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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 ==================================================================== Ruby Irene Isom PAMPA - Ruby Irene Williams Isom, 86, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Lexington Cemetery at Lexington, Okla., with the Rev. Donna Compton, pastor of First Christian Church in Purcell, Okla., officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Isom was born in Pawhuska, Okla., and moved to Pampa in 1952. She was a homemaker and a member of First Christian Church. She married Lewis Isom in 1931 at Pawhuska. He died in 1971. Survivors include a son, Lewis Cass Isom Jr. of St. Louis; two daughters, Shirley Ann McCarty of Ada, Okla., and Gloria May Isom of Tulsa, Okla.; a stepson, William Isom of Tulsa; a sister, Lela Williams of St. Petersburg, Fla.; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Jose Carmen Suarez FLOYDADA - Jose Carmen Suarez, 78, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000. Rosary was recited at 6 p.m. Sunday in Memorial Chapel at Moore-Rose White Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today in St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church with Father John Ohlig as celebrant. Burial will be in Floydada Cemetery. Mr. Suarez was born in Zacatecas, Mexico and moved to Floydada in 1963. A retired farmer, he was a member of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Maria Suarez; four sons, Manuel Suarez, Martin Suarez and Joe Suarez, all of Floydada, and Jesse Suarez of Levelland; eight daughters, Toni Martinez of Annona, Maria Matilde Martinez of Clarksville, Martina Santos and Elisa Medrano, both of Round Rock, Carmen Alvarez and Lupe Rivas, both of Floydada, Janie Guerrero of Mission, and Linda Venzant of Midland; a brother, Polo Suarez of Zacatecas; a sister, Alejandrina Flores of Zacatecas; 34 grandchildren; and 19 greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Mary F. Cantrell PAMPA - Mary F. Cantrell, 79, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Colonial Chapel at Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors with Tim Walker, minister of Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Cantrell was born in Carson County and graduated from Miami High School in 1938. In Pampa, she was assistant manager of Sears & Roebuck and a member of Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons, C.E. Cantrell of San Antonio and Paul Cantrell of New York City; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Helen Stocks HEREFORD - Helen Stocks, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Rose Chapel at Gililland-Watson Funeral Home with family members officiating. Private burial will be in West Park Cemetery. Mrs. Stocks was born in Texas. She worked as a bookkeeper for Doug's Appliance, Pitman Elevator of Sims and First National Bank of Hereford. She also drove a bus for Walcot School. A Baptist, she taught Sunday school at the church in Bippus Community. Survivors include a sister, Evelyn LeFever of Las Vegas; three nieces, Janell Debri of Amarillo, and Charlene Pietsek and Mary Ruth Baird, both of Hereford; and a nephew, Joe Weaver of Dumas. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice; or Cal Farley's Boys Ranch. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Irene Billingsley CHILDRESS - Irene Mitchell Billingsley, 97, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000, in Mesquite. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Childress Cemetery with Mr. Robert Carter officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Billingsley was born in Childress. A homemaker, she worked as a caregiver and was a member of the Church of Christ. She moved to Mesquite in 1993. Survivors include a daughter, Clara B. Knight of Dallas; a brother, Floyd H. Mitchell of Las Vegas; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Christian Care Center, 1000 Wiggins Parkway, Mesquite, TX 75150. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 George Moffitt BORGER - George Moffitt, 58, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Southern Baptist Church at Fritch with the Rev. Calvin Winters of the church and the Rev. David Langden of Bunavista Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors. Mr. Moffitt was born in Amarillo and was a longtime resident of Borger. He was a member of the Power Committee and worked as a Stillman Operator at Phillips Petroleum Co. He was a member of Bunavista Baptist Church. Survivors include Pat Moffitt of Borger; four sons, Larry Moffitt of Borger, Lorne Moffitt of Austin, Layne Moffitt of Bushland, and Lance Moffitt of Fritch; three brothers, Herschel Moffitt of Borger, Tommy Moffitt of Denton, and Paul Moffitt of Lubbock; and five grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Loraine Watson CANADIAN - Loraine Watson, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors with Roger Smelser, minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Watson was a longtime resident of Canadian and moved to Lubbock from Bracketville in 1996. She worked for Redd Hill on the Big Bull Ranch and as a dietitian at the Abraham Memorial Home. She married Jim Watson in 1968 at Reno, Nev. He died in 1993. Survivors include two daughters, Lou House of Angel Fire, N.M., and Lucky Goodwin of Canadian; a son, Dan Doak of Wrangle, Alaska; a stepson, Jim Watson of Blanchard, Okla.; four sisters, Joy Horton of Terrebonne, Ore., Vera Rose of St. Mary's Idaho, Arlene Clark of McCall, Idaho, and Mary Granger of Shady Cove, Ore.; a brother, Lyle Pope of Prospect, Ore.; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Hemphill County Hospice, 1020 S. 4th, Canadian, TX 79014; or Abraham Memorial Home, 803 Birch, Canadian, TX 79014. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Effie Russell PADUCAH - Effie Russell, 96, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 2000, in Crosbyton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Byron Garrison of Plainview officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery by Seigler Funeral Home. Mrs. Russell was born in Collin County and was a longtime resident of Cottle County. A homemaker, she was a member of First United Methodist Church and a former Sunday school teacher. She married Irby Russell in 1920 at Paducah. He died in 1972. Survivors include a son, Garland Russell of Houston; a daughter, Mary Fields of Paducah; five grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Cruz Ruiz Tapia DIMMITT - Cruz Ruiz Tapia, 89, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in the Church of God of the First Born with Fernando Fernandez officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Directors. Mrs. Tapia was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God of the First Born. Her husband, Louis Tapia, died in 1982. Survivors include a son, Joe Tapia of Dimmitt; a brother, Steve Ruiz of Springfield, Mo.; and a grandchild. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Ben McIntyre SPEARMAN - Ben McIntyre, 73, formerly of Canadian, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in McIntyre-Christner Family Cemetery in Roberts County with the Rev. William Dale Nix officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mr. McIntyre was born in Houston and grew up in Canadian, where he attended schools. After graduating from the New Mexico Military Institute, he served in the Army and returned to Canadian to work on the family farm and ranch. He was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Amarillo and past president of Panhandle Livestock Association and Perryton Country Club. He also served on the board of directors of Camp Cactus. He married Nancy Lee Ford in 1962. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Edward McIntyre of Roberts County and Ford Hartman of Sante Fe, N.M.; two daughters, Mary McIntyre-Ladd of Boulder, Colo., and Nanette McIntyre of Amarillo; a sister, Mary Kathryn Christner of Wheeler; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Panhandle Livestock Association, P.O. Box 101, Canadian, TX 79014; or Camp Cactus, P.O. Box 30758, Amarillo, TX 79120. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Amarillo Maurice Wilfred Bergeron Maurice "Berg" Wilfred Bergeron, 70, formerly of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2000. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in the chapel at Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St., with Father John Hickey of St. Martin Catholic Church officiating. Mr. Bergeron was born in Goffstown, N.H., and was a longtime resident of Amarillo. A Catholic, he served with the Army and was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He worked as a truck driver. Survivors include his wife, Tarsylla, of Lehigh Acres, Fla.; three daughters, Cheryl Bergeron of Springfield, Ill., Denise Maurice of Lehigh Acres, and Andrea Bergeron of Massachusetts; a son, Rick Bergeron of Massachusetts; a brother, Richard Bergeron of Carlsbad, N.M.; and six grandchildren. The body will not be available for viewing. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Gladys E. Buttel Gladys E. Buttel, 89, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Mausoleum East at Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Jack Cox officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Buttel was born in Hereford. A resident of Amarillo since 1947, she worked as a technical clerk at Pantex. She was a member of Order of Eastern Star No. 986, Rebekah Lodge, Pythian Sisters, Royal Neighbors of America and the Amarillo Senior Citizens Association. Her husband, George Edward Buttel, died in 1994. Survivors include two sons, Jerry D. Buttel of Charleston, S.C., and Frederick W. Buttel of Goshen, Ind.; a brother, Walter J. Hopper of Amarillo; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Lois Almond Lois Almond, 79, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Pavillard Baptist Church with Dr. James Garten of the church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave. Mrs. Almond was born in Turkey and moved to Amarillo from Shepperd. A retired interior decorator, she was a member of Pavillard Baptist Church. She married Allen Almond in 1944. He died in 1982. Survivors include four sisters, Flora Cogdill of Amarillo, Flois Brittain of Grants, N.M., Eveleigh Rogers of Lubbock, and Loreta Hook of Onalaska. The family suggests memorials be to Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association, Panhandle Chapter, 2200 W. 7th, Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Michael Wain Hamby Michael Wain "Bones" Hamby, 37, of Amarillo, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Pioneer Chapel at N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. with the Rev. D.R. Chisum of Northwest Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Hamby was born in Hereford, grew up in Dumas and graduated from Dumas High School in 1981. He worked for Manufacturing Solutions/Owens Corning Fiberglas and was a member of First Baptist Church in Dumas. He married Frances Nelson in 1992 at Dumas. They moved to Amarillo in June. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Kassandra Marie Hamby of Amarillo; a son, Jason Al Bryce Hamby of Amarillo; his mother, Gail Sumrow of Amarillo; his parents, Harold and Kathy Hamby of Dumas; three sisters, Donna Hamby and Shannon Jefferies, both of Amarillo, and Shay Patterson of Lubbock. The family will be at 2918 N. Grand. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Steve Hyde Steve Hyde, 44, of Lake Tanglewood, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Lake Tanglewood Community Church with the Rev. Roger Hubbard officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Hyde was born in Lawton, Okla., and attended Amarillo College and Arizona State University. A Baptist, he worked at Pantex and as a mechanical estimator for H&S Mechanical. Survivors include two daughters, Whitney Hyde of Amarillo and Kristin Hubbell of Dallas; his father, Homer Hyde of Amarillo; and a sister, Lynda Murphy of Dallas. The family will be at 510 North Shore in Lake Tanglewood and suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Joe Procter Joe Procter, 87, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Pioneer Chapel at N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. K. Ray McDowell, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Procter was born in Amarillo. A lifetime resident, he worked as a conductor for the Santa Fe Railway before his retirement. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He married Connie Maley in 1945 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; and a son, Rick Procter of Cape Girardeau, Mo. The family will be at 6900 Canterbury Place. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Canyon Jim Wright Jim Wright, 78, of Canyon, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000. No services are scheduled. Burial will be private. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mr. Wright was born in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Wright; a daughter; three stepdaughters; three stepsons; and six grandchildren. The body will not be available for viewing. The family suggests memorials be to Camp Billy Joe Christian Youth Camp, P.O. Box 386, Boise City, OK 73933. Mail cards and letters to Rt. 2, Box 243, Canyon, TX 79015. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Oklahoma Delpha Dain GUYMON, Okla. - Delpha Davis Dain, 86, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Liberal, Kan. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Morning Star United Methodist Church at Hough with the Rev. Gary Shryock, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Liberal Cemetery at Liberal, Kan. by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mrs. Dain was born in Boyd and graduated from Turpin High School. After receiving her teaching degree in 1935 from Panhandle State University, she taught kindergarten and first grade in the Guymon School System. In 1975, she was chosen Teacher of the Year of Texas County and in 1978, Beta Sigma Phi's Woman of the Year. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Omega Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma and Morning Star Methodist Church, where she was the organist. She married C.E. Dain in 1939. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Marcia Yancey of Guymon and Dixie Ehrlich of Stillwater; two sisters, Lucille Myers of Liberal and Betty Janzen of Mission, Texas; two brothers, LaVerne Davis of Balko and Harold Davis of Windsor, Mo.; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A memorial fund has been established for the Morning Star Methodist Church or the Oklahoma Lions Eye Bank and may be sent to Henson-Novak Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Kansas Keith M. Pucket ULYSSES, Kan. - Keith M. Pucket, 80, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Shelton Memorial Christian Church with the Rev. Bill Harrold officiating. Burial will be in Ulysses Cemetery by Garnand Funeral Home. Mr. Pucket was born in Larned and had lived in Ulysses since 1927. A farmer, he was a former 4-H leader and active in the American Agriculture Movement. He married Ida L. Moore in 1947 at Ulysses. She died in 1988. Survivors include two sons, Steven K. Pucket of Lakin and Daryl M. Pucket of Ulysses; a daughter, Beverly Ann Coffey of Amarillo, Texas; two brothers, Cecil Pucket and Dale Pucket, both of Ulysses; and eight grandchildren. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until noon today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association, c/o Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant, Ulysses, KS 67880. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Elsewhere Darliene Anna Watson FAIRFAX, Va. - Darliene Anna Keeney Watson, 71, formerly of Amarillo, Texas, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, in Fairfax. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairfax Presbyterian Church. Arrangements are by Advent Funeral Services of Falls Church. Mrs. Watson was born in Amarillo, Texas. After graduating from Amarillo High School, she attended Amarillo College, the Chicago Art Institute and the Maiden Bridge School of Art. In 1952, she received a bachelor's of fine art degree from the University of Colorado, where she was a member of the National Honor Art Fraternity. She moved to Fairfax in 1968. An artist and homemaker, she taught art and was an illustrator, painter and juror and co-owner of the Herndon Old Town Gallery and the Watercolor Room in Occoquan. She won the Suni-e Society's Consul General of Japan Award (first prize) for her paintings "Last of the Lotus" and "Early Snow". "Early Snow" later became part of the permanent collection of the Chung Cheng Art Gallery in St. John's University at Jamaica, N.Y. She is listed in Who's Who in American Art, 13th edition; The World's Who's Who, 8th edition; and Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 20th edition. Mrs. Watson was a member of Fairfax Presbyterian Church in Fairfax and Westminster Presbyterian Church in Amarillo. She married David Alton Watson in 1952 at Amarillo. Her son, Gregory Paul Watson, died in 1992. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Kendra Diane Watson Mendenhall of Rockwall, Texas, and Kathryn Annette Watson of Fairfax; a son, Steven Eric Watson of Ashburn; a sister, Marisa G. Keeney of Taylors, S.C.; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Northern Virginia, P.O. Box 651, McLean, VA 22101, (703) 525-0686; or Alzheimer's Association of Northern Virginia, 10201 Lee Highway, Suite 210, Fairfax, VA 22030, (703) 359-4440. Amarillo Daily News Dec. 11, 2000 Syble E. Milson ODESSA - Syble E. Milson, 79, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in the chapel at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Milson was born in Wilson, Okla. A seamstress and interior designer, she was a member of Eisenhower Church of Christ, Rebekah Lodge and Royal Neighbors. She moved to Odessa from Midland in 1971. Survivors include a son, Jim Milson of Odessa; a daughter, Patricia Moore of Midland; five brothers, A.G. Flippin of Vega, and Ray Flippin, Harold Flippin, Gene Flippin and Bobby Flippin, all of Amarillo; a sister, Hazel Morton of Amarillo; and three grandchildren.