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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 ==================================================================== Area Colton Michael Holt BORGER - Colton Michael Holt, 6month-old son of David and Teraya Holt, died Saturday, April 26, 1997. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Babyland Garden at Westlawn Memorial Park with Virgil Lowery of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Colton was born in Pampa. He was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors include his parents; two brothers, Casey Holt and Caleb Holt, both of the home; grandparents, Marion and Mary Holt of Kellogg, Idaho, and Case and Jeanie Duggan of Borger; and greatgrandmothers, Francis Holt of Grass Valley, Calif., and Joyce Wolf of Borger. Ellen Sue Blair PAMPA - Ellen Sue Blair, 38, died Monday, April 28, 1997. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Matthew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Jacob Clemmens, rector, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Ms. Blair was born in Pampa and had been a lifetime Pampa resident. She graduated from Pampa High School. Survivors include her mother, Ella C. Blair of Pampa; three sisters, Gloria Bowen of Anchorage, Alaska, Cathy Anguiano of Pampa and Shirley Crofford of Mustang, Okla.; and a brother, Eddie Blair of Pampa. Peggy Traylor Webb DIMMITT - Peggy Traylor Webb, 77, died Monday, April 28, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rusty Dickerson, pastor, and the Rev. Vernon O'Kelly, former pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Foskey-LilleyMcGill Funeral Home. Mrs. Webb was born in Daingerfield. She graduated from Waco High School in 1936 and attended Baylor University in Waco. She lived in Dallas before moving to Dimmitt in 1947. She married Millard Allan Webb in 1946 at Dallas. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and taught a Sunday school class there. She was active in the Republican Women's Organization and the Plains Memorial Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Kristi Edwards of Lubbock and A'llan Bradley of Dimmitt; a son, Johnny Webb of Amarillo; and eight grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, 110 S.W. 3rd St., Dimmitt, Texas 79027; or the Ettie McDermitt Scholarship Fund, 310 W. Halsell St., Dimmitt, Texas 79027. Ann Northcott Tyler PAMPA - Ann Northcott Tyler, 85, died Tuesday, April 29, 1997. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. M.B. Smith, retired Baptist minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Ms. Tyler was born and raised in Pampa. She was a Baptist and a member of the Rebekah Lodge. Survivors include her brother, W.J. Brown Jr. of Odessa. The family requests memorials be to the First Baptist Church building fund. Jimmy Mireles FRIONA - Jimmy Mireles, 28, died Monday, April 28, 1997. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today in St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Teresa's Catholic Church by the Rev. Ed Sweeney, pastor. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home. Mr. Mireles was born in Dimmitt. He had lived in Friona for 15 years, moving from Dimmitt. He married Maria Elizabeth Sifuentes in 1985 at Dimmitt. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Jimmy Mireles Jr., Jacob Mireles, Eric Mireles and Johnathan Mireles, all of Friona; two daughters, Monica Mireles and Isabel Mireles, both of Friona; his father, Severano Gonzales of O'Donnel; his mother, Isabel Mireles of Friona; three brothers, Fred Mireles and Jerry Mireles, both of Friona, and Johnny Mireles of Amarillo; and three sisters, Carol Perez, Rosa Mireles and Elsa Beliz, all of Friona. Bonnie Hudson DUMAS - Bonnie Hudson, 52, died Monday, April 28, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Bethel Assembly of God with the Rev. Robbie Holcomb, pastor, and the Rev. H.L. Stevens, retired Assembly of God minister from Dumas, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Ms. Hudson was born in Amarillo and had been a lifetime Dumas resident. She was a registered nurse and had worked in area nursing homes. She was a member of Bethel Assembly of God. Survivors include three sisters, Lois Pollard of Dumas, Ann Albright of Austin and Reba Ensey of Odessa. The family will be at 315 N. Porter in Dumas. They request memorials be to Gideons International - Dumas Camp, P.O. Box 1702, Dumas, Texas 79029. Viewing will be today from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Jack Lee MULESHOE - Jack Lee, 95, died Monday, April 28, 1997. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in New Vision Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. David McIntire, pastor, and the Rev. Jeff Coffman, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Lee was born in Locksburg, Ark. He lived in Gracemont, Okla., before moving to the Muleshoe area in 1951. He married Myrtle Maxwell in 1941 at Soper, Okla. She died in 1993. He also was preceded in death by two sons. He was a farmer and a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, Matt Lee and Jerrell R. Otwell, both of Muleshoe; a daughter, Ivy Walden of Rush Springs, Okla.; a brother, Roland Lee of Vernon; 12 grandchildren; and numerous greatgrandchildren. Nola Dean Stephenson BORGER - Nola Dean Stephenson, 82, died Monday, April 28, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Richard Kasko, minister of the Church of Christ in Borger, officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Beatitudes at Westlawn Memorial Park. Mrs. Stephenson was born in Durant, Okla., and had been a Borger resident since 1946. She was a homemaker and a member of the Stinnett Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Edward Stephenson, in 1976. Survivors include two sisters, Vergie Williamson of Phoenix and Faye Waldrum of Porterville, Calif. Mary Jane Cazarez SPEARMAN - Mary Jane Cazarez, 61, died Tuesday, April 29, 1997. