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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; Sunday, December 26, 1999, 2:16 AMArea Authula Dettenhaim QUANAH - Authula Dettenhaim, 76, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Quanah Memorial Park with Mary Dean Whitfield, Deacon of the Episcopal Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Dettenhaim was born in Kirkland and moved from Daugherty to Quanah in 1951. She was a homemaker and a member of the Episcopal Church and the Garden Club. She married Otha Dettenhaim in 1949 at New Mexico. He died in 1991. Survivors include a son, Will Dettenhaim of Arlington; a sister, Faye Gregory of Floydada; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Catherine Balentine MORSE - Catherine Balentine, 82, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Lieb Cemetery near Morse with Gary Bodine of the Church of Christ in Borger officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Balentine was born in Angelton and moved to the area from Albuquerque, N.M., in 1935. She was a homemaker and moved to Hansford Manor in 1986. She married J.M. "Mike" Balentine in 1936 at Albuquerque. He died in 1986. Her daughter, Barbara Knuckolls, died in 1994. Survivors include a son, Wes Balentine of Borger; two sisters, Jo Ann Kern of Albuquerque and Eleanor Powers of Carlsbad, N.M.; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hansford Manor, 707 Roland, Spearman, TX 79081. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Catherine Edgar PLAINVIEW - Catherine Edgar, 72, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Horace P. Abbott, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Lemons Funeral Home. Mrs. Edgar was born in Plainview and graduated from Plainview High School in 1946. She married Justin "June" Edgar in 1946. He died in June. Survivors include two sons, Allen Richard Edgar of Amarillo and Gary Michael Edgar of Austin; three sisters, Shirley Brownlee, Margaret Foust and Eleanor Frye, all of Plainview; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Lorena Garrison CHILDRESS - Lorena Garrison, 93, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Childress Church of Christ with Mr. Bill Mayes and Mr. Robert Carter officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Garrison was born in Erick, Okla. She was a homemaker and a member of Childress Church of Christ, Women's Department Club and Home Economics Club. She married William "Ned" Garrison in 1923 at Tell. He preceded her in death. Survivors include three sisters, Jessie Garrison, Bee Vee Glover and Charlene Johnson, all of Childress; and a brother, C.H. Gephart of Amarillo. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Beatrice Hawkins DIMMITT - Beatrice "Bea" Hawkins, 84, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Presbyterian Church with Ed Freeman, retired minister, and Gene Hawkins, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mrs. Hawkins was born in Gurnee, Ill., and graduated from high school in San Antonio. She was a graduate of the University of Michigan and taught schools in Michigan, and for 23 years, in Dimmitt. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Academic Sorority, and was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church in Dimmitt. Survivors include a sister, Josephine Seip of Michigan City, Ind.; three nieces, Roylene Keel of Amarillo, Irene Reager of Reedsport, Ore., and Ceil Holden of San Juan Capistrano, Calif.; and three nephews, Gene Hawkins of Lubbock, Erith Hawkins of Bovina and Harold Hawkins of Mineral Wells. The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church of Dimmitt; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 James Roger Weems WELLINGTON - James Roger Weems, 53, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Adams Funeral Home Chapel with T.J. Pittman, elder of Primitive Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in North Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Weems was born in Brilliant, Ala. He served with the Army during the Vietnam War and in the honor guard for both the Dwight D. Eisenhower funeral and the Richard M. Nixon inauguration. He worked at Bell Telephone Company and Lucian Telephone Company as a telephone repairman. Survivors include his wife, Eva Weems, of Warrenton, Va.; his mother and stepfather, Ruby and Kenneth Colwell of Wellington; his stepmother, Pearl Weems of Hackleburg, Ala.; three half brothers, Gary Colwell of Wellington, Larry Colwell of Waco and Raymond Weems of Indiana; and two half sisters. The family suggests memorials be to Wellington Cemetery Association. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Ottilie Wisian SPRING LAKE - Ottilie Wisian, 94, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999, at Farwell. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Henry Stone of Earth officiating. Burial will be in Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery at Muleshoe. Mrs. Wisian was born in Travis County and worked as an Avon representative. She was a member of Earth United Methodist Church. She married Hilbert Wisian in 1927 at Neiderwald. He died in 1982. Survivors include two sons, Ralph Wisian of Amarillo and Hilbert Wisian of Muleshoe; a daughter, Kathleen Hawkins Blackstock of Abilene; a sister, Irma Schaefer of Houston; eight grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Earth United Methodist Church, 303 E. First St., Earth, TX 79371; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Roy A. Naylor QUANAH - Roy A. Naylor, 85, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999, at Wichita Falls. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Quanah Memorial Park with the Rev. Don Wirsdorfer, minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mr. Naylor was born in Chillicothe and graduated from Vernon High School. He was a longtime resident of Hardeman County and retired from Anderson Sheet Metal after more than 50 years. He was a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include two sons, Gary Naylor and Jimmy Naylor, both of Quanah; a daughter, Jean McSpadden of Burkburnett; a brother, Keith Naylor of Mansfield; and a grandchild. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Betty Ruth Scott Betty Ruth Scott, 65, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. John Glover, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Scott was born in Pampa and graduated from Pampa High School in 1952. She was a member of the Women of the Moose and First Baptist Church. She married Donald Scott in 1952 at Clovis, N.M. He died in 1966. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Tucker of Pampa; a son, Rick Scott of Pampa; and two grandchildren. The family will be at 1800 N. Russell and suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Jose E. Isaguirre HART - Jose E. "Pale" Isaguirre, 61, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999, in Lubbock. Prayer vigil will be at 6 p.m. today at Wallace Funeral Home Chapel in Tulia. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Church of the Holy Spirit at Tulia, with the Rev. John Salazar-Jimenez, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. Mr. Isaguirre was born in Edinburg and attended schools in South Texas. In 1951, he moved to Tulia, where he worked for Hutto Motor Sales and Taylor Evans. In 1971, he moved to Hart, where he was a contract laborer for the Hill's and Smith's Potato Shed. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Lucinda Isaguirre. He married Martha Gonzales in 1960 at Tulia. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Luther Lee Isaguirre of San Antonio, Leon Isaguirre of Hart, Jose Estevan Isaguirre Jr., of Plainview and Jose Pale Isaguirre of Plainview; a brother, Guadalupe "Pete" Garcia of Vernon; two sisters, Juanita Soliz of Halfway and Maria Reyna of Hart; and six grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 W.J. Houghton SKELLYTOWN - W.J. "Bill" Houghton, 76, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Fines Marchman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery at Pampa by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mr. Houghton was born in Smackover, Ark. He served with the Navy during World War II and had lived in Skellytown since 1948. From 1967 until 1971, he served two terms as mayor and in 1983, retired as an operator and field man for Skelly-Getty Oil Company. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Skellytown and from 1971 until 1975, he was a board member of the White Deer Independent School District. He was also a volunteer for the Good Samaritan House in Pampa. His son, Jeffrey Bill Houghton, died in 1983. He married Paulene Flippo in 1949 at Skellytown. Survivors include his wife; a son, Gregory Dale Houghton of Skellytown; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Mission Fund of First Baptist Church in Skellytown. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Robert Lee Matthews DUMAS - Robert Lee Matthews, 52, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Morrison Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery. Mr. Matthews was born in Grants Pass, Ore., and moved to Dumas in 1962. He was a retired Dumas city worker and a member of the Assembly of God in Sunray. Survivors include two stepsons, Timmy White and Tony White, both of Dumas; two sisters, Ollie Oldham of Dumas and Lucille Walker of Montana; and a brother, William D. Matthews Jr., of Sherwood Shores. The family suggests memorials be to 907 S. Birge. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Ruby Jo McAdams SPEARMAN - Ruby Jo McAdams, 72, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Rick Patrick officiating. Burial will be in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. McAdams was born in Bluemound, Okla., and moved to the area in 1955 from Loraine. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Spearman. She married Sidney William McAdams in 1949 at Colorado City. Survivors include her husband; a son, Kirby Ray McAdams of Oklahoma City; two daughters, Jeanette Gikas of Lubbock and Lori Franklin of Moore, Okla.; five sisters, Jean Goodman of Oklahoma City, Vera Brannon of Anchorage, Alaska, Peggy Holcomb of Fort Worth, Erma Tiger of Indio, Calif., and Treva O'Neill of Carbondale, Ill.; a brother, Hubert Hayes Jr., of Wyoming; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hansford County Hospice, 707 S. Roland, Spearman, TX 79081. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Marie Fulfer GRUVER - Marie Fulfer, 85, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Gruver Cemetery with Doug Moore officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mrs. Fulfer was born in Portland, Ore. She was a homemaker and a longtime resident of Gruver before moving to Midland 15 years ago. She married Duane Fulfer in 1938 at Frederick, Okla. He died in 1978. Survivors include a son, Jay Fulfer of Midland; two daughters, Joy Moore of Austin and Sue Smith of Woodward; two sisters, Mabel Landrum of California and Blanche Kelly of Davidson, Okla.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Amarillo Mary Blanche Allston Tarkington Mary Blanche Allston Tarkington, 91, formerly of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999 in Houston. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. John McClean, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Tarkington was born in Montoya, N.M., and moved to Graham in 1956 from Amarillo. In 1966, she moved to Fort Worth and in 1993, to Houston. She was a homemaker and a member of the Methodist Church. She married Charter "Tark" Tarkington in 1939 at Amarillo. He died in 1991. Survivors include a son, Mike Tarkington of Katy; a brother, Alfred Allston of Amarillo; a sister, Catherine McCollum of Amarillo; and a grandchild. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Roy Luster Hawkins Roy Luster Hawkins, 72, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Robert Field, pastor of Southeast Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Hawkins was born in Mountain View, Okla., and had been an Amarillo resident since 1939. Prior to his retirement, he was a meat cutter at Pantex. He then owned Hawkins Family Firewood. Mr. Hawkins was a member of the Amarillo Senior Citizens Association and the Nazarene Church. He married Lou Farrow in 1946 at Portales, N.M. He was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Henry Charles Hawkins, in 1992. Survivors include his wife; a son, Roy Thomas Hawkins of Odessa; and six grandchildren. The family will be at 2809 Carter. They suggest memorials be to Gideons International, P.O. Box 2304, Amarillo, TX 79105; or Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174-0001. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Fleta J. Archer Fleta J. Archer, 83, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. D.M. Newton, retired Baptist minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Archer was born in Cheyenne, Okla., and had lived in Amarillo since 1956. She was a homemaker and member of Northwest Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Archer, in 1996. Survivors include two daughters, Billie Norman of Amarillo and Patricia Goddard of Terre Haute, Ind.; a son, Ronald Archer of Amarillo; a brother, Nat Taylor Jr.; three sisters, Frances Osborne and Clara Mae Coe, both of Oklahoma City, and Dema Mahoney of Wichita, Kan.; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to Integrated Health Services, Renaissance Wing 1B, 5601 Plum Creek, Amarillo, TX 79124. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Nish Nishiyama Nish "Miles" Nishiyama, 26, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Roy S. Wheeler and the Rev. Jud Wilhite, both of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Nishiyama was born in Amarillo where he graduated from Randall High School in 1993. He was a barber at Salon 2900 for seven years before becoming a truck driver for Willis Shaw a year ago. He was a member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Carolyn and Pat Harral of Amarillo; his father and stepmother, Dwight G. Nishiyama and Deborah Finck of Amarillo; a sister, Nasha Nishiyama of Amarillo; two stepsisters, Ashley Finck and Patti Harral, both of Amarillo; a stepbrother, Tony Harral of Amarillo; and his grandparents, Miles and Delsie Nishiyama of Sebring, Fla. The family suggest memorials be to Make a Wish Foundation of Amarillo, 2324 Lakeview Dr., Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Flossie Dobbs Flossie Dobbs, 91, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Rd., with the Rev. Glenn Walls of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Dobbs was born in Sherman. She was a homemaker and a Methodist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jess Dobbs, in 1992. Survivors include a son, Thurman L. Dobbs of Cupertino, Calif.; a sister, Jessie Ruth Gray of Amarillo; a grandchild; and three great-grandchildren. Viewing will be from 9 a.m. Sunday until time of service Tuesday at the funeral home. The family suggest memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Mary Elizabeth McDonald Wilson Mary Elizabeth McDonald "Betty" Wilson, 73, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. George Haddox of Cliffside Baptist Church officiating. Cremation was by Memory Gardens Crematory with arrangements by BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth and Pierce. Mrs. Wilson was born in Amarillo. She was a member of Cliffside Baptist Church. She married J.W. Wilson in 1978. She was preceded in death by her first husband, O.P. "Slim" McDonald. Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Betty Joe Rhyne, Barbara Sanders and Sherry Wilson Larson, all of Amarillo, and Becky Wilson Jones of Humble; two sons, Jim McDonald of Lubbock and Gary Wilson of Oklahoma City; a brother, John Doores of Farnsworth; 14 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to Alzheimer's Association Panhandle Chapter, 2200 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. The body will not be available for viewing. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Lewis Knapp Lewis Knapp, 53, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Roy S. Wheeler, pastor emeritus, and the Rev. Jud Wilhite, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Knapp was born in Grosse Point Farms, Mich. He graduated with a degree in business management from West Texas State University and served in the Air Force as a staff sergeant. Mr. Knapp was an escrow officermanager for Chicago Title Co. He was a member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church and a 15-year member of AMBUCS. Survivors include two daughters, Melanie Knapp and Michelle Orcutt, both of Amarillo; three sons, Lewis G. Knapp Jr. of New Port News, Va., Shelby Knapp of West Point, Miss., and Casey Sims of Norfolk, Va.; a sister, Sharon Snyder of California; and five grandchildren. The family will receive visitors from noon until 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. They suggest memorials be to Lewis G. Knapp Scholarship Fund, c/o Southwest Chapter of AMBUCS, P.O. 2827, Amarillo, TX 79105. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Clarence Racer Clarence Racer, 86, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Shelburne of Washington Avenue Christian Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Racer retired after 30 years with the U.S. Bureau of Mines Helium Activity and 15 years with Amarillo National Bank. He was a longtime member of the Amarillo Odd Fellows Lodge. In 1980, he married Lillie Langford. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Hazel, in 1973. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Diana Robertson of Amarillo and Louise Burson of Grand Prairie; three sisters, Elva Irene Wright of Amarillo, Bobbie Norton of Pine, Ariz., and Dolly Cup of Tempe, Ariz.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice or the Don and Sybil B. Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo TX 79106. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Adele Bullard Adele Bullard, 82, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Llano Mausoleum Chapel with Susan Arnold of Polk Street United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Bullard was born in Clarksville where she graduated from high school. In 1956, she moved from Beaumont to Amarillo and retired from the Natural Gas Pipeline. Mrs. Bullard was a sales representative for Avon Cosmetics and was employed part-time for the Senior Citizens Association. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Cuthand and the Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include two sons, Jack Provence and Glenn Provence, both of Amarillo; a sister, Geneva Moore of Slayton; two brothers, George Young of Florence and Samuel Young of Colmesneil; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Heritage Convalescent Center, 1009 Clyde St., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Norman Harris Norman "N.E" Harris, 86, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with David Shahan officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Harris was born in Cornish, Okla. A stock analyst, he was employed by Halliburton Oil Well and Cement Co., in Duncan, Okla., for 28 years. He retired in 1969. In 1972, he moved to Amarillo where he was affiliated with the A-OK Camper Park. He was a Baptist. He married Vasta Corbin in 1937 at Duncan. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Terry Harris of Amarillo and Johnny Harris of Seminole; two daughters, Julia Ann Taylor of Lindsay, Okla., and Janet Sue Barnes of Falcon Head, Okla.; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Jimmie R. Corbeil Jimmie R. Corbeil, 65, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with the Rev. Frank Norred, pastor of Tradewinds Assembly of God officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Corbeil was born in Duncan, Okla., and was a member of Tradewinds Assembly of God Church. Survivors include two sons, Terry Fincher Sr. and Arnold Fincher, both of Wellington; a daughter, Shannon Farley of White Deer; seven sisters, Bobbie Johnson, Wanda Cooper, Peggy Barger and Betty Thomlinson, all of Kingsman, Ariz., Estelle George and Katherine Collom, both of Amarillo, and Louise Grimes of Payette, Idaho; a brother, Bill Landress of Indio, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Tradewinds Assembly of God Church. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 1999 Dorothy Mae Hicks Dorothy Mae "Shorty Bill" Hicks, 86, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Revs. Lon K. Thomas of Hope Deliverance Temple and Charles Thompson, Pentecostal minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Hicks was born in Forestburg and graduated from high school in Wheeler in 1930. She was a Methodist, and for many years, a waitress in the restaurant industry. She moved to Amarillo in 1958 from Wheeler. She married Leon "Lefty" Hicks in 1979 at Claude. He died in 1986. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Weeks of Amarillo; a sister, Illa Cantrell of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 26, 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 suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to San Jon Methodist Church, the San Jon Cemetery Fund and the Mesa College Dinosaur Museum. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 19, 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 suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Building Fund. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 19, 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 Sunday News-Globe Dec. 19, 1999 Virgil Glen Paye CLAYTON, N.M. - Virgil Glen Paye, 39, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 1999, in Tyler, Texas. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Grenville Fire Station at Grenville with the Rev. Billy Rammage, pastor of First Baptist Church in Clayton officiating. Burial will be in Grenville Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors. Mr. Paye was born in Clayton and had lived in Tyler since 1980. He was a truck driver, mechanic, welder and heavy equipment operator. Survivors include a daughter, Amie K. Paye of Longview, Texas; his mother, Kay Paye of Westminster, Colo.; three brothers, Charles D. Paye of Big Sandy, Texas, Donald M. Paye of Lima, Ohio, and Michael L. Paye of Longview; and a sister, Lydia C. "Sherry" Norman of Big Sandy. The family suggests memorials be to Virgil Paye Memorial Fund, c/o Sherry Norman, P.O. Box 193, Big Sandy, TX 75755. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 19, 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 Sunday News-Globe Dec. 19, 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 suggests memorials be to Society Progressive Supranuclar Palsy, 1838 Greene Tree Rd., Suite 515, Baltimore, MD 21208. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 19, 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. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 19, 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 suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society, El Paso-Tallam Unit in Colorado Springs. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Dec. 19, 1999