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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, June 28, 1998, 8:24 AM Area Effie Lura Cude TULIA - Effie Lura Cude, 91, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Central Church of Christ with Trey Morgan, minister, officiating. Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. Monday in Fort Cobb Cemetery in Fort Cobb, Okla. Arrangements are by Wallace Funeral Home of Tulia. Mrs. Cude was born in Manitou, Okla., and attended schools in the Carnegie, Okla., area. She was a school cafeteria manager in Weatherford, Okla., and Midwest City, Okla., for more than 17 years. Mrs. Cude moved to Tulia in 1982. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Central Church of Christ. She married William Franklin Cude in 1924 at Gotebo, Okla. He died in 1970. She also was preceded in death by her son, Orville Jack Cude, in 1981. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Thompson of Tulia and Novell Hunt of Olney; a brother, Gene McDaniel of Payson, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to American Cancer Society. Edwin L. Tucker DENVER, Colo. - Edwin L. Tucker, 65, a former Amarillo resident, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in the East Alameda Church of Christ at Aurora. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Claude Cemetery at Claude, Texas. Arrangements are by Fairmount Mortuary and Cemetery of Denver. Local arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, Armstrong Chapel, Claude, Texas. Mr. Tucker was a homebuilder and a co-owner of Ceramic Sales, while living in Amarillo. He worked for Cathey Wholesale at Lubbock. He married June Aduddell in 1951. He was preceded in death by a son, Terry Tucker. Survivors include his wife; his children, Brad Tucker and Denise Barnett, both of Aurora, Cathey Peters of Greeley and Gary Tucker of Midland, Texas; his father, Ivan Tucker of Amarillo; a sister, Ann Barton of Payette, Idaho; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association or the American Cancer Society. J.H. Faulkner BORGER - J.H. "Johnny" Faulkner, 75, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Church of Christ of Borger with Richard Kasko, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Vesperland Garden of Highland Park Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Faulkner was born in Grandfalls and had been a Borger resident for 51 years. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He retired as a chemical operator from Phillips Petroleum Co. He was a member of Church of Christ of Borger and Golden Plains Community Hospital Auxiliary. He married Juanita Watson in 1948 at Borger. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Mike Faulkner and Tommy Faulkner, both of Amarillo; two daughters, Ann Sloan of Amarillo and Cheri Casey of Borger; two sisters, Ann Mullins of Abilene and Emma Lou Mitchell of Mesa, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. The family will be staying at 113 Lakeview in Borger. Faye H. White STRATFORD - Faye H. White, 76, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Stratford with the Rev. Jerry Stewart, pastor, and the Rev. Rob Lackey, chaplain from Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas. Mrs. White was born in Coryell County. She had been a Stratford and Sherman County resident since 1963. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She married Howard White in 1940 at Lubbock. He died in 1993. Survivors include three sons, Glenn D. White of Stratford, Keith White of Fort Washington, Md., and Sam White of Herndon, Va.; three brothers, R.D. Meyers of Duncanville, C.D. Meyers of Ralls and W.E. "Jinks" Meyers of Muleshoe; six sisters, Ruby Lee Melton of Dallas, Ola Mae Graham of Plainview, Jenelle Peterson of Lubbock, Betty Taylor of Weatherford, Virginia Gartemiller of Mena, Ark., and Dortha Jane Hargrove of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1205 N. Chestnut in Stratford. They request memorials be to First Baptist Church, Box 390, Stratford, Texas, 79084. Elsie McCracken PAMPA - Elsie McCracken, 96, a former Pampa resident, died Thursday, June 25, 1998, in Tulsa. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Home Colonial Chapel with Dr. Jim Prock, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. McCracken was born in an abandoned fort in Major County, Okla. She attended Northwestern Teachers College and taught school in Major County for six years. After her marriage, she moved to the Pampa area where she and her husband farmed and ranched until 1964. Mrs. McCracken was a member of First Baptist Church in Pampa. She moved to Tulsa in 1990. She married James M. McCracken in 1925 at Major County. He died in 1964. She also was preceded in death by two sons, John William McCracken and Jerry Calvin McCracken. Survivors include a son, James O. McCracken of Pampa; two daughters, Margaret Morgan and Betty Miller, both of Tulsa; a sister, Ruth Rouse of Wichita, Kan.; a brother, Fred Detrick of Ames, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. The family will receive friends from 3 until 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. They request memorials be to the First Baptist Church. Elmer Louis Ensey PANHANDLE - Elmer Louis Ensey, 78, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Les Hall officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Ensey was born in Duncan, Okla., and moved to Panhandle in 1950 from Vernon. He was an Army veteran of World War II where he served with the 77th Infantry. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Mr. Ensey retired after 30 years of service as a truck driver with the Texas State Department of Transportation. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He married Pearl Irene Cobb in 1942 at Vernon. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Gifford A. Ensey of Austin and Lynn Ensey of Amarillo; a daughter, Nancy E. Kotara of White Deer; two brothers, Alvis Ensey of Mesquite and Don Ensey of Sulphur Springs; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice or a favorite charity. Edna Lucille Murphy QUANAH - Edna Lucille Murphy, 73, died Friday, June 26, 1998. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Clinton Young officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Murphy was born in Leoma, Tenn., and had been a Quanah resident for 62 years. For 20 years, she owned a photography shop. Some of her photographs and painted portraits of local doctors hang in Hardeman County Memorial Hospital. She married Warren Murphy in 1950 at Quanah. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Mary Margaret Gossett of Quanah; a son, Mike Murphy of Vernon; and two grandsons. William Mirt Luster Jr. PAMPA - William Mirt "Bill" Luster Jr., 72, died Friday, June 26, 1998. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in White Deer Cemetery with the Rev. Monte Kreis, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Booker, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Luster was born in Empire City, Okla., and raised in Skellytown. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps four days after Pearl Harbor. He served with the Fifth Air Force in the Pacific theater in the Philippine campaign and the Battle of New Guinea. After the war, Mr. Luster returned to Pampa in 1946. He was employed by Cree Drilling, Baker and Taylor, Leonard Hudson Drilling and others in the oil fields around Pampa. He was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Eugene Luster of Lakeland, Fla. Survivors include three sons, Darell Luster of White Deer; Larry Luster of Broken Arrow, Okla., and David Luster of Pampa; six grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. The family requests memorials be to Golden Spread Council of Boy Scouts of America in Amarillo. Harold Franklin Phillips PAMPA - Harold Franklin "Joe" Phillips, 87, died Friday, June 26, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m Monday in Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev. Delbert White, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Phillips was born in Marshall County, Okla., and attended schools in Lark, Okla. He moved to Lefors in 1957 and to Pampa in 1975. He was employed by Columbia Carbon and Coltexo in Borger and Lefors. Mr. Phillips retired in 1974 from Panhandle Industrial Machine. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. He married Josie Skiver in 1933 at Lark. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Laura Vandever of Mobeetie, Fannie Sue Barns of Bridgeport, and Frances Kay Barton and Elizabeth Ann Johnson, both of Pampa; a son, William Jerry Phillips of Odessa; 15 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Hospice of the Panhandle or American Heart Association. Consuelo Saiz HEREFORD - Consuelo Saiz, 72, died Friday, June 26, 1998. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Rose Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in San Jose Catholic Church with Jesse Guerrero, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mrs. Saiz was born in San Pedro, Mexico. She moved to Deaf Smith County in April from Anthony, N.M. She was a homemaker and member of La Iglesia de San Jose. She was married to Luis Ramirez. Survivors include three sons, Ildefonso Ramirez of Hereford, Alberto Ramirez of Anthony and Lorenzo Ramirez of Fort Worth; two sisters, Amelia Sequente and Magdelina Medina, both of Juarez, Mexico; a brother, Jose Hernandez of San Pedro; and 26 grandchildren. Area Effie Lura Cude TULIA - Effie Lura Cude, 91, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Central Church of Christ with Trey Morgan, minister, officiating. Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. Monday in Fort Cobb Cemetery in Fort Cobb, Okla. Arrangements are by Wallace Funeral Home of Tulia. Mrs. Cude was born in Manitou, Okla., and attended schools in the Carnegie, Okla., area. She was a school cafeteria manager in Weatherford, Okla., and Midwest City, Okla., for more than 17 years. Mrs. Cude moved to Tulia in 1982. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Central Church of Christ. She married William Franklin Cude in 1924 at Gotebo, Okla. He died in 1970. She also was preceded in death by her son, Orville Jack Cude, in 1981. Survivors include two daughters, Joyce Thompson of Tulia and Novell Hunt of Olney; a brother, Gene McDaniel of Payson, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to American Cancer Society. Edwin L. Tucker DENVER, Colo. - Edwin L. Tucker, 65, a former Amarillo resident, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in the East Alameda Church of Christ at Aurora. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the Claude Cemetery at Claude, Texas. Arrangements are by Fairmount Mortuary and Cemetery of Denver. Local arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, Armstrong Chapel, Claude, Texas. Mr. Tucker was a homebuilder and a co-owner of Ceramic Sales, while living in Amarillo. He worked for Cathey Wholesale at Lubbock. He married June Aduddell in 1951. He was preceded in death by a son, Terry Tucker. Survivors include his wife; his children, Brad Tucker and Denise Barnett, both of Aurora, Cathey Peters of Greeley and Gary Tucker of Midland, Texas; his father, Ivan Tucker of Amarillo; a sister, Ann Barton of Payette, Idaho; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association or the American Cancer Society. J.H. Faulkner BORGER - J.H. "Johnny" Faulkner, 75, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Church of Christ of Borger with Richard Kasko, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Vesperland Garden of Highland Park Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Faulkner was born in Grandfalls and had been a Borger resident for 51 years. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He retired as a chemical operator from Phillips Petroleum Co. He was a member of Church of Christ of Borger and Golden Plains Community Hospital Auxiliary. He married Juanita Watson in 1948 at Borger. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Mike Faulkner and Tommy Faulkner, both of Amarillo; two daughters, Ann Sloan of Amarillo and Cheri Casey of Borger; two sisters, Ann Mullins of Abilene and Emma Lou Mitchell of Mesa, Ariz.; nine grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. The family will be staying at 113 Lakeview in Borger. Faye H. White STRATFORD - Faye H. White, 76, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Stratford with the Rev. Jerry Stewart, pastor, and the Rev. Rob Lackey, chaplain from Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas. Mrs. White was born in Coryell County. She had been a Stratford and Sherman County resident since 1963. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She married Howard White in 1940 at Lubbock. He died in 1993. Survivors include three sons, Glenn D. White of Stratford, Keith White of Fort Washington, Md., and Sam White of Herndon, Va.; three brothers, R.D. Meyers of Duncanville, C.D. Meyers of Ralls and W.E. "Jinks" Meyers of Muleshoe; six sisters, Ruby Lee Melton of Dallas, Ola Mae Graham of Plainview, Jenelle Peterson of Lubbock, Betty Taylor of Weatherford, Virginia Gartemiller of Mena, Ark., and Dortha Jane Hargrove of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1205 N. Chestnut in Stratford. They request memorials be to First Baptist Church, Box 390, Stratford, Texas, 79084. Elsie McCracken PAMPA - Elsie McCracken, 96, a former Pampa resident, died Thursday, June 25, 1998, in Tulsa. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Home Colonial Chapel with Dr. Jim Prock, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. McCracken was born in an abandoned fort in Major County, Okla. She attended Northwestern Teachers College and taught school in Major County for six years. After her marriage, she moved to the Pampa area where she and her husband farmed and ranched until 1964. Mrs. McCracken was a member of First Baptist Church in Pampa. She moved to Tulsa in 1990. She married James M. McCracken in 1925 at Major County. He died in 1964. She also was preceded in death by two sons, John William McCracken and Jerry Calvin McCracken. Survivors include a son, James O. McCracken of Pampa; two daughters, Margaret Morgan and Betty Miller, both of Tulsa; a sister, Ruth Rouse of Wichita, Kan.; a brother, Fred Detrick of Ames, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and nine greatgrandchildren. The family will receive friends from 3 until 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. They request memorials be to the First Baptist Church. Elmer Louis Ensey PANHANDLE - Elmer Louis Ensey, 78, died Thursday, June 25, 1998. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Les Hall officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Ensey was born in Duncan, Okla., and moved to Panhandle in 1950 from Vernon. He was an Army veteran of World War II where he served with the 77th Infantry. He received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Mr. Ensey retired after 30 years of service as a truck driver with the Texas State Department of Transportation. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He married Pearl Irene Cobb in 1942 at Vernon. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Gifford A. Ensey of Austin and Lynn Ensey of Amarillo; a daughter, Nancy E. Kotara of White Deer; two brothers, Alvis Ensey of Mesquite and Don Ensey of Sulphur Springs; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice or a favorite charity. Edna Lucille Murphy QUANAH - Edna Lucille Murphy, 73, died Friday, June 26, 1998. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Clinton Young officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Murphy was born in Leoma, Tenn., and had been a Quanah resident for 62 years. For 20 years, she owned a photography shop. Some of her photographs and painted portraits of local doctors hang in Hardeman County Memorial Hospital. She married Warren Murphy in 1950 at Quanah. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Mary Margaret Gossett of Quanah; a son, Mike Murphy of Vernon; and two grandsons. William Mirt Luster Jr. PAMPA - William Mirt "Bill" Luster Jr., 72, died Friday, June 26, 1998. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in White Deer Cemetery with the Rev. Monte Kreis, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Booker, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Luster was born in Empire City, Okla., and raised in Skellytown. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps four days after Pearl Harbor. He served with the Fifth Air Force in the Pacific theater in the Philippine campaign and the Battle of New Guinea. After the war, Mr. Luster returned to Pampa in 1946. He was employed by Cree Drilling, Baker and Taylor, Leonard Hudson Drilling and others in the oil fields around Pampa. He was preceded in death by a son, Johnny Eugene Luster of Lakeland, Fla. Survivors include three sons, Darell Luster of White Deer; Larry Luster of Broken Arrow, Okla., and David Luster of Pampa; six grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. The family requests memorials be to Golden Spread Council of Boy Scouts of America in Amarillo. Harold Franklin Phillips PAMPA - Harold Franklin "Joe" Phillips, 87, died Friday, June 26, 1998. Services will be at 2 p.m Monday in Fellowship Baptist Church with the Rev. Delbert White, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Phillips was born in Marshall County, Okla., and attended schools in Lark, Okla. He moved to Lefors in 1957 and to Pampa in 1975. He was employed by Columbia Carbon and Coltexo in Borger and Lefors. Mr. Phillips retired in 1974 from Panhandle Industrial Machine. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church. He married Josie Skiver in 1933 at Lark. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Laura Vandever of Mobeetie, Fannie Sue Barns of Bridgeport, and Frances Kay Barton and Elizabeth Ann Johnson, both of Pampa; a son, William Jerry Phillips of Odessa; 15 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Hospice of the Panhandle or American Heart Association. Consuelo Saiz HEREFORD - Consuelo Saiz, 72, died Friday, June 26, 1998. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in Rose Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in San Jose Catholic Church with Jesse Guerrero, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mrs. Saiz was born in San Pedro, Mexico. She moved to Deaf Smith County in April from Anthony, N.M. She was a homemaker and member of La Iglesia de San Jose. She was married to Luis Ramirez. Survivors include three sons, Ildefonso Ramirez of Hereford, Alberto Ramirez of Anthony and Lorenzo Ramirez of Fort Worth; two sisters, Amelia Sequente and Magdelina Medina, both of Juarez, Mexico; a brother, Jose Hernandez of San Pedro; and 26 grandchildren.