Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 13 Dec 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 Emmette Saxon SKELLYTOWN - Emmette Saxon, 75, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel in Pampa. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Pampa. Mr. Saxon worked for Shell Oil Co. for 26 years. He retired from Cabot Corp. in 1987 after 13 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn; three sons, Harold Saxon of San Antonio, Jerry Saxon of Amarillo and David Saxon of Puyallup, Wash.; and eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Masonic Lodge No. 966 AF and AM. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Victoria H. Mireles HEREFORD - Victoria H. Mireles, 77, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2001. Prayer vigil will be at 7 p.m. today in Rix Funeral Directors Chapel. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Friday in La Iglesia de San Jose Catholic Church with Monsignor Arturo Meza officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery. Mrs. Mireles married Pablo C. Mireles on Aug. 14, 1942, at Alice. She was a member of La Iglesia de San Jose and Guadalupanas Society. Survivors include her husband; five daughters, Audenia Valdez of Irving, Nina Gonzalez and Margaret Cerda, both of Amarillo, Amalia Mireles of Hereford and Ida Medrano of Brady; two sons, Pablo Mireles Jr. of Amarillo and Gilbert Mireles of Laredo; her stepmother, Josefina Hernandez of Lubbock; a sister, Lupe Curiel of Meadow; four stepsisters, Corina Hernandez and Rosa Hernandez, both of Lubbock, and Maria Hernandez and Julia Hernandez, both of Dallas; three stepbrothers, Paul Hernandez of Amarillo and Christobal Hernandez and Jose Hernandez Jr., both of Lubbock; 32 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Jimmy "Bo Bo" Stover LEFORS - Jimmy "Bo Bo" Stover, 4, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2001, in Pampa. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday in Lefors High School auditorium with the Rev. Lewis Ellis, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Heights Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Jimmy was born May 1, 1997, at Pampa. He attended preschool at Lamar Elementary School in Pampa and Lefors Elementary School in Lefors. Survivors include his mother, Melinda Stover of Lefors; his father, Johnny Stover of Amarillo; a sister, Mercedes O'Brien of Lefors; a brother, Jason Hartline of Lefors; grandparents, Wayne and Nancy O'Brien of Lefors and Johnny and Barbara Stover of Amarillo; and his great-grandparents, Fred and Florence Billiter of Ohio. The family suggests memorials be to Children's Medical Center, 1935 Motor St., Dallas, TX 75235. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Howard Leon Wolfe BORGER - Howard Leon Wolfe, 70, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Westlawn Cemetery with Sam Line, minister of Vega Church of Christ, officiating. Arrangements are by Brown Funeral Directors. Mr. Wolfe was born March 15, 1931, at DeKalb. He had been a Borger resident for seven years. Survivors include two sons, Robert Leon Wolfe and Howard Glen Wolfe, both of Perryton; five daughters, Laura Ann Melton of San Diego, Jackie Lynn Gray of Fritch, Liala Lavell Graves of Mesa, Ariz., Evelyn Sue Graves of Perryton and Linda Murry Prentice of Borger; a brother, Willie Dixon Wolfe of Clovis, N.M.; 19 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Frank Phillips College Development Corp., P.O. Box 5118, Borger, TX 79008-5118. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Amarillo Adam Kade Shipp Adam Kade Shipp, infant son of Neil and Lori Shipp, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday in Friona Cemetery at Friona with the Rev. Gil Lain, pastor of Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Arrangements are by Ellis-Blackwell Funeral Home of Friona. Survivors include his parents of Amarillo; a sister, Kelly Paige Shipp of Amarillo; his twin brother, Alex Kyle Shipp of Amarillo; his grandparents, Dean and Carolyn Shipp and Marilyn and Dean Watson, all of Friona, and Bobby and Bobbie Fulks of Clovis, N.M.; and a great-grandmother, Elva Brandon of Friona. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Carl W. "Charley" Weller Carl W. "Charley" Weller, 93, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with Freddy Black, director of Bible Church of the Southwest, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Weller was born in Okarche, Okla., and had been a resident of Amarillo more than 50 years. He was a chart picker for Coastal States Gas Co. retiring in 1973. He married Geraldine Hall on Oct. 20, 1937, at Amarillo. He was preceded in death by his wife on May 13, 1990. Survivors include a son, Jimmy C. Weller of Frisco; three grandchildren, Kristi Hooten, Mark T. Weller and Matthew R. Weller; and two great-grandchildren, Tiffany Utter and Jamie Utter. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. The family will be at 5805 Hardwick Drive. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Marrian "Evelyn" Hopper Marrian "Evelyn" Hopper, 77, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Amarillo Baptist Church with David Veazey, pastor, officiating. Entombment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Ms. Hopper was born in Clarksville and was a member of Amarillo Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, James R. Hopper of Amarillo; two sisters, Dolories Moore of Amarillo and Christine Cavener of Holiday; and two grandchildren, Ashley Marrian Hopper and James Aaron Hopper, both of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Wanda Mae Tadlock Schuster Wanda Mae Tadlock Schuster, 69, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with the Rev. Brent Ashby, minister at Paramount Terrace Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Holley Funeral Home of Canyon. Mrs. Schuster was born Jan. 1, 1932, at Amarillo, to Edward and Maggie Tadlock. She married Carl Schuster and was a member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church. She was a homemaker and a waitress. Survivors include two daughters, Coy Graves and Carolyn Schuster, both of Amarillo; a brother, Richard Tadlock of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Paramount Terrace Christian Church building fund or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Elsewhere Janell Martin "Jan" Lanier SWEETWATER - Janell Martin "Jan" Lanier, 55, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, in Lubbock. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in McCoy Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with the Rev. Lance May officiating. Burial will be in Decker Cemetery. Mrs. Lanier was born Oct. 16, 1946, at Santa Anna. She married Bob Lanier in 1975 at Snyder. Survivors include her husband; a son, Scott Lanier of Amarillo; a sister, Linda Fry of Amarillo; a brother, Greg Martin of Dallas; her father, Melvin Martin of Sweetwater; a stepdaughter, Cindy Hendley of Eula; two grandsons; and two step-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Gladys Marie Christie LUBBOCK - Gladys Marie Christie, 94, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2001, in Hereford. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in White Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. John Ballard officiating. Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery. Mrs. Christie was born Jan. 30, 1907, near Clarendon. She married B.B. Christie on Feb. 16, 1928, at Clarendon. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Choyse Christie of Hereford and Glen Dale Christie of Summerfield; two daughters, Delorious Scott-Conder of Lubbock and Katheren Gregory-Wisdom of Summerfield; two brothers, Estle Goodgion of Plainview and Walter Goodgion of Lubbock; three sisters, Bonnie Yandell of Honeygrove, Bertie Muse of Canyon and Florence Taff of Lubbock; 24 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Reuben Howard Knox SAN ANTONIO - Reuben Howard Knox, 70, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Wayside Chapel. Arrangements are by Porter Loring Mortuary North. Mr. Knox was born Jan. 21, 1931, at Hereford, to Bill and Lorene Knox. He attended Hereford public schools and Amarillo Junior College. He later became a top sales engineer with Gifford-Hill Western, for whom he laid miles of underground pipe used in irrigating the rich farmland in much of the Texas Panhandle. He worked in sales for Johns Manville in San Antonio before retiring in 1989. He married the former Mary Lou Prickett on June 21, 1953. He loved Southern gospel music and people whom he loved to tease, especially the 12 women in his wife's Bunco group which Mary Lou often hosted. Earlier in life he was an avid sportsman and member of barbershop singing groups More recently he enjoyed painting and working and playing on his computer. Suffering poor health in recent years, he borrowed and adopted a slogan from a favorite gospel musician, "My health is bad, my bag is packed and I'm ready to go." Survivors include his wife; four children, Ralph Knox and Ray Knox, both of San Antonio, Rosemary Knox Condon of Carbondale, Colo., and Rosalind Knox Johnson of Austin; a brother, Bill Knox of Amarillo; a sister, Faye Durham of San Angelo; four grandchildren, Sandi Walker, Clay Chapman, Curtis Chapman and Caitlin Johnson; and two great-grandchildren, Madeline Walker and Savannah Walker. The family will greet friends from noon to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Wayside Chapel building fund. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 New Mexico Leo T. Garcia BUEYEROS, N.M. - Leo T. Garcia, 71, died Monday, Dec. 10, 2001. Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Wednesday in St. Anthony's Catholic Church at Dalhart, Texas. Mass will be at 4 p.m. today in the church with the Rev. Jim McGee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at Dalhart by Hass Funeral Home of Dalhart. Mr. Garcia was born in Las Cuevas. He married Viola M. Perea on Dec. 2, 1949, at Albert. Survivors include five sons, James Garcia of Greeley, Colo., Allen Garcia and Lawrence Garcia, both of Amarillo, Texas, Edward Garcia of Dalhart and Gasper Garcia of Dodge City, Kan.; two daughters, Mary Stella Soto of Wichita, Kan., and Catherine Wheeler of Bueyeros; three brothers, Celso Garcia of El Paso, Texas, Juan Garcia of Dimmitt, Texas, and Abenina Lujan of Tucumcari; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Oklahoma Tommie Lois Patterson BEAVER, Okla. - Tommie Lois Patterson, 83, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Clark Funeral Service Chapel with Don Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Pioneer Cemetery. Mrs. Patterson was born Aug. 9, 1918, at Nocona, Texas. She was a retired checker for Allied Supermarket in Spearman, Texas. Survivors include two sons, Tommy Davis of Beaver and Arthur Davis of Borger, Texas; a stepson, Bobbie Davis of Hominy; two daughters, Karron Gregory of Garland and Betty Highduke of Panhandle, Texas; a brother, S.T. Raines of Breckenridge, Texas; two sisters, Thelma Sitze of Pauls Valley and Kate Green of Lubbock, Texas; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Mary Lorena Harryman KEYES, Okla. - Mary Lorena Harryman, 106, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Keyes United Methodist Church with Del Watkins and Phillip Harryman officiating. Burial will be in Willowbar Cemetery by Cimarron Mortuary of Boise City. Mrs. Harryman was born Oct. 11, 1895, at Montague, Texas. She married William Irving Harryman on May 21, 1916. Survivors include two sons, Arthur Harryman of Keyes and Paul Harryman of Yukon; four daughters, Margie Williams, Geneva Williams and Lois Golay, all of Keyes, and Verna Faye Wright of Boise City; 19 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Keyes United Methodist Women, Keyes United Methodist Church or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Swany Opal Twombly GRIGGS, Okla. - Swany Opal Twombly, 95, died Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001, in Boise City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Plainview School auditorium at Griggs with Lloyd Mattocks officiating. Burial will be in Marella Cemetery by Cimarron Mortuary of Boise City. Mrs. Twombly was born Dec. 21, 1905, at Kansas. She married George C. Twombly on June 7, 1926, at Stratford, Texas. Survivors include two sons, Leo Twombly of Texhoma and Ion Twombly of Joshua, Texas; two daughters, Esther Current of Hutchinson, Kan., and Nell Phetteplace of Waxahachie, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Cimarron Nursing Home. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 13, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/121301/obi_allobits.shtml Nina Maurine Fuller Area PANHANDLE - Nina Maurine Fuller, 82, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, in Oklahoma City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church at Panhandle. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Fuller was born in Wellington. She was a resident of Panhandle from 1951 until moving to Oklahoma City in 1978. She was a butcher for Andy Schultz in Panhandle. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Moore, Okla., and was formerly a member of First Baptist Church in Panhandle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Grady Pat Fuller, in 1965. Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Neighbors of Moore; a son, Doyle Fuller of Moore; four sisters, Vernie Watson of Groom, Lorene Braidfoot and Faye Williams, both of Panhandle, and Reba Carmen of Amarillo; a brother, Wesley L. Mitchell of Alabama; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 12, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/121201/obi_nmfuller.shtml Woman, sister found dead TYLER (AP) - A woman was shot to death at her job in a Wal-Mart discount store Tuesday and her sister was found dead of an apparent suicide a few hours later. Police are trying to determine whether or not the deaths are connected. Police Lt. Tom Giorgio said Terry Hunter, 39, was shot to death in the store in Tyler. He said the body of Hunter's sister was found later in Big Sandy and that the woman matched the description of the person who opened fire at the store. The name of the woman found dead in Big Sandy had not been released Tuesday evening. Big Sandy is about 20 miles northeast of Tyler. Wal-Mart spokesman Tom Williams said from company headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., that Hunter was shot while working in the layaway area in the back of the store. He said the shooter ran out a back door near the tire and lube center. "We're just so saddened by the death of one of our employees, especially during this holiday season," Williams said. Police haven't yet determined what caused the shootings. Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/121201/tex_sisterfound.shtml