Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 25 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 Lillian Gordon Payrow Skelly PAMPA - Lillian Gordon Payrow Skelly, 90, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Todd Dyess, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Skelly was born Aug. 24, 1911, in Litchfield County, Conn., to Harry Gordon and Ida Cushman Piper Payrow. She lived in Lynn, Mass., until age 4, and then moved to Bethlehem, Penn. She graduated from Bethlehem High School in 1929 and then graduated from Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Penn., in 1933 with a degree in math and music. She married John Scott Skelly Jr. on Nov. 24, 1934, in her parents' home on Lenox Avenue in Bethlehem. After a trip to Niagara Falls, N.Y., they came to Pampa in December 1934. She had been a resident of Pampa since that time. At age 16, she was organist at Wesley Methodist Church in Bethlehem. She was organist at First United Methodist Church in Pampa for many years and was later organist for more than 20 years at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Daughters of the American Revolution, Gray County Republican Women, Knife and Fork Club, patron of Pampa Community Concert Association, Pampa Chamber of Commerce, Pampa Country Club and the Gray County Historical Society. She was honorary member of Pampa Kiwanis Club and faithