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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; Saturday, November 22, 1997, 7:20 AM Area Otie Ray Clark STINNETT - Otie Ray Clark, 67, died Friday, Nov. 21, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Stinnett Church of Christ with Zeb Sailors, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Clark was born in Yantis and had lived in Stinnett for 50 years. He was an oil field tool pusher and a member of the Stinnett Church of Christ. He married Joyce Ruth Hawley in 1947 at Borger. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Danny Clark of Amarillo and Earl Clark of Borger; four daughters, Linda Howard of Amarillo, Teresa England of Spearman, Carolyn Green of Stinnett and Joy Byrd of Pascagoula, Miss.; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Hospice of the Panhandle, 300 S. McGee, Borger, Texas 79007. The body will be available for viewing at Brown Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel in Stinnett. William Leon Bullard PAMPA - William Leon Bullard, 87, died Friday, Nov. 21, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Derrell Monday, pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Bullard was born in Denton and had been a resident of Pampa since 1934. He worked for Cabot Corp. and owned and operated Leon Bullard's Used Cars. He also farmed in the Wheeler area. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. He married Stella West in 1933 at Wichita Falls. She died in 1977. Survivors include a son, Jim Bullard of Edmond, Okla.; two daughters, Lynda Payne of Amarillo and Betty Langford of Graham; a brother, Weldon Bullard of Pampa; a sister, Dorsie Plumley of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Jackie K. Prince QUANAH - Jackie K. Prince, 64, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jesse Dea and the Rev. Gooch officiating. Burial will be in Goodlett Cemetery at Goodlett by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Prince was born in Goodlett. She lived in Los Angeles for 32 years before moving to Hardeman County in 1986. She was a homemaker and a Southern Baptist. She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Women's Auxiliary. She married Robert Prince Jr. in 1952 at Lazare. Survivors include her husband; a son, Robert V. Prince of Los Angeles; a daughter, Rhonda Wiggins of Arlington; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Klapper of Lazare; a sister, Verna Jo Werner of Arlington; and two grandchildren. Veda Mae Jones CANADIAN - Veda Mae Jones, 79, formerly of Higgins and Canadian, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997, in Pasadena. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in First Christian Church in Canadian with Roger Smelser Sr., minister, officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Higgins Cemetery at Higgins with the Rev. Jerry Jenkins of Fort Worth officiating. Arrangements are by StickleyHill Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Jones was born in Lipscomb County and grew up in Higgins. She married Royce Jones in 1940 at Canyon. She worked at the Pantex plant in Amarillo during World War II while her husband served in the Army Air Corps. After the war, they lived in Higgins and operated a grocery store until 1960, when they moved to Canadian. They moved to Pampa in 1980 and to LaPorte in 1993. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker and a member of Bay Area Christian Church in Webster. She was a former member of First Christian Church in Canadian and Highland Christian Church in Pampa. Survivors include a daughter, Christy Drake of LaPorte; two sisters, Leila Turner and JoAnne Cornford, both of Sun City, Ariz.; and two grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing Sunday from 9 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Stickley-Hill Funeral Home in Canadian. After the service in Canadian, the body will be available for viewing at the Stickley-Hill Higgins Chapel in Higgins until 8 p.m. Sunday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday. Amarillo Julia Shafer Julia "Judy" Shafer, 51, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in the Chapel of Central Church of Christ with Dick Marcear, minister, and Lyndon Latham, associate minister of Anna Street Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Shafer was born in Abilene. She was a medical assistant and a member of Central Church of Christ, where she participated in the wedding ministry. She also was a member of the singles group and assisted in Sunday school classes. Survivors include a daughter, Julie E. Young of Amarillo; a son, James D. Shafer of Fort Worth; her mother, Lorraine Westmoreland of Amarillo; a sister, Joyce Loe of Canyon; and a grandchild. The family requests memorials be to Christian Relief Fund, P.O. Box 19670, Amarillo, Texas 79114-1670. Floy Hovanec Floy Hovanec, 83, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. (MST) Monday