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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; Saturday, October 9, 1999, 5:24 AM Area Willie Lee Gentry PETERSBURG - Willie Lee Gentry, 81, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Hopewell Baptist Church at Petersburg with the Rev. O.W. Gentry, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home of Plainview. Mrs. Gentry was raised in Valley Mills and moved to Petersburg in 1953. She married Horace Gentry in 1954. He died in 1989. Survivors include a daughter, Willie Jo Allen of Petersburg; a son, Jimmy Allen of Valley Mills; a brother, Joe Sadler of Fort Worth; a sister, Lucille Maxwell of Houston; six grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Hopewell Baptist Church. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Kade Hefner WHITE DEER - Kade Hefner, 26, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church with Don Stone, minister of White Deer Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in White Deer Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Hefner was born in Pampa. He was a 1991 graduate of White Deer High School, where he was active in 4-H and FFA. He attended South Plains Community College at Levelland for one year. He enlisted in the Army in 1992, serving in the Meddac Unit as a meat and food inspector. He attended Northwestern Louisiana University while in the Army. He returned to White Deer in 1996 from San Saba. He owned and operated Hefner Enterprises-Trucking Co. He was an auctioneer and a member of the White Deer Church of Christ. In 1996, he married Kimberly Davis at Hudson. Survivors include his wife; parents, Bobby and Lynis Hefner of White Deer; and two brothers, Keven Hefner of Pampa and Kyle Hefner of White Deer. The family requests memorials be to Kade Hefner Scholarship Fund c/o First Bank & Trust of White Deer or the White Deer EMS. They will be at 503 S. Popham in White Deer. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Jordon Rae Hurst TEXLINE - Jordon Rae Hurst, infant daughter of Lacey Templeton and Bobby Hurst, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery with Chad E. Barnett, associate minister of First Christian Church of Dalhart, officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Home of Dalhart. Jordan is survived by her parents, both of Texline. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Alice Marie Coppock Kelley PAMPA - Alice Marie Coppock Kelley, 76, of Amarillo, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa with Lonny Robbins, pastor of Trinity Fellowship in Pampa, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mrs. Kelley was born in Lenaph, Okla. She lived in Phillips from 1941 until 1966 when she moved to Dallas. She was a bank officer with the Republic National Bank of Dallas, retiring after 20 years of service. In 1996, Mrs. Kelley moved to Amarillo. She was a former member of the Panhandle Square Dance Association. She was a Christian. She married Roy M. Kelley in 1940 at Lenaph. He died in 1965. Survivors include a daughter, Merry Zamora of Mesquite; a brother, Donald Coppock of Fritch; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, P.O. Box 2234, Pampa, TX 79066-2234. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Betty Grace McDowell PAMPA - Betty Grace McDowell, 68, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Sherman Eastland, chaplain of Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery with graveside rites by Pampa Ch. 65 Order of Eastern Star. Mrs. McDowell was born in Bolivar, Pa., and had lived in Pampa since 1952. She was a homemaker, a Protestant and a member of Pampa Ch. 65 Order of Eastern Star. She married E.E. McDowell in 1952 at Pampa. Survivors include a son, Jim McDowell of Houston; a brother; a sister; and a grandson. The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Ch. 65 Order of Eastern Star. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Jimmy Hudgens HEREFORD - Jimmy Hudgens, 39, of Vega, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999 in Laramie, Wyo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Hereford Church of the Nazarene with Ted Taylor, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Vega Cemetery in Vega by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home of Hereford. Mr. Hudgens was employed as a truck driver for Bradford Trucking. He was a member of Hereford Church of the Nazarene. He married Andi Askew. He was preceded in death by his mother in October. He is survived by his wife; a son, Jarod Hudgens of Vega; a daughter, Alex Hudgens of Vega; his father, Winefred Hudgens of Monticello, Ark.; four sisters, Judy Jenkins, Linda Griffin, Michelle Bailey and Cheryl Shirley, all of Monticello; and a brother, Kenny Hudgens of Monticello. The family suggests memorials be to Jimmy Hudgens Memorial Fund at First National Bank of Vega, TX. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Carl V. Jones EARTH - Carl V. "Kokomo" Jones, 72, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church of Earth with the Rev. Bobby Broyles officiating. Burial will be in Earth Memorial Cemetery by Parsons-Ellis Funeral Home of Earth. Mr. Jones was born in Plainview. He was a lifelong resident of Earth where he was a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mary; a son, Eddie Sam Jones of Earth; a daughter, Carlene Ross of Lubbock; a sister, Lucille Wheat of Hereford; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Earth EMS, Earth, TX 79031. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Joe Amadeo Pacheco FRIONA - Joe Amadeo Pacheco, 53, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday in St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Teresa's Catholic Church with the Rev. Ed Sweeney officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona. Mr. Pacheco was born in Vaughn, N.M. In 1974, he moved to Friona from Georgetown. He had served in the Army in the Vietnam War. Mr. Pacheco was a cowboy at the Bar G Cattle Feeders and was a store clerk. He was a member of St. Teresa's Catholic Church. Survivors include two sons, Andrew Pacheco and Manuel Pacheco, both of Georgetown; a daughter, Grace Pacheco of Georgetown; three sisters, Nellie Garcia of Spur and Genevia Braillif and Ruby Olguin, both of Friona; and three brothers, Joe Saiz and Ernest Mills, both of Friona, and Manuel Pacheco of Farwell. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Amarillo Jewel Maxine Hudson Jewel Maxine Hudson, 90, of Amarillo, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle with Dr. Charles Jones, pastor of Second Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Hudson was born in Cheyenne, Okla., and moved to Amarillo in 1917. She joined the Second Baptist Church in 1918 and had taught Sunday school for years. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and served on the drill team. She had been married to W.L. "Curley" Hudson for 68 years before his death in 1995. Survivors include two sons, Billy G. Hudson and Jimmy L. Hudson, both of Amarillo; a daughter, Edna Frances Quisenberry of Virginia Beach, Va.; a brother, Andrew L. Throckmorton of Amarillo; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Aaron Paul Coldewey Aaron Paul Coldewey, 35, of Amarillo, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999. Vigil will be at 7 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church with the Rev. Phillip Lindley officiating. Christian Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday in Chapel of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church by the Rev. John Hickey. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Coldeway was raised in both San Antonio and Amarillo. He was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1983. He worked at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Army Base as a manager of Burger King. He was married to Linda McCarthy. Survivors include his wife; his mother and stepfather, Madeline and Joe Ryberg of Amarillo; and a brother, Craig Coldewey of Fort Worth. The family requests memorials be to Morning Star Hostel Shelter, 2501 W. Sixth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79107. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Duane Elliott Redd Duane Elliott Redd, 42, of Melbourne, Fla., a former Amarillo resident, died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Llano Mausoleum with Scott Hendricks officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Redd was born in Omaha, Neb., and attended schools in Springfield, Mo., Huron, S.D., and Amarillo. He was a journeyman iron worker. Survivors include a son, Jason Redd of Lubbock; his parents, Robbie Redd of Bountiful, Utah, and Gene Redd of Amarillo; a brother, Wade Redd of Austin; and a sister, Stephanie Murray of Bozeman, Mont. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Gene L. Easley Gene L. Easley, 73, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with Bobby Medford, lay assistant minister of San Jacinto United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial with military rites by Disabled American Veterans Ch. 26 will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Easley was born in Amarillo where he was a lifetime resident. He served with the 77th Infantry, Liberty Division of the Army during the Korean War. He was awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. Mr. Easley retired in 1989 after 40 years as the district claims manager for Employers Insurance of Texas. He was a member of the San Jacinto United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Easley; two daughters, Lynette Turman and Lou Ann Glick, both of Amarillo; a brother, Earl Pat Easley of Weatherford; and nine grandchildren. The family will be at 6707 Calumet. They suggest memorials be to Make A Wish Foundation, 2324 Lakeview Dr., Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Martin Manwarren Martin Manwarren, 71, of Amarillo, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Sillin Funeral Home Chapel in Lyons, Kan. Burial will be in Lyons Municipal Cemetery with local arrangements by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Manwarren was born in Raymond, Kan., and served in the Army. He moved to Amarillo in 1968 then moved to Chickasha, Okla., in 1981. In 1990, he retired after 38 years as sales manager for Farmland Industries. Mr. Manwarren was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission by the Amarillo City Commission for the 1976 to 1979 term. He was a member of the Pratt, Kan., Elks Lodge No. 1451. He married Fern JaNell Buckbee in 1949 at Lyons. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan JaNell Manwarren in 1961. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Dora Fern Manwarren of Hutchinson, Kan.; a sister, Margaret Hollinger of Hutchinson; and a brother, Dean Manwarren of Hot Springs, Ark. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 George S. Adams George S. Adams, 79, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. today in the Children's Chapel of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Andrew Parker, associate to the rector, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Adams was born in Yankton, S.D., and was an Navy veteran of World War II in the Pacific theater and of the Korean War. He graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., where he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity. Mr. Adams was a loan representative for John Hancock Insurance, farm and ranch division. He was a member of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church. He married Barbara Richards in 1941 at Iowa. Survivors include his wife; three sons, George S. Adams III of Grand Rapids, Minn., Richard D. Adams of Sherman and Charles Adams of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a sister, Margery Tauber of Watertown, S.D.; eight grandchildren; and a greatgranddaughter. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 New Mexico Fred E. Dominguez TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Fred E. Dominguez, 50, died Monday, Oct. 4, 1999. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. today in St. Anne's Catholic Church with the Rev. John C. Daniel and the Rev. Bob Miller, minister of South Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in the family plot of Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home. Mr. Dominguez was born in Tucumcari and had lived there most of his life except for four years he lived in Albuquerque. He moved back to Tucumcari 18 years ago. He was a member of St. Anne's Catholic Church and BPO Elks Lodge 1172 of Tucumcari. He had been a member of the Tucumcari Police Department. He became associated with Dunn Funeral Home 15 years ago. Survivors include his wife, Berna; two sons, Fredrick Dominguez of Tucumcari and Chris Dominguez of Anchorage, Alaska; two daughters, Jennifer Dominguez and Crystal Dominguez, both of Tucumcari; his mother, Rose Dominguez of Tucumcari; a brother, Joe Dominguez of Tucumcari; a sister, Sylvia Parks of Norfolk, Va.; and two grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing at the funeral home until service time today at the church. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Elsewhere Glen Juliano MESQUITE - Glen Juliano, 38, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Old Hall Cemetery in Lewisville with the Rev. Paul Rambler officiating. Arrangements are by Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home of Lewisville. Mr. Juliano was born in Los Angeles. He was employed as a hardwood floor finisher in Oregon before moving to Mesquite. Survivors include two daughters, Michelle Mims of Fort Worth and Telicia Marie Juliano of Portland, Ore.; a son, Glenden Charles Mims of Fort Worth; his parents, Leonora and Carl Hawkins of Amarillo and Richard Juliano of California; a sister, Kimberly Ann Bennett of Scottsdale, Ariz.; and four brothers, Richard Mario Juliano Jr. of Mesquite, Joseph Anthony Juliano and John Michael Juliano, both of Noel, Mo., and Carl Leslie Hawkins III of Amarillo. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Oklahoma Wilma Alta Kroeker GUYMON, Okla. - Wilma Alta Kroeker, 93, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday morning in Henson-Novak Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Odie Nunley officiating. Burial will be at Elmhurst Cemetery. Mrs. Kroeker was born in Ochiltree County, Texas and moved to Guymon in 1918. She was a minister in Texas County and attended First Christian Church. Survivors include nephews including Paul R. Custer of Powell, Wyo., and Royal Lee Beck of Kansas. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999 Helen Easterwood Bounds GUYMON, Okla. - Helen Easterwood Bounds, 81, died Aug. 29, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Elmhurst Cemetery with James Deakin officiating. Local arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. Survivors include her daughter, Ruth Bounds Edmison of Tulsa; a son, Ned H. Bounds of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 9, 1999