Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 6 Sept 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 Eleana Young PAMPA - Eleana Young, 37, died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001, in Alexandria, Va. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. I.L. Patrick, pastor of the Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Ms. Young was born Sept. 17, 1963, in Pampa. She was a graduate of Pampa High School where she was active in sports. Survivors include a son, Arriott Young of Alexandria; two daughters, Alexandria Young and Alexas Young, both of Alexandria; her mother, Geneve Young of Pampa; six brothers, Eugene Dale Young, Rayford Young Sr., Kevin Young, Rodney Young and Jeffery Young, all of Pampa, and Carter Young of Oklahoma City; and two sisters, Doris Tillmon of Pampa and Jennifer Hyacinth of Baytown. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Leona Brooks Hunter FRITCH - Leona Brooks Hunter, 76, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Pilot Grove Cemetery at Van Alstyne. Arrangements are by Flesher Funeral Home of Van Alstyne. Mrs. Hunter was raised in Gunter and graduated from Gunter High School. She worked for Keith's Drugstore in Sherman and the Air Defense Command at Stead Air Force Base near Reno, Nev. Survivors include a daughter, Elaine Hunter McDaniel of Fritch; a son, Melvin Droegemeier of Amarillo; a sister, Betty Bridges of Sherman; two granddaughters; and three great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Barbara Jean Neely FRIONA - Barbara Jean Neely, 67, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church in Friona with the Rev. Alvin Petty, pastor, and the Rev. Don Kimbrough of Friona officiating. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the Meridian Cemetery in Meridian with the Rev. Richard Creech, pastor of First Baptist Church in Meridian, officiating. Arrangements are by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona. Mrs. Neely was born April 13, 1934, in Coon Creek. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She had lived in Friona since 1991, moving from Oklahoma. She married Bill Neely on Oct. 27, 1951, in Meridian. She was active in The Friona Senior Citizens and was instrumental in moving the organization from a group of 12 to 15 people to more than 85 members. Survivors include her husband, Bill Neely of Friona; a daughter, Marsha Hafer and husband Tommy of Allen; a son, Stephen P. Neely and wife Anissa of Goldthwaite; her mother, Fern Lomax of Meridian; two brothers, David White of Burleson and Jimmy White of Meridian; five grandchildren, Jeff and wife Sima Hafer, Justin and wife Marsha Hafer, Jayme and husband John Capps, Chesney Neely, Jacey Neely; and a great-grandchild, Kailee Hafer. Viewing will be at the Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday. The family suggests memorials be to Parmer County Community Hospital or Friona Senior Citizens. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Catherine Lyle DUMAS - Catherine Lyle, 87, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, in Ingram. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Dumas Cemetery with the Rev. Eddie Tubbs, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dumas officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas. Mrs. Lyle was a member of First Christian Church of Dumas and a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She had lived in Moore County since 1942. She married Leonard Clyde Lyle on Feb. 9, 1935, in Hollis, Okla. He preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 1999. Survivors include three daughters, Betty Barber of Ingram, Barbara Lyle of New Braunfels and Karen Rector of Kerrville; a son, Leonard Lyle Jr. of San Antonio; nine grandchildren, Wendy Barber, Mike Rector, Matt and Darla Rector, Katie and Andy Sargent, Cynthia and Michael Mysinger, and Richard Lyle; two great-grandchildren, Lyssa Sargent and Grace Sargent; and a special niece, Joy Robertson. The family will be at 123 Armstrong in Dumas and suggests memorials be made to the Sid Peterson Hospice in Kerrville. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Carl "Bud" Turley DUMAS - Carl "Bud" Turley, 59, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Assembly of God in Dumas, with the Rev. Jerry Trammell, pastor of First Assembly of God, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Allen Turley, son, and Assembly of God minister of Aurora, Colo., and the Rev. Rex Kreusel, pastor of Bethel Assembly of God in Dumas. Burial will be in Northlawn Memorial Gardens in Dumas. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Turley was born April 19, 1942, in Anadarko, Okla., and had been a Dumas resident since 1951. He was a deacon at First Assembly of God in Dumas since 1978. He taught Sunday school for 20 years. He loved woodworking and fishing. He was an electrical superintendent at Diamond Shamrock. He married Levella Stewart on June 23, 1961, in Dumas. Survivors include his wife, Levella Turley; a son, Allen Turley of Aurora, Colo.; a daughter, Lavonda Lyles of Dumas; two sisters, Glenda Sloss and Pam Abernathy of Amarillo; a brother, Otis "Ed" Turley of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Shayla Preston and Joshua Turley; and two step-grandchildren, Cris Lyles and Jenna Lyles. The family suggest memorials be to Cancer Therapy & Research Center, Box 1657, San Antonio, TX 78295-1657, or American Cancer Society, 8115 Datapoint Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229. The family will be at 623 Pear, Dumas, TX 79029. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Andrew Brett Castillo and Anthony Lee Castillo SILVERTON - Andrew Brett Castillo and Anthony Lee Castillo, infant sons of Samantha Garza and Gabriel Castillo of Silverton, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today at Silverton Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Rogers and the Rev. John Salazar officiating. Arrangements are by Myers-Long Funeral Directors of Silverton. Survivors include their parents; grandparents, Jimmy and Mary Alice Garza of Hale Center, Jane Murrell of Tulia, Juan and Isabel Castillo of Hale Center; and great-grandparents, Mary Maciel of Silverton and Janie and Armando Davila of Silverton. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Amarillo Warren Jackson Warren Jackson, 80, of Amarillo, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Howard Romaine, pastor of New Zion Baptist Church of Borger, officiating. Arrangements are by Warford-Walker Mortuary Inc., 509 N. Hughes St. Mr. Jackson was born in Bastrop and attended public schools in Bastrop and Taylor. He served in the Army during World War II. Survivors include five brothers, James Jackson, S.T. Jackson, Bennie Jackson and Maurice Jackson, all of Amarillo, and Donald Lee Denmon of Los Angeles. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Marjorie Ann Wieser Marjorie Ann Wieser, 61, of Amarillo, died Friday, Aug. 31, 2001. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home. Mrs. Wieser moved to Amarillo from West Virginia in 1992, and had worked in substance abuse counseling in West Virginia. She worked as a correctional officer and in the psychological ward at the William P. Clements Jr. Unit in Amarillo. She was preceded in death by a brother, John Crawford, and a sister, Irene Plantz. Survivors include three daughters, Angie Bankhead of Amarillo, Amber Wieser of Middletown, Ohio, and Micha DeBoard of Huntington, W. Va.; two brothers, Howard Crawford of Point Pleasant, W. Va., and William Crawford of Apple Grove, W. Va.; a sister, Barbara Harbour of Gallipolis Ferry, W. Va.; and nine grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be made to the American Heart Association or to the Amarillo Humane Society. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Richard Niel Mellinger Richard Niel Mellinger, 74, of Amarillo, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Brent Ashby officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St. Mr. Mellinger was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a confirmed Lutheran. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Malta 318 of Burlington, Iowa; Scottish Rite in Lubbock; Amarillo Moose Lodge 1371; Khiva Shrine in Amarillo; and American Legion Post 54 in Amarillo. His sporting interests and activities were goose and duck hunting, fishing and baseball and he was an automobile racer for more than 15 years. In 1948, he started work for the Civil Service Commission at Iowa Ordnance Plant in Burlington, Iowa. In 1951, he went to work with Mason & Hanger, Silas Mason Corp., in the position of material expeditor and quality assurance inspector with the Atomic Energy Commission at the Burlington Iowa AEC Plant. He later transferred with the AEC to the Amarillo area office of the Pantex Plant in December 1973. He retired from the Department of Energy in December 1988 as chief of product acceptance section of the Quality Assurance Branch AAO Pantex Plant in Amarillo. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Graham of Amarillo; two sisters, Marilyn Seibel and Annette Peart of Bettendorf, Iowa; and two brothers, Devon Mellinger of Bettendorf, Iowa, and Robert Davis of Sarasota, Fla. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmie Dean Mellinger, on Dec. 26, 1982. The family suggests memorials be to Khiva Shrine Temple, 305 E. Fifth Ave., Amarillo, TX 79101, or to Paramount Terrace Christian Church building fund, 4000 Mays Ave., Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 William F. "Bill" Rutter William F. "Bill" Rutter, 68, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at St. Stephen United Methodist Church with the Rev. Terry C. Lowe officiating. Interment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Rutter was born in Fort Riley, Kan., and moved to Amarillo in 1939. He attended Wilson Elementary School, Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School and was a 1951 graduate of Amarillo High School. He attended Amarillo College and the Southern Methodist University School of Banking. He married Doris Bailey on Dec. 31, 1952, at Amarillo. Mr. Rutter went to work for Amarillo National Bank in 1952 and retired from the bank in 1998 as a commercial loan officer. He was a member of St. Stephen United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dorothy and Floyd Rutter of Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Carrie Martel and her husband David of Amarillo and Leslie Goodrum and her husband Kevin of Lubbock; four grandchildren, Shane Martel, Todd Martel, Ryan Goodrum and Bailey Goodrum; and his cousin, John Preston of El Paso. The family suggest memorials be made to St. Stephen United Methodist Church Building Fund. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Canyon Robert Leo Woods III Robert Leo Woods III, 16, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the First Baptist Church of Canyon with the Rev. Clark Williams of First United Methodist Church and the Rev. Misty Chitwood, youth minister of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery at Amarillo by Holley Funeral Home of Canyon. Robert was born July 30, 1985, in Hampton, Va., to Robert Woods Jr. and Jimmie Darlene Tucker. He was active in sports at Canyon High School where he was on the junior varsity football team and played baseball. He also was active in the theater class. Survivors include his parents; three sisters, Jennifer Lynn "J-Lyn" Woods of Gunnison, Colo., Roni Rodriquez of Austin and Sharon Beth Hill of West Virginia; his grandparents, J.O. and Clara Tucker of Tulsa, Okla., and Mable Woods of Canyon; his great-grandmother, Annie Toles; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Elsewhere Deidra Jade Smith LUBBOCK - Deidra "DJ" Jade Smith, 9, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Raintree Christian Church with the Rev. Lanny Hemmings officiating. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park by Rix Funeral Directors. DJ was born Aug. 26, 1992, in Lubbock and was attending the fourth grade at Preston Smith Elementary. As a member of the Air Extreme Team, she had trained in trampoline and tumbling since age 4. It was obvious from the start that she showed talent and was going to be a pleasure to work with. She was an outstanding athlete who won state championships in 1998. She earned fourth place in the trampoline competition and sixth place in tumbling competition at the 2001 National Championship of Tumbling and Trampoline in San Antonio. After the 2001 National, she was ranked 11th in the country in trampoline and 24th in tumbling. She was active in basketball, hunting and fishing. She had a love for animals and enjoyed camping in Pagosa Springs, Colo. She shared meaningful relationships with a number of close friends. She was a member of Raintree Christian Church. Survivors include her parents, Ricky and Gwen Smith of Lubbock; a sister, Lindsey Smith of Lubbock; her grandparents, K.P."Paul" and Nancy Smith and Ben and Linda Dodson, all of Amarillo; great-grandparents, Bill and Dorothy Bradshaw and Francis Vaught, all of Amarillo; several uncles and aunts, Kenny and Donna Smith, Kyle and Shellia Dodson, Zachary Dodson, Chancie Whitlow; and several cousins, Sarah, Kellen, Nathan, Taylor, Max and Logan. The family suggests memorials be to Raintree Christian Church, 3601 82nd St., Lubbock, TX 79423, in memory of Deidra J. Smith; Preston Smith Elementary, 8707 Dover, Lubbock, TX 79424; or Ready Set Go Deidra J. Smith Fund at American State Bank. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Larry Clark LUBBOCK - Larry Clark, 64, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Quaker Avenue Church of Christ with Elgin Conner and Elmore Johnson officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Dreamland Cemetery at Turkey by Franklin Bartley Funeral Home. Mr. Clark was born May 30, 1937, in Turkey. He had been a resident of Lubbock since moving from Turkey in 1955. He married Ruth Chadwick on Feb. 25, 1956, in Childress. He graduated from Turkey High School and attended Texas Tech University for two years. He was the owner of Flex Marketing, an insurance agency, for 20 years. He was the second president of Monterey Optimist Little Dribblers Basketball Association. He was a member of Kiva Duffers for several years, Monterey Optimist Club and Quaker Avenue Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his father, Dr. Lawrence "Butch" Clark; his mother, Ruth Lane Clark; and his adopted parents, Leon and Lillie Lane of Turkey. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Ricky Lane Clark of Odessa and Russell Lance Clark of Lubbock; a daughter, Jeanne Denise Evans of Lubbock; a brother, Birt Lane of Plainview; a stepmother, Bonnie Clark of Lubbock; and six grandchildren, Sarah, Kara, Tim, Alyson, Cody and Macy. The family suggests memorials be to Vista Care Family Hospice, 7606 University, Lubbock, TX 79423. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Myrle N. Mueller LONGVIEW - Myrle N. Mueller, 80, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001. Services will be at noon Friday in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Road, with Jerry McCaghren officiating. Burial will be in Memory Park Cemetery. Mrs. Mueller was a graduate of Sam Houston State University and taught for different schools throughout Illinois and Texas. She and her husband came to Longview in 1980, and she was a member of Alpine Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Steve Mueller of Amarillo; a sister, Joyce Price of College Station; and three grandchildren. The family suggests contributions be to American Diabetes Association, 4425 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 130, Irving, TX 75062. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Corina G. Rodriguez FARMERS VALLEY - Corina G. Rodriguez, 64, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Chillicothe with the Rev. David Hartwig officiating. Interment will be in Chillicothe Cemetery by Manard Funeral Home. Mrs. Rodriguez had been a resident of Farmers Valley since 1990 and had previously lived in Vernon. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Chillicothe and was retired from Vernon State Hospital. Survivors include her husband, David of Farmers Valley; four daughters, Christina Madrin of Atlanta, Ga., Esther Mujica of Austin, Lydia Thiele of Lake Kemp, and Linda Rainwater of Wichita Falls; four sons, David Rodriguez Jr. of Big Spring, Ruben Rodriguez and Michael Rodriguez, both of Chillicothe, and Alex Rodriguez of Vernon; her mother, Florencia Gerhardt of Hale Center; two sisters, Tina Gerhardt of Hale Center and Rosa Rivera of Amarillo; seven brothers, Ray Gerhardt and Louis Gerhardt of Hale Center, Dennis Gerhardt of Fort Worth, Nune Gerhardt of Fort Collins, Colo., George Gerhardt and Nestro Gerhardt, both of Boise, Idaho, and Artie Gerhardt of Lamesa; 20 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Manard Funeral Home in Chillicothe. Memorials may be made to Rathgeber Hospitality House, 1615 12th St., Wichita Falls, TX 76301. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Oklahoma Marian Bryan GUYMON, Okla. - Marian Bryan, 84, a former Guymon resident, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church in Guymon with the Rev. Terry Armstrong, pastor of Guymon Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will follow in Goodwell Cemetery in Goodwell, Okla., by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Corina G. Rodriguez FARMERS VALLEY - Corina G. Rodriguez, 64, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Chillicothe with the Rev. David Hartwig officiating. Interment will be in Chillicothe Cemetery by Manard Funeral Home. Mrs. Rodriguez had been a resident of Farmers Valley since 1990 and had previously lived in Vernon. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Chillicothe and was retired from Vernon State Hospital. Survivors include her husband, David of Farmers Valley; four daughters, Christina Madrin of Atlanta, Ga., Esther Mujica of Austin, Lydia Thiele of Lake Kemp, and Linda Rainwater of Wichita Falls; four sons, David Rodriguez Jr. of Big Spring, Ruben Rodriguez and Michael Rodriguez, both of Chillicothe, and Alex Rodriguez of Vernon; her mother, Florencia Gerhardt of Hale Center; two sisters, Tina Gerhardt of Hale Center and Rosa Rivera of Amarillo; seven brothers, Ray Gerhardt and Louis Gerhardt of Hale Center, Dennis Gerhardt of Fort Worth, Nune Gerhardt of Fort Collins, Colo., George Gerhardt and Nestro Gerhardt, both of Boise, Idaho, and Artie Gerhardt of Lamesa; 20 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Manard Funeral Home in Chillicothe. Memorials may be made to Rathgeber Hospitality House, 1615 12th St., Wichita Falls, TX 76301. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Myrle N. Mueller LONGVIEW - Myrle N. Mueller, 80, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2001. Services will be at noon Friday in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, 1617 Judson Road, with Jerry McCaghren officiating. Burial will be in Memory Park Cemetery. Mrs. Mueller was a graduate of Sam Houston State University and taught for different schools throughout Illinois and Texas. She and her husband came to Longview in 1980, and she was a member of Alpine Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Steve Mueller of Amarillo; a sister, Joyce Price of College Station; and three grandchildren. The family suggests contributions be to American Diabetes Association, 4425 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 130, Irving, TX 75062. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Oklahoma Marian Bryan GUYMON, Okla. - Marian Bryan, 84, a former Guymon resident, died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at First Christian Church in Guymon with the Rev. Terry Armstrong, pastor of Guymon Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Interment will follow in Goodwell Cemetery in Goodwell, Okla., by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 6, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/090601/obi_allobits.shtml