Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 1 Dec 2001 Thanks to http://www.amarillonet.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillonet.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** All Obits - Text Only Buzz Hoover PAMPA - Buzz Hoover, 62, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2001. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with Dr. Randy White, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Hoover was born June 1, 1939, at Amarillo. He had been a resident of Pampa since 1941. Survivors include his wife, Marcia; a daughter, Carrie Williamson of Fort Worth; a son, Brad Hoover of Pampa; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church, 203 N. West, Pampa, TX 79065 or American Heart Association, 2404 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 Veda Mae Mowery DUMAS - Veda Mae Mowery, 83, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Dumas Cemetery with the Rev. John Wagoner, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Ms. Mowery was a Moore County resident all of her life. She owned and operated La Petite Beauty Shop for several years. Survivors include two daughters, Jettie Nonte of Waxahachie and Jo Ann Edwards of Amarillo; a son, Dwayne "Nort" Mowery of Dumas; a brother, J.O. Mills of Shawnee, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 395, Dumas, TX 79029. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 Amarillo Annie Grace Ronning Annie Grace Ronning, 83, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Shoreland Memorial Gardens at Hazlet, N.J. Local arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Ms. Ronning was a member of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church. Survivors include two daughters, Joy Leddy of Fountain Hills, Ariz., and Ilene Wildman of Amarillo; two brothers, Thomas Foggan of Fairfax, Va., and John Foggan and wife, Sherry, of Bridgewater, N.J.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 Kevin Calahan Kevin Calahan, 37, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Calahan was a resident of Amarillo and an electrician. Survivors include his mother; and a sister. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 Herbert Kitchener McDonald Herbert Kitchener McDonald, 86, of Amarillo, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2001. Private family services will be held. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. McDonald was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and had been a resident of Amarillo for six years. He was a radio and television sales executive. Survivors include two sons, Bruce McDonald of Amarillo and Douglas McDonald of Pueblo, Colo. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 Jurline Ford Jurline Ford, 66, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2001. Services will be at 1 p.m. today in North Heights Church of Christ with Nathaniel Cantly, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Ms. Ford was born in Clarksville and was an Amarillo resident for 46 years. Survivors include her father, Samuel A. Smith Sr. of Amarillo; nine brothers, Samuel Smith Jr. and Wiley Smith, both of Oklahoma City, Richard Smith, Dock Smith, S.W. Smith and Mal Smith, all of Amarillo, Robert E.L. Smith of Seattle, Billy D. Smith of Phoenix and Albert C. Smith of Los Angeles; and five sisters, Emma Hale of Jacksonville, Ark., Betty S. Calhoun of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Flora D. Williams of Seattle, Mary C. Redmon of Amarillo and Princella Scott of Oklahoma City. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 Elsewhere Florence Eleanor Hutchison WALHALLA, N.D. - Florence Eleanor Hutchison, 84, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be in Walhalla, N.D. Local arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Hutchison was born in Leroy. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Fred Hutchison and Carey J. Hutchison; and two daughters, Patricia Myers and Carole Schneider. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 Oklahoma Elsie P. Fisher TULSA, Okla. - Elsie P. Fisher, 83, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2001. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Woodlake Assembly of God Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Hayhurst Funeral Home of Broken Arrow. Mrs. Fisher was born Sept. 30, 1918, at Toronto, Canada. The former Miss Elsie P. Gordon was married to George Edward Fisher. They moved to Tulsa in 1957 from North Carolina. She had worked as a campus hostess for Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. She was preceded in death by her husband in August 1964. Survivors include three daughters, Pat Widdifield and husband, Ron, of Denver, Barbara Kuert and husband, Bill, of Tulsa and Gwen Franks and husband, Ray, of Follett, Texas; a son, George Fisher and wife, Cherry, of Tulsa; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to George and Elsie Fisher ORU Prayer Tower and Scholarship Fund, 7777 S. Lewis, Tulsa, OK 74137. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 New Mexico Janice G. Fitz CLOVIS, N.M. - Janice G. Fitz, 60, died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001, in Lubbock, Texas. No memorial services will be held. Arrangements are by Muffley Funeral Home. Mrs. Fitz married Chester Fitz in 1971. She was a title examiner for Curry County Abstract and Title Co. in Clovis. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Cami Tanner of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Joyce Jones of Santa Fe; her mother, Terry More of Miami, Fla.; a sister, Grethen Jensen of Miami; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be made through a Realtor to Casa Esperanza or Clovis Girls Athletic Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 1, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/120101/obi_allobits.shtml J.C. McCollough Area PANHANDLE - J.C. McCollough, 87, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, in Amarillo. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kathryn Boren, pastor, and the Rev. Wesley Daniels, retired minister, officiating. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. McCollough was born July 6, 1914, in Panhandle, the son of Charles Parker and Nellie Mae McCollough. He attended school in Panhandle and graduated from high school in Hereford. He then attended John Brown University and University of Texas. He returned to Panhandle to work with his father at Carson County Abstract Co. He married Norma "Jim" Cornett on Dec. 21, 1940, at Amarillo. He served as county and district clerk for Carson County until 1944. From 1944 until 1994, he owned and operated Carson County Abstract Co. He was one of the original licensed real estate brokers in the state of Texas and also owned an insurance agency in Panhandle. He acquired Pioneer-Lawyers Land Title Services of Stinnett in 1968 and provided land title services in Hutchinson County until 1994. He was a 50-year member of Panhandle Lions Club and a lifelong member of Methodist churches in Panhandle. He was a former director of the Land Title Association and Texas Association of Realtors. He worked in numerous community organizations and served as president of Panhandle Chamber of Commerce. Survivors include his wife; four children, Randa Nowotny and husband, Doug, of Lake Jackson, Gail McCollough and Parker McCollough and wife, Rhonda, all of Austin, and Kay Milligan and husband, Terry, of Georgetown; a sister, Mary Beth Daniels of Breckenridge; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Scholarship Memorial of the First United Methodist Church of Panhandle. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 30, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/113001/obi_jcmccollough.shtml