Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 2 Nov 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 Bob Coil Bob Coil, 65, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, 4100 S. Georgia St., with Danny Chisum, pastor of Beacon Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Coil worked for more than 30 years as a truck driver for Plains Transportation Inc. Survivors include two daughters, Jana Gibson and husband, Jeremy and Jenny Holt, all of Amarillo; and five grandchildren, Stephanie, Curtis, Janie, James and Annjela. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101 or American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 2, 2001 V.B. Cook V.B. Cook, 69, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with Reggie Smith officiating. Cremation was by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors. Mr. Cook was born at Dublin. He married Mary Jo Stephens in 1951 at Clovis, N.M. He worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone for 32 years until his retirement in 1982. He was a resident of Amarillo for many years. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Laura Sheehy of Rocklin, Calif.; a son, Dennis Cook of Amarillo; a brother, Lee Cook of Graham; three sisters, Wanda White of Elephant Butte, N.M., Joy Buckner of Graham and Tyne Reflogal of Kennedale; and three grandchildren, Rachel Cook of Denton, and Sara Sheehy and Liam Sheehy, both of Rocklin, Calif. The family suggests memorials be to Faith City Mission or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 2, 2001 James A. "Jim" Robinson James A. "Jim" Robinson, 89, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jon Nichols of Amarillo Vineyard Christian Fellowship and the Rev. Barry Robinson, retired Presbyterian minister and Mr. Robinson's nephew, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Robinson moved to Amarillo from Dallas in 1931. He served in the Army from 1942-1945 during World War II. He then served as a reserve until 1972 and retired MS E-8. He worked for Bouris Elevator before working for Pantex and retiring in 1977. He was a charter member of Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church. He married Mary Efird on April 4, 1942, at El Paso. He was preceded in death by his wife on July 14, 1991, at Amarillo. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Shelton of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Mary Conoley of Amarillo and Sallie Simmons of Charleston, W. Va.; three grandchildren, Kendra Nichols of Amarillo, Kathryn Brown of Yukon, Okla., and J.J. Martin of Oklahoma City; and three great-grandchildren, Josiah Nichols of Amarillo, and Katelyn Brown and Mason Brown, both of Yukon. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 2, 2001 Oklahoma Carolyn M. Conner BEAVER, Okla. - Carolyn M. Conner, 79, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Christian Church with the Rev. Bill Moore officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery by Clark Funeral Service. Mrs. Conner was born on Feb. 14, 1922, at Beaver County. She married Lester Conner in 1944. Survivors include a son, Bill Conner; two sisters, Mary Alice Gregg and Nellie Sharp, all of Beaver; one granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 2, 2001 Esther Hattie Dobbratz Weeks GUYMON, Okla. - Esther Hattie Dobbratz Weeks, 93, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, in Spearman, Texas. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church with Mark Wescoatt, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mrs. Weeks had lived in Texas County since 1929. She married Clarence P. Weeks in 1976. Survivors include a daughter, Darlene Mendenhall; a son, Don Winter, all of Guymon; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Esther Weeks memorial fund at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church or Hansford County Hospice and may be sent to Henson-Novak Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 2, 2001 Georgia Lee Williams Georgia Lee Williams, 97, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mount Zion Baptist Church, with the Rev. Michael DeVaughn, pastor of Carter Chapel CME Church, and the Rev. James Collins, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Mrs. Williams was born in Ennis and lived in Amarillo for 73 years. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. She retired from Santa Fe Railway in 1970. Survivors include a son, Douglas Williams of Amarillo; a brother, Phillip Williams of Houston; 25 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 2, 200 Amarillo Danny Hilburn Conklin Danny Hilburn Conklin, 66, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in Houston. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Polk Street United Methodist Church with Dr. James E. Garrett, senior minister, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Conklin was born Dec. 12, 1934, at Shattuck, Okla., to Aline and Ivan Conklin. He grew up in Canadian and graduated from Oklahoma State University. He married Carolyn Kerns Conklin on Feb. 11, 1961, at Polk Street United Methodist Church. He was past chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America and the Amarillo Area Foundation in 1997. He was current chairman of U.S. Oil and Gas, formerly Mid Continent, and the Texas Oil and Gas Association. He was a board member of the Harrington Foundation and in 1996 served as chairman. He was a board member of Texas Banc Shares and First National Bank of Amarillo. He was a supporter of the Kidney Foundation of West Texas. In 1995, he was appointed to Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission by the governor. He was honored in 1996 by the Panhandle Producers and Royalty Association with the Living Legend Award. He was inducted into All American Wildcatters in 1999. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Todd H. Conklin and wife, Heather Ferguson Conklin of Tulsa, Okla., and Tim D. Conklin and wife, Yvonne Hrubesh Conklin of Houston; and two grandchildren, Jack Conklin and wife, Grace and Alexandra Harwell. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 2, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/110201/obi_allobits.shtml