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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, January 10, 1998, 7:22 AM Amarillo Grady Jackson Grady Jackson, 81, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Central Church of Christ with Dick Marcear, minister, and Paul Sneed officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Jackson was born in Colorado City and had lived in Amarillo for 57 years. He worked for the Borden Co. for 10 years before becoming the owner and operator of the Denver Lunch, a restaurant located at the Fort Worth and Denver Railyards, for about five years, the Colonial Cafeteria in Wolflin Village for 20 years and Jackson's Cafeteria in Pampa for five years. He was a member and deacon at Central Church of Christ and a longtime member and a former president of Tascosa Kiwanis Club. He married Erma Gardenhire in 1941 at Arapaho, Okla. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Peggy Bell. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Linda Anderson of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, 11461 S. Western St., 79118 or the Todd Anderson Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Amarillo Area Foundation. Ferris B. Hendrix Ferris B. Hendrix, 84, of Amarillo, died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997. Memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday in the chapel of St. Paul United Methodist Church with Dr. Wylie E. "Buff" Hearn officiating. Friends are invited to a luncheon immediately following the service in the San Jacinto Room of the Ambassador Hotel. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Hendrix was born in Ben Franklin, Delta County, and raised in Mineral Wells. She attended Texas Christian University. She married Charles E. Hendrix in 1932. She lived in Mineral Wells and Dallas before moving to Amarillo in 1954. She and her husband owned and operated Sheppard Printing Co. in Amarillo for a number of years until the company was acquired by Trafton-Autry Printing Co. She worked for Trafton-Autry until retiring in 1980. Her husband died in 1980. She was an active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church over 40 years, having served on the administrative board and as historian. She was a member of the Ruth Class at the church. Mrs. Hendrix also was a member and past president of the South Amarillo Garden Club, a member and past president of the Pilot Club and a member of the Daughters of the Nile of the Avihk Temple. As a longtime supporter of Berea College at Kentucky, she was a member of the President's Club of the college. In recognition of her support of the Los Angeles Opera, the opera company will dedicate a 1998 performance to her memory. Survivors include a son, Charles T. "Terry" Hendrix of Westlake Village, Calif. The family requests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, Texas 79174-0001. Robert R. Daily Sr. Robert R. Daily Sr., 85, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Fort Sill Cemetery at Lawton, Okla., with Chaplain "Major" Randy Mosteller of Fort Sill officiating. Arrangements are by BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Daily was born in Hugo, Okla. He married Vaneta Mock in 1938 at Olustee, Okla. He was a member of the 18th Field Artillery Association at Fort Sill. He served in World War II in Northern France. He was in the Battle of the Bulge and Rhineland Campaign. He was in the Elbe River in Germany and served in Japan on optional duty from 1946-47. He received the Purple Heart. He was a member of Primitive Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; a son, Robert R. Daily Jr. of Amarillo; a brother, Arthur Daily of Lawton, Okla., and a sister, Ruth Bray of Purcell, Okla. The family will be at 5147 Kirk. Yen Ma Yen Ma, 73, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998. Services will be at 8 a.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery. Mr. Ma was born in China. He came to Amarillo in 1979 from Vietnam. He had been retired from Iowa Beef Processors. Survivors include his wife, Lang Tran Ma; three sons, Nguyen Ma and Tuan Ma, both of Amarillo, and Quang Ma of Henderson, Nev.; six daughters, Hang Ma, Tran Ma and Kanh Ma, all of Amarillo, Le Ma and Susan Tran Ma, both of San Diego, and Jessica Wan Ma of Richardson; and 13 grandchildren. The body will not be available for viewing. The family will be at 1828 Popular. Oklahoma Alice Wiens BALKO, Okla. - Alice Wiens, 91, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in the Balko Mennonite Church with Dewayne Isaacs officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Mennonite Cemetery by Clark Funeral Service of Beaver. Mrs. Wiens was born in Major County. She graduated from high school and attended two years of college. She was a housewife as well as a school teacher. She married Arthur E. Wiens in 1931 at Balko. He died in 1992. Survivors include a son, Clifford Gene Wiens of San Jose, Calif.; two daughters, Dee Ann Hofer of Heron, S.D., and Carolyn Jo Regier of Broken Arrow, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Cecelia Clara Romero GUYMON, Okla. - Cecelia Clara Romero, 65, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. today in St. Peter's Catholic Church by Scott Adams. