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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 ==================================================================== Coke Douglas Barton MATADOR - Coke Douglas Barton, 35, of Midkiff, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, in Lubbock. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church at Matador with the Rev. Royce Jennings, pastor, officiating and Shad Brooks assisting. Burial will be in East Mound Cemetery at Matador by Seigler Funeral Home. Mr. Barton was born in Lubbock and lived in Matador before moving to Glasscock County. A 1984 graduate of Motley County High School, he was a member of First Baptist Church in Matador and a self-employed farmer. He married Dinette Plagens in 1986 at St. Lawrence. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Mikela Barton of Midkiff; his mother, Eugenia Barton of Matador; and two sisters, Dixie Campbell of Matador and Brigid Brooks of Lake Ransom Canyon. The family suggests memorials be to East Mound Cemetery Association in Matador; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Dorothy Davidson QUANAH - Dorothy Davidson, 81, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Quanah Memorial Park with the Rev. Jason Stidham, minister of First Assembly of God, officiating. Arrangements are by Price Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Davidson was born in Quanah and was a homemaker. She married Dewitt "Pete" Davidson in 1938 at Altus, Okla. Survivors include her husband; a son, Tommy Davidson of Quanah; a brother, Milburn Bates of Iowa Park; and a grandchild. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Garland Bardwell STRATFORD - Garland Bardwell, 87, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Memorial services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in First Christian Church with the Rev. Bob Sweeten, pastor, officiating and Sharlyn Larsen, lay minister of Guymon, Okla., assisting. Graveside rites will be conducted at Stratford Cemetery by Dumas Masonic Lodge No. 1009. Arrangements are by Morrison Funeral Directors. Mr. Bardwell was born in Nolan County. Before moving to Dumas in 1999, he farmed in Sherman County and later worked for Stratford Feedyard until his retirement. A Shriner, he was a member of First Christian Church in Stratford, Dumas Masonic Lodge No. 1009 and Scottish Rite. His wife, Beulah Martha Bardwell, died January 7.. Survivors include two daughters, Jeanette West of Dumas and Paulette Palmer of Stratford; a sister, Dora Mae Burklow of Sweetwater; and seven grandchildren. The family will be at 419 S. Chestnut in Stratford and suggests memorials be to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 199300, Dallas, TX 75219-9300; or First Christian Church, P.O. Box 626, Stratford, TX 79084. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Benjamin Raymond Campbell HEREFORD - Benjamin Raymond Campbell, 84, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Temple Baptist Church with the Rev. H.W. Bartlett of the church officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery at Wellington. Arrangements are by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mr. Campbell was born in Paragould, Ark., and moved to the area in 1984 from Gardner, Ill. A Navy veteran of World War II, he worked as an electrician in construction and was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Hereford. He married Ruby Lee Roberts in 1966 at Bryan, Ohio. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Don Leverett of Hereford and Eldon Ray Leverett of Terrell; two brothers, Cameron Campbell of Pleasanton and Roy Campbell of Hereford; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and special friend, Mary Boeckman of Hereford. The family suggests memorials be to Temple Baptist Church; the American Cancer Society; or Hereford Senior Citizens. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Goldie Brown DALHART - Goldie Brown, 85, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Hass Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmye Cole, minister of Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Brown was born near Shattuck, Okla., and moved to Dalhart in 1930. After marrying John S. Brown in 1932 at Guymon, Okla., they farmed in the area. Her husband preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Johnnie Lee. Survivors include a sister, Elsie Skaggs of Follett; nephews and nieces, including Faye Gill of Dalhart. The family suggests memorials be to Memorial Hospice, 115 W. First St., Dumas, TX 79029. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 James Revelle Collins PAMPA - James Revelle "Buddy" Collins, 86, of Pampa, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, in Lubbock. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Lunn Funeral Home Chapel at Olney with Scotte Clark, minister of Hamilton Street Church of Christ at Olney, and Jim Roberts, son-in-law of Lubbock, officiating. Burial will be in Restland Cemetery. Mr. Collins was born in Saratoga and moved to the Pampa area in 1944. A 1931 graduate of Olney High School, he had worked as a district mechanic for Phillips Petroleum Company. He was a member of First Christian Church in Pampa. He married Mary Elizabeth Griffith in 1935 at Archer City. She died in 1946. His second wife, Louise Ballard Barnett, also preceded him in death. Survivors include three daughters, Barbara Roberts of Lubbock, Jane Bradfield of Houston and Mary Chennault of Hemet, Calif.; a sister, Sammie Douglas of Wichita Falls; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Traci Rhea Holt DUMAS - Traci Rhea Holt, 29, formerly of Dumas, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, in Colorado. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bethel Assembly of God with the Rev. H.L. Stevens, retired, officiating and the Rev. Rex Kreusel, pastor of Bethel Assembly of God, assisting. Burial will be in Dumas Cemetery by Morrison Funeral Directors. Miss Holt was born in Dumas. A 1990 graduate of Dumas High School and 1995 graduate of Colorado School of Mines at Golden, Colo., she worked as a computer analyst for Ryder Truck Co. in Denver. Survivors include her father, George Holt III of Lakewood, Colo.; a brother, George Holt IV of Lakewood; a sister, Daisy Melinda Holt of Colorado Springs, Colo.; her grandmother, Alice Newton of Dumas; grandfathers, George Newton of Dumas and George Holt II of Vermont. The family will be at 400 N. Meredith. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Inez Clement WELLINGTON - Inez Clement, 91, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Derwin Comer, minister of youth and music, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home. Miss Clement was born in Oklaunion and moved to the Fresno Community at Collingsworth County in 1915. After attending schools at Pleasant Point and Fresno, she graduated from Wellington High School in 1930. She and her sister farmed and were in the catering business. She was a member of First Baptist Church and recently retired from the Sunday School Department after teaching and working as secretary and director. Survivors include a sister, Mabel Clement of Wellington; and two brothers, Stansel Clement of Lamesa and Eli Clement of Mineral Wells. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Algie Groves ROARING SPRINGS - Algie Groves, 91, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001, in Lubbock. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Roaring Springs Cemetery with the Rev. Rickey Lawrence, pastor of Roaring Springs Full Gospel Church, officiating. Masonic graveside rites will be by the Matador Masonic Lodge. Arrangements are by Seigler Funeral Home of Matador. Mr. Groves was born in Stonewall County and moved to Matador. A 1927 graduate of Matador High School, he retired as resident engineer for the Texas Highway Department in Matador in 1974. Before moving to Roaring Springs, he lived in California and Quanah. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Roaring Springs, the Matador Masonic Lodge No. 824, the Lubbock Scottish Rite Bodies and the Amarillo Red Cross of Constantine. He married Rita Nichols in 1935 at Childress. Survivors include his wife; three sons, James Truman Groves of Arcadia, Calif., Pat Groves of Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Mike Groves of San Jose, Calif.; a brother, Dick Groves of San Antonio; two sisters, Avis Dooley of Arlington and Hattie Tee Tomlinson of Katy; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Robert Franklin Griffin SHAMROCK - Robert Franklin Griffin, 26, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Jack Lee, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Shamrock Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. Mr. Griffin was born in Fort Hood and was a longtime resident of Shamrock. A member of First Baptist Church, he worked in oil and gas fields. Survivors include his mother, Rita McAllister, of Shamrock; his stepfather, Danny McAllister of Dumas; two sisters, Tamara McAllister and Kerri McAllister, both of Dumas; grandparents, Bobby and Janice Griffin of Shamrock; and fiance Marisa Ramirez of Shamrock. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Ronald Dale Holeman CHILDRESS - Ronald Dale Holeman, 67, formerly of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, in Hahnville, La. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Childress Cemetery by Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Directors of Dallas. A resident of Hahnville, Mr. Holeman had worked for Ponca Wholesale in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife, June Holeman; three daughters, Angela Guengrich and Diana Larance, both of Amarillo, and Linda Robin of Hahnville; two sons, Keith Holeman and Terry Holeman, both of Amarillo; two brothers, Curtis Holeman of Canyon and Gerald Holeman of Dallas; 10 grandchildren; and a greatgrandchild. The family suggests memorials be to The Muscular Dystrophy Association; The American Heart Association; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Amarillo William Bobbitt William "Henry" Bobbitt, 70, of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in White Deer Cemetery at White Deer with Pastor Errol Hatner officiating. