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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; Thursday, May 18, 2000, 8:23 AM Area Lura Faye Reames BORGER - Lura Faye Reames, 82, died Saturday, May 13, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Bible Baptist Church with the Rev. Leonard Forsythe, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Reames was born in Erick, Okla., and had lived in Borger since 1936. She was a homemaker and was involved with Opportunity Center. She was a member of Bible Baptist Church and also attended the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady Reames, in 1979; and by two daughters, Shirley Dawson and Phyllis Willis. Survivors include a daughter, Monica Reames Hindman of Rowlett; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family will be at 1410 Burch. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Lillie Davis HEREFORD - Lillie Davis, 86, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Memorial services will be announced later. Arrangements are by Parkside Chapel Funeral Home. Mrs. Davis was born in Stephenville. A retired park ranger, she had worked for the National Park Service in Santa Fe, N.M. She was a member of the Methodist Church in Santa Fe and the Order of the Eastern Star in Plano. She married Harry Davis in 1972 at Santa Fe. He died in 1983. Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Burns of Hereford; a son, Dr. James Carpenter of Chapel Hill, N.C.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to West Gate Nursing Center; or Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Fred C. Hubbs DALHART - Fred Cardwell Hubbs, 82, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Stephen Lowrie, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Hass Funeral Home. Mr. Hubbs was born in Pineville, Mo., and moved to the Panhandle in 1923. He attended school in Dalhart. He farmed in the Dalhart area and was a member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Beulah Williamson of Monte Vista, Colo.; nieces and nephews. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Treva M. Dendy PERRYTON - Treva M. Dendy, 90, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Christian Church with the Rev. Jeff Knighton officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Dendy was born in Alva, Okla. She had lived in the Perryton area since 1919. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Troy Dendy, in 1961. Survivors include two sons, Max Dendy and Fred Dendy, both of Perryton; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Ochiltree Home Health Care of Perryton; or Ochiltree General Hospital of Perryton. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 John McFarland FARWELL - John McFarland, 72, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Fifth Street Church of Christ with Sam Billingsley and Loy Hardesty, ministers, officiating. Arrangements are by Steed-Todd Funeral Home of Clovis. Mr. McFarland was born in Topsey. He was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of the Fifth Street Church of Christ. Mr. McFarland married Bobbie Christian in 1952 at Oklahoma Lane. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Lonnie McFarland of Farwell, Kirk McFarland of Odessa; Mack McFarland of Crane and John R. "Rusty" McFarland of Friendswood; two daughters, Leslee Redwine of Clays Corner and Claire Brown of Muleshoe; three sisters, Yvonne Campbell of Westerville, Ohio, Jean McBrayer of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Gail Binford, of New Braunfels; and 10 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Tipton Home, Box 370, Tipton, OK 73570. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Ruth Pitman BORGER - Ruth Pitman, 90, formerly of Borger, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000, in Rowlett. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Brown Funeral Directors, Chapel of the Fountains, with the Rev. Gregg Simmons, pastor of First Baptist Church at Borger, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa. Mrs. Pitman was a native of Palo Pinto and had lived in Borger from 1926 to 1990. She had been a dietary aide at North Plains Hospital in Borger. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Borger and a resident of Mesquite. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Pitman, in 1976. Survivors include a son, Joe David Pitman of Newberry Springs, Calif.; two daughters, Jeanie Parkhurst of Mesquite and Rita Ross of Santa Maria, Calif.; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Mary Elizabeth McBride PAMPA - Mary Elizabeth McBride, 84, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000, in Amarillo. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church by the Rev. John Valdez, pastor. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. McBride was born in Wichita Falls and in 1936, she moved to Pampa. She had worked as a secretary for the Pampa Independent School District. She was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She married Lee Roy McBride in 1935 at Wichita Falls. He died in 1998. Survivors include two sons, Jim McBride of Amarillo and John McBride of Dallas; two sisters, Martha Miles of Wichita Falls and Millie Pavlicek of Hereford; seven grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, 2300 N. Hobart, Pampa, TX 79065; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Amarillo Marlin Teague Marlin "Red" Teague, 81, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Llano Cemetery East with the Rev. Phil Mercado of Trinity Fellowship Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mr. Teague was born in Selmer, Tenn. During World War II, he served in the Army artillery in the European, African and Middle Eastern theaters. He was an electroplater and worked for Detroit Die Casting and Swift Instruments. He retired in 1982. He moved to Amarillo in 1992 from Selmer. He married Irene Malloch in 1943 at Portland, Maine. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Sandra Gamage of Amarillo; and a sister, Marie McMahan of Hornsby, Tenn. