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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; Wednesday, June 25, 1997, 6:49 AM Amarillo Sarai Jane Wingrove Sarai Jane Wingrove, 1-year-old daughter of Dave and Tina Wingrove of Amarillo, died Monday, June 23, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Amarillo South Church of Christ with Brad Small officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Sarai was born in Amarillo and had lived here all her life. Survivors include her parents; two sisters, her twin Shelby Wingrove and Alexandra Wingrove, both of the home; grandparents, Dale and Donna Hess of Amarillo; and great-grandparents, Kenneth and Opal Wingrove of Electra. The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, 1501 W. 58th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79110; or Amarillo South Church of Christ Building Fund, 6901 Bell St., Amarillo, Texas 79109. George N. Dillard Jr. George N. Dillard Jr., 53, of Phoenix, a former Amarillo resident, died Monday, June 16, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Memory Gardens Cemetery at Amarillo. Cremation was by Guaranteed Mortuary in Phoenix. Mr. Dillard was born in Amarillo and graduated from Tascosa High School in 1962. He had been involved in the motorcycle industry since the early 1960s. He was an instructor at the Motorcycle Mechanic's Institute in Phoenix. Survivors include his parents, George and Felice Dillard of Amarillo; a brother, Tim Dillard of Amarillo; children, Gregory Dillard of Phoenix and Amy LaCasse of Anchorage, Alaska; and a granddaughter. Jamie Harlan Richardson Jamie Harlan Richardson, 47, of Bartlett, a former Amarillo resident, died Friday, June 20, 1997, in Temple. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with the Rev. John W. Mourer, retired Methodist minister, officiating. Graveside services will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites by San Jacinto Masonic Lodge No. 1330 AF&AM. Mr. Richardson was born in Temple. He moved to Bartlett two years ago from Belton. He was raised in Amarillo and graduated from Tascosa High School in 1968. He enlisted in the Army in 1969 and served one year in Vietnam, earning a Purple Heart, a Vietnam Campaign Ribbon and a Combat Infantry Badge. He served with the American Chu Lai in 1970. Mr. Richardson worked in law enforcement and served seven years as the jailor for the city of Temple. He resigned in 1994. He married Carla D. Buehler in 1986 at Temple. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Belton. He also was a member of San Jacinto Masonic Lodge No. 1330 AF&AM and a past master counselor of the Amarillo DeMolay Chapter. He was a past member of A.E. Shirley Chapter No. 986 of the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Amber Barnes of Copperas Cove and Caitlin Richardson of Bartlett; a son, James H. Richardson of Bartlett; his parents, Marvin and Doris Richardson of Amarillo; two sisters, Bertha Kinsinger of Killeen and Charlotte Jefcoat of Lawrenceville, Ga.; and a brother, Roy Gene Richardson of San Diego. The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers be to the Khiva Shrine Temple, 305 E. Fifth Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79101. Nick L. Immel Nick L. Immel, 51, of 7306 Clarke St., died Monday, June 23, 1997. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Raymond Bowlin of Bushland Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Cremation was by Memorial Park Crematory. Mr. Immel was born in Higgins. He attended Frank Phillips Junior College in Borger. He was a salesman for Pumpco Supply for 15 years. He then began working for Strategic Distribution, where he was working at the time of his death. He married Peggy Dean in 1966 at Borger. Mr. Immel was a member of the Amarillo Team Penning Association, the American Quarter Horse Association and Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; a son, Brad Immel of Amarillo; a daughter, Sherilyn Immel of Amarillo; his mother, Lyn Green of Phoenix; stepfather, Harold Green of Phoenix; stepmother, Marie Immel of Fort Smith, Ark.; two brothers, David Immel of Fort Worth and Richard Green of Laurel, Miss.; a sister, Lavetta Beshears of Fort Smith; and a grandchild. The family will be at 7306 Clarke St. They request memorials be to St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79106. The body will not be available for viewing. Lazaro Cantero Lazaro Cantero, 34, of Amarillo, died Monday, June 23, 1997. Services and burial will be in Zacatecas, Mexico. Arrangements are by Colonial Funeral Chapel, 1010 W. Ninth Ave. Mr. Cantero was born in Monte Escobedo, Zacatecas, Mexico. He moved to Amarillo from California about a year ago. He had worked for I-40 Trading for about a year. He attended St. Laurence Cathedral. Survivors include his wife, Maria Victoria Rios; two sons, Edward Cantero and Esequiel Cantero, both of Amarillo; and his parents, Jesus and Carmella