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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 ==================================================================== Kathryn Hammack SHAMROCK -Kathryn Hammack, 88, died Monday, July 2, 2001. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in First Baptist Church with a grandson, Chris Howard, of Lago Vista, and the Rev. Jack Lee, pastor of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. Mrs. Hammack had lived most of her life in Shamrock. She and her husband owned and operated service stations in Shamrock for 35 years. Survivors include a son, Robby Hammack of Shamrock; a daughter, Wanda Todd of Shamrock; a sister, Bonnie Willingham of Omaha, Neb.; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Mary Woodburn DIMMITT - Mary Woodburn, 84, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Castro Memorial Gardens. Arrangements are by Foskey-Lilley-McGill. Mrs. Woodburn had lived in Castro County since 1933. She was a Baptist. Survivors include two sisters, Ruby Dempsey and Joyce Angel, both of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Castro County Museum, P.O. Box 457, Dimmitt, TX 79027. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Myrtle Mildred Dorman WHEELER - Myrtle Mildred Green Dorman, 83, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Wheeler Church of Christ with Bill Morrison, minister, and Jerry Dorman, of Pampa, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery at Shamrock by Wright Funeral Home. Mrs. Dorman married George Virgil "Bus" Dorman on Nov. 27, 1933, in Hollis, Okla. She was a dispatcher, jailer and cook for Wheeler County Sheriff's office. Survivors include two daughters, Yolanda Williams of Portales, N.M., and Rebecca Lynn Case of Wheeler; a son, Danny Patrick Dorman of Wheeler; a sister, Nona Elmore of Allison; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Westview Boys Home of Tipton, Okla.; and High Plains Children's Home. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Amarillo Charlene Alberta McCullin Charlene Alberta "Sister" McCullin, 72, of Amarillo, died Sunday, July 1, 2001. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home, Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Jim Lowrimore, of RFC Ministries, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. McCullin was born July 20, 1928, in Donley County. She was a lifelong resident of Amarillo. She married Morris McCullin on Oct. 7, 1975, in Amarillo. He preceded her in death in 1982. She was also preceded in death by a son, Johnathon, in 1962; a brother, Richard, in 1967; a sister, Emmaline Sisk, in 1998; her mother, Sarah, in 1998; and her father, Charles Frank McCullin, in 1955. Survivors include three sons, Donald and Debbie Geary and Roger and Sharon Geary, all of Dallas, and David Geary of Amarillo; a daughter, Bettie Geary of Amarillo; three brothers, Frank Corder of Clarendon and David Corder and Troy Corder, both of Midwest City, Okla.; three sisters, Sarah Geary and Ruth Price, both of Dallas, and Elsie Herman of Amarillo; seven grandchildren, Tasha, Melissa, Whitney, Adam, Heather, Brandy and David; and a great-grandson, Dakota Dale. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Pallbearers will be Paul Wooten, Tom Cade, Charles Cade and Kenny Brunson. Mom "Sis" is greatly loved and will be missed. We love you "Sis." Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Vera Walker Vera Walker, 72, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Caprock Christian Fellowship with the Rev. Jimmy Beggs, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mrs. Walker married Lloyd Walker on Oct. 26, 1946, at Sayre, Okla. She was a member of the Caprock Christian Fellowship Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd, in 1994; a grandson, Lloyd "Bo" Walker Jr., in December 1999. Survivors include four sons, Lloyde Gene "Bo" Walker of Portales, N.M., and Gary D. Walker, Jimmy L. Walker and Clifford R. Walker, all of Amarillo; three daughters, LaDonna Ellis of Maydelle and Brenda Southerland and Shannon Fletcher, both of Amarillo; four brothers, James Kenyon of Benson, Ariz., Clifford Kenyon of Maydelle, Wintford Kenyon of Centrahoma, Okla., and Eugene Kenyon of Dennison; three sisters, Virgie Simpson of Arvada, Colo., Jessie Lee Collins of Roosevelt, Okla., and Irene Todd of Elk City, Okla.; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Alzhiemers Research of Amarillo; or American Cancer Society. She was "NaNa" to Michael and Brian Kimball. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Eva Ann Thomas Eva Ann Thomas, 64, of Amarillo, died Monday, July 2, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 Bell St., with the Rev. James Peach, pastor of First Baptist Church in Vega, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens. Mrs. Thomas was a teacher at Amarillo Schools. She also owned a janitorial supply store. Survivors include her husband, Tommy Thomas; three daughters, Ramona Okopny of Las Vegas Nev., Sandra Thomas of Amarillo and Cheryl Gibson of Copperas Cove; three brothers, Alvin Lee and Ray Lee, both of Booker, and Henry Lee of Elkhart Kan.; four sisters, Mary Kitzmiller of Two Buttes, Colo., Ella Page of Mankato, Kan., Betty Reynolds of Lovell, Kan., and Beatrice Ritzman of Eugene, Ore.; and six grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Diabetes. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Pablin Vitela Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Monsignor Rex Nicholl officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Vitela was born in Amarillo. He served with the Army for two years. Mr. Vitela worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers throughout the country for more than 15 years. He worked as chief of medical administration at the hospitals in Amarillo; San Antonio; New Haven, Conn.; Saginaw, Mich.; Miles City, Mont.; Iowa City, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo.; and Montrose, N.Y. He retired in Montrose and moved to Topeka, where he lived for four years before moving to Columbia three weeks prior to his death. He volunteered with Meals on Wheels in Topeka and East Topeka Senior Center. He was a Catholic. Mr. Vitela was preceded in death by his mother, Antonia Vitela, in 1988; and by his father, Fernando Vitela, in 1989. Survivors include his wife, Diana Perkins; a brother, Fred V. Vitela of Amarillo; two sisters, Lydia V. Castillo and Mary V. Urenda, both of Amarillo; two stepdaughters, Julie Weldon of Columbia and Natalie Weldon of Topeka, Kan.; and 15 nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society, Heartland Division, 1315 S.W. Arrowhead Road, Topeka, KS 66604. Please provide the following information with your donation: In memory of Paul Vitela, c/o Diana Perkins, 4500 Revere Court, Columbia, MO 65203. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Fred N. Malone Fred N. Malone, 87, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mr. Malone was a member of the Paramount Terrace Christian Church. He also was a member of the Amarillo Senior Citizens, Pampa Toastmasters, and the Dry Cleaning Association. Survivors include two sons, Jimmy Malone of Pasadena and Bobby Malone of Pasadena; a daughter, Marion Maxwell of Amarillo; a brother Billy Bob Tennison of Houston; a sister, Louise O'Connor of Arlington; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Paramount Terrace Christian Church; Senior Citizens; Pampa Toastmasters; or Dry Cleaning Associates. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Irene E. Williams Irene E. Williams, 74, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Road with the Rev. Rick Rice, of Bykota Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Williams was born in Ritzville, Wash. She moved to Amarillo 30 years ago. She married Robert L. Williams on July 3, 1980. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband; four daughters, Connie McKnight of Amarillo, Teresa Burbach of Oceanside, Calif., Patricia Jones of Albuquerque, N.M., and Melissa Burbank of Honolulu, Hawaii; a son, Paul Burbank of Amarillo; her mother, Mary Boos of Brush, Colo.; a sister, Thelma Abromski of Longmont, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 New Mexico Johnny Vicente Barreras TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Johnny Vicente Barreras, 40, died Sunday, July 1, 2001. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. today in St. Anne's Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in the church by the Rev. John C. Daniel. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home. Mr. Barreras was born Aug. 8, 1960, in Tucumcari. He was a member of the St. Anne's Catholic Church in Tucumcari. Survivors include his wife, Lisa Barreras; two daughters, Shana Barreras and Sonja Barreras, both of Tucumcari; a son, Johnny Barreras Jr. of Tucumcari; his parents Meliton and Jane Barreras of Tucumcari; a sister, Lisa Moore of Frankfurt, Ky.; and three brothers, Tony Barreras of Albuquerque, Meliton Barreras of Tucumcari and Lawrence Barreras of Las Vegas. Amarillo Globe-News, July 5, 2001 Oklahoma Anna Glasgow GUYMON, OKLA. - Anna "Frances" Glasgow, 72, died Tuesday, July 3, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Henson-Novak Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Moore, minister of Gruver United Methodist Church of Gruver, Texas, officiating. Graveside services will be Friday morning at the Resurrection Cemetery at Oklahoma City. Mrs. Glasgow was raised in Hansford County, Texas. She had made her home in Guymon for many years. Survivors include a daughter, Cindi Glasgow of Las Vegas; two sisters, Jackie Thoreson of Lubbock, Texas, and Jeanette Niles of Amarillo; a brother, Donnie Thoreson of Gruver; and a grandson. The family suggests memorials be to Victory Memorial United Methodist Church; or Guymon Home Health and Hospice. Memorials will be accepted at the funeral home.