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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; Monday, August 15, 2000, 5:25 AM TULIA - Lois E. Painter, 89, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000, in Denver City. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Magnolia Baptist Church at Crawford, Okla., with Dr. James E. DeWese, retired Baptist minister from Plainview, officiating. Burial will be in Silent Home Cemetery at Roll, Okla. Mrs. Painter was born in Crawford. She was a homemaker. She lived in Phillips from 1940 to 1967. She then moved to Tulia, where she was a member of First Baptist Church and was active with her Sunday school class. She married D.L. "Roy" Painter in 1932 at Crawford. He died in 1967. Survivors include a son, Bob Painter of Denver City; a daughter, Carol Painter of Pampa; two brothers, Altus Keahey of White Deer and Leon Keahey of Crawford; a sister, Audrey Rorabough of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; six grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church scholarship fund. PERRYTON - Robert F. "Bob" Drake, 87, formerly of Perryton, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Steve Ulrey, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery. Mr. Drake was born in Sharon, Okla., and moved to the Perryton area in 1946. He owned and operated Drake's Best Way Grocery Store from 1946 until 1973. In 1998 he moved to Grand Prairie. He was a member of Perryton Jaycees and Chamber of Commerce. He was a Mason and a past president of the Rotary Club. He worked with the Boy Scouts and served many years as treasurer at First United Methodist Church. He married Edna Goodman in 1938 at Guymon, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Roberta Barton of Amarillo; two sons, Harry Drake of Grand Prairie and Grant Drake of Bridgeport; four sisters, Rachel Munson of Fort Supply, Okla., Cleta Jessup and Coeta Murry, both of Oklahoma City, and Geneva Howard of San Antonio; a brother, Ray Drake of Denver; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. PAMPA - Dell R. Rich, 70, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Jim Teeter, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery at Memphis. Mr. Rich was born in Memphis. He graduated from Memphis High School in 1948 and attended West Texas State University in Canyon, where he played football. He worked 10 years as an operator for Diamond Shamrock-Exxon in Dumas. He moved to Pampa in 1960 and worked for Dyer's Bar-B-Que and Hoagies Deli. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Rich of Dallas and John Rich of Midland; a daughter, Judy Echerd of Bakersfield, Calif.; two brothers, Vernon Rich of Pampa and G.D. Rich of Lovington, N.M.; three sisters, Neva Dyer of Pampa, Betty Cooke of Palestine and Marie Olivolo of Woodward, Okla.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. BORGER - Lily Mae Stone, 83, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Brown Funeral Directors Chapel of Fountains with Richard Kasko officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery. Mrs. Stone was born in Newport, Ark. She lived in Borger 55 years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sanford Lee Stone, in 1992. Survivors include a daughter, Juanita Manasco of Borger; a brother, Alton Koettel of Newport; a sister, Cleo Davenport of Borger; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. BORGER - Anna Lea O'Grady, 103, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Highland Park Cemetery, Resthaven Garden with the Rev. Alan Williamson officiating. Arrangements are by Mintonƒ/ƒChatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. O'Grady was born in Dekalb County, Mo., and lived in Borger 45 years, moving from Pampa. She was an artist and a member of the Christian Church. She was living in Amarillo at the time of her death. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee O' Grady, in 1956; and by a daughter, Colleen McMullen. Survivors include a daughter, Rosalie Johnson of Amarillo; two grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Foundation. MCLEAN - Opal Ernestine "Teen" Davis, 81, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Heald Methodist Church with the Rev. Thacker Haynes officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery by Lamb Funeral Home. Mrs. Davis was a lifelong resident of the McLean area. She was a homemaker and worked with her husband on the farm. She was a member of Heald Methodist Church. She married William Arthur "Ott" Davis in 1937 at Oklahoma City. He died in 1999. Survivors include three daughters, Jacquline Younger of Amarillo, Jana Davis of Canyon and Rhonda Graham of McLean; two sisters, Gwyn Clement of Pampa and Claudine Thomas of Albuquerque, N.M.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Heald Methodist Church. The family will receive visitors at Mrs. Davis's home. PERRYTON - Bill Clark, 72, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the People's Chapel with Gib Clark, retired minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Clark was born in Perryton and lived there the past 15 years. During World War II he served in the Army. He was a member of the People's Chapel in Perryton. He married Joyce Sudduth in 1950. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Toni Clark, in 1966. Survivors include his wife; a son, Billy Lynn Clark of Conesus, N.Y.; a daughter, Tonya McNely of Perryton; six brothers, Bob Clark of Albany, Ore., Dick Clark and Loy Clark, both of Colorado Springs, Colo., Don Clark and Gib Clark, both of Denver and Larry Clark of Burleson; two sisters, Audene Holland of Pratt, Kan., and Arjean Stanfield of Laramie, Wyo.; and four grandchildren. SPEARMAN - Marjorie Curtis, 80, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, in Pampa. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Fairview Cemetery at Pampa with Dr. Edwin Cooley, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mrs. Curtis was born in Pampa and graduated from Pampa High School. She moved to Spearman in 1931. She was a homemaker and a member of First Methodist Church of Spearman. She was a past member of the 20th Century Club and the Gladiola Flower Club. Survivors include a son, Terry Curtis of Durango, Colo.; and a granddaughter. The family suggests memorials be to Hospice of Spearman. HEREFORD - Gilberto Herrera, 85, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. today and Wednesday in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in La Iglesia de San Jose with the Rev. Adalberto Ramirez, O.F.M. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery. Mr. Herrera was born in Vasuchil, Chihuahua, Mexico. He attended school in Mexico. He moved to Hereford in 1957 from Mexico. He retired from Santa Fe Railway. He was a member of La Iglesia de San Jose. He married Tomasa Salmon in 1934 at Mexico. She died in 1986. Survivors include eight daughters, Bertha Herrera of Mexico, Amanda Gonzales of Alamogordo, N.M., Elvira Morales, Yolanda Herrera, Rosemary Herrera and Maggie Orta, all of Hereford, Graciela Huerta of Garden City, Kan., and Leticia Arellano of Dumas; two sons, Gilberto Herrera of Amarillo and Manuel Herrera of Dumas; 35 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Sammy Denney, 74, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Willow Cemetery at Willow, Okla. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Denney was born in Willow. During World War II he served with the Navy as a boatswain's mate third class on the USS Tazewell. He was a member of Bell Avenue Church of Christ. He married Lorene Stowe in 1943 at Cheyenne, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Sammy Jo Frasier of Amarillo; two sons, Bobby G. Denney of Fort Worth and Randy K. Denney of Gunter; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176 or West View Boy's Home, P.O. Box 553, Hollis, OK 73550-9901. H.P. Davis, 72, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000. No services are planned. Cremation and arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Davis was born in Abilene, Kan. He moved to Amarillo from Abilene, Texas in 1950. He worked as an installer for Western Electric for 40 years, retiring in 1983. He married Winnie Coker in 1949. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Peggy Melton of Sparks, Nev., Susan O'Neill and Catherine Davis, both of Amarillo; a sister, Arvilla Horton of Falls Church, Va.; a brother, Frank Davis of Carlsbad, N.M.; and one grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Clarence "Pete" Clayton, 78, of Amarillo, died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Mount Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. V.P. Perry, pastor, and Elder A.L. Gipson of Jerusalem Church of God in Christ officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Golden Gate Mortuary, 1416 N. Hughes St. Mr. Clayton was born in Ralls. He was a longtime Amarillo resident and retired after 20 years with Amarillo Independent School District. He married Jessie Cleaver in 1973. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Shirley Jean White of Cleburne; three stepsons, Floyd Cleaver, Danny Cleaver and Dwight Cleaver, all of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Elaine Berry of Arlington; 28 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Judy Ann Stewart, 55, of Amarillo, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Sister Mary Morrissey of Crown of Texas Hospice and David Pool officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Ms. Stewart was born in Amarillo. She was a homemaker and a clerk. She married Robert Stewart in 1965 at Amarillo. Survivors include three daughters, Lisa Cox and Nena Buchanan, both of Amarillo and Dawna Whitner of Arlington; five sisters, Faye New and Pam Green, both of Amarillo, Mary Wilson of Mesquite, Charlotte Dyer of Quinlan and Bonnie Baldwin of Garland; two brothers, Leroy Williams of Tulsa, Okla., and Wayne Brazil of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. James "Jim" Noland, 85, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Llano Mausoleum with Dr. G.A. Roach, director of pastoral care at Northwest Texas Healthcare System, officiating. Entombment