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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 ==================================================================== Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 26, 2000 Donald Ray Osborne Donald Ray Osborne, 65, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Rory Murphy, chaplain, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Osborne was a lifelong resident of Amarillo. He served in the Army. He was in the acoustical ceiling business and owned Osborne Acoustical Ceilings. He was a Christian. He was preceded in death by a son, Axton Osborne. Survivors include three daughters, Glenda Tucker of North Little Rock, Ark., Kiann Overstreet of Vernon and Rebecca Kozloff of Henderson, Nev.; two brothers, Kenneth Osborne of Amarillo and Leonard Osborne of Auburn, Kan.; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109; or American Diabetes Association, 8008 Slide Road, No. 12A, Lubbock, TX 79424. The family will be at 917 N. Carolina St. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 26, 2000 Derrick Neil Sheckells Derrick Neil Sheckells, 38, formerly of Amarillo, died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000, in Live Oak, Fla. Burial will be Sept. 2, 2000, in Kayser Eastview Cemetery at Mountainair, N.M. Mr. Sheckells was born in Albuquerque, N.M. He was a Navy veteran. He was an electrician and had worked in corporate security. Survivors include mother and stepfather, Tony and Mary Lou Reyna of Live Oak; his stepmother, Sharon Aikens, of Amarillo; two brothers, Shawn Sheckells of Moss Point, Miss., and Stephen Aikens of Amarillo; and two sisters, Carleen Hall of Fredericksburg and Denise Mumme of Burkburnett. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 26, 2000 James H. Arrant James H. Arrant, 80, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2000. Services were held Wednesday with the Rev. F.M. Buford, of Paramount Baptist Church, officiating. Burial was in Llano Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Arrant was born in Shields. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1950 and moved to Amarillo in 1969. He was a computer tech specialist for IBM. He was a member of the Paramount Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Martha Arrant; three sons, Gayland Arrant of Bedford and Neal Arrant and Bryan Arrant, both of Amarillo; a brother, Bill Arrant of Amarillo; two sisters, Nell Hefner of Lubbock and Lolly Oakes of Hobbs, N.M.; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Faith City Mission; City Church; Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 26, 2000 Canyon Dolores Maryann Paul Dolores Maryann "Dee Dee" Paul, 83, of Canyon, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today in the First Presbyterian Church Chapel at Amarillo with Norman Stuppi officiating. Burial is private. Cremation and arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors. Mrs. Paul was born in Belleville, Ill. She graduated as valedictorian of her class at Belleville High School in 1935. She attended Washington University in St. Louis on a scholarship and graduated cum laude with a degree in chemistry in 1939. She worked for Standard Oil and also studied electronics. During World War II, she taught radio to Army Air Corps cadets. After the war, she and her husband, W.A. "Bill" Paul Jr., started a residential construction business. She designed the floor plans and decorated the homes they built around the Panhandle. Mrs. Paul was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo and the Amarillo Garden Club. In 1978, she moved back to Canyon, where she volunteered at Palo Duro Hospital and Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. She was a member of the Professional Educators Organization Sisterhood and was involved in the scholarship program. She helped form the Dolores and W.A. Paul Endowment Fund. Survivors include her husband; two sons, David Paul of Amarillo and Ken Paul of Angleton; and a sister, Ruth Kienle of Corvallis, Ore. The family suggests memorials in lieu of flowers be to the Dolores and W.A. Paul Endowment Fund, c/o Opportunity Plan Inc., P.O. Box 1035, Canyon, TX 79015. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 26, 2000 Oklahoma Jeff Audry Poteete GUYMON, Okla. - Jeff Audry Poteete, 100, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Henson-Novak Funeral Chapel with Gerald Stewart, minister of the Church of Christ in Perry, and Scott Smith, minister of the Church of Christ in Guymon, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mr. Poteete was born in Solgohachia, Ark. He attended school in Conway County. He was a farmer and carpenter. He moved to the Elmwood area in 1951 and worked at a dairy farm and at a gas station in Balko. He later moved to Goodwell and worked for Panhandle State University, retiring in 1971. He then moved to Guymon. He was a member of the Church of Christ and served as a deacon, Bible class teacher, song leader and lay preacher. Mr. Poteete married Maggie Parker in 1923. She died in 1960. Survivors include three daughters, Lavene Smith of Craig, Colo., and Nadene Evins and Gloria Grice, both of Guymon; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Dunaway Manor. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home. Amarillo Daily News, Aug. 26, 2000 Elsewhere Daniel Edward Barrett LUBBOCK - Daniel Edward Barrett, 80, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel at Plainview with the Rev. Randy Land officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens at Plainview. Mr. Barrett was born in Bowie and grew up in Cotton Center. He served in the Army during World War II. He had farmed in Cotton Center and was a member of First Baptist Church in Cotton Center. He married Bertha Irene Kester in 1939 at Plainview. She died in 1975. Survivors include three daughters, Patricia Heathcoat of Lubbock, Carolyn Nicholson of Amherst and Norma Kuykendall of Wolfforth; two sons, Wayne Barrett of Amherst and Glenn Barrett of Lubbock; two brothers, Doug Barrett and Calvin Barrett, both of Cotton Center; six sisters, Virginia Easley of Dumas, Josephine Shultz and Gertrude Downs, both of Lubbock, Wanda Horseford and Darlene Ashley, both of Cotton Center and Faye Barlett of Petersburg; 17 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren.