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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; Sunday, December 20, 1998, 8:40 AM Amarillo Beverly Ann Urias Beverly Ann Urias, 65, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Colonial Funeral Chapel, 1010 W. Ninth Ave. with the Rev. Walt Ellis of Forrest Hill Missionary Baptist Church officiating. Mrs. Urias was born in Brockton, Mass. She was a homemaker and a member of Forrest Hill Missionary Baptist Church. In 1989, she married Samuel Urias at Amarillo. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Oscar Bermea, in 1985. Survivors include her husband; four sons, Ronald Bermea and Richard Bermea, all of Amarillo, Raymond Bermea of Albuquerque, N.M., and Robert Bermea; a daughter, Lori San Miguel of Amarillo; a brother, Raymond Leach of Plymouth, Mass.; grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Quentin Louis Hutson Quentin Louis Hutson, infant son of Shauna Hutson of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Graveside services will be at noon Monday in Llano Cemetery with Charles Meyer, pastor of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Quentin was born in Amarillo. Survivors include his mother; a brother, Shane Hooten of the home; his grandparents, Brenda Bertram and Richard Hutson of Dumas; and his great-grandparents, Delbert and Mary Robertson of Dumas. Carolyn Faye Walker Carolyn Faye Walker, 65, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Trinity United Methodist Church, 3402 S. Jackson, with the Rev. Sammie Rainey, pastor, and the Rev. Gene Garrison, retired minister of First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City, officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery in Claude by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Walker was born in Armstrong County and graduated from Vega High School. She received her masters degree from West Texas State University. In 1995, she retired after 30 years of teaching at Caprock High School. Mrs. Walker was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Daughters of the American Revolution and Colonial Dames. She married Jim Walker in 1958 at Amarillo. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Mary Lynn Nelson of Atlanta, Charlotte Lowe of Richardson and Sherri Payne of Glen Rose; a sister, Mary Hayes of Rockvale, Tenn.; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association, 2404 W. Seventh, Amarillo, TX 79106; American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell, Amarillo, TX 79109; or Trinity United Methodist Church, 3402 S. Jackson, Amarillo, TX 79109. Charles Jackson Charles Jackson, 61, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle with the Rev. Keith Boutwell, chaplain of Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. A 30-year resident of Amarillo, Mr. Jackson was born in St. Paul, N.C. Prior to his retirement, he was maintenance supervisor at the Three Fountain Apartments. He married Shirley Jackson in 1969 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Judy Church, Donna Congrove, Patty Martin, Cheryl Drumheller, all of Virginia, and Trina Brown of Amarillo; four sons, Charles Jackson Jr., of Virginia and Arthur Jackson, Shawn Jackson and Shane Jackson, all of Amarillo; and 17 grandchildren. The family will be at 5019 Leigh. They suggest memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Canyon Mike Loe Mike Loe, 46, of Canyon, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Memorial services were at 4 p.m. Saturday in University Church of Christ of Canyon with David Lough, Brad Thompson, Bob Shepard and Bob Crass officiating. Burial was in Dreamland Cemetery by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Mr. Loe was born in Lubbock. He graduated from Denver City High School and West Texas A&M University. In 1972, he moved to Canyon where he was a member and served as deacon and Village Sunday School Class teacher at University Church of Christ. For 17 years, Mr. Loe served as vice president of West Texas State Bank. He then taught art and computer science at Bowie Middle School in Amarillo. He was an instructional technology specialist for Region 16. He married Susan Allen in 1972 at Denver City. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Emily Loe of the home and Courtney Bryan of El Dorado, Ark.; his parents, Bob and Winnell Loe of Canyon; a sister, Lisa Moore of Boise City, Okla.; a brother, Travis Loe of Canyon; and a grandson. The family suggests memorials be to the Mike Loe Scholarship Fund for his children and grandchild, c/o Region 16, P.O. Box 30600, Amarillo, TX 79120; or University Church of Christ Building Fund, 3400 Conner Dr., Canyon, TX 79015. New Mexico Dorothea J. Shockey LOGAN, N.M. - Dorothea J. Shockey, 66, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998, in Amarillo. No services are planned at this time. Cremation was by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St., in Amarillo. Mrs. Shockey was born in Lincoln, Neb. She moved to Phoenix and worked at Valley National Bank until her retirement in 1992. She was a volunteer teacher at Mesa Tech College in Tucumcari. She was a member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority in Phoenix and Tucumcari, and of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Lincoln. Mrs. Shockey married Donald L. Shockey in 1952 at Lincoln. He died in 1965. Survivors include her mother, Emilie Parrish of Lincoln; a sister, Norma Rogers of Logan; and a brother, Donald K. Parrish of St. Petersburg, Fla. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, 301 W. Amarillo Blvd., Suite 200, Amarillo, TX 79107. Alma Hendrix TEXICO, N.M. - Alma Hendrix, 80, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clifton Miller officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Hendrix was born in Cheyenne, Okla., and had been a Texico resident since 1960. For 33 years, she was an Avon sales representative. She was a member of Hamlin United Methodist Church of Farwell, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmore Bliss Hendrix in 1973. Survivors include two daughters, Sharon Dean of Reno, Nev., and Debbie Ryan of Clovis; a son, Rickey Hendrix of Texico; three sisters, Goldie Scott of San Bernardino, Calif., and Pat Cross and Elaine Martin, both of San Antonio; three brothers, James Miller of Amarillo, R.C. Miller of Nara Visa and Gary Miller of Roswell; and a granddaughter. Audrey K. Jameson CLOVIS, N.M. - Audrey K. Jameson, 77, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m Monday in First Church of the Nazarene with Ed Abla, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by SteedTodd Funeral Home. Mrs. Jameson was born in Durant, Okla. Since 1948, she had been a resident of Clovis and a member of First Church of the Nazarene. She married Vernon Jameson in 1937. Survivors include three sons, Gene Jameson and Lloyd Jameson, both of Clovis, and L.J. Jameson of Ruidoso; four daughters, Claudene Balazs of Las Cruces and Linda Klingensmiith, Kathy Jameson and Gail Thompson, all of Clovis; 18 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to benevolent fund of the First Church of the Nazarene. Deon Johnson CLOVIS, N.M. - Deon Johnson, 23, died Thursday, Dec. 10, 1998, in Tucson, Ariz. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Bethlehem Baptist Church. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mr. Johnson was born in Clovis where he attended schools until he moved to Tucson. He graduated from PPEC Tech Charter School in Tucson. Survivors include his parents, Annie Johnson of Tucson and Melvin Johnson of Sacramento, Calif.; his stepfather, Quincy Griggs of Tucson; his brother, Lamont Johnson of Tucson; three sisters, Elisha Johnson, Tiffany Johnson and Laquita Johnson, all of Tucson; and his grandmothers, Jewel Babers of Clovis and Clarise Rose of Sacramento. Area Esther Catherine Redelsperger FOLLETT - Esther Catherine Redelsperger, 79, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. todayat the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Shattuck, Okla., with Vialo Weis, pastor, and Gordon Burton, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Shattuck Memorial Cemetery by Mason Funeral Home. Mrs. Redelsperger was born north of Shattuck, Okla., and attended Fairview Country School. With her husband, she farmed and ranched near Follett. She was a member of the Shattuck Seventh-day Adventist Church. She married David Charley Redelsperger in 1940 at Cheyenne, Okla. Survivors include her husband; a sister, Edna Redelsperger of Follett; and two brothers, George Herber and Wesley Herber, both of Shattuck. Thomas O. Duncan DUMAS - Thomas O. Duncan, 73, of Northhampton, Mass., died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1998. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Stratford Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Stewart, pastor of First Baptist Church of Stratford, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors in Dumas. Mr. Duncan was born in Inverurie, Scotland. He attended schools in South Hadley, Mass., where he graduated from high school in 1942. He attended William and Mary College in Virginia, then received his bachelor of science degree from Steven's Institute for Technology in 1946. Mr. Duncan worked for Pittsburgh Demoin Steel, and later as an engineer for Republic Steel of Detroit and Dallas. A World War II and Korean War veteran, he retired as lieutenant commander of the Navy Reserve. He was preceded in death by his wife, Keith Anne Gamble, in 1989. Survivors include two sons, Thomas G. Duncan of Fairfax, Va., and Andrew Duncan of College Station; three brothers, George Duncan of Tulsa, Okla., Alistair Duncan of Acton, Mass., and Brian Duncan of South Hadley; a sister, Heather Ecklin of South Hadley; and five grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to American Heart Association, 1111 Elm Street, West Springfield, MA 01089; or to a favorite charity. Lena Walberg HAPPY - Lena Walberg, 87, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Happy Cemetery with the Rev. John Baird, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Happy, officiating. Arrangements are by Wallace Funeral Home of Tulia. Mrs. Walberg was born and raised in Norton where she attended schools. In 1928, she moved to Happy. She was a homemaker and member of First United Methodist Church. She married Warren "Babe" Walberg in 1930 at Clovis, N.M. He died in 1991. Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Smith of Dallas and Jo Sharp of Tyler; a sister, Cecil Whitman of Castle Rock, Colo.; a brother Jo Ed Forbus of Kerrville; a special friend, Ralph Hall of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Delton Ray Cochran HEREFORD - Delton Ray "Del" Cochran, 62, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Rose Chapel of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home with the Rev. Steve Holston, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park. Mr. Cochran moved to Deaf Smith County as a child and graduated from Hereford High School in 1954. He was a Marine veteran and was employed as a gas pipeline man. Mr. Cochran was a member of the First Christian Church. In 1997, he moved to Lubbock. He married Lovilla Finley in 1960 at Hereford. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Robin Cochran of Lubbock, Cord Cochran of Jacksonville, N.C., Kyle Cochran of Solgohachia, Ark., and Tim Cochran of Idalou; two daughters, Kerri Brock of Lamesa and Annette Cochran of Jacksonville; a sister, Cleo Shaeffer of Tomball; and 10 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society. Maria Najera BOVINA - Maria Najera, 87, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Church of God of the First Born of Bovina with the Rev. Rosendo Lara, pastor, and the Rev. Raymond Mendoza of Muleshoe officiating. Burial will be in Bovina Cemetery by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home in Friona. Mrs. Najera was born in Tegamen, Mexico. She moved from Weslaco to Bovina 15 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God. Mrs. Najera was preceded in death by a son, Reymundo Najera; and three daughters, Juanita Najera, Matilda Najera and Lupita Najera. Survivors include a daughter, Juana Maria Reyes of Bovina; 15 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and 14 greatgreat-grandchildren. Casper Foltz PERRYTON - Casper Foltz, 72, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. No services are planned at this time. Cremation and arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mr. Foltz was born in Detroit and moved to Perryton two years ago. He was retired from the military and was an inspector for General Motors. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He married Carol Aldrich in 1966 at Harrison, Mich. He was preceded in death by a son, Dana Cessna, in 1989. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Mark Cessna of Perryton, Timothy Cessna of Longview and Claude Cessna of Antlers, Okla.; three brothers, Frank Foltz of Las Vegas, James Foltz of Mesa, Ariz., and Paul Foltz of Connecticut; two sisters, Margaret Thomas and Mary Gagnon, both of Michigan; 32 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. W.P. Bilbrey BLEDSOE - W.P. "Pete" Bilbrey, 92, of Cross Roads, N.M., died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Bledsoe Baptist Church of Bledsoe. Burial will be in Tatum Cemetery in Tatum, N.M., by Ellis Funeral Home of Morton. Mr. Bilbrey was born in Plainview. In the early 1930s, he moved to Cross Roads from Monument. He was a rancher and member of the Bledsoe Baptist Church. He married Dessie Fay Dickinson in 1930 at Carlsbad, N.M. Survivors include his wife; five sons, William "Bill" Frank Bilbrey of Burleson, J. Milton Bilbrey of Levelland, Kenneth Bilbrey of Morton, Marion W. Bilbrey of Cross Roads and Johnny Bilbrey of Andrews; four daughters, Teresa Sooter of Seminole, Patsy Davis and Bessie Denny, both of Bledsoe, and Eva Sooter of Tatum; a sister, Mae Denny of Jal, N.M.; 22 grandchildren; 41 greatgrandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Vanice R. Belflower PAMPA - Vanice R. Belflower, 81, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Doug Yates, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Belflower was born in Cunningham and lived in Pampa for 67 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was an electrician in Pampa, Borger and Amarillo. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 966 AF&AM and IBEW Local No. 602. Mr. Belflower married Margaret Dean in 1949. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Alvin Belflower of Amarillo and James Belflower of Skellytown; a daughter, Carolin Bichsel of Pampa; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. C.W. Foote PERRYTON - C. W. Foote, 85, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Ulrey and the Rev. Harrol Waterbury officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Foote was born in Claude and moved to the area in 1946 from Dalhart. He graduated from Quanah High School in 1930 and from West Texas State University in 1938 with a degree in sociology. He was a small business owner and retail merchant. Mr. Foote was member of the First United Methodist Church, member and six-year president of the Perryton Independent School District school board, member and president of the Chamber of Commerce and president of the Rotary and United Way. In 1961, he was named Citizen of the Year of Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce. The Boy Scouts awarded him the Silver Beaver award. He married Mary Joe Gates in 1933 at Clayton, N.M. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Josephine Proett of Placitas, N.M., and Brenda Sheppard of San Antonio; a son, Curtis Foote of Oklahoma City; a sister, Corinne Stevens of Roswell, N.M.; a brother, Joe Foote of New Orleans; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Gilbert Mize Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o the Perryton Rotary Club, P.O. Box 615, Perryton, TX. 79070. Ida F. Jones CHILDRESS - Ida F. Jones, 74, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Parkview Baptist Church with Don McFarland, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home of Childress. Mrs. Jones was born in Manchester and was a retired restaurant cook. She married Orville A.K. Jones in 1968. He died in 1993. Survivors include five daughters, Anita Lee Cross of Walhulla, S.C., Annette Bradford of Childress, Jannett Cranford of Palmer, Connie L. Maynard of Corpus Christi and Kathy Mae Maynard of Dallas; two sons, Danny Maynard of Quitique and Orville Loil Jones of Huntsville; three sisters, Zelma Garrett of Carey, and Hayden Lee and Eder Youngblood, both of Pell City, Ala.; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Martha Lou Latham SPEARMAN - Martha Lou Latham, 67, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ken Cole, pastor, officiating. Private family burial will be in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Inc. in Spearman. Mrs. Latham was born in Perryton and lived in the Spearman area for 48 years. She taught tole painting and owned and operated Martha's Paint Pantry from 1978 until 1995. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Latham married Orville Latham in 1950 at Clovis, N.M. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Scott Latham of Tuscola and Terry Latham of Kingfisher, Okla.; two brothers, Wilbert Seedig of Perryton and A.J. Seedig of Waco; two sisters, Hilda Seedig of Waco and Bessie Fitchie of Clarendon; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hansford Hospice or to First United Methodist Church. Verla Mae McBride PLAINVIEW - Verla Mae McBride, 78, of Midland, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Jack Skidmore, pastor of Church of the Living God of Cottondale, officiating. Burial will be in Olton Cemetery. Mrs. McBride was born in Jefferson County. She lived in Midland from 1954 until 1958. She lived in Liberal, Kan., before moving to Hereford where she was a resident for 22 years. She returned to Midland four years ago and was a member of Fairmont Park Church of Christ. Mrs. McBride married C.W. McBride in 1941 at Waurika, Okla. He died in 1994. Survivors include a son, Roy Glenn McBride of Midland; two daughters, Edna Waddell of Midland and Barbara McKee of Flint; two brothers, John Havron of Muskogee, Okla., and Joe Havron of Fritch; a sister, Faye Blackburn of Bakersfield, Calif; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hospice of Midland, P.O. Box 2621, Midland, TX 79701. Oklahoma Lottie Elaine Brady GUYMON, Okla. - Lottie Elaine Brady, 80, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Assembly of God with the Rev. Billy Martin and the Rev. Leon Lothman officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mrs. Brady was born in rural Mabank, Texas, and graduated from Mallard Prairie High School in 1934. In 1969 she moved from Gena, La., to Guymon where she was a homemaker, a member of the No Man's Land Senior Citizen Center and a Sunday school teacher at First Assembly of God. Mrs. Brady married Charlie James Brady in 1935 at Payne Springs. He died in August. Survivors include a daughter, Juanita Charlaine Kneeland of Guymon; two sons, Richard C. Brady of Beaumont, Texas, and Glenn Brady of Arlington, Texas; two brothers, Neil Thomas of Eustace, Texas, and Wayne Thomas of Winnsboro, Texas; a sister, Audrey Rowland of Gun Barrel, Texas; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to No Man's Land Senior Citizens Center. They will be accepted at Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK. 73942. Neva Crouch Carlisle LAVERNE, Okla. - Neva Crouch Carlisle, 91, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in First Christian Church with Bobby Smithson, pastor, and the Rev. Gaylon Cox, officiating. Burial will be in Laverne Cemetery by Seeger Funeral Home of Laverne. Mrs. Carlisle was born northwest of Buffalo and graduated from Buffalo High School in 1925. She previously lived in Blackwell and Jackson, Miss. In 1951, she moved southeast of Laverne where she was a member of First Christian Church and of the Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. Carlisle married Harry Carlisle in 1925 at Buffalo. He preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Bobby