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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 13, 1999, 5:52 AM Amarillo Willie Mae Wilkerson Willie Mae Wilkerson, 96, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Royce Elms of Jubilee Apostolic Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Wilkerson was born in Bosque County. She was a homemaker and a member of Jubilee Apostolic Church. She married Abraham Lincoln Musick in 1919 at Abilene. He died in 1960. She married Millard Wilkerson in 1949 in Abilene. He preceded her in death. She also was preceded in death by four daughters and two sons. Survivors include six daughters, Lila Mae George of Joshua, Loraine Smith of Amarillo, Lillian Upchurch of Cleburn, Billie Jo Parrish of Coleman, Betty Robbins of Amarillo and Millie Bolyard of Gorman; a son, John Max Musick of Cleburn; a sister, Annie Hanna of Cleburn; 31 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association. The family will be at 4421 Ridgecrest No. 186. The family also will receive visitors from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 C.W. Ownsby C.W. "Pop" Ownsby, 94, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Robert E. Field, pastor of Southeast Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Ownsby was born in Fannin County and had lived in the Amarillo area for 55 years. He was a home builder in the 1940s and 1950s and later bid on construction jobs. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maudie Ownsby, in 1994. Survivors include a son, Bill Ownsby of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Joye Amyx of Plano; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Tutty Collins Tutty Collins, 80, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999. Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church by Monsignor Joseph Tash of the church. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Collins was born in Huron, S.D. She attended Yankton College in Yankton, S.D. She graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in architecture. She had worked as a dental assistant in her husband's dental office. She married Richard Wallace Collins in 1941 at Casper, Wyo. He died in 1980. Mrs. Collins was a member of the P.E.O. Chapter B in Amarillo. She was an Episcopalian and Anglican. Survivors include three daughters, Melinda Rae Norris of Glendale, Calif., Marnie Olmstead of Wichita, Kan., and Gady Bramlet of Amarillo; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79176-0001. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Cecil Albert West Cecil Albert West, 84, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 Bell St., with the Rev. Dean Wynn, associate minister of St. Stephen United Methodist Church, officiating. Entombment will be in Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Mr. West was born in Woodward, Okla. He moved to Amarillo in 1989 from Borger. He married Joyce Baker in 1939 at Woodward, Okla. He was a World War II veteran, stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines with the Navy Seabees. He retired in 1980 as a leadman for City Service Natural Gas. He was past president of the Borger Evening Lions Club. He was a member of St. Stephen United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife; and two brothers, Harold A. West of Sacramento, Calif., and Louis A. West of Woodward, Okla. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. The body will not be available for viewing. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 New Mexico Clara Marie Edmondson CLAYTON, N.M. - Clara Marie Edmondson, 88, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, in Dumas. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Andy Husted, pastor, and Dr. Don Poling, son-in-law of Mrs. Edmondson, officiating. Burial will be in Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors. Mrs. Edmondson was born in Orlando, Okla. She lived in Texas and Missouri before moving to New Mexico, where she graduated from Clayton High School. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She married Manson Edmondson in 1932 at Clayton. He died in 1990. Survivors include a son, Sam Edmondson of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a daughter, Phyllis Poling of Vega; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church; or Crossroad Cowboy Ministries, P.O. Box 633, Vega, TX. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Oklahoma Elvis Maddox TEXHOMA, Okla. - Elvis Maddox, 71, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, in Stratford, Texas. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in First Christian Church with Rob Chandler, pastor of First Christian Church in Stratford, officiating. Burial will be in the Texhoma, Texas, Cemetery by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home. Mr. Maddox was born in Gotebo. In 1947, he moved from Gotebo to Texhoma. He married Eva Joy Stock in 1948 at Stratford. His wife preceded him in death in 1996. He retired from the Texhoma Fire Department. He also was a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 24 years and drove a school bus. He was a member of the Christian Church. Survivors include two daughters, Evelyn Martin of Guymon and Sharon Zeleny of Sulphur Springs, Texas; two sons, David Maddox of Summerville, S.C., and Mike Maddox of Houston; three sisters, Nadine Ross of Del City, Ophelia Terry of Choctaw and Sanis Saggs of Spring, Texas; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Texhoma Fire Department c/o Dawson-Welch Funeral Home, Box 445, Texhoma, OK 73949. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Elsewhere Darrell Dean Johnson ORANGE GROVE - Darrell Dean Johnson, 63, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, in Corpus Christi. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Dobie Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ray Vowell and the Rev. Christ Walker officiating. Burial will be in Byler Cemetery at Lagarto. Mr. Johnson was born in Magic City. He had lived in Orange Grove for 15 years. He was a truck driver and a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Arlene of Harlingen; a daughter, Tina Johnson of Harlingen; a son, David Johnson of Orange Grove; his mother, Ruth Johnson of Orange Grove; a sister, Lajuana Vanek of Arlington; three brothers, H.C. Johnson of Iowa Park, Bobby Johnson of Amarillo and Doug Johnson of Orange Grove; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Elsie Pearle Hill WICHITA FALLS - Elsie Pearle Hill, 77, died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with Dr. Robert Allen, pastor, and the Rev. John Dillard, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Stratford Cemetery at Stratford by Hampton Vaughan Crestview Chapel. Mrs. Hill was born in Sherman County. She had lived in Wichita Falls since 1969. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, where she visited shut-ins through the Intentional Caring Unit and also worked with nursing homes and hospital ministries. Her first husband, Alvin Freeman, died in 1956. She married Vaughn Hill in 1959 at Sunray. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Dianna Gwyn of Galisteo, N.M., Linda Kubeczka of Lufkin and Alvina Smith of Wichita Falls; a son, Keith Vaughn of Wichita Falls; three brothers, Travis Spurlock of the Spurlock Community and Alvin Spurlock and Neal Spurlock, both of Stratford; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, Wichita Falls, TX 76308. Visitation will be from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Hampton Vaughan Crestview Chapel. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Area Dean Cluck GRUVER - Dean Cluck, 73, died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Miller, pastor of Eastern Hills Baptist Church in Albuquerque, N.M., and Andy Burleson, officiating. Burial will be in Gruver Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon, Okla. Mr. Cluck was born on the family farm in Sherman County. He graduated from Gruver High School in 1942 and later served in the Army. He married Rita Jo Cullison in 1952. He was a farmer and cattleman and was a key contributor to the development of modern commercial cattle feeding. He served on the boards of Bank of the Southwest and Moore County Hospital. He also was a member and past-president of the S&H Gas Co. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Deanna Mae Cluck of Austin and Teresa Sue Weldon of Gruver; a son, Monte Dean Cluck of Gruver; a brother, Bob Cluck of Gruver; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Lung Association; or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center c/o Henson-Novak Funeral Home, Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Brett Colton Davis FARNSWORTH - Brett Colton Davis, 4, died Monday, Dec. 6, 1999. Private services will be at 1 p.m. today in the chapel at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo with the Rev. Rick Patrick and Brian Foster, both of First Baptist Church in Spearman, officiating. Private burial will be in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Spearman. Brett was born in Borger. Survivors include his parents, Tara and Chad Davis; grandparents, Curtis Davis of Spearman, Marlene Davis of Wenonah, N.J., and Stephanie and Richard Russell of Clovis, N.M.; great-grandparents, Lauretta and Warren Ayers of Clovis, Bea Cole of Hart and Helen Gilless of Perryton; and great-great-grandparents, Floyd and Lillian Hastings of Canon City, Colo. First Baptist Church in Spearman has set up memorials at First State Bank in Spearman and First Bank Southwest in Perryton. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Fanieta Idell Pierce GRUVER - Fanieta Idell Pierce, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Gruver Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Spearman. Mrs. Pierce was born in Nolan County. She moved to the Gruver area 50 years ago from Polk County, Ark. She married C.L. "Tot" Pierce in 1936 at Pecos. She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Totsie Clayton of Elgin; two sons, Frank Pierce of Chubbuck, Idaho, and Darrell Pierce of Dallas; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Shree Keith Transplant Fund, c/o First National Bank in Fritch. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Doris Ballard TULIA - Doris "Jimmie" Ballard, 67, died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with family members officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Ballard was born in Olton. She had lived in Tulia since 1957. She had worked in the kitchen of the 87 Truckstop and also for Bruce's Grill. She married L.H. Ballard in 1960 at Dimmitt. He died in 1972. Survivors include three daughters, Crystal Perez of Tulia, Gloria Mason of Beggs, Okla., and Delores Boardman of Wagoner, Okla.; a son, Norman Ballard of Tulia; a brother, William Ray Ashley of Paducah, Ky.; a sister, Wanda Dean Carter of Modesto, Calif.; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society; or the American Heart Association. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Edward Parker Calhoun DIMMITT - Edward Parker Calhoun, 69, formerly of Dimmitt, died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home Ivy Chapel with the Rev. Jeff Addison, pastor of Lee Street Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Calhoun was born in Palestine, Texas. He served in the Army during the Korean War. He married Hazel Coleman in 1950 at Clovis, N.M. He was a charter member of Lee Street Baptist Church. He was a resident of Flemington, Mo. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Kathy Lindsey of Gruver, Donna Newton of Coahoma and Tammy Lay of Tampa, Fla.; a son, Keith Calhoun of Alanreed; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Robert T. Cochran MEMPHIS - Robert T. Cochran, 51, died Friday, Dec. 10, 1999, in Albuquerque, N.M. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church at Quitaque with the Rev. Jess Little and the Rev. Lance Cypert officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery by Memphis Funeral Home. Mr. Cochran was born in Longview. He was a self-employed welder. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Survivors include his wife, Candace Cochran of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; a son, Justin Cochran of Truth or Consequences; two daughters, Tiffini York of Amarillo and Angelia Marie Greenwald of Fort Morgan, Calif.; a brother, Donnie King of Abilene; two sisters, Kay Calvert of Quitaque and Kelly Jacobe of Hemet, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999 Paul Barrett PAMPA - Paul Barrett, 77, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy White, pastor, and the Rev. Jerry Arrington and the Rev. John Glover, associate pastors, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Barrett was born and raised in Pampa. He graduated from Pampa High School. He farmed with his father before joining the Army. He married Lois M. Anderson in 1944 at Pampa. He worked as a carpenter. He later served as building superintendent at First Baptist Church for 29 years. He was preceded in death by a son, Danny P. Barrett, in 1980. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Cheryl Free of Pampa and Cindy Bradstreet of Wheeler; two brothers, Raymond Barrett and Floyd Barrett, both of Pampa; three sisters, Doris Bateman of Spearman, Pauline Arnold of Dallas and Glad Wilkerson of Oklahoma City; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 650 W. 168th St., New York, NY 10032-9982; or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, P.O. Box 2795, Pampa, TX. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 13, 1999