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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, November 22, 1999, 5:55 AM Amarillo Walter Carroll Colson Walter Carroll Colson, 93, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with the Rev. Wayne Hicks, of Valley View Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Colson was born in Canute, Okla., and worked as a field supervisor for AMOCO Oil Company until his retirement in 1971. He started the senior adult ministry at Valley View Church of the Nazarene in Amarillo and helped start the Nazarene Church in Pampa, where he worked in the music department. He married Treva Fay Hinkle in 1925 at Washita County, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a son, Lynn Colson of College Station; four daughters, Elwanda Romines of Duncan, Okla., Jeanne White of Topeka, Kan., and Rosalie Imel and Jeanette Hess, both of Amarillo; two brothers, James Colson and Hurshell Colson, both of Grants Pass, Ore.; two sisters, Mae Felder of Nampa, Idaho, and Opal Felder of California; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Valley View Church of the Nazarene Building Fund, 7601 S. Western, Amarillo, TX 79110-4755. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Maurice Bumgarner Maurice Bumgarner, 75, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Marc Rigsby officiating. Entombment will be in North Mausoleum at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Bumgarner was born in Murfreesboro, Ark., and moved to Amarillo in 1945. He was a Pentecostal and worked for Nest Fresh Egg Company in Amarillo for 35 years. He was preceded in death by two sons, Maurice Bumgarner Jr., in 1962, and Ronald Glenn Bumgarner, in 1990. He married Millowee "Mickey" Evelyn Boyd in 1942 at Nashville, Ark. Survivors include his wife; a son, Jerry Wayne Bumgarner of Amarillo; two daughters, Donna Kirby and Joan Bumgarner Hadder of Amarillo; a brother, Henry Nevelle Bumgarner of Granbury; two sisters, Wonza Lou Lingo of Murfreesboro and Betty Sue Jensema of Washington; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Olivia's Angels at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Franklin DeWaine Jones Franklin DeWaine Jones, 62, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 19, 1999. No services are scheduled. Cremation was by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Jones had lived in Amarillo for more than 40 years. He was self-employed in the lapidary business. He is survived by a son, Mike Jones of Cedar Park; and a grandchild. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Kansas Janice Kay Humphrey ELKHART, Kan. - Janice Kay Humphrey, 52, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Elkhart Church of God with the Rev. Tony Siebels officiating. Burial will be in Elkhart Cemetery by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon, Okla. Mrs. Humphrey was born in Benkelman, Neb., and attended school in Imperial, Neb., where she graduated in 1965. She was a homemaker and a member of Elkhart Church of God. She married Leon Ray Humphrey in 1965 at Juanita, Neb. In 1969, they moved to Elkhart from Campo, Colo. Survivors include her husband; four sons, Kevin Humphrey of Boise City, Okla., Kendall Humphrey of Grand Prairie, Jared Humphrey and Jeremy Humphrey, both of Elkhart; a foster son, Mike Serrato of Elkhart; her parents, the Rev. D.E. and Velda Moller of Walsh, Colo.; a brother, Jerry Moller of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Gideon Bible Society and will be accepted at Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Elsewhere Patricia Sue Burns WEATHERFORD - Patricia Sue Burns, 47, a former resident of Amarillo, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999, in Weatherford. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in North Side Baptist Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens by Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Burns was born in Fort Sill, Okla., and lived in Amarillo before moving to Weatherford six years ago. She was a contract specialist for the Texas Department of Health and a member of North Side Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Edwin Burns; two sons, Trey Kemp of San Marcos and Patrick Kemp of College Station; her father, Ray Moody of El Paso; and a brother, Mike Moody of Denver. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Area Jack K. Winks BORGER - Jack K. Winks, 81, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Sunset Cemetery with the Rev. Leonard Forsythe officiating. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Winks was born in Kansas and had lived in Borger for 60 years. He was a pumper for DACO Well Service and a Baptist. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eunice Winks, in 1985. Survivors include a daughter, DeeDee Sanchez of Borger; two stepdaughters, Phyllis Massengale of Borger and Patty McGonigale of Ochelata, Okla.; two grandchildren; 30 step-grandchildren; and 38 step-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Irion Page Buxton BORGER - Irion Page Buxton, 90, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor of Bible Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Buxton was born in Miami, Okla., and moved to Texas in 1941. She graduated from Afton High School in Afton, Okla., and from 1950 until 1972, she worked as a sales clerk for C.R. Anthony's. She married O.O. Buxton in 1930 at Vinita, Okla. He died in 1977. She was also preceded in death by a son, Loy Louis Buxton, in 1990. She is survived by her niece, Nina Fries of Jenks, Okla. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Barbara Ellen Day CLARENDON - Barbara Ellen Day, 53, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Citizens Cemetery with the Rev. Bill Hodges, pastor of Clarendon Church of the Nazarene, and Ann Miller, Chaplain at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital of Amarillo, officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mrs. Day was born in Whitewater, Wis., and lived in Waco before moving to Clarendon in 1975. For 15 years, she worked as a shipping clerk at Texas Saddlery Company in Clarendon. She was a homemaker and a member of Clarendon Church of the Nazarene. Her son, Henry Edward Michaels Jr., died in 1972. Her stepson, Keith Day, died in 1994. She married Fred Day in 1983 at Clarendon. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Tonita Cox of Tulsa, Okla.; three stepdaughters, Cathleen Brown of Camargo, Okla., Rene Fouts of Red Oaks, and Tamera Burns of Pampa; a sister, Myrtle Roberts of Elkhorn, Wis.; and 14 grandchildren. The body will not be available for viewing. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Sydney Anice Collard BORGER - Sydney Anice "Dolly" Collard, 88, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor of Bible Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Devotion in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Collard was born in Yoakum and lived in Potter House in Amarillo for several years before moving to Crown of Texas Hospice. After her marriage to Austin Collard at Borger, they started the Bluebonnet Cafe and later C&C package stores. After retiring, they moved to Lake Hamilton at Hot Springs, Ark. Her husband died in 1978. Mrs. Collard won honors for porcelain dolls she produced and was a member of the Rebekahs. Survivors include a son, Aubry Collard of Borger; a daughter, Kay Collard Brewer of Scottsdale, Ariz.; three grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family will be at 303 Bois D'Arc in the Meadowlark Addition. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 G.D. Caison HEREFORD - G.D. Caison, 74, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with Dr. Tom Fuller officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mr. Caison was born in Wellington. He joined the Army during World War II. For more than 40 years, he owned and operated Caison House Restaurant in Hereford. His daughter, Dee Ann Trotter, preceded him in death. He married Jeannie France in 1949 at Hereford. Survivors include his wife; a son, Rodney Caison of Hereford; a daughter, Sandy Flowers of Amarillo; a sister, Helen Smith of Amarillo; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center; or First United Methodist Church Permanent Endowment Fund. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Albert Chapman WHEELER - Albert Chapman, 85, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Toby Henson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Wheeler Cemetery by Wright Funeral Home. Mr. Chapman was born in New Mexico and had lived in Wheeler for 62 years. For 40 years, he owned and operated Albert's Service Station and for 20 years, he was an independent milk distributor. He was a member of the Wheeler Chamber of Commerce and First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two sons; an infant, Billy, and in 1979, Don. He married Hannah Fae Riley in 1954 at Sayre, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Tootie Nickell of Clarendon; a son, Von Chapman of Wheeler; a stepson, Jimmy D. Atherton of Atlanta; a brother, Bill Chapman of Port Aransas; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church of Wheeler. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Ralph Reynolds GRUVER - Ralph Reynolds, 87, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Christian Church with the Rev. Gary Gumfory officiating. Burial will be in Gruver Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mr. Reynolds was born in Texhoma. He was a farmer and a lifetime resident of the area. He married Lola Tomlinson in 1936 at Amarillo. She died in 1993. Survivors include two daughters, Pat Harris of Silsbee and Vicki Crawford of Las Vegas; a brother, Levi Reynolds of Dalhart; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 James Barbee RULE - James "J.R." Barbee, 75, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Church of Christ with John Greeson officiating. Burial will be in Rule Cemetery by McCuley-Robison Funeral Home. Mr. Barbee was born in Haskell County. He served with the Army during World War II and worked at Lisle Gin and Co-Op Gin. He was a farmer and a member of the Church of Christ in Rule. He married Ruby Anderson in 1943 at Haskell. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Jerry R. Barbee of Minden, Nev., Donny Barbee of Big Spring and Larry Barbee of Haskell; a daughter, Jami Anders of Abilene; three brothers, Otho Barbee of Amarillo, C.B. Barbee of Bronte and Ernest Barbee of Canton; a sister, Iona Sellers of Bronte; and nine grandchildren. The family will be at 610 E. 13th St., in Rule. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Lockie Frances Pitts CLARENDON - Lockie Frances Pitts, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Terry Tamplen, pastor of Kingswood United Methodist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mrs. Pitts was born in Comanche County and had lived in Aransas Pass before returning to Clarendon in 1982. She was a homemaker and worked for several years as a clerk before her retirement. She was a member of the 1926 Book Club, the Pathfinder Club and First United Methodist Church in Clarendon. She married Carl Alton Pitts in 1932 at Carlsbad, N.M. He died in 1986. Survivors include two sons, David C. Pitts of Clarendon and Don A. Pitts of Luray, Va.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999 Clyde Scroggins FRITCH - Clyde Scroggins, 74, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 1999. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Temple Baptist Church at Dumas with the Rev. Brad Foster, pastor of Lake Meredith Baptist Church at Fritch, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery at Dumas by Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas. Mr. Scroggins was born in Quanah. He lived in the Moore County area for 50 years and moved to Fritch nine years ago. He had worked for both Dekalb Agrisearch and Shamrock Oil and Gas and was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Dumas. He married Darvella Pilgrim in 1944 at Dumas. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Roger Scroggins of Dumas and Marlon Scroggins of Fritch; two daughters, Velita Bailie of San Angelo and Darlene Hall of Amarillo; a brother, John L. Scroggins of Dalhart; four sisters, Edna Jordan of Dumas, Vivian Sisco of Carson, Calif., Charles Etta Hendrix of Chillicothe and Joyce Jean Stephenson of Dumas; 11 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 131 N. El Paso in Dumas or 807 S. Ridgeland in Fritch. They suggest memorials be to Lake Meredith Baptist Church, P.O. Box 879, Fritch, TX 79036; or American Diabetes Association, 4425 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 130, Irving, TX 75062. Amarillo Daily News Nov. 22, 1999