Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 12 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 DeLoris Broadbent PAMPA - DeLoris Broadbent, 65, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with Dan Chaney, minister of Central Church of Christ, officiating. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Butler Cemetery at Butler, Okla. Mrs. Broadbent was born Oct. 5, 1936, in Mayfield, Okla. She married Bill Broadbent on Oct. 17, 1954, in Clovis, N.M. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, JoAnn Adams of Pampa; two sons, Alan Broadbent of Perryton and Charlie Broadbent of Pampa; four brothers, Eddie Terry of Shamrock, Rayford Terry of Edmond, Okla., Clyde Terry of Moreland, Okla., and Geoffrey Terry of Pampa; two sisters, Sally Bradford of Denver City and Marceille Batson of Bosque Farms, N.M.; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Herschell Carson OLTON - Herschell Carson, 93, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Kyle Streun, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Olton Cemetery by Foskey-Lilley-McGill Funeral Home. Mr. Carson moved to Olton in 1930 from Holdenville, Okla. He was a past member of the Olton FFA Board and the Olton Co-op Gin Board. Survivors include his wife, Lucille; three sons, Wayne Carson and Harlan Carson, both of Olton, and Eddie Carson of Dalhart; two daughters, Alene Allcoan and Fern Gunter, both of Olton; two brothers, Raymond Carson and Harold Dean Carson, both of Olton; a sister, Pauline Coleman of Pampa; 14 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Runningwater Draw Care Center or the Olton Ambulance Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Bryan Scott Tidwell DUMAS - Bryan Scott Tidwell, 29, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be at 4 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. John Wagoner, pastor, and the Rev. Eddie Tubbs, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. Mr. Tidwell was born in Dumas and was a lifetime resident. He worked as a welder. He married Kelly McCracken on May 28, 2000, in Dumas. He attended First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Sierra McMahan of Borger and Ashleigh Tidwell of Dumas; two sons, McQuad Tidwell and Nathaniel Tidwell, both of Dumas; his parents, Bruce and Juanelle Tidwell of Dumas; two brothers, Joe Tidwell of Dumas and Duffy Tidwell of Amarillo; and two sisters, Sallie Dickey and Crystal Tidwell, both of Dumas. The family will be at 1305 Phillips in Dumas. The family suggests memorials be to the children's trust fund in care of First State Bank, 500 E. First, Dumas, TX 79029. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Dalton Blaze Canada CANADIAN - Dalton Blaze Canada, infant son of James and Detria Canada, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery with David Young of Canadian officiating. Arrangements are by Stickley-Hill Funeral Directors. Dalton was born Nov. 10, 2001, in Ochiltree General Hospital in Canadian. Survivors include his parents; his grandparents, Jackie Reynolds and Tammy McIntosh, both of Canadian, and Duke McIntosh of Mount Vernon, Ky.; his great-grandparents, Robert and Melba Clark of Muleshoe; a sister, Alantis Jordan Canada of Canadian; and two half-sisters, Brittany Star Canada and Lexie Sky Canada, both of Shamrock. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Raymond Bargas DALHART - Raymond "Chief" Bargas, 89, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, in Dumas. Prayer vigil with rosary will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Hass Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Jim McGhee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Bargas was born March 11, 1912, in Channing to Fred and Juanita (Marcus) Bargas. In 1949, he married Josephine "Josie" Ramirez. He was preceded in death by his wife in 1989. Survivors include three children, Linda Austin and Tony Bargas, both of Dalhart, and Pat Bargas of Oklahoma City; a stepson, Jim Montoya and wife, Maxine, of Tucumcari, N.M.; a sister, Mary Agnes Bargas of Clayton, N.M.; a brother, Bennie Bargas of Dalhart; five grandchildren; numerous stepgrandchildren; and step-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. Anthony's Catholic Church of Dalhart. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Thomas Lee Grant PAMPA - Thomas Lee Grant, 29, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in W.W. Rix Funeral Directors Chapel at Lubbock. Cremation and arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Grant was born Sept. 5, 1971, in Wichita Falls. He grew up in Lubbock and Plainview. He moved to Douglas, Ga., in 1980 where he lived for 15 years. He moved to Pampa in 2000. He was an auto mechanic for Ford Motor Co. Survivors include two sons, Steven Grant and Darren Grant, both of Douglas, Ga.; his mother, Debbie Sadler of Lubbock; his stepfather, Gil Sadler of Pampa; his grandparents, Duane and Josie Adams of Lubbock; and his great-grandmother, Mary Adams of Lubbock; and a brother, Danny Grant of Lubbock. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Joel E. Eastland PAMPA - Joel E. Eastland, 80, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. T.J. Patterson, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Eastland had been a resident of Pampa most of his life. He was a Mason and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mary Joanne Young of Pampa; a son, Raymond Ward Jr. of Pampa; a sister, Verla Mae Williams of St. Louis, Mo.; 16 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Coronado Healthcare Center, 1504 W. Kentucky, Pampa, TX 79065; or Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Amarillo Tim Jobe Tim Jobe, 35, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St., with Carolyn Gable, minister of Grace Fellowship Church, officiating. Mr. Jobe was born and raised in Amarillo. He graduated from Palo Duro High School in 1984. Survivors include his parents, Leroy and Ann Jobe of Amarillo; his grandparents, Hubert and Ethel Brawley and Anna Jobe, all of Amarillo; a sister, Teresa Kieth of Pampa; two brothers, Terry and Michael Jobe, both of Amarillo; three nieces, Candace White of Amarillo, Tara Jobe of Denver and Ashlee Kieth of Pampa; and a nephew, Kyle Kieth of Pampa. Viewing and visitation will be until 8 p.m. today. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Bonnie Pitt Bonnie Pitt, 88, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 9, 2001. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Bob Schroeder of the church and the Rev. Frank Williams of Covenant Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Pitt was born in Stippeville, Kan., on May 17, 1913, and was the sixth of 10 children born to Ira and Pearl Cook. She was married for 54 years to Thomas E. "Tom" Pitt. She was a devoted homemaker, an accomplished seamstress and a talented china painter. She was a 60-year member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, where she taught primary Sunday school and also served as Sunday school superintendent. She also served as a Girl Scout leader. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas, on May 23, 1985. Survivors include three daughters, Jerry Siess, Lucy Karr and Tomi Nell Townsend, all of Amarillo; a son-in-law, Dr. Carter Karr of Amarillo; a sister-in-law, Leona Bell of Amarillo; a brother-in-law, Otto L. Pitt of Amarillo; two sisters, Virginia Pitt of Amarillo and Noma Marlatt of Germantown, Md.; a special niece, Judi Parr of Amarillo; nine grandchildren, Sherry Adkins, Dr. Tom Karr, Kathy Siess, Laura Lane, and Cliff Siess Jr., all of Amarillo, Teresa Rollins of Allen, John Siess of Lafayette, Ga., Bryan Townsend of Cleveland and Brady Townsend of Lakeway; 18 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. The family will be at 3 St. Andrew's Drive or the Siess home on Tascosa Road. The family suggests memorials be to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1400 Wolflin Ave., Amarillo, TX 79109; Paramount Terrace Christian Church, 4000 Mays, Amarillo, TX 79109; Alzheimer's Association, 2200 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX; or to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 12, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/111201/obi_allobits.shtml