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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; Wednesday, October 13, 1999, 6:50 AM Area Henry B. Henderson PLAINVIEW - Henry B. Henderson, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in United Baptist Church with the Rev. Ray McCoy, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by BartleySilva Funeral Home of Plainview. Mr. Henderson was born in Wills Point. He was a farmer and was the owner of a landscaping business for many years. He was preceded in death by two wives, Katherine Scott and Laura Allen; two sons, Henry Henderson Jr. and Willie Henderson; and a daughter, Maydell Henderson. Survivors include six daughters, Laura Henderson of Los Angeles, Dorothy N. Carter of Lubbock, Eva Jo Barron, Adell Caraway and Camelia Holman, all of Dallas, and Ruby Johnson of Tulia; two sons, Archie Lee Henderson of Los Angeles and Robert Earl Henderson of Amarillo; 33 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. They suggest memorials be to Hospice of the Plains, 4418 Olton Road, Plainview, TX 79072. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Jack Lang DALHART - Jack Lang, 55, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery with Ray M. Guy Sr., minister of First Christian Church of Dalhart, officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Home of Dalhart. Mr. Lang was born in Dalhart and raised in Albuquerque, N.M. After serving in the Army, he returned to Dalhart. In 1968, he moved away, returning in 1976. In 1990, Mr. Lang retired from Southwestern Public Service Co. He was a longtime member of First Christian Church and BPOE Chapter 2390. He was a retired volunteer fireman. He married Jarrelyn Middlebrooks in Jacksboro. Survivors include his wife; two sons, David Land of Dallas and Jarrell Lang of Dalhart; three brothers, Frank Lang of Las Cruces, N.M., Orville Lang of North East, Md., and Richard Lang of Dade City, Fla.; and three sisters, Mona Sherred and Marian Rodriguez, both of Albuquerque, and Sue Adams of Rising Sun, Md. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Gerthie Velma Arnett SHAMROCK - Gerthie Velma Arnett, 86, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Shamrock Cemetery with Howard Lynn Rhodes of Dimmitt, her nephew, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. Mrs. Arnett was born in Washita County, Okla., and had lived around the Shamrock area for many years, moving to Shamrock in 1952. She had lived in Pampa for the last four years. She married Alvin Arnett in 1929 at Butler, Okla. He died in 1970. Survivors include a son, Arland Arnett of Amarillo; a daughter, Clara Achord of Pampa; two brothers, J.V. Rhodes of Carnegie, Okla., Archie Rhodes of Fritch; a sister, Elsie Hughes of Wheeler; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandson. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Robbie Stephan HEREFORD - Robbie Stephan, 95, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Hereford Church of the Nazarene with Ted Taylor, pastor of Hereford Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mrs. Stephan was born in Gatesville and moved to Deaf Smith County in 1928. She was a homemaker and attended the Church of the Nazarene. She married Moody Stephan in 1928 at Gatesville. He died in 1986. Survivors include a son, Weldon Stephan of Hereford; two daughters, Rose Wright of Hereford and Linda Moore of Portland; a brother, Bob Clark of Friona; three sisters, Jessie Claunch of Everman, Jean Baize of Friona and Jewel Cheatham of Lincoln, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Emma Spruell Simpson CANADIAN - Emma Spruell Simpson, 73, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery with Roger Smelser, senior minister at First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Simpson was born in Canadian, where she was a lifelong resident. She was a nurse's aide and health care provider at Hemphill County Hospital and Abraham Memorial Home. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She married George Simpson in 1974 at Canadian. She was preceded in death by a son, John Borst, in 1947. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Fredrick Borst and William Borst, both of San Antonio, and Thomas Borst of Elk City, Okla.; two daughters, Willa Jane Condron of Waco and Irene Davidson of Canadian; a sister, Gladys McCollom of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Viewing will be from 2 until 8 p.m. today and from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Hemphill County Hospice, 1020 S. Fourth St., Canadian, TX 79014. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Fannie Pearl Glassock Easter Burt BORGER - Fannie Pearl Glassock Easter Burt, 73, of Vernal, Utah and formerly of White Deer, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. today in Highland Park Cemetery in Borger with the Rev. Elvis Peck officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Mrs. Burt was a native of Winona. A retired bookkeeper, homemaker and waitress, she was former co-owner of White Deer Automotive in White Deer and coowner of Easter Garage in Borger. She was a 20-year member of Assembly of God Church in White Deer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, William N. Easter, in 1995 and her children, Linda Sue, JoAnn, William and Donald Nelson. Survivors include a son, William Nelson Easter Jr. of Galveston; a daughter, Peggy J. Burris of Vernal; two brothers, Lenard Glasscock of Dallas and Frank Wilson of Stephenville; four sisters, Minnie Lee Clark of Auburn, Calif., Dorothy Clinton of Hughson, Calif., Francis Lowe of Nacogdoches and Ruby Stacy of Okemah, Okla. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Moises H. Salazar Sr. HEREFORD - Moises H. Salazar Sr., 93, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in San Jose Catholic Church of Hereford with the Rev. Domingo Castillo officiating. Burial will be at St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Salazar was born in Musquiz, Mexico. He retired after 70 years as a farmer and caretaker of sheep feeders. He was a member of San Jose Catholic Church. He married Jovita Munoz in 1938 at Del Rio. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Moises Salazar Jr. and Reginaldo Salazar, both of Hereford, and Jerry Salazar of Plainview; three daughters, Maria Gavina and Cynthia Ramos, both of Hereford, and Linda Camarillo of Salt Lake City; a sister, Margarita Escamilla of Denton; 29 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Wesley Chad Babbs GRUVER - Wesley Chad Babbs, 22, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church of Gruver with the Rev. Scott Curry and the Rev. Gary Gumfory officiating. Burial will be in Gruver Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mr. Babbs was born in Perryton and was a lifetime resident of the area. He graduated from Gruver High School in 1995. Employed as a welder at Larry's Welding, he also was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Gruver Volunteer Fire Department. Survivors include his parents, Larry and Nancy Babbs of Gruver; a brother, Kevin Babbs of Gruver; and his grandmothers, Ruby McCullough of Sunset and Ellen Babbs of Gruver. The family suggests memorials be to Gruver Volunteer Fire Department. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Billie Juanita Thompson HEDLEY - Billie Juanita Thompson, 48, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in First Baptist Church in Hedley with the Rev. Bruce Howard, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rowe Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Mrs. Thompson was born in Memphis and was a Hedley resident for most of her life. She was a homemaker. She married Raymond Eugene Thompson in August at Wellington. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Rhonda Smith of San Antonio; a son, Alvin Carpenter of Amarillo; her mother, Lillian Fowler of Hedley; three sisters, Mary Kathleen Collier of Waco, Betty Louise Shelton of Tehuacana and Neva Jean Vidlar of Lloyd, N.M.; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Orphelia Valdez DALHART - Orphelia Valdez, 95, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999. A vigil with rosary will be at 7 p.m. today in St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church with the Rev. Jim McGhee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Hass Funeral Home of Dalhart. Mrs. Valdez was born in Folsom, N.M., and moved to Dalhart in 1942. A longtime member of St. Anthony Catholic Church, she was a homemaker and took care of children for many years. She married Agapito Valdez in 1926 at Clayton, N.M. He died in 1965. Survivors include four daughters, Ida Ramirez and Mary Louise Griego, both of Dalhart, Virginia Mireless of Hobbs, N.M., and Delores Cruz of Garden City, Kan.; a son, Pete Valdez of Amarillo; 19 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Amarillo Nancy Craft Nancy Craft, 86, of Amarillo, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Dr. Norman Grigsby, associate pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Craft was born in Murfreesboro, Ark., and had lived in Amarillo more than 70 years. She had been a legal secretary for Judge George Dowlen before retiring. Her husband, Ellis B. Craft, preceded her in death in 1980. Survivors include a son, Stan Craft of Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 William Chester Weaver William Chester Weaver, 91, of Amarillo, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999. Memorial services are planned for a later date. Burial will be in St. Helena Cemetery in St. Helena, Calif. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth. Mr. Weaver was born in Port Royal, Pa. From 1947 until 1995, he lived in California until moving to Amarillo in 1995. Mr. Weaver retired from machine maintenance. He was a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Weaver, in 1986 and a son, William Chester Weaver Jr., in 1995. Survivors include two daughters, Sussanne Carroll of Albuquerque, N.M., and Madeline Bell of Amarillo; a son, David C. Weaver of Union City, Calif.; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1914 Beech. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Clabern R. Pickle Clabern R. Pickle, 87, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church, 4000 Mays, with the Rev. Scott Greer and the Rev. Judd Wilhite, both of the church, and the Rev. George Couch, brotherin-law, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Pickle was born in Anderson County and moved to Amarillo in 1942 from Athens. In 1979, he retired as a builder of homes in the Olsen, Belmar and Puckett areas as well as throughout the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. He was a member of the Panhandle Home Builders Association. Mr. Pickle had served on the Amarillo Community Center board of directors and the Potter-Randall Appraisal District. He was past president of the Tascosa Kiwanis Club and a member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church. He married Beatrice Couch in 1938 at Athens. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jo Ann De Lano and Brenda Cole, both of Amarillo; three brothers, Clarence Pickle of Tool, L.C. Pickle of Dallas and Howard Pickle of West Columbia; two sisters, Hazel Davenport and Betty Bearden, both of Athens; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors from 7 until 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. They suggest memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Ronnie Dee Massey Ronnie Dee Massey, 28, a former Amarillo resident, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1999, at Las Vegas. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in Southeast Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Field, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Massey was born in Amarillo and attended Caprock High School. He was employed by the Nantucket Apartments as a maintenance man. Earlier this year, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was a refrigeration mechanic. Survivors include his wife, Donna Mayllan Massey of Las Vegas; three sons, Devin Massey of Amarillo and Hunter Massey and Brennan Massey, both of Las Vegas; his parents, Truett and Kathy Massey of Amarillo and Corinne Stoffle of Dallas; three brothers, Roland Mullins, Johnny Mullins and Truett Lynn Massey II, all of Amarillo; and his grandparents, Jerry and Betty Stidham of Amarillo. The family will be at 1002 Tennant. Harrell Lloyd Baker Harrell Lloyd Baker, 72, formerly of Amarillo, died Monday, Oct. 11, 1999 in Waco. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Muriel Fields of Trinity Fellowship of Amarillo officiating. Arrangements are by Holley Funeral Home of Canyon. Mr. Baker was born in Childress. For three years, he served in the Army as a chef. He married Rosalie Highland in 1962 at Oklahoma City. She preceded him in death. Survivors include a daughter, Vicki Lynn Davidson of Portales, N.M.; four sisters, Reta Bolen of Amarillo, Goldie Stout and Thelma Davis, both of Arlington, and Mildred Key of San Antonio; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Billie Kay Lemons Fleming Billie Kay Lemons Fleming, 56, of Amarillo, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with the Rev. Truman Ledbetter, pastor of First Baptist Church in Clarendon, officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors Inc. of Clarendon. Cremation will be by Memorial Park Crematory in Amarillo. Ms. Fleming was born in Memphis and had been a resident of Amarillo for most of her life. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sisters, Linda George of Clarendon and Johnnie Potts of Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Oklahoma Peggy Worley GUYMON, Okla. - Peggy Worley, 57, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Peter's Catholic Church by the Rev. Scott Adams. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery. Mrs. Worley was born in Terre Haute, Ind. After high school, she received a degree as a lab/x-ray technician. She married John E. Worley in 1957 at Clayton, N.M. They moved to Guymon in 1967 from Sunray, Texas. She was the manager of P.D.Q. Convenience Store and a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1973 and a son, Marvin Worley. Survivors include her mother, Gretchen Donovan of Amarillo; a son, John Worley of Guymon; a daughter, Peggy Harrison of Guymon; two brothers, Patrick Donovan and Lawrence Donovan; four sisters, Kathleen Nixon, Gretchen Samuelson, Ruth Raymond and Mary Jane Volden; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be for family use. They will be accepted at Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Elsewhere Major Lewis M. Sumner LUBBOCK - Major Lewis M. Sumner, 85, a former longtime Amarillo resident, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cliff Wright, the Rev. Keith Wiseman and the Rev. Jimmy Nunn officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo by Resthaven Funeral Home. Mr. Sumner was born in Pine Bluff, Ark., and moved to Lubbock in 1998 from Amarillo. He graduated in 1937 from A&M at Monticello, Ark. He immediately became the principal of Monticello Elementary School. He served in the Army during World War II and retired from the Air Force in 1962. Mr. Sumner had worked as a bailiff in the Amarillo Municipal Court for 15 years before retiring in 1979. He was a Masonic lodge member and had been active in the Big Brothers of America. He married Annie Mack Berryman in 1938 at Dermott, Ark. She died in 1995. Survivors include a daughter, Emily Meinecke of Lubbock; a brother, Elwood Sumner of Tulsa, Okla.; two sisters, Winnie Shuey of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Joan Kelley of Bastrop, La.; and two grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the music department at First United Methodist Church of Lubbock. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 George William Deahl Sr. LUBBOCK - George William Deahl Sr., 71, died Friday, Oct. 8, 1999. Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity Chapel with the Rev. Doyle D. Patterson officiating. Burial was in the city of Lubbock Cemetery by White Funeral Home. Mr. Deahl was born in Washington D.C. He graduated from Fort Smith High School and attended the University of Arkansas. He worked in retail management for Woolworth for 16 years, Winns for seven years and retired from TG&Y after 18 years. He moved to Lubbock in 1968 from Midwest City, Okla. He was a member of Trinity church, was a member of the Primetimers Sunday School Class at Trinity and involved with the Caregivers Hospital Visitation Program. He married Jerry Alice McBride in 1950 at Fort Smith, Ark. Survivors include his wife; two sons, George Deahl Jr. of Amarillo and Charles James Deahl of Dallas; a daughter, Rebecca Barnett of Lubbock; a sister, Mary Jane Stokes of Shreveport, La.; and four grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Hospice of Lubbock, P.O. Box 53276, 1102 Slide Road, Suite 3, Lubbock, TX 79453. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 New Mexico Hilda Thomas Roberts CLAYTON, N.M. - Hilda Thomas Roberts, 94, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Clayton Memorial Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Rammage, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton. Mrs. Roberts was born in Holstein, Iowa. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dalhart. Her first marriage was to Warren R. Thomas in 1932. He died in 1968. Her second marriage was to Surry C. Roberts in 1975. He died in 1979. Survivors include a daughter, Roberta Heimann of Amistad; a sister, Carolina Betts of Canon City, Colo.; three grandsons; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. The family suggests memorials be to Union County General Hospital Women's Auxiliary. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999 Ida Cruz CLAYTON, N.M. - Ida Cruz, 83, died Monday, October, 11, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 4:30 p.m. today and at 7 p.m. Thursday in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Funeral mass will be at 2 p.m. Friday in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with the Rev. George Silva, pastor, and the Rev. Jose Torres, pastor of St. Peters Catholic Church in Guymon, Okla., officiating. Burial will be in Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton. Mrs. Cruz was born in Pasamonte and was a lifelong resident of the Clayton area. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. She married Raymond Juan Cruz in 1933 at Clayton. She was preceded in death by her husband in September and by two daughters and a son as infants. Survivors include six daughters, Marcella Madrid and Lena Cruz, both of Clayton, Angie Martinez and Cathy Segovia, both of Liberal, Kan., and Martha Cruz and Ernestine Duran, both of Guymon; a brother, Frank Perea of San Jose, Calif.; 27 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Oct. 13, 1999