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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; Wednesday, July 12, 2000, 6:26 AM Area Merle Hill CHILDRESS - Merle Hill, 78, formerly of Childress, died Monday, July 10, 2000, in Wichita Falls. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Johnson of San Augustine and the Rev. Jon Crosby of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Kirkland Cemetery by Johnson Funeral Home. Mrs. Hill was born in Greenwood. She was a longtime Childress resident before moving to Wichita Falls. She had been a restaurant owner and operator. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She married Sam R. "Bill" Hill in 1946 at Enid, Okla. He died in 1985. Survivors include three daughters, Nancy Bragg of Amarillo and Pat Bragg and Becky Young, both of Wichita Falls; a son, Ricky Dale Hill of Amarillo; a sister, June Johnson of Iowa; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Wayne McClanahan PLAINVIEW - Wayne McClanahan, 69, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, in Lubbock. Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in First Christian Church with the Rev. Dean McNamara, interim pastor of First Christian Church and chaplain of Vista Care Family Hospice, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. McClanahan was born and raised in Bangs. He graduated from Bangs High School. He served in the Air Force during the Korean War. In 1955 he married Rosalie Criswell at Portales, N.M. and they moved to Plainview. He managed White's Auto Store more than 30 years. He was a member of First Christian Church, where he served on the board and as deacon. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Lisa Allen of Muleshoe; two sons, Randal McClanahan of Plainview and Dr. Mark McClanahan of Lubbock; a brother, Albert Roy McClanahan of Bowie; three sisters, Judy Swagerty of Brownwood, Laverne Robinson of Arlington and Lois Connally of Plainview; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Cancer Society or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Willa Mae Reynolds DIMMITT - Willa Mae Reynolds, 86, formerly of Dimmitt, died Monday, July 10, 2000, in Bakersfield, Calif. Services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Rusty Dickerson, pastor, officiating. Burial was at Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill. Mrs. Reynolds was born in Hale County. She was a homemaker, a member of First United Methodist Church and a longtime member of Rebekah Lodge. In 1933 she moved from Dimmitt to Estelline. She lived with her daughter in Bakersfield the past three years. She married Floyd Reynolds in 1933 at Amarillo. He died in 1977. She also was preceded in death by a son, Charles Reynolds, in 1950. Survivors include a daughter, Regene Blair of Bakersfield, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Pete Hensley PADUCAH - Pete Earl Hensley, 81, died Monday, July 10, 2000. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today in Guthrie Community Center at Guthrie with the Rev. Roy C. Keith, pastor of First Christian Church in Paducah, officiating. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home. Mr. Hensley was born in Guthrie and was a lifelong resident until moving to Paducah 15 years ago. He graduated from Guthrie High School in 1937. During World War II he served in the Army. He operated Hensley's Conoco in Guthrie for 24 years. He married Erma Manley in 1960 at Vernon. He was preceded in death by a stepson. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Charles Hensley of Ballinger and Larry Hensley of Fredericksburg; a stepson, Randy Ellis of Paducah; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Dick Henley PAMPA - Dick Henley, 51, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Central Baptist Church with the Rev. Norman Rushing, pastor of First Baptist Church of Childress, and the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Henley was born in Pampa and was a lifelong resident. He graduated from Pampa High School in 1968 and attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University at Alva, Okla. for four years. He was a member of Pampa Optimist Club, where he coached football, baseball and basketball. He was a member of Central Baptist Church. He was a volunteer with the Tralee Crisis Center and a volunteer supporter of Special Olympics. He married Cecelia DeWitt in 1985 at Pampa. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Chance Henley and Dylan Henley, both of the home, Doug Chitwood of Atoka, Okla., and Johnny Copenhaver of Mooreland, Okla.; a daughter, Calee Henley of the home; his father, Ed Henley of Pampa; and a sister, Linda Estes of Wheeler. The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Optimist Club, 601 E. Craven, Pampa, TX 79065; Tralee Crisis Center, 310 S. Cuyler, Pampa, TX 79065; or, Pampa Special Olympics, P.O. Box 2808, Pampa, TX 79066-2808. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Bessie Smith HEREFORD - Bessie Smith, 95, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in West Park Cemetery with Carmon Flood officiating. Arrangements are by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Ms. Smith was born in Hereford. In 1930 she became the first elected female in Deaf Smith County to serve as county treasurer. She held that office for 10 years and then served as secretary for the county commission. She was one of 17 charter members of the Herford Business and Professional Women's Club and a member of First Baptist Church. She married Leslie Smith in 1923 at Hereford. He died in 1929. Survivors include a daughter, Wanda Jones of Hereford; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and five great-greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to King's Manor Nursing Center. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Cruz Orona MORTON - Cruz Orona, 86, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday in St. Ann's Catholic Church by the Rev. Ricardo Salditos, pastor. Burial will be in Morton Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Orona was born in El Vado de Piedra, Mexico. He moved to Morton in 1963 from Pinon, N.M. He was a farm laborer and a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. He married Isabel Orosco in 1938 at Mexico. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Olivia Garcia, in 1995. Survivors include his wife; a son, Ismael Orona of Ulysses, Kan.; seven daughters, Carolina Lujan of Midland, Margarita Fuentes of Seminole, Maria Elena Saenz, Elva Guillen, Esnida Soliz, Maria Paula Martinez and Lilia Rodriquez, all of Morton; two sisters, Carmen Rios of Ojunga, Mexico and Josephine Grada of Midland; 36 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Amarillo HUNT Annie Hunt Annie Hunt, 83, of Amarillo, died Sunday, July 9, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Claude Tugwell officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Hunt was born in Cushing, Okla. She was a longtime resident of Amarillo and lived in Borger 17 years. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. Her first husband, Nimrod H. Norton, died in 1964. She also was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Houston Norton. She married Charlie Hunt in 1965 at Canyon. Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Judy Chapmon and Fayrene Sinclair, both of Amarillo, and Joyce Chapmon of Gainesville; a son, Dennie A. Hunt of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Rosie Wagner of California and Rachell Mason of Fort Worth; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Khiva Temple Travel Fund. Amarillo Globe-Times, July 11, 2000 New Mexico Mayme Jane Scarbrough CLOVIS, N.M. - Mayme Jane Scarbrough, 94, died Saturday, July 8, 2000, in Ardmore, Okla. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ed Abla officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Scarbrough was born in Wapanucka, Okla. She lived in Clovis and Levelland, Texas, before moving to Ardmore five years ago. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Scarbrough, in 1968. Survivors include a son, Teddy Gene Fite of Ardmore; two sisters, Loveta Flake of Levelland and Selma Boring of Clovis; four grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Leroy Kilmer MELROSE, N.M. - Leroy Kilmer, 79, died Monday, July 10, 2000. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Melrose Cemetery with the Rev. Lewis Johnson and the Rev. Coy Brewer officiating. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home in Clovis. Mr. Kilmer was born in Vaughan. He retired as a conductor for Santa Fe Railway after 50 years. He was a fiddler and a member of Blue Grass & Fiddlers Association. He was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Dortha Kilmer; four sons, Richard Kilmer of Eureka, Miss., Tommy Joe Franks of Portales, Kenneth Neal Franks of Odessa, Texas, and David Brown of Amarillo; six daughters, Joan Morris of Plano, Texas, Dortha Winch of Las Vegas, Nev., Dallas Draper and Melba Burdine, both of Melrose, Billie Sue Gray of Leonard, Texas, and Betty Lynn Hoskinson of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Ettie Samples of Haskell, Okla.; 23 grandchildren; and 20 greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Roy L. Dunn CLOVIS, N.M. - Roy L. Dunn, 84, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Steed-Todd Funeral Home Chapel with Bret McCasland and Van McCormick officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories. Mr. Dunn was born in Cameron. He retired as a carman welder for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife, Glena Martin Dunn; two sons, Larry Dunn of Sherman, Texas, and Denzil Dunn of Hobbs; two daughters, Gail Jones and JeTonne McCasland, both of Clovis; a sister, Lillian Grizzle of Silver City; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Oklahoma Darlene Goodloe GUYMON, Okla. - Darlene Hood Goodloe, 71, died Saturday, July 8, 2000, in Broken Arrow. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Victory Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Chaffin, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mrs. Goodloe was born in Okeene and lived in Guymon 24 years. She retired in 1989 as an office clerk in the civil service. She attended Victory Memorial United Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and was president of United Methodist Women. She was past Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, president of the Lioness Club, an officer in the Business and Professional Women's Organization, and a member of the Delphinium Garden Club. She was active at the Senior Citizen's Center and served as treasurer for four years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dardis Hood, in 1982; and by a son, Dardis Hood Jr., in 1981. Survivors include her husband, Richard G. Goodloe; a son, Kendall R. Hood of College Station, Texas; a daughter, Kathi Wortham of Broken Arrow; three stepchildren, Joyce Holland, Janice Allen and Bill Goodloe; five grandchildren; seven step-grandchildren; and three stepgreat-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the No Man's Land Senior Citizen's Center; Victory Memorial United Methodist Choir; or the American Cancer Society. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Bobby R. Clymer COLLINSVILLE, Okla. - Bobby R. Clymer, 66, died Monday, July 10, 2000, in Tulsa. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Collinsville Free Will Baptist Church. Committal service at 2 p.m. Thursday in Highland Cemetery at Okemah. Arrangements are by Collinsville Funeral Home. Mr. Clymer was born in Bristow. He lived in Collinsville the past seven years, moving from Broken Arrow, where he lived for 30 years. In 1996 he retired as a mechanic from American Airlines. He was a member of Collinsville Free Will Baptist Church, Broken Arrow Masonic Lodge No. 243 and Akdar Temple of Tulsa. He married Bea Necessary in 1979 at Broken Arrow. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Ricky G. Clymer of Chicago and Randy L. Necessary of Adair; three daughters, Toi A. Clymer of Tulsa, Okla., Deborah Necessary-Lattimore of Owasso and Julia Ardale of Broken Arrow; a brother, Dr. Bill Clymer of Amarillo; a sister, Betty Lunsford of Amarillo; and eight grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Elsewhere Alison Lee McLain COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Alison Lee McLain, 46, died in Colorado Springs. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church at Floydada, Texas, with the Rev. Wendell Horn, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Moore-RoseWhite Funeral Home of Floydada. Miss McLain was born in Lockney, Texas. She graduated from Floydada High School in 1972. She graduated cum laude from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, earning a bachelor's degree in studio art with an emphasis on printmaking and painting. In 1983 she moved to Colorado Springs from Lubbock and continued her studies and art career. She had displayed her work in regional and national art shows. She was a member of the Business of Arts Center and the Bridge Street Gallery, both in Colorado City. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Floydada. Survivors include her mother, Doris McLain of Floydada; a brother, Cliff McLain of Lubbock; and a sister, Marilyn Wood of Lindale, Texas. The family suggests memorials be to Friends of Library, c/o Route 2, Box 49, Floydada, TX 79235. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000 Lillie Leonard WICHITA FALLS - Lillie Bell Leonard, 84, died Monday, July 10, 2000, in Dallas. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church at Quanah with the Rev. Clinton Young, minister, officiating. Burial will be in the Kirkland Cemetery by Price-Jackson Funeral Home of Quanah. Mrs. Leonard was born in Cunningham. She was a homemaker. She lived in the Kirkland area until World War II and then lived in Pampa, Weatherford and Wichita Falls. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church in Weatherford and was active in Sunday school class. She was a member of Rio Brazos Ladies Club. She married Lawrence Alliston Leonard in 1932 at Hollis, Okla. He died in 1977. Survivors include a son, Larry Leonard of Rowlett; a daughter, Raydene Denman of Wichita Falls; a sister, Cordelia Poole of Quanah; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgrandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Harmony Baptist Church in Weatherford. Amarillo Daily News, July 12, 2000