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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 3, 1999, 7:41 AM Area John C. Mears PAMPA - John C. Mears, 73, of Pampa, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with A.J. Griffin, a sonin-law of Sanford, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Mears was born in Franklin. He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, where he served during World War II. He married Marion Trevathan in 1972 at Clovis, N.M. They moved to Pampa in 1974 from Amarillo. He operated Laketon Processing for four years and worked for Moody Farms until 1990. He then worked for J.R. Huff until his retirement in 1994. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Nancy L. Skeen of Fort Worth and Deborah K. Griffin of Sanford; seven sons, John M. Mears of Amarillo, James C. Mears, Jackey L. Mears, Tim Trevathan and Mark Trevathan, all of Pampa, Bobby E. Mears of Lubbock and Ronnie D. Mears of Moreno Valley, Calif.; three sisters, Nanette Cunningham of Buffalo, Bobbie Nell Spell of Southport, Fla., and Geneva Mae Godwin of San Antonio; two brothers, Bill Mears of Teague and Garland Mears of Gunnison, Colo.; 30 grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren. Anna Claborn HEREFORD - Ann Claborn, 78, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Shamrock Cemetery in Shamrock with Bill Morrison officiating. Arrangements are by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home of Hereford. Mrs. Claborn was born in Wheeler County. In 1961, she moved to Hereford where she worked in the meat departments of several grocery stores for 20 years. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge. She was preceded in death by two sons, Ronnie and Frank Westmoreland. Survivors include a daughter, Pat Provence of Hereford; a brother, L.G. Clay of Hereford; two sisters, Tommie Revious of Amarillo and Marjorie Payne of Hurst; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79109. Veta Self DIMMITT - Veta Self, 96, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will at 2 p.m. today at Fourth and Bedford Church of Christ with Dean Wiseman and Chuck Ball officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery by Foskey-LilleyMcGill Funeral Home. She was born in Waco. She had lived in Hobart, Okla., and moved to Muleshoe in 1941. She was a homemaker, a member of the Fourth and Bedford Church of Christ and a 35-year member of the Progress Home Demonstration Club. She married O.M. Self in 1922 at Hobart. He died in 1977. She is survived by one son, Jack Self of Jacksboro; a daughter, Dolores Ivy of Dimmitt; and 10 grandchildren. Alice Elizabeth Chauveaux CLAUDE - Alice Elizabeth Chauveaux, 85, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in United Methodist Church in Claude with the Rev. Don Travis, retired Methodist minister, and the Rev. Gene Weinette officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery by Schooler-Armstrong Chapel of Claude. Mrs. Chauveaux was born in Monterey, Mexico, and was raised in Brownsville where she graduated from high school. She graduated from North Texas State Teachers College then taught at Samnorwood. In 1936, she taught in the Claude Independent School District until her retirement in 1979. While in Claude, she earned her master's degree from West Texas State University. Mrs. Chauveaux was a member of the United Methodist Church and was a member and officer of the United Methodist Women and Unity Study Club. She also served on the Claude Public Library Committee. She was a member of the Texas State Teachers Association, Carson-Armstrong County Teachers Association, Delta Kappa Gamma Zeta Zeta Chapter and Daughters of the American Revolution. Survivors include her husband, Ivan Chauveaux; two sons, Steve Chauveaux of Amarillo and Mike Chauveaux of Abilene; a brother, O.V. "Larry" Lawrence of Midland; a sister, Frances Lof of Brownsville; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to United Methodist Church of Claude or the Armstrong County EMS, Claude, TX 79019. Martha Beauchamp Matheny PAMPA - Martha Beauchamp Matheny, 93, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. John Glover, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Matheny was born in Durango and moved to Pampa in 1927 from Lubbock. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and was a charter member of Pampa Garden Club. She married Claude C. Matheny in 1924. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1984 and a daughter, Ramona Gruben, in 1991. Survivors include two daughters, Claudette Holder of Houston and Ruth Barrett of Pampa; six brothers, J.N. Beauchamp, Ruble Beauchamp, Bernice Beauchamp, Jack Beauchamp, Stanford Beauchamp and Glen Dale Beauchamp; a sister, Dessie Reeves; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church. A.R. Edmiston MULESHOE - A.R. "Edd" Edmiston, 83, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Calvary Baptist Church of Muleshoe with the Rev. Jeff Coffman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Bailey County Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home of Muleshoe. Mr. Edmiston was born in Sonora and served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and the Muleshoe Volunteer Fire Department. He was involved in the Muleshoe Little League. For 35 years, Mr. Edmiston was a salesman for the Ford Motor Co. He also was a jailer and deputy for the Muleshoe