[INLINE] Last updated; Friday, November 21, 1997, 9:18 AM Area James Lafayette Terrell FOLLETT - James Lafayette Terrell, 75, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in United Methodist Church with the Rev. Roland Haney and the Rev. Scott Richards officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery by Mason Funeral Home of Shattuck, Okla. Mr. Terrell was born in Glazier. He worked as a painting contractor most of his working life. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Velma; a daughter, Sue Belshaw of Tahoma, Calif.; stepchildren, Barry Frazier and Glenda DeVoe, both of Edmond, Okla.; three brothers, Ed Terrell of Grove, Okla., Sam Terrell of The Colony and Phil Terrell of Bellevue, Wash.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Ola Chowning O'Neal PANHANDLE - Ola Chowning O'Neal, 99, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Panhandle Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Les Hall, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. O'Neal was born in Jack County and had been a Panhandle resident since 1932. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. She married Leonard Haskel O'Neal in 1916 at Crafton. They traveled in a covered wagon from Crafton to Texico, N.M., and homesteaded near Encino, N.M. Mr. O'Neal died in 1974. Mrs. O'Neal also was preceded in death by a son, Harold O'Neal, this year. Survivors include three daughters, Vivian Biggs and Lenola Gray, both of Panhandle, and Virginia Hawkinson of Horseshoe Bay; 15 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and a great-greatgrandson. The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity. Baldemar Gonzales WELLINGTON - Baldemar Gonzales, 69, died Monday, Nov. 17, 1997. Services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Elvis Pitts, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mr. Gonzales was born in Beeville. He was a heavy equipment operator for Collingsworth County. He was a Baptist. Survivors include six sons, Baldemar Gonzales Jr. of Amarillo, Tony Gonzales of Shamrock, Andy Gonzales of Wheeler, Louis Gonzales of Houston, Paul Gonzales of Lubbock and Sammy Gonzales of Omaha, Neb.; a daughter, Linda Patterson of Fort Worth; a brother, Augustine Gonzales of Weslaco; a sister, Delia Solis of Wellington; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Iva Escoe WELLINGTON - Iva Escoe, 97, died Monday, Nov. 17, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Harry Stallings, retired Baptist minister, and the Rev. Elvis Pitts, pastor of Faith Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mrs. Escoe was born in Dewey County, Okla. She married C.E. Escoe in 1920 at Taloga, Okla. They moved to Wellington in 1931 from Sayre, Okla. Mr. Escoe died in 1979. Mrs. Escoe was a member of the Assembly of God Church and was a former Sunday school teacher. Survivors include three daughters, Glennis Watson of Canyon, Lorene Carr of Borger and Bernice McDanel of Wellington; seven grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Lon H. Hurd Lon H. Hurd, 71, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. David Hill, pastor, officiating. Final services will be Thursday in Martin Shiloh Baptist Church at Clarksville. Burial will be at 2 p.m. in English Cemetery at Clarksville. Arrangements are by Warford-Walker Mortuary Inc., 509 N. Hughes St. Mr. Hurd was born in Clarksville and had lived in Amarillo since 1953. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and the Men's Bible Class and Brotherhood. He was a World War II veteran. He retired from the YWCA. Survivors include his wife, Hattie Mae; five sons, William Hurd, Lon Hurd III and Silas Hurd, all of Dallas, and Calvin Hurd and Olaf Hurd, both of Amarillo; and four daughters, Lillie Gilmore of Amarillo, Darlene Douglas of Raytown, Mo., Sarah Bates of Pittsburg and Larita Crayton of Hallsville. The family will be at 909 N. Taylor St. Rachel Morrow Walk Rachel Morrow Walk, 81, of Amarillo, died Monday, Nov. 17, 1997. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home East Mausoleum, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Roy Wheeler of Paramount Terrace Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Walk was born in Ardmore, Okla. She moved to Amarillo in 1955 from Ada, Okla. She married Blue Morrow in 1933 at Amarillo. He died in 1975. She married Louis E. "Red" Walk in 1977 at Amarillo. He died in 1995. Mrs. Walk was a corporate officer and executive for Blue Morrow Meats before retiring in 1990. She was a member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church, the Women's Federation Book Review, the TED Club and the Widowed Persons Society. Survivors include a son, Don R. Morrow Sr. of Lake Tanglewood; a daughter, Laura Morrow Hudson of Edmond, Okla.; a sister, Mig Olsasky of Paramount, Calif.; five grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers be to a favorite charity. Marian Bocian Marian Bocian, 61, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Monsignor Joseph Tash of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Bocian was born in Zory, Poland. He was a mining engineer in Poland before moving to the United States in 1981. He began working for Graham Data in 1982. At the time of his death, he was a self-employed carpenter. He attended St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Survivors include a daughter, Alina Balon of Zory; and two grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to a scholarship fund for his grandchildren in Poland. Memorials may be sent to Scholarship Fund c/o Charlie Graham, P.O. Box 2901, Amarillo, Texas 79105. Oklahoma Mary Lillian Jarvis TULSA, Okla. - Mary Lillian "Lil" Jarvis, 84, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997. Rosary was recited at 5 p.m. Sunday In Fitzgerald's Funeral Service Ivy Chapel. Mass was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday in St. Celilia Church at Claremore. Committal prayers and burial will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Mount Olivet Cemetery at Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Jarvis was a member of St. Pius X Church and the Coral Belles Federated Garden Club. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Jo Neal of Claremore and Elizabeth Ann Mackie of Amarillo; a brother, John Mullen of Wichita, Kan.; two sisters, Helen Teubner of San Antonio, Texas, and Jean Eastman of Tulsa; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Lisa Collins GOODWELL, Okla. - Lisa Donna Collins, 20, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Academy Street Church of Christ in Guymon with Gerald Stewart, Fred Riley and Scott Smith officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors in Guymon. Ms. Collins was born in Pampa, Texas. She graduated as valedictorian of the Amarillo Christian School class of 1995. She played volleyball and basketball and was a cheerleader during all four years of high school. She was named homecoming queen her sophomore and senior years. As an honor graduate, Ms. Collins was the recipient of the Dale Pearson Award and the Jack Mackey Award for Christian leadership. She also was named with the Who's Who Among American High School Students. As a member of Bell Avenue Church of Christ in Amarillo, she was active in youth and mission activities. The Collins family moved from Amarillo to Goodwell in 1995. Ms. Collins attended Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell. She was a third-year Aggie cheerleader and served as junior class president. She had been nominated as an O-Club queen candidate and homecoming queen candidate. She was on the president's honor roll and was a member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Society. She was the recipient of the Roy B. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship. Ms. Collins was a member of Academy Street Church of Christ in Guymon and the Aggies for Christ at the Church of Christ Student Center at OPSU. Survivors include her parents, Sam and Ruth Collins of Goodwell; a sister, Amy Collins of the home; a brother, Jeffrey Collins of the home; and her grandmother, Oleta Mayfield of Amarillo. The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers be to the Church of Christ Student Center, P.O. Box 640, Goodwell, Okla. 73939. The family will receive friends at 6007 Harvard in Amarillo after the graveside services. Elsewhere Dr. R. Mark Probst LUBBOCK - Dr. R. Mark Probst, 43, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 1997. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. today in Lakeridge United Methodist Church with the Rev. Bill Couch, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Resthaven Funeral Home. Dr. Probst was born in Castorville. He attended school in Hondo and graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo in 1972. He attended Amarillo College and graduated from Texas Tech in 1977. He also attended the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at Fort Worth. He served his residency in family practice at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo. He was a family practitioner at Stamford before moving to Lubbock in 1990. Dr. Probst was a member of the American Academy of Family Practice, the American Medical Association and the American Osteopathic Association. He was a diplomat of the American Academy of Family Practice and was chief of staffelect at St. Mary's Hospital. He was director of the Family Hospice of Lubbock and medical director for several nursing homes and the Home Health Preferred. He also worked with the sick children's clinic at First Baptist Church. Dr. Probst was a member of Lakeridge United Methodist Church, the Red Raider Club and the Century Club. He was the team physician for the Red Raider football team. Dr. Probst married Robbye Jo Walsh in 1977 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; a son, Adam; a daughter, Amy; his parents, Bill and Eileen Probst of Lubbock; and a brother, Ken Probst of Longmont, Colo. Ezra Bilberry PETERSBURG - Ezra Bilberry, 85, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Lowrie, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Mr. Bilberry was born in Stonewall County. He grew up in Petersburg and attended Petersburg schools. He served with the Army during World War II. He returned to Petersburg and operated B&J Barber Shop until retiring in 1968. He was a member of First Baptist Church, the Petersburg Masonic Lodge, the American Legion and the Petersburg Lions Club. He also was a member of the chapter and council of the Masonic Lodge in Floydada and the Shriners of Lubbock. Mr. Bilberry married Maurene Bruington in 1932 at Clovis, N.M. She died in 1994. Survivors include a daughter, Evangeline Tiger of Holdenville, Okla.; three brothers, Kelly Bilberry of Wichita Falls, J.F. Bilberry of Lubbock and Thurber Bilberry of Camby, Ore.; a sister, Dorothy Peterson of Petersburg; two granddaughters; and five great-grandchildren. _________________________________________________________________ [News][Sports][Business][Opinions][Letters to the Editor][Weather] [Search][Stock Quotes][Entertainment][Classifieds][Amarillo] We'd love to hear your feedback. © 1996 Amarillo Globe-News Webmaster