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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 Roy Wayne Chaney Roy Wayne Chaney, 67, of 1402 N. Buchanan St., died Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road, with the Rev. Doug Harvey of First Christian Church in Panhandle officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Chaney was born in Golden. He married Peggy Bumpas in 1948 at Claude. She died in 1994. He worked at Roberts Paper Co. He was a Baptist. Survivors include a son, Larry Wayne Chaney of El Paso; five daughters, Deborah Wood of Barnsdall, Okla., Barbara Cody of Lubbock, Claudia Miller of Panhandle, and Marilyn Franklin and Vicki Chaney, both of Amarillo; a brother, L.D. Chaney of Amarillo; a sister, Mayfair Hickman of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will be at 1402 N. Buchanan St. Joseph Philip Wedding Sr. Joseph Philip Wedding Sr., 82, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Amarillo, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Prayer services will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday in BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Mary' Catholic Church by Monsignor Francis A. Smyer of the church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Wedding was born in Whitesville, Ky., and moved to Amarillo in 1925. He attended St. Mary's Academy, Price College and Amarillo College. He married Rachel Miller in 1968. He was an engineer for Northwest Texas Hospital and director of plant services for the Amarillo Hospital District. He also was an engineer and later building manager of the Fisk Building in downtown Amarillo. He served as building manager of the Bank of the Southwest building from the time it opened until his retirement in 1979. During that time he also was manager of the Gold Tree Restaurant and the Ladder Down. He also was a partner in Wed-Car Commercial Cleaning. After his retirement, he worked in El Paso as building manager for First Financial Bank. He and his wife moved to Scottsdale in 1993. He was a member of the South Amarillo Lion's Club and served as president from 1959 to 1960. He later was lieutenant governor for the Lions International District 2T-1 and was district coordinator for the Lions Club Eye Bank. He was active in the Texas Building Owners and Manager's Association and served as state president in 1973. He also taught building maintenance for the vocational education program at Amarillo College and offered annual workshops in building management at the University of Houston. Mr. Wedding was a member of Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish and later of St. Mary's Parish. He was a member of the Council No. 1450 of the Knights of Columbus and was a volunteer for the Boy Scouts of America, serving on the troop committee for Troop 21 for many years. Survivors include his wife; three children, Col. J.P. Wedding Jr. of Amarillo, Anne Wedding of Irving and Patrick Wedding of San Antonio; a stepdaughter, Carolyn Garrison of Amarillo; a sister, Huberta Chandler of Torrance, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will be at 421 Mesquite Ave. They request memorials be to Hospice of the Valley, 1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, Ariz. 85014-5699. Charles Tramba Charles Tramba, 85, of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Amarillo Primitive Baptist Church with the Rev. R.A. Tindall officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mr. Tramba was born in Manchester, Okla. He married Ruth Griffin in 1948. He retired in 1965 from Rockwell Aviation after 30 years of service. He was a member of Amarillo Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; six daughters, Charlene Falke and Marva Dereich, both of Amarillo, Wanda Cole of Levelland, Shirley Martin and Karen Struble, both of Anthony, Kan., and Beverly Caralie of Grapevine; a sister, Pauline Weber of Anthony; 16 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and five great-greatgrandchildren. New Mexico Jack M. Collins CLOVIS, N.M. - Jack M. Collins, 67, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Steed-Todd Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Dick Ross officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Mr. Collins was born in Big Spring, Texas. He married Eldina Wiens in 1958 at Mountain Lake, Minn. They moved to Clovis in 1972 from North Ridge, Calif. He was an Army veteran and a mechanic. He was a member of Prince Street Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Allen Collins of Lubbock, Texas, and Jeff Collins of Clovis; a daughter, Cyndi Collins of Clovis; and nine grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Baptist Children's Home. Eunice Hogan Sullivan HOBBS, N.M. - Eunice Hogan Sullivan, 53, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Griffin Leggett-Conway Chapel. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery at Mayflower. Survivors include a son, Philip Hogan of Dallas, Texas; four daughters, Brenda Holley of Ponchatoula, La., Tammie Hogan of North Little Rock, Ark., Michelle Adams of Hobbs and Teleia Hogan of Dimmitt, Texas; two brothers, James Sullivan of Anchorage, Alaska, and Charles Sullivan of Little Rock; a sister, Dorothy Wright of Conway and Mary Dycus of Mayflower; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Manuel A. Gonzales BUEYEROS, N.M. - Manuel A. Gonzales, 77, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997. Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. Sunday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church by the Rev. Joseph Kuehner, pastor. Burial will be in Rancho de los Gonzales northwest of Bueyeros. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton. Mr. Gonzales was born in Roy and had been a lifelong resident of the Bueyeros area. He married Mary Casados in 1947 at Mosquero. He was a rancher and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Rita Gonzales of San Francisco, Adelina Vigil of Bosque Farms and Becky Archuleta of Albuquerque; two sisters, Dominga Benavidez of Phoenix and Isadora Rael of Santa Fe; six grandsons; a great-granddaughter; and Dr. Leon E. Griffin of Albuquerque. The family requests memorials be to a fund for the upkeep of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Aubrey Sue Spriggs CLOVIS, N.M. - Aubrey Sue Spriggs, 85, died Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Prince St. Baptist Church with Dr. Herbert Bergstrom officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mrs. Spriggs was born in Beckham County, Okla. She married Leonard William Spriggs in 1930 at Curry County. He died in 1985. She was a member and Sunday school teacher at Prince St. Baptist Church. She also was a member of the Senior Citizens Center. Survivors include six children, Kenneth Spriggs, Evelyn Liska, Glenn Spriggs, Johnny Spriggs, Neva Fajardo and Charles Spriggs; three brothers, Melvin McDerman, Y.C. McDerman and Ondee McDerman; a sister, Lona Cassidy; and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Elsewhere Isabelle Gruver MESA, Ariz. - Isabelle Gruver, 76, a former Amarillo resident, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Private services are pending with Brown's Colonial Mortuary in Mesa. Ms. Gruver was born in Amarillo and lived in Amarillo most of her life. She was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Suzanne Strobaugh; two sisters, Mary Hannay and Billie Keith; a brother, Tom Ponder; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter. James Lee Mooney Sr. WOODRUFF, Ariz. - James Lee Mooney Sr., 56, died Monday, Jan. 20, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Woodruff Ward Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Arrangements are by Owens Mortuary of Holbrook. Mr. Mooney was born in Floydada, Texas, and grew up in Roswell, N.M., and Farmington, N.M. He moved to Arizona in 1960 and lived in Phoenix and Mesa. He married Sharon Rieffer in 1986 and lived in Woodruff after that. He was a store manager for some of the grocery chains in the Valley. He also owned J&S Sales, a toy and electronics wholesale business. He was an Army veteran and a member of and a high priest in Mesa 11th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He currently was working for a courier service named Metro-Link. Survivors include his wife; two sons, James Mooney Jr. and Carl Mooney; four daughters, Debbie, Kathy, Lori and Karen; his mother, Geraldine Mooney of Amarillo; a brother, Lee Mooney of Mangum, Okla.; a sister, Sheilah Mooney of Amarillo; six stepdaughters, Anneta Smith of Thatcher, Kathy Scoggin of Woodruff, Sheila Pulver of Chicago, Rachael Rieffer of Thatcher, Rayleen Richards of Holbrook and Natasha Petersen of Mesa; 24 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Alfred Lee Hartsfield LUBBOCK - Alfred Lee ``Al'' Hartsfield, 81, died Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Sunset Church of Christ. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Resthaven Funeral Home. Mr. Hartsfield was born in Haskell and graduated from Haskell High School. He was a Marine Corps veteran and a member of the Life Underwriters for more than 58 years, serving as vice president in Pampa in 1952. He was a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table for more than 30 years. He also had been a member of the Lord's Church since 1929 and was a member of Sunset Church of Christ. He married Chrys Tucker in 1938. She died in 1995. Survivors include a son, Russell Hartsfield of Durant, Okla.; a brother, Hess Hartsfield of Haskell; and two grandchildren. Oklahoma Iona Lee Jones GUYMON, Okla. - Iona Lee Jones, 87, died Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Henson-Novak Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Mike Chaffin, pastor of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Hansford Cemetery. Ms. Jones was born in Vernon, Texas. She attended McBride country school in Hansford County, Texas. Her family moved to Guymon in 1920. She was employed at Jackson Drug Store for many years and was active at Victory Memorial United Methodist Church. Survivors include a nephew, John R. Lamond of Fort Worth, Texas. An Iona Jones Memorial has been established for the SPCA Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Memorials will be accepted at Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, Box 1306, Guymon, Okla., 79342. Friends may visit