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Primera Mission Bautista with the Rev. Joe Garcia of Pampa officiating. Burial will be in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Cazarez was born in Caldwell. She had lived in the Spearman area for 14 years, moving from Muleshoe. She was a homemaker and a member of Primera Mission Bautista. She married Daniel Cazarez in 1970 at Muleshoe. He died in 1970. She also was preceded in death by three daughters, Angie Lopez, Josie Lopez and Veronica Lopez. Survivors include seven sons, Felix Lopez and Leroy Cazarez, both of Spearman, Victor Lopez and Johnny Lopez, both of Gruver, Ricky Lopez and Joe Cazarez, both of Borger, and David Cazarez of Point Mugu Naval Base, Calif.; two daughters, Silvia Rivera of Gruver and Lisa Cazarez of Lubbock; five sisters, Janie Garcia of Pasadena, Alice Moreno and Gloria Lopez, both of Anadarko, Okla., Rosie Espinoza of Galveston and Lela Cantu of Houston; 26 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Amarillo Lucille Smith Lucille Smith, 82, of Amarillo, died Sunday, April 27, 1997. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Church of the Living God with Elder Raymond Witherspoon, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary Inc., 509 N. Hughes St. Mrs. Smith was born in Troop and attended public school there. She had been an Amarillo resident for more than 50 years. She worked in private homes and was a member of the Church of the Living God. Survivors include nieces and nephews. The family will be at 1100 N.W. 20th Ave. Augustin Moreno Augustin "Tino'' Moreno, 58, of Amarillo, died Friday, April 25, 1997. Rosary was at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel at Hereford. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in San Jose Catholic Church at Hereford with Jesse Guerrero, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery at Hereford. Mr. Moreno was born in Ballinger. He was an Amarillo resident and belonged to San Jose Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alicia Moreno. Survivors include six daughters, Laura Esquivel of Georgia, Monica Gonzales of Tucson, Ariz., Beatrize Pardo and Anna Moreno, both of Herman, Calif., and Marlene Lopez and Selma Mendoza, both of Lubbock; two sons, Tino Jr. Moreno of Kerman, Calif., and Michael Gomez of Amarillo; four brothers; six sisters; and 10 grandchildren. Gladys Payne Gladys Payne, 77, of Amarillo, died Monday, April 28, 1997. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. David Hill, pastor, and the Rev. Keith Hinkle officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary Inc., 509 N. Hughes St. Mrs. Payne was born in Howard, Ga., and attended public school there. She had been an Amarillo resident for 38 years. She was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and served as a devotional leader of the Women's Bible Class. She also was a member of the Mary Circle. She worked in the public system for many years. She retired from the Levi Strauss Co. After retiring, she was a caretaker in her home. Survivors include a sister, Katie B. Green of Detroit; and a stepdaughter, Almeta Jackson of Detroit. The family will be at 615 Fremont Place. New Mexico Rex Lyn Richardson CLOVIS, N.M. - Rex Lyn Richardson, 45, of Gardendale, died Sunday, April 27, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church at Pleasant Hill with the Rev. Gene Hawkins and the Rev. Jim Peabody officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens at Clovis by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mr. Richardson was born in Clovis. He graduated from Texico High School at Texico in 1969 and attended Eastern New Mexico University at Portales for three years. He served in Vietnam with the Army. He was assistant manager for Fields and Co. for 16 years and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Roy Lee and Lola Richardson of Texico; two sisters, Vickie Autrey of Alto and Carla Kaltwasser of Farwell, Texas; and two brothers, Ted Richardson of Texico and Ken Richardson of Roswell. The family requests memorials be to a favorite church or charity. Elsewhere Donald Gene Shirley EL CAJON, Calif. - Donald Gene Shirley, 57, died Sunday, April 27, 1997. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in El Cajon Chapel. Burial will be in El Cajon Cemetery by El Cajon Funeral Home. Local arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger, Texas. Mr. Shirley was born in Sayre, Okla., and was a former Borger resident. He graduated from Borger High School in 1957. He had lived in El Cajon for 40 years and was a member of the El Cajon Masonic Lodge. He also was a member of the Shriner Precision Motorcycle Team and an honorary member of the "Blue Knight'' Motorcycle Club. He was an electrical supervisor for Helix Electric and a Navy Veteran. Survivors include his wife, Cathy Shirley; two sons, Mike Shirley and Scott Shirley, both of El Cajon; his mother, Inez Shirley of Borger; a sister, Kay Argo of Borger; and two grandsons.