in Center Street United Methodist Church at Tucumcari, N.M., with the Rev. Bob Sawyer, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Cemetery by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Hovanec was born in Cloudcroft, N.M., and lived in Tucumcari most of her life. She worked as an aviation secretary for many years and was a member of Center Street United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew Thomas Hovanec, in 1971. Survivors include a daughter, Andrea Vasconcellos of Pahoa, Hawaii; a son, Thomas J. Hovanec of Amarillo; and three grandchildren. Mark Steven Kilgore Mark Steven Kilgore, 38, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997, in Clarendon. Private graveside services will be Wednesday in Forest Park East Cemetery at League City. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Kilgore was born in Tyler. He lived in Texas City before moving to Amarillo 21/2 years ago. He graduated from New Mexico State University in 1982 with a degree in electrical engineering. While in Texas City, Mr. Kilgore worked for Texas-New Mexico Power from 1982 to 1994. He was an electrical engineer for SPS at the time of his death. He was a past president and secretary of the Dickenson Lions Club. He attended Coulter Road Baptist Church. Mr. Kilgore married Rebecca Luna in 1996 at New Orleans. Survivors include his wife; a son, Mark Steven Kilgore II of the home; a stepdaughter, Claire Ellisa Horne of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.C. Kilgore of Slidell, La.; and a sister, Katherine Ann Ferguson of Baton Rouge, La. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel and at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Emken-Linton Funeral Home in Texas City. Leon Bailey Leon Bailey, 78, of 807 Russell, died Friday, Nov. 21, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Llano East Cemetery, Garden of Gethsemane, with the Rev. Grover Neal, pastor of St. John Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Bailey was born in New York City. He moved to Amarillo in 1928 from Childress. He was a plumber, retiring from United Plumbing in 1984. He was a member of Sanborn Baptist Church. He married Becky Bozeman in 1974 at Claude. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Debra Kay Shaw, Barbara Bailey and Patricia Dalrymple, all of Amarillo, and Alma Ann Robinson of Bridgeport; three sons, LeRoy Bailey of Dallas, Jimmy Don Bailey of Shamrock and Albert Aday of Amarillo; a sister, Clara Ray of Amarillo; two brothers, Charles Freeman of Dallas and Kenneth Bailey of Lincoln, Neb.; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Elsewhere Howard Raff ROLLA, Kan. - Howard Raff, 58, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997, in Elkhart. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Rolla United Methodist Church with the Rev. Floyd Benson and the Rev. Glenn Bailey officiating. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Hooker Cemetery by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home of Hooker, Okla. Mr. Raff was born in Hooker. He attended Hooker schools and graduated in 1957 from Hooker High School. He attended Southwestern State University at Weatherford, Okla., and graduated in 1961 with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry. He married Elvera Mae Enns in 1961 at Hooker. Mr. Raff was an Army veteran, serving at Fort Ord, Calif., and Dugway, Mont. He attended Panhandle Agricultural and Mechanical College at Goodwell and received his teaching certificate in 1965. In 1969, he received a master's degree in counseling from Kansas State University. He taught school in Spearman, Texas, Longford, Hope and Ellis. He taught at Rolla High School, where he also was a secondary counselor and sponsored the student council. Mr. Raff attended First Baptist Church and was a life member of the National Education Association and the NRA. He was a member of Phi Delta Kappa, the Kansas NEA and the Morton County Teachers Association. Survivors include his wife; a son, Gary Raff of Overland Park; his parents, Lem and Blanche Raff of Hooker; and a brother, Sam Raff of Liberal. The family requests memorials be to the Hooker Cemetery Fund c/o Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, Okla. 73945. Mae Bell Hamilton FORT WORTH - Mae Bell McDaniel Hamilton, 70, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Overton Park United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by the family. Mrs. Hamilton was born in Dalhart and raised in Texhoma. She attended the University of Oklahoma and received a bachelor of science degree in education. In 1950, she moved to Amarillo, where she taught elementary school for more than 20 years. She married Robert C. Hamilton in 1957. They lived in Amarillo for 33 years. She was preceded in death by her husband. Mrs. Hamilton moved to Fort Worth in 1994. She attended University Christian Church in Fort Worth. She was a