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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, December 18, 1999, 4:00 AMArea Odell Kerr FLOYDADA - Odell Kerr, 84, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Forest Lawn Cemetery with the Rev. Joe Bennett officiating. Arrangements are by Moore-RoseWhite Funeral Home. Mr. Kerr was born in Carmine. He attended school in Giddings and moved to Floydada in the 1950s. He was a Baptist and a retired farmer. He married Dorothy Sirls in 1972 at Floydada. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Kenneth Coleman and Donald Campbell, both of Floydada and Dirk Campbell of Amarillo; two daughters, Verna Bowens of Chickasha, Okla., and Sherrie Wall of Plainview; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Gene E. Sterling FARWELL - Gene E. Sterling, 78, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Sunset Terrace Cemetery with the Rev. Bobby Burris of Muleshoe officiating. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home of Muleshoe. Mr. Sterling was born in Clarksville and served in the Army during World War II. In 1952, he moved from Muleshoe to Farwell where he was a farmer. He married Viola M. Tharp in 1952 at Clovis, N.M. Survivors include his wife; a son, David Sterling of Roswell, N.M.; a daughter, Cathy Wiese of Milton-Freewater, Ore.; four sisters, Marjorie Kemp and Hazel Ball, both of Muleshoe, Betty Jo Casteel of Plano and Odie Lee Sitzes of Tyler; two brothers, Bobby Dean Sterling of Amarillo and E.J. Sterling Jr. of Littlefield; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 James Eugene Clenney PERRYTON - James Eugene Clenney, 63, of Elk City, Okla., died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Perryton with the Rev. Kendell Hamilton of Prairie View Baptist Church in Elk City, Okla., officiating. Burial will be in Blue Mound Cemetery in Balko, Okla. Mr. Clenney was born in Flagstaff, Ariz., and attended Balko and Perryton schools. In 1977, he moved to this area from Balko. He was a truck owner and operator and farmed in the Balko community. He was a member of the Prairie View Baptist Church in Elk City, Okla. He married Ramona Lyon in 1958 at Las Vegas. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Terry Clenney of Perryton and James Clenney Jr. of Duncan, Okla.; two daughters, Rita McGuire and Tina Cordoba, both of Sayre, Okla.; a brother, Robert Ray Clenney of Guymon, Okla.; a sister, Donna L. Wickett of Oklahoma City; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggest, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Oklahoma Kidney Foundation, 3617 NW 58th, Suite 101, Oklahoma City, OK 73112. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Melvin E. Coey Sr. PANHANDLE - Melvin E. "Mel" Coey Sr., 60, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Christian Church of Panhandle with Doug Harvey, pastor, and David Theel, pastor, officiating. Entombment with military honors by the Disabled American Veterans Ch. 26 will be in Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum East by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mr. Coey was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, and moved to Amarillo in 1959 from Reynoldsburg, Ohio. For 10 years, he was electrical foreman for Asarco, then was an electrical foreman for eight years for Zachry. Mr. Coey was a member of First Christian Church of Panhandle. He was an Air Force veteran. He married Marilyn Calendine in 1959 at Reynoldsburg. He was preceded in death by two sons, Martin Coey in 1978 and Jerry Coey in 1995. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Melvin Coey Jr. of Wichita Falls, Matthew Coey of Panhandle and Mickey Coey of Amarillo; three daughters, Monica Mead of Dumas and Maureen McMasters of Copperas Cove and Mona Kennedy of Amarillo; his mother, Augusta Coey of Pataskala, Ohio; three brothers, Nolan Coey of Gahanna, Ohio, Charles Coey of Reynoldsburg and Berman Coey of Pataskala; a sister, Sylvia Strickland of Fredricksburg, Ohio; 17 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Jimmy Lee Villa HEREFORD - Jimmy Lee Villa, 40, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Assembly of God Church of Muleshoe with the Rev. Jack Stone, pastor, and David Alvarado of Hereford officiating. Burial will be in Bailey County Cemetery in Muleshoe by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Villa was born in Friona and moved to Hereford three years ago from Muleshoe. He was a farmer and member of Good News Church of Hereford. He married Anzelma Garcia in 1976 at Muleshoe. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Jimmy Jacob and Hilario Villa, both of Hereford, and Timothy Frank Villa of Muleshoe; two daughters, Bridget Reyna of Muleshoe and Yvette Yvonne Villa of Hereford; five sisters, Joann Mondragon and Sylvia Benavidez, both of Hereford, Nellie Salgado of Lamesa, Felipa Ybarra of San Antonio and Betty Rejino of Muleshoe; five brothers, Cirillo of Oklahoma City, Camilo of New Home, Thomas of Friona, Angel of Amarillo and Alex Garcia of Muleshoe; and a granddaughter. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Canyon Myra Jeanne Malone Myra Jeanne Malone, 75, of Canyon, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the First Baptist Church in Canyon with the Rev. Jim Hancock, former pastor and Dr. Charles Price, pastor, and the Rev. Gayle Bowen, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo by Holley Funeral Home of Canyon. Mrs. Malone was born in Toledo, Ohio. She was a homemaker and a member of Canyon First Baptist Church. She was a leader in WMU and the children's Sunday school programs. She married James Malone Sr. in 1951 at Clovis, N.M. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Joan Lothringer of El Paso and Janne Lawrence of Amarillo; two sons, Danny Malone of Dallas and Jimmy Malone of Canyon; a sister, Vi White of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Kansas Sadie Francis Eyestone ELKHART, Kan. - Sadie Francis Eyestone, 89, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church in Keyes, Okla., with the Rev. Jim Cunningham officiating. Burial will be in Willowbar Cemetery in Keyes by Harrell Funeral Home of Elkhart. Mrs. Eyestone was born in Chandler, Okla., and moved to Elkhart in June from Keyes. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Boise City, Okla. She married Wesley Eyestone in 1930 at Chandler. He died in 1977. Survivors include two daughters, Pat Flanagan of Amarillo and Peggy Livingston of Elkhart; two sisters, Faye Key of Siloam Springs, Ark., and Flora M. Murray of Oklahoma City; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Viewing will be from 1:30 until 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Amarillo Vallabhbha Patel Vallabhbha Patel, 90, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Cremation will be by Memorial Park Crematory. Mr. Patel was born in Varad, India. He was retired. Survivors include his wife, Valliben; two daughters, Lalitaben Patel and Vijyaben Patel, both of Amarillo; and 10 grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Marion Martin Horn Marion Martin Horn, 94, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday in Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Llano Mausoleum with the Rev. Ken Keller, Monsignor Francis Smyer and the Rev. Bill Brashears officiating. Mrs. Horn was born in Oklahoma Territory and graduated from high school in Canton, Okla. She was employed as a nurse. A member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, she also was a member of the St. Mary's Rosary Altar Society, 3rd Order of St. Francis Catholic Daughters of America and the W.O.W. She married Joseph William Horn in 1925 at Amarillo. He died in 1951. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Paula Jean Horn. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Jo Leigh of Amarillo; a sister, Gladys Martin Meyer of Muskogee, Okla.; a brother, Hal Martin of Longdale, Okla.; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to St. Anne's Nursing Home of Panhandle or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Ellen Margurett Dunn Ellen Margurett Dunn, 83, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with Dr. Norman Grigsby, associate pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Dunn was born in Amarillo and was a lifelong resident. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1933. In 1935, she was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone as a telephone operator. She was transferred to commercial in 1941 then later became business office supervisor/trainer for the Amarillo district, retiring in 1976. Mrs. Dunn was a member of Pan-Ama Club of telephone retirees. She was past president of Zonta International of Amarillo, past matron of Amarillo No. 787 Order of Eastern Star, Avik Temple No. 710, Daughters of the Nile and Avik Temple No. 70. She held the Grand Cross of Color from Rainbow Palo Duro Assembly No. 19 and was local and district president of Alpha Beta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha. Mrs. Dunn was a charter member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. She married Earl Dunn in 1953 at Taos, N.M. Survivors include her husband and a sister, Lee Hall of Amarillo. The family will be at 6704 Sandie. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Dorothy Jean Curphey Dorothy Jean Curphey, 74, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Private family burial will be in Bartlesville, Okla. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Curphey was born in Tulsa and grew up in Bartlesville where she graduated from high school in 1943. She attended Northwestern University and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1947. She was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. In 1951, Mrs. Curphey moved to Amarillo. She taught needlepoint at Pettipoint Junction and received national recognition for her needlework. She was a Unitarian. She married George Don Curphey in 1950 at Bartlesville. Survivors include her husband; a son, David Christopher Curphey of Amarillo; and two grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 New Mexico Addie Lee Flint TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Addie Lee Flint, 91, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in San Jon Methodist Church. Burial will be in San Jon Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari. Mrs. Flint was born on her family's farm near Hammon, Okla., and moved to West Plains, Mo., in 1919. In 1922, the family traded for a farm south of Bard and she graduated from San Jon High School. She attended New Mexico Teacher's College for a year then taught at the oneroom school at Pumpkin. Mrs. Flint and her husband farmed in Bard until their recent retirement. She was involved in Beef Improvement Federation, Production Registry International, American Angus Association, Certified Meat Sires, New Mexico and Texas Angus associations, ASCS County Committee, SCS Committee, Crops and Stabilization Board and New Mexico Cattle Growers Association. She served on the San Jon School Board for 25 years, the board of directors of the REA for 45 years, the New Mexico Constitution Convention and the New Mexico State Livestock Board. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, Women's Society of Christian Service where she held state offices, FFA, Cowbells, the Democratic Party and Baptist St. Anthony's. She married A.F. "Frankie" Flint in 1930. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Quinnie Flint, A. Franklin Flint Jr. and Martenia Flint; a daughter, Ora Lee Robbins; 10 grandchildren; and 18 greatgrandchildren. The family suggest, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to San Jon Methodist Church, the San Jon Cemetery Fund and the Mesa College Dinosaur Museum. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Elva V. Noffsker CLOVIS, N.M. - Elva V. Noffsker, 88, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with Dr. Tom Rush and Harry Harvey officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Mrs. Noffsker was born in San Benito, Texas and moved to Curry County in 1912. She majored in education at Texas Woman's University then worked for the Bell Telephone Co. Sine 1992, she had operated the ranch her father homesteaded in 1906. Mrs. Noffsker was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught Bible classes including the Ester Class for 20 years. She served on committees, was a member of Women's Missionary Union and Women of the Faith Bible Study. She married W.A. Noffsker in 1946. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1992 and by a daughter, Barbara Shelton, in 1987. Survivors include a son, Byron Shelton of Albuquerque; three daughters, Pat Foster of Bedford, Texas, Sherry Olsen of Dallas and Terri Wilson of Conroe; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggest memorials be to First Baptist Church Building Fund. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Maymie Mae Cardwell CLOVIS, N.M. - Maymie Mae Cardwell, 90, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Grady Cemetery in Grady. Mrs. Cardwell was born in Quitaque, Texas and lived in Bellview until 1937. In 1939, she moved to California then moved to Clovis in 1986. She was a waitress and a member of Bethel Assembly of God. She was preceded in death by an infant son. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Forste of Portales; a sister, Annie Williams of Clovis; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and seven greatgreat-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Oklahoma Paul Edward Hardee McALESTER, Okla. - Paul Edward Hardee, 72, formerly of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 1999. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Service and Crematory of McAlester. Mr. Hardee was born in Ada where he graduated from high school. He was 17 when he joined the Navy during World War II and served on the USS Shadwell. In 1950, Mr. Hardee graduated from Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's degree in animal science. He received a master's degree from Louisiana State University. He was employed as a county agent for the Richland Parrish in Louisiana. Mr. Hardee moved from Amarillo to McAlester in 1996. He was a retired rancher and member of Cattlemen's Association in Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. He was past president of the Historical Society of Johnston County, member of the Archeological Society and attended Christ United Methodist Church. He was a Presbyterian. He married Billye Gene Gulley in 1947 at Mount Ida, Ark. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Tandy Gene Getz. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jessica Newman of Kingston and Lori Ann Hardee of Oklahoma City; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Robert Schertler TEXHOMA, Okla. - Robert "Bob" Schertler, 71, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Christian Church in Texhoma with Clayton Crosby, pastor from Leesville, La., officiating. Burial will be in Texhoma, Texas Cemetery by Dawson Welch Funeral Home. Mr. Schertler was born in Hinton and served in the Army during World War II. From 1953 until 1973, he was involved in farming and ranching. He previously lived in El Reno and Grand Island for 19 years. In 1993, he returned to Texhoma. He attended Galilee Baptist Church in Evan, La. He married Delores Cooksey in 1950 at Okeeman. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Debbie Collins of McComb, Miss.; four sons, Rob Schertler of Oklahoma City, Randy Schertler of Pocola, Ronny Schertler of McComb and Rocky Schertler of Red Level, Ala.; three sisters, Grace Bohn of Hinton, Millie Gann of Carnegie and Helen Clayton of Mountain View; three brothers, Bill Schertler of Red Level, Johnny Schertler of Pocala and Harold Schertler of Pecos, Texas; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to Society Progressive Supranuclar Palsy, 1838 Greene Tree Rd., Suite 515, Baltimore, MD 21208. Memorial will be accepted at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999 Elsewhere Shelia M. Currie COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Shelia M. Currie, 51, died Friday, Dec. 17, 1999. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be private with arrangements by Blunt Mortuary of Colorado Springs. Mrs. Currie was born in Iowa and was a homemaker. She married Roger Currie in 1982 at Colorado Springs. Survivors include her husband; and three daughters, Jenniffer Currie, Elizabeth Currie and Tammy Harris. The family suggest memorials be to American Cancer Society, El Paso-Tallam Unit in Colorado Springs. Amarillo Daily News, Dec. 18, 1999