Sheriff Department. He married Mary Jewel Raney in 1961 at Wildorado. She died in 1993. Survivors include three sons, Lee Raney of Levelland, Wayne Raney of La Feria and Johnny Raney of Bennington, Neb.; four daughters, Glenna Sliger and Doris Palmer, both of Muleshoe, Joyce Olds of Cozad, Neb., and Patsy McNalley of Brady; a brother, A.W. Edmiston of Katemcy; several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. New Mexico Blanche LeSueur CLOVIS, N.M. - Blanche LeSueur, 102, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Charles Bader and Jo Scott officiating. Arrangements are by SteedTodd Funeral Home. Mrs. LeSueur was born in West Union, Iowa, and later moved with her family to Montana. Then, she moved to Belle Fourche, S.D., where she spent most of her life. She graduated from Spearfish Normal College. Mrs. LeSueur taught school in Belle Fourche and farmed and ranched near Belle Fourche. During World War II, she taught full time and managed a dress shop. She married Ward LeSueur in 1922. He died in 1983. Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Murphy, of Clovis; and a grandchild. Ralph Lee Garcia TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Ralph Lee Garcia, 42, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mass of the Resurrection will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Anne's Catholic Church with the Rev. John C. Daniel as celebrant. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Garcia was born in Tucumcari where he attended school and was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church. He had lived in Hereford, Texas and worked for the South West Feed Yard. After returning to Tucumcari, Mr. Garcia worked for the T-4 Cattle Company for 17 years. He became a certified correctional officer and was employed at the Guadalupe Correctional Facility at Santa Rosa. Survivors include his wife; Rachael Garcia of Tucumcari; two sons, Jason Garcia and Justin Garcia; a daughter, Monique Garcia; his mother, Manuelita Garcia of Tucumcari; four brothers, John Garcia of El Paso, Texas, Zeke and Patrick Garcia, both of Tucumcari, and Bobby Garcia of Moriarty; and six sisters, Christine of Alexandria, Va., Mary of Sacramento, Calif., Alice of Las Vegas, Juanita of Tucumcari, Rita of Conchas Dam and Carmen of Clovis. Viewing will be at the funeral home from this morning until time of mass. The New Mexico State Police will provide Honor Guard service. Oklahoma Lillian Mary Hanes BOISE CITY, Okla. - Lillian Mary Hanes, 97, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Church of Christ with Roben Hanes, John Henley and Carl Wills officiating. Burial will be in Boise City Cemetery by Cimarron Mortuary of Boise City. Mrs. Hanes was born in Romana, Kan., and attended schools in Romana, Columbus, Kan., Faultner, Kan., and Goodman, Mo. In 1917, she moved to Midwell in Cimarron County. She was a farmwife and a Christian. In 1959, she moved to Boise City. She married Ward S. Hanes in 1922. He died in 1962. She was also preceded in death by a son, Ward Hanes. Survivors include two sons, Huston Hanes of Keyes and Ellis Hanes of Amarillo; three daughters, Jewell Wills of Konowa, Ruby Wilson of Hollis and Opal Burton of Boise City; 20 grandchildren; 52 great-grandchildren; many great-greatgrandchildren; and a great-great-greatgranddaughter. The family suggests memorials be to Black Mesa Bible Camp or to a favorite charity which may be left in care of the mortuary. Elsewhere William R. McDonald La Junta, Colo - William R. McDonald, 82, formerly of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Cheraw United Methodist Church with pastor Tom Dudley of the Cheraw United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Fort Lyon National Cemetery. Arrangements are by Peacock-Larsen Funeral Home. Mr. McDonald was born in Rocky Ford, where he attended schools. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He worked as a mechanic for the Otero County Shops from 1957 to 1981 and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 336 in Ordway. He married Hulda I. McDonald in 1939 at Westcliffe. He was preceded in death by three sons, William, Raymond and Bobby Fay McDonald; and a daughter, Brenda Highfield Survivors include his wife; six sons, Leroy "Butch" McDonald of Pueblo, Harold McDonald of Canyon, Texas, Michael McDonald of Jacksonville, Fla., Darrell McDonald of Gurnee, Ill., Russell McDonald of La Junta and James Richard McDonald of Amarillo; four daughters, Margaret Hogue and Gaye Lynn Higashimura, both of Canyon, Texas and Betty Hobbick and Sharon Wallace, both of Cheraw; a sister, Juanita Sands-Thomas of Oklahoma; 27 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Vernon L. Goodson HIGHLANDS - Vernon L. "Mr. G" Goodson, 87, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Sterling-White Chapel in Highlands. Burial will be in White Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Gaile Marie Goodson; a son, Robert E. Goodson of Amarillo; a daughter, Mary Ellen Campbell of Baytown; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo John Jay Thorpe John Jay Thorpe, 39, of Amarillo, died Monday, Aug. 30, 1999. A vigil will be at 7 p.m. today in St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church with Monsignor Joseph Tash, Bishop John W. Yanta, Bishop Emeritus Leroy T. Matthiesen and the priests of the diocese officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Additional