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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, November 7, 1999, 3:21 AMArea Marie Anderson OLTON - Marie Anderson, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with Harold Zapata, pastor of Seventh Day Adventist of Plainview, and the Rev. Kyle Streun, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Olton Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home of Olton. Mrs. Anderson was born in Abbeville, Ala. In 1958, she moved to Olton from Plainview. She was a homemaker, a member of Seventh Day Adventist, and employed by First Baptist Church as a nursery worker. She married Raymond Anderson in 1948 at Columbus, Ga. He died in 1995. Survivors include a son, Michael Anderson of Plainview; two daughters, Michelle Mynatt of Fredricksburg and Marsha Trotter of St. Peter, Mo.; a sister, Ruth Vance of Columbus; a brother, Jude Doswell of Pascagoula, Miss.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Olton Ambulance Association, Drawer Q, Olton, TX 79064; Vista Care Family Hospice, 4418 Olton Rd., Plainview, TX 79072. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Louella Ann Kelley Louella Ann Kelley, 54, of Claude, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Claude Cemetery with the Rev. Eugene Weinette, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Claude, and the Rev. Don Travis, retired Methodist minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Claude Funeral Home, 117 N. Trice. Miss Kelley was born in Amarillo and had lived in Claude since 1954. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include three sisters, Wanda Davis of Amarillo, Delva Corbitt of Elk City, Okla., and Mertes Goodin of Claude; two brothers, Duane Kelley of Fountain, Colo., and Lindon Kelley of Claude. The family will be at Gail Goodin's home. Viewing will be from noon until 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Mother's Day Out Program at First United Methodist Church of Claude. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Opal E. Steffen PANHANDLE - Opal E. Steffen, 81, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in First Christian Church in Panhandle with the Rev. Doug Harvey, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle. Mrs. Steffen was born in Blackwell, Ark., and moved to Panhandle in 1962. She had previously lived in Keokuk, Iowa. She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church, the 55 Plus Club and Texas Extension Homemakers. She married Milo Steffen in 1942 at Sikeston, Mo. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Gary E. Steffen of Euless and Milo Steffen II of Cushing, Okla.; a daughter, Mary F. Ponder of Panhandle; and eight grandchildren. The family will be at 712 Charles in Panhandle. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Jack Mickey PLAINVIEW - Jack Mickey, 51, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Garland Street Church of Christ with Larry Denton of Turkey, Jack McCall of Kress Church of Christ and Bill Pierce, chaplain of Formby Unit, officiating. Burial was in Plainview Memorial Park by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mr. Mickey was born in Hale Center and grew up in Lockney where he graduated from high school in 1966. He attended Texas Tech University and worked for Texas Farm Machinery. In 1996, he was employed by the Wheeler Formby Unit. He married Debra Burton in 1971 at Kress. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Amber Pierce and Lori Mickey, both of Plainview; his mother, Maylene of Plainview; a brother, Jerry Mickey of Rockport; and a sister, Kim Hall of Wichita, Kan. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Audrey Earl Hyatt TULIA - Audrey Earl Hyatt, 88, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Davenport officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home. Mr. Hyatt was born in Briscoe County. He graduated from Tulia High School, and for 47 years was the owner and operator of Hyatt Radiator Shop. He was a member of First Baptist Church and secretary for his Sunday school class. He married Jewel Elam in 1938 at Lockney. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Claud Hyatt of Clayton, N.M. and Earl Hyatt of Amarillo; a sister, Ouida Rodden of Pampa; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to the National Lung Association; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Tommylu Green VEGA - Tommylu Green, 77, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Vega United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marvin Lee Roark, director of pastoral care for Baptist St. Anthony's Health Systems, officiating and eulogy by Don Poling. Arrangements are by Vega Funeral Home. Mrs. Green was born in Breckenridge and had lived in Vega since 1947. She graduated from John Tarleton College and did office work for a chemical company. She was a student of eschatology and Christian Science. She married Tom Green in 1946 at Breckenridge. Survivors include her husband; a son, Tom Henry Green of Vega; a daughter, Lucy Hardin McGowan of Hereford; and four grandchildren. The family will be at Tom Henry Green's home. They suggest memorials be to Ware Memorial Care Center, 400 W. 14th, Amarillo, TX 79101. The body will not be available for viewing. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Cleo Barry Davis PAMPA - Cleo Barry Davis, 91, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Harold Hook, pastor of Hobart Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Davis was born in Harmon County, Okla., and moved to Pampa in 1954 from Levelland. She was a homemaker and member of Hobart Baptist Church. She married Wylie J. Davis in 1925 at Mangum, Okla. He died in 1996. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Wylene Lee, in 1998. Survivors include five daughters, Cleta Trimble, Joy Haynes and Sharon Brown, all of Pampa, Nellie Williams of Sudan and Glenda Pecka of Tucson, Ariz.; three sons, James E. Davis Sr. and Melvin Davis, both of Pampa, and Aaron Davis of Austin; 24 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hobart Baptist Church; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Mildred E. Fowler BORGER - Mildred E. Fowler, 85, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999, in Canyon. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Highland Park Cemetery with the Rev. John Gran, minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Ed Brown and Sons Funeral Directors. Mrs. Fowler was born in Independence, Kan., and was a longtime resident of Borger. She was a homemaker and had worked as executive director of the Girl Scouts of America and as a volunteer. She was a member of First Christian Church in Borger. Her husband, Vaden Fowler, died in 1990. Survivors include a daughter, Neta Fowler of Canyon; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 26460, Austin, TX 78755-0460; or Girl Scouts of America, Texas Plains Council, 6011 W. 45th, Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Rachel Dean Reed Lawrence KRESS - Rachel Dean Reed Lawrence, 78, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jay Simpson, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Kress Cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Mrs. Lawrence attended schools in McMillian, Okla. She moved to Plainview in 1937 and to Kress in 1938. In Kress, she was a farmer and a member of First Baptist Church and Senior Citizens. She married Jack Reed in 1938. He died in 1971. She married M.G. "Slim" Lawrence in 1973. He died in 1990. Survivors include two daughters, Peggy Jones of Kress and Jackie Sue Allen of Hugo, Okla.; three sons, W.F. "Tooter" Reed of Kress, Harold Dean Reed of Whitesboro and Clifton Reed of Collinsville; a brother, Ted Byrne of Warwicka, Rhode Island; 18 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Vista Hospice of Plainview. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Martha Ann McWilliams DUMAS - Martha McWilliams, 54, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Jay McGaughy, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Dumas. Mrs. McWilliams had lived in Moore county for 51 years. She was a homemaker and a member of Temple Baptist Church. She married Travis Wayne McWilliams in 1961 at Mexico. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Billy Wayne McWilliams of Dumas and Rick McWilliams of Amarillo; two sisters, Carolyn Jameson and Janet Stephens, both of Dumas; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Boys Ranch, Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174-0001. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Amarillo George Welch George "Irish" Welch, 69, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Kenneth Harlan of Conchas Baptist Church of Conchas, N.M., officiating. Arrangements are by Colonial Funeral Chapel, 1010 W. Ninth Ave. Mr. Welch was born in Haggerman and moved to Amarillo in 1968 from Illinois. In 1995, he retired from Maywood Door Co. He was employed for three years with Plains Transportation. He was a Baptist. He married Sharron Rupp in 1964 at Raton, N.M. Survivors include his wife; a son, Randy Welch of Amarillo; three daughters, Tammy Tracy, Debra Hiatt and Jeana Riggeo, all of Amarillo; three sisters, Lillian Stewart and Eudean Meyers, both of Amarillo, and Lala Bee Criswell of Springer, N.M.; 13 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Don and Sybil B. Harrington Cancer Center of Amarillo. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 David Merchant David Merchant, 63, of Arlington, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999. Memorial services were Saturday in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Arlington. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. Arrangements were by BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave. Mr. Merchant attended Southern Methodist University, Amarillo College, West Texas State University, Texas Tech University and the University of Denver. He was a home builder and member and president of Texas Panhandle Home Builders' Association. Survivors include a son, Scott Merchant of San Jose, Calif.; a daughter, Stacy Levesque of Belmont, Calif.; a stepson, Chris Hubbard of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Teresa Podzemny of Amarillo; a brother, John "Jerry" Merchant of Tacoma, Wash.; and eight grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 until 6 p.m today at the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 William Baker William "Bill" Baker, 74, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Polk Street United Methodist Church with Dr. Jim Garrett officiating. Burial with military rites by Disabled American Veterans Ch. 26 and Masonic rites by Masonic Lodge No. 1239 will be in Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Baker was born in Washburn and was a veteran of the Navy. For 35 years, he was employed by Pantex where he started in the water department then was transferred to the fire department where he worked until 1972. He was in design engineering as a new construction engineer's assistant until 1987. He was a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church and the Homebuilder's Sunday School Class, the Palo Duro Masonic Lodge No. 1239, and the American Legion. He married Jean Heath in 1948 at Amarillo. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Renae Bohensky, in 1998. Survivors include his wife; a son, Randy Baker of Manassas, Va.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street United Methodist Church; Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, 2222 Welborn, Dallas, TX 75219; or the Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Herman Darrell Winegeart Herman Darrell Winegeart, 79, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Services will be at 9 a.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave., with Chris Cutin, chaplain at Veterans Administration Medical Center, officiating. Graveside services will be at 10:45 a.m. in Groom City Cemetery in Groom. Mr. Winegeart was born in Springfield, Colo., and moved to Amarillo 30 years ago. During World War II, he served in the Army. He was a farmer who retired after 26 years of service with the U.S. Postal Service. He was a Methodist. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita, in 1990 and by a daughter, Darrella Edwards, in 1991. Survivors include two sisters, Ruth Holland of Fort Sumner, N.M., and Ina Roberts of Fort Collins, Colo.; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will be at 3608 Cline Rd. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Elsie J. Reed Elsie J. Reed, 88, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. Richard Dickerson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Reed was born in Hope, Ark., and had lived in Amarillo since 1959. She was a homemaker and a member of Temple Baptist Church. Survivors include her son, Don Hale of Amarillo; three brothers, E.J. Ward Jr. of Palestine, Jeff Ward of Dallas and Gene Ward of Tool; three sisters, Alma Starkey of Marianna, Ariz., Thelma Nolen of Dallas and Dorothy Weddel of Childress; a half-brother, Mike Ward of Dallas; two half-sisters, Dale Hankins of Dallas and Linda Jackson of Borger; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild; and a great-great-grandchild. The family will be at 2100 S. Van Buren and suggests memorials be to Temple Baptist Church. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Joe O. Kleemann Joe O. Kleemann, 79, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Field, pastor of Southeast Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Kleemann was born and raised in Texaco, N.M. He graduated from Texaco High School and attended college at Las Cruces, N.M. He worked for Santa Fe Railway as a track welder until his retirement in 1980. He moved to Amarillo in 1970. He married Dempsie Hoard in 1943 at Portales. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Joyce Douglas of Amarillo; a son, Bill Kleemann of California; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 New Mexico Erlinda Marquez CLOVIS, N.M. - Erlinda "Shorty" Marquez, 69, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Community. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Community with the Rev. Daniel M. Balizan as celebrant. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Muffley Funeral Home. Mrs. Marquez was born in Lubbock. She moved to Clovis in 1935 and retired as a custodian from First United Methodist Church. She was a Eucharist minister and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Community. She married Miguel Marquez in 1951 at Clovis. Survivors include her husband; four sons, Frank Marquez and Felix Marquez, both of Clovis, Timothy Marquez of Truth or Consequences and David Marquez of Albuquerque; two daughters, Fatima Garcia and Odelia Chavez, both of Clovis; six sisters, Marianna Chavez, Adelina Trujillo, Mela Armijo and Lupe Duran, all of Clovis, Josefa Alires of Albuquerque and Flora Gonzales of Texico; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Peter Raymond Sullivan CLOVIS, N.M. - Peter Raymond "Ray" Sullivan, 84, a former Amarillo, Texas resident, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mass will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Monsignor Orville Blum as celebrant. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mr. Sullivan was born in Pittsburgh and moved to Clovis in 1996 from Amarillo, where he had lived for 25 years. Before moving to Amarillo, he was a truck driver and worked for the U.S. Postal Service in New Orleans. During World War II, he served with the Army. In Amarillo, he was a member of Hanson American Legion Post No. 54 and St. Joseph's Catholic Church. In Pennsylvania, he was a member of Teamsters Local No. 205, the Holy Name Society and president of the Deanry. He was also a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Clovis and of The Red Dragon. He played Santa Claus at several locations in Amarillo and other places in Texas. He married Dorothy O'Meallie in 1948 at Bay St. Louis, Miss. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Peter Raymond Sullivan Jr. of New Orleans, Thomas Patrick Sullivan of Portales; Terrence Michael Sullivan and John Joseph Sullivan, both of Amarillo; four daughters, Mary Ann Lingnau of Clovis, Eileen Elizabeth Dannheim of Red River, Kathleen Marie Gordzelik of Cookville, Tenn., and Dorothy Rose Carroll of Bakersfield, Calif.; two brothers, John Joseph Joyce of Bay St. Louis and Thomas Martin Sullivan of Waterloo, Iowa; 22 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Ralph Baxter CLOVIS, N.M. - Ralph Baxter, 79, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ed Abla officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens with military honors by Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard. Mr. Baxter was born in Elk City, Okla. He was a farmer and rancher in West Texas and eastern New Mexico and served with the Army during World War II. His son, Lonnie Howard Baxter, preceded him in death. Survivors include a son, Lonnie Ralph Baxter Jr. of Iceland; three daughters, Rebecca Lusk of Clovis, Sarah Jo Rodriquez of San Jose, Calif., and Thuridur Baxter of Iceland; a sister, Sally Galloway of Albuquerque; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family will be at #31 Paseo Village in Clovis and suggests memorials be to New Mexico Boys Ranch. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Paul F. Hungerford CLOVIS, N.M. - Paul F. Hungerford, 64, died Friday, Nov. 5, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brad Rigney officiating and military honors by Cannon Air Force Base. Mr. Hungerford was born in Milford, Conn., and was a contractor. He retired from Cannon Air Force Base after serving in Guam, France, Germany, the Azores, California, New Mexico and Vietnam. Survivors included his wife, Pierrette Hungerford; a son, Dennis Hungerford of Rosamond, Calif.; four daughters, Sandi Falks, Corinna Montano and Carrina Hungerford, all of Clovis, and Lorri Shafnitz of Lancaster, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 William E. Adams CLOVIS, N.M. - William E. "Bill" Adams, 93, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Thomas P. Jones officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories with Masonic rites by Clovis Lodge No. 40, AF&AM. Mr. Adams recently moved to Rio Rancho from Clovis, where he had lived since 1984. He was a retired electrical contractor, a Mason, and a member of the Ballut Abyad Temple and the Clovis Shrine Club. He married Rhoda Kay Barber in 1948 at Las Vegas. She died in 1998. He was also preceded in death by a son, Maj. John K. Adams. Survivors include his stepson, Duane Prentz of Florida; a brother, Roy Adams of Albuquerque; a sister, Mabel Galisha of Seattle; nine grandchildren; and greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999 Elsewhere The Rev. Billy Charles Archer LAFAYETTE, Colo. - The Rev. Billy Charles Archer, 69, died Thursday, Nov. 4, 1999. Services will be at 5 p.m. Monday in Mountain View Southern Baptist Church with the Rev. Carl Nowlin of Crestview Baptist Church in Farmington, N.M., the Rev. Bill Irwin, pastor and director of missions for the Royal Gorge area, and the Rev. Matthew Boardwell of the Mountain View Southern Baptist Church of Lafayette officiating. Private family graveside services will be Tuesday in Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Arrangements are by M.P. Murphy & Associates Funeral Directors of Lafayette. The Rev. Archer was born in Memphis, Texas, where he graduated from high school in 1947. He served with the Air Force during the Korean War. In 1967, he received his bachelor's degree from Texas Wesleyan and from 1968 until 1971, attended Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. For 38 years, he was a pastor and was pastor emeritus of Mountain View Baptist Church. He was formerly with the First Southern Baptist Church of Canon City, the New Life Baptist Church of Elyria, Ohio, the Southside Baptist Church of Granbury, Texas and the First Baptist Church of LaLuz, N.M. He was a member of Mountain View Southern Baptist Church and the Boulder Ministerial Association. He married Jenene Miller in 1954 at Memphis. Survivors include his wife; a son, David Archer of Henderson, Nev.; four daughters, Billenda Osborn of Santa Barbara, Calif., Sharon Logan of Columbus, Ohio, Cynthia Story of Pueblo West and Connie Trujillo of Craig; two brothers, George Archer of Houston and Dempy Archer of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; a sister, Laverne Joiner of Oklahoma City; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be from 3 until 5 p.m. Monday at the church. The family suggests memorials be to Mountain View Southern Baptist Church Building Fund, 700 W. South Boulder Rd., Lafayette, CO 80026. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 7, 1999