will be in Llano Mausoleum by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mr. Noland was born in Floyd County and raised in Summerfield. He worked for Santa Fe Railway and retired as a conductor in 1979. He volunteered for the Northwest Texas Hospital Auxiliary for 17´ years, serving as gift shop chairman and assistant treasurer. He was a 32nd Degree Mason. He was a member of Palo Duro Masonic Lodge, where he served as past master. He was a member of the Scottish Rite and Polk Street United Methodist Church. He married Kathelene Wade in 1939 at Santa Rosa, N.M. He was preceded in death by a daughter. Survivors include his wife; a son, Joe Noland of Houston; two daughters, Kathy Thomas of Amarillo and Sally Noland of Moline, Ill.; two brothers, J.B. Noland of Hereford and Otho Noland of Amarillo; a sister, Eva Lookingbill of Summerfield; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Northwest Texas Healthcare System Auxiliary or Polk Street United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Thomas W. Ritchey, 75, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in San Jacinto Church of Christ with Mike Suiter, pulpit minister, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mr. Ritchey was born in Lockney. He was a longtime resident of Amarillo. He retired from Baldwin Trucking Co. as a truck driver. He was a member of San Jacinto Church of Christ. He married Inez Hinsley in 1950 at Carlsbad, N.M. She died in 1998. Survivors include a son, Vernon Ritchey; three daughters, Ora Dee Johnson of Yukon, Okla., and Wanda Nelson and Donna Bilbrey, both of Amarillo; a brother, Fred L. Ritchey of Longview; two sisters, Aline Spies of Hallsville and Deanna Lockmiller of Ranchville, N.M.; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home. The body will be available for viewing from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. J.B. Pair, 82, of Amarillo, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Greg Waggoner, pastor of Bible Baptist Temple, officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Pair was born in Happy and was a longtime resident of Amarillo. He was a truck driver for Bob Blair Cattle Trucking, Benton Cattle Trucking and Alford Trucking. After retiring he worked as a school crossing guard. He was a Baptist. He married Virginia Bennett in 1938 at Canyon. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Sharon Dickson of Amarillo and Beverly Salazar and Tracy Pair, both of Canon City, Colo.; a sister, Sue Ann Marler of Hallsville; a brother, Kenneth Pair of Amarillo; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Center. Frank J. Fisher Jr., 74, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Field, pastor of Southeast Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. Fisher was born in Klamath Falls, Ore. During World War II he served in the Marine Corps and received a Presidential Unit Citation with one bronze star. He lived in Amarillo more than 30 years. He was a diesel mechanic and owned rental properties. Survivors include a daughter, Diane Madrid of Albuquerque, N.M.; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Center. The family will be at 38280 Lenwood Drive. GUYMON, Okla. - Donald Richard "Rick"Ralstin Jr., 52, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Victory Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Chaffin, pastor, and the Rev. Quitman McCrory of Tulsa officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mr. Ralstin was born in Guymon. He graduated from high school in Guymon in 1966 and earned a business degree from Oklahoma Panhandle State University in 1971. He participated in the Reserve Officers Training Corps while in college and later served as a first lieutenant in the Army. He worked eight years as a salesman for Hinchey Ford. He was a member of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church. He married Joan Schmidt in 1969. Survivors include a son, Travis Ralstin of Guymon; a daughter, Tiffany Pierson of Guymon; his mother and stepfather, Bettie and Cecil Williams of Guymon; two brothers, Todd Ralstin of Oklahoma City and Monte Ralstin of Tucson; a grandmother, Ruth Beck of Guymon; three grandchildren; and his fiance, Moneka Potter of Oklahoma City. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home. TEXHOMA, Okla. - Nannie May Beall, 89, died Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000, in Guymon. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Foursquare Church at Guymon with Timothy Brittain, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Goodwell Cemetery at Goodwell by Dawson-Welch Funeral Home. Mrs. Beall was born in Lilydale, Tenn. She had been a restaurant cook. She married Alvin Garrett Beall in 1935 at Mangum. He died in 1939. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara J. Hundley; and two sons, Garland Earnest Beall and Alvin Garrett Beall Jr. Survivors include three daughters, Bobbie Saenz of Oklahoma City, Shirley Taggart of Goodwell and Ann Beall of Wichita, Kan.; a sister, Helen Johnston of Amarillo; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.