the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and until service time Tuesday. Area Ethel F. Biddle STRATFORD - Ethel F. Biddle, 90, a former Oklahoma City resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Elmhurst Cemetery at Guymon, Okla., with the Rev. Terry Armstrong, pastor of Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Arrangements are by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon. Mrs. Biddle was born in Sasakwa, Okla. After the death of her parents, she was raised by foster parents in Shawnee, Okla. She graduated from high school in Shawnee and attended college at East Central State at Ada, Okla., graduating with a teacher's certificate. She married Sidney Arthur Biddle Sr. in 1926. He died in 1943 in Tunisia while serving in the Army during World War II. She taught elementary school in Seminole County for three years. Following the death of her husband, she moved to North Little Rock, Ark. She was a receptionist in the Veteran's Administration Hospital. In 1953, she moved to Oklahoma City and retired from the VA hospital in 1965. She had been a resident of Coldwater Manor in Stratford since 1992. She also was preceded in death by a son, Sidney A. Biddle Jr. Survivors include a daughter-in-law, Jo Biddle of Guymon; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Sue Peugh PLAINVIEW - Sue Peugh, 48, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel with Karl King, minister of Garland Street Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Mrs. Peugh was born in Minnesota and raised in St. Paul, Minn. She moved to Plainview from Lockney in 1991. She attended the Church of Christ. She married Phil Peugh in 1991 at Plainview. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Karen Warwick of St. Paul; a son, Jay Howard Jr. of Minnesota; her mother, Mrs. Gene Hoisington of St. Paul; three brothers, Danny Hoisington, David Hoisington and William Hoisington, all of St. Paul; two sisters, Terry Lund and Melody Scherek, both of St. Paul; and two grandsons. Verneal Walker PERRYTON - Verneal Walker, 68, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Hisel and the Rev. Bobby Roger officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker. Mrs. Walker was born in Welty, Okla. Her family lived in many places in Texas and Oklahoma while she was growing up. She married W.L. ``Cotton'' Walker in 1951 at Clayton, N.M. They lived in Pampa for a while and then made their home in Dumas in 1953. They moved to Perryton in 1969. She worked at the Senior Village Nursing Home for 10 years. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Danny Walker of Amarillo and Marcus Lynn Walker of Plainview; two daughters, Jerrie Dale Hisel of Sandia and Perrie Gail Armstrong of Dallas; two brothers, Bill Basden and Derrel Basden, both of Amarillo; a sister, Jean Barnum of El Paso; seven grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. The family will receive friends from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Ronnie James Osborne QUANAH - Ronnie James Osborne, 42, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Price-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clinton Young of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park. Mr. Osborn was born in Quanah and had lived in Quanah most of his life. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include his mother, Ida Osborne of Quanah; three sisters, Ruth Rockholt of Quanah, Kay Wilmoth of Altus, Okla., and Sharon Scofield of Lubbock; and a brother, Bobby Rockholt of Quanah. E.F. Dryden DALHART - E.F. Dryden, 97, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Central United Methodist Church with the Rev. Everett Statler, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Hass Funeral Home. Mr. Dryden was born in Sedan, Kan., and moved with his family to Liberal, Kan., in 1908. He married Zula Bowers in 1922 and moved to the Dalhart area in 1947. His wife died in 1977. He also was preceded in death by a son, Merrill Wayne Dryden. He was a member of Central United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Theda Darden of Fort Worth and Lural Enns of Dalhart; a sister, Ruth Goode of Cedar Vale, Kan.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren. Louzilla Nichols LOCKNEY - Louzilla Nichols, 94, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tommie Beck, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lockney Cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Mrs. Nichols was born in McGregor. She moved to Floyd County in 1905 and settled in the Roseland community. She attended school in Roseland and a business school in Abilene. She married Alvin Nichols in 1924 at Canyon. He died in 1980. She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Heights Methodist Church in Sweetwater. Survivors include a daughter, Ruby Jewel Whitfill of Sweetwater; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, 102 Poplar, Lockney, Texas 79241; or Hospice of Abilene, P.O. Box 1922, Abilene, Texas 79604. Virginia M. Holmes HEREFORD - Virginia M. Holmes died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First United Methodist Church with Dr. Tom Fuller, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. in Shamrock Cemetery at Shamrock. Arrangements are by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mrs. Holmes was born in El Paso. She married Lyle Holmes in 1934 at Wheeler. He died in 1972. She moved from Shamrock to Deaf Smith County in 1972. She was a homemaker and a music teacher for many years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the choir. She also was a member of PEO, UNM, the Hereford Calliopian Club and several bridge clubs. Survivors include a daughter, Gail Burdine of Arlington; two sons, James ``Jim'' Holmes of Amarillo and Dr. Tom Holmes of Fort Worth; a sister, Morgan Cain of Hereford; and six grandsons. The family requests memorials be to the First United Methodist Church Choir Fund. Samuel Harrison Sides HEREFORD - Samuel ``Sam'' Harrison Sides, 98, died Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Lamar Room of Kings Manor with the Rev. Terry Cosby, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mr. Sides was born in Weatherford. He married Janie Palm in 1926 at Iowa Park. She died in 1988. He moved from Parmer County to Deaf Smith County in 1955. He was a farmer and a member of First Baptist Church, the Bovina Masonic Lodge No. 977 AF&AM, the Khiva Temple Shrine in Amarillo and the York Rite Bodies. Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Lindsey of San Antonio; three grandsons; three great-grandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Kings Manor/Westgate. Ernest Jones OLTON - Ernest Jones, 81, died Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wendell Horn, pastor, and the Rev. Kyle Struen, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Olton Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. Jones was born in Olton. He married Ethel Perry in 1931 at Clovis, N.M. He was a member of First United Methodist Church, National Flying Farmers and the Olton Cemetery board. He was president of the Federal Land Bank board and a former director of Farmers Co-op Elevator in Hart. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Frances Alene Jones, in 1947. Survivors include two daughters, Dorothy Sorley of Bovina and Barbara McFadden of Olton; a brother, Owen Jones of Olton; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Runningwater Draw Care Center, P.O. Box 409, Olton, Texas 79064; or the Olton Ambulance Association, P.O. Drawer 665, Olton, Texas 79064. Enrique Vasquez PLAINVIEW - Enrique Vasquez, 77, died Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Tim Schwertner, pastor of St. Alice Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Vasquez was born in San Antonio. He grew up in Detroit and Robstown and attended school in Robstown. He married Enedina Morales in 1939 at Sinton. After marrying, he lived in Robstown until moving to Corpus Christi in 1962. He moved to Kress in 1963 and to Plainview in 1970. He was an independent paint contractor before retiring in 1991. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and was a cursillisto. Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Emma Vasquez, Carmen Quintanilla and Mary Rodriquez, all of Plainview, Rosie Trevino of Kyle and Linda Harden of Springfield, Mo.; eight sons, Santos Vasquez of Aurora, Colo., Henry Vasquez Jr. and Juan Vasquez, both of Robstown, and Robert Vasquez, Aurelio Vasquez, Joe Albert Vasquez, Ernest Vasquez and Fabian Vasquez, all of Plainview; two sisters, Guadalupe Zavala of Posie and Manuela Reys of Robstown; 41 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Ruby Aplin TURKEY, Texas - Ruby Aplin, 89, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the Church of Christ with Stuart Smith, minister, and Melvin Clinton, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery by Seigler Funeral Home of Matador. Mrs. Aplin was born in Quitaque and graduated from Turkey High School in 1926. She married Lorenzo Dow Aplin in 1927. They lived in Fort Cobb, Okla., Roswell, N.M., Lubbock and Anson before returning to Turkey in 1972. Her husband died in 1992. She also was preceded in death by a son, Johnnie Aplin, in 1993. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, L.D. Aplin Jr. of Greenville; two daughters, Idora Farless of Salinas, Utah, and Della Lynn of Amarillo; a brother, Burl Pierce of Turkey; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center in Amarillo. Brent Griffin OLTON - Brent Griffin, 36, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Griffin Family Cemetery with family and friends officiating. Arrangements are by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. Griffin was born in Plainview. He was a farmer and a truck driver. Survivors include two sons, Justin Griffin of Olton and Brenton Griffin of Plainview; two daughters, Brandy Griffin in Olton and Katie Griffin of Plainview; his parents, Leon and Beverly Griffin of Olton; two brothers, Flint Griffin and Gregg Griffin, both of Olton; two sisters, Donna LaDuke of Olton and Mandy Boler of Midland; and grandmothers, Opal Bowers and Zenie Griffin, both of Olton. The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity. The body will be available for viewing at the family residence six miles east of Olton and six miles north on Farm to Market Road 2284.