Bryant of Hartley, Texas, and Patsy LaMunyon of Perryton, Texas; a brother, Glen W. Crouch of Buffalo; a sister, Cleo Rude of Enid; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Christian Church in Laverne or to the Laverne Cemetery Association. Hettie Verona Hamilton TEXHOMA, Okla. - Hettie Verona Hamilton, 93, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with Terry Davidson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Texhoma Cemetery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home. Mrs. Hamilton was born in Leachville, Ark. She was a custodian in Texline, Texas for several years. She had been a resident of Dunaway Manor Nursing Home in Guymon for the past 14 years. Mrs. Hamilton married Robert Earl Hamilton in Stratford, Texas. He died in 1975. Survivors include three sons, Bob Hamilton of Texhoma, William J. Hamilton of Splendora, Texas and David Hamilton of Denver; a brother, Howard Laird of Seattle; 16 grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Elsewhere Ralph McConnell Smith TEXARKANA - Ralph McConnell Smith, 84, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998, Services were at 3 p.m. Saturday in the Texarkana Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Larry Sims officiating. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Panhandle Cemetery in Panhandle with the Rev. Travis Curry officiating. Mr. Smith was born in Chickasha, Okla., and moved to Texarkana six years ago from White Deer. He retired from Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America. He was Baptist. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Smith. Survivors include three daughters, Ruth Allen McDowell of Hereford, Patsy Ann McIntire of Shreveport, La., and Betty Jo Wrinkle of Texarkana; nine grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. The family will be at the Wrinkle residence in Texarkana. They suggest memorials be to Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall, Little Rock, AR. 72202. Dr. Charles William Finley SAN ANTONIO - Dr. Charles William Finley, 80, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 1998. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Grace Presbyterian Church of San Antonio. Arrangements are by Mission Park North Funeral Home of San Antonio. Dr. Finley was born in Vinson, Okla., and graduated from Kemper Military School and Baylor University College of Dentistry. During World War II, he served in the Army dental corps. In 1952, he completed requirements for the American Board of Periodontology. From 1952 until 1976, Dr. Finley was in private practice in Lubbock. He then moved to San Antonio where he continued his practice until 1991. Dr. Finley served as clinical professor of periodontology at Baylor University College of Dentistry from 1954 until 1976. From 1976 until 1991, he was assistant clinical professor of periodontology at the University of Texas Health Science Center. He served as consultant in periodontics to the Air Force and as a civilian consultant to the Veterans Administration. In 1985, Dr. Finley was named Outstanding Alumnus of Baylor College of Dentistry. He was a past president of the American Academy of Periodontology and of the AAP Foundation from 1991 until 1993. He was honored by the AAP Foundation for lifetime achievement in periodontics in 1997. Dr. Finley was a member of Rotary International, Oak Hills Rotary Club and a member and elder of both Westminster Presbyterian Church in Lubbock and Grace Presbyterian Church in San Antonio. He married Velma Jones 10 years ago. He was preceded in death by his first wife of 48 years, Mary Gwynne Finley, in 1987. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Katharine Finley Dennis of Wilton, Conn., and Mary Sue Finley of Houston; three stepdaughters, Bonnie M. Northcutt, Leana I. Turbeville and Glenda M. Detling; a stepson, Justin B. Jones; two grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Amy Fay Kirk RANGER - Amy Fay Kirk, 94, died Friday, Dec. 18, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Ranger with the Rev. Ben Macklin and the Rev. Nathan Tucker, former pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery by Edwards Funeral Home of Ranger. Mrs. Kirk was born in Dublin and had been a longtime resident of Ranger. She studied art at Hardin Simmons University. In 1931, she joined the First Baptist Church of Ranger. Mrs. Kirk was active in her church serving the Sunday School department, was on the bereavement committee and was in charge of the home bound department. With her husband, she served on the benevolence committee. In 1986, Mrs. Kirk and her husband were honored by the Ranger Chamber of Commerce with the Golden Deeds award. She married Kenneth F. Kirk in 1927. She was preceded in death by her husband and two children, Charles Clayton and Kenneth Jean Kirk. Survivors include her children Jo King of Lubbock, Hattie Lou Richardson of Amarillo and Lusby Kirk of Ben Wheeler; a brother, Olin Lusby of Big Lake; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Benevolence Fund or a favorite charity.