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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; Friday, September 25, 1998, 6:27 AM Amarillo Louise Cole Louise Cole, 97, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce St., with the Rev. Robert Field of Southeast Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. Mrs. Cole was born in Lamar County and had lived in Amarillo for 60 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elton Cole, in 1959. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Mina Pilgrim, in 1991. She was a homemaker and a Seventh-day Adventist. Survivors include one daughter, Nell Marie Patterson of Fort Worth; six grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Julia Lucero Rodriguez Julia Lucero Rodriguez, 78, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Services will be at 3 p.m. today at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church with the Rev. Hector J. Madrigal of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Mrs. Rodriguez married Fernando Rodriguez in 1947, at Clovis, N.M. He proceeded her in death in March. Survivors include a daughter, Rose Mary Hathaway of Amarillo; a brother, Willie Lucero of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Evelyn "Bobbie" Waddill Ketler Evelyn "Bobbie" Waddill Ketler, 85, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Memorial services will be at 5 p.m. today at Polk Street United Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk, with Dr. Jim Garrett and Dr. Jordan Grooms of Polk Street United Methodist Church officiating. A private internment will be at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. Georgia. Mrs. Ketler was born and raised in Amarillo. She was a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church, Amarillo Country Club and the Amarillo Club. She married John Littleton Ketler in 1947 at Amarillo. He died in 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Pamela Clemens of Amarillo and Karen McDaniel of Spring; a brother, Dr. George M. Waddill Jr. of Amarillo.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and special friends, Bobbie Rayford and Lela Anderson, both of Amarillo. Memorials may be made to Polk Street United Methodist Church Organ Restoration Fund, 1401 S. Polk, Amarillo TX 79101-4298. Mary E. Jordan Mary E. Jordan, 81, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1998. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in East Mausoleum in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. David A. Seilheimer, United Methodist Church Southwest Conference in San Antonio, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Jordan was born in Ennis and graduated from Dodson High School in Dodson. She moved to Amarillo in 1942 from Hollis, Okla. She was a homemaker and member of Canyon Hills Church of Christ and Wild Rose Lodge No. 312. She married H.G. Jordan in 1937 at Hollis. He preceded her in death in 1994. Survivors include a son, Dan Jordan of Lafayette, La.; two daughters, Mary Ellen Lester and Wanda Cordova, both of Amarillo; two brothers, Frank Fisher and Wayne Fisher, both of Los Angeles; two sisters, Ruby Fuson of Bakersfield, Calif., and Jeanne Fisher of Santa Monica, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Jim Seedig Jim Seedig, 74, of Amarillo, died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Travis Shannon, pastor of Golden Pathways Church, officiating. Mr. Seedig was born in Baca County, Colo., and had been an Amarillo resident for more than 20 years. He served with the Navy in World War II. He retired as a automobile body repairman and was a member of First Christian Church of Pampa. Survivors include a son, Mark Seedig of Austin; and a sister, Margaret Duvall of Tahlequah, Okla. The body will not be available for viewing. New Mexico Maude Carter CLOVIS, N.M. - Maude Carter, 99, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Melrose with the Rev. Kevin Bushart officiating. Burial will be in Melrose Cemetery. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Mrs. Carter had been a resident of Melrose since 1918 before moving to Clovis in the early 1960s. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Melrose. She was preceded in death by her husband. Survivors include one son, Lynn Carter of Melrose; one daughter, Verle Burdette of Melrose; four grandsons; and 15 great-grandchildren. Ruth Mary Thompson CLOVIS, N.M. - Ruth Mary Thompson, 68, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mrs. Thompson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Survivors include her husband, Bill Thompson; three daughters, Esther Thompson and Laura Beaulieux, both of Clovis, and Leah Bovill of Fort Myers, Fla.; a brother, Kenneth Gidley of Christchurch, New Zealand; and six grandchildren. Elsewhere Francis Joseph Ortbal CROWLEY - Francis Joseph Ortbal, 76, a former resident of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Vigil will be at 7 p.m. today in Chapel of St. Francis Village. Mass will be at 9 a.m. Saturday in Chapel of St. Francis Village. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery by Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home in Crowley. Mr. Ortbal was born in Meta, Mo. He was a veteran of the Air Force and retired as a professor at Amarillo College. He moved to Crowley in 1996. Survivors include his wife, Bernice Ortbal; a son, Mark Ortbal of Austin; five daughters, Rita Ann Paxton of Levelland, Dona Fox of San Antonio, Joan Bridges of Crowley, Anita Ferrie of Parker County and Jane Boen of Lubbock; two brothers, Norman Ortbal of Quincy, Ill., and Herbert Ortbal of San Jose, Calif.; two sisters, Florence Bryant of Victoria and Clara Shoff of Des Moines, Iowa; 19 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The body will be available for viewing after 4 p.m. today in Chapel of St. Francis Village. The family suggests memorials be to Catholic Near East Welfare Association, 1011 First Avenue, New York, NY 10022-4195. Mary Hooper SAN ANTONIO - Mary Hooper, a former Amarillo resident, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 1998. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors Chapel, Hillsboro, with the Rev. Bob Moon officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Miss Hooper had lived in Hill and Archer Counties, Amarillo for more than 40 years, and in Temple for 10 years. She was a legal secretary for Phillips Petroleum Co. In Amarillo, Miss Hooper was a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church. She was a member of Alamo Heights United Methodist Church in San Antonio. She is survived by a sister, Hattie Ruth Hooper of San Antonio, and many nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Bible Study Fellowship, 19001 Blanco Road, San Antonio, TX 78258; or a favorite charity. Margaret Ann Hartman SHALLOWATER - Margaret Ann Hartman, 43, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church of Shallowater with the Rev. Steve Venable, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Shallowater, officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock by Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock. Mrs. Hartman was born in Glendale, Ariz., and moved to Shallowater in 1990 from Louisiana. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Shallowater. She married Mickey R. Hartman in 1971 at Dumas. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Stacy Leonard of Ballinger and Kayla Hartman of Shallowater; a son, Brandon Hartman of Shallowater; her mother, Atha Mae Long of Dumas; two sisters, Sandra McEntire of Dumas and Joy Moradali of Tahoka; a brother, Mike Long of San Antonio; and three grandchildren. Area Cassidy Briann Chisum PAMPA - Cassidy Briann Chisum, infant daughter of Chris and Christin Chisum, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Lyndon Glaesman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Miss Chisum was born Sept. 22 in Amarillo. Survivors include her parents; one brother, Blake Chisum of the home; maternal grandparents, Jerry and Malena Baten of Pampa; paternal grandparents, Hunter and Sam Chisum and Barbara Chisum of Pampa; maternal great-grandmother, Nancy Everson of Pampa; paternal great-grandmothers, Edna Chisum and Flossie Fricke of Pampa. Memorials may be sent to Northwest Hospital Neonatal Care Unit. The family will be at 1947 N. Nelson. Davis "Dave" W. Vaughan CHILDRESS - Davis "Dave" W. Vaughan, 92, died Monday, Sept. 21, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Johnson Funeral Home with the Rev. Don McFarland, pastor of Parkview Baptist Church of Childress, officiating. Burial will be Kirkland Cemetery in Kirkland. Mr. Vaughan was born in Farmersville and lived in Houston for the last eight years. He changed well charts for Skelly Oil Company. He married Myra Meece in 1928 in Childress. She died in 1990. Survivors include one daughter, Billie Rowley of Houston; one sister, Nellie Royal of Childress; and two grandchildren. Maidie Perkins CHILDRESS - Maidie Perkins, 98, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church in Childress with the Rev. Jim McCurley, pastor, and Kerry Wood, minister of music, officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home in Childress. Mrs. Perkins was a member of First Baptist Church and had lived in Childress since 1962. She attended West Texas College and taught school at Fairview and Tennessee Valley. She was a member of Kirkland Home Demonstration Club. She worked as a postal clerk. She married Clyde Perkins in 1920 in Paducah. He died in 1985. Survivors include three daughters, Maidelle Mitchell of Denver City, Shirley Alexander of Weatherford and Mary Frances Lovelass of Crystal Lake, Ill.; and two sons, Clyde Perkins Jr. of Childress and James Perkins of Oak Leaf. Aline Morrison DUMAS - Aline Morrison, 80, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church in Dumas with the Rev. John Glover, minister of music at First Baptist Church of Pampa, and the Rev. Brent Gentzel, grandson and associate pastor of First Baptist Church in Gainesville, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Morrison was born in Memphis and lived in Dumas for most of her life. She served as Moore County District Clerk from 1945 until 1948. She was deputy in the Moore County Clerk's office from 1953 until 1964 when she was elected Moore County treasurer. She retired from that position in 1982. Mrs. Morrison was a member of Dumas Chapter No. 653 Order of the Eastern Star. She moved to Pampa in 1989 where she was a member of the First Baptist Church. She married Leslie Lee Morrison in 1941 at Borger. He died in 1956. Survivors include two daughters, Lynette Gentzel of Perryton and Katie Easley of Pampa; a brother, R.O. McMurray of Dumas; three sisters, Sue Lewis and Vannie Beauchamp, both of Dumas, and Dink Neie of Amarillo; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will be at 405 Bennett in Dumas. They suggest memorials be to Dumas Cemetery Association, Box 791, Dumas, TX 79029; or American Heart Association, c/o Teresa Chastain, Nations Bank, Box 1208, Dumas, TX 79029. Beverly Y. Taylor FRITCH - Beverly Y. Taylor, 71, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First Southern Baptist Church in Fritch with the Rev. Trey Roberson, pastor, and the Rev. John Fletcher officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors. Mrs. Taylor was a native of Los Angeles and had been a resident of Fritch for 35 years. She was a homemaker and formerly a nurse's aide at Golden Plains Community Hospital. She was a member of First Southern Baptist Church in Fritch, the Dorcas Sunday School Class and Order of the Eastern Star No. 811. She married Raymond Taylor Sr., in 1945 at Texarkana, Ark. Survivors include her husband; five sons, Raymond Taylor Jr. of San Antonio, Claude L. Taylor and Michael W. Taylor, both of Dalhart, John M. Taylor of Fritch and Mark A. Taylor of Largo, Fla.; a daughter, Sarah Y. Butcher of Amarillo; two sisters, Elizabeth Gould of La Plata, N.M., and Claudette Ray of Ada, Okla.; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Estarl, Borger Chapter No. 811, First Southern Baptist Church Mission Fund or a favorite charity. John Henry Turner LOCKNEY - John Henry Turner, 90, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1998. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in West College and Third Street Church of Christ in Lockney with Frank Duckworth, pastor, and Pearl McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Flomot Cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home of Flomot. Mr. Turner was born in Tupelo, Okla., where he attended school. With his family, he moved to Quitaque in a covered wagon in 1924 and then to Flomot in 1931. After his marriage, he farmed north of Plainview and then in the Rock Creek community in 1944. He retired in 1977 and moved to Lockney. In Lockney, Mr. Turner did yard work and was employed by the Lockney Cemetery. He was a member of the West College and Third Street Church of Christ. He married Margie Jones in 1935 at Quitaque. Survivors include his wife; five sons, Donald Ray Turner of Odessa, Sammy Lee Turner and Douglas Wayne Turner, both of Lubbock, John David Turner of Lockney and Guinn Edward Turner of Grapevine; a sister, Marie Jefferys of Hale Center; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Lockney Senior Citizens Association, 118 W. College, Lockney, TX 79241.