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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 Fain M. Cross Fain M. Cross, 75, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, April 23, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Southeast Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Field officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Cross was born in Cottle County and moved to Amarillo in 1950. He served during World War II in the Army 36th Infantry. He received a Purple Heart. He worked for Texaco Refinery in Amarillo for 30 years, retiring in 1983. He moved to Hedley in 1983 and farmed until 1992, when he returned to Amarillo. He was a member of Southeast Baptist Church. He married Pauline Catlett in 1947 at Childress. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Sharon Cross and Brenda Smith, both of Amarillo; three sons, Richard Cross of Dumas, Jerry Cross of Lubbock and Terry Cross of Amarillo; a sister, Margie Bennett of Colorado Springs, Colo.; two half sisters, Betty Hadley of Witt, Ill., and Billie Johnson of Alex, Okla.; a stepbrother, Roy Aldy of Fort Worth; a stepsister, Tommie Shadey of Tucson, Ariz.; five grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. The family will be at 3401 Mockingbird Lane. Esther L. Saunders Esther L. Saunders, 93, of Amarillo, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with Dick Marcear of Central Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are by BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Ms. Saunders was born in Fresno, Calif., and moved to Amarillo in 1916. She was a seamstress in Amarillo for more than 75 years. She was a member of Central Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyt B. Saunders, in 1970. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Brown of Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; a brother, John Wood of Amarillo; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to the Amarillo Public Library or a favorite charity. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Emma Jane Carroll Emma Jane Carroll, 73, of 14301 Blanton St., Rt. 4, died Friday, April 25, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in SchoolerGordon Funeral Directors, Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 Bell St., with Glen Walton of Bell Avenue Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Carroll was born in Hackensack, N.J., and had lived in Amarillo for 40 years. She married Brooks Carroll in 1944 at Hackensack. She worked with the war effort during World War II installing automatic pilots in B-29 airplanes. She was a homemaker and a member of Bell Avenue Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Becky Bland, Priscilla Haynes and Mary Beth Klein, all of Amarillo; three sons, Clifford Carroll, Cornel Carroll and Ralph Carroll, all of Amarillo; 13 grandchildren; and two 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. Eileen Brewer Eileen Brewer, 83, of Amarillo, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Bill Fitzgerald of San Jacinto United Methodist Church and Dr. Rex L. Mauldin, superintendent of United Methodist Churches in Lubbock, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Brewer was born in Butler, Okla., and had been a lifelong Amarillo resident. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Vernie Davis in 1971 and Harold Lee Brewer in 1980. She worked in the retail clothing business at Eva's and Blackburn's before retiring. She was a member of San Jacinto United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, David Lee Davis of Amarillo; three daughters, Olive Stivers of Reno, Nev., Wanda Short of Cambridge, Md., and Verna Jo Higginbotham of Amarillo; a brother, Dr. Rex L. Mauldin of Lubbock; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will be at 3202 Westhaven Drive. They request memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch. Juanita G. Pedersen Juanita G. Pedersen, 82, of Amarillo, died Friday, April 25, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Bobby D. Bradshaw officiating. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Pedersen was born in Red Springs. She moved to Amarillo in 1922 from Lubbock. She married L.M. Pete Pedersen at Tucumcari, N.M. He died in 1970. She also was preceded in death by twin daughters, Janice in 1991 and Joyce in 1992. She was a homemaker and a Protestant. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Henderix of Liberal, Kan.; two sisters, Jane Sides of Amarillo and Lois Ruff of Independence, Kan.; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, Texas 79101. Oklahoma Johnny Burnett GUYMON, Okla. - Johnny Burnett, 37, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Services and burial will be in Cameron, Mo., by Poland-Thompson Funeral Home. Other arrangements were by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mr. Burnett was born in Cameron and attended Cameron schools. He married Christina L. Magers in 1994 at Cameron. They moved to Guymon in March 1995. He worked for Jim Wright Construction Co. in Guymon. Survivors include his wife, Christy; two sons, Keith and Cole, both of the home; his parents, Merlin and Opal Allen of Cameron; a stepsister, Peggy McGinnis of St. Joseph, Mo.; and a stepbrother, Rick Allen of Tallahassee, Fla. New Mexico Jack Smart TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Jack Smart, 85, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Bob Civil, minister of Trinity Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home. Mr. Smart was born in Paducah, Texas, and had lived in the Tucumcari area for most of his life. He served with the Army during World War II from 1941 to 1945. He was a rancher when he was younger and was a carpenter at the time of his retirement. Survivors include a brother, J.B. Smart of Tucumcari; and two sisters, Verneece Ballew of Tucumcari and Janell Carver of Mesa, Ariz. The body will be available for viewing at the funeral home. Elsewhere Emily Jo Schwaller Burnett GARDEN RIDGE - Emily Jo Schwaller Burnett, 62, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery by Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home of New Braunfels. Ms. Burnett was born in Nazareth. She was an office manager and had been employed in the mental health field for several years. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Selma. Survivors include three sons, Roman Burnett, Tyler Burnett and Todd Burnett; two sisters, Byrlea Nussbaum of Canyon and Karleen Vaughn of Tulia; and two grandchildren. The family requests memorials in lieu of flowers be to the Animal Defense League, 11300 Nacogdoches, San Antonio, Texas 78217; or the Battered Women's Shelter in San Antonio. Cleburne Curtis Stevens Jr. DRIPPING SPRINGS - Cleburne Curtis Stevens Jr., 69, died Wednesday, April 23, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Harrell Funeral Home at Austin with Danny Fuertes officiating. Burial will be in Live Oak Cemetery. Mr. Stevens was born in Amarillo. After high school, he served in the Army and then graduated with honors from West Texas State University. He married Katherine Joan Harris in 1949 at Amarillo. He was an oil and gas reporter in Midland and Dallas before returning to Amarillo to establish National Petroleum Bibliography, a firm that published technical books and maps. In the 1970s, Curtis and his brother, Donald G. Stevens of Roswell, N.M., developed oil and gas wells and built Stevens Oil Co. into one of the largest independent producers in New Mexico. Mr. Stevens retired in 1984 and moved to Austin in 1991. He had produced a manuscript of "oil field verse.'' Survivors include his children, Marla Stevens Conner, Claire Stevens Ross and Lisa Stevens, all of Austin, Clay Stevens of Delray Beach, Fla., and Cody Stevens of Tucson, Ariz.; two sisters, Yvonne Hoover and Vivian Card, both of Portland, Ore.; and four grandchildren. Area Erwin William Thurk CLARENDON - Erwin William Thurk, 89, died Tuesday, April 22, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in St. Andrew's Lutheran Church at Weesatche with the Rev. Paul Kersten, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Westside Cemetery at Yorktown. Arrangements are by Lamprecht-Janssen Funeral Home of Yorktown and Robertson Funeral Directors Inc. of Clarendon. Mr. Thurk was born in Weesatche. He was a resident of Corpus Christi for more than 15 years before moving to Clarendon in 1992. He had been a sporting goods salesman for most of his life and was employed by Oshman's Sporting Goods for more than 15 years before retiring in 1982. He was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Corpus Christi. He was preceded in death by his wife, Florence Ruth Gips, in 1990. Survivors include a daughter, Connie Clifford of Clarendon; a son, Larry Thurk of Corpus Christi; a sister, Norma Landgreber of Yorktown; a brother, Norman Thurk of Yorktown; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Weesatche. Frances Jenelle Vasek HALE CENTER - Frances Jenelle "Nell'' Vasek, 69, of Plainview, a former Hale Center resident, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Hale Center Church of Christ with Silas Short of Post officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens at Plainview by Freeman Funeral Home of Hale Center. Mrs. Vasek was born in Lockney. She attended school in Petersburg and graduated with honors from Petersburg High School in 1946. She attended West Texas State University in Canyon. She married Wesley Vasek in 1950 at Strawn. They moved to Hale County in 1951. Her husband died in 1970, and she moved to Hale Center that same year. She moved to Plainview in 1986. She was employed as a receptionist with Hi-Plains Hospita, Tillerson-Fish and McGavock Motors. When she semi-retired, she kept children in her home. She was a member of the Hale Center Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, Gary Vasek of Booker and Miles Vasek of Shallowater; two brothers, Dick Golden of Wildorado and Don Golden of Kendrick, Idaho; a sister, Joe Ann Osuchowski of Springfield, Mo.; five grandchildren; and three stepgrandchildren. The family will receive friends at the Hale Center Church of Christ from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. today. The family requests memorials be to the Children's Home of Lubbock, P.O. Box 2824, Lubbock, Texas 79408. Manuel Jalomo Jr. QUANAH - Manuel Jalomo Jr., 32, died Friday, April 25, 1997. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Price-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Mary's Catholic Church by the Rev. Oren Key of Vernon. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park. Mr. Jalomo was born in Quanah and had lived in Quanah all of his life. He graduated from Quanah High School. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Survivors include his mother, Maria R. Jalomo of Quanah; four sisters, Mary D. Perez of Giddings, Carmen Garcia of Corpus Christi, Janie Martinez of Quanah and Teresa Dotson of Canyon Lake; and four brothers, Freddie Jalomo of Uvalde, Luciano Jalomo of Vernon, Johaquin Jalomo of Ingleside and Tony Jalomo of Quanah. Donald Todd CANADIAN - Donald Todd, 62, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Hiram Reyes officiating. Burial will be in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery by Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors. Mr. Todd was born in Comanche. He graduated from Hamilton High School and attended Tarleton State University at Stephenville. He served in Korea with the Army. He moved to Canadian in 1960 from Amarillo. He served as a deputy sheriff for Hemphill County for 61/2 years. When he retired in January, he had worked for the state of Texas for 30 years, spending 27 of those years as a meat inspector. Mr. Todd was a member of First Baptist Church in Hamilton and the Canadian Rodeo Association. He also was an active part of the Fourth of July rodeo and activities for many years. Survivors include his father, Sam F. Todd of Hamilton; two daughters, Nancy Carter of Las Vegas and Cathy Hutcheson of Canadian; a son, Roy Lee Todd of Hamilton; a sister, Marilyn Todd of Hamilton; a brother, Sam B. Todd of Round Rock; four grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. The family requests memorials be to the Canadian Rodeo Association, P.O. Box 311, Canadian, Texas 79014. George H. Clark GROOM - George H. Clark, 64, died Thursday, April 24, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Groom Church of Christ with Dale Meadows of Groom Church of Christ and Joe Blakney of the Claude Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Groom Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St., in Amarillo. Mr. Clark was born in Groom and graduated from Groom High School in 1951. He married Dorthy Davis in 1951 at Clovis, N.M. He was a farmer and rancher in Donley County for 14 years. He worked for Western Gillete Trucking and Roadway Express for 25 years. He retired in 1993 and went back to farming and ranching. Mr. Clark was a member, deacon, song leader and Bible class teacher at Groom Church of Christ. He had received many safe driving awards and was awarded first place in the DFW Driving Championships at the regional level in 1990 and 1991. He was a member of the Teamsters Union and served as job steward. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Larry Clark of Canyon, and Roy Clark and Matt Clark, both of Van Horn; a daughter, Georgia Jenuine of Fort Worth; his mother, Ivy Clark of Amarillo; a brother, Walter D. Clark of Amarillo; a sister, Nadine Thornton of Groom; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston or the Groom Ambulance Service. The family will be at 211 Choctaw in Groom.