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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 16, 1999, 4:10 AM Area Mike Gore DALHART - Mike Gore, 88, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999, Derby, Kan. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Bob McAlister, interim pastor of Channing Baptist Church at Channing, officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Home. Mr. Gore was born and raised in Old Hansford Town. He married Norma Jacobs in 1939 at Guymon. They moved to Dalhart in 1947. He worked for Ed Ondrachek and for J. Eddie Jones at Conoco Oil. In 1975, he retired as manager of Conoco Fertilizing Co. In 1993, he and his wife moved to Derby. He was a longtime member of Lincoln Street Baptist Church and had served on the Dalhart City Council from 1969 until 1972. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Lula Ann Hendry and Mary Kay Collier, both of Derby; seven brothers, Ray Gore of Edgemont, S.D., Howard Gore of Sunray, Billy Wayne Gore of Boise City, Okla., Jerry Gore of Texhoma, Okla., Perry Gore of Guymon, Okla., Bobby Joe Gore of Texhoma, Okla., and Jack Gore of Stratford; five sisters, Jewell Renner of Spearman, Lucille Ingle of Salem, Ore., Mary Lou Farmer of Guymon, and Ola Mae Rhoden and Almenia Huddleston, both of Texhoma; five grandchildren; and 14 greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch and Affiliates. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Robert Benton Rauch SILVERTON - Robert Benton "Bob" Rauch, 67, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Mullin, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery by Myers-Long Funeral Directors. Mr. Rauch was born in Lockhart. He had worked for the Soil Conservation Service for 28 years. He was a deacon and a member of the First Baptist Church of Silverton. He was a former member of the Silverton Lions Club. He married Mary Ann Davis in 1955 at Austin. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mignone Rauch of Euless; a son, Marshall A. Rauch of Lubbock; a sister, Yvonne Gandy of Lockhart; and two grandsons. The family requests memorials be to the First Baptist Church or the United Parkinson's Foundation. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Willie Cummings WELLINGTON - Willie "Bill" Johnson Cummings, 81, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Monte Kreis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Mrs. Cummings was born in Salt Fork Community, Collingsworth County. She attended school in Quail and graduated from Wellington High School in 1935. She married Fred Cummings in 1935 at Wellington. He died in 1993. She was a homemaker and had served as a licensed vocational nurse at Wellington Care Center from 1962 until 1993. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. Survivors include six sons, Ronald Cummings of Paducah, Travis Cummings and John Cummings, both of Owasso, Okla., Billy Fred Cummings of Amarillo, Gary Cummings of Grand Prairie and Bob Cummings of Pampa; three daughters, Doris Nash of Pampa, Cathy Driver of Owasso and Sharon Risley of Prague, Okla.; five sisters, Estelline Glenn, Isla Mae Morris, Golda Jones and Ruby Riley, all of Wellington, and Alma Wilson of Amarillo; a brother, R.B. Johnson of Fremont, Neb.; 24 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Wellington Cemetery Association or to First United Methodist Church. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Walter J. Fletcher PAMPA - Walter J. "Fletch" Fletcher, 76, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Lynn Hancock, pastor of Briarwood Church, and the Rev. Stan Fortenberry, pastor of First Assembly of God in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Llano East Cemetery at Amarillo. Mr. Fletcher was born in Mechanicville, N.Y., and moved to Pampa in 1955 from Amarillo. He was a Navy veteran, serving in the Pacific during World War II. He married Nadine Culpepper in 1945 at Pasco, Wash. He worked for Jewel Tea Co. in Pampa for 11 years and McCarty-Hull for 27 years, retiring in 1993. He was a member of Briarwood Church and a member and past master of the Pampa Masonic Lodge No. 966. He was a member of the Scottish Rite Consistory and York Rite Bodies in Borger. He was a volunteer at Pampa Regional Medical Center. Survivors include his wife; a son, Stephen Fletcher of Amarillo; a granddaughter; and a great-grandson. The family requests memorials be to Briarwood Church, 1800 W. Harvester, Pampa TX 79065; or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo TX 79176. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Michael Anthony Emert FLOYDADA - Michael Anthony Emert, infant son of Anthony Emert and Tina Vallin, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999, in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Floydada Cemetery with the Rev. J.D. Young, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents; his maternal grandparents, Bobby and Sandra Vallin of Plainview and Olga Vallin of Laredo; his paternal grandparents, Curtis and Vicki Emert of Floydada; his maternal great-grandmother, Maria Castillo of Plainview; and his paternal great-grandparents, Elroy and Cora Emert and Owen and Jackie Emert, all of Dougherty. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 John Robert Deeds FOLLETT - John Robert "Bob" Deeds, 86, formerly of Follett, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Clay Wells officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St., in Amarillo. Mr. Deeds was born in Follett and lived there most of his life. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a builder in the Follett area for 40 years and was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Fagala of Longmont, Colo.; two stepsons, Stan Crump of Amarillo and Tim Crump of Canyon; a sister, Opal Oneal of Follett; seven grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Charles W. Palmer MORTON - Charles W. Palmer, 82, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Eastside Church of Christ with the Rev. Dan Carter, pastor of First United Methodist Church, and Joey Pierce, minister of Eastside Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Morton Memorial Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Palmer was born in Henderson County. He married Jean Tiffee in 1940 at Weinert. He moved to Morton in 1954 from Amarillo. He was a farmer and rancher and served as Cochran County Farm Bureau agent for 26 years. He was a Methodist. He was preceded in death by a son, David, in 1978. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Charles Palmer Jr. of Rosenberg and Kenney Palmer of Plainview; a sister, Alice Partridge of Munday; and four grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Make-A-Wish Foundation; or to New Mexico Christian Children's Home, 1356 N.M. 236, Portales, NM 88130-9411. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Johnny G. Soliz PLAINVIEW - Johnny G. Soliz, 70, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday in Bartley-Silva Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. Elbert A. Fadallan officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Mr. Soliz was born in Buckholts. He married Juanita R. Riojas in 1949 at Belton. He moved to Plainview in 1950 from Belton. He farmed for Jack Pritchard Farms. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Rosemary Soliz and Yolanda Soliz. Survivors include four daughters, Erlinda Soliz Rodriquez, Esperanza Soliz Sanderson, Roseanna Soliz Deleon and Josie Soliz Rivera, all of Plainview; three sons, Sammy Soliz and Robert Soliz, both of Whiteface, and Rudy Soliz of Levelland; four brothers, Pedro Soliz of Stanford and Lupe Rogers, Aniceto Rodriquez and Mike Rogers, all of Plainview; a sister, Margaret Castillo of Midland; 28 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Amarillo Hugh Putman Hugh Putman, 78, of Amarillo, died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Robert Field of Southeast Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Putman was born in Yuba, Okla. He married Birdie Roberts in 1939 at Sherman. He worked as a firefighter for 33 years. He retired as a fire chief at Borger in 1984. He was Baptist. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Judy Sams of Amarillo; a son, Stanley Putman of Amarillo; three sisters, Helen Parson of Lovington, N.M., and Oleta Bird and Kay Elliott, both of Achille, Okla.; a brother, Henry Putman of Farmington; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center. The family will be at 3305 Linda Drive. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 June Quinn June Quinn, 67, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Assembly of God with the Rev. Stan Fortenberry officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Mrs. Quinn was born in Buffalo, N.Y. She was a homemaker and a member of First Assembly of God. Survivors include a daughter, Jane Barnes of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Karina Winger of Fort Erie, Canada; three stepsons, Maurice Quinn of Wheaton, Ill., Ted Quinn of Honeoye, N.Y., and Anthony Quinn of Fort Erie; a sister, Jane Knapp of Buffalo; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Kenneth L. Preston Kenneth L. Preston, 70, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Comanche Trail Church of Christ with Loran Harper and Jerry Klein officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Preston had worked for Asarco for 28 years. He owned and operated Golden Spread Roofing for 30 years. He was a member and deacon of Comanche Trail Church of Christ, where he served as chairman of the Benevolence Committee. He married Hermie Hunt in 1948 at McLean. Survivors include his wife; a son, Robert Edwin Preston of Amarillo; a daughter, Katrina Tolbert of Joshua; two brothers, Dean Preston of Pueblo, Colo., and Jerry Preston of Amarillo; a sister, Sue Armbruster of Fort Smith, Ark.; and five grandsons. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Brady Michael Gilbert Brady Michael Gilbert, infant son of Chris and Missy Gilbert of Amarillo, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Robert Bauman officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs and Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Blake Gilbert of Amarillo; grandparents, Nort Mowery of Dumas, Jolonda Mowery of Amarillo, and Ronnie and Mary Mowery of Amarillo; great-grandparents, Veda Mae Mowery of Dumas, Horace and Pauline Rivers of Canadian and Fred and Dolly Ferguson of Pampa. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Robert Mays Sr. Robert Mays Sr., 80, formerly of Amarillo, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999, in San Antonio. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Kenedy Cemetery at Kenedy. Arrangements are by Porter Loring Mortuary of San Antonio. Mr. Mays was a member of Alamo Lodge No. 44 A.F. & A.M. and Khiva Shrine in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife, Dixie Bain Mays; three sons, Robert Mays Jr. of Albuquerque, N.M., Richard Bain Mays of Van Alstyne and Russell Eugene Mays of San Antonio; and five grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Welborn Street, Dallas TX. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Larmie Dane Barton Larmie Dane Barton, infant son of Travis and Deeon Barton of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Sister Ann Miller of Baptist St. Anthony's Health Care System officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Devin Wayne Barton of Amarillo; three sisters, Brianna Lynn Barton and Shelby Kay Barton, both of Lamar, Colo., and Jordan Jana Barton of Amarillo; grandparents, Glenda Laughlin of Cedar Park, Avis and Kirk Johnson of Kiowa, Kan., Buddy Barton of Bristol, Colo., and Jimmy Winegeart of Amarillo; and great-grandparents, Von and Eugene Winegeart of Kingston, Okla., Charles and Rosemary Hollaway of Pampa, Ruby Fleming of Pampa and Leota Cloyd of Burlington, Okla. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Reno Whitley Reno Whitley, 74, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Southlawn Assembly of God with the Rev. Jerald Middough of Southlawn Assembly of God and the Rev. C.V. Davis officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave. Mr. Whitley was born in Floydada. He moved to Amarillo 52 years ago. He married Dorothy Wright in 1947 at Childress. He was a street foreman for the city of Amarillo. During World War II, he served with the Army's 182nd Chemical Mortar Battalion at St. Luis, France, during the D-Day invasion at Normandy. He was a member of Southlawn Assembly of God. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Kenneth Whitley of Amarillo and Terry Whitley of Albuquerque, N.M.; a daughter, Doris Williams of Amarillo; two sisters, Bonnie Love of Plainview and Bessie Grimes of Amarillo; two brothers, Earl Whitley and Austin Whitley, both of Amarillo; 17 grandchildren; and 19 greatgrandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Leukemia Society of America Inc., 12850 Spurling Drive No. 190, Dallas TX 75320. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Sarah Helen Glahn Sarah Helen Glahn, 86, formerly of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999, in Dallas. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Bob Crass of Central Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Glahn was born in Randlett, Okla. She was a rancher and a resident of Mesquite. Survivors include a son, Joseph Glahn of Carrollton; a daughter, Pamela Leathers of Oklahoma City; a sister, Lucile Ramsey of Amarillo; and one granddaughter. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Elsewhere Leroy M. Savage LUBBOCK - Leroy M. Savage, 78, formerly of Amarillo and Garland, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in the Abbey Chapel of Resthaven Funeral Home with David Martin and Ray Bailey officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park. Mr. Savage was born in Bryan County, Okla. He married Dorothy Capps in 1941 at Amarillo. He was a veteran of World War II. He lived in Amarillo from 1940 to 1977 and then moved to Garland, where he lived until 1998. For the past year, he lived in Lubbock. He retired from Dorchester Gas Producing Company. He was a member of the Church of Christ and had worked with the Boy Scouts of America and Kids, Inc. in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kay Reeve of La Place, La.; three sons, Lewis Savage of Dallas, James Savage of Amarillo and David Savage of Lubbock; a sister, Ferne Hooper of Fritch; and seven grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Truth in Love, c/o Brown Trail Church of Christ at Bedford. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 Oklahoma Lois Rebecca Mizer Bryant HOOKER, Okla. - Lois Rebecca Mizer Bryant, 79, died Wednesday, Oct. 13, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Mimms officiating. Burial will be in the Hooker Cemetery by Roberts Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Bryant was born in Estellene, Baca County, Colo., and was raised on the family ranch southwest of Pritchett, Colo. She graduated from Pritchett High School in 1939. She graduated in 1943 from Panhandle A&M College at Goodwell. She married Sgt. George Raymond Bryant in 1945 at Fort Smith, Ark. They lived in Goodwell until moving in 1948 to Hooker, where she taught first grade. She also taught at Mount Hope, Kan., Bonner Springs, Kan., Texhoma and Tyrone. She retired from Natural Gas Pipeline Co. in America in 1986 after 23 years. After retiring, she did genealogy research, volunteered at Hooker Elementary and helped with her husband's business. Mrs. Bryant was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hooker, Business and Professional Women, Order of Eastern Star and the Garden Flower Club. She was a lifetime member of the Hooker Education Foundation, was listed in Who's Who of American Colleges and Universities and was a member of the Beaver River Genealogy Society, where she helped create the first and current Hooker Cemetery directory. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Robert Bryant of Bartlesville and Roger Bryant of Midland, Texas; a daughter, LaRayma Straus of Amarillo; a brother, Bill Mizer of Kim, Colo.; and a sister, Jo Mahon of Guymon; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to the Hooker Cemetery Fund c/o Roberts Brothers Funeral Home, Box 745, Hooker, OK 73945 or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999 New Mexico Glen Moore CLOVIS, N.M. - Glen Moore, 68, died Thursday, Oct. 14, 1999, in Lubbock. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Moore was born in Painton, Mo. He retired from the Air Force in 1974 as a technical sergeant. He then settled in Clovis. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He married Willie Mae Jouett in 1955 at Clovis. She died in 1989. Survivors include a son, Carl Moore of Clovis; three daughters, Blenda Simonton of Clovis and Annette Kreider and Glynda Dull, both of Pennsylvania; two brothers, Floyd Moore and Loyd Moore, both of Missouri; two sisters, Louise Jackson and Luella Schrader, both of Missouri; and five granddaughters. Amarillo Daily News Oct. 16, 1999