services in Houston will include vigil services Sunday in SettegastKopf Funeral Directors Chapel in Houston and graveside services on Monday in Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery with Monsignor James A. Jamail officiating. Judge Thorpe was born in Dallas. He attended The Heights School in Washington and graduated from St. Thomas High School in Houston and the University of Texas, where he was active in student politics and was a member of the Tejas Club. In 1986, he graduated from the University of Houston School of Law and worked for several years in Houston in private practice. He later moved to Amarillo, where he served as an assistant 47th District Attorney before going into private practice. In 1998, he was elected Randall County Court of Law judge. Survivors include his parents, Patricia Teahan Thorpe of Bethesda, Md., and Stephen Thorpe; five sisters, Eileen Iciek, Dr. Mary Jane Kohm, Margaret Thorpe Milord, Marve Thorpe and Catherine Reville. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to The Heights School in Potomac, Wash.; or to St. Thomas High School Scholarship Fund, 4500 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77007; the Durango Colorado Search and Rescue Team, La Plata Search and Rescue, 1060 E. Second Ave., Durango, CO 81301; or St. Thomas The Apostle Catholic Church, Youth Project, 4100 S. Coulter, Amarillo, TX 79109. The family will receive visitors from 1 until 3 p.m. today at Schooler Funeral Home. Glenn Guinn Glenn Guinn, 69, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Don White, pastor of New Beginnings Church in Borger, officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Peace at Memorial Park Cemetery. Guinn was born in Amarillo and was a lifetime resident. He served in the U.S. Marines during the Korean War and was a Purple Heart Medal recipient. He owned and operated Glenns Place, a furniture store. He was Protestant. He married Linda Johnson in 1949 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; a son, Johnny R. Guinn of Amarillo; a daughter, Linda Sue Lyons of Amarillo; three brothers, Andrew Guinn and Merle Guinn, both of Santa Rosa, N.M., and Gene Guinn of Brownfield; four sisters, Viola Vigil of Los Lunas, N.M., Bobbie Jean Ullibarria of Santa Rosa, Margaret N. Whitmire of Aberdeen, Wash., and Louise McFarlin of Amarillo; and three grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Heath System Hospice or a favorite charity. Steven L'Roy Riley Steven L'Roy Riley, 27, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Warford-Walker Mortuary Chapel of Roses, 509 N. Hughes, with the Rev. Vurn Martin, pastor of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Riley was born in Muleshoe and was a 25-year resident of Amarillo. He attended public schools in Amarillo, including Tascosa High. Survivors include six children, Steven L'Roy Riley Jr., Jasmine Riley, Willie James Riley, Dominique Riley, Stephon Riley and TyQuan Riley, all of Amarillo; his parents, Jo Ann Riley of Dallas and Willie and Violean Riley of Amarillo; a brother, Willie Lee Riley Jr., of Plainview; and two half-brothers of Hollis, Okla.. Tanecia Mariah High Tanecia Mariah High, 3, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Rosary will be at 5:30 p.m. today in BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, Martin Rd. Chapel, 1505 Martin Rd. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Harvest Life Center, 1400 N. Apache, with Maurice Burks, pastor of Antioch Bible Fellowship, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Tanecia was born and raised in Amarillo. Survivors include her parents, Cody and Christina High; a sister, D'Maya High of Amarillo; a brother, Brandon High of Amarillo; her grandparents, Jose and Mary Carrillo of Amarillo, Joyce Ann Brown of Hereford and Wesley High of Odessa; and her great-grandparents, Agapita Hernendez of Amarillo and Jerry and Sylvia Wallace of Hereford. Catinga Elizabeth Lifbor Catinga Elizabeth Lifbor, 80, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Beautiful Savior Lutheran ELCA with the Rev. Charles Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by SchoolerGordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Lifbor was born in Sweden where she attended a public health and home nursing school. She later received certifications in Amarillo as a surgical technician, obstetric technician and nurse technician. She moved to New York City. She later moved to Albuquerque where she was a nurse's aide in an Indian hospital. In 1971, Mrs. Lifbor moved to Amarillo where she was employed at the Southwest Osteopathic Hospital. In 1973, she worked for Northwest Texas Hospital until her retirement in 1987. She was a member of Senior Citizens, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, the International Club and the Square Dance Club. She married Reginald Lifbor in 1961 at Elizabeth, N.J. He died in 1975. She is survived by a brother, Gunnar Cronquist of Sweden. The family suggests memorials be to the building fund of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 3500 S. Bowie, Amarillo. Harold Smith Harold Smith, 85, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Howard Batson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Smith moved to Amarillo in 1951 from Texarkana, where he had been a clothier. He, his father and a brother bought The Hub Clothiers on Polk Street. Smith later opened a second