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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, June 17, 2000, 6:58 AM Area Sarah Campbell FRIONA - Sarah Campbell, 20, formerly of Friona, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, in Amarillo. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dale Cain and Waide Messer officiating. Burial was in Friona Cemetery by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home. Miss Campbell was born in Friona. She graduated from Friona High School in 1998 and attended Southwest Texas State University at San Marcos. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and played on the tennis team in Friona. She earned her pilot's license at Clovis, N.M., in 1998. Survivors include her parents, Danny and Holly Campbell, both of Friona; two brothers, Dustin Campbell and Stephen Campbell, both of Friona; and three grandparents, Vernell Campbell, and Dale and Laura Hart, all of Friona. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 James Keith Romines PAMPA - James Keith Romines, 45, formerly of Pampa, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ with Ricky Martin officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Romines was born in Pampa. He graduated from Pampa High School. He was a self-taught artist and cartoonist. He was living in Amarillo at the time of his death. Survivors include two daughters, Amanda Romines of Dalhart and Layla Barrett of Arlington; his mother, Virginia Romines of Amarillo; two sisters, Penny McMillan of La Porte and Candace Sinyard of Pampa; a brother, Kent Romines of Austin; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Diabetes Association Potter / Randall Chapter, P.O. Box 50433, Amarillo, TX 79159. The body will not be available for viewing. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Phillip Feltz DUMAS - Phillip Feltz, 80, died Thursday, June 15, 2000. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Vince Kolb, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Feltz was born in Dalhart and grew up in Middlewell Community and Dumas. He graduated from Dumas High School and attended Texas Tech. During World War II, he served with the Army. He was a retired farmer and moved to Amarillo in 1977. Mr. Feltz was a bowler and a member of several leagues and championship teams. He competed in Dumas and Amarillo and in state and national tournaments. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Dumas. He is survived by a brother, Charles H. Feltz of Temecula, Calif. The family suggests memorials be to the Scholarship Fund at First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1118, Dumas, TX 79029; or Memorial Hospice, 224 E. Second, Dumas, TX 79029. The family will be at 1000 Avenue P in Sunray. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Ray J. Bryley MEMPHIS - Ray J. Bryley, 79, died Thursday, June 15, 2000. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Wright officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Memphis Funeral Home. Mr. Bryley was born in Valliant, Okla., and had lived in Memphis for 45 years. During World War II, he served in the Army. He was a farmer and a Mason. He married Pearline Deary in 1946 at Idabel, Okla. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Robbie Wright of El Mirage, Ariz., and Gloria Jones of Glendale, Ariz.; four sons, Billy Bryley of Memphis, Bobby Bryley of El Mirage, Charles Ray Bryley of Santa Clara, Calif., and Kenneth Bryley of Clarendon; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. The family will receive friends from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Marie Anderson FRITCH - Marie Anderson, 72, died Wednesday, June 7, 2000. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in BSA Hospice Chapel at Amarillo with Richard Dorsey, hospice chaplain, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Anderson was born in Adrian and was a lifetime area resident, having lived the past 25 years near Fritch. She was a Methodist and had worked as a clerk typist in an Amarillo library. Survivors include her husband, Houston Anderson; two sons, Dennis Smith and Nick Smith, both of Dallas; two daughters, Debbie Risinger of Oklahoma City and Lorie Smith of Austin; a sister, Edna Sousa of San Jose, Calif.; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Charlotte Josephine Darce PAMPA - Charlotte Josephine "Jo" Perkins Darce, 72, died Thursday, June 15, 2000, in Temple. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Todd Dyess, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Darce was born in Creston, N.C. She attended schools in Virginia. She moved from Louisiana to Pampa in 1961, and lived in St. Louis from 1980, returning to Pampa in 1994. She was active in the First United Methodist Church, the 20th Century Cotillion Study Club and the Good Samaritan Christian Services. She married Roland J. Darce in 1951 at Jonesboro, Ark. Mrs. Darce was preceded in death by two sons, Steve Williams and David Darce. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Linda Harder of Stillwater, Minn.; two sons, Phillip "Flip" Darce of Austin and Chad Darce of St. Louis; her mother, Mattie Combs of Malvern, Pa., three sisters, Jean Banz of Lusby, Md., Edna Latham of Malvern and Betsy Royal of Virginia; two brothers, Bill Perkins of Ohio and Clay Perkins of Palm Bay, Fla.; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Opportunity Plan Inc., Box 1035, Canyon, TX 79015-1035; or ALS Association of South Texas, David Darce Memorial, 6800 Park Ten Blvd., Suite 220 N, San Antonio, TX 78213. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Deana Ondracek BOOKER - Deana Ondracek, 81, died Friday, June 16, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl Thorell officiating. Burial will be in Sophia Cemetery by Good Samaritan Funeral Service. Mrs. Ondracek was born in Dayton, Ark. She attended a country school and later attended beauty school in Tulsa, Okla. She moved to Perryton and opened her own beauty shop. She married Albert Ondracek in 1945 at Liberal, Kan. They moved northeast of Darrouzett and farmed. She also operated her own beauty shop and sold Avon products. Mrs. Ondracek opened Ondracek's Country Furniture Store in 1965, retiring in 1992. Her husband died in 1993. She was a member of the United Methodist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Hughes of the Booker area; a sister, Alta Tucker of Wister, Okla.; three granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 L.D. Cox PAMPA - L.D. Cox, 82, died Friday, June 16, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Teeter, pastor of St. Paul United Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Cox was born in Cuyler and had been a resident of Pampa since 1976, moving from Amarillo. He served in the Army during World War II. He worked for Houston & Tinney Lumber, Pampa Concrete and Tejas Feeders. He was a Methodist. Mr. Cox married Florence Harrell in 1976. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Joy Sherrod, Sherry Russ and Pam Lane, all of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Beverly Taylor of Pampa; two sons, Larry Cox and Dennis Cox, both of Amarillo; a stepson, Leon Brewer of Pampa; a brother, Leroy Cox of Tulia; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Alzheimer's Association, Panhandle Chapter, 2200 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106; or the Coronado Health Care Center, 1504 W. Kentucky, Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Amarillo Bobbie Anstead Bobbie Anstead, 91, formerly of Amarillo, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, in Bentonville, Ark. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with Dr. Dana Moore, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Anstead was born in Montgomery County, and was raised in Amarillo, where she lived until moving to Bentonville three years ago. She had been a waitress. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Anstead; and by her son, George Clarence Woods, in 1983. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Justice of Arizona; three sisters, Vivian M. Wolfe of Denton, Jessie M. Ridenour of Bentonville and Juanita Davis of Amarillo; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 555 E. Hastings Ave., Amarillo, TX 79108. The family will be at 401 S. Georgia St. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Audrey Janell Sackett Audrey Janell Sackett, 59, of Amarillo, died Thursday, June 15, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Prince of Peace Lutheran Church with the Rev. John Elser, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery Garden Mausoleum by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Sackett was born in the Ancon Canal Zone of Panama. She was a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. She married Dan Sackett in 1959 at Albuquerque, N.M. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Tammie Nokes and Lucy Holmes, both of Amarillo; a son, Danny Sackett of Amarillo; a sister, Bobbie Bales of Las Vegas; her stepmother, Faydeen Goodwin of Midland; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Lung Association of Texas, 3520 Executive Center Drive, Suite G100, Austin, TX 78731-1698. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Carl H. Smith Carl H. Smith, 84, formerly of Amarillo, died Friday, June 16, 2000, in Ocean Springs, Miss. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday in Floral Hills at Gulfport, Miss. Arrangements are by BradfordO'Keefe Funeral Homes Inc. of Ocean Springs. Mr. Smith was born in Henrietta. He graduated from Pampa High School in Pampa and attended Cameron University at Oklahoma. He was a football player. He was a longtime resident of Amarillo and retired as a driver for New Mexico Transportation, in 1980. Mr. Smith had lived on the Gulf Coast for the past five years. He was a member of the Paramount Christian Church in Amarillo and the Masonic Lodge in Port Arthur. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris E. Smith; and by a daughter, Sandra Jones. Survivors include two daughters, Claudia Harrell of Gautier, Miss., and by Juanita Smith of Ocean Springs; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Caddie M. Williams Caddie M. Williams, 93, formerly of Amarillo and Slaton, died Thursday, June 15, 2000, in Midland. Services will be at 2 p.m. in Llano Cemetery of Amarillo with the Rev. Jim Garrett, of Polk Street United Methodist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Arrangements are by Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Mrs. Williams was born in Caddo, Okla. She had previously lived in Heck Switch, Dumas, Amarillo and Slaton before moving to Midland in 1994. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church. She married H.E. "Jack" Williams in 1927 at Sayre, Okla. He died in 1999. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty J. McLaughlin, in 1993. Survivors include a son, Harold Dean Williams of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a daughter, Frankie M. Simmons of Midland; four grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Midland Cerebral Palsy Center, 802 Ventura, Midland, TX 79705; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Canyon Douglas Wade Kohout Douglas Wade Kohout, 63, of Canyon, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Holley Funeral Home Chapel with Ron Sharp of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints and the Rev. Greg Barbee, Baptist minister of Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mr. Kohout was born in Stamford. He graduated from Stamford High School and attended Howard College at Big Spring. He worked for the Texas and Pacific Railway and lived in Big Spring, Fort Worth and Baird. He moved back to Stamford and worked for an electric company in Roby and Morton. He moved to Canyon in 1974, retiring in 1996. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Canyon. Mr. Kohout married Frances Davie in 1958 at Big Spring. Survivors include a son, Kent Kohout of Amarillo; two daughters, Tana Kimbley of Amarillo and Kristi Polk of Corpus Christi; his mother, Velma Kohout of Stamford; a sister, Lavada Lawson of Abilene; the mother of his children, Frances Kohout of Canyon; and three grandchildren. The family will be at 6307 Amy in Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Mary Jean Gibson Mary Jean Mickle Gibson, 82, of Canyon, died Wednesday, June 14, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Deckard, pastor of Westover Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mrs. Gibson was born in Canyon. She graduated from Canyon High School in 1935 and was named the CHS Beauty Queen. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Home Demonstration Club. Survivors include a brother, Ed Densmore Mickle Jr. of Canyon; and a sister, Lorine Mickle Childers of Canyon. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 New Mexico Joe Lewis Martinez CLOVIS, N.M. - Joe Lewis Martinez, 32, formerly of Clovis, died Thursday, June 15, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 6 p.m. Monday in The Chapel with Darral Bonjour, minister, officiating. Burial will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home Inc. Mr. Martinez was born in Clovis and was a lifetime resident until moving to Amarillo in November. He was a counselor for the deaf and assisted with the needs of the deaf. He was a member of the Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo. Survivors include his father, Lewis Martinez of Clovis; his mother, Rita Martinez of Clovis; three brothers, Jim Lucero of Santa Fe, Danny Lucero of San Bruno, Calif., and Larry Lucero of Clovis; and a sister, Patricia Martinez of Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000 Oklahoma Maxine Marie Sizelove GUYMON, Okla. - Maxine Marie Sizelove, 75, died Thursday, June 15, 2000, in Dumas, Texas. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Elmhurst Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Nazarene Church with the Rev. Terry Armstrong, pastor, and the Rev. Rodney Riggan, pastor of Dumas Nazarene Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mrs. Sizelove was born in Garden City, Kan., and grew up in Gate. She graduated from Gate High School in 1942. She married Charles Franklin Sizelove in 1943 at Fort Supply. They moved to Guymon in the early 1950s from Corpus Christi, Texas. They moved in 1977 to Seiling, where they owned and operated Seiling Auto Supply. Mr. Sizelove died in 1980. She sold the business in 1989 and returned to Guymon. Mrs. Sizelove was a homemaker and a member of the Nazarene Church. She previously attended Seiling Friends Church. Survivors include two sons, Kevin Ray Sizelove of Guymon and Kenneth Lynn Sizelove of Irving, Texas; a daughter, Karen Stavig of Dumas; a sister, Nadine Dumars of Lindsborg, Kan.; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Dumas Nazarene Church. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, June 17, 2000