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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; Tuesday, July 4, 2000, 5:18 AM Oklahoma Susie Corean Tweedy GUYMON, Okla. - Susie Corean Tweedy, 41, formerly of Guymon, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Noble. Graveside services were at 11 a.m. Monday in Elmhurst Cemetery with the Rev. David Smith of Midwest City officiating. Arrangements were by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mrs. Tweedy was born in Guymon. She graduated from high school in Guymon in 1977. She was a member of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church and sang in the church choir. She moved in 1992 to Norman, where she was a member of First Presbyterian Church. She married Peter Tweedy in 1993 at Norman. He died in 1998. She is survived by her mother, Ella Corean "Dolly" Pellette of Guymon. The family suggests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Arilla O'Neal Ingham OKLAHOMA CITY - Arilla O'Neal Ingham, 88, died Sunday, July 2, 2000. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Polk Street United Methodist Church at Amarillo. Arrangements are by Hahn-Cook Street & Draper Funeral Directors in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Ingham was born in Bertrand. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.Y. Ingham Jr. Survivors include five sons, Lanny Ingham of Oklahoma City, Jerry Ingham and Jeff Ingham, both of Spicewood, Texas, Michael Ingham of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Ben Ingham of Yorktown, Texas; a sister, Aleen Lowder of Amarillo; nine grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials in lieu of flowers be to Polk Street United Methodist Church in Amarillo; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Rebecca Fortenberry GAGE, Okla. - Rebecca Fortenberry, 90, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Shattuck Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Flynt officiating. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Forest Hills (Midtown) Cemetery at Memphis, Tenn. with the Rev. William Riles officiating. Arrangements are by Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Shattuck. Mrs. Fortenberry was born in Gage. After graduating from high school in 1930 she attended nursing school at Amarillo. She married Walter Lee Fortenberry in 1934 at Gage and they lived in Amarillo until moving to Memphis in 1942. He died in 1980 and she returned to Gage in 1987. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was active in the Order of the Eastern Star and the Gage Senior Citizens. Mrs. Fortenberry is survived by three brothers, Ike Elliott and Lester Elliott, both of Gage and Mike Elliott of Mesquite, Texas. The family suggests memorials be to building fund of the First Baptist Church of Gage or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Elsewhere Billie Idabel Wright ODESSA - Billie Idabel Linn Wright, 83, died Monday, July 3, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mission Dorado Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob Bratcher officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Denver City Cemetery at Denver City by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Home. Mrs. Wright was born in Midway. She moved to Odessa in 1969 from Denver City. She was a retired nurse and worked at Medical Center Hospital. She married Raymond E. Wright in 1972 at Odessa. He died in 1992. Survivors include three daughters, Kay Hood of Odessa, Ollie Chandler of Claude and Mariann Caines of Lubbock; two sons, Art Linn of Eugene, Ore., and Phillip Linn of Odessa; a sister, Pauline Bains of Odessa; 14 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Amarillo Angelina Frescaz Angelina Frescaz, infant daughter of Chris and Maira Frescaz of Amarillo, died Saturday, July 1, 2000. Services were at 3 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Terry Burke officiating. Angelina was born in Amarillo. Survivors include her parents; a sister, Jasmine Frescaz of Amarillo; a brother, Nathan Frescaz of Amarillo; and grandparents, Luis and Lydia Frescaz, Raul Pina and Ofelia Lopez, all of Midland. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Dennis Wayne Carrington Dennis Wayne Carrington, 77, of Amarillo, died Saturday, July 1, 2000. Graveside services were at 4 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Jim Garrett of Polk Street United Methodist Church officiating. Arrangements were by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Carrington was born in Maypearl. He attended school in Corsicana and later went to the Refrigeration Technical School in Fort Worth. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps. He worked as a civil service inspector for years, including 25 years at Bell Helicopter in Amarillo. He was a member of Polk Street United Methodist Church and three senior bowling leagues. He married Edna Pearl Gardner in 1946 at Corsicana. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Denese Carrington and Elizabeth Van Note, both of Amarillo; two sons, Ronald Carrington of Amarillo and Timothy Carrington of Austin; four sisters, Mary Barnes of Carthage, N.C., Monnie French of Grand Prairie, Dorothy Wood of Fort Worth and Jo Pearl Jeans of Wichita Falls; a brother, J.B. Carrington of Bryan; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street United Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk, Amarillo, TX 79101-4298; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Patsy Lee Woods Patsy Lee Woods, 67, formerly of Amarillo, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Clarendon. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St., with Robert Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Woods was born in Amarillo and was a longtime resident. She was a cook for Amarillo Independent School District, retiring in 1985. She was a past member of Sunrise Baptist Church. She moved recently to Howardwick. She married Billy Woods in 1980 at Amarillo. She was preceded in death by a son, Tommy Monk. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Carolyn Jean Monk of Howardwick; a son, James T. Monk of Everett, Wash.; three sisters, Joyce Pervire and Jonnie Savage, both of California, and Mari Davey of Utah; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Alzheimer's Association of the Texas Panhandle. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Billy Wayne Parker Billy Wayne Parker, 56, formerly of Amarillo, died Monday, June 26, 2000, in Wade, N.C. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. Friday, June 30, at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery at Spring Lake, N.C. Arrangements were by Adcock Funeral Home. Mr. Parker attended Amarillo College and West Texas State University and graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from the Army as a master sergeant. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans, Saltfork Craftsmen in Alva, Okla., and Plum Creek Brigade in Texas. Survivors include a son, John W. Parker of Fayetteville, N.C.; a daughter, Sherryl P. Bain of Wade, N.C.; a brother, Richard Parker of Amarillo; a sister, Kaye Bramlette of Amarillo; and a granddaughter. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Blanche Jaques Keys Blanche Jaques Keys, 83, of Amarillo, died Saturday, July 1, 2000. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Langston Memorial Church of God in Christ with the Elder W.C. Thirlkill, pastor, Elder C.V. Smith, presiding, and Elder Tom E. Jones Jr., assistant pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Colonial Funeral Chapel, 1010 W. Ninth Ave. Mrs. Keys was born in Texarkana. She was a homemaker, vice president of the Auxiliary Bible Band and chairperson of the District Gift Committee. She was a member of Langston Memorial Church of God in Christ. She married Jordon Keys in 1971 at Amarillo. Survivors include her husband; stepdaughters, Shirley Irby, Geraline Gomez and Gladys Jones, all of Los Angeles; and two sisters, Pauline Brown of Denver and Vida Thompson of Cotton Plant, Ark. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Ruby Lee Keesee Ruby Lee Keesee, 78, of Amarillo, died Monday, July 3, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery Garden of Peace with Claud Tugwell officiating. Arrangements are by Colonial Funeral Chapel, 1010 W. Ninth Ave. Mrs. Keesee was born in Honey Grove. She moved to Amarillo in 1950 from Odessa. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She married Rufus C. Keesee in 1945. He died in 1985. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Noyes of Amarillo; a son, Ted Keesee of Fritch; a sister, Gertie Roach of Fort Worth; a brother, Bill Wren of Wallace; and three grandchildren. The body will not be available for viewing. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Carlos J. Hill Carlos J. Hill, 88, of Amarillo, died Sunday, July 2, 2000. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Melvin Suttle, pastor of San Jacinto Assembly of God. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mr. Hill was born in Marion, Ohio and moved to Amarillo in 1947. During World War II he worked in the naval shipyard at Bremerton, Wash. He was an industrial machinist at Amarillo Welding and Machine Shop, retiring in 1979. Survivors include a son, Ron Hill, of Abingdon, Md.; a sister, Berthele Radebaugh of Marion; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to BSA Hospice. The family will be at Holiday Inn Express, 3411 W. Interstate 40, No. 137. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Canyon Francisco Martinez Sr. Francisco Martinez Sr., 61, of Canyon, died Sunday, July 2, 2000. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Ann's Catholic Church with the Rev. Phu Phan of the church officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mr. Martinez was born in Mathis. He moved to Canyon in 1994. He worked for West Texas A&M University and Canyon Senior Citizens Center. He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. He married Margarita Torres in 1960 at Tahoka. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Rebecca Kettler of Amarillo; five sons, Francisco Martinez Jr., Samuel Martinez and Jose Alfredo Martinez, all of Canyon, Graviel Martinez of Sudan and Guadalupe Martinez of Muleshoe; two sisters, Rosa Limon of Sudan and Paula Benavidas of Mathis; three brothers, Julian Martinez, Nativido Martinez and Patrisio Martinez, all of Lubbock; 21 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Area Fred Elton Wall DIMMITT - Fred Elton Wall, 85, died Friday, June 30, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rusty Dickerson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens by Foskey-LilleyMcGill Funeral Directors. Mr. Wall was born in Swink, Colo., and grew up in Durango, Colo. He served in the Army during World War II. After the war he settled in Dimmitt. He farmed and ranched until his retirement in 1971. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He married Georgie Shwen in 1944 at Hereford. He was preceded in death by two sons, George Elton Wall in 1967 and John Dana Wall in 1980. Survivors include his wife; two sons, George Gregory Wall and John Eric Wall, both of Dimmitt; a daughter, Haylei D'Nae of Farnsworth; two sisters, Mary Grommett of Bayfield, Colo., and Betty Joe Stinson of Monte Vista, Calif.; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Dana Wall Memorial Scholarship fund; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Nellie Mae Royall CHILDRESS - Nellie Mae Royall, 88, died Sunday, July 2, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Parkview Baptist Church with the Rev. Don McFarland of the church officiating. Burial will be in Kirkland Cemetery at Kirkland by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Royall was born in Collin County. She moved to Childress County in 1924 and was a longtime resident. She was a homemaker and active in church women's groups. She married Lester Coffey Royall in 1926 at Childress. He preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Love of Childress and Virginia Ruth Patterson of Portland, Ore.; and nine grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Louise Hensley BORGER - Louise Hensley, 85, died Saturday, July 1, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Robert Kuhlmann officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Hensley was born in Winona, Minn., and had been a longtime Borger area resident. She was a homemaker and member of Trinity Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school. She was a member of the Mary Martha League. She married Thurman Hensley in 1945 at Winona. He died in 1989. Survivors include a son, Brian Hensley of Borger; a daughter, Penney McKee of Liberal, Kan.