovis, N.M. They moved to Pampa in 1941. He preceded her in death in 1981. For many years she was a bookkeeper for Tom Rose Motors. She was a member of First Christian Church, a charter member of AVIHA Temple, Daughters of the Nile. She helped to start Chapter No. 1064 of the Top O'Texas Order of the Eastern Star, now Chapter No. 65. In Amarillo, she served as secretary of the Coronado Dance Club for many years. Survivors include a daughter, Alberta Jeffries of Pampa; a sister, Mrs J. Mike Crow of Santa Fe, N.M.; two grandsons; and five great-grandchildren. The family will be at 709 Powell St. in Pampa. The family requests memorials be to Meals on Wheels or First Christian Church Memorial Fund. Reed Lawson LOCKNEY - Reed Lawson, 83, died Saturday, March 15, 1997. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Abney of the First Baptist Church and the Rev. Russell Harris of the Main Street Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be at Lockney Cemetery. Arrangements are by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mr. Lawson was born in Lockney. He graduated from Lockney High School and attended Texas Tech University. He married Maudie Renick in 1937 at Canyon. He was a lifelong resident of Lockney and had been a farmer in the Lone Star Community for 65 years. He was a member of the Lockney Masonic Lodge No. 867 for 53 years and had served as a past master. He was also a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Reeda Cay Smith of Lockney and Saundra Mae Hammit of Pittsburgh; a sister, Viola Roswell of Lockney; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will greet friends at the funeral home today from 3 to 5 p.m. The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity. Jimmie J. Jacobs PLAINVIEW - Jimmie J. Jacobs, 50, a resident of Mena, Ark., died Tuesday, March 11, 1997. Services were held Friday at the Hatfield Assembly of God Church in Hatfield, Ark., with the Rev. Tony Busby officiating. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Plainview Cemetery with Larry Richards of Palisades Baptist Church of Amarillo officiating. Arrangements are by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. Jacobs was born in Pampa. He was an investigator with the Mena Police Department. He was a member of Hatfield Assembly of God Church, Hatfield, Ark. Survivors include his wife, Cindy, of Mena; two daughters, Quanah Jo Golden and Elena Ann Jacobs both of Mena; a son, Jimmie Jacobs, II of Lonsdale, Ark.; a sister, Cynthia Jo Jacobs of Mena; and three grandchildren. Robert Joseph Dillman CANADIAN - Robert Joseph Dillman, 74, died Saturday, March 15, 1997. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Lee, pastor, and the Rev. Hiram Reyes officiating. Burial will be at Edith Ford Cemetery. Arrangements are by Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors. Mr. Dillman was born in Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He graduated from New Mexico Military Institute and attended the Texas College of Mines at El Paso. He served in the Army during World War II in the Philippines. He also served in the Korean War. He married Bobby Lane Wiggins in 1948 at El Paso. They moved to Canadian in 1949 from El Paso. He was involved in agriculture as a rancher and also worked for the Canadian Motor Company from 1949 until 1978. He owned and operated the company from 1976 until 1978. His civic activities included serving as a longtime member and former secretary of the Lions Club, former president of the Rotary Club, two terms on the City Council, Cub Scout Master and a life member of the National Rifle Association. He was actively involved with the First Baptist Church as a deacon and former chairman, choir director and training union teacher. Survivors include his wife; two sons, George Darrell Dillman of Louann, Alaska, and Lt. Col. Robert Dossie Dillman of Clifton, Va.; a daughter, Sarah Catherine Eaves of Plainview; a brother, George Porter Dillman of Houston; and five grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association or a favorite charity.