store at Sunset Center. His ownership ended when he sold his share in 1979. He joined the Gideons International in 1945 at Texarkana and had handed out Gideon Bibles at the Amarillo Military Entrance Processing Station every Tuesday for more than 40 years. As of Aug. 31, Smith had been a 48year member of the Amarillo Downtown Lions Club, where he had served as a president. In 1993, he received the Melvin Jones Fellow Award, the highest award given by Lions International. Smith became a member of First Baptist Church in 1951 and had served as a Sunday school teacher since joining. He served as president of the church's Brotherhood organization in 1952, chairman of the deacons from 1954-56 and 1958, as a trustee for both the church and the First Baptist/Amarillo Foundation and chairman of the pulpit committee that brought Dr. W. Winfred Moore to Amarillo as pastor of First Baptist Church in 1959. Smith was named Globe-News Man of the Year in 1993. He was one of the founding trustees of High Plains Baptist Hospital and had served as a member of the board of trustees since 1962, serving as its chairman on five different occasions. He also had worked with the large community committee that created what today is known as the Harrington Regional Medical Center. As a High Plains Baptist Hospital trustee, Smith first helped raise money to build the hospital, then served as chairman of the board from 1979 to 1988, chairman of the facilities and planning committee and chairman of First Care. Smith was honored at High Plains for his life work at the hospital with a namesake auditorium. In February, he was named chairman emeritus of Baptist Community Services, the successor organization to High Plains Baptist Health System. He also had served as a chairman of the High Plains Christian Ministries Foundation. Smith was a founding trustee of Park Place Towers, a retirement community, and served on the advisory committee of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth. He was a member of the seminary's President Club. He also worked with Teen Challenge, the Amarillo Independent School District Foundation, the Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, the American Heart Association, Wayland Baptist University at Plainview and the Salvation Army. He married Gladys Harris in 1936 at Texarkana. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Bonnie Smith Cox of Greeley, Colo.; a son, Howard Smith of Amarillo; and two grandsons. Memorials may be made to the Gideons, 1300 S. Harrison 1002-B, Amarillo, TX 79101; Baptist-St. Anthony's Hospital or First Baptist Church. The family will receive visitors from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Leah Hodges Leah Hodges, 34, of Dallas and formerly of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Jud Wilhite, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Miss Hodges was born in Amarillo and moved to Dallas 10 years ago. She was a sales assistant with First Dallas Securities. Survivors include a daughter, Chole Noelle Soverns of Nevada; her parents, Gary and Deborah Hodges of Amarillo; a stepmother, Lynda Banger of Amarillo; two sisters, Deidre Stuart and Debra Fawvor, both of Dallas; two stepsisters, Eren Allen of San Diego and Kerry O'Brien of Amarillo; and her grandmother, Mavis Stroble of Albuquerque, N.M. The family will be at 2615 S. Hayden. They suggest memorials be to Buckner Foundation, Adoption and Maternity Services, 4830 Samuell Blvd., Dallas, TX 75228. Martha Sue Carden Martha Sue Carden, 49, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999. Graveside will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Llano East Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Field, pastor of Southeast Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Carden had lived in Amarillo since 1986. She was a Christian. Survivors include two sons, Mark Linebarger and Randy Linebarger, both of Amarillo; two daughters, Lisa Wiley of Amarillo and Lindsay Carden of Canyon; her father, Alton Ashley of Waco; a brother, Richard Ashley of Austin; and two grandchildren. The family will be at 913 S. Virginia. Dr. Thomas G. Brown Dr. Thomas G. Brown, 79, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Sept. 2, 1999. Private family services are planned. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Dr. Brown received his bachelor's degree in chemistry from Wayne State University in Detroit then graduated from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. During World War II, he served from 1943 until 1946 in France. Discharged as a corporal, he received a Bronze Star. Dr. Brown was a physician specializing in pathology. He was president of the Rhode Island Society of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. He also served as assistant professor of pathology at the University of New England in Maine. He was active in the Masons and was 33rd degree from Daylight Lodge No. 48 in Cranston, R.I. He was a member of York Rite Doric Council No. Seven, Whirlaways Square Dancing Club and Coventry Seniors Bowling League. In 1984 and 1988, he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He married Marion Elizabeth Brenton in 1946 at Somerville, Mass. Survivors include his wife; a son, G. David Brown of Dallas; a daughter, Jean Loveall of Amarillo; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Lung Association, Wayne State University or an educational charity of choice.