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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; Thursday, June 4, 1998, 7:21 AM Amarillo Dorman Ray White Dorman Ray White, 42, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. John Elser, pastor of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, officiating. Arrangements were by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. White was born in Amarillo and graduated from Palo Duro High School in 1973. He served in the Army for two years and worked for B&Z Overhead Door Co. for more than 10 years. Survivors include a son, Donald Ray White of New Boston; three sisters, Diane Johnson, Veleda Ann Riffle and Linda White, all of Amarillo; three brothers, Raymond White Jr. and Roger White, both of Amarillo, and Larry Mason of Billings, Mont.; and his parents, Ray and Martha White of Amarillo. The body will be available for viewing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will be at 925 W. Bonita. They requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, 200 N.W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79107. Hazel B. Dosher Hazel B. Dosher, 72, of Amarillo, died Monday, June 1, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Webb of Grand Prairie officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Dosher was born in Montague and had been a resident of Amarillo since 1952. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Walter H. Dosher; a daughter, Judy Kautz of Decatur; two sons, Danny Dosher and Walter K. Dosher, both of Amarillo; five sisters, Alice Surles of Oklahoma City, Ima Jo Hooper of Longview, Wash., Carolyn Stewart of Myra and Viola Reed and Wanda Weiburg, both of Grand Prairie; four brothers, George Gentry, Morris Gentry and Bobby Gentry, all of Grand Prairie, and Bill Gentry of Stockton, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Margaret Perry Margaret Perry, 81, of Amarillo, died Sunday, May 31, 1998. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. today 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 were 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's 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. Jimmie L. Fiel Jimmie L. "Jim" Fiel, 61, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, June 3, 1998. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Llano East Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Kellison, pastor of Bethel Assembly, officiating. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bethel Assembly. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Fiel was born in Shattuck, Okla., and had lived in Amarillo since 1957. He was a sales representative for AA Sales Inc. and a member of Bethel Assembly. He married Carol Williams in 1985 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Rocky Fiel of Mesquite and Rick Fiel of Amarillo; a daughter, Becky Stuart of Amarillo; two stepdaughters, Dona Leedy and Robbyn Hart, both of Amarillo; a stepson, Billy Williams of Nashville, Tenn.; his mother, Loney Fiel of Amarillo; four brothers, Jesse Fiel and Sandy Fiel, both of Amarillo, Danny Fiel of Friona and Randy Fiel of Canadian; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176-0001, or the American Cancer Society, 3915 Bell St., Amarillo, Texas 79109. Elsewhere Joe Abb Neely MIDLAND - Joe Abb Neely, 58, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998. A celebration of life will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at the National Guard Armory, 3908 N. Lamesa Road in Midland. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Neely was born in El Paso and was raised on the Neely Ranch in Hudspeth County. He graduated from Fort Hancock High School and attended Texas Tech University. He served in the Air Force from 1961 to 1965. He was employed with the Texas Department of Health for 32 years. He moved to Midland in 1985. Survivors include three sons, Joe Neely of Amarillo, Jay Frank Neely of San Angelo and Jon Geye Neely of Germany; father, Tom H. Neely of Sierra Blanca; a brother, Tom D. Neely of Sierra Blanca; a sister, Mary Lou Spitler of Carrollton; and six grandchildren. Oklahoma Emaril Exona Schnaufer FELT, Okla. - Emaril Exona Schnaufer, 87, died Monday, June 1, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Felt Baptist Church with the Rev. Alvin Bartlett and the Rev. Jeff Bradley officiating. Burial will be in Bertrand Cemetery by Cimarron Mortuary in Boise City, Okla. Mrs. Schnaufer was born in Shattuck, Okla. She married Timothy A. "Tim" Schnaufer in 1927 at Boise City. They lived in the Campo, Colo., area for a few years. They owned a farm outside of Boise City, where Mrs. Schnaufer lived most of her life. She was a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Campo and attended services at First Baptist Church in Felt for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Russell Schnaufer; and a daughter, Faye Bernice Schnaufer. Survivors include a daughter, Francis Elnora Slaton of Austin; three sisters, Louisa Copenhaver and Edyth Lowder, both of Springfield, Colo., and Oleatha Harper of La Junta, Colo.; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Area Lois Patton Folmar PAMPA - Lois Patton Folmar, 85, died Wednesday, June 3, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Billy T. Jones, minister of West Side Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Folmar was born in Buffalo Springs. She graduated from Electra High School at Electra. She married Howard Patton in 1933 at Frederick, Okla. They moved to Pampa in 1953 from Skellytown where they had lived since 1934. He died in 1973. She married Henry Marshall Folmar in 1989 at Skellytown. He died in 1993. She had been a receptionist for Drs. Hicks, Brauchle and Chase. She retired after being a clerk at Dunlap's for several years. She was a Church of Christ member. Survivors include a stepson, Tom Fomar of Houston; three sisters, Jo Beighle of Skellytown, Bessie Vestal of Iowa Park and Ozie McClure of Bay City; a brother, George Chesher of Electra; and two stepgrandsons. The family requests memorials be to Alzheimer's Disease Association, P.O. Box 2234, Pampa, Texas 79066-2234; Crown of Texas Hospice in Amarillo; or a favorite charity. R.P. Stout STINNETT - R.P. "Perry" Stout, 94, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Lieb Cemetery with Elder Jerry Womble of the Church of God "7th Day." Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Stout was born in Oran and had lived in Stinnett for 49 years. He was a member of the Church of God "7th Day." He was a retired pumper with Panhandle Producing. His wife, Thelma Mae, died in 1991. Survivors include a son, George Stout of Stinnett; two brothers, Uriah Nicholas Stout of Poolville and Frank Stout of Pampa; six sisters, Nell McNabb of Abilene, Mildred Wiggington of Jacksboro, Willie Lotz, Treyon Smith and Faye Culp, all of Mineral Wells and Barbara Pratt of Plano; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing until service time at Brown's Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel at Stinnett. Maggie Teresa Richardson McLEAN - Maggie Teresa Richardson, 90, died Monday, June 1, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of Christ with Donald Locke of San Antonio officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery by Lamb Funeral Home. Mrs. Richardson was born in Tennehaw. She married Grady Richardson in 1926 at McCamey. She moved to McLean from Wheeler in 1940. Mrs. Richardson is a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband and a son. Survivors include two daughters, Doris Lavell Locke of Nocona and Joy Maye Cooper of McLean; four sons, Harold Eugene Richardson of Oklahoma City, James Earl Richardson of Tucumbia, Ala., Virgil O. Richardson of Fort Worth and Roy Ray Richardson of McLean; a brother, Ralph Kelly Beardon of Odessa; 20 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mary Lou Garcia MULESHOE - Mary Lou Garcia, 52, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at The Church of God of the First Born with the Rev. Raymond Mendoza officiating. Burial will be in Bailey County Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Homes. Mrs. Garcia was born in Rotan. She married Manuel Garcia in 1967 at Littlefield. Mrs. Garcia moved to Muleshoe in 1992 from Dimmitt. She delivered newspapers in Muleshoe and was a member of the Church of God of the First Born in Muleshoe. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Manuel Garcia Jr. of Austin and Marcos Elias Garcia and Michael Estaban Garcia, both of Muleshoe; six daughters, Martha Lou Depoyster of Littlefield, Maggie Almanza and Marina Jackson, both of Dimmitt, and Mercedes Gutierez, Monica Martinez and Mirella Yanis, all of Muleshoe; her mother, Margarita Rodriguez of Bovina; four sisters, Audela Estraca of Dimmitt, Linda Rodriguez of Clovis, N.M., Alicia Lara of Bovina and Endelia Ramirez of Dimmitt; four brothers, Raynaldo Rodriguez of Lazbuddie, Rolando Rodriguez of Melrose, N.M., and Jose Luis Rodriguez and Abraham Rodriguez, both of Bovina; and 13 grandchildren. Edward Leroy Hamner CLARENDON - Edward Leroy Hamner, 44, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Robertson Chapel of Memories. Cremation will be held at a later date. Arrangements were by Robertson Funeral Directors Inc. Mr. Hamner was born in Matador and was raised in Turkey. He had lived in Memphis for 12 years before moving to Clarendon eight years ago. Mr. Hamner married Robbie Lynn Ringham in 1997 at Clarendon. He was a fiber-optic cable splicer for General Telephone for 25 years. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Laverne Hamner of Turkey; two daughters, Cassie Hamner and Jendy Hamner, both of Memphis; two stepdaughters, Ashley Francis and Haylee Francis, both of Clarendon; three stepsons, Michael Francis, Matthew Francis and Canyon Francis, all of Clarendon; and a brother, Charles Hamner of Quitaque. The family requests memorials be to the Harrington Cancer Center or to his children. Fred Clark TULIA - Fred Clark, 68, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Rose Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Rusty Gray, pastor of Tulia Christian Fellowship Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Wallace Funeral Home. Mr. Clark was born in Royce City, where he was raised. He married Melba Miller in 1951 at Clovis, N.M. Mr. Clark was an elevator attendant in Hart for several years. He moved to Swisher County in 1954, where he resided for 43 years. He was an elevator attendant for Tulia Wheat Growers in Tulia for 12 years. Mr. Clark attended Tulia Christian Fellowship Church. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Freda Baker of Plainview and Rita Faye Morris of Albuquerque, N.M.; a son, Larry Edward Clark of Tulia; two sisters, Helen Kell of Boise City, Okla., and Betty Elkins of Burleson; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. John W. Brinkley SPEARMAN - John W. Brinkley, 78, died Tuesday, June 2, 1998. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Hansford Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Patrick, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Spearman. Mr. Brinkley was born in Idabel, Okla. He lived in the Spearman area for 39 years, moving from Fort Stockton. Mr. Brinkley married Imogene Henry in 1942 at Broken Bow, Okla. He was a carpenter and member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Wanda Schubert of Spearman and Carla Harding of Aledo; a son, Wesley Brinkley of Liberal, Kan.; three brothers, Louis Hess of Red Bluff, Calif., M.D. Brinkley of Ada, Okla., and Bob Brinkley of Broken Bow; a sister, Helen Clouse of Broken Bow; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Heart Association or to a favorite charity.