member of the PEO in Fort Worth and Amarillo. She was a child advocate for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Tarrant County. She also was a classroom volunteer in the Fort Worth ISD and a volunteer for the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. Survivors include a sister, Joyce Bowen of Boulder, Colo.; a daughter, Carol Parker of Sweeny; a son, Kris Hamilton of Fort Worth; and four grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to CASA or a favorite children's charity. New Mexico Fidel Duran PORTALES, N.M. - Fidel Duran, 87, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 1997. Rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Friday in St. Helen Catholic Church by the Rev. Anthony Martinez. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today in St. Helen Catholic Church. Burial will be in Portales Cemetery by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales Inc. Mr. Duran was born in Mora County. He moved to Portales in 1957 with his family. He worked on various farms for many years. He worked in construction at Los Alamos before moving to Portales. He also worked as a yard man for a number of families. He married Beatrice Medina in 1933 at Mora. Mr. Duran was preceded in death by a son, Antonio J. Duran, and a daughter, Carmen Duran. Survivors include his wife; eight sons, Dennis Duran, Placido Duran and Manuel Duran, all of Portales, Margarito Duran of Denver, Fidel Duran Jr. and Larry Duran, both of Clovis, Carlos Duran of Las Vegas and Richard Duran of Amarillo; five daughters, Oralia Meece of Clovis, Julia Davis of Denver, Emelina Bryant of Fairfield, Calif., Irene Jasso of Portales and Paula Musa of Denver; 17 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Manford W. Rainwater TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Manford W. Rainwater, 84, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997. Cremation was by Dunn Funeral Home. Memorial services will be at a later date. Mr. Rainwater was born in Tucumcari and had been a lifetime Tucumcari resident. He was active for many years as an attorney in Tucumcari and the surrounding area. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include two sisters, Helen Narges of Tucumcari and Dorothy Durrett of Farmington. The body will not be available for viewing. Leona Kirkwood TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Leona Kirkwood, 89, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Kirkwood was born in Oakwood, Okla. She moved to Grady when she was 5 years old and attended school there. She had been a resident of Tucumcari since 1932. She was a member of the Pioneer Senior Citizens. She attended Center Street United Methodist Church. She married W.R. Kirkwood in 1923. He preceded her in death. She also was preceded in death by an infant and a son, Sam Kirkwood, who died in 1990. Survivors include two sons, James Kirkwood of Stillwater, Okla., and George Kirkwood of Liberal, Kan.; two daughters, Mary Kirkwood of Tucumcari and Edna Witt of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing at the funeral home from noon today until services Monday. Canyon William Dalton Ford William Dalton Ford, 89, of Canyon, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Richard Bales, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery at Pampa with the Rev. Bob Ford officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Mr. Ford was born in Commerce. He moved to Plainview in 1916 and to Halfway in 1917. He graduated from Plainview High School in 1925 and from West Texas State Teachers College in 1929. He received his master's degree from the University of Colorado in 1932. Mr. Ford taught at the Goldston School in Donley County and at the Hancock School in Dawson County. He also taught at Groom for 12 years and at Skellytown. In 1944, he became a partner in Barnett Elevators of White Deer. He left the elevator business in 1959 to farm desert land near Battle Mountain, Nev. He also worked at a vineyard in Lodi, Calif., an apartment complex in Sunnyvale, Calif., and farmland near Madera, Calif., before retiring to Canyon in 1977. Mr. Ford was a co-organizer and first president of the Lions Club of White Deer in 1946. He served two terms as mayor of White Deer. He also served several terms on the official board of White Deer Methodist Church and on the building committee for the new church building, which was built in 1958. He was a member of the Rotary Club and First United Methodist Church of Canyon. Mr. Ford married Ima Lane in 1926. She died in 1980. He married Bonnie Hinger in 1983. She died this year. Survivors include two children, Charles Ford of Wilmington, Del., and Nancy O'Neal of White Deer; two stepchildren, Craig Hinger of Canyon and Kathleen Avila of Albuquerque, N.M.; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176-0001; or the memorial fund at First United Methodist Church, 1818 Fourth Avenue, Canyon, Texas 79015.