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Trinity Lutheran Church Altar Guild. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Guadalupe Ballejo DALHART - Guadalupe "Lupe" Ballejo, 68, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Deacon Ron Hein of the church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Hass Funeral Home. Mr. Ballejo was born in Runge. He moved to Dalhart in the 1950s from Dumas. He owned and operated Lupe's Body Shop. Survivors include four sons, Alfredo Ballejo and Joe Ballejo, both of Amarillo, Carlos Carranza of Albert Lee, Minn., and Steve Ballejo of Dalhart; five daughters, Juanita Yearley of Santa Rosa, N.M., Vincenta Gomez of Mason, Cecilia Ballejo of Amarillo and Stephanie Peoples and Suzanne Ballejo, both of Dalhart; six brothers, Savas Ballejo, Emilio Ballejo, Tony Ballejo, Alberto Ballejo, Joe Ballejo and Enrique Ballejo; four sisters, Lela, Janie, Connie and Dobie; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Donald W. Stovall DUMAS - Donald W. Stovall, 70, died Sunday, July 2, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Roger Orr, minister of missions at the church, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Stovall was born in Granite, Okla., and lived in Dumas since 1953. He worked for Excel Helium Plant and retired in 1985 as a field clerk for Natural Gas Pipeline Co. He was a member of First Baptist Church and a longtime member of Dumas Masonic Lodge No. 1009. He married Ethel Polk in 1949 at Granite. Survivors include his wife; a son, Gary Don Stovall of Dumas; a brother, Jack Stovall of Lone Wolf, Okla.; a sister, Bill Glidewell of Mangum, Okla.; a sister, Geraldine Moore of Houston; and two grandsons. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Mary Etta Bryan TULIA - Mary Etta Bryan, 84, died Monday, July 3, 2000, in Abilene. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Central Church of Christ with the Rev. Trey Morgan, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home. Mrs. Bryan was born and raised in Saint Jo. She lived in Lubbock, Levelland and Abilene before returning to Saint Jo. She graduated from Abilene Christian Academy High School and attended Abilene Christian University, Colorado State University at Boulder and West Texas State University at Canyon, graduating in 1958. She taught school in Tulia and Happy, retiring in 1979. She was a member of the Senior Citizens board in Tulia, the regional and state advisory board for the senior citizens and the Central Church of Christ. She married Sam Bryan in 1936 at Saint Jo. He died in 1993. She also was preceded in death by a son, Edward Bryan, in 1952. Survivors include a daughter, Marilyn Schulze of Abilene; a son, Neal Bryan of Flower Mound; a sister, Irene Nowell of Midland; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Senior Citizens Center, 619 S.E. Second St., Tulia, TX 79088; or Sam T. Bryan Scholarship Fund, ACU Physics Department, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 79699. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Fabian Hernandez MATADOR - Fabian Hernandez, 78, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in Roaring Springs Cemetery at Roaring Springs by Seigler Funeral Home. Mr. Hernandez was born in Devine. He moved to Motley County in 1949 and later lived in the Roaring Springs community. He was a retired farm worker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He married Petra Perez in 1950. She died in 1991. He also was preceded in death by a son, Roy Hernandez, in 1992. Survivors include two sons, Joe Hernandez of Matador and Jessie Hernandez of Roaring Springs; a daughter, Mary Ann Guerrero of Matador; two brothers, Rodrigo Hernandez of Brady and Gregerio Hernandez of Crosbyton; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Joy Ruth Cornelius OLTON - Joy Ruth Cornelius, 86, died Monday, July 3, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Kyle Streun, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Olton Cemetery by Foskey-LilleyMcGill Funeral Homes. Mrs. Cornelius was a lifetime resident of Olton. She was a teacher at Olton High School. She was a member of the Olton Study Club and the First Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school several years. She married Frank Cornelius in 1932 at Olton. He died in 1983. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Daugherty of Olton; two sisters, Pearl Moore of Olton and Lanelle Ford of Austin; three grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Olton Cemetery Association, Box 1055, Olton, TX 79064; or Olton Volunteer Ambulance Association, Drawer Q, Olton, TX 79064. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000 Dorothy Lee Roden SPEARMAN - Dorothy Lee Roden, 72, died Sunday, July 2, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Church of Christ with Leonard Harper officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Elmhurst Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Miss Roden was born in Guymon and lived in the Spearman area 40 years, moving from Bartlesville, Okla. She taught music and special education and was Spearman High School librarian. She was a member of the Hansford Retired Teachers Association, the Delta Kappa Gamma and the Church of Christ. Survivors include two sisters, Helen Jo Banks of Sherman and Anita Krull of Dallas; and a brother, Howard Roden Jr. of Eufaula, Okla. The family suggests memorials be to Spearman Church of Christ Children's Home, in care of Spearman Church of Christ, Spearman, TX 79081. Amarillo Daily News, July 4, 2000