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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, February 5, 2000, 4:10 AMArea Steve Lesher PAMPA - Steve Lesher, 45, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Assembly of God with Pastor Michael Moss officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Lesher was born in Wheeler and had lived in Pampa most of his life. He attended Pampa schools. He worked for the city of Pampa as a service attendant for the central garage. Survivors include his mother, Melba A. Lesher; three brothers, Dewey Hutchinson, David Lesher and Tim Lesher, all of Pampa; and three sisters, Elaine Tristan of Santa Fe, Texas, and Patricia Lesher and Linda Caldwell, both of Pampa. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association, 2404 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106; or the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 26566, Austin, TX 78755. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Evie R. Karrh PLAINVIEW - Evie R. Karrh, 86, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Travis Hart, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mrs. Karrh was born in Hamilton. She graduated from West Texas State Teachers College in 1938. She taught science in rural areas and also taught in adult education for Plainview Independent School District. She was active in the Travel Study Club, Women's Forum, Plainview Women's Club, AAUW, American Cancer Society, Daughters of the American Revolution and Hale County Extension Homemakers clubs. Mrs. Karrh was a member of First Baptist Church, the Pastor's Class, Painters Club and Covenant Hospital Plainview Auxiliary. She married Tom W. Karrh in 1939. He died in 1985. Survivors include a son, Dr. Larry Karrh of Plainview; a daughter, Rebecca Isbell of Fort Worth; a sister, Lucille Bailey of Dickinson; a brother, George McAnelly of Clanton, Ala.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. The family suggests memorials be to Texas Tech Alzheimer's Disease Research Department; First Baptist Church Building Fund; or Covenant Hospital Plainview Auxiliary. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Jasper Salmon CLAUDE - Jasper Salmon, 92, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Claude Cemetery with Glen Walton of Bell Avenue Church of Christ in Amarillo and Kent Watson of Claude Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home Armstrong Chapel. Mr. Salmon was a longtime resident of Port, Okla., Sentinel, Okla., and Amarillo before moving to Claude in 1995. He trained bird dogs. He worked as a farmer and for Amarillo Independent School District and Sid Stout Ford before retiring in 1970. He was a Baptist. He married Opal in 1932. Survivors include his wife; a son, Don Salmon of Claude; two brothers, Royal Hart of Wichita, Kan., and Robert Salmon of Lubbock; four sisters, Nadine Caudill, Dosia Tompkins and Evie Ruth Curtis, all of Sentinel, and Edna Tramel of Las Vega; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home. The family will be at 305 Pratt. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 John Bumpus CHILDRESS - John Bumpus, 63, died Friday, February 4, 2000. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. today in Cee Vee Cemetery with Bill Mayes of Childress Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home of Childress. Mr. Bumpus was a cowboy in Matador on the Wagner Ranch and also farmed in Cee Vee. Survivors include five sisters, Betty Forcher of Sweetwater, Billie Moore of Floydada, Katie Hindergarth of Gruver, Linda Nauck of Legionairs, Penn., and Jan Timmons of Childress; and two brothers, Jay Bumpus and Thad Bumpus, both of Childress. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Francisca Ramos BORGER - Francisca Ramos, 63, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Biblical Apostolic Church with the Rev. Jerry Moon, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Love in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mrs. Ramos was born in Durango, Mexico, and had lived in Borger for two years. She was a Catholic and attended Biblical Apostolic Church. She was a homemaker. She married Joventino Renteria Macha in 1970. He died in 1981. Survivors include three sons, Luis Mendez of Mexico, Ricardo Mendez of Colorado, and Miguel Mendez of Borger; three daughters, Manuela Garcia, Gloria Chavarria and Rosie Diaz, all of Borger; a sister, Maria Samudio of Mexico; 20 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Jacob Arthur Flick FRITCH - Jacob Arthur "Jake" Flick, 83, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Southern Baptist Church with the Rev. D.C. Lindley officiating. Burial will be in Red Hill Cemetery in Hammon, Okla., by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Flick was a native of Hammon and a resident of Phillips, Borger and Fritch. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European theater. He was a member of First Southern Baptist Church. He retired as an operator from Phillips Petroleum Co. He married Velma Bryan in 1940 at El Reno, Okla. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Amanda Nelline Scott, in 1997. Survivors include his wife; a son, Bruce Flick of Watonga, Okla.; a brother, George Flick of San Diego; five sisters, Mary Smith of Dallas, Lois Hubbard and Callie Green, both of Oklahoma City, Lila Rowell of Amarillo and Bea Odom of Phoenix; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Simon Melcher Herrera FLOYDADA - Simon Melcher Herrera, 62, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000. Mass will be at 3 p.m. today in St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church with the Rev. John Ohlig, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery by Moore-Rose-White Funeral Home of Floydada. Mr. Herrera was born in Wharton and attended schools in south Texas. In 1956, he moved to Floydada from Hale Center. He retired from farming in 1987. He was a member of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. He married Cecilia Faz in 1980 at Floydada. Survivors include his wife; six sons, Simon Jr. of Amarillo, John of Houston and Daniel, Christopher and Anthony, all of Floydada, and Abel Reyes of Lubbock; four daughters, Vivian Herrera and Margaret Ponce, both of Floydada, and Marie Reyes and Francis Reyes, both of Lubbock; a brother, Victor Herrera of Floydada; two sisters, Beatrice Barrera of El Campo and Margarita Sanchez of Plainview; and 13 grandchildren. The family suggest memorials to St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, 309 S. Wall, Floydada, TX 79235. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Evie R. Karrh PLAINVIEW - Evie R. Karrh, 86, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. Services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Travis Hart, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Wood-Dunning Funeral Home. Mrs. Karrh was born in Hamilton. She graduated from West Texas State Teachers College in 1938. She taught science in rural areas and also taught in adult education for Plainview Independent School District for six years. She was active many years in the Travel Study Club, Women's Forum, Plainview Women's Club, AAUW, American Cancer Society, Daughters of the American Revolution and Hale County Extension Homemakers clubs. Mrs. Karrh was a member of First Baptist Church, the Pastor's Class, Painters Club and Covenant Hospital Plainview Auxiliary. She married Tom W. Karrh in 1939. He died in 1985. Survivors include a son, Dr. Larry Karrh of Plainview; a daughter, Rebecca Isbell of Fort Worth; a sister, Lucille Bailey of Dickinson; a brother, George McAnelly of Clinton, Ala.; four grandchildren; two great-grandsons; and Shirley Danner of Arizona, whom Mrs. Karrh raised. The family suggests memorials be to Texas Tech Alzheimer's Disease Research Department; First Baptist Church Building Fund; or Covenant Hospital Plainview Auxiliary. Amarillo Globe-Times, Feb. 4, 2000 Amarillo Services will be 10 a.m. today in Rader Funeral Home in Longview. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Roy Kornegay, director of missions of Amarillo Baptist Association, officiating. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mrs. Harkins was born in Thurber. She lived in Richardson and was a Longview resident. She owned Lollypop Preschool, Castle Care and Western Street Day Care in Amarillo and private preschools in Vernon and Pampa. She was the director of the Liquid Paper Corporation Child Care Center in Dallas and helped design and build the facility in 1972. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Lytton Harkins, in 1964. Survivors include two sons, Lee L. Harkins Jr. of Hillsboro and Larry Harkins of Missouri City; two daughters, Kay Hunt of Atlanta and Jan Barth of Longview; a sister, Mrs. Harold R. Newth of Fort Worth; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Viola Gallegos Viola Gallegos, 61, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000. Rosary service will be at 6 p.m. Sunday in Rector Funeral Home Chapel, 2800 S. Osage St., with Deacon Hector Gallegos officiating. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Rosendo Herrera officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Gallegos was born in Las Vegas, N.M., and moved to Amarillo from Tucumcari in 1947. She graduated from St. Mary's Academy and from Amarillo College of Hair Dressing. She retired as a hair dresser. She was a volunteer for Catholic Family Service as a worker for Inter-Faith Hunger Project. She was a Lady Guadalupana and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. She married John Gallegos in 1956. Survivors include her husband; a son, George Gallegos of Amarillo; a daughter, Elaine Mercer of Amarillo; a sister, Carmen Sena of Amarillo; and three grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to the Kidney Foundation. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Alice Tarbox Alice Tarbox, 89, of Amarillo, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Jim Giaoutsos, pastor of Amarillo Bible Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Tarbox was born in Cloud Croft, Okla. She had been a resident of Amarillo since 1935. She owned and operated a beauty shop in Pleasant Valley. She also taught at Child Evangelism Fellowship. She married Clyde Tarbox in 1976 at Amarillo. Survivors include her husband; and a sister, Esther Garner of Paris, Ark. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Jack Roberts Koesjan Jack Roberts Koesjan, 78, of Amarillo, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. Services will be at 4 p.m Monday in Washington Avenue Christian Church with the Rev. Jim Shelburne, pastor, officiating. Private burial will be in Llano Cemetery with military rites by Altus Air Force Base. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Koesjan was born in Los Angeles, Calif. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1938. In 1962, he retired from the Air Force. He later retired from the U.S. Postal Service. He married Chieko Horita in 1950 at Fukuoka, Ken, Japan. Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Lily Goodin of Midland, Bobby Purcell, Jan Cato and Sandy Whitlow, all of Amarillo; one sister, Barbara Koesjan of Charlotte, N.C.; and six grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to Washington Avenue Christian Church Family Service Center, 3800 S. Washington, Amarillo, Texas 79110. The family will be at 2609 S. Harrison. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Billy Bumpas Billy "Bump" Bumpas, 71, of Amarillo died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Llano East Cemetery with Pastor Roger Green of Sunray Bible Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Road. Mr. Bumpas was a life-long resident of Amarillo. He worked as an iron worker in construction. Survivors include two daughters, Pamela K. Fritts of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Shellie Taylor of Amarillo; two brothers, David Bumpas of Georgetown and Kenneth Bumpas of Sunray; a sister, Jane Bumpas of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be until time of the service Monday. The family will be at 2822 Magnolia. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Roy Jewel Phillips Roy Jewel Phillips, 74, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000. Graveside services will at 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery with Troy Bohn, pastor of Dayspring Ministries, officiating. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Road. Mr. Phillips worked as a painter in a body shop until his retirement. He married Vera in 1947. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Lynda Tomlinson, Lynita Roberson, and Darla Haddox, all of Amarillo; a son, Howard Phillips of Amarillo; a brother, Lloyd Phillips of Abilene; a sister, Estelle Barker of Yuma, Ariz.; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1208 S. Buchanan. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Oklahoma Minnie McCaslin GUYMON, Okla. - Minnie McCaslin, 90, formerly of Guymon, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000, in Elkhart, Kan. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Terry Armstrong officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mrs. McCaslin was born in Gainesville, Texas. She grew up in the Hardesty area and moved to Guymon in 1925. She worked as a nurse for Memorial Hospital from 1949 until her retirement in 1985. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and taught Sunday school. She moved to Elkhart four years ago. Mrs. McCaslin was preceded in death by three husbands, Alfred J. Robinson, Robert Lee Smith and R.A. McCaslin; and four children, John Charles Robinson, Arthur James Robinson, Francis Loraine Robinson and Florence Lea Robinson. Survivors include two sons, Alfred J. Robinson of Elkhart and Fred Robinson of Guymon; a daughter, Pauline Thompson of Manter, Kan.; four sisters, Sadie Bailey of Guymon, Marie Laneer of Oklahoma City, Mary Alice Cookson of Tahlequah and Ruth Carson of Texas City, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Ronald McDonald House in Amarillo; or to the Church of the Nazarene in Guymon. Memorials will be accepted at Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 E. Lee Nichols Jr. GOODWELL, Okla. - E. Lee Nichols Jr., 82, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Panhandle Centenary United Methodist Church with the Rev. Greg Keith officiating. Burial will be in Texhoma Cemetery with arrangement by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home of Texhoma. Mr. Nichols attended Texhoma schools and graduated from PAMC in 1939. He did graduate work at the University of Nebraska in Omaha. In 1940, he worked at Liberty National Bank in Oklahoma City. He enlisted in the 8th Army Air Corp. He was stationed in England and assigned as a staff sergeant with B-17, 91st Bomber Group, 324th squadron. He was discharged in 1945. He was employed as college registrar and business manager. He also worked at the Lumber Mart in Guymon. He was a member of the Blue Lodge; York Rite; Royal Arch; Consistory - Guthrie 32nd degree; Commandry; India Temple Shrine - Oklahoma City; Order of Eastern Star - past patron; Lion's Club; and Panhandle Centenary United Methodist Church. He served on the Goodwell school board and was past president of the Texas and Cimarron County Retired Educators Association. He was treasurer of the OPSU Methodist Student Center. He was the Goodwell city treasurer. He married Elizabeth Cameron in 1946 at Texhoma. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Barbara Kuykendall of Beaver and Susanne McMinn of Solon, Iowa; a son, John Lee Nichols of Amarillo; a sister, Betty Slaughter of Grand Prairie, Texas; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggest memorials be to the heart fund or cancer fund and may be left with the Dawson-Welch Funeral Home, Texhoma, Okla. 73949. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000 Elsewhere Mae Slaughter BOGOTA - Mae Beatrice Woodall Maynard Slaughter, 93, formerly of Bogata, died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Wood Funeral Homes Chapel with the Rev. Park Robertson officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery. Mrs. Slaughter was born in Deport. She married Cub B. Maynard in 1924. He died in 1965. She married Elmer Slaughter in 1982 at Amarillo. He died in 1988. She also was preceded in death by two sons and a daughter. Survivors include 10 daughters, Maybelle Bean, Frances Ello and Susie Poindexter, all of California, Rhoda Whitworth of Tulia, Faye McMiller and Jimmie Boss, both of Amarillo, Martha Lucas and Stella Wooten Anderson, both of Blossom, Shirley Abbitt of Bogata and Katie Collacoat of Bentley, Okla.; five sons, W.C. Maynard of California, Travis Maynard of Bogata, Cub Maynard of Detroit, Earl Maynard of Frogville and Wylie Maynard of Ben Wheeler; 62 grandchildren; 93 great-grandchildren; 31 greatgreat-grandchildren; two great-great-greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-greatgreat-grandchild. Amarillo Daily News, Feb. 5, 2000