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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, February 28, 1998, 6:36 AM Amarillo Darwin Bohrer Darwin Bohrer, 66, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Jack Howard of Full Gospel Church in Denton officiating. Entombment will be in Memory Gardens Mausoleum by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Bohrer was born in Boise City, Okla., and had been a longtime resident of Amarillo. He was a jeweler and a yacht broker in Kemah. He was an Air Force veteran, serving during the Korean War. Survivors include his companion wife, Marilyn Allen of Amarillo; his mother, Ruth Bohrer of Dalhart; two daughters, Stephanie Jolene Motley and Valerie Ann Martin, both of Amarillo; three sons, Bradford Bohrer of Portland, Christopher Lee Bohrer of Denton and Vincent Bohrer of Arlington; a sister, Sheryl Doyle of Dalhart; five brothers, Dallas Bohrer of St. Petersburg, Fla., Dennis Bohrer and Johnny Bohrer, both of Amarillo, Jim Bohrer of The Woodlands and Richard Bohrer of Kemah; and eight grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Olivia's Angels, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176; or the Don Harrington Circle of Friends, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, Texas 79106. Charles C. Fritchie Charles C. Fritchie, 81, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Royce Womack, retired Methodist minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Fritchie was born in San Antonio and moved to Amarillo in 1920. He retired from Pioneer Natural Gas Co. as a welder after 30 years of service. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Ellen, in 1986; and by two sons, James C. Fritchie and George E. Fritchie. Mr. Fritchie married Billie Mills in 1993 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Lois Ann Mount of The Woodlands; a stepson, LeRoy Slaughter of Fritch; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will be at 3114 Palm St. Amos M. Walker Amos M. Walker, 67, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Laurence Cathedral by Monsignor Harold Waldow, chaplain at Baptist St. Anthony's Health System, and the Rev. Ray Crosier of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Groom officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Walker was born in Hereford and had lived in Amarillo most of his life. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He worked for Pantex for 32 years before retiring in 1993. He also worked for Scott's Flowers for many years. He was Catholic. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Carla Jo Tyree. He married Norma Maples Boniface in 1989 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Karen Friemel of Umbarger and Kathy Lehnick of Canyon; a stepdaughter, Antoinette Boniface of California; two stepsons, Bill Tinker and Brian Boniface, both of California; a sister, Buena V. Breitling of Dalhart; and 12 grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Sancta Maria Convent, P.O. Box 906, Panhandle, Texas 79068. John Sherwood Huffhines John Sherwood Huffhines, 83, of Amarillo, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in St. Paul United Methodist Church with Dr. Norman Grigsby of the church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Huffhines was born in Quanah. He married Reba Barkley in 1938 at Chillicothe. He was an accountant at Currie Motor Freight for 20 years. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and a member and teacher of the Christian Workers Sunday School Class. He also was a member of the Kiwanis Club and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Judye Cooper of Sherrill, N.Y., and Jan Rogers of Anchorage, Alaska; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to St. Paul United Methodist Church or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center. Lena Myrtle Lehman Lena Myrtle Lehman, 98, of Amarillo, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Tom Boyles of Victory Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Lehman was born in Maulkeytown, Ill. She was a homemaker and a member of Lickcreek Baptist Church. She was a former resident of Eastland Acres. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dee Lehman. Survivors include a longtime friend, Margie Ledbetter of Amarillo. The family requests memorials be to the Children's Home, 3400 S. Bowie St., Amarillo, Texas 79109; or Victory Baptist Church. Olive B. Jackson Olive B. Jackson, 87, of Amarillo, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Jackson was born in Washita, Okla., and had lived in Amarillo since 1942. She attended college at Weatherford, Okla., and at Oklahoma City. She worked in the Rule Building and the Amarillo Building for many years as a public stenographer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Gabriel Allen Jackson, in 1980. Survivors include two sisters, Jean Dennis of Amarillo and Margaret Dietrick of Colorado Springs, Colo. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176-0001. Elsewhere Rosa Vasquez LAREDO - Rosa Vasquez, 96, a former Hereford resident, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998. A prayer service will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel in Hereford. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Rix Chapel. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery in Hereford. Mrs. Vasquez was married to the Rev. Jose M. Vasquez. Together they pastored churches in Mexico and Hereford for more than 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband and by a son, Emilio Vasquez. Survivors include two sons, Jose Marta Vasquez of Lubbock and Royolfo Vasquez of Hereford; a daughter, Eunice Schroyer of Jacksonville, Fla.; two sisters, Mary Elias and Margaret Elias, both of San Antonio; and two brothers, Vincente Elias and Florentino Elias, both of San Antonio. Marion P. Williams KERRVILLE - Marion P. Williams, 70, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998. Memorial services will be in Minneapolis. Burial will be in Fort Snelling. Arrangements are by Sizemore Funeral Home. Mrs. Williams was born in Grand Forks, N.D., and grew up on a farm in Mapes, N.D. She graduated from Lakota High School in 1945 and served in the Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II for 21/2 years. She moved to Amarillo in 1965 and to Kerrville in 1972. Mrs. Williams worked in the medical field for 46 years, retiring from the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in 1989. She was preceded in death by two sons, Scott and Joe Jr., and by two husbands, Dean Haugen and Joe T. Williams. Survivors include two daughters, Shelley Caldwell and Shirley Streetman; a sister, Sandra Turner; a brother, Harris Nelson; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a friend, James Tart of St. Paul, Minn. The family requests memorials be to the American Cancer Society. Mary Christine Curlee Perry LUBBOCK - Mary Christine Curlee Perry, 75, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday in Oakwood Baptist Church with Dr. Cleve Haley and Dr. Stan Blevins of Highland Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park in Plainview by Franklin-Bartlett Funeral Home. Mrs. Perry was born in Lincoln County, Tenn. She moved to Big Lake in Ragan County when she was 6. She was valedictorian of her graduating class in Hale Center. She married Tom Perry in 1949. They lived in Olton and Bovina before moving to Lubbock in 1963. Mrs. Perry worked in the family insurance business. She had been a member of the Progressive Study Club since 1965. She also was an active member of Oakwood Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband; a son, Mike Perry of Amarillo; a sister, Harlene Wery of Michigan; and two granddaughters. The family will be at 3308 75th St. in Lubbock. Lucia Ann Ritchey SILVERTHORNE, Colo. - Lucia Ann Ritchey, 17, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Dillon Valley with the Rev. Leo Smith, the Rev. John Kauffman and the Rev. Jack Murray officiating. Arrangements are by Hennigan Funeral Home of Idaho Springs. Miss Ritchey was born in Kremmling, Summit County. She attended Silverthorne Elementary School, Summit County Christian School, Summit Middle School and Summit High School. She was involved in sports including basketball, soccer, volleyball, baseball and track. She helped teach and coach many of the county's children by coaching basketball and soccer and umpiring baseball. Miss Ritchey competed on the state track team during her freshman and sophomore years. She participated in the Active Teen program of the Summit County Catholic Community, where she was preparing for Confirmation. She worked as a baby sitter. She also was employed by the Silverthorne Village Inn and the family-owned business, the Dial and Dine. Survivors include her parents, Marguerite and Geary Ritchey; a sister, Marguerite of the home; two brothers, Robert and John David, both of the home; and grandparents, Robert and Lila Milford of Marion, Ind., and Thomas Ritchey of Amarillo. The family requests memorials be to the Lucia Ritchey Memorial Fund c/o First Bank of Silverthorne, P.O. Box 347, Silverthorne, Colo., 80498. Area Milton Sweigart PERRYTON - Milton Sweigart, 93, died Monday, Feb. 23, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Perryton Mennonite Church with the Rev. Darwin Hartman officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Sweigart was born in Lancaster, Pa., and moved to the Perryton area in 1911 from Bee County. He was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of Perryton Mennonite Church. He married Effie Kauffman in 1929 at Lonetree. Survivors include his wife of Booker; two sons, Earl Sweigart of Balko, Okla., and Marvin Ray Sweigart of Saginaw, Mich.; two daughters, Neta Faye Yoder of Wellman, Iowa, and Donna Moreland of Arthur, Ill.; five sisters, Esther Fenno of Albuquerque, N.M., Laura Thompson of Elkhart, Ind., Maggie Baker of Downey, Calif., Minnie Pippinger of Goshen, Ind., and Jennie Kauffman of Nappanee, Ind.; two brothers, Simon Sweigart of Elkhart and Lee Sweigart of Palm Harbor, Fla.; 18 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity. Lillie Bell Story CHILDRESS - Lillie Bell Story, 87, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Southside Church of Christ in Electra with Bill Mayes and Dennis Hoff officiating. Burial will be in Electra Memorial Park in Electra by Johnson Funeral Home of Childress. Mrs. Story was born in Trickham. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Church of Christ in Electra. She worked at Woods Nursing Home in Wichita Falls for four years. After her husband retired, she helped him operate a bait shop. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe R. Story, in 1977; a son, Billy Morgan; a stepson, Buddy Story; and two stepdaughters, Irene Tomzack and Esther Lee Hams. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Crawford of Childress and Nell Suffern of Lawton, Okla.; four sons, Arnold W. Story of Lefors, Carlton D. Story of Everett, Wash., Edward R. Story of Shelton, Wash., and Joe Robert Story of Whitesboro; and 25 grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing at the funeral home in Childress. Visitation will be at the church in Electra Monday from 11:30 a.m. until service time. Pete Clements DALHART - Pete Clements, 79, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Lakeview United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Hass Funeral Home Inc. Mr. Clements was born and raised in Stratford. He moved to Dalhart in 1936 from Stratford. He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II. He owned and operated C&S Welding Shop for 35 years. He was active in rodeos and was a member of the Old Timers Rodeo Association. Survivors include his wife, Mary Bell Clements; two sons, Bob Clements of Odessa and Roy Clements of Dumas; a daughter, Judy McCloy of Masterson; two brothers, Jim Clements and Jasper Clements, both of Dalhart; two sisters, Ruby McCown and Jennie Cantrell, both of Dalhart; and six grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Dalhart Hospice or the American Cancer Society. Una Lee Barrett QUITAQUE - Una Lee "Tuny" Barrett, 64, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998, in Amarillo. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Anthony Sisemore, pastor, and the Rev. Melvin Clinton officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery by Myers-Long Funeral Directors. Mrs. Barrett was born in Turkey. She married Glynn Dale Barrett in 1956 at Silverton. He died in 1984. She was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Barrett of Quitaque; two sons, Danny Barrett of Quitaque and Gary Barrett of Stamford; three sisters, Owayne King of Dumas, and Roberta Farley and Marie Ramsey, both of Quitaque; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, Texas 79106. Sally Rickey PERRYTON - Sally Rickey, 63, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ted Latham officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery. Ms. Rickey was born in Paris, Texas, and had lived in the Perryton area for 27 years. She was a waitress and a volunteer at Senior Village. She was a member of the Homemaker Extension Club and First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Jerry Rickey of Perryton; a daughter, Jimmie Confer of San Angelo; two granddaughters; and friend, Ernie Parham of Perryton. The family requests memorials be to Ochiltree Hospice, 3101 Garrett Drive, Perryton, Texas 79070. Lora May Miller PERRYTON - Lora Mae "Kelly" Miller, 86, of Waco, a former Perryton resident, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Ochiltree Cemetery with the Rev. Frank T. Springer officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Miller was born in Ochiltree County. She lived in the Perryton area until 1938. She then moved to Dallas and later to Waco. She married James H. Miller in 1931 at Perryton. He died in 1935. She also was preceded in death by a son, William Ernest Miller, in 1988. Mrs. Miller was a hairdresser for 40 years. After retiring in 1970, she worked with ceramics. She was a volunteer for the community of Beverly Hills and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 50 years. Survivors include a son, James Duane Miller of Simi Valley, Calif.; four grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and friend, Anita Behnke of Waco. D.W. Crain DUMAS - D.W. "Dub" Crain, 71, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Central Church of Christ Chapel in Amarillo with Paul Sneed of the church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo with military rites by Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 26. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home Inc., 4100 S. Georgia St., in Amarillo. Mr. Crain was born in Elida, N.M. He was a Navy veteran, serving during World War II and the Korean War. He was a band instructor for 38 years. He married Mary Frances Scott in 1949 at Texarkana. Mr. Crain had lived in Dumas since 1973. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Dumas. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Toni Terrell of Lubbock; two sons, Ferrell Crain of Fort Worth and Terry Crain of Elkhart, Kan.; a sister, Patty Andrews of Dallas; a brother, Kyle Crain of Richardson; and three grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Dub Crain memorial scholarship fund in Dumas c/o Will Smith. Canyon Nola Mae Partridge Nola Mae Partridge, 79, of Canyon, died Friday, Feb. 27, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Canyon with the Rev. Jim Brown, pastor of Monterey Baptist Church of Lubbock, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Mrs. Partridge was born in Spanish Fort. She attended school at Spanish Fort until the age of 15, when she moved to Prairie Point in Montague County, where she lived for three years. She married Walter Partridge in 1936 at Nocona. They lived at Prairie Point until 1943, when they moved to Canyon. Mr. Partridge died in 1991. Mrs. Partridge worked for Monarch Tailor Shop from 1944 until retiring in 1968. She was the flower chairman at Calvary Baptist Church for 21 years. She taught Bible school for three years and the adult choir for 10 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Canyon. Survivors include a daughter, Jearlyn Ruth Simpson of Amarillo; a son, Bill R. Partridge of Edmond, Okla.; five sisters, Opal Case of Tulsa, Okla., Odessa Lindeman of Umbarger, Ossie Clary of Nocona, Ruth Brown of Amarillo and Maurine Abbott of Canyon; three brothers, the Rev. J.C. Scruggs of Liberal, Kan., Roy B. Scruggs of Austin and Bobby Wayne Scruggs of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to First Baptist Church, 1717 Fourth Ave., Canyon, Texas 79015; or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 1208, Canyon, Texas 79015. Oklahoma Bessie Mayfield GUYMON, Okla. - Bessie Mayfield, 84, a former Guymon and Texhoma resident, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Elmhurst Cemetery with the Rev. Clifton Wooldridge, pastor of Northside Church of the Nazarene in Fort Worth, officiating. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mrs. Mayfield was born in Liberal, Kan. She was raised in Texhoma and attended Texhoma High School. She married Bill Mayfield in 1932. They made their home in Texhoma before moving to Guymon in 1935. They later moved to Big Spring, Texas. After Mr. Mayfield's death in 1963, Mrs. Mayfield moved to Fort Worth, Texas. She was a member of the Guymon Rebekah Lodge. Survivors include her daughter, Billie Wooldridge of Fort Worth; a sister, Mildred McLean of Newton, Kan.; a brother, Kay Bartlett of Big Spring; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Monday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.