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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; Monday, May 22, 2000, 9:07 AM Amarillo Bill Cox Bill Cox, 73, of Amarillo, died Friday, May 19, 2000, in Houston. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Paramount Baptist Church with Dr. Gil Lain, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Cox was born in Plainview and grew up in Amarillo. He worked as a school columnist before dropping out of high school at age 16 to take a job as a Times reporter. After the Times publishers bought the Globe and News, he worked on the combined papers before becoming news director for several Amarillo radio stations and editor of an Amarillo weekly, the Citizen. He also worked on the News-Herald in Borger and on papers in Odessa and Lamesa. He was managing editor of The West Texas Register, official publication of the Catholic diocese of Amarillo. Mr. Cox returned to the Globe-News editorial staff in the mid 1970s and became city editor in 1981. He also wrote a regular column. He retired in 1991 and devoted himself to the free-lance career he had begun in the 1960s. He wrote for a variety of trade publications before selling his first book, "Born Bad," a paperback original published in 1996. He eventually wrote four true-crime books. During his newspaper career, Mr. Cox won awards from the Associated Press Managing Editors Association, the Texas United Press International Editors Association and the National Catholic Press. He also was honored by the State Bar Association of Texas, the Texas Panhandle Mental Health Association and the Amarillo Police Department. Mr. Cox was inducted into the Panhandle Press Hall of Fame in 1998. Survivors include his wife, Nina; two sons, Mike Cox of Austin and Jerry Laney of Colbert, Okla.; three daughters, Raquel Garrett of Amarillo, Colleen Smith of Bethany, Okla., and Judy Bybee of Port Lavaca; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-greatgrandchild. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Lometa Mae Hampton Lometa Mae Hampton, 71, formerly of Amarillo, died Saturday, May 13, 2000, in Alamogordo, N.M. Graveside services will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorial services will be later in Alamogordo. Arrangements are by Deming Cremation and Burial Service at Deming, N.M. Mrs. Hampton was born in Arapahoe, Okla. She lived in Amarillo in the early 1960s and operated the Morning Sun Laundry. She later worked as a real estate agent for Century 21. She moved to Howardwick in the early 1980s and served as a city councilwoman. She married Norman Hampton in 1954 at Roswell, N.M. She was preceded in death by a son, Gary Stewart. Survivors include a son, Robert W. Stewart of Amarillo; a daughter, Zonia Scott of Amarillo; a sister, Lillian Nelson of Clinton, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials in lieu of flowers be to Alamogordo Home Care and Hospice, 505 E. 11th St., Alamogordo, NM 88310. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Joe P. Quintana Joe P. Quintana, 50, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, May 17, 2000. Prayer service was at 6 p.m. Saturday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Road. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home with Gabrial Rivas, deacon, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Quintana was born in Tucumcari, N.M., and had lived in Amarillo for the past 18 years. He worked for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and was a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 730 in Canyon. Mr. Quintana married Sara in 1969 at Canyon. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Melinda Lynn Rodriguez and Rebecca Jo Quintana, both of Amarillo; a son, Julian Edward Quintana of Amarillo; six sisters, Juanita Chavez, Mary Ann Carter, Veronica Escalante, Mary Louise Dockery and Roberta Audry, all of Amarillo, and Elena Tirado, of Canyon; three brothers, Louis A. Quintana of Missouri and Larry N. Quintana and Juan Jesus Quintana, both of Amarillo; and six grandchildren. The family will be at 3409 Martin Road. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Frances Anetha Chandler Frances Anetha Chandler, 80, of Amarillo, died Thursday, May 18, 2000, in Canyon. