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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 3, 1998, 7:10 AM Area Mary Laverne Smith Pace SHAMROCK - Mary Laverne Smith Pace, 87, died Monday, June 1, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Dorn, pastor, and the Rev. Todd Dyess, of Pampa officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Home. Mrs. Pace was born in Shamrock. She had been a member of the First United Methodist Church over 78 years. She also was a member of the Thursday Fine Arts and Business and Professional Women's Club. She was a secretary to State Rep. H.B. Hill, Jim Caperton Federal Land Bank and Payward Carbon Black Co. She and her sister, Josephine Draper, bought a jewelry and gift shop, Drapers Jewelry, which they ran for 16 years. She married Harry C. Pace in 1946. He preceded her in death. Survivors include a niece, Mickey Macina of Shamrock; and several great- nieces and nephews. Rollie John Smith SALEM, Ore. - Rollie John Smith, 82, died Friday, May 22, 1998. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in the Smith Family Cemetery at Quitaque with the Rev. Danny Logan of Bell Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Cremation was in Salem by Riverview Funeral Home. Local arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Smith was born in El Paso, Texas, and was raised in Quitaque. He worked for the Hanford Atomic Energy Plant at Richland, Wash. He retired in 1980 and moved to Salem. He married Orva J. Davis in 1979. Survivors include his wife; a brother, Isaac Smith of Amarillo; a sister, Hazel Worcester of Salem; a stepdaughter, Jan Smith of Pasco, Wash.; a stepson, Bob Kramer of Salem; and five stepgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Cancer Society. Joyce J. Sullivan BORGER - Joyce J. Sullivan, 71, died Sunday, May 31, 1998, in Oklahoma City. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church in Panhandle with the Rev. Tom Marcum officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors. Mrs. Sullivan was a native of Panhandle and a longtime resident of Borger. She retired as a secretary from Frank Phillips College. She was a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include a son, Thomas Michael Sullivan of Sarasota, Fla.; two daughters, Anita Beth Jones and Loretta Mae Dodd, both of Edmond, Okla.; a sister, Lorraine Johnson of Fort Stockton; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Ray Edgar Stone Ray Edgar Stone, 69, of Amarillo, died Sunday, May 31, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Texico Cemetery in Texico, N.M. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home in Clovis, N.M. Mr. Stone was born in Eldorado, Okla., and had lived in Amarillo for 25 years. He had been employed by Pantex and the Santa Fe Railway. He married Irma Lee Hull in 1947 at Clovis. They owned a television sales and repair shop in Texico and Farwell, where he placed the first cable television system. He had been a member of the prime launch team with NASA for more than 20 years. In 1987, he retired from G.E. Medical Systems. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kathryn Morris of Clovis; a son, Donald Stone of Joshua; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Armenia Alene Wilson Armenia Alene Wilson, 77, of Amarillo, died Friday, May 29, 1998. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in the North Mausoleum at Memorial Park Cemetery. Entombment will be in the North Mausoleum. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Wilson was born in Amarillo. She graduated from West Texas School of Nursing. She was a retired registered nurse, having worked at the Veterans Hospital. She was a member of Southwest Baptist Church and the Porcelain Doll Club. She married William C. Wilson in 1969. He died in 1992. Survivors include four sons, Edward Lawrence Winningham and James Robert Winningham, both of Amarillo, Carroll Polk Wilson of Wichita Falls and John Edmund Wilson of Kerrville; three daughters, Patricia Ann Cook of Amarillo, Toni Perryman of Wichita Falls and Linda Marie Karlin of Mesquite; three brothers, Frank Bradley and John Wiseman, both of Amarillo, and Truett Wiseman of Hereford; a sister, Hazel Good of Amarillo; 26 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center. Baciel Butler Stevens Baciel Butler Stevens, infant son of Wes and Star Stevens of Canyon, died Friday, May 29, 1998. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Dreamland Cemetery with Tom Boyle, pastor of Victory Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd., Amarillo. Baciel was born in Amarillo. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Wheatly Stevens of the home; a sister, Summer Stevens of the home; grandparents, Gary and Jean Stevens of Canyon and Terry and Jodee Tennyson of Selden; and great-grandparents, Mrs. O.A. Stevens of Canyon, Mrs. Vocial Tennyson of Selden and Baciel and Halloween Lambert of Lamesa. Sean B. Riley Sean B. Riley, 27, of Amarillo, died Saturday, May 23, 1998. Services were on Thursday, May 27, in St. John The Baptist Church in Syracuse, N.Y. Mr. Riley was born in Syracuse and moved to Amarillo in 1982. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1989. He received his bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Texas Tech University. Mr. Riley was employed from 1994 until 1996 as a production supervisor at Cryovac, division of W.R. Grace, in Wichita Falls. He was a volunteer for the Amarillo School District HOST program and was a graduate student at Texas Tech. Survivors include his parents, Ron and Sue Riley of Amarillo; a sister, Shannon R. Riley of Marcellus, N.Y.; and his grandmother, Esther Riley of Syracuse. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas. Bonnie Jean Martin Bonnie Jean Martin, 83, of Amarillo, died Monday, June 1, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road, with the Rev. Stan Fortenberry of First Assembly of God officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Martin was born in Lake Creek and moved to Amarillo 68 years ago. She was a homemaker. For 28 years, she was a census taker for the Amarillo Independent School District. Mrs. Martin was a president of the Forest Hill Elementary Parent-Teachers Association. She was a member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church and a charter member of Forest Hill United Methodist Church. She married Ross Martin in 1936 at Amarillo. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Isabelle Martin, in 1947. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Carolyn Ivins of Irving, Sharon Martin of Tulsa and Sandie Martindale of Amarillo; a brother, Alton Matheny of Amarillo; a sister, Arlene Miller of Amarillo; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandchild. Margaret Perry Margaret Perry, 81, of Amarillo, died Sunday, May 31, 1998. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday in Golden Pathways Church, Interstate 40 at Tee Anchor Boulevard, with Travis W. Shannon, pastor, officiating. The body was donated to Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Perry was born in Port Huron, Mich. She retired in 1976 after 32 years of service with Kellogg Co. She moved to Amarillo 22 years ago from Battle Creek, Mich. She was a member of Golden Pathways Church. Survivors include a son, Richard Perry of Amarillo; and four grandchildren. The body will not be available for viewing. Donna Mae Moore Donna Mae Moore, 65, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Keith Bautwell, chaplain, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Moore was born in Kit Carson, Colo. She moved to Amarillo in 1955 from Dumas. She was employed by the Amarillo Globe-News for more than 15 years. She married Frank Moore in 1949 at Burlington, Colo. He died in 1966. She also was preceded in death by a son, Erwin Wayne Moore, in 1954. Survivors include three sons, David Moore, Kevin George Moore and Marvin Leo Moore, all of Amarillo; two daughters, Becky Lee and Kimberly Pham, both of Amarillo; three sisters, Yvonne Gumb of Cheyenne Wells, Colo., Katherine Nilson of Palisade, Colo., and Eunice Mullen of Blackwell, Okla.; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center. Elsewhere Kay Wilson Payne PHOENIX, Ariz. - Kay Wilson Payne, 56, of Mesa, Ariz., died Saturday, May 30, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Tanner Chapel AME in Phoenix. Burial will be in East Resthaven Cemetery by Webber's East Lake Mortuary in Phoenix. Mrs. Payne was born in Amarillo. She retired as grants administrator and marketing manager. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and NAACP. Survivors include two daughters, Kimberly N. Carter and Noralyn R. Clemons; her father, Charley W. Wilson; a sister, Marion W. Clark; a brother, Charles W. Wilson; and one grandchild. John Kevin Smith MELDER, La. - John Kevin "Little John" Smith, 33, died Sunday, May 31, 1998, in Borger, Texas. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Melder with the Rev. Jason Townley and Mike Squyres officiating. Burial will be in Pine Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery by Rush Funeral Home in Oakdale, La., with local arrangements by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Smith was born and raised in Melder. He owned John K. Smith Trucking Company. He was a member of Sun Rise Baptist Church in Melder. Survivors include his wife, Christina Smith; a son, Kevin Smith of Elmer; two brothers, David W. Smith of LaCamp and Donnie Gillespie of Baytown, Texas; three sisters, Virginia Poe of Leesville, Donna Smith of Gardener and Theresa Hennings of Pineville; his parents, Larry and Elouise Gillespie of Elmer; and his grandparents, Stacy Gillespie of Melder, William Pelt of Oakdale and Eva West of Otis. George Lock Lewis COLLINSVILLE - George Lock "Poppy" Lewis, 84, formerly of Amarillo, died Monday, June 1, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First Baptist Church in Collinsville with the Rev. Jerry Davis officiating. Burial will be in Ethel Cemetery in Ethel by Huff Funeral Home of Whitesboro. Mr. Lewis was born in Desoto. He was a welder. He was a member of Primitive Baptist Church in Amarillo. He married Bernice Donathan in 1935 at Floydada. Survivors include his wife; a son, Aubrey L. Lewis of Collinsville; two daughters, Venita Joyce Hardie of Amarillo and Sandra Kay McClure of Collinsville; a sister, Eva Marie Kennamer of Canyon; eight grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors from 7 until 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. E.L. Gower ODESSA - E.L. Gower, 47, died Sunday, May 31, 1998. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Rose Hill Cemetery in Odessa by Odessa Funeral Home. Mr. Gower was born in Dumas. Survivors include his wife, Linda Gower of Odessa; a son, Eddie Ledbetter of Amarillo; five daughters, Taysha Gower Youso and Erica Gower, both of Dalhart, and Tracey Gower, Tricia Gower and Amanda Gower, all of Los Angeles; his mother, Francis Gower of Dalhart; a brother, Roger Dale Gower of Dumas; six sisters, Georgie Mezzell, Pat Martinez, Janet Cookenour, Sharon Davis and Joyce Ortiz, all of Dalhart, and Sandra Moorehead of California; and five grandchildren. New Mexico Alexandra Darlis Lucero CLOVIS, N.M. - Alexandra Darlis Lucero, infant daughter of Leroy and Tracy Lucero, died Sunday, May 31, 1998, at Albuquerque. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with Dr. Tom Rush and the Rev. Jim Weibling officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Alexandra was born in Clovis. Survivors include her parents; three brothers, Joey Porter, Kenny Porter and Zach Porter, all of the home; grandparents, Kenneth and Darlis Sandefer of Dodge City, Kan., Leroy Lucero Sr. of Clovis, Norma Lucilo of Whiteface, Texas; and great-grandparents, Mary Young of Levelland, Texas, Nancy Lucero of Clovis and Casimiro Zapata of Whiteface. The family requests memorials be to First Baptist Church. Friends may call at the funeral home. The casket will be closed. Ann Buck Trigg TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Ann Buck Trigg, 65, died Thursday, May 28, 1998. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday in St. Ann's Catholic Church of Tucumcari. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in St. Ann's Catholic Church with the Rev. John C. Daniel officiating. Arrangements are by Colonial Funeral Home, 1010 W. Ninth, Amarillo. Mrs. Trigg lived in Tucumcari most of her life. She and her husband owned the Trigg Ranch where she was a homemaker. She married Stephen Trigg in 1980 at Las Vegas. She was preceded in death by a son, John P. Vuras. Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Paula J. Vuras Neese, Sonja J. Vuras Foote, Sally M. Trigg and Kristen Trigg, all of Tucumcari; four sons, Chris P. Vuras of Vero Beach, Fla., Mike Vourazeris of Farmington, and Stephen Trigg and Eric Trigg, both of Tucumcari; and a brother, Don Buck of Quay.