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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; Saturday, March 7, 1998, 3:45 AM Amarillo Jeffery Dwayne Westerholt Jeffery Dwayne Westerholt, 19, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, March 3, 1998. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with the Rev. Rob Lackey, pastoral care director of Park Central, officiating. Cremation was by Rector Funeral Home. Mr. Westerholt was born in Amarillo. He attended San Jacinto Elementary School and Sam Houston Middle School. He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler in 1997 and attended Amarillo College. He attended Buchanan Street Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a brother, Arthur Westerholt,in 1993. Survivors include his father, Donald Westerholt of St. Louis; a brother, Harley Westerholt of Dallas; two stepbrothers, Corey Murray and Cody Murray, both of Amarillo; a half brother, Pvt. Shawn Belter of Seoul, South Korea; his grandparents, Bill and Betty Brasfield, and Edmund Belter and Mary Murray, all of Amarillo, and Ilene Westerholt of St. Louis. The family will be at 410 N. Forest. They request memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, 600 W. 11th Ave., Amarillo, Texas, 79102. The body will not be available for viewing. Lola Hare Lola Hare, 90, of Amarillo, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Private services will be at Northwest Texas Hospital with the Rev. G.A. Roach, chaplain, officiating. Cremation will be by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Hare was born in Mangum, Okla. She moved to Amarillo in 1991 from Albuquerque, N.M. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was a member of Mangum Chapter No. 114 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She married L.G. Hare in 1928. He died in 1966. She also was preceded in death by a son, Stanley D. Hare, in 1995. Survivors include two sisters, Violet Alsup of Laguna Hills, Calif., and Louise Draper of Blair, Okla.; a brother, Kenneth Craig of Arroyo Grande, Calif.; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1207 W. 11th Ave. They request memorials in lieu of flowers be to a favorite charity. The body will not be available for viewing. Ruth Mathews Ruth Mathews, 93, of Amarillo, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Big Valley Cemetery in Chillicothe with Wallace Clay, retired Baptist minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Mathews was born in Wolfe City. She lived in the Medicine Mound community until 1968 and in San Antonio from 1968 to 1978. She lived in Dumas from 1978 to 1988. She had lived in Amarillo since 1988. She married Hulen R. Mathews in 1922 at Sunset. He died in 1959. She also was preceded in death by a son, Clyde L. Mathews, in 1984. She was a retired farmer and a member of Coulter Road Baptist Church. She was active in the PTA and the Medicine Mound Home Demonstration Club. She was named Homemaker of 1955 in northwest Texas. Survivors include a son, Glen N. Mathews of San Angelo; a daughter, Ouidon Preston of Amarillo; a brother, Bill R. Hendrix of Nocona; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch; or Big Valley Cemetery Fund, Box 408, Rt. 2, Quanah, Texas 79252. Visitation will be at Manard Funeral Home in Chillicothe today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Opal Allison Opal Allison, 85, of Amarillo, died Friday, March 6, 1998. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Rice of Bykota Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mrs. Allison was born in Pilot Point. She moved to Amarillo 56 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of Bykota Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alex Allison, in 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Laverne Keys of Amarillo and Sue McDonnal of Milipas, Calif.; three sons, G.K. Allison, R.D. Allison and Roger Allison, all of Amarillo; 16 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1009 S. Lamar St. They request memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice or Bykota Baptist Church. The body will not be available for viewing. Canyon John Erwin Albers John Erwin Albers, 78, of Canyon, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Paul Lutheran Church with the Rev. Wayne J. Pafk, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Mr. Albers was born in Canyon. He graduated from Canyon High School in 1938 and from Texas Tech University in 1946 with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. He served with the Army Air Corps and was discharged in 1945. He was a lifetime farmer / rancher in Randall County. He was a member of the Farm Bureau and St. Paul Lutheran Church. Mr. Albers married Hilda Heckmann in 1946 at Waco. Survivors include his wife; four sons, David Alberts of Hewitt, Jim Albers of Walburg, Larry Albers of Bastrop and John Albers of Fritch; four daughters, Beth Lauterbach of Canyon, Katherine Gaston of LaVeta, Colo., Joan Ryan of Thorndale and Nancy Horton of Schwertner; a brother, Bruce Albers of Mesa, Ariz.; a sister, Phyllis Kroeger of Seward, Neb.; and 22 grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the John and Hilda Albers scholarship fund at Concordia Lutheran University, 3400 N. 1-35, Austin, Texas 78705; or a favorite charity. William Ronald Beggs William Ronald Beggs, 52, of Canyon, died Friday, March 6, 1998. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Colonial Baptist Church in Wichita Falls with the Rev. Ken Schroder, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Cowgill Cemetery in Polo, Mo. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle, in Amarillo. Mr. Beggs was born in Kansas City, Mo. He graduated from Dalhart High School in 1964 and received his bachelor's degree from Texas Tech University. He was an industrial engineer. He had been a resident of Canyon since December. Survivors include two daughters, Kimberly Brumley of Canyon and Deborah Dilbeck of Lubbock; three sons, James Beggs, Troy Beggs and Daniel Beggs, all of Lubbock; a brother, Larry Beggs of Portland; his stepmother, Dorthea Beggs of Mesa, Ariz.; and three grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176-0001; or a favorite charity. The body will not be available for viewing. New Mexico Wallace Maxwell PORTALES, N.M. - Wallace Maxwell, 45, died Wednesday, March 4, 1998. There will be a celebration of his life on the intramural field at Eastern New Mexico University at 2 p.m. Wednesday with various friends and family members speaking. Arrangements are by Wheeler Mortuary of Portales Inc. Mr. Maxwell was born in Austin, Texas, and raised in Roswell, where he played football in both junior high and high school. He graduated from Roswell High School, where he was in the choir and received a vocal music scholarship to ENMU at Portales. In 1973, he joined the Army and served until 1979. After his discharge he returned to the university, graduating in 1981 with a degree in physical education. While attending the university, Mr. Maxwell was in the Army Reserves. After graduating, he was commissioned and stationed in Germany. In 1989, he was discharged and again returned to ENMU to work on his master's degree. He also served as an assistant intramural director. He completed his master's degree in 1991 in sports administration. At that time he became intramural director. In 1995, he moved to Albuquerque and became camp director for the YWCA. In 1996, Mr. Maxwell returned to Portales to assume the duties of intramural director and games administrator. He was a first aid instructor for the Red Cross. While living in Albuquerque, he was a member of the Optimist Club and the Episcopal church. Mr. Maxwell married Barbara Seddon in 1972 at Portales. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Jeffery Maxwell of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Andrew Phillip Maxwell of the home; two daughters, Kimberly Roybal of Fort Bragg, N.C., and Shannon Bowens of Portales; a brother, Alex Maxwell of Austin; two sisters, Carolyn Williams of Pittsburgh, Kan., and Gladys Clark of Roswell; and three grandchildren. Friends and family may visit Wheeler Mortuary from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. The family requests memorials be to the Wallace Maxwell scholarship fund c/o. ENMU Credit Union. Jesse Cullen Wicklund CLOVIS, N.M. - Jesse Cullen Wicklund, 3-month-old son of Michael and Jennifer Wicklund, died Monday, March 2, 1998. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Mission Garden of Memories with Mike Ryan officiating. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Jesse was born Dec. 11 in Clovis. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Royal Wicklund of the home; grandparents, Carole Nelson of Clovis, and Fred and Barbara Wicklund of Superior, Wis.; and his great-grandfather, Oscar Wicklund of Superior. Madge M. Lott CLOVIS, N.M. - Madge M. Lott, 85, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tom Holland officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories. Mrs. Lott was born in Huckabay. She married Elbert Lott in 1930. They moved to Clovis in 1943. She was co-owner of Clovis Ice & Produce. She was a member of Central Baptist Church, the Dorcas Sunday School class and the Joy Sunday School class. Mr. Lott died in 1986. Survivors include three sons, Carl Lott of Corpus Christi, Texas, Jerry Lott of Norman, Okla., and Larry Lott of Phoenix; six grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Cancer Society. Area Steve M. Potter DUMAS - Steve M. Potter, 35, died Wednesday, March 4, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Wagoner, pastor, and the Rev. Frank Peery officiating. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Potter was born in Dalhart and had been a Dumas resident since 1967. He owned a trucking company and was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Potter of San Antonio; a son, Justin Potter of San Antonio; his mother, Susan Potter of Dallas; his parents, Troy and Linda Potter of Dumas; a brother, Jerry Potter of Rolla, Kan.; grandparents, Keith and Ruby Norris of Amarillo; and great-grandmother, Ethel Norris of Hutchinson, Kan. The family will be at 129 Melinda Lane in Dumas. They request memorials be to a favorite charity. Ray Boyd PAMPA - Ray Boyd, 84, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Richard Bartel, associate pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Boyd was born in Odell. He moved to Pampa in 1954 from Vernon. He was a farmer and worked in the oil fields. He was a Baptist. He married Freda Lawson in 1941 at Altus, Okla. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Linda Whitmarsh, Kathy Crawford and Phyllis LaRue, all of Pampa; two sons, Danny Boyd and Kevin Boyd, both of Pampa; a brother, Seth Boyd of Vernon; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 616 N. Frost. Dawson Jackson TULIA - Dawson Jackson, 86, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Davenport, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Jackson was born and raised in Tulia. He worked for Swisher County as a mechanic for two years. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 at Fort Sill, Okla. He was an airplane and auto mechanic at Reese Air Force Base. He was discharged in 1945 and returned to Tulia. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Tulia Masonic Lodge. Mr. Jackson married Neva Arterburn in 1938 at Tulia. They moved to Amarillo in 1990. Survivors include his wife; a son, W. Dawson Jackson of McLean; a grandson; and three great-grandchildren. Emilio Nino DIMMITT - Emilio "Pepo" Nino, 76, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church by the Rev. Guillermo Morales, and Jose Ortega and Jose Velo, deacons. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Nino was born in Sabinal. He lived in Whiteface before moving to Dimmitt in 1953. He was employed as a fuel delivery person for Dimmitt Consumers from 1967 until retiring in 1987. He married Refugia Nino in 1943 at San Marcos. She died in 1997. He also was preceded in death by two sons, Emilio Nino Jr. in 1968 and Jose Nino in 1946. Mr. Nino was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the Sacred Heartsmen's Group and the Cursillitas Prayer Group. He also was a member of Knights of Columbus Council No. 2654. Survivors include two sons, John Nino of Dimmitt and David Nino of Emory; four daughters, Yolanda Martinez, Lupe Flores and Mary Ann Larra, all of Dimmitt, and Sylvia Nino of Monahans; four brothers, Felipe Nino of San Marcos, Mike Nino of Dimmitt, Tanis Nino of Lockhart and Amos Nino of Yakima, Wash.; 27 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 710 W. Halsell, Dimmitt, Texas 79027; or Hospice Cares, P.O. Box 278, Dimmitt, Texas 79027. Carolynn Myers PERRYTON - Carolynn Myers, 48, died Friday, March 6, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Full Gospel Church with the Rev. Audie McCuistion officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Myers was born in Paragould, Ark. She attended grade school at Calvary Christian School in Indianapolis. She did evangelist work during the summer of 1965 and graduated from Concord High School in Elkhart, Ind., in 1967. She graduated from the Apostolic Bible Institute in St. Paul, Minn., in 1971. She married the Rev. David E. Myers in 1971 at Ontario, Calif. Mrs. Myers had lived in the Perryton area since 1984, moving from Childress. She was a homemaker. She was an art instructor at Chaffey Community College in Cucamonga, Calif., and conducted art painting classes in Ontario, Calif., and Perryton. She also did floral designing in Childress and Perryton. She was the organist at United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Jeremiah Trevino of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a son, the Rev. Dorian Myers of Perryton; her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Carl Mena of Elkhart; two brothers, the Rev. Daniel Mena of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Samuel Mena of Tilley, New Brunswick; and a granddaughter. Neva Hickey DIMMITT - Neva Hickey, 88, died Friday, March 6, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Rhodes, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mrs. Hickey was born in Lakeview. She lived in Memphis before moving to Dimmitt in 1968. She owned and operated the Village Shop from 1968 to 1988. She married Claude B. Hickey in 1927 at Newlin. He died in 1980. She also was preceded in death by a son, Bill Hickey, in 1988. She was a member of First Baptist Church, the Dimmitt Ladies Golf Association and the Senior Citizens Bridge Club. She participated in the Neva Hickey Golf Classic tournaments from 1988 to 1991. Survivors include a daughter, Bettye Durham of Dimmitt; three brothers, Bryant Eddleman of Silverton, Bailey Eddleman of Dimmitt and W.C. Eddleman of Eureka, Calif.; a sister, Johnnie Morrison of Quitaque; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to First Baptist Church, 1201 Western Circle Drive, Dimmitt, Texas 79027; or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176. Carrie McIntosh Melear BOVINA - Carrie McIntosh Melear, 81, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home in Friona with Jim Zenner of Bovina officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart. Ms. Melear was born on the McIntosh Ranch in Deaf Smith County. She had lived in Bovina for 40 years, moving from Lubbock. She owned and operated a grocery store in Bovina for many years. Ms. Melear was Baptist. Survivors include a brother, William L. McIntosh Jr. of Cameron. The family requests memorials be to the West Texas A&M University scholarship fund. Wayne Cook VEGA - Wayne Cook, 82, died Friday, March 6, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Vega United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mark Phillips, pastor, and the Rev. Marvin Roark, chaplain at Baptist St. Anthony's Health System, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo by Vega Funeral Home. Mr. Cook was born in Meldridge, Kan., and had lived in the Vega area since 1949. He owned and operated the Mobil service station in Vega for 30 years. He also was a school bus driver for 30 years. He was a member of Vega United Methodist Church. Mr. Cook married Nina Warner in 1935 at Galva, Kan. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Virginia Cook in 1955 and Deanna Willeford in 1995. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Warner Cook, Bryce Cook and Jason Cook, all of Vega; a daughter, Patty Jackson of Vega; two brothers, his twin, Warren Cook of Santa Fe and Clayton Cook of Vega; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing at the funeral home from 1 to 6 p.m. today, from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday and from 10 a.m. to noon Monday. The family requests memorials be to the A.D. Panhandle Chapter of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, 2200 W. 7th Ave., Amarillo, Texas 79106. Elsewhere Virginia L. Mason HARBOR BEACH, Mich. - Virginia L. Mason, 90, a former Amarillo resident, died Wednesday, March 4, 1998. Cremation was by Ramsey Funeral Home of Harbor Beach. Mrs. Mason was born in Keokuk, Iowa. She had been a member of the Disciples of Christ Church in Amarillo. Her husband, Albra Bradford "Bud" Mason, preceded her in death. Survivors include two cousins, Linda Rowe and Barbara Rowe, both of Palms. The family requests memorials be to the Salvation Army. Elnora Elizabeth Merritt Lummus SULPHUR SPRINGS - Elnora Elizabeth Merritt Lummus, 85, died Friday, March 6, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Shamrock City Cemetery at Shamrock. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church at Shamrock with the Rev. Joe Jernigan officiating. Arrangements are by West Oaks Funeral Home Inc. Mrs. Lummus was born in Childress and had lived in Sulphur Springs since 1985. She was a retired home economics teacher, having taught at Kelton High School and Wheeler High School. She also was a retired dietitian for Shamrock Hospital. She was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a member of First Baptist Church. She married James Nathan Lummus in 1939 at Shamrock. He died in 1965. She also was preceded in death by an infant son. Survivors include three sons, Ronald "Ron" Lummus of Sulphur Springs, Robert Lummus of Hawthorne, Calif., and Rody Lummus of Shamrock; a daughter, Elizabeth A. Borchers of San Antonio; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. C.S. Smith BRYAN - C.S. "Chile" Smith, 69, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Osborne and the Rev. Tim Skaggs officiating. Burial will be at 4:30 p.m. in Wortham Cemetery at Wortham. Mr. Smith was born in Lometa. He had lived in Bryan for the past 14 years. He received his bachelor's degree in agricultural education from Texas A&M University in 1953 and his master's degree in 1970. He joined the Navarro County Agricultural Extension Service in 1956. He later worked for Farm Land Industries for 10 years. He also served as a county agent in Childress, Swisher and Polk counties. Mr. Smith retired in 1985, but continued to be active in the 4-H Club. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Smith; a son, John Smith of College Station; a daughter, Carrolyn Bennett of Bryan; five grandchildren; his mother, Roena Smith of Goldwaithe; a brother, Johnny C. Smith of Burnet; and a sister, Billie Helen Jernigan of Goldwaithe. The family requests memorials be to the Brazos Valley 4-H scholarship fund or the Central Baptist Church building fund. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 5 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Robert S. Francy LUBBOCK - Robert S. Francy, 87, died Thursday, March 5, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church of Happy with the Rev. Howard Childers and the Rev. Joe Findley officiating. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery by Rix Funeral Directors. Mr. Francy was born near Happy. He graduated from Happy High School and Hill's Business College. He was a farmer and a stockman. He lived in Swisher County for all of his life until moving to Lubbock in 1996. He was a member and elder of First Presbyterian Church of Happy. He served as an ASCS commissioner for 61 years. He also served on the Happy School Board, the Grain Sorghum Producers Board, the Wheat Producers Board, the Swisher County Hospital Board and the Soil Conservation Service. Mr. Francy married Jessie Hatcher in 1934 at Pawnee, Okla. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Frances Hunt of Hilton Head Island, S.C., Mary Cato of Lubbock and Ruth Frandsen of Tulsa, Okla.; a sister, Ferne Patching of Tulia; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Sunday. The body will be available for viewing at the church from noon until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. The family requests memorials be to the Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 216, Happy, Texas 79042.