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Steven Marcum officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Chandler was born in Wichita Falls and was longtime resident of Amarillo. She was a jewelry store clerk. She married Arlo Chandler in 1939 at Clovis, N.M. He died in 1999. Survivors include a daughter, Sandy Vasquez of Canyon; a son, Robert M. Chandler of Canyon; a sister, JoAnn Cain of Mansfield; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist-St. Anthony's Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 George Garcia Jr. George Garcia Jr., 61, of Amarillo, died Friday, May 19, 2000. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Garcia was born and raised in San Marcos. He moved to Amarillo in 1964. Mr. Garcia married Gloria Mendez in 1957. Survivors include his wife; six daughters, Corrine Caudillo, Julia Garcia, Patricia Britt, Gracie Barrientez and April Garcia, all of Amarillo and Debra Cavazos of Oklahoma City; two sons, George Garcia III and Elias Garcia, both of Amarillo; his mother, Porfiria Garcia of Amarillo; four brothers, Martine Garcia and Pedro Garcia, both of San Antonio, Rogelio Garcia of Reno, Nev., and Frankie Garcia of Amarillo; a sister, Rosa Linda Trevino of Amarillo and 30 grandchildren. The family will be at 4406 S. Travis St. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Sydney Marie Fergerson Sydney Marie Fergerson, infant daughter of Sonya and John Fergerson of Amarillo, died Friday, May 19, 2000. Private family graveside services will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Survivors include her parents; two sisters, Haley Ann Fergerson and Katelyn Diane Fergerson, both of Amarillo; a brother, Alex J. Fergerson of Amarillo; and grandparents, Barbara Paulk of Amarillo, Bill and Marsha Plant of Pampa, and Mr. and Mrs. Raul Davila of Wilmer. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 A.T. Anderson The Rev. A.T. Anderson, 80, of Amarillo, died Thursday, May 18, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Pentecostal Church of God in Christ with Elder E.B. Demerson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Childress Cemetery at Childress by WarfordWalker Mortuary Inc., 509 N. Hughes St. The Rev. Anderson was born in Ravenna and had lived in Amarillo for more than 40 years. He worked for Texas and Pacific Railroad and Burlington Northern Railroad. In 1965, he began pastoring at the Holy Sanctuary Church of God in Christ, where he remained for 15 years. He then pastored in Amarillo for the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, serving as junior pastor. From 1981 until 1989, he was at the Open Door Church of God in Christ. He served as treasurer of the United States Auxiliary Convention and was an officer for the Trustee Board Executive Committee Jurisdiction. He was chairman of Amarillo District No. 1, president of Borger District Evangelist, and the financial secretary of Amarillo District No. 2. Survivors include his wife, J.O. Wiley-Anderson; a daughter, Oreava Vadjl of Plainview; and a sister, Mrs. Eddie M. Laster of Wichita Falls. The family will be at 1300 N.W. Ninth St. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Vivian Randol Lea Frerichs Vivian Randol Lea Frerichs, 88, of Amarillo, died Friday, May 19, 2000, in Amite, La. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in McKneely Funeral Home at Amite, La., with Morgan Lasseigne officiating. Burial will be in Jim Lea Cemetery at Wilmer, La. Mrs. Frerichs was born in Clinton, Okla., and graduated from Brooks-Scanlon High School at Tangipahoa, La., and Southern Baptist Hospital Nursing School at New Orleans. A retired registered nurse, she had worked at Lallie Kemp Hospital in Independence, La., and other medical facilities in Louisiana. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Alfred Lea; and a daughter, Irma Lea. Survivors include her husband, Henry Frerichs; a daughter, Loretta Turner of Loranger, La.; three sons, Don L. Lea of Amite, Kenneth R. Lea of Kentwood, La., and Roger L. Lea of Irving; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time at the funeral home in Amite. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Area P.D. Rhyne DUMAS - P.D. Rhyne, 74, died Friday, May 19, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Brad Foster, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Rhyne was born in Carbon, Eastland County, and had lived in Dumas almost 50 years. He served in the Army during World War II. He retired in 1982 as a supervisor for Phillips Petroleum. He was a charter member of Calvary Baptist Church. He married Gladys Marie Stacy in 1943 at Carbon. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Darlene Rhyne of Dumas; a son, Zandie Rhyne of Dumas; a brother, Dale Rhyne of Borger; two granddaughters; and two great-granddaughters. The family will be at 824 S. Birge. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Mark Stevens SHAMROCK - Mark Stevens, 39, died Thursday, May 18, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Shamrock Cemetery with Joe G. Jernigan, pastor of Calvary Christian Fellowship Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Directors. Mr. Stevens was born in Fort Worth and had lived in Shamrock for eight years. He was an electronics technician and a member of First Christian Church. Survivors include his mother, Joyce Stevens of Shamrock; and a sister, Janet Beehler of Lafayette, La. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Homer Wylie Tucker MEMPHIS - Homer Wylie Tucker, 80, died Thursday, May 18, 2000. Services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Neely Landrum officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery by Memphis Funeral Home. Mr. Tucker was born in Clarendon and had lived in Memphis since 1940. He served in the Pacific Theater with the Navy during World War II and afterward was a partner in the Chevrolet car business with Tomie Potts. He also was involved with the building of Deville Motel at Memphis in 1970. He lived in Austin while employed by the Texas Industrial Commission and returned to Memphis in 1980. Mr. Tucker served as mayor of Memphis for four terms and was past president of the Memphis Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club and the Lions Club. He had been a member of the Memphis School Board and the First Methodist Church, where he also had served as steward. He was a Mason and a member of the Khiva Shrine Temple. He married Tomie Ruth Potts. She died in 1972. He also was preceded in death by a son, Tomie Michael Tucker, in 1976. He married Joyce Read in 1972 at Austin. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Lucheryl Tucker Speed of Memphis; a stepdaughter, Connie Childress Lingamfelter of League City; a sister, Louise Carter of Bloomington, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church; or, a favorite charity. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 John M. Johnson PAMPA - John M. Johnson, 67, died Thursday, May 18, 2000. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery, with Mike Sublett, pastor of Hi-Land Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Johnson was born in Guthrie and moved to Pampa in 1934. He worked for Gibsons and Wal-Mart. He was a member of the Hi-Land Christian Church. Mr. Johnson married Bertha Green in 1966 at Pampa. Survivors include his wife; a son, Jerry Lynn Norwood of Amarillo; two daughters, Alice Elaine Taylor of Pensacola, Fla., and Teresa Ann Jackson of Glendale, Ariz.; his mother, Mabel Alice Johnson of Amarillo; a brother, Morris Johnson of Amarillo; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Avis Conner Walls PAMPA - Avis Conner Walls, 88, died Friday, May 19, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Walls was born in Shamrock and moved to Pampa in 1929. During World War II, she worked as a welder. She had worked at Woodrow Wilson School and was a bookkeeper for Walls Weed Control. She was a homemaker and member of the Central Baptist Church and the Rebekah Lodge. She married Orval Walls in 1932. He died in 1985. She also was preceded in death by a son, Freddie Samuel Walls, in 1933. Survivors include two daughters, Katherine Helms of Pampa and Patsy Goodwin of Yucaipa, Calif.; four sisters, Jewell Lyles, Vesta Phillips and Freddie Seitz, all of Pampa and Gearldine Hassell of Tulsa; a brother, Frank Conner of Pampa; six grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandsons. The family suggests memorials be to Central Baptist Church, 513 E. Francis, Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Mariel Miller GRUVER - Mariel "Bebe" Miller, 91, died Thursday, May 18, 2000. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gary Gumfory officiating. Burial was in Gruver Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman. Mrs. Miller was born in Comanche Indian territory. She had lived in Hansford County and Gruver for 71 years, moving from Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and a member of the Community Bible Church. She married Price Miller in 1929 at Comanche, Okla. He died in 1989. Survivors include four nephews, Fred Miller of Gruver, J.C. Miller of Borger, Lynn Miller of Guymon, Okla., and Jack Howard of Los Angeles, Calif.; and four nieces, Lou Harvey of Spearman, Opal Wallin of Gruver, Carolyn Bryant of Longview and Oleta Elliott of Hope, Kan. The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch; or, a favorite charity. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Clara Pearl Brock PLAINVIEW - Clara Pearl Brock, 94, died Thursday, May 18, 2000, in Dalhart. Services were at 3 p.m. Saturday in Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Karl King, minister of Garland Street Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in Lockney Cemetery. Mrs. Brock was born in Indian territory. She moved to Floyd County at an early age and attended Sand Hills Schools. In 1954, she moved to the Plainview area, where she worked as a cook at Nichols Hospital and at Methodist Hospital. She was a member of the Garland Street Church of Christ. She married Thomas E. Brock in 1925 at Floyd County. He died in 1977. She also was preceded in death by a son, John Henry Brock. Survivors include a daughter, Florence Bowe of Delano, Calif; a son, Donnie Brock of Dalhart; a sister, Edna Ellis of Houston; eight grandchildren; and greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Eugene Buhrman MULESHOE - Eugene "Gene" Buhrman, 65, died Thursday, May 18, 2000. Memorial services were at 3 p.m. Saturday in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. J. Dean McNamara, of Plainview, officiating. Cremation was by the funeral home. Mr. Buhrman was born in Clovis, N.M., and was a lifelong resident of Muleshoe. He was a farmer and an honorary member of the Muleshoe Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include two sons, Clifford Max Buhrman of Albuquerque, N.M., and Tracy Buhrman, of Ruidoso, N.M.; his mother, June Buhrman of Fort Worth; a sister, Carol Boen of Bedford; and a granddaughter. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Leonard Edwin Godgion PLAINVIEW - Leonard Edwin Godgion, 91, died Friday, May 19, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Faith Village Church of Christ at Wichita Falls with Les McGilliard of Andrews Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Newport by Lunn Colonial Funeral Home of Wichita Falls. Mr. Godgion was born in Trickham. He was a sheetmetal worker and owned an air conditioning company. During World War II, he served with the Navy. Until 1963, he lived in Lawton, Okla., serving in Tipton, Okla., as Dean of Boys and Director of the Chorus at the Tipton Children's Home. In 1969, he moved to Wichita Falls, where he served as an elder at Faith Village Church of Christ. He moved to Plainview in 1996. He married Mary Elmore in 1929 at Ryan, Okla. Survivors include his wife, Mary Godgion; a daughter, Beverly McDonald of Hale Center; a son, Max Godgion of Manassas, Va.; two sisters, Myrtle Faye Ratliff of Bowie and Jewel Dean Anderson of Gentry, Ark.; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 Angelina Carrasco PLAINVIEW - Angelina "Angie" Carrasco, 36, died Friday, May 19, 2000. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday in Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerry Kenney, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery. Mrs. Carrasco was born in Canutillo. In 1979, she moved to Plainview, where she attended schools. She worked for Excel Beef Packers. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda Carrasco and Angelita Carrasco, both of Plainview; a son, David Lee Carrasco of Plainview; her mother and stepfather, Angelita and George Valencina of Plainview; six brothers, Thomas Hernandez, Richard Hernandez, Luis Hernandez, Miguel Hernandez, and Alex Hernandez, all of Plainview, and Juan Hernandez of St. Paul, Minn.; three sisters, Adelina Hernandez of North Platte, Neb., Rosa Biggoose of Ponca City, Okla., and Elena Hernandez of Plainview; and her grandfather, Angel Pena of Plainview. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000 James Edwin Jennings PAMPA - James Edwin Jennings, 71, died Thursday, May 18, 2000. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Jennings was born in Bartlesville, Okla., and was a longtime resident of Pampa. He had worked for Miller's Jewelry as a jewelry repairman. He served with the Army during the Korean War and was a member of Central Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Jean Jennings of Austin. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe May 21, 2000