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mr. Bobbitt was born in Amarillo. After graduating from White Deer High School, he farmed in White Deer and later returned to Amarillo and worked at Roberts Paper Co. until his retirement. A member of Second Baptist Church, he was a member of Awana's Group. Survivors include a sister, Ruth Earp of Dallas; and a cousin, Jerry Ballard of White Deer. The family suggests memorials be to Cal Farley's Boys Ranch, Alumni Association, P.O. Box 30635, Amarillo, TX 79120. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Gladys Hayden Gladys Hayden, 93, formerly of Amarillo, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, in Paris. Services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Ivy Chapel at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. John Andrews, minister of Spiritual Life at the church, officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Hayden was born in Oklahoma and was a longtime resident of Amarillo before moving to Paris. She worked as a homemaker and was a member of First Christian Church. She married George W. Hayden in 1930. He died in 1972. Survivors include two daughters, Georgann Garrett of Taos, N.M., and Edna Lane of Detroit; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Christian Church Music Ministry, 3001 Wolflin Ave., Amarillo, TX 79109. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Dick Montgomery Dick Montgomery, 69, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2001. Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Vega United Methodist Church at Vega with the Rev. Johna Campbell, pastor, and the Rev. Jim Watkins, minister, officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Park Cemetery at Vega by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Montgomery was born in Springfield, Mo., and lived in Vega and Channing before moving to Amarillo in 1978. After graduating from Vega High School, he attended Texas Tech University. A rancher, he was a past director of the Quarter Horse Association and a past bank director at Vega. He served on the board of the Tri-State Fair, was a member of the Channing school board and the Outfit. He married Eugenia Halsell in 1951 at Fort Worth. Survivors include his wife; a son, Kirk Montgomery of Vega; a daughter, Eugenia "Sissie" Hawthorne of Amarillo; a sister, Sharon Worsham of Borger; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Vega United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 182, Vega, TX 79092; or Memorial Park Cemetery, P.O. Box 496, Vega, TX 79092. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Jewell Duke McCain Jewell Duke McCain, 86, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery North Mausoleum with Pastor Jerry Coffman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. McCain was born in Sandstone Creek, Okla., and was a longtime resident of Amarillo. A 1931 graduate of Amarillo High School, she worked as a legal secretary for Judge Fish and was a member of St. Luke Presbyterian Church. She married Jesse Briscoe in 1933 at Hollis, Okla. He died in 1934. She married Lee Roy McCain in 1946. He died in 1987. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Patsy Ruth Cooper in 1995, and Rita Faye McCain. Survivors include a grandson, Brent W. Sherwood of Amarillo; two great-grandsons, Matt Sherwood and Daniel Sherwood, both of Amarillo; four nieces; and a nephew. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Mary Veazey Mary Veazey, 73, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Pioneer Chapel at N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with Dr. Charles Jones, pastor of Second Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Veazey was born and raised in Halbrite, Saskatchewan, Canada, moved to Amarillo in 1947 and became an American citizen in 1953. A homemaker, she was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Second Baptist Church. She married Louis Veazey in 1946 at Canada. He died in 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Paulette Burt and Debbie Tuter, both of Amarillo; a son, Ron Veazey of McKinney; a sister, Lucy "Lou" McBride of Amarillo; three brothers, Rolland Hallberg, Denis Hallberg and Royce Hallberg, all of Saskatchewan; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Mary Underwood Mary Underwood, 51, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Pioneer Chapel at N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with Pastor Jerry Billington of Trinity Fellowship Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Underwood was born in Pampa and raised in Miami, where she attended Miami High School. In 1968, she moved to Amarillo and worked for Martin-Tipton Pharmacy. A homemaker, she was a member of Trinity Fellowship Church. She married Don Coomer in 2000. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Richard Underwood of Amarillo and Tom Johnson of Denver; a daughter, Leslie Brace of Amarillo; a brother, Mick Kivlehen of Harlingen; two sisters, Kathy Miller of Denver and Marty Madison of Gunnison, Colo.; her stepmother, Leona Kivlehen of Pampa; and seven grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice; or Olivia's Angels. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Canyon Lewel G. Johnston Lewel G. Johnston, 74, of Canyon, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Brooks Funeral Directors with the Rev. Kevin Deckard, pastor of Westover Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mr. Johnston was born in Eskota, attended schools in Happy and Canyon and was a lifetime resident of Randall County. During World War II, he served with the Merchant Marines. He worked for Santa Fe Railway as an interchange clerk, for Southwestern Public Service Co., for Canyon Independent School District in maintenance and farmed. He was a member of Pioneer Promenaders and Yellow Rock Square Dance Clubs. His first wife, Juanita Johnston, preceded him in death. He married Betty Johnston in 1978. Survivors include his wife; five daughters, Ann Hawkins of Dumas, Debbie Lyon of Willis, Jo Harris of Chapmansboro, Tenn., Nicci Cooper of Clarksville, Tenn., and Dede Six of Coupland; a stepson, David Ferguson of Eden, Utah; two stepdaughters, Leisa Keith of Canyon and Marcia Archer of Eagle Nest, N.M.; a brother, Harold Dean of Quanah; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association, 2404 W. Seventh Ave., Amarillo, TX 79106; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 New Mexico Ida Nadine Smith TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Ida Nadine Smith, 78, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Curtis Mericle, minister of the Oasis Church of God, officiating. Burial will be in the family plot at the cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith was born in Ohio and had lived in Tucumcari since 1989. A homemaker, she was a member of First Congregational Church in Riverside, Calif. Her husband, Bryan Smith, preceded her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Susan Taylor of Tucumcari; a sister, Wilma Westcott of Riverside; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Viewing will be from 9 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Helping Hands Hospice of Tucumcari. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Jack R. Waterman TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Jack R. Waterman, 80, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Center Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Witcher, minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home. Mr. Waterman was born in Dewey, Okla., and had lived in Tucumcari since 1955. A veteran of World War II, he was former owner and operator of Tucumcari Ice Co. He was a former member of the National Ice Association, past president of the District Ice Association and a member of Tucumcari Elks Club and Center Street United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Bert; two sons, Ray Waterman of Castle Rock, Colo., and Ken Waterman of Grand Junction, Colo.; a brother, R.E. "Bob" Waterman of Los Alamos; two sisters, Ruth Sparman of Elephant Butte and Barbara Ambellas of Lincoln City, Ore.; five grandchildren; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Helping Hands Hospice of Tucumcari. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Oklahoma Richard Hughes BEAVER, Okla. - Richard Hughes, 70, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today in Pioneer Cemetery with Jim Sutherland officiating. Arrangements are by Clark Funeral Service. Mr. Hughes was born in Marietta, Okla., and moved to Beaver County in 1954. He worked as a roughneck in oil fields. He married Raedene Harryman in 1955 at Perryton. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Max Hughes of Bristow and Mark Hughes of New Iberia, La.; a daughter, Tammie Miller of Balko; and five grandchildren. Amarillo Daily News Jan. 15, 2001 Elsewhere Margarito R. Rasco Gonzales MIDLAND - Margarito R. Rasco Gonzales, 65, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today in the Reyes-Garcia Funeral Home Chapel. Mass will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Ray Wilhem officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Raised and educated in Midland, Mr. Gonzales worked for Midland College and for Permain Reproduction as a blue printer. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife, Julia Gonzales; four daughters, Rejina Marquez of Amarillo, Sylvia Cevallos and Cecilia Long, both of Midland, and Zoila Salazar of Fort Worth; two sons, Michael Gonzales of Amarillo and Rudy Gonzales of Midland; his father, Mateo Gonzales of Amarillo; two brothers, Ruben Gonzales of Amarillo and Edward Gonzales of Carrollton; four sisters, Beatriz Madrid of Midland, Elia Sanchez of Lake Tahoe, Nev., and Dora Bernal and Viola Gonzales, both of Amarillo; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, P.O. Box 7, Midland, TX 79702; or The Allison Cancer Center, 220 W. Illinois, Midland, TX 79701.