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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, December 27, 1999, 4:11 AMArea 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. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Elroy Wisian Sr., and Harold Wisian. 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 10 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Earth United Methodist Church, 303 E. First St., Earth, TX 79371; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 O.W. Dunkle PERRYTON - O.W. "Jake" Dunkle, 86, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Ulrey officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery. Mr. Dunkle was born in Wheeler County and moved to the area 65 years ago. He served with the Army during World War II and worked as a printer for both Stewart Printing and Perryton Printing. He married Dorothy Patton in 1939 at Higgins. She died in 1992. Survivors include two sons, Steve Dunkle of Tampa, Fla., and Dave Dunkle of Waco; a sister, Jane Craig of Fort Sumner, N.M.; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, P.O. Box 51025, Amarillo, TX 79159-1025; or M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Clyde Pittman STRATFORD - Clyde Pittman, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Stewart, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors of Dumas. Mr. Pittman was born in Duncan, Okla., and had lived in Stratford since 1948. He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II and was the owner and operator of C&D Body Shop until his retirement in 1984. He was a Shriner and a member of Dumas Masonic Lodge No. 1009. He married Reba Higgins in 1942 at Houston. Survivors include his wife; a son, Duane Pittman of Stratford; a brother, Luther Pittman of Bentonville, Ark.; a sister, Gladys Eddings of Canyon; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will be at 619 N. Poplar and suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 390, Stratford, TX 79084. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Kathryn J. Anderson PANHANDLE - Kathryn J. Anderson, 44, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Perkins, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Anderson was born in Pampa and moved to Panhandle two years ago from Amarillo. She graduated from Panhandle High School in 1973 and attended both Amarillo College and Texas Tech University. Her son, Christopher, died in 1980. Survivors include a son, Eric Caylor of Panhandle; a daughter, Amanda Caylor of Panhandle; her parents, Robert and Juanita Anderson of Panhandle; and a brother, Robbie Anderson of Hillsboro. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Wanita Janice Taylor PAMPA - Wanita Janice Taylor, 60, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with Pastor Randy Carroll, minister of Southern Baptist Fellowship in Center, Colo., and the Rev. Jerry Arrington, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Taylor was born in Borger and moved to Pampa in 1975. She was a licensed vocational nurse and a member of First Baptist Church. She married Ed Taylor Jr., in 1958 at Amarillo. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Teresa Carroll of Center, Colo., and Karen McKee of Amarillo; two sons, Edward Glen Taylor of Athens, Ga., and Kenneth Taylor of Center; and 10 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, Box 2795, Pampa, TX 79066-2795; or First Baptist Church, 203 N. West, Pampa, TX 70965. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Ausencia DeLeon Rodriguez BOVINA - Ausencia DeLeon Rodriguez, 75, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. today in St. Ann's Catholic Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. Ann's Catholic Church with the Rev. Fern Couture of Dimmitt officiating. Burial will be in Bovina Cemetery by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona. Mrs. Rodriguez was born in Floresville. She worked as a farm laborer and was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. In 1965, she moved to Bovina from Littlefield. She married Guillermo "Willie" in 1943 at Sinton. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Joe Rodriguez of Laredo and Johnny Rodriguez of Clovis, N.M.; three daughters, Nancy Pena of Bovina, Tina Garza of Lubbock and Norma Ramirez of Dumas; five sisters, Prudencia Cavazos of Wasco, Calif., Espiranza Zamora of Seattle, Maria DeLeon of Yuma, Ariz., and Rumalda Hernandez and Connie Delgado, both of Pasadena; six brothers, Lucas DeLeon of Portland, Ore., Cruz DeLeon of Flint, Mich., Jesus DeLeon of Salem, Ore., Juan DeLeon of Casa Grande, Ariz., Manuel DeLeon of Bakersfield, Calif., and Valentine DeLeon of San Jose, Calif.; 15 grandchildren; 23 greatgrandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. today at the church. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 James Lee Whitley CANADIAN - James Lee Whitley, 45, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery with Johnny Crawford of Mobeetie officiating. Arrangements are by StickleyHill Funeral Directors. Mr. Whitley was born in Crowell and worked in construction. In 1994, he moved to Canadian from Oklahoma City. Survivors include a son, James Lee Whitley Jr.; two daughters, Valerie Lela Whitley and Jessica Lynn Whitley; four brothers, Elvin Parkhill of Canadian, Robert Whitley and Jerral Whitley, both of New Port Richey, Fla., and Hansel Whitley of Tyler; six sisters, Kathy Sirmans of Canadian, Bertha Clark of Wilburton, Okla., Barbara Mullins of Boston, Judy Whitley and Rita Whitley, both of Athens and Sandra Whitley of Larue; and his grandmother, Ella Mae Clifton of Crowell. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Keith Wagner PAMPA - Keith "Pea Vine" Wagner, 73, died Sunday, Dec. 26, 1999. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Derrell Monday, pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Wagner was born in Hereford and had lived in Pampa since 1948. He was an Army veteran and a Catholic. In 1988, he retired as a welder from Jones-Everett Machine Company. His daughter, Lorinda Wagner, died in 1961. He married Juanita Minnick in 1949 at Pampa. Survivors include his wife; a son, Randal Wagner of Pampa; three sisters, Lucille Hayden of Kenner, La., Louise Mitchell of Dallas, and Doris Jones of Amarillo; four brothers, Lester Wagner of Hereford, Gerald Wagner of Grand Prairie and Clyde Wagner and Don Wagner, both of Amarillo; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society; or Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Donna M. Perkins PADUCAH - Donna M. Perkins, 83, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Garden of Memories with the Rev. Keith Prather, pastor of Missionary Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Mrs. Perkins was born in Dawson and moved to Cottle County from Cameron in 1948. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church. She married John Perkins in 1931. He died in 1979. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Edward LeRoy and John L. Perkins. Survivors include two sons, Billy R. Perkins of Paducah and Don E. Perkins of Childress; a daughter, Bernice Starnes of Kamay; 12 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Luella B. Sandell CLAUDE - Luella B. Sandell, 74, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Claude Cemetery with the Rev. Gene Weinette of United Methodist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, Armstrong Chapel. Mrs. Sandell was born in Armstrong County and was valedictorian and a 1942 graduate of Claude High School. She was a Presbyterian and lived in Freeport before returning to Claude in 1997. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Sandell. Survivors include a son, Danny Dean of Austin; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels, c/o Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001; or Claude Ambulance Service, Claude, TX 79019. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 James Wayne Owens CLARENDON - James Wayne Owens, 69, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bryan Knowles, pastor of Martin Baptist Church and Mike Suiter, minister of San Jacinto Church of Christ in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mr. Owens was born in Clarendon. He worked as a boot maker for Pete Borden Boot Shop from 1955 until purchasing the business in 1970 and changing the name to James Owens Leather Goods. He served with the Army during the Korean War and was a charter member of Clarendon Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7782, where he was Post Commander. He was a member of the Saints Roost Museum Board of Directors and the Clarendon Outdoor Entertainment Association. He was a Councilman for the City of Clarendon and a member of the Martin Baptist Church. He married Bunny Owens at Memphis. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Nancy Dunn of Clarendon and Charlie Becker of Amarillo; two sons, David Owens of Shamrock and Jim Owens of Clarendon; a brother, Jack Owens of Clarendon; five sisters, Peggy Harrell of Ballinger, Charlene Reynolds of Amarillo, Glenda McAlister of Amarillo, Annell Stokes of Pampa, Patricia McAnear of Clarendon; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Saints Roost Museum in Clarendon; or Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Center in Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Willie Mae Welch CHILDRESS - Willie Mae Welch, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Childress Cemetery with the Rev. Ivan Allen, retired Methodist minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Welch was born in Childress County. She was a medication aide and a Methodist. Her husband, Cecil Harvey Welch, died in 1953. Survivors include two sons, Harvey Raymond Welch of Fort Worth and Jimmy Welch of Hobbs, N.M.; a sister, Cecil Horn of Vernon; two brothers, Buster Priest and Charles Priest, both of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Howard Eugene Drye HEREFORD - Howard Eugene "Jack" Drye, 75, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in West Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mr. Drye was born in Childress and moved to Deaf Smith County from Muleshoe in 1942. He was a laborer for the Texas Highway Department and a member of Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Howard Glen Drye of Amarillo; a sister, Helen Crow of Sulfur, La.; a brother, John Calvin Drye of Kyle; and a grandchild. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Juanette R. Schoonover DALHART - Juanette R. Schoonover, 67, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Braun-Everiss-Wagley Funeral Home at Adrian, Mich., with the Rev. Edward Baldwin officiating. Burial will be in Canadaigua Cemetery at Adrian. Local arrangements are by Hass Funeral Home. Mrs. Schoonover was born in Adrian and graduated from Adrian High School in 1950. She was a farmer in Canadaigua, Mich., worked as an office manager for 25 years at Mann Buick and was a member of the Methodist Church in Clayton, Mich. She moved to Dalhart in 1990 and worked at Coon Memorial Hospital and was a member of Lake View United Methodist Church. She married Charles E. Schoonover in 1956. Survivors include her husband; a son, Charles M. Schoonover of Dalhart; three sisters, Connie Jackson of Colon, Mich., Pam McLeod of Manton, Mich., and Nancy Smith of Brevard, N.C.; and two grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home in Dalhart. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Jim Wilson FLOYDADA - Jim Wilson, 73, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999, in Plainview. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Wendell Horn, pastor of First United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Floyd County Memorial Park by MooreRose-White Funeral Home. Mr. Wilson was born in Starkey Community and graduated from Floydada High School in 1945. In 1956, he moved to Plainview, where he was a farmer and worked in farm chemical supplies. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Plainview Post, a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and a member of the former McCoy Baptist Church. He served with the Army during the Korean War. He married Frances Foster in 1956 at Dougherty. Survivors include his wife; a brother, John Wilson of Ralls; and a sister, Willie Fay Poteet of Lubbock. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Texas Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 5665, Lubbock, TX 79408. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Amarillo Phyllis Riner Faughnan Phyllis Riner Faughnan, 63, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Lynn Garrett of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Ms. Faughnan was born in Amarillo. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1954 and attended Amarillo College. She was a volunteer for Catholic Family Service and a member of the Humane Society of the United States of America and San Jacinto Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Robert M. Faughnan of Amarillo; her mother, Nita Riner of Amarillo; a sister, Sally Stephens of Elgin; and a brother, Dub Riner of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Scottish Rite Hospital; or a local Humane Society. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Elaine Wardlaw Elaine Wardlaw, 68, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Danny Logan, pastor of Bell Avenue Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Wardlaw was born in Tulia and had lived in Amarillo for 15 years. She was a secretary, a homemaker and a member of Bell Avenue Baptist Church. Her son, Jack D. Wardlaw, died in 1982. Survivors include a daughter, Deb Kefler of Amarillo; a son, John L. Wardlaw of Amarillo; a sister, Louise Wilson of Amarillo; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society, 3915 Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109; Bell Avenue Baptist Church, 5211 Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109; or Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 W.C. Rexrode W.C. "Dub" Rexrode, 79, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with Paul Camp, minister of Golden Plains Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Rexrode was born in Lesley and had lived in Amarillo since 1952. For 27 years, he worked as an electrician/instrument mechanic for the Bureau of Mines Helium Activity and for the past 10 years, he worked as an insurance broker. He served with the Army during World War II and was a member of Golden Plains Church of Christ. His son, Rodney Carl Rexrode, died in May. Survivors include his wife, Billie Rexrode; a daughter, Jerrie Musick of Amarillo; three sisters, Winnie Floyd and Grace Gregory, both of Amarillo and Tillie Anglin of Clarendon; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79106-0001; or Olivia's Angels, c/o Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79106-0001. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 Jane Howard Jane Howard, 58, a native of Amarillo and resident of Clovis, N.M., died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in East Mausoleum Chapel at Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr. Larry Payne and the Rev. Glen McCathean of Coulter Road Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Howard was born in Amarillo and moved to Clovis in 1987. She was a medical secretary and a Baptist. She married Dee Howard in 1955 at Amarillo. He died in 1973. Survivors include a daughter, Starla Baucum of Amarillo; her parents, Ruth and Lonnie Keith of Amarillo; a sister, Diane Massey of Amarillo; and two grandchildren. The body will not be available for viewing. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999 New Mexico Adelaide Sarah Regnier CLAYTON, N.M. - Adelaide Sarah Regnier, 88, died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Kenton Cemetery at Kenton, Okla. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Harmony United Methodist Church at Mankato, Kan., with the Rev. Vernon Snider officiating. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Directors. Mrs. Regnier taught school in Kenton and in Optima, Okla., before moving to Mankato, where she taught high school math before her retirement. She is survived by a stepbrother, Tom Bridge of Emporia, Kan. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 27, 1999