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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, August 9, 1999, 5:52 AM Area Aubrey Danae Hall Aubrey Danae Hall, infant daughter of Debi Hall of Clarendon, died Thursday, August 5, 1999, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Jim Russell, pastor of Church of the Nazarene in Fritch, officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Boulevard in Amarillo. Aubrey was born in Amarillo. Survivors include her mother; grandmother and step-grandfather, Susan and David Reichstadt of Grand Canyon, Ariz.; grandfather and step-grandmother, James and Lori Hall of Clarendon; and greatgrandparents, Sybil and Iva Alexander of Laforse and Truett and Fern Hall of Clarendon. Lexus Ledbetter MEMPHIS - Lexus Ledbetter, infant daughter of LaSonya McIntosh and Gerald Lynn Ledbetter, died Saturday, August 7, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. R.L. Hunnicutt, pastor of Victory Temple of Wellington, officiating. Arrangements are by Adams Funeral Home of Wellington. Survivors include her parents; two brothers, Michael McIntosh and Octavius Ledbetter, both of Memphis; grandparents, Charles and Esther McIntosh of Wellington and John Laceer of Floydada; great-grandparents, Todie and Corean Washington of Wellington and Ida B. Outley of Wellington; and great-greatgrandmother, Bell Hunter of Wellington. Herman A. Cole PLAINVIEW - Herman A. Cole, 79, died Sunday, August 8, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church Chapel with Dr. Travis Hart, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating, and Max Browning, pastor, assisting. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Cole was born in Achille, Okla., where he attended schools. In 1946, he moved to Plainview, where he worked for the U.S. Postal Service until his retirement in 1987. He served with the Army during World War II and was a member of First United Methodist Church, the Masonic Lodge and was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite. He married Sally Teague in 1988 at Plainview. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Craig Cole of Friendswood and Jim Teague of Concord, Calif.; a daughter, Amelia Cline of Plainview; a brother, Jesse "Shorty" Cole of Lubbock; two sisters, Lucrecia Hanna of Amarillo and Ann Grant of Hemet, Calif.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mary Rae Lamb GRUVER - Mary Rae Lamb, 73, died Saturday, August 7, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jerry Moore and Andy Burleson officiating. Burial will be in Gruver Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mrs. Lamb was born in Hansford County and was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and a member of United Methodist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Janis Maupin of Turkey Track Ranch and Tanya Adkins of Happy; a son, Mart Hart of Beulah, Wyo.; a stepson, Perry Lamb of Gruver; nine grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Mary Jo Fielding Mary Jo Fielding, 76, of Amarillo, died Saturday, August 7, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Llano Cemetery with Dr. James Garrett of Polk Street United Methodist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, 315 E. Fifth. Mrs. Fielding was born in Wellington and had lived in Amarillo for the past 40 years. She was a homemaker. She married Robert Leon Fielding in 1946 at Ruidoso, N.M. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Lori Ann Adamson of Silverville, Tenn.; two sons, Timothy Cole Fielding of Austin and Robert Larry Fielding of Amarillo; and a grandchild. Dorothy McKnight Dorothy McKnight, 76, of Amarillo, died Sunday, August 8, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Field of Southeast Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, 315 E. Fifth. Mrs. McKnight was born in Pecan Gap and worked as a secretary at Jupe Motor Supply. In June, she returned from Pecan Gap to Amarillo, where she had been a longtime resident and member of First Baptist Church. Her granddaughter, Bridgett Rex, died in June. Survivors include a daughter, Jerry Ward of Amarillo; a son, Gary Wayne Pettigrew of Kennedale; a brother, Alvis Campbell of Honey Grove; three sisters, Oletta Samuel of Denison, Sue Canup of Paris, Texas and Ginny Livingston of Bedford; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center. Marjorie E. Nordgren Marjorie E. Nordgren, 64, of Amarillo, died Sunday, August 8, 1999. Cremation was by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. No services are scheduled. Mrs. Nordgren was born in Jackson, Neb., and moved to Amarillo in 1981 from Wisconsin. She was a homemaker. She married John E. Nordgren in 1964 at South Sioux City, Neb. He died in 1989. Survivors include three brothers, Armon Todd, Lyle Todd and Alan Todd, all of South Sioux City; and two sisters, Regina Ashleman and Donna Dygert, both of Columbus, Ohio. The family suggests memorials be to Martha's Home Inc., in Amarillo. Oklahoma Shawn Dale Russell BEAVER, Okla. - Shawn Dale Russell, 28, died Saturday, August 7, 1999, in Pueblo, Colo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Beaver First Christian Church with Terry Fox officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery by Clark Funeral Service. Mr. Russell was born in Beaver and was a lifelong resident of Beaver County. He graduated from Beaver High School and was a serviceman in heating and air conditioning. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Laquitta and Ernest Brooks; his father and stepmother, Bill and Sue Russell of Beaver; a brother, Brock Russell of Beaver; two sisters, Stacey Leinen of Manhattan, Kan., and Stefanie Simpson of Enid, Okla.; and his grandparents, Bobby and Von Taylor of Beaver.