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mrs. Romero was born in Barney, N.M. She married Gene Romero in 1956 at Clayton, N.M. The family moved to the Four Corners area in 1969 from Texline, Texas. In 1972, they moved to Guymon. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. She had worked as a dietary aide at the Dunaway Manor for several years. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Ramona Bosquez of Guymon; three sons, Tommy Romero, Frank Romero and Daniel Romero, all of Guymon; a sister, Lucy Garcia of Garden City, Kan.; and 11 grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Lung Association. Memorials will be accepted at Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, Okla. 73942. Canyon Arthur Lee Chambers Arthur Lee Chambers, 82, of Canyon, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Stan Fortenberry officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Chambers was born in Love Community. He moved to Canyon in 1923 and graduated from Canyon High School in 1934. He served in the Army from 1934 until 1941. After his discharge, he became a skilled woodworker. He was employed as a draftsman and production engineer. He was a member of the Amarillo First Assembly of God Church. He married Betty Jeanne Simpson in 1939 at Denver. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Jeanne Sargent of Aurora, Colo., Eleanor Becker of Grand Junction, Colo., and Susan Anderson of Owego, N.Y.; two sisters, Bessie Patterson of Tulsa, Okla., and Jewell Horton of Pollock Pines, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and twin great-grandsons. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, 301 Amarillo Blvd. West, Suite 200, Amarillo, Texas, 79107. Elsewhere Floyd Fleming MORTON - Floyd Fleming, 68, of Yucca Valley, Calif., formerly of Ruidoso, N.M., died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel in Morton with the Rev. Gordon Renshaw officiating. Burial will be in Morton Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Fleming was born in Bailey County. He was a former bakery owner in Carlsbad, N.M. He moved to Yucca Valley from Ruidoso, N.M., in 1995. He was a Methodist. Survivors include a son, Floyd M. Fleming Jr. of Mooresville, N.C.; two daughters, Lisa Lea of Portland, Ore., and Debbie Brister of Mount Ulla, N.C.; a stepdaughter, Paulette Galvan of Jackson, Miss.; a sister, Lena Faye Blalock of Pleasanton; two brothers, Carrol Fleming of Brownfield and Elvis Fleming of Roswell, N.M.; and six grandchildren. Virginia Salter Tatum SEGUIN - Virginia Salter Tatum, 96, a former Guymon, Okla., resident, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Elmhurst Cemetery at Guymon with the Rev. Jim Jacobson, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 18 in First Presbyterian Church in Seguin. Mrs. Tatum was born in Wellington. Soon after, she and her family pioneered to Texas County. She received her posthigh school education as a bookkeeper at a Guymon bank. She moved to Dodge City, Kan., before moving to Liberal, Kan. She was a partner with her husband in a sewing-machine, appliance-repair business until his death. Mrs. Tatum was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Guymon and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a life member of the Order of the Eastern Star, the PEO Sisterhood and had been active in Scouting with her sons. She had been a member of First Presbyterian Church in Seguin since 1987. Survivors include two sons, Richard Tatum of Seguin and Leland Tatum of Houston; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. John Overton Wimberley LITTLEFIELD - John Overton Wimberley, 68, died Friday, Jan. 9. 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Crescent Park Church of Christ with Eric Dickey, minister, and Wilburn Dennis, retired minister, officiating. Burial will be in Littlefield Memorial Park by Hammons Funeral Home. Mr. Wimberley was a native of Wellman. He had been employed by Southwestern Public Service Co. as an instrument maintenance technician. He had been an elder for 25 years and member of the Crescent Park Church of Christ. He worked the sound system for the West Texas Country Western, Gospel and Bluegrass Jamborees. He married Earlyne Legate in 1949 at Levelland. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Connie Roach of Mount Vernon and Vickie Bolton of Arlington; a son, John Wimberley of Claude; his mother, Thelma Wimberley of Littlefield; three brothers, Alton Wimberley of Anton, Edwin Wimberley of Levelland and Lewis Wimberley of Montgomery, Ala.; two sisters, Iva Nell Stinson of Snyder and Alicia Wimberley of Fillmore, Utah; and six grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the New Mexico Christian Children's Home at Portales, N.M. Area Virgil F. Schell FARWELL - Virgil F. Schell, 91, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Hamlin Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Beth Harrington officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Terrace at Farwell by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis, N.M. Mr. Schell was born in Bethel, Okla., and moved to Farwell in 1951 from Oklahoma. He farmed in the Farwell community for many years. He also worked for Farwell Hardware for a number of years. He was a member of Hamlin Memorial United Methodist Church. He married Jo Coke in 1935 at Fredrick, Okla. Survivors include two daughters, Jo Anne Gavin of St. Mary's, Iowa, and Karen Snell of Clovis; two sons, Jimmy Schell of Grady, N.M., and Johnny Schell of Studio City, Calif.; a brother, Harlan Schell of Oklahoma City; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Methodist Children's Home. Friends may call at the funeral home. The casket will be closed at the service. Frances Stella Trepanier VERNON - Frances Stella Trepanier, 74, a former Quanah resident, died Thursday, Jan. 8, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Trinity Episcopal Church in Quanah with the Rev. James P. Haney officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Trepanier was born in Buffalo, N.Y. She had been a resident of Quanah for 20 before moving to Vernon five years ago. She had been retired. She was a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church. Survivors include a daughter, Julie Sanders of Quanah; a granddaughter; four grandsons; and three great-granddaughters daughters. R.W. Beck LEFORS - R.W. Beck, 77, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa with the Rev. Jim Teeter, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Lefors, officiating. Burial will be in Miami Cemetery. Mr. Beck was born in Mobeetie. He moved to Lefors in 1958 from Miami. In 1986, he retired after 30 years of employment from Cities Service Oil Co. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the Miami American Legion Post. He married Margaret Russell in 1942 at Neosho, Mo. She died in April 1984. In June 1984, he married Dortha Painter at Lefors. Survivors include his wife; a son, Bill Beck of Eunice, N.M.; a daughter, Paula Schuman of Dumas; two stepsons, David Wayne Painter of Greenville and F. Earl Painter of Pauls Valley, Okla.; two stepdaughters, Brenda Roach of White Deer and Donna Stafford of Houston; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; 13 stepgrandchildren; and eight stepgreatgrandchildren. Doll Bragg Edmonds HAPPY - Doll Bragg Edmonds, 92, died Friday, Jan. 9, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel in Happy with Jim Currie, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Crowell, officiating. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery. Mrs. Edmonds was born in Memphis. She graduated from Floydada High School in 1923 and received her teacher's certification from West Texas Teachers College in Canyon. Before her marriage, she taught at Ralph Switch School and the Edmonds School. She lived in Roosevelt County, N.M. until 1944 then returned to Happy. She taught in the Happy Elementary School and later had a private kindergarten. She also helped her husband with their cattle business until his death. She was a member of Eastern Star, Cowbells and the Ester Sunday School Class in the Baptist Church. She married George Edmonds in 1929. He died in 1987. Survivors include a son, Elmo Edmonds of Lamesa; a daughter, Moly Sue Cawthon of Canyon; 11 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and four great-greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Happy Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 216, Happy, Texas, 79042 or Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, Texas 79101 or a favorite charity. The body will be available for viewing today and Sunday at Brooks Funeral Directors in Canyon and at Brooks Funeral Directors in Happy on Monday until service time. _________________________________________________________________ [News][Sports][Business][Opinions][Letters to the Editor][Weather] [Search][Stock Quotes][Entertainment][Classifieds][Amarillo] We'd love to hear your feedback. © 1998 Amarillo Globe-News Webmaster