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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; Friday, July 3, 1998, 6:24 AM Amarillo Harley Jacob Katcher Harley Jacob Katcher, infant son of Carla Hill and David Allan Katcher of Amarillo, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Larry Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Harley was born in Amarillo. Survivors include his parents; three brothers, C.J. Lacey, Tulley Hill and Tucker Hill, all of Amarillo; four sisters, Amanda Lacey, Kara Katcher, Bethany Katcher and Brittany Katcher, all of Amarillo; his grandparents, Lee and Ruth Shanks of Arkansas City, Kan., Richard and Mary Katcher of Yankton, S.D., Curtis Stone of Amarillo, and Jan and Gary Pierce of Louisiana; and two great-grandmothers, Camilla Struble of Iowa and Nancy Stone of Texas. The family requests memorials be to Palisades Fellowship Baptist Church. Elsewhere Melissa Liane Zatinsky SALT LAKE CITY - Melissa Liane Zatinsky, 20, of Tularosa, N.M.,died Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Paducah, Texas, with the Rev. Keith Prather, pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church of Paducah, officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery at Paducah. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Miss Zatinsky was born in Huntington Beach, Calif. She was a 1996 graduate of Alamogordo High School and was attending college in Salt Lake City. She was a member of Christ Community Church in Tularosa. Survivors include her mother, Patricia Patterson of Tularosa; her step-father, Jim Patterson of Tularosa; and her grandfather, C.F. Parnell of Paducah. The family requests memorials be to the Paducah Cemetery Association. Dennis Brian Bollinger COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Dennis Brian Bollinger, 48, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Christian Church of Hooker, Okla., with the Rev. Irvin Stanke officiating. Burial will be in Hooker Cemetery by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home of Hooker. Mr. Bollinger was born in Guymon, Okla. He graduated from high school in Ulysses, Kan., and then served as an air traffic controller with the Army during the Vietnam War. In 1973 he married Ethel Marie Lee in Ulysses. In 1995 the couple moved to Colorado Springs. Mr. Bollinger was a real estate broker and a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Chris Bollinger of Lewisville, Texas, and Doug Bollinger and Tim Bollinger, both of Colorado Springs; his parents, C.J. Bollinger of Colorado Springs and Faye Bollinger of Ulysses; two brothers, Lewis Bollinger of Duncanville, Texas, and Melvin Bollinger of Dodge City, Kan.; and one sister, Cindy Hennigh of Ulysses. The family requests memorials be to the Disabled American Veterans in care of Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, P.O. Box 745, Hooker, Okla. 73945. Betty Drake TUBAC, Ariz. - Betty Drake, 76, died Saturday, June 20, 1998. Cremation was by Wolfrey Peace Chapel of Tucson. Survivors include a son, Robert Drake; a daughter, Lisa Hembree; and five granddaughters. Oklahoma Jerry Max Remling OPTIMA, Okla. - Jerry Max Remling, 48, died Monday, June 29, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in the Bunch-Roberts Chapel in Guymon with Fred Edmiston, pastor of the Panhandle Bible Center, officiating. Burial will be in Hooker Cemetery. Mr. Remling was born in Guymon and attended school in Optima and Guymon. He graduated from Guymon High School in 1968. He attended Okmulgee Technical School, where he received his degree in mechanics. He farmed on the family farm north of Optima and attended the Panhandle Bible Center. Survivors include his parents, George and Erna Emma Remling of Guymon; a brother, Duane Remling of Guymon; and a sister, Grace Ann Remling of Billings. The family requests memorials be to Panhandle Area Sheltered Workshop in Guymon or to the Hooker Ambulance Service. Memorials also will be accepted at the Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, Okla. 73942. New Mexico Kenneth R. Graham ALAMOGORDO - Kenneth R. Graham, 67, formerly of Tucumcari, died on Tuesday, June 30, 1998. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of Georgia Street Baptist Church of Amarillo, and the Rev. Johnny Lee of Kermit, Texas, officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Graham was born in Tucumcari. He was a longtime employee of AT&T. He later farmed east of Tucumcari and at one time owned and operated a business in town. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the Air Force from 1952 until late 1954. While in Tucumcari, Mr. Graham belonged to Trinity Baptist Church. For the past three years he had lived in Alamogordo. Survivors include his wife Betty; a son, Mark Graham of Alamogordo; a daughter, Sheila R. Abarr of Woodbridge, Va.; and a sister, Sylvia J. Brooks of Tampa, Fla. Visitation will be at the funeral home until the service. Area Joyce C. Mann PAMPA - Joyce C. Mann, 68, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Lyndon Glaesman , pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Mann was born in Grow and had lived in Pampa since 1942. She had been a member of the Women of the Moose Lodge and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She married James T. Mann in 1944 at Pampa. He preceded her in death in 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Sitz of Amarillo and Pamela Jonas of Pampa; three sons, Robert Mann of Edmond, Okla., William Mann of Pampa and Richard Mann of Sunray; a sister, Estelle Houser of Modesto, Calif.; 21 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Hospice of the Panhandle or to Calvary Baptist Church Benevolence Fund. Joni D'Ann Andrews WHEELER - Joni D'Ann Andrews, 27, formerly of White Deer, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998. Services are at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church of Wheeler with the Rev. Jim Lafferty officiating. Burial will be in Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home of Wheeler. Miss Andrews was born at Hill Air Force Base in Utah. She graduated from White Deer High School in 1989. She worked as a receptionist for Texas State Optical in Temple. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cameron. Survivors include her parents, Andy and Sondra Andrews, and two brothers, Darryn Andrews and Jarrett Andrews, all of Cameron; her grandmothers, Colleen Andrews of Amarillo and Lola Holcomb of Wheeler; and an aunt, Carmaleta Sims of Richardson. Ruth E. Coleman DIMMITT - Ruth E. Coleman, 89, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church of Dimmitt with the Rev. Lee Roark, chaplain of Baptist St. Anthony's Health System in Amarillo. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens of Dimmitt by Foskey-LilleyMcGill Funeral Homes. Mrs. Coleman was born in Lucas, Collin County. In 1930 she married G.E. "Cheesie" Coleman at Paducah. In 1971 she moved to Dimmitt. Her husband died in 1977. Mrs. Coleman was a member of First United Methodist Church. She taught Sunday School for many years and was a member of the choir. She belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star and to various study and literary clubs. Survivors include a son, Garland Coleman of Dimmitt; a daughter, Shirley Wise of Dimmitt; a sister, Mary Messer of Fort Worth; seven grandchildren and 18 greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, 110 S.W. Third St., Dimmitt, Texas 79027. J.E. Denton FRITCH - J.E. Denton, 77, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Southern Baptist Church in Fritch with the Rev. Don White, pastor of New Beginnings Church, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Liberty Cemetery in Gordonville by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Mr. Denton was born in Grayson County and moved to the Texas Panhandle in 1949. He married Ruth Rawlins in 1938 at Pottsboro. He was a Baptist. Mr. Denton was a gang pusher for Phillips and retired as foreman for Phillips after 33 years. He owned Denton Tractor Service in Fritch for 30 years. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Jerry Denton of Perryton and Don Denton of Fritch; three daughters, Carolyn Brunson and Lynda Osman, both of Amarillo, and Cynthia Smith of Fritch; two sisters, Geneva Chambers of Perryton and Zelma Skinner of Carrollton; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 500 N. Sheridan in Fritch. Vera Sanstead PERRYTON - Vera Sanstead, 73, died Thursday, July 2, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bethlehem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Gary Caulkins officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Perryton. Mrs. Sanstead was born in Geneseo, Ill., and has lived in the area since 1964, moving from South Dakota. She married Holger Sanstead in 1942 at Harrison, Neb. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Gloria Morgan of Perryton and Tonya Gibson of Blocker, Okla.; a brother, Vernon Dirck Jr. of Marietta, Minn.; a sister, Millie Bennett of Des Moines, Iowa; and three grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity.