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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Darren McCathern (quohadi@quackquack.com) Thanks to the Amarillo Newspapers for allowing us to place their online obits in the USGenWeb Archives ==================================================================== Last updated; Thursday, August 3, 2000, 6:12 AM Amarillo Faustino Castillo Martinez Faustino Castillo Martinez, 76, of Amarillo, died Monday, July 31, 2000. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Martinez worked for the city of Amarillo. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church and served as a Eucharist minister. He married Maria Nieves-Tello in 1950 at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Sylvia Lucero, Yolanda King and Rosa Brown, all of Amarillo, and Dalia Martinez of Lubbock; four sons, Juan Martinez, Faustino Martinez Jr. and Francisco Javier Martinez, all of Amarillo, and Isidro Martinez of Lubbock; three sisters, Maria Martinez, Clara Martinez and Francisca Aguilera, all of Monterrey, Mexico; 22 grandchildren; and 16 greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Geraldine A. Wires Geraldine A. Wires, 86, of Amarillo, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, in Oklahoma City. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memorial Park East Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Bob Schroeder officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Ms. Wires was born in Temple. She had been a stenographer in the oil and gas industry. Survivors include a sister, Sarah J. Haynie of Oklahoma City. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Donald French Donald French, 77, of Amarillo, died Monday, July 31, 2000. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Howard Romaine, pastor of New Zion Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes. Mr. French was born in Texas and had lived in Amarillo for more than 10 years. Survivors include a sister, Mary Rogers of Jacksonville, N.C. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Herman W. Gray Herman W. Gray, 81, of Amarillo, died Monday, July 31, 2000. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in San Jacinto Baptist Church with Dr. Stan Coffey officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Gray was born in Gray, Okla. During World War II, he served in the Army. He retired from the Amarillo Globe-News. He was a member of the San Jacinto Baptist Church. He married Shirley Griggs in 1946 at Pampa. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jean Finney of Clifton and Karen Whiting of Fort Worth; two sons, Herman W. Gray Jr. of McAllen and Russal Gray of Mansfield; a sister, Frances O. Blankenburg of Amarillo; three brothers, J.R. Gray Jr. of Seattle, William S. Gray of Denison and James A. Gray of Goodnight; 13 grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Brian Mark Beckley Brian Mark Beckley, 23, of Amarillo, died Sunday, July 30, 2000, in Richardson. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Friday in First Presbyterian Church of Canyon with the Rev. Stephen Smith-Cobbs, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church of Herndon, Va., and the Rev. Dr. Don McDonald, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Canyon, and the Rev. Baldwin Stribling, pastor emeritus of First Presbyterian Church of Canyon, officiating. Private burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Beckley was born in Amarillo and attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School and the Amarillo Public Schools. He was a national merit commended scholar at Tascosa High School, participated in drama and was a member of the publications staff. Mr. Beckley had attended Amarillo College and was attending Austin Community College. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Canyon. Survivors include his parents, Dr. Robert and Cheryl Beckley of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to the First Presbyterian Church of Canyon, Organ Fund; or to an existing scholarship of your choice through the West Texas A&M University Foundation. Visitation will be at the family home and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 George W. Castagnetta George W. Castagnetta, 79, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Field, pastor of Southeast Baptist Church, officiating. Entombment will be at Memorial Park East Mausoleum. Military rites will be rendered by the Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 26. Mr. Castagnetta was born in Napoleonville, La. During World War II, he served in the Army. He fought in the battle at Luzon and received the American Theater Campaign Medal, a bronze star and other awards. He worked as a forklift operator and assembler and later as a quality inspector and production technician at Pantex-Mason & Hanger, retiring in 1989. Mr. Castagnetta was a member of the Bolton Street Baptist Church. He married Charlotte Hudene Lambert in 1958 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Anita Owens and Dena Gerreld, both of Amarillo; two sons, Joe Castagnetta and Gene Castagnetta, both of Borger; four sisters, Fain Castagnetta of Poydras, La., Tyra Bachemin of Chalmette, La., Philomena Bienvenue of Metairie, La., and Deanna Maples of Kansas City, Kan.; five brothers, Bennie Castagnetta of San Leandro, Calif., Jules Castagnetta of Chalmette, Bennie Castagnetta of Metairie, Joe Castagnetta of Monroe, La., and Henry Castagnetta of Norco, La.; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels, in care of BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Audrey McMasters Audrey Harley McMasters, 79, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Danny Lucas, of Lighthouse Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. McMasters was born in Burkburnett and had lived in Amarillo since 1958. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She married Harold McMasters in 1967 at Amarillo. Survivors include her husband; two sons, James Young of Nacogdoches and Victor Young of Amarillo; two daughters, Lila Ann Young and Phyllis Cogburn, both of Amarillo; two sisters, Bethel Akins of Lubbock and Ida Belle Prine of Blythe, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001 or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Oklahoma Anna Mae Range ARNETT, Okla. - Anna Mae Range, 88, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in DeBolt Cemetery by Arnett's Shaw Funeral Home. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 James Leroy Bumgarner WELEETKA, Okla. - James Leroy Bumgarner, 77, died Sunday, July 30, 2000, in Shawnee. Graveside services were held Monday in Wetumka Cemetery at Wetumka with the Rev. Monte Wike, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Matador, Texas, officiating. Arrangements were by Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh. Mr. Bumgarner was born in Dustin. During the Korean War, he served in the Army. He had lived in California for 30 years, where he did air conditioning maintenance for Rockwell Industries. He returned to Oklahoma in 1984. He was preceded in death by a son, Brian Bumgarner. Survivors include a daughter, Janeen Grimes of Shawnee; two sons, Johnny Bumgarner of Oklahoma City and Jeff Bumgarner of Henryetta; two brothers, David Bumgarner of Oklahoma City and Lonny Bumgarner of Henryetta; four sisters, Lois Chapples of Tecumseh, Velma Rochelle of Wynnewood, Noma Wike of Matador, and June Cox of Okemah; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Elsewhere Cecil Cleaburn Cook MODESTO, Calif. - Cecil Cleaburn Cook, died Friday, July 28, 2000. Private services will be in Cunningham Mortuary. Mr. Cook was born in Collinsworth, Texas. During World War II, he served in the Army Signal Corps on the Rhine River. He married Lilly Evelyn Crossland in 1944 at Wheeler, Texas. He moved to California and worked as a millwright for Pioneer Flintkote. Survivors include his former wife, Evelyn, of Amarillo; six sons, Michael Dave Cook Sr. of Highland, Cecil Alan Cook of Fremont, Christopher Dale Cook and James Bryan Cook, both of San Bernardino, Timothy Daren Cook of Amarillo and Billy Cook; a daughter, Debra Dee Cook of Highland; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Mary Ellen Kirk FORDLAND, Mo. - Mary Ellen Kirk, 80, of Webster County, died Saturday, July 29, 2000. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Melrose Cemetery at Melrose, N.M., with Dr. Harry Gray officiating. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis, N.M. Mrs. Kirk was born in Grady, N.M. She graduated from Grady High School in 1939 and was captain of her high school basketball team. She married Bertrum "Bert" Russell Kirk in 1940 and they lived in New Mexico and Colorado before moving to the Fordland and Seymour area in 1951. She worked at the Brown Shoe Co. in Seymour and at Baker's Locker Plant Fordland. She was a member of Independent Pentecostal Church. She taught Bible classes. Survivors include her husband; a son, Jim Kirk of Florissant; a daughter, Delna Smith of Beaumont, Texas; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Oral Clyde Pickard ITALY - Oral Clyde "Pick" Pickard, 81, died Saturday, July 29, 2000, in Waxahachie. Memorial services were at 2 p.m. Monday in Boze-Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Pickard was born in Marlow, Okla. During World War II, he served in the Navy. He was a professional horse trainer in New Mexico, Louisiana, California and the Eastern states. He was preceded in death by a wife, Launa Pickard. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Pickard; two sons, Larry Pickard of Hooker, Okla., and Bob Pickard of Italy; one daughter, Shirley Wheeler of Amarillo; a brother, Howard Pickard of Texhoma, Okla.; nine grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Area Richard Wesley Fry PAMPA - Richard Wesley Fry, 40, formerly of Pampa and Amarillo, died Sunday, July 30, 2000, in Egan, La. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today in St. Mary's Catholic Church in Amarillo with the Rev. Ken Keller officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery at Pampa. Mr. Fry was born and raised in Pampa. He attended Clarendon College and Amarillo College. He worked as a paramedic for the Rural-Metro Ambulance in Pampa and the Amarillo Nursing Center in Amarillo before moving to Egan in 1997. Survivors include a cousin, Vicky Keeley of Pampa; and special friends, Darryl Taylor of Egan, Mia Hunter of Pampa and Mark McKinney of Amarillo. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic Church of Amarillo; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Hubert Leslie Smith PAMPA - Hubert Leslie Smith, 79, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Robert Stewart, a retired Baptist minister from Dumas, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Smith was born in Quanah. He served in the Navy during World War II. He moved to Pampa in 1956 from Lubbock. He was a carpenter. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church and the Pampa Senior Citizens. He married Martha Stewart in 1938 at Quanah. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jeanetta Stover of Skellytown and Linda Newton of Pampa; three sons, Charles Smith of Plainview and John Smith and Jim Smith, both of Pampa; a brother, James Jay Williams of Fresno, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Senior Citizens Center, 500 W. Francis, Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Calvin Barney Rogers PAMPA - Calvin Barney Rogers, 92, died Sunday, July 30, 2000, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Randy White, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Rogers was born in Brownwood and had lived in the Pampa area for more than 50 years. He was a self-employed carpenter and a member of First Baptist Church and the Pampa Senior Citizens Center. He married Billie Johnson in 1928 at Sayre, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Joan Hatton of Napa, Calif.; a son, Ronald Rogers of Houston; two brothers, Richard Rogers of Amarillo and Revis Rogers of Vallejo, Calif.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to the Pampa Senior Citizens Center; or Crown of Texas Hospice in Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Ida Lee McInroe ROARING SPRINGS - Ida Lee Arrington McInroe, 75, died Tuesday, July 25, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Roaring Springs United Methodist Church with the Rev. Monte Wike, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Roaring Springs Cemetery by Seigler Funeral Home of Matador. Mrs. McInroe was born in Spur. She graduated from Spur High School in 1942. She was a longtime resident of Roaring Springs, where she and her husband operated a grocery store until their retirement. She was a member of Roaring Springs United Methodist Church. She married Dean McInroe in 1942 at Afton. She was preceded in death by a son, Jimmy Don McInroe, in 1993. Survivors include her husband; a brother, Victor Arrington of Dickens; a sister, Pat Sudderth of Arlington; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Jarred Paul Parker FOLLETT - Jared Paul Parker, 18, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Follett United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Ford officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Booker. Mr. Parker was born in Amarillo. He moved to the Follett area in 1993 from Wichita Falls. He graduated from Follett High School in 1999. He had served as president of the Future Farmers of America, was a member of the National Honor Society, was voted class president and class favorite for three years, and was named "best personality" for two years. Survivors include his parents, Paul and Terri Parker of Follett; a brother, Justin Parker of Follett; and grandparents, Marvin and Darlene Born of Follett and Shirley and Jim Holder of Nocona. The family suggests memorials be to Harrington Cancer Center, P.O. Box 51025, Amarillo, TX 79159-1025; MakeA-Wish, P.O. Box 809, Perryton, TX 79070; Follett United Methodist Church at Follett; or Ochiltree County Hospice, 3101 Garrett Drive, Perryton, TX 79070. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Maggie Teague PADUCAH - Maggie Teague, 81, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2000, in Crosbyton. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Schmitz-Floyd-Anderson Funeral Home Chapel of Denton with the Rev. James Hooper, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Paducah, officiating. Burial will be in Chin Chapel Cemetery. Local arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Mrs. Teague was born in Montague County. She was a machinist and a member of the First Baptist Church in Paducah. She moved to Paducah from Denton in 1993. She married Meardith Lee Teague in 1946 at Olney. He died in 1992. Survivors include five sisters, Minnie Bailey and Annie Garrett, both of Paducah, Edith Burton of Electra, Juanita Ford of Rosston and Nettie Carr of Mounds, Okla. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. today in Schmitz-FloydAnderson Funeral Home at Denton. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Aaron B. Becerra KRESS - Aaron B. Becerra, infant son of Priscilla and Oscar Becerra, of Kress, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Kress Cemetery with the Rev. John Salazar officiating. Arrangements are by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home. Survivors include his parents; and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Gonzales and Mr. and Mrs. Luis Becerra. The family will be at 114 Nicholson. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Buddy Wright BOOKER - Buddy Wright, 76, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, in Perryton. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in the Blue Mound Cemetery at Beaver County, Okla., with Jim O'Banion officiating. Arrangements are by Good Samaritan Funeral Service. The family suggests memorials be to Booker Independent School District. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000 Avie Lewis Brittian PLAINVIEW - Avie Lewis Brittian, 43, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Wood-Dunning Colonial Chapel with John Peck, of Garland Street Church of Christ, and Colquitt Nash, minister of 9th and Columbia Street Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Brittian was born in Lubbock and graduated from Plainview High School in 1975. He farmed in the Prairieview Community. In 1988, he went to work for Tye Manufacturing Co. as a master welder. He worked for Ricky King Carpet Laying. Mr. Brittian was a member of the Church of Christ, the 4-H Club, the Boy Scouts, the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Riding Club of Lubbock, and the Comanchero Riding Club. Survivors include a son, Paul Vaughn of Oklahoma; his parents, Vincent and Cleora Brittian of Plainview; a sister, Vanessa Alderson of Balch Springs. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 3, 2000