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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, October 31, 1999, 3:40 AMArea Cleo Lee Todd LEFORS - Cleo Lee Todd, 75, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999, at Pampa. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Church of Christ with Zeb Sailors, Church of Christ minister of Stinnett, and Rick Pierce, Church of Christ minister of Lefors, officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery at McLean by CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mrs. Todd was born in Gray County and moved with her family to Texas from North Carolina in the early 1920s, settling in Bowers City in Gray County. She graduated from Pampa High School in 1941. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ of Lefors, where she taught Sunday school. She married C.B. "Buck" Todd in 1943 at Bend, Ore. He died in 1985. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyne Lee Todd Howe of Lefors and Peggy Elizabeth Todd Finney of Amarillo; a sister, Mary Jones of Hereford; five grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 2795, Pampa, TX 79066-2795. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Charles Raymond Tarkenton PLAINVIEW - Charles Raymond Tarkenton, 83, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Bartley-Silva Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Eli Cooper and the Rev. Don Robertson officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Mr. Tarkenton was born in Waurika, Okla.. He graduated from Fort Worth High School in 1936 and, in 1938, moved to Lubbock where he owned a sandwich shop. In 1939, he moved to Roswell, N.M. He worked for an oil company in California before returning to Lubbock in 1940 and entering the insurance business. From 1942 until 1945, he served in the Army Air Corps with the 404th bomb group. In 1951, Mr. Tarkenton moved to Plainview where he was associated with Lemons Funeral Home for 32 years. He was a lifetime member of the Grand Lodge of Texas AF&AM and was a master mason for 50 years with Lodge No. 709. He married Cora Lee Garrison in 1946. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Nicki Charlene Cates of Houston, Janet Reeves of Plainview and Carey Rhea Clingan of Topeka, Kan.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Masonic Home for Children in Fort Worth. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Elizabeth Cathlyn Orr WELLINGTON - Elizabeth Cathlyn "Betty" Orr, 79, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Monte Kreis, pastor, officiating. Burial was in North Fairview Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home of Wellington. Mrs. Orr was born in Dallas and attended school in Houston. In 1945, she moved to Wellington where she was a member of the hospital auxiliary, the 1954 Study Club and the First United Methodist Church. She was a homemaker. She married Dr. J.M. Orr in 1941 at Richmond. He died in 1989. Survivors include three daughters, Lynda Dyane Davis of Amarillo, Marjorie Jane Manuel of Wellington and Margaret Ann McLain of Albuquerque, N.M.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthonys Hospice and Life Enrichment Center; or the Wellington Cemetery Association. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Marquerite Gardner Burr McLEAN - Marquerite Gardner Burr, 82, of Sherman, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Alanreed Cemetery in Alanreed with the Rev. Thacker Haynes of United Methodist Church of McLean officiating. Arrangements are by Lamb Funeral Home of McLean. Mrs. Burr was born in Alanreed. A longtime McLean resident, she was a member of the United Methodist Church and a seamstress. Seven years ago, she moved to Sherman where she was a member of Key Memorial United Methodist Church. A widow, she also was preceded in death her son, Jack Gardner, in May. Survivors include a daughter, Lois Hensley of El Paso; her daughter-in-law, Greta Gardner of Sherman; a sister, Jane Craig of Fort Stockton, N.M.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Albert McGarraugh PERRYTON - Albert McGarraugh, 85, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Christian Church with Dr. Jeff Knighton officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Mr. McGarraugh was born in Anthony, Kan., and was a lifelong resident of Perryton. He was a farmer and rancher who was a member of First Christian Church. He married Jane Black in 1946 at Amarillo. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dorothy McGarraugh, in 1967. Survivors include his wife; a son, Banks McGarraugh of Perryton; a sister, Maxine Edwards of Perryton; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Museum of the Plains, Perryton, TX. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Laverne McMaster MORTON - Laverne McMaster, 87, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Taylor Street Church of Christ in Morton with Willis Dykes of Wylie officiating. Burial was in Morton Memorial Cemetery by Ellis Funeral Home. Mrs. McMaster was born in Daingerfield and moved to Morton in 1940 from Anton. She was a member of Taylor Street Church of Christ and was a homemaker. She married Clayton Middleton McMaster in 1931 at Curry County, N.M. He died in 1966. Survivors include a son, Kenneth McMaster of Decatur; a daughter, Doris Dykes of Wylie; two sisters, Billie Pate of Lubbock and Maydell Majors of McKinney; a brother, Bill Webb of San Angelo; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Cochran Memorial Hospital or the American Heart Association. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Pearl Reda King FRITCH - Pearl Reda King, 84, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in First Assembly of God Church in Fritch with the Rev. Darrell Trout, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Eastlawn Garden in Highland Park Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch. Mrs. King was born in Johnson City and moved to the Borger-Fritch area in 1951 from Durant, Okla. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Fritch. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth King; two daughters, Reda Gibbs of Fritch and Shirley Connell of Tulsa; three brothers, Chesley Leinneweber and Vernon Leinneweber, both of Newalla, Okla., and George Leinneweber of Onalaska; a sister, Mable Mershon of Tulsa; five grandchildren; and eight greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 William M. Harkins McLEAN - William M. "Marion" Harkins, 79, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Heald United Methodist Church with the Rev. Thacker Haynes, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Alanreed by Wright Funeral Directors of Shamrock. Mr. Harkins was born in Ardmore, Okla., and had lived around McLean since 1955. He was an Army veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Harkins was a truck driver and a farmer. He was a member of the 11th Street Baptist Church in Shamrock and the Johnny Windom Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in McLean. He married Oneta Graham in 1949 at Shamrock. Survivors include his wife; eight children, Judy Smith of Austin, James Harkins of Sherman, Janet McCracken of McLean, Nell Ray and Gale McGlaun, both of Amarillo, Linda Hilt of Coldwater, Kan., Brenda Dorrell of Sweetwater and Mike Harkins of Odessa; a sister, Vivian Lax of Lela; a brother, Raymond Harkins of Shamrock; 23 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Heald United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church at McLean. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Eleanor Giger DALHART - Eleanor Giger, 68, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999. Services were at 11 a.m. Saturday in Peacock Funeral Home Chapel in Lamar, Colo., with Ian Blacker of Lamar Christian Church officiating. Burial was in Fairmount Cemetery. Mrs. Giger was born in Los Angeles and was a resident of Dalhart. She was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Daniel. Survivors include two daughters, Lori Gittings of Lamar and Lana Conley of Dalhart; a sister, Gloria Matthews of Missoula, Mont.; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Parkinson Disease Association in care of the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Fred Edward Robinson BOOKER - Fred Edward Robinson, 64, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in First Baptist Church of Booker with Barry Sanders, deacon, officiating. Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Claude Cemetery in Claude by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Mr. Robinson was born near Claude and graduated from Claude High School in 1953. He drove a school bus for Claude. Mr. Robinson had lived in Amarillo, Claude and Booker. He had been employed as a carpenter, an electrician's apprentice, a welder, a mechanic and a heavy equipment operator. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church. He married Vera June Whaley in 1959 at Adrian. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Clay Robinson of Canyon, Glen Robinson of Lubbock and Scot Robinson of Irving; a brother, James Robinson; a sister, Doris Formway; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to First Baptist Church of Booker. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Morris William Hill CLARENDON - Morris William Hill, 87, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories in Clarendon with the Rev. Bryan Knowles, pastor of Martin Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery. Mr. Hill was born in Saint Jo, Mo., and moved to Clarendon in 1975 from Tucson, Ariz. He was an Allis Chalmers Implement Dealer, a farmer and retired in 1971 as a baker. He married Carol M. Holland in 1966 at Phoenix. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Nancy Sue Eaves of Dallas City, Ill.; two sons, Thomas Ray Hill of Clarendon and Gerald W. Hill of Knoxville, Ill.; two sisters, Maxine Lane and Grace Duncan, both of Amarillo; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Ralph R. Gardner PAMPA - Ralph R. Gardner, 88, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in St. Matthew's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Jacob Clemmens, rector, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Gardner was born in Italy, Texas, and from 1950 until 1959, was manager of Southwestern Investment Corporation in Pampa. In 1960, he moved to New Mexico and in Roswell, was executive vice-president of the First National Bank until 1979. He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club in both Roswell and Sante Fe. He moved to Pampa in 1980 and was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and the Kiwanis Club. He married Elizabeth Hays in 1935 at Fort Worth. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Rich Gardner of Lake Kiowa and Jim Gardner of Pampa; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family will be at 2535 Beech St., and suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center in Amarillo; or St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School in Pampa. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Merle Loyd McFarland HAPPY - Merle Loyd McFarland, 89, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, at Tucson, Ariz. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Travis LaDuke, retired minister and former pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery by Holley Funeral Home Inc. of Canyon. Mr. McFarland was born in Gage, Okla., and graduated from Pampa High School. He had been a farmer in the Arney Community near Happy since 1930 and in 1970, moved to Happy where he owned and operated McFarland's Fabrics. He served with the Army Air Corps during World War II and was a member of First Baptist Church in Happy. He married Leona Conway in 1949 at Clovis, N.M. Survivors include his wife; a son, Bill Conway of Tucson; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Happy Fire Department; or First Baptist Church of Happy. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Willie Terrell SUDAN - Willie Terrell, 85, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999, in Lubbock. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Cliff Hargrove officiating. Burial will be in Littlefield Memorial Park Cemetery at Littlefield by Ellis Funeral Home. Mrs. Terrell was born in Creedmore and farmed in the Sudan area for 64 years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Order of Eastern Star, where she was a Past Worthy Matron. She married Coleman Terrell in 1934 at Muleshoe. He died in 1998. Survivors include nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Sudan Ambulance, Sudan, TX 79371; Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 1890, Amarillo, TX 79174; Alzheimer Association, South Plains Chapter, TTU-HSC, 3601 Fourth St., Rm. 3A 116, Lubbock, TX 79430. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Annie Adeline Clark FARWELL - Annie Adeline Clark, 87, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Spring Creek Cemetery at Avoca. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis, N.M. Mrs. Clark was born in Avoca, where she was a longtime resident, a homemaker and a member of Avoca Baptist Church. In 1992, she moved to Farwell from Stamford. She married Dave Clark in 1956 at Avoca. He died in 1987. She was also preceded in death by a son, Johnny Dee. Survivors include two sons, D.E. Hammit Jr. of Farwell and Billy Lee Hammit of Texico, N.M. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 O.E. Nix PLAINVIEW - O.E. "Gene" Nix, 70, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Delhi Cemetery in Caldwell County with the Rev. Kenneth Baker officiating. Arrangements are by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mr. Nix was born in Eldorado, Okla., and moved to Plainview in 1964 from Corpus Christi. He was store manager for Eaton-Craig Stationery until his retirement in 1993. He served with the Navy during the Korean War and was a member of College Heights Baptist Church and Plainview Noon Lions Club. He married Barbara Joan Cripen in 1954 at Corpus Christi. Survivors include his wife; a son, Mark Eugene Nix of North Pole, Alaska; a daughter, Carla Nix of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Larrey Wade HEREFORD - Larrey Wade, 43, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Hereford Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Ted Taylor, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Rix Funeral Directors. Mr. Wade was born in Memphis and graduated from Hereford High School in 1975. After graduating from South Plains College in Levelland with an associate's degree in auto mechanics, he worked as a mechanic and truck driver. He was a member of the Hereford Church of the Nazarene. He married Debbie M. Hogue in 1995 at Hereford. Survivors include his wife; a son, Cody White of Hereford; his father, Bill Wade of Long Beach, Miss.; his stepfather, Dick Mumau of Hereford; three brothers, Steve Wade of Amarillo, Alvis Wade of Hereford and Ricky Mumau of Clovis, N.M.; two sisters, Jeanette Tice of Hereford and Kelly Mumau of Amarillo; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Deaf Smith County Volunteer Board. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Elsewhere Minnie Lee Hedrick STEPHENVILLE - Minnie Lee Hedrick, 91, a former longtime resident of Walnut Springs, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Walnut Springs Memorial Methodist Church with the Rev. Diane Cree officiating. Burial was in the Oak Grove Cemetery at Walnut Springs. Arrangements were by Lawson Funeral Home of Meridian. Mrs. Hedrick was born in Henderson County. She moved to Walnut Springs at a young age where she completed school. She was a homemaker and a member of the Walnut Springs Memorial Methodist Church. She had lived in Stephenville since 1982. She married B.B. Hedrick in 1927 at Meridian. He died in 1988. Survivors include a daughter Natrelle Long of Canyon; two sons, Warren Hedrick of Alvarado and John Hedrick of Midlothian; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Beecher Dees CORPUS CHRISTI - Beecher "Val" Dees, 65, died Saturday, Oct. 23, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in CageMills Funeral Home Chapel in Corpus Christi. Burial with graveside services will be at a later date in Evergreen Cemetery in Parkersburg, W.Va. Mr. Dees was born in Electra and graduated from Borger High School in 1952. He attended the University of Houston then lived in Houston, Louisiana and West Virginia before moving to Corpus Christi in 1983. Mr. Dees was employed as maintenance supervisor for United States Ashland Chemical Co. plants. He previously owned Dr. Livingston's Club and was a project engineer at CDI Engineering Group and Celanese Bishop Plant. He married Delores Lewis in 1953 at Phillips. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela, in 1977. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kim Annette Dees of Corpus Christi; two sons, Eric Dees of Corpus Christi and Vincent Dees of Arlington; his mother, Dorine Dees of Amarillo; two brothers, Mike Dees of Fritch and Bill Dees of Reeds Spring, Mo.; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Ruby Elena Fitzgerald LITTLEFIELD - Ruby Elena Fitzgerald, 82, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Crescent Park Church of Christ with Wilburn Dennis, retired minister of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Littlefield Memorial Park by Hammons Funeral Home of Littlefield. Mrs. Fitzgerald was born in Carey and had lived in Littlefield for 50 years. She worked at the Littlefield Clinic and was a member of the Littlefield Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of Crescent Park Church of Christ. She married F.A. Fitzgerald in 1934 at Silverton. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983 and a son, Gary Fitzgerald, in 1989. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Lou Phelps of Dallas; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a greatgreat-grandchild. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Lottie Margie Shafer KERRVILLE - Lottie Margie Shafer, 76, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with the Rev. Joseph Fegenbush officiating. Arrangements are by Grimes Funeral Chapels. Mrs. Shafer was born in Rockwood. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church. She married William A. Shafer in 1945 at Breckenridge. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Peggy Shafer Abernathy of Midland, Barbara Shafer Wallace of Kerrville and Linda Shafer Prewitt; a son, Jimmy A. Shafer of Amarillo; a sister, Dee Simpson of Fort Worth; a brother, Roscoe Simmons of Clyde; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Sid Peterson Hospice. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Edward Harlin Galloway HURST - Edward Harlin Galloway, 66, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Trinity Fellowship at Amarillo. Arrangements are by Forest Ridge Funeral Home. Mr. Galloway was born in Wichita, Kan. He was a founding member of Trinity Fellowship in Amarillo and had worked for Boeing in Wichita for Bell Helicopter in Hurst. In Wichita, he was the owner and operator of Ed's Auto Repair and in Hurst, of Texas Turf and Landscape. He attended Restoration Church in Euless. He married Joan Stukey in 1952. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Robert Galloway of Jakarta, Indonesia, and Daniel Galloway of Pampa; two daughters, Rosanne Williams of Amarillo and Mary Stewart of Colleyville; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Amarillo Juan Luis Salinas Juan Luis Salinas, infant son of Calixto Rual and Maricela Salinas of Amarillo, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Saturday in Llano East Cemetery with the Rev. Rosendo Herrera of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church officiating. Arrangements were by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Raul Ismal Salinas of the home; a sister, Lizbeth Salinas of the home; and his grandparents, Calixto and Consolo Salinas and Ismal and Delores Garcia, all of Mexico. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Wanda Jean Nobles Wanda Jean Nobles, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1999. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave., with the Rev. Gerald Chadwick, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Nobles was born in Springdale, Ark., and was a homemaker and a seamstress. She is survived by her husband, H.G. "Red" Nobles; two daughters, Glenna Doose and Gayle Rhoades, both of Amarillo; a son, Mark Nobles of Amarillo; two sisters, Inez Paschall of Arkansas and Carol McKee of Amarillo; a brother, John Malone of Spokane, Wash.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family will be at 1525 Stubbs St., and suggests memorials be to Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center; or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 New Mexico Johnny Ray Snelson CLOVIS, N.M. - Johnny Ray Snelson, 72, died Monday, Oct. 25, 1999. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Central Christian Church in Clovis with Dr. Herbert Bergstrom and Dr. Thomas P. Jones officiating. Private family burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Muffley Funeral Home of Clovis. Mr. Snelson was born in Clovis. He attended New Mexico Military Institute and graduated from Portales High School. A Navy veteran, he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Eastern New Mexico University. In 1986, he retired as principal of R.M. Jones Elementary in Portales. He previously had taught fourth and fifth grades at John P. Steiner Elementary. After his retirement, Mr. Snelson sold and appraised real estate for Master Realty in Portales and Kenneth Realty in Clovis. In 1993, he was employed as a supervisor of student teachers for Eastern New Mexico University. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Portales and attended Central Christian Church in Clovis. He married Chris Dooley in 1951 at Portales. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Julie Canon of Hobbs; and a granddaughter. The family suggests memorials be to the Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main, Clovis, NM; or the Portales Public Library, 200 E. Seventh, Portales, NM 88103 for the purchase of children's books. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 A.B. Bell PORTALES, N.M. - A.B. "Dutch" Bell, 93, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Bob Brown officiating and Carl Britton and Wayne Johnson assisting. Burial will be in Texico Cemetery in Texico. Mr. Bell was born in Evansville, Ind., and grew up in the Pleasant Hill and Center Communities. He was a longtime resident of Texico, where he was a member of First Baptist Church. He retired from Texico Public Schools in 1971. He married Ethelene Hines in 1934 at Farwell. Survivors include his wife; a son, Weldon Bell of Loveland, Colo.; four daughters, Mary Catherine McDermott, Carol Martin, Darlene Simpson and Marlene Ford, all of Portales; two brothers, Fud Bell of Clovis and Ray Bell of Ranchvale; a sister, Wilma Smith of Oklahoma City; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a great-greatgrandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist Children's Home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Roger Dale Goguen CLOVIS, N.M. - Roger Dale Goguen, 40, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999, in Lubbock. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Sandia Baptist Church with Hoyt Welch officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Goguen was born in Houston and moved to Clovis in 1991. He was a Baptist and a carpenter for Hole-In-One Construction. He married Misty Ennis in 1990 at Pampa. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Brandy Goguen of Alvin; his parents, Roger and Nawita Goguen of Westfield, Mass.; and a brother, Edward Goguen of Clovis. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Bill Romero CLOVIS, N.M. - Bill Romero, 87, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Community. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Community with the Rev. Daniel Balizan as celebrant. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Romero was born in Santa Rosa and moved to Clovis in 1926. From 1941 until his retirement in 1971, he worked for AT&SF Railroad as a boilermaker. He was involved in the construction of the buildings of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Community, where he was a lifetime member. He married Julia Yslas in 1934 at Clovis. Survivors include his wife; five sons, Pedro Romero and Robert Romero, both of Chula Vista, Calif., Richard Romero of Barstow, Calif., James Romero of Albuquerque and Paul Romero of Clovis; five daughters, Helen Gauna of Clovis, Dolores Queen of Biloxi, Miss., Evelyn Hakes of Laurens, Iowa, Marcella Bissell of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Paula Auger of Aurora, Colo.; 35 grandchildren; and 20 grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Orville Curtis Locke CLOVIS, N.M. - Orville Curtis "O.C." Locke, 75, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in High Plains Baptist Church with the Rev. Chris Calagan officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens with military honors by Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mr. Locke was born in Newton Junction, N.H., and joined the Marine Corps, after graduating from Sanborn Seminary in 1943. He served in the Philippines, in Cuba, and from 1966 until 1967, in Vietnam. He retired as a major in 1969. He was a member of High Plains Baptist Church. He married Anne Bates in 1947 at Newton Junction. Survivors include his wife; two sisters, Arlene Williams of Newton Junction and Geraldine Merceron of Groten, Conn. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Oklahoma Paul Lee Hintergardt GUYMON, Okla. - Paul Lee Hintergardt, 46, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Foursquare Church with the Rev. Tim Brittian, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. Mr. Hintergardt was born in Los Angeles and graduated from Hardesty High School in 1971. He was employed as a licensed practical nurse for the Memorial Hospital of Texas County. For the past two years, he worked for Drs. Rita and Chris Slater in the Medical Arts Clinic. He was a member of Foursquare Church. He married Mary Jo Ketcherside in 1972. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Tracy Rene Hintergardt of Guymon; a son, Jeremy David Hintergardt of Guymon; his parents, Alene and Herman Hintergardt of Guymon; a sister, Susan Ronne of Guymon; and a brother, Tim Hintergardt of Guymon. A memorial has been established for the family and will be accepted at Henson-Novak Funeral Home, Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Gladys Marie Summers BOISE CITY, Okla. - Gladys Marie Summers, 93, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999. Graveside services were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Boise City Cemetery with David Peterson officiating. Arrangements were by Cimarron Mortuary in Boise City. Mrs. Summers was born near Mount Ayre, Iowa, and started school in Tingley, Iowa. In 1915, the family moved to Oklahoma City and later to Portales, N.M. They returned to Oklahoma City then moved to Cimarron County in 1917. She graduated from Cimarron County High School in 1925 and later took a business course. Mrs. Summers worked for the post office and Johnson Motor Co., before being elected City Treasurer of Boise City. Later, she was employed by the Oklahoma State Extension Department. After her marriage, she lived in Felt until 1952 when the family moved to a farm in Gentry, Ark. She was a member of First Baptist Church. In 1960, she returned to Boise City. Mrs. Summers worked in Coly's Store and Palmer's Variety Store until her retirement in 1972. She was a member of First Christian Church. She married Roy Summers in 1935. He died in 1989. Survivors include four sons, Robert Summers of Texline, Chuck Summers of Boise City, Lee Summers of Siloam Springs, Ark., and John Summers of Lamar, Colo.; a daughter, Annabelle King of Boise City; 11 grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity and may be left in care of the mortuary. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 Elizabeth Teel GUYMON, Okla. - Elizabeth Teel, 87, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Floral Haven Cemetery in Tulsa with the Rev. Warren C. Hultgren officiating. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. Mrs. Teel was born in Pawnee. After graduating from Tahlequah High School, she attended Draughon's Business College and Northeastern Oklahoma College. She retired from the Bank of Oklahoma after 27 years in banking. Mrs. Teel was a member of Epworth Methodist Church in Tulsa. In 1982, she moved to Guymon. She married J. Sterling Teel in 1934 at Tahlequah. He died in 1973. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Howard of Guymon; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 1 until 3 p.m. Sunday at Henson-Novak Funeral Directors of Guymon. The family suggest memorials be to the Elizabeth Teel Memorial for the Hansford County Hospice and the Victory Memorial United Methodist Church Bus Fund. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999 R.P. Crabtree BOISE CITY, Okla. - R.P. Crabtree, 94, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in St. Paul's United Methodist Church with David W. George officiating. Burial will be in Stratford Cemetery at Stratford, Texas. Arrangements are by Cimarron Mortuary. Mr. Crabtree was born in Hill County, Texas, and moved to the Kerrick community in Dallam County in 1916. In 1944, he moved to Cimarron County where he was a longtime farmer and rancher. He was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Boise City. He married Mabel Borentine in 1928. She died in 1972. He married Carrie Curry Harder of Clayton, N.M., in 1974. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Lewis Crabtree and W. Roger Crabtree, both of Boise City; two daughters, Lynn Wells of Stratford, Texas and Judy Potter of Boise City; two stepsons, Buck Curry of Liberal, Kan., and Jim Curry of Clayton, N.M.; two sisters, Blanche James of Boise City and Mildred Crabtree of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul's United Methodist Church; or Stratford Cemetery Fund and may be left at or mailed to Cimarron Mortuary, Box 277, Boise City, OK 73933. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Oct. 31, 1999