Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 17 Oct 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 Opal F. Dunn BORGER - Opal F. Dunn, 91, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Murray Funeral Home Chapel in Durant, Okla., with the Rev. Charles Loyd officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Durant by Murray Funeral Home. Local arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mrs. Dunn was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Borger. Survivors include three daughters, Geneva Walker of Kingston, Okla., La Queta Russell of Stinnett and Donna Cand of Borger; a sister, Jewell Hannan of Kingston; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. The body will be available for viewing from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Clarence "Doc" Turrentine WELLINGTON - Clarence "Doc" Turrentine, 44, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in North Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. James McLeod, pastor of First Baptist Church of Wellington, officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Directors of Shamrock. Mr. Turrentine was born Nov. 26, 1956, at Houston and lived the last nine years in Wellington. He married Beverly Ellifritz on Sept. 30, 1978, at Hollis, Okla. He worked for the last eight years for Gerald Brittain Backhoe Service. He was an Army veteran. Survivors include his wife; a son, Shawn Turrentine of Wellington; a daughter, Shannon Turrentine of Wichita Falls; five brothers, Edward T. Mazur of Los Angeles, Calif., Edward Turrentine and Elton Turrentine, both of Houston, Joseph Turrentine of Missouri and Alton Turrentine of Los Angeles; and two sisters, Mary Ann Turrentine of Wellington and Jeannette Turrentine of Florida. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society. The body will be available for viewing until 1:30 p.m.Thursday in the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Alton Farr HEREFORD - Alton Farr, 87, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church with Cory Campbell, youth minister, officiating. Burial will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in Garden of Memories Cemetery in Paducah by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mr. Farr was a school superintendent in Paducah and Friona. He was a member of the Lions Club for 62 years and a member of the Masonic Lodge. Survivors include a son, Randy Farr of Hereford; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Alton Farr memorial scholarship fund c/o Friona State Bank or to Hereford Senior Citizens. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Letha Haynes Kelley PAMPA - Letha Haynes Kelley, 94, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m today in Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Barry Loving, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Kelley was born Sept. 11, 1907, at Chester, Okla. She moved to Pampa in 1927. She married O.A. Kelley on Oct. 11, 1927, at Canadian. She was a member of the Reorganized Latter Day Saints Church. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband on April 14, 1983. Survivors include a daughter, Avis "Kandy" Tugwell of Amarillo; two grandchildren, Terri Wilterding of Amarillo and Kelley Baker of Pampa; four great-grandchildren, Chad Wilterding of Dallas, Kristi Wilterding of Amarillo, and Jami Baker and Shanna Baker, both of Pampa; and two great-great-grandsons, Dylan Wilterding of Waco and Jordan Wilterding of Pampa. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. The family will be at 1309 Williston in Pampa. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Helen Carmen Dunbar MEMPHIS - Helen Carmen Dunbar, 88, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Steven Harper officiating. Arrangements are by Memphis Funeral Home. Mrs. Dunbar was a resident of Memphis. Survivors include a daughter, Jane McCracken of Columbia, Mo.; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Edna L. Chaney SKELLYTOWN - Edna L. Chaney, 82, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, in Pampa. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Fines Marchman, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Chaney was born Dec. 3, 1918, at Lutie, Okla. She married Mickey Dunivin on Sept. 24, 1938. He preceded her in death in 1965. She married John F. Chaney Jr. on July 20, 1969. He preceded her in death in 1989. She was an active member of First Baptist Church where she served as church secretary and Sunday school teacher for many years. For the last 20 years she taught the Naomi class. She was a homemaker for over 60 years. She retired from the city of Skellytown where she served as city secretary. She was a member of the Panhandle Chapter of the Ex-POWs. She will be greatly missed by her family, her church and her multitude of friends. Survivors include four sons, John F. Chaney III and wife Kathleen of Pampa, Jack Dunivin of Fremont, Calif., Mike Chaney and wife Peggy of Skellytown and Tom Chaney and wife Rhonda of Abilene; three daughters, Wilma Jones and husband Dennis of Nacogdoches, Kay Hinton of Denton and Carolyn Chaney of Pampa; a sister, Lucille Patton of Oklahoma City; 19 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church of Skellytown. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Frances Rogers FRITCH - Frances Rogers, 83, died Thursday Oct. 11, 2001, in Borger. