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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 ==================================================================== Nora Pinkham Chaddick DEKALB - Nora Pinkham Chaddick, 94, formerly of Nara Visa, N.M., died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Norris Cash officiating. Burial will be in Woodmen by Bates-Rolf Funeral Home. Miss Chaddick was born in DeKalb and was a retired teacher of the New Mexico school system. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include a nephew, Charles Napp of Dumas, two nieces, Cindy Ferguson of Marshall and Ima Lee Watson of Garland; and a great nephew, Wesley McMillon of DeKalb. The body will be available for viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 James Harold Stem DURHAM, N.C. - James Harold Stem, 87, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, in Greer, S.C. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Clements Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will be in Tally Ho Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Stem was born in Stem, N.C. He was a self-employed master carpenter and a member of the Durham community. He was a longtime member of Holloway Street Baptist Church and Ridgecrest Baptist Church. He sang in gospel quartets throughout the area and in nursing homes. Survivors include his wife, Louise Clements Stem of Amarillo; a son, Joseph Harold Stem of Tampa, Fla.; a daughter, Dianne Gilstrap Carr of Greenville, S.C.; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home. The family will be at 508 Wildwood Drive. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Laurice George VIGO PARK - Laurice "Fuzz" George, 77, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church of Tulia with the Rev. Gary Dunn of Vigo Park Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery of Tulia by Wallace Funeral Home. Mr. George was born in Donley County and raised in Swisher County. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a farmer and rancher in the Vigo Park area. He was a Mason and a member of Vigo Park Baptist Church. He married Frankie Richardson in 1948 at Tulia. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Steve George of Florence, Mont., and Paul George of Amarillo; seven brothers, Bill George and Charlie George, both of Tulia, Kenneth George of Lubbock, Ben George of Hurst, Robert George of Morton, Jack George of Hart and Tom George of Kress; two sisters, Gladys Fambro of Tulia and Carrol Barrett of Fort Worth; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Lung Association; Boy's Ranch or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Hayden Goodnight LUBBOCK - Hayden Goodnight, 101, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Shadow Hills Baptist Church with the Rev. Duane Goodnight and the Rev. Steve Worsham officiating. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery at Amarillo. Arrangements are by Resthaven Funeral Home. Mr. Goodnight was born in Wellington. He moved to Lubbock from Amarillo in 1986. He was an insurance agent. He was deacon at Shadow Hills Baptist Church of Lubbock and Temple Baptist Church of Amarillo. He married Larkie D. Rogers in 1924 at Wilbarger County. She died in 1984. Survivors include a son, the Rev. Walter H. Goodnight of Lubbock; two daughters, Sylva Worsham of Lakeland, Fla., and Johnnie Bollinger of Dalhart; six grandchildren; and eleven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the building fund of Shadow Hills Baptist Church. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Area Leda Ferguson PLAINVIEW - Leda Ferguson, 87, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Bartley-Silva Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery in Perryton. Mrs. Ferguson was born in Choctaw County, Okla. She graduated from high school in Paris, Texas, and traveled extensively throughout her life. She had lived in Midland since 1949 and moved to Plainview in 1996. She worked in the retail clothing business. She was preceded in death by three husbands, Ira Cecil Allmon, Sam Merrill Squyres and Paul Ferguson. Survivors include a daughter, Jeri Hyde of Plainview; a son, Sam Squyres of Asheville, N.C.; a granddaughter; three great-grandchildren and two great-greatgrandsons. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Marie Belcher PAMPA - Marie Belcher, 80, died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2000, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Albert Maggard, pastor of First Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Belcher was born in Kingfisher County, Okla., and moved to Pampa in 1962. She was a homemaker and a member of the Assembly of God. She married Ray Belcher in 1980 at Pampa. Survivors include her husband; twin sons, Walter Batman and Melvin Batman, both of Pampa; a daughter, Rose Parnell of Pampa; a brother, Carl Huling of Turpin, Okla.; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Billy Brittenham PAMPA - Billy "B.J." Brittenham, 27, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today at Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Richard Bartel, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Brittenham was born in Pampa. He was a truck driver and a welder. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He married Jacklyn Vaughn in January. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Ashlynn Paige Brittenham of the home; his parents, Dwayne and Debbie Barnes of Pampa; two sisters, Tisha Brittenham of Sapulpa, Okla., and Shelli Brandt of Pampa; a stepbrother, Jeremy Barnes of Amarillo; a stepsister, Nicole Barnes of Pampa; and a grandmother, Bonnie Young of Pampa. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Harold Haynie SUDAN - Harold Haynie, 75, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, in Littlefield. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. MST Wednesday in Lawn Haven Cemetery at Clovis, N.M. with Richard Harrison of Amarillo officiating. Arrangements are by Ellis Funeral Home. Mr. Haynie was born in Eldorado, Kan. He served in the Army during World War II. He retired in 1987 from the New Mexico District of Carpenters. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He married Viola Moon in 1947 at Sudan. She died in 1981. He married Dottie LaGrone in 1981 at Sudan. Survivors include his wife; a son, Harold Lee Haynie of Hobbs, N.M.; a daughter, Cheryl Smoot of Clovis; a brother, Bobby Gene Haynie of Lafayette, La.; and five grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Alzheimer's Association, South Plains Chapter, Texas Tech University-Health Science Center, 3601 Fourth St., Room No. 3A 116, Lubbock TX 79430; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Dorothy Marie Osborne WHITE DEER - Dorothy Marie Osborne, 72, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. John Collis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in White Deer Cemetery by CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Osborne was born in Pampa and was a longtime resident of White Deer. She was a lab technician for Dr. Overton for 15 years and was an assistant cashier at First Bank & Trust. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was a past member of the Home Demonstration Club and a longtime member of the Pampa Bowling Association. She married Leon Franklin Osborne Sr. in 1947 at Pampa. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Becky Gililland of White Deer; a son, Leon Franklin Osborne Jr. of Grand Forks, N.D.; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church, 411 S. Omohundro, White Deer, TX 79097; or White Deer Emergency Medical Service, 309 W. Second, White Deer, TX 79097. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Tommie Clarence Monroe QUANAH - Tommie Clarence Monroe, 90, of Georgetown and formerly of Quanah, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Quanah Church of Christ with her grandsons, Doug Taylor and Mike Monroe, officiating. Burial will be in Chillicothe Cemetery at Chillicothe by PriceJackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Monroe was born in Haskell. She was a longtime resident of Quanah. She was a homemaker and member of the Church of Christ. She married Robert Monroe in 1927 at Arlington. He died in 1992. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Dee Marie Thursten. Survivors include a son, Tom Monroe of Amarillo; a daughter, Mona Faye Taylor of Georgetown; a brother, Bob McCullough of Abilene; a sister, Dorothy Pollard of Farmersville; nine grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Westview Boys Home at Hollis, Okla. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Chester Franklin Rockholt QUANAH - Chester Franklin Rockholt, 64, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Price-Jackson Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jason Stidham officiating. Burial will be in Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Rockholt was born in Quanah and was a lifetime resident. He was a mechanic. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He married Virginia Johnson in 1962 at Altus, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a son, Pete Rockholt of Quanah; a daughter, Debbie Brownlow of Quanah; a brother, Eugene Rockholt of Moore, Okla.; four sisters, Gladys Daniels, Jo Ellen Riley and Maria Haynes, all of Quanah and Charlotte Eaton of Amarillo; and two granddaughters. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Eual Burton KRESS - Eual Burton, 80, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Church of Christ with Jack McCall of the church officiating. Burial will be in Kress Cemetery by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Burton was born and raised in Jones County. He graduated from Anson High School. During World War II he served in the Air Force. He farmed in Anson and in Kress, where he moved in 1951. He owned Burton's grocery store from 1961-67. He retired in 1983 as chief tax appraiser and tax collector for Kress Independent School District. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He married Eunice Lanore Dutton in 1942 at Anson. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Vickie Diane Freeman of Carrollton and Debra Mickey of Plainview; a son, Dennis Eual Burton of Tempe, Ariz.; a sister, Doris Spraberry of Anson; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Opal Biddy STRATFORD - Opal Biddy, 86, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Church of Christ with David Boggs officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Warren Cemetery at Blair, Okla. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mrs. Biddy was born in Hollis, Okla. and had lived in the Stratford area since 1969. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ. She married Ben Biddy in 1969 at Altus, Okla. She was preceded in death by a husband, Lester Biddy, in 1965. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Glen Ovid Biddy of Blair and Bruce Biddy of Kerrville; two daughters, Idell Culberson, of Karval, Colo., and Peggy Biddy of Manchester, Tenn.; two sisters, Noami Kallison of San Marcos, Calif., and Paula Scott of Amarillo; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Coldwater Manor Nursing Home, 1111 Beaver Rd., Stratford, TX 79084. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Amarillo Su La Timmons Su La Timmons, 91, of Amarillo and formerly of Meadow, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church at Meadow with the Rev. Leslie Lewis officiating. Burial will be in Meadow Cemetery by Brownfield Funeral Home in Brownfield. Mrs. Timmons was born in Tennessee. She was raised in Altus, Okla. She moved to Meadow in 1929 and farmed until 1955. She worked for Bowers Liquified Gas and Farmers Co-op from 1955 to 1973. She moved to Amarillo in 1986 and was a member of Paramount Baptist Church. She married Malcolm Alexander Timmons in 1935 at Lubbock. He died in 1952. Survivors include two sons, Hershel Ray Timmons of Austin and W.W. "Pete" Timmons, of Lubbock; a daughter, Donna McAvoy of Amarillo; six grandsons and 12 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Edna M. Hodges Edna M. Hodges, 92, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000, in DeSoto. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of First Baptist Church with her grandson, the Rev. Ross Hartsfield, and J.V. Selman officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue & Pierce Street. Mrs. Hodges was born in Iberia, Mo. She moved to Amarillo from Hale Center in 1940. In 1973 she retired after 25 years in food maintenance service for Amarillo Independent School District. She was a member of First Baptist Church and San Jacinto Baptist Church. She had been a member of Lakeside Baptist Church in Dallas for the past 12 years. She married Alvin Hodges in 1931 at Amarillo. He died in 1978. Survivors include a son, Jerrell Hodges of Austin; two daughters, Laverne Coggins of Dallas and Kathy Hodges of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Women's Missionary Union of First Baptist Church in Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Lee Howery Lee Howery, 85, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Colonial Funeral Chapel, 1010 W. Ninth Ave., with Don Messer, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Howery was born in Bethany, Mo. He served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. He was a longtime resident of Amarillo and a Baptist. He married Lois Barlett in 1943 at Brownwood. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Bill Howery of Arlington, Roger Howery of Corpus Christi and Bruce Howery of Amarillo; a daughter, Donna Erwin of Amarillo; 11 grandchildren and 11 greatgrandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System of Amarillo. The body will be available for viewing from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.today at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Mary Anderson Mary Anderson, 74, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 17, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in St. John Baptist Church with the Rev. Carter V. Smith, pastor of Holy Trinity Church of God in Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by WarfordWalker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes. Mrs. Anderson was born and raised in Carthage. She moved from Childress to Amarillo in 1965. She was a former member of Carter Chapel CME Church in Amarillo. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Anderson, in 1962. Survivors include her son, Willis Anderson of Amarillo; two sisters, Mattie Lou Bridges of Fort Worth and Aquila Neal of Troop; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family will be at 5806 Shady Lane. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Mildred Callas Mildred Schulte Callas, 66, of Amarillo, died Monday, Nov. 20, 2000. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Chapel, 5400 Bell St. Mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church with Monsignor Orville Blum officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Callas was born in Tulia and graduated from Tulia High School. She was a member of Delta Sigma Sorority and worked at Tulia National Bank. She lived in Amarillo the past 33 years and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church choir and the Altar Society. She was a volunteer worker at St. Joseph's School for many years. She married Frank Callas in 1967 at Tulia. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Janet Callas and Karen Callas, both of Amarillo; a son, John Callas of Amarillo; and three sisters, Caroline Dietz of Happy, Betty Lou Sharp of Pueblo, Colo., and Rosella Curry of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials to St. Joseph's Catholic Church choir or a favorite charity. The family will receive friends from 1 to 5 p.m. today at 6606 Sandie Drive. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Lola Trench Lola Trench, 88, Amarillo, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Independence Cemetery at Vinson, Okla. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Trench was born in Montague County. She was a lifelong resident of Texas and Oklahoma. She moved to Vega in 1981 and lived in Amarillo the past four years. She was a member of the County Extension Home Demonstration Club and the First Baptist Church at Vinson. She married Jesse McKay Trench in 1931 at Hollis, Okla. He died in 1968. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Lena Mae Timmons; and two sons, Harold Gene Trench and Lester Narva Trench. Survivors include six daughters, Pauline Greer of Vega, Annie Marie Wallace of Weatherford, Merla Gaye Kidd of Van Buren, Ark., Verla Jean McAlexander of Kingfisher, Okla., Brenda Wright of Midwest City, Okla., and Barbara Trench of Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 Jimmy Kunkel Jimmy Kunkel, 51, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Kunkel was born in Borger. He volunteered in many organizations, including the Texas Rehabilitation Commission and the Panhandle Food Bank. He assisted Alcoholics Anonymous members in finding living quarters. Survivors include a son, Jeffrey Lassiter of Augusta, Kan.; his mother, Grace Farmer of Apache Junction, Ariz.; a brother, Bobby Kunkel of Amarillo; and a sister, Vicki Young of Amarillo. Amarillo Daily News, Nov. 21, 2000 New Mexico Margery Mearl House CLAYTON, N.M. - Margery Mearl House, 85, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, in Albuquerque. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Clayton Gospel Church with the Rev. Adrian Harper, pastor of Hosanna Assembly of God at Los Lunas, and the Rev. Ron Ethridge, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors. Mrs. House was born in Kenton, Okla. She married Clifford H. House in 1936 at Springfield, Colo. They operated a concrete business in Clayton until 1979. He died in 1995. She had lived in Los Lunas the past several years and was a member of Hosanna Assembly of God. Survivors include a son, Tim House of Albuquerque; a daughter, Mearl Miller of Los Lunas; three sisters, Agnes Cornelius of Long Beach, Calif., Johanna Eicher of Springfield, Mo., and Cyvilla Kimbell of Farmington; four grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Clayton Memorial Cemetery, P.O. Box 187, Clayton, N.M. 88415.