Cantero of Mexico. The body will be available for viewing from 1 to 5 p.m. today. Norma G. Duarte Norma G. Duarte, infant daughter of Norma G. and Manuel Duarte of 2406 S. Garfield St., died Sunday, June 22, 1997. Graveside services will be at 12 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Pat Hoffman of St. Laurence Cathedral officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Norma was born June 22 in Amarillo. Survivors include her parents; a brother, Manuel Duarte Jr. of Amarillo; and grandparents, Antonio and Victoria Duarte of Amarillo, and Jose and Soccora Alvaro of Mexico. The family will be at 2406 S. Garfield St. New Mexico Ella Flora Cooper CLOVIS, N.M. - Ella Flora Cooper, 87, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Melrose Cemetery at Melrose with Loa Fair officiating. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mrs. Cooper was born in Farris, Okla. She married Elmer "Dude'' Cooper in 1929 at Farris. They moved to the Field community in 1941. Mr. Cooper died in 1955. Mrs. Cooper was a homemaker. Survivors include four sons, Kenneth Gerald, Billy Ray Gerald and Tommy Gerald, all of Clovis, and Danny Cooper of Abilene, Texas; a daughter, Glenda Hansen of Tucson, Ariz.; 28 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mary Frances Corral CLOVIS, N.M. - Mary Frances Corral, 46, died Monday, June 23, 1997. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Community in San Jon. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Guadalupe in San Jon by the Rev. John C. Daniel. Burial will be in San Jon Cemetery by Muffley Funeral Home. Mrs. Corral was born in Tucumcari. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Clovis. Survivors include her husband, Evaristo Corral; a daughter, Beverly Chacon of Clovis; three sons, Carlos Corral, Jose Corral and Victor Corral, all of Clovis; five brothers, Sammy Chacon of Riverside, Calif., Greg Chacon of Hereford, Texas, Leo Chacon and Manuel Chacon, both of Amarillo, and Henry Chacon of Tucumcari; six sisters, Tillie Vigil and Kathy Gonzales, both of Amarillo, Dorothy Chavez and Christina Rodriguez, both of Clovis, Maria Cuerres of Friona, Texas, and Angie Vidana of Farwell, Texas; and three grandchildren. Area Nelley Lidy Jr. PAMPA - Nelley Lidy Jr., 61, died Monday, June 23, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Open Door Church of God in Christ with the Rev. Hubert Kelly, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Lidy was born in Mangum, Okla. He moved to Pampa in 1959 from Tipton, Okla. He married June Mills in 1982 at Pampa. He was a machine operator at Cabot Corp. for 11 years and a mechanic at Culberson-Stowers Chevrolet for five years. He was a member of Open Door Church of God in Christ. Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Tanya Lidy, JoAnn Stephenson, Maxine Phillips, Linda Drew and Shirley Irving, all of Pampa; four sons, Steve Lofton of Pampa, Ed Drew of Dallas, Chester Wallace of Sherman and Charles Drew of California; his stepmother, Annie B. Lidy of Tipton; seven sisters, Mary Copeland, Mae Jean Wilson, YuLanda Lidy and Shonda Lidy, all of Altus, Okla., Dorothy Barber of Oklahoma City, Aretha Moore of Lubbock and Emma Jean Walker of Stockton, Calif.; five brothers, Roy Glenn Lidy, Leonard Lidy, Ricky Lidy and Marcus Lidy, all of Altus, and Jackie Barber of Oklahoma City; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Hospice of the Panhandle, Box 2795, Pampa, Texas 79066. Kenneth W. Everett MULESHOE - Kenneth W. Everett, 54, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Wagoner, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Everett was born in Muleshoe and had been a lifetime resident of Bailey County. He was a 1961 graduate of Threeway High School. He was a farmer and a veteran of the Army. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his mother, Ruby Fay Everett of Muleshoe; a son, Kenneth Shawn Everett of Grand Prairie; a brother, Robert Neil Everett of Damon; a sister, Nancy Stovall of Muleshoe; and two grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Muleshoe Area Health Care Center, 106 W. Ave. H, Muleshoe, Texas 79347. Leona Bennett SANFORD - Leona Bennett, 57, died Monday, June 23, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Garden of Serenity at Westlawn Memorial Park with the Rev. Norman Shuman, pastor of Abundant Life Fellowship, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mrs. Bennett was born in Wichita Falls and graduated from Borger High School. She lived in Sneed Camp for 20 years and had lived near Sanford for the past three years. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She married Eddie Bennett in 1960 at Borger. Survivors include her husband; a son, Danny Bennett of Borger; a daughter, Bobbi Bidon of Fritch; two sisters, Bonnie Selby and Lula Faye Landers, both of Stinnett; and two grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Hospice of the Panhandle.