Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 11 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 Amarillo Anne Lou Curtright Anne Lou Curtright, 85, of Amarillo, died Friday, Sept. 7, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Fairlanes Baptist Church with the Rev. Chad Chaddick, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. today in Fairmount Cemetery at Hollis, Okla. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mrs. Curtright was a dental assistant for Dr. Boyd Stephens. She was a member of Fairlanes Baptist Church. Survivors include a sister, Tressie May Kelley of Noble, Okla.; a stepdaughter, Doris Jean Bledsoe of Pryor, Okla.; a nephew, Charles Credell of Norman, Okla.; and a niece, DeeAnne Easley of Noble, Okla. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 11, 2001 Allen Runyan Allen Runyan, 51, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Mark Zimmerman of Paramount Terrace Christian Church officiating. Burial will be at Llano East Cemetery in Amarillo by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Mr. Runyan was a lifelong resident of Amarillo. He was a 1968 graduate of Palo Duro High School. He graduated from West Texas State University, where he was on a baseball scholarship. After graduation, he worked for several years in the insurance industry. He was presently employed by Allstate Insurance Company as a property inspector. His hobbies included baseball and investments. Mr. Runyan was an avid baseball player. He played minor league baseball and was active in Little League and city leagues. He married Lorrie Latham on Aug. 31, 1984, in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife; his mother, Lorretta Runyan of Amarillo; a sister, Angie Verner of Amarillo; a niece, Jennifer Verner of Amarillo; and a nephew, David Verner of Amarillo. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 11, 2001 Velvin Porter Velvin Porter, 65, of Amarillo, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001. Services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church with Dana Moore officiating. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Porter was a lifelong resident of Amarillo. She married Odise Porter on June 10, 1954, in Clovis, N.M. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Butch Porter, Jimmie Porter and David Porter of Amarillo; a daughter, Mary Gilchrest of Amarillo; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation is at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Park Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials be to the Diabetes Association or Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 11, 2001 Nettie L. Campbell Nettie L. Campbell, 76, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2001. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Buchanan Street Chapel with the Rev. Larry Mills, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Washburn Cemetery in Washburn by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Campbell was born in Amarillo and had lived in Amarillo and Washburn all her life. She was a homemaker and member of Buchanan Street Chapel. She married Orville Lewis Campbell Jr. in 1948 in Canyon. He preceded her in death on Nov. 23, 1983. She was preceded in death by a son, Michael Dean "Red" Campbell, on March 25, 2000. Survivors include two sons, Danny Campbell of Anson and Grover Campbell of Owasso, Okla.; a daughter, Sandy Newcomb of Stratford; a twin sister, Betty McKinney of Bremerton, Wash.; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Buchanan Street Chapel, 1515 S. Buchanan St., Amarillo TX 79102, or to a favorite charity. The family will be at 1016 S. Milam St. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 11, 2001 Elsewhere Robert Aaron Wood LUBBOCK - Robert Aaron Wood, 19, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Forest Park East Cemetery at Webster with Bishop Kevin Hanks officiating. Arrangements are by Forest Park East Funeral Home. Mr. Wood was born on March 29, 1982, in Pampa. Survivors include his parents, Robert and Wendy Wood of Kemah; three sisters, Catherine Wood, Sarah Wood and Amber Wood; a brother, Spencer Wood; and grandparents, Robert and Bonnie Wood. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Bay Area Council, Boy Scouts of America, 3020 53rd St., Galveston, TX 77552-1013; or AARL Foundation, Inc., Comstock Fund, 225 Main St., Newington, CT 06111. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 11, 2001 Eva Louise Lindsey DENTON - Eva Louise Lindsey, 81, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2001. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis with the Rev. Dean Lusby officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemeterywill be by Memphis Funeral Home. Mrs. Lindsey had been an LVN. She married John S. Lindsey, who preceded her in death on Feb. 21, 1975. Survivors include two daughters, Juanita Harrison of Wichita Falls and Lana Jean Wyatt of Oak Point; 13 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 11, 2001 Lorene "Jenny" Lane SAN ANTONIO - Lorene "Jenny" Lane, 84, formerly of Rotan, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church in Rotan with Werth Mayes officiating. Burial will be in Belvieu Cemetery by of Weathersbee Funeral Home of Rotan. Mrs. Lane was born in Plainview and married George W. Lane Jr., on June 3, 1934, in Plainview. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Rotan and was a member of Calvary Hills Baptist Church in San Antonio. Survivors include a son, C. Mack Lane of San Antonio; two daughters-in-law, June Martin of Rotan and Evelyn Lane of Reno, Nevada; 17 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 11, 2001 Delbert Seal CHILDRESS - Delbert Seal, 86, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Childress with the Rev. Norman Rushing, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Tell Baptist Cemetery in Tell by Johnson Funeral Home in Childress. Mr. Seal was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of Tell Southside Baptist Church and a member of Elks and Masonic Lodge, a board member of Farm Service Agency and a founding member of Greenbelt Farmers Co-Op. Survivors include a daughter, Paula Marie Burke of Arlington; five sons, Oddis Darrell Seal of Childress, David Leon Seal of Tell, Douglas Edward Seal of Wellington, Donald Ray Seal of Highland Village and Joe Dudley Seal of Corpus Christi; two sisters, Edna Mae Lambert and Johnnie Inman, both of Childress; a brother, Carroll Seal of Childress;22 grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 11, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/091101/obi_allobits.shtml