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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; Monday, December 6, 1999, 6:58 AM Area Barbara Janell Swimmer DALHART - Barbara Janell Swimmer, 65, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in Clinton, Okla. Services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Stanley-Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Clinton with Patrick Peters officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in Dalhart Cemetery in Dalhart. Mrs. Swimmer was born in Gruver, raised in Dalhart and retired after 16 years as a bookkeeper for New Horizons. After marrying Merrill Dryden in 1951 at Dalhart, she farmed in the Dalhart and Sunray area. From 1966 until 1968, she was the manager of the Sunray Newspaper and later moved to Hereford, where she was society editor of the newspaper. She moved to Burns Flat and to Clinton in 1980. She married Lonnie Swimmer in 1968 at Wheat Ridge, Colo. Survivors include three sons, Gary Dryden of Canyon, Van Dryden of Amarillo and Scott Dryden of Wichita, Kan.; her stepmother, Maudie McRee of Odessa; three sisters, Eloise Buck of Denton, Joanne Sanders of Crosby, Mary Degan of Germantown, Tenn.; two brothers, Mike McRee of Cypress and Charles Sweatt of Odessa; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to V.F.W. Post No. 4465. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Virginia Nell Tarver WELLINGTON - Virginia Nell Tarver, 67, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Monte Kreis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mrs. Tarver was born in Collingsworth County, was a 1949 graduate of Wellington High School and graduated from Texas Woman's University. She retired as a teacher in 1991 and was a member of the Retired Teacher Association, Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and First United Methodist Church. She married Joe Tarver in 1954 at Kelly. He died in 1997. Her son, Shane Tarver, died in 1990. Survivors include a daughter, Sallie Tarver of Amarillo; a son, Scott Tarver of Wellington; two brothers, Chub White of Wellington and Kelly White of Frisco, Colo.; three sisters, Peggy Holland and Joanna Thomason, both of Wellington and Helen Foote of Frisco; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Pamela Kay Lankford CHILDRESS - Pamela Kay Lankford, 28, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Norman Rushing officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Lankford was born in Childress, where she graduated from high school in 1989. In 1996, she graduated from West Texas A&M University with a bachelor of science degree in Special Education. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Childress. She married Darwin Lankford in 1990 at Childress. Survivors include her husband; a son, Matthew Lankford of Childress; a daughter, Bethany Lankford of Childress; her parents, Judy and Dusty Arnn of Childress; a sister, Dusti Arnn of Amarillo; grandmothers, Doris Arnn and Lillie Eaton, both of Childress; grandfathers, Ester Arnn and Jim Hendrickson, both of Childress; and great-great-grandmother, Bertha Andrews. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Freeda Whitson PAMPA - Freeda Whitson, 66, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Whitson was born in Woodward, Okla., and was a resident of Pampa. She was a housewife and a Baptist. Her daughter, Jo Ann Whitson, died in 1951. She married John Whitson in 1951 at Clovis, N.M. Survivors include her husband and a son, Lesley Whitson of Pampa. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Ruby Mayberry GRUVER - Ruby Mayberry, 76, died Sunday, Dec. 5, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Gruver Cemetery with the Rev. Scott Curry officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Mayberry was born in Sallisaw, Okla., and moved to Gruver in 1992 from Broaddus. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Gruver and worked as a house mover until her retirement in 1987. She married Carl Jefferson Mayberry in 1976 at Borger. He died in 1992. Survivors include five sons, Bobby Capps of Cushing, Okla., Jimmie Capps of Oklahoma City, Donnie Capps of Vian, Okla., William McDowell of Amarillo and Rodney McDowell of Gruver; two daughters, Norma Hefner of Borger and Sue Campbell of Sanford; two stepdaughters, Annette Hunter of Fletcher, Okla., and Jowannah Shackleford of Pampa; a brother, R.B. Sizemore of Tranquility, Calif.; four sisters, Beulah Champion of Tranquility, Jewell Curtis of Lodi, Calif., Nadine Johnson of Okemah, Okla., and Pauline Bene of San Joaquin, Calif.; 37 grandchildren; and 51 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Phyllis Kay McDonald BORGER - Phyllis Kay McDonald, 55, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Riverview Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Gilmore, pastor, and Jimmy Johnson, officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Devotion in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. McDonald was born in Foreman, Ark., and had lived in Borger for 50 years. She was a secretary for B&L Body Shop and a member of Riverview Baptist Church. She married Leon McDonald in 1963 at Borger. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Rick McDonald and Steve McDonald, both of Borger; her parents, Wesley and Jean Walton of Borger; a brother, David Walton of Borger; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Amarillo Metaline Marquardt Metaline Marquardt, 97, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Marquardt moved to Amarillo one year ago. She had lived in Pine Bluff, Wyo., taught school in Headrick, Okla., and for 10 years, lived in Loveland, Colo. She married Woodard Lee in 1926 at Headrick. He died in 1973. She married John Marquardt in 1976 at McAllen. He died in 1996. Survivors include a son, Greig Lee of Amarillo; a daughter, Linda West of Fredericksburg, Va.; a sister, Juanita Trimmer of Phoenix; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Gwendolyn Louise Childers Gwendolyn Louise Childers, 71, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Childers was born in Wichita Falls and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by three husbands; William Sturn, in 1952, John Childers, in 1975, and James C. Khoury, in 1980. Survivors include two sons, Perry Khoury of Allen and Dick Weston of Fort Worth; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Gus Seals Gus Seals, 71, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. Services will be in New Saint Marcus Cemetery in St. Louis at a later date. Local arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mr. Seals was born in St. Louis and moved to Amarillo in 1993 from Abilene. He was the owner and operator of Calamity Jan's Market Place and retired as a hotel manager in 1989. He served with the Marines during World War II and was a member of the American Legion in Abilene. Survivors include his wife, Jan Seals; six sons, James Seals, Richard Seals and Donald Kuehn, all of St. Louis, Steven Kuehn and Ronald Kuehn, both of Abilene and Kenneth Thiemann of Amarillo; three daughters, Pamela Marion and Sandra Seals, both of St. Louis and Kathi Smith of Austin; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Dorothy Jean Matthews Dorothy Jean Matthews, 64, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road, with the Rev. Robert Lindley officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Matthews was born in Paris, Texas, and was a longtime resident of Amarillo. She was a housewife and a member of River Road Baptist Church. Survivors include three sons, David Russell Matthews, Stuart Matthews and Jimmy Don Matthews; a daughter, Peggy Louis Patton; four sisters, Ann Evins, Judy Burch, Faye Webb and Robie Thomas; 11 grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Valaree Morris Pegg Valaree Morris Pegg, 85, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park East Mausoleum with Loran Harper, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Pegg was born in Afton and was a resident of Amarillo. She was a homemaker and a member of Comanche Trail Church of Christ. She married Francis E. Pegg in 1949 at Albuquerque, N.M. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Sue Hair of Canyon and Karen Mitchell of Logan, N.M.; three brothers, John P. Morris of Amarillo, David Morris of Arkansas and Joe Morris of San Antonio; a sister, Clemma Hacker of Amarillo; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Ruth Butler Rhoades Ruth Butler Rhoades, 81, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Frank Williams of Covenant Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Rhoades was born in Brice. She was a homemaker and a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church. She married Loren Rhoades in 1937. He died in 1997. Her son, Leon Rhoades, died in 1982. Survivors include a son, Barry Rhoades of Albuquerque, N.M.; a daughter, Ronda Rhoades of Chicago; two brothers, Bill Rhoades of Pampa and Glen Rhoades of Claude; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Alzheimer's Association, 2200 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 Elsewhere Farris J. Terry Jr. SHALLOWATER - Farris J. Terry Jr., 81, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Mitch Wilson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery in Lubbock by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home of Plainview. Mr. Terry was born in Caldwell and farmed in the New Home area before moving to Shallowater in 1941. In Shallowater, he was in the restaurant business and a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a brother, Lewis Terry of Houston; two sisters, Ramona Novak of Lubbock and Grace McMillan of Midland. The family suggests memorials be to Community Services for the Deaf, 2413 34th St., Lubbock, TX 79414. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999 John H. Hughes LUBBOCK - John H. "Red" Hughes, 78, died Saturday, Dec. 4, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roger Garrett officiating. Graveside services, with military honors, will be at 2:30 p.m. in Quitaque Cemetery in Quitaque. Mr. Hughes was born in Love County, Okla., and moved to Lubbock in 1972 from Matador. He was a farmer and a retired oil field worker. During World War II, he served with the Army. He was a member of the American Legion and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 2466 in Lubbock. His son, Danny Lee Hughes, died in 1956. Survivors include a son, John W. Hughes of Phoenix; three daughters, Patsy Sue Hughes of Sacramento, Calif., and Linda Jean Hughes and Kathy Marie Sharrah, both of Lubbock; a brother, Don "Butch" Hughes of Flomot; two sisters, Thelma Pierce of New Deal and Jean Cooper of Matador; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 6, 1999