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Betty Joyce Wilson Betty Joyce Wilson, 67, of Amarillo, died Monday, May 15, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Bob Parker officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson was born in Corsicana, and had lived in Amarillo since 1961. She was a homemaker and had worked in the cafeteria for the Highland Park Independent School District. She married Lucian "Willie" Wilson in 1951 at Houston. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Wanda Desmond of Houston; three sons, Lynn Wilson of Amarillo, Robert Wilson of Durham, N.C., and Richard Wilson of Bartlett; two sisters, Maudie Lee Getts of Cumby and Gerry Evans of Little Elm; and seven grandchildren. The family will be at 13306 El Dorado Drive. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Christian J. Sargent Christian J. Sargent, 20, of Amarillo, died Monday, May 15, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Warford-Walker Mortuary Inc., Chapel of Roses, 509 N. Hughes St., with the Rev. Howard Romaine, pastor of the New Zion Baptist Church of Borger, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Sargent was born in Amarillo and was a lifelong resident. He attended Tascosa High School. He also had worked as a sacker for Ken's Grocery Store. Survivors include his parents, David Jordan of Fort Worth and Vanessa Sargent of Amarillo; seven brothers, David Jordan Jr. and Olden Jordan, both of Fort Worth and Reggie Sargent, Jeremiah Sargent, Tedrick Sargent, Tory Sargent and Carl Scott Jr., all of Amarillo; and five sisters, Brandy Sargent, Ciera Scott and Meosha Scott, all of Amarillo, Ronda Ross of Fort Worth and LaDonna Johnson of Borger. The family will be at 2306 N.W. 10th Avenue. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Irene M. Bayless Irene M. Upchurch Bayless, 83, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park North Mausoleum with the Rev. Robert Field officiating. Entombment at Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Bayless was born in Marvin. She was a graduate of Plainview High School and Paris Junior College. In 1941, she moved from Pattonville to Amarillo. She had been an instructor of cosmetology in Amarillo and Liberal, Kan. She was a member of the Pleasant Valley Assembly of God and the Order of the Eastern Star Amarillo Chapter No. 787. She married Ealem Bayless in 1937 at Hunt County. He died in 1988. She also was preceded by a daughter, Sandra Sue Shewbert, in 1997. Survivors include a son, Bobby W. Bayless of Lebanon, Okla.; a sister, Paralee Short of Amarillo; two brothers, Samuel L. Upchurch Jr. and Curtis E. Upchurch, both of Amarillo; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Maurine Adams Maurine Adams, 88, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Landrum Medlock officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Clayton Cemetery at Clayton, N.M., with the Rev. Andy Husted, First United Methodist Church of Clayton, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Adams was born in Union County, N.M. In Clayton, she had worked for Union County as county clerk, for Clayton Abstract, and was a volunteer coordinator for the Red Cross. Mrs. Adams was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clayton and the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church in Amarillo. She was a pianist and taught Sunday school at both churches. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Church Women United, United Methodist Women and the Potter County Extension Club. She married W.L. "Pete" Adams in 1932 at Clayton. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sylvia Adams, in 1939; and a son, Larry Adams, in 1935. Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Jan Wheeler of El Paso, Beth Serratt and Karen Adams-Smith, both of Amarillo and Deanne Knotts of Clayton; a son, Jim Adams of Amarillo; a sister, Kathryn Davidson of Clayton; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, 316 Valley, Amarillo, TX 79108. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Daniel C. Wadsworth Daniel C. Wadsworth, 87, of Amarillo, died Monday, May 15, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave. with Chris Caldwell, chaplain of Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Wadsworth was born in Del Norte, Colo. He was a cattle rancher in Colorado for most of his life and moved to Amarillo three years ago. He was a 32nd Degree Mason at Temple Gate Blue Lodge No. 128 in Center, Colo. He was a Baptist. Mr. Wadsworth married Margaret Boyd in 1940 at Tucumcari, N.M. Survivors include his wife; a son, Roger L. Wadsworth of Brunswick, Ga.; two daughters, M. Dannette Baty of Tucson, Ariz., and Deborah A. Beavers of Centralia, Wash.; two sisters, Catherine Hurt of Palisades, Colo., and Virginia Aherns of Missouri; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels, BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Barbara C. Howard Barbara C. Howard, 82, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Winnsboro Cemetery at Winnsboro, La., with Paul Smith officiating. Local arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave. Mrs. Howard was born in Winnsboro, La., and had lived in Amarillo since 1930. She was a hairdresser and a member of the Church of Christ. She is survived by an aunt, Mrs. R.D. Sharp of Winnsboro; and cousins. The body will be available for viewing 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home in Amarillo and on Saturday at Mulhearn Funeral Home of Winnsboro, La. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Robert Chambers Robert "Bobby" Chambers, 65, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, 315 E. Fifth Ave. Mr. Chambers was born in Peach Bottom, Pa., and had lived in Amarillo for most of his life. He served in the Army. He was a cowboy and in the 1960s began working for the Amarillo Livestock Auction. He was a member of the Pleasant Valley Christian Church. He married Lou Carter in 1959 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; a son, Casey Chambers of Lubbock; a daughter, Connie Ferrell of Amarillo; three brothers; four sisters; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176; or the American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109. The family will be at 1610 S. Arapahoe. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Modell Brown Modell Brown, 80, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Llano Cemetery with La Von Thompson, pastor of Life of Praise Fellowship, officiating. Arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Brown was born in Oklahoma. In 1940, she moved to Amarillo from Mangum, Okla. She had been the cafeteria manager at Austin Junior High School. She attended Life of Praise Fellowship. She married Jake Brown in 1965. Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Glenda Salvo of Fort Worth, Nora Parsons of East Alton, Ill., and Rita Williams and Cindy Brown, both of Amarillo; three sons, Jim Gable and Ken Brown, both of Amarillo and Dennis Brown of El Paso; 14 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgrandson. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. The family will be at 2107 S. Pierce. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Dorothy L. Dickerson Dorothy L. Dickerson, 83, formerly of Amarillo, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000, in San Antonio. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Jeff Raines, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Dickerson was born in Hardin, Ky., and had been a resident of Amarillo for more than 75 years. She was Potter County secretary to three judges. She retired in 1980. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and moved to San Antonio in 1995. She married C.J. "Mac" Dickerson in 1940 at Hollis, Okla. He died in 1982. She also was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Dickerson, in 1961. Survivors include a daughter, Carole Austin of San Antonio; five grandchildren; and three great-granddaughters. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 New Mexico Myrtle Elsie Gove CLAYTON - Myrtle Elsie Gove, 92, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Rammage, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Campo Cemetery in Campo, Colo. Arrangements are by Hass Funeral Directors Inc. Mrs. Gove was born in Arlington, Kan. In 1915, she moved with her parents to a homestead near Edler, Colo. She attended school at Prairie Center School. She farmed with her husband at Edler until 1947, when they moved to Clayton. She married Ira David Gove in 1925 at Ulysses, Kan. He died in 1975. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Maxine Beverley Baker, in 1992. Survivors include two daughters, Beatrice Boggs of Sedan and Betty Bass of Amarillo; a son, Gerald Gove of Clayton; a sister, Velma Harris of Felt, Okla.; a brother, Henry Crone of Lucerne, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Oklahoma Jack Rodman GUYMON, Okla. - Jack Rodman, 69, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Church of Christ with Gerald Stewart officiating. Odd Fellows graveside rites will follow in Elmhurst Cemetery. Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mr. Rodman was born in Guymon and graduated from high school there in 1949. He was a brick mason and a member of the Church of Christ and the I.O.O.F. No. 51. He married Cynthia Ann Wilson in 1950 at Clayton, N.M. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jacque Fritz and Janie Grice, both of Guymon; a son, Ronnie Rodman of Guymon; two brothers, L.L. Rodman of Guymon and Hugh Rodman of Miami, Okla.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the I.O.O.F. Convalescent Home endowment trust fund; or the American Lung Association. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Elsewhere Kimberly Heard DALLAS - Kimberly Diedrichsen Heard, 39, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Lake Highlands United Methodist Church with Dr. Richard Dunagin officiating. Burial will be in Restland Memorial Park by Restland Funeral Home. Mrs. Heard was born in Dumas and graduated from Texas Tech University in 1983. She was a member of Lake Highlands United Methodist Church, the Dallas Emmaus Community, Moss Haven Elementary PTA, Delta Gamma Sorority and the Mortar Board. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Heard; three children, Andrew, Carly and Matthew; her parents, Howard and Joan Diedrichsen; a brother, John Diedrichsen; and a sister, Amy Bates. The family suggests memorials in lieu of flowers be to Lake Highlands United Methodist Church children's ministry, P.O. Box 551389, Dallas, TX 75355; or Susan G. Komen Breast Center, Dallas County Affiliate, 765 Northpark Center, Dallas, TX 75225. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 Phyllis Jean Whitecotton SPRINGTOWN - Phyllis Jean Whitecotton, 69, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Church of Christ with Bill Paxton, minister, and George Gray, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Springtown Cemetery by White's Funeral Home. Mrs. Whitecotton was born in Paducah and had lived in Springtown since 1987. She was a homemaker and had worked as a cafeteria manager for Azle Independent School District. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her husband, Darnell Whitecotton; a son, Ulis Whitecotton of Weatherford; three daughters, Glenda Darnell of Azle, Susie Bartholow of Hurst and Teena Mason of Weatherford; her mother, Christine Meeks of Springtown; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will greet friends from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000 A.B. Telchik ODONNELL - A.B. Telchik, 87, died Tuesday, May 16, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Lamesa Church of Christ at Lamesa with the Rev. Joe Woodrum and Mark Hackett officiating. Burial will be in Gail Cemetery by Branon Funeral Home Inc. of Lamesa. Mr. Telchik was born in Palo Pinto County, and in 1941, he moved to the Mesquite community in Borden County. He was a retired farmer and longtime school board trustee for the Borden County Independent School District. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Mr. Telchik married Effie Lee Cowan in 1934 at Ranger. She died in 1991. Survivors include three sons, Buddy Telchik of Borden County; James Telchick of Lamesa and Kenneth Telchik of Arlington; a daughter, Frances Rhea of Amarillo; 12 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Bordon County Emergency Medical Service; Lubbock Children's Home; Amarillo Children's Home; or Portales Children's Home. Amarillo Daily News, May 18, 2000