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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 ==================================================================== Clinton Everett White Clinton Everett White, 67, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Plum Creek Fellowship Church, 600 Tascosa Road, with the Rev. Tony Denn, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mr. White was born in Keota, Okla., and moved to Amarillo in 1934. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a truck driver for Affiliated Foods and for Plains Creamery. He retired in 1996 at Plains. He was a member of the Plum Creek Fellowship Church and volunteered at Catholic Family Service. Mr. White married Tommie Braswell in 1956 at Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Samantha White Quebedeaux of Amarillo; a son, Steve White of Amarillo; two sisters, Frances Croft of Amarillo and Lois Barnes of Lancaster, S.C.; two brothers, Ivor Lynn White of Amarillo and Leroy White of California; and seven grandchildren. The family will be at 9550 Tradewind St. or 5500 Floyd Ave. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 James Leroy Giles Jr. James Leroy Giles Jr., 78, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. Services were at 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Bill Fitzgerald officiating. Entombment was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Giles was born in Hugo, Okla. He moved from Panhandle to Amarillo this year. A veteran of the Army Air Corps during World War II, he worked at Pantex. His wife, Bernice Smith Giles, died in February. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Roschetzky of Amarillo; five sons, Les Giles of Amarillo, Philip Giles of Salt Lake City, John Kinikin of Colorado Springs, Colo., Harvey Kinikin of Mission and Victor Kinikin of Panhandle; a sister, Bobbie Willis of Mesa, Ariz.; two brothers, Claude Giles of Columbia, Calif., and Steve Giles of Coffeyville, Kan.; 15 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 G.M. Early G.M. Early, 78, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Jerry Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Early was born in Chillicothe. He was an Army veteran of World War II. In 1953 he moved from Vernon to Amarillo, where he worked in the maintenance department for the Amarillo Independent School District. He retired in 1984. He married Margie Foster in 1946 at Chillicothe. Survivors include his wife; a son, George Early of Amarillo; three sisters, Lucille Morris of Amarillo, Glendene Dunson of Borger and Vera Coleman of Hemphill; two brothers, Larry Early of Teledo Village and Julius Early of Quitaque; a grandchild; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Ray C. Love Ray C. Love, 76, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. Services were at 4 p.m. Saturday in the chapel at Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St., with the Rev. Jim Shelburne, of Washington Avenue Christian Church, officiating. Burial was in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Love was born in Iconium, Mo. He was a longtime resident of Amarillo. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was the former owner of Love & Son Nursery. He retired in 1996. Mr. Love was past president of the Nurseryman's Association of the Texas / New Mexico Region in 1963 and a member of the Amarillo Business Club. He was a member of the Washington Avenue Christian Church. He married Vivian "Omiteene" Pearson in 1942 at Clovis, N.M. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Janice Love of Houston, Connie Patterson of Amarillo and Carla Abel of Kerrville; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Fern Gee Fern Gee, 74, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street with Paul White, minister of Olsen Park Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Gee had lived in Amarillo for the past 60 years. In 1989 she retired as a secretary from the Amarillo Independent School District. She was a homemaker and a member of the Olsen Park Church of Christ. She married Ivan Gee Sr. in 1943 at Boise City, Okla. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathryn Eileen Gee, in 1946. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Janice Perry of Amarillo; two sons, Ivan Gee Jr. and Michael Gee, both of Amarillo; two sisters, Jimmie Reep of Amarillo and Phyllis Pylant of Tyler; two brothers, Phil Haynes of Amarillo and Kenneth Haynes of Stonewall, Colo.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family will be at 6728 Arroyo Drive. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Cleora Merle Hanks Cleora Merle Hanks, 85, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. Services were at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Terry Tamplen and the Rev. Mark Phillips of Kingswood United Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Hanks was born in North Bend, Neb. She moved to Amarillo from Houston in 1986. She was a member of the Kingswood United Methodist Church. Survivors include a sister, Roberta McCaslin of Amarillo. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Andrew Frank Caldwell Andrew Frank Caldwell, 75, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Memorial Chapel at the Veterans Hospital in Amarillo. Burial was in the National Cemetery at Santa Fe, N.M. Mr. Caldwell was born in Wirt, Okla. He served in the Navy from during World War II. He had worked at the Disabled American Veterans Store. Mr. Caldwell was preceded in death by a son, Gary Milton, who was killed in the Vietnam War. Survivors include Jennie Green; a daughter, Debbie Nance of Mount Vernon; two brothers, John Caldwell of Albuquerque, N.M., and Jerry Dear of Travis City, Mich.; two sisters, Anna Lee Overmier of Albuquerque and Evelyn Ruth Anderson of Searcy, Ark.; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Virginia Deane Passmoore Virginia Deane Passmoore, 65, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park East Mausoleum with Steve Goebel officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Passmoore was born in Electra. She was a homemaker. She married Harold Moore in 1952. He died in 1970. She married Olin Passmoore in 1974. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Lee Moore of Dalhart, Joe Moore of Tyler and Lonnie Moore of Amarillo; five sisters, Judy Link of Channing, Jo Guinn of Amarillo, Karen Dial of San Antonio, Sharon Fernandez of Albuquerque, N.M., and Kay Johnson of Kermit; three brothers, Clem Johnson of Lubbock, Jim Johnson of Chandler, Ariz., and Bill Johnson of Tyler; and 11 grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Area Agnes Kendrick Allard TULIA - Agnes Kendrick Allard, 95, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Wallace Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Perkins Patton, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery at Silverton. Mrs. Allard was born and raised in Silverton. She graduated from Silverton High School and attended Amarillo College. She married Johnnie Cecil Kendrick in 1921. He died in 1926. She worked for the Federal Home Loan Administration in Amarillo. She married Roy Allard in 1929 at Silverton, and they lived on ranches in Texas and New Mexico. After he retired in 1965, they moved to Tulia. He died in 1971. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Tulia. Survivors include a daughter, Jonnie Weaver of Silverton; a sister, Velma Rhodes of Austin; two grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Swisher Memorial Hospital in Tulia; First Presbyterian Church in Tulia; or Vista Care Hospice in Plainview. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Darrel Copple HEREFORD - Darrell Copple, 58, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Parkside Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Randy Bird officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairmont Cemetery of Follett. Mr. Copple was born in Laverne, Okla. He moved to Hereford in 1966. He retired from Bradford Trucking in Hereford as a truck driver. He was a member of the Hereford Central Church of Christ. He married Christene Shelton in 1961 at Perryton. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Kenny Copple of Hereford and Doug Copple of Amarillo; a daughter, Karen Miller of Hereford; his mother, Glades Copple of Logan, Okla.; a sister, Erma Copple of Logan; a brother, Brazella Copple of Logan; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice; or the American Heart Association. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Mary Mahdene Williams CLARENDON - Mary Mahdene "Dee" Williams, 82, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Saturday in Abilene Municipal Cemetery at Abilene with the Rev. Howard Johnson, Methodist minister and cousin of Mrs. Williams, officiating. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church at Clarendon with the Rev. James Ivey Edwards, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mrs. Williams was born in Ladonia. She had lived in San Francisco and Memphis before moving to Clarendon in 1949. She was an organist and pianist for the First United Methodist Church, the First Baptist Church and the First United Presbyterian Church before retiring. She retired from Pantex in 1986. She was the Clarendon Lions Club Sweetheart and an honorary Shriner. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon. She married C.S. Williams in 1940. Survivors include two daughters, Cyndy Reynolds of Dimmitt and Connie W. Stewart of Galveston; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Harrington Cancer Center; or Circle of Friends. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Lynn Wright PAMPA - Lynn Philpott Wright, 43, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Steve Patterson, pastor of United Methodist Church of Miami, officiating. Burial will be in Miami Cemetery at Miami. Mrs. Wright was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. She graduated from Miami High School in 1975. She had lived in Amarillo for the past 25 years and moved to Pampa one month ago. She had been secretary for Amarillo Grain Exchange. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Miami. Survivors include her husband, James Powell; her parents, Don and Barbara Philpott of Miami; three sisters, Janice Monds of Pampa, Ann Bryant of Miami and Sharon Wright of Mojave Valley, Ariz.; and grandparents, Kint and Helen Philpott of Pampa. The family suggests memorials be to Miami Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 455, Miami, TX 79059. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Denise Harris STINNETT - Denise Harris, 40, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000, in Borger. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Highland Park Cemetery of Borger with Bishop Terry Shepherd, of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors of Borger. Mrs. Harris was born in Amarillo and had lived in Stinnett for the past nine years. She was manager of the Taylor Food Mart in Stinnett. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Survivors include two daughters, Amber Dawn Harris and Crystal Marie Harris, both of Stinnett; her mother, Hazel Wohlford of Borger; a brother, Ed Wohlford Jr. of Burns Flat, Okla.; three sisters, Diana Moody of Sapulpa, Okla., Shirley Shelton of Borger and Debra Moody of Bartlesville, Okla. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 LeRoy Paul Cantrell PAMPA - LeRoy Paul Cantrell, 90, formerly of Pampa, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, in Bridgeport. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens with the Rev. Rick Parnell, associate pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Cantrell was born in Sandtown, Ark. In 1946 he moved to White Deer and in 1958 he moved to Pampa. He moved to Bridgeport in 1993. He retired in 1963 after working for Natural Gas Pipeline. He was a Baptist. Mr. Cantrell married Verna Ruth Day in 1932 at Wellington. She died in 1977. Survivors include three daughters, Helen Ruth Cryer of Bridgeport, Pauline Brown of Quitman and Mary Frances Langford of Amarillo; two brothers, Charles Aaron Cantrell and Richard Warren Cantrell, both of Des Moines, Iowa; a sister, Lillie Delores Graham of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Edward Allen Bryant LEFORS - Edward Allen Bryant, 79, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery at Pampa with the Rev. Lewis Ellis, pastor of First Baptist Church, and Mr. Tim Walker, minister of Mary Ellen and Harvester Church of Christ officiating. Arrangements are by CarmichaelWhatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mr. Bryant was born in Estelline and had lived in Lefors since 1941. He retired as office manager from City Service Oil Co. A veteran of the Army during World War II, he was a member of McLean Masonic Lodge No. 889 AF&AM and the Church of Christ. He married Lois Covey in 1940 at Carson County. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Nancy Trusty of Lefors and Terri Bryant of Bedford; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels at BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Gerald Thomas Hudson CHILDRESS - Gerald Thomas Hudson, 68, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Childress Cemetery with the Rev. Jon Crosby of Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. Hudson was born in Childress. A veteran, he worked as a locksmith and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Childress. Survivors include three daughters, Kimberly Gee of Hereford, Cynthia Janes of San Angelo and Beverly Hudson of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sons, Mark Hudson of Albuquerque and Rock Hudson of Irving; a brother, Roy Hudson of Payson, Ariz.; six grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Floyd Englant BOVINA - Floyd Englant, 83, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Gary Morgan and the Rev. Manny Longoria officiating. Burial will be in Bovina Cemetery by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona. Mr. Englant was born in Panhandle and moved to Bovina in 1958 from California. A retired self-employed plumber, he was a member of First Baptist Church in Bovina. He married Anna Lee Webb in 1963 at La Mesa, Calif. She died in 1998. Survivors include eight sons, Floyd L. Englant of El Cajon, Calif., Mark Englant of Bovina, Tony Englant of Little Rock, Ark., Gary James of La Porte, Glenn James of Freeport, Mike James of Nazareth, Randy James of Tulia, and Tim James of Clovis, N.M.; three daughters, Katy Collins of Amherst, Dearbara Englant of Clovis and Mary Rose Paterson of Bovina; a sister, Mary A. Merrell of Bovina; 36 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Willie Howard Green VERNON - Willie Howard Green, 75, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Eastview Cemetery with the Rev. Floyd Chenault, pastor of Wood Street Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Sullivan Funeral Home. Mr. Green was born in Greenville and had lived in Vernon since 1975. After retiring from the Navy, he worked as a mechanic at the Archie Scott Co. He was a member of Pentecostal of Jesus Christ Church. Survivors include two sons, Willie Augusta Green of Vernon and Robbie Green of Amarillo; eight daughters, Patricia Green and Leola Green, both of Vernon, Ola Mallard, Cleo Keith, Patsy Green, Ruby Green and Patsy Marie Green, all of Amarillo, and Helen Green of Shreveport, La.; 22 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Monday from 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Arvella Haberer EARTH - Arvella Haberer, 76, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, in Lubbock. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Bobby Broyles officiating. Burial will be in Earth Memorial Cemetery by Parsons-Ellis Funeral Home. Mrs. Haberer was born in Altus, Okla. She married Russell Haberer in 1944 at Earth and they owned Diamontrigue in Lubbock. He died in September. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Earth. Survivors include two daughters, Leslie Haberer of Lubbock and Tisa Whitfill of Plainview; a brother, Grady Davis of Alameda, Calif.; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Earth Memorial Cemetery. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Lynda Marie Boyd QUANAH - Lynda Marie Hughes Boyd, 53, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, in Wichita Falls. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Clinton Young, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Wilbarger Memorial Park by Price Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Boyd was born in Vernon, graduated from Vernon High School and attended Vernon Regional Junior College. In 1975, she moved to Quanah, where she was a teacher's aide for Quanah Junior High School and drove the school bus. She was a member of Texas State Teachers Association, ESA Sorority, Ladies Golf Association, Quanah Country Club and First Baptist Church. She taught private art lessons and worked as a nurse's aide. She married James L. Boyd in 1967 at Vernon. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Janna Morrow of Carrollton; a son, Trenton Boyd of Quanah; her parents, Floyd and Daisy Hughes of Vernon; a brother, David Hughes of Vernon; two sisters, LaDonna Anderson of Vernon and Sandra Simmons of Everett, Wash.; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Curtis Scott Samsel PLAINVIEW - Curtis Scott Samsel, 37, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, in Lockney. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Lemons Funeral Home Chapel with Richard Wilborn officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens. Mr. Samsel was born and grew up in Plainview. He attended schools in Plainview and later received a General Educational Development. He was a Methodist. Survivors include his parents, Earlene and Curtis Samsel of Plainview; a brother, Tim Samsel of Plainview; and his grandmother, Jean White of Plainview. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Leon Crane PLAINVIEW - Leon "L.L." Crane, 92, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Parklawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Jim Ritter, pastor of Seth Ward Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Lemons Funeral Home. Mr. Crane was born in Hopkins County and moved to Plainview. He worked for John Hooper. After serving with the Navy during World War II, he worked for Bryan & Hoffman and later as a foreman for Hi Plains Pavers until his retirement in 1973. He married Pearl Gay Self in 1931 at Clovis, N.M. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Linda Gale Chandler of Plainview and Sue Bontke of Midlothian; a half sister, Jo Dayton of Plainview; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Preston Ryan HEREFORD - Preston "Ted" Ryan, 78, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Parkside Chapel Funeral Home with Tom Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in West Park Cemetery. Mr. Ryan was born in Jacksboro and had lived in Hereford since 1954. He retired as a self-employed truck driver. He married Dicie Huskey in 1939 at Ryan, Okla. Survivors include his wife; a son, George L. Ryan of Friona; a daughter, Alice Harris of McLean; three brothers, Charlie Williams of Hereford, Don Ryan of San Mateo, Calif., and Church Ryan of Fort Mojave, Ariz.; four sisters, Bertie Vanbebber of Morton, Addie Williams of Lubbock, Geneva Moreno of Cloverdale, Calif., and Coy Moore of Hereford; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Augusta Aaron WELLINGTON - Augusta Phipps Aaron, 88, formerly of Wellington, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000, in Houston. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Adams Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Monte Kreis, pastor of First United Methodist Church, and the Rev. Ervin Emmert, retired Nazarene minister of Wheeler, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs. Aaron was born in Wellington and graduated from Crossroads School in Collingsworth County. She was a homemaker and seamstress. After marrying George H. Aaron in 1934, they moved to Dallas, where she was a member of First United Methodist Church. Her husband died in 1978. She moved to Houston in 1984. Survivors include a daughter, Juliette Ebert of Pearland; three brothers, Jerry Phipps of Earth, J.D. Phipps of Levelland, and Dudley Phipps of Mesquite; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Wellington Cemetery Association. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 E.L. Jones PANHANDLE - E.L. "Bud" Jones, 83, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Perkins officiating and Roy Maxwell, lay minister of Quinlin, assisting. Burial will follow in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mr. Jones was born in Armstrong County and was a longtime resident of Armstrong and Carson Counties. He worked for Carson County and was County Commissioner. A veteran of the Army, he was a member of First Baptist Church in Panhandle and was on the board of the Square House Museum. He was Past Patron for the Order of Eastern Star and Past Master of Masonic Lodge No. 1167. In November, he received the Golden Trowel Award. He was recognized by the state of Texas as an Outstanding Employee and by the Texas Historical Commission. He married Lula Thomas in 1942 at Plainview. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Jan Moore of Panhandle and Frances Hobbs of Matador; three sisters, Louise Phillips and Faye Maxwell, both of Amarillo, and JoAnn Davis of Paducah; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church in Panhandle, Love and Action. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 James M. Bryant James M. Bryant, 85, formerly of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2000, in Rockwall. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with Chester O'Brien officiating. Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mr. Bryant was born in Grand Saline and grew up in Dallas. A graduate of Baylor University and Southwest Seminary, he also received a degree from West Texas State University. He retired from the State of Texas Department of Human Services, taught school and pastored churches in Oklahoma and Texas. His wife, Loy Elliott Bryant, died in 1985. Survivors include a son, Jim Bryant of Heath; three daughters, Jan Dempsey of Amarillo, Peggy Martin of Longview and Beth McBride of Grand Saline; a brother, Gordon Bryant of Grand Saline; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Straus Atkinson Men's Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church in Amarillo. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Rita Janelle Hopkins Rita Janelle Hopkins, 66, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Dale Moreland, associate pastor of San Jacinto Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Hopkins was born in Newlin and had lived in Amarillo since 1955. She was a homemaker and a member of San Jacinto Baptist Church. She married Robert Hopkins in 1955. Her son, Larry Hopkins, died in 1978. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Rita Young of Amarillo; her mother, Mozelle Spruill of Amarillo; two sisters, Janice Storer of Oklahoma and Dean Meadows of Amarillo; and two grandchildren. The family will receive friends at 4314 S. Travis from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. today. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Mollie Victoria Blasingame Mollie Victoria Blasingame, 88, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery North Mausoleum with the Rev. Ken Keller of Saint Mary's Catholic Church officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Blasingame was born in Vega and was a longtime resident of the area. She was a homemaker and attended Saint Joseph Catholic Church. Her husband, L.E. Blasingame, died in 1964. Survivors include three sons, Gene A. Blasingame of Sun City, Ariz., James "Buddy" Blasingame of Amarillo and Larry Blasingame of Mobile, Ala.; two daughters, Viola Sanford of Canyon and V.A. McDonald of Amarillo; a sister, Charita Denny of Lubbock; grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren. The family will receive friends in Grace Community Church, 5511 W. Amarillo Blvd., after services. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 L.W. Love L.W. "Len" Love, 89, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Llano East Cemetery with Alden White, nondenominational minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Love was born in Ellis County, Okla. After farming and ranching, he worked for Hemphill County until his retirement in 1976. A Methodist, he moved to Amarillo in 1981. He married Ruth Shelton in 1932 at Arnett, Okla. She died in 1995. Survivors include four daughters, Pat Arnbrecht of Woodward, Okla., Mary Lou Kennedy of Odessa and Fern Evans and Ginger Baros, both of Amarillo; a sister, Lucille Merilatt of Pampa; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family will be at 3706 Gamma Lane and suggests memorials be to American Lung Association of Texas, 3520 Executive Center Drive, Suite G-100, Austin, TX 78731-1698. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Malvina Smith Malvina "Micky" Smith, 73, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road, with Mr. Harvey Burum officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Olpe, Kan., and moved to Amarillo in 1945 from Emporia, Kan. She worked as a clerk in Amarillo Public Libraries and then as a library clerk at Amarillo Independent School District. She was active with the Boy Scouts and Brownies and taught Sunday school in Amarillo churches. She married James T. Smith in 1948 at Archer City. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Marie Smith Watson of South Africa; three sons, Jesse B. Smith, John K. Smith and Gene Smith, all of Amarillo; three sisters, Joyce Friesen of Lawrence, Kan., Dorothy Ellis of Kansas City, Mo., and Wilma Louvier of Jefferson; eight grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. The family will be at 1700 N. Osage St. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Nora Mummert Nora Mummert, 74, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Olsen Park Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastor Bradley Galambos officiating. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in Floydada Cemetery at Floydada by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Mummert was born in Quitaque. A longtime Floydada resident, she was the former owner and operator of Rogers Restaurant. She moved to Amarillo in 1973. Survivors include her husband, Gordon Mummert; three daughters, Vickey Lynn Owens of Allen, Shelia Mae Faulkenberry of Floydada, and Lana Elaine Bloys of Canyon; two sisters, Willadean Tyler of Amarillo and Cecilia Jones of Bangs; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Canyon Anna M. Pristash Anna M. Pristash, 67, of Canyon, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Monday in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church with Charles Meyer, pastor, officiating. Burial was Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2000, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Pristash was born in Henry County, Ill. She had lived in Canyon for 35 years. She was an accounts receivable clerk. She was a member of Church Women United in Amarillo, Women of Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. She married John Pristash in 1960 at Geneseo, Ill. Survivors include her husband; a son, Timothy Pristash of Amarillo; a daughter, Elizabeth Pristash of Waco; a brother, Melvin C. Becker of Henry County; and a sister, Illene Hewlett of Prophetstown, Ill. The family suggests memorials be to the building fund at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 3500 Bowie St., Amarillo, TX 79109. The family will be at 705 Taylor Lane. Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Nov. 26, 2000 Elsewhere Daniel Wayne Teague CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Daniel Wayne Teague, 44, formerly of Plainview, Texas, died Friday, Nov. 24, 2000. Services will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Chattanooga Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Eddy Flick and Pastor Rex Forsyth officiating. Arrangements are by Covenant Funeral Service. Mr. Teague was born in Plainview. A veteran of the Navy, he graduated magna cum laude from Chattanooga State Technical Community College, where he received an award for his "Skinnin' Griz" column in the Communicator. He was a student at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Survivors include his wife, Judy Henderson Teague; a stepson, Jason Bearden of Chattanooga; his mother, Marilyn Forsyth Teague of Odessa, Texas; two brothers, Sam D. Teague Jr., of San Antonio, Texas, and Gavin S. Teague of El Paso, Texas; a sister, L. Diane Teague of Albuquerque, N.M.; and grandmothers, Wilma Pickett and Grace Teague, both of Amarillo, Texas. The family suggests memorials be to Chattanooga Primitive Baptist Church, 811 Runyan Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37405.