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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, July 31, 1999, 6:26 AM Area Lynn Jones HALE CENTER - Lynn Jones, 54, died Wednesday, July 28, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ken Rowland, pastor, Mike Newsom of Plainview and David Hawkins of Coppell officiating. Burial will be in Hale Center Cemetery by Freeman-Abell Funeral Home. Mr. Jones was born in Fayetteville, Ark., and moved to Hale Center in 1977 from Lubbock. He had worked at McWhorter's Truck Center in Lubbock for 22 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He married Betty Sue Carrell in 1970 at Plainview. Survivors include his wife; a son, Trevor Jones of Denton; his mother, Margaret Gooch of Plainview; and a sister, Fran Muler of Woodward, Okla. The family requests memorials be to the Hale Center High School Alumni Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 1210, Hale Center, TX 79041. Robert Eugene Keith SPEARMAN - Robert Eugene Keith, 64, died Monday, July 26, 1999. Cremation was handled by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. Mr. Keith was born in Hansford County and had lived in the Spearman area all his life. He was a former employee of Consumers Sales Co., and Excel Chevrolet. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Ada Keith of Spearman, and a sister, Carol Sue Hintergardt of Lake Dallas. Sondra Lynn Marshall BORGER - Sondra Lynn Marshall, 61, died Friday, July 29, 1999. Private memorial services were Friday in Brown Funeral Directors Chapel. Mrs. Marshall was born in Borger where she was a lifetime resident. She was a homemaker and a member of University Heights Christian Church. She married Glen Marshall in 1955 at Borger. Survivors include her husband; a son, Don Marshall of Pipe Creek; a daughter, Elaine Greenhouse of Muleshoe; a sister, Twyla Risner of Mora, N.M.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family requests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association, 8008 Slide Road No. 12A, Lubbock, TX 79424. Charles L. Phillips PERRYTON - Charles L. Phillips, 63, died Thursday, July 29, 1999. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in River View Baptist Church in Borger with Jim Gillmore, pastor, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mr. Phillips was born in Hominy, Okla., and moved to the Perryton area in 1972 from Broken Arrow, Okla. He was employed as a welder. He married Dona Bryant in 1956 at Tulsa. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kim Turner of Perryton; a son, Chet Phillips of Stinnett; two brothers, Bill Phillips of Taos, N.M., and Louie Phillips of Oklahoma City; a sister, Shirley Neely of Tulsa; 10 grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Kelsey Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Riverview Baptist Church, 500 Old Stinnett Hwy., Borger, TX 79007. William Dwaine Edmonds QUANAH - William Dwaine Edmonds, 64, died Thursday, July 29, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Price-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Danny West, minister of Bethel Baptist Church, and Jack Westbrook, minister of Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in the Goodlett Cemetery. Mr. Edmonds was born in Quanah where he lived most of his life. An Army veteran, he was a farmer and retired from the Georgia Pacific Plant at Acme. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He married Joyce Shrum in 1993 at Quanah. He was preceded in death by his previous wives, Linda Earle Edmonds in 1992 and Sandra Fay Dolen in 1993. Survivors include his wife; a son, Mike Edmonds of Longdale, Okla.; a daughter, Renda Lewis of Allen, Okla.; his mother, Ruby Edmonds of Quanah; a stepson, Bobby Carter of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Suzy Evans of Quanah; and 17 grandchildren. Danny Johnson DUMAS - Danny "D.J." Johnson, 40, died Tuesday, July 27, 1999 in Lamesa. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Northlawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Scott Willingham of First Baptist Church officiating. Memorial services will be scheduled for a later date. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Johnson was born in Locust Bayou, Ark., and graduated from Hampton High School in Hampton, Ark. He had moved to Dumas nine years ago where he was owner/operator of ATA Black Belt Academy and a member of First Baptist Church. He married Marie Hudgens in 1997 at Dumas. Survivors include his wife; two sons, A.J. Johnson and B.J. Johnson, both of Dumas; a daughter, Sameka Johnson of Dumas; a stepson, Marshall Strifler of Fort Steward, Ga.; a stepdaughter, Hillary Frank of Amarillo; his parents, Lloyd and Pauline Johnson of Locust Bayou; four brothers, Randy Johnson of Magnolia, Ark., Gregory Johnson of Camden, Ark., and James Allen Tatum and Earl Tatum, both of Milwaukee, Wis.; four sisters, Opal Johnson of California, Jacquiline and LaDonna Johnson, both of Camden, and Anette Tatum of Milwaukee; and his grandmother, Helen Johnson of Locust Bayou. The family will be at 1324 S. Porter. Callie Watts CLAUDE - Callie Watts, 95, died Friday, July 30, 1999. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Claude Church of Christ with Kent Watson, minister, officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Salem Cemetery in Alba by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Mrs. Watts was born in Alba where she lived until moving to Claude in 1945. She retired as a cook and waitress and was a member of the Claude Church of Christ. She married Vester Lee Watts in 1920 at Alba. He died in 1961. Survivors include two daughters, Lora Hatfield of Claude and Oleta Burns of Winsboro; a son, James Watts of Amarillo; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Thalen Ruth Flake Thalen Ruth Flake, 83, of Amarillo, died Thursday, July 29, 1999. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Washington Avenue Baptist Church with Jim Shelburne, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Avenue. Mrs. Flake was born in Fort Worth and moved to Amarillo from Portales, N.M., in 1954. In 1976, she retired as a secretary from Bivins Nursing Home. She was a member of Washington Avenue Christian Church and the Fellowship Class. She married Ray Flake in 1934 at Plainview. He died in 1997. Survivors include three daughters, Francine Marinich of Orland Park, Ill., Jerry Ricci of Amarillo and Kathy Sullivan of Hurst; a son, Jack Flake of Timbercreek Canyon; two sister, Billie Grace Price of San Bernardino, Calif., and Peggy Hamilton of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Canyon Arvil B. Gray Arvil B. Gray, 81, of Canyon, died Wednesday, July 28, 1999. Cremation was handled by Holley Funeral Home. Mr. Gray was born in Honey Grove. He worked most of his life in the ranching industry including as a farrier for horses on the Nance Ranch. He was a member of Thresa's Morning Club and was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Arvil Weldon Gray of Provo, Utah; a daughter, Joy Cain of San Antonio; three sisters, Voisy Sherwood of Honey Grove, Reathal Hawthorne of Canyon, and Billie McDowel of Hereford; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family will receive guests at Holley Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. today . Arlene Boehning Southard Arlene Boehning Southard, 57, of Buford, Ga., and formerly of Canyon, died Wednesday, July 28, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel in Canyon with Dr. Charles Price, pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mrs. Southard was a native of Canyon and moved to Georgia 26 years ago. For the past 17 years, she had lived in Buford. She retired as head cashier at Sears and was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include her husband, James Southard of Buford; two daughters, Vivian Louise Palazzolo of Buford and Cynthia Diane Ray in Suwannee, Ga.; three brothers, Gerald Boehning and Ronald Boehning, both of Canyon, and Delbert Boehning of Morehead, Minn.; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, Gwinnett County Unit, 3345 Cruse Rd., Suite 102, Lawrenceville, GA. 30044. Kansas Mary Riffe LIBERAL, Kan. - Mary "Louise" Riffe, 80, died Thursday, July 29, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Turpin United Methodist Church in Turpin, Okla., with the Rev. Jim Smith and the Rev. Dan Frisby officiating. Burial will be in Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Liberal by Miller Mortuary of Liberal. Mrs. Riffe was born in Kinsley and graduated from Dodge City High School. She later received a degree in physical education from Fort Hays State University. For many years, Mrs. Riffe and her husband owned and operated grain elevators in Baker, Mousier and Hough, Okla. She moved to Liberal 10 years ago. She was a member of Baker United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and Home Extension Unit, all of Baker, Okla. She married George D. Riffe in 1943 at Miami, Fla. He died in 1978. Survivors include three sons, Gary Riffe of Turpin, Doug Riffe of Baker and Rick Riffe of Weatherford, Okla.; a sister, Margaret McCalmont of Sublette; five grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Friends may call from 1 until 8 p.m. today and Sunday at Miller Mortuary. The family suggests memorials be to United Methodist Church of Turpin or Baker; or to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes of NW Oklahoma which may be left in care of the mortuary. Oklahoma Alice Hudson LOGAN, Okla. - Alice Hudson, 80, died Friday, July 30, 1999. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Sophia Cemetery with the Rev. Gary McDonald officiating. Arrangements are by Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker. Miss Hudson was born in Logan and graduated from Booker High School. She attended Northwestern State University where she received her teaching certificate. She taught schools in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles until moving to Hutchinson, Kan., where she taught for more than 20 years. Miss Hudson retired in 1981. In 1993 she returned to Logan. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the ParentsTeachers Association. Survivors include a brother, Don Hudson of Woodward; and two sisters, Geneive Hudson of Logan and Wilma Knight of Malaga, Spain.