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. today in Fritch Church of Christ with Richard Kasko, minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Mrs. Rogers was a homemaker. She was a member of Hutchinson County Sheriff's Posse. Survivors include her husband, Mick; two sons, Ken Rogers of Panhandle and Andy Rogers of Fritch; a daughter, Marsha Greer of Pampa; a stepdaughter, Candy Rogers of Borger; two brothers, Truman Lowrance of Pampa and Homer Lowrance of Munday; a sister, Neema Malone of Bonham; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Jesse D. Privett HALE CENTER - Jesse D. Privett, 59, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Bartley-Silva Memorial Chapel with Bruce Cotton, chaplain of Lubbock Hospice, officiating. Arrangements are by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home. Mr. Privett married Gale Hawks on Aug. 8, 1978, at Lubbock. He was a United States Department of Agriculture meat inspector for 32 years, retiring Jan. 31. Survivors include his wife. The family suggests memorials be to the Hospice Organization. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Ervigene Browning PAMPA - Ervigene Browning, 77, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with Kurt Foster and the Rev. Barry Loving, pastor of First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Browning had been a resident of Pampa since 1947. She was a bookkeeper for Tom Rose Motors. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Stubblefield of Pampa; a son, Bill Browning of Pampa; two sisters, Loretta Leach and Patsy Vineyard, both of New Braunfels; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Heart Association or the American Lung Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Paul Rodriguez Jr. PETERSBURG - Paul Rodriguez Jr., 72, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001. Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Monday in White Memorial Chapel in Lubbock. Mass was at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Petersburg with the Rev. Timothy E. Judd and the Rev. Louis Dussan officiating. Burial was in Petersburg Cemetery by White Funeral Home. Mr. Rodriguez married Francis Ochoa on Feb. 27, 1949, at Beeville. He owned Paul's Dry Cleaning for 12 years. Survivors include his wife; his stepmother, Vella Rodriguez of Floresville; two sons, Charles Rodriguez of Edmond, Okla., and Danny Rodriguez of Lubbock; three daughters, Alice Moralez and Esther Cruz, both of Dallas and Velma Juarez of Amarillo; three brothers, Marcelo Rodriguez of Wellington, David Rodriguez of Lubbock and Richard Rodriguez of Karnes City; three sisters, Olivia Rodriguez of San Angelo and Margarita Rodriguez and Rafelia Garcia, both of Floresville; and 10 grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Petersburg, TX 79250 or the American Heart Association, 3403 73rd St., Lubbock, TX 79423. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Amarillo Vertner Andrew Shelby Vertner Andrew Shelby, 86, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with Dr. Howard Batson, senior pastor, officiating. Entombment will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Shelby was born in Gould, Okla., and had been a resident of Amarillo since 1942. He was a locomotive engineer for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad for 38 years before his retirement. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Dr. Kollmar's Sunday school class. He was a 56-year member of Amarillo Masonic Lodge AF and AM No. 731. He was a charter member of United Transportation Union, and a member of NARVE and BNSF Club. Survivors include his wife V. Gay; a son, Galen Shelby and wife Ann of Lubbock; a daughter, Vickie Ward and husband Bobby of Amarillo; a sister, Verble Crossland of Mangum, Okla; three grandchildren, Kristi Tortella and husband Shawn, Sheryl Gonzales and husband Tony, and Stephen D. Shelby and wife Joann; and seven great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice and Life Enrichment Center, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Gloria Parks Gloria Parks, 83, of Amarillo, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, in New Jersey. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Covenant Presbyterian Church of Amarillo. Mrs. Parks worked for the Bureau of Reclamation in Amarillo for 20 years and retired in 1989. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Amarillo. Survivors include a daughter, Karen Flaherty of Lodi, N.J.; a son, Keith Parks of Stinnett; a sister, Gladys Nelson of California; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to the Alzheimer's Association or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Ray T. Richards Ray T. Richards, 77, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, in Pampa. No services are scheduled. Cremation was by N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Mr. Richards was born and raised in Jackson, Neb. He had lived in Amarillo 25 years. Survivors include two sons, Martin Richards of Anchorage, Alaska, and Kelly Richards of Vallejo, Calif.; and a grandson. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Ira "Steve" Harvell Ira "Steve" Harvell, 62, of Amarillo, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Dana Moore of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be with full military honors in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Harvell was born in Columbia, S.C. He moved to Amarillo in 1956. He married Gloria Edmondson on June 26, 1962, at Amarillo. He retired from the Air Force and from Pantex. After his retirement, he moved to Possum Kingdom Lake in 1997. He was an avid fisherman. He was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church and the Operating Engineers Union. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Rusty Weatherholt and Bill Weatherholt, both of Amarillo, and Cliff Harvell of Graham; a daughter, Sharon Ray of Amarillo; an uncle, Ernest Harvell and family of Columbia; and 15 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jim Edmondson, Mike Edmondson, Ron Rigdon, Curt Bailey, Ralph White, J.C. Essary, Ken Kennedy and Perry Ray. The family suggests memorials be to Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Nova Chandler Nova Chandler, 94, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mrs. Chandler was born in Chillicothe and lived in Amarillo most of her life. She owned and operated a bakery, and a grocery store and had been a seamstress. Survivors include three daughters, Annita Chandler, Maudene Devenney and Nell Cherry, all of Amarillo; five grandchildren; and eight grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 New Mexico Madie Leona Ferrier CLOVIS, N.M. - Madie Leona Ferrier, 87, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Steed-Todd Chapel with the Rev. Jim Massey officiating. Burial will be in Portales Cemetery in Portales by Steed-Todd Funeral Home. Mrs. Ferrier was raised in the Logan area, completed ninth grade and helped on the family farm. She later moved to Clovis and was a waitress and bookkeeper. Survivors include a brother, J.W. "Wes" Patterson of Clovis; and numerous nieces and nephews. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Ora Dekle Justus LOGAN, N.M. - Ora Dekle Justus, 87, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2001, in Farwell, Texas. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Dunn Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Gene Richardson, Methodist minister, officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home. Ms. Justus was born July 26, 1914, in Center, Texas. She was a member of the Methodist Church of Logan. Survivors include three sisters, Theo Lafferty of Tucumcari, Myrtle Martinez of Albuquerque and Ruby Ogden of Las Vegas, Nev.; a brother, Charles Dekle of Anthony; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Leroy Leonard TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Leroy Leonard, 79, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Dunn Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Bob Miller, minister of South Georgia Baptist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery by Dunn Funeral Home. Mr. Leonard was born June 10, 1922, at Wells, Texas. He had been the meat market manager for the Safeway Store in Tucumcari for many years. Survivors include his wife, Joan; four sons, James Leonard of Puyallup, Wash., Gene Leonard of Big Spring, Texas, Greg Chadwick of Tucumcari and Ronnie Chadwick of Albuquerque; two daughters, Tammy Murphy of Amarillo and Charlotte Oaks of Keller, Texas; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Elsewhere Joyzelle Whited Hickman DALLAS - Joyzelle Whited Hickman, 71, formerly of Quanah, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001, in Dallas. Services were at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001 in Restwood Funeral Home Wildwood Chapel. Burial was in Restland Memorial Park. Mrs. Hickman was born Feb. 28, 1930. Survivors include three sons, Jerry Byers, Barry Byers and Kevin Byers; a daughter, Melody Byers-Dyslin; a sister, Aline Sullivan; and seven grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Audrey Ruth Coleman WICHITA FALLS - Audrey Ruth Coleman, 79, formerly of Amarillo, died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Owens & Brumley Funeral Home with Steve Martin officiating. Burial will be in Charlie Cemetery in Charlie by Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. Mrs. Coleman was born March 21, 1922, at Tolar. She married Gene Coleman on Aug. 17, 1941, at Walters, Okla. They were residents of Altus, Okla., and Amarillo before retiring to Wichita Falls. She was a secretary and member of Crestview Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband on July 13, 1988; two brothers, Ervin Fancher and Herbert Fancher; and a sister, Leota Stubbs. Survivors include a son, Lyndell Coleman of Davidson, Okla.; two brothers, Arley Fancher and Eldon Fancher, both of Wichita Falls; two sisters, Patsy Martin of Lake Arrowhead and Earlena Arp of Wichita Falls; two granddaughters, Kelly Coleman of Amarillo and Melanie Uburtis of Mission Viejo, Calif.; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Oklahoma Virgie Webster Marshall ERICK, Okla. - Virgie Webster Marshall, 91, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Erick First Baptist Church with Albert Warnken officiating. Burial will be in Erick Cemetery by Fatheree-Albert Funeral Home. Mrs. Marshall was born Jan. 29, 1910, at Cookville, Texas, to Margaret Ellen McKay and John Henry Grayson. She moved to Erick with her family when she was 5 years old. Survivors include her husband, Alvin; a daughter, Mary Nell Nichols of Erick; a son, Charles Marshall of Borger, Texas; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 17, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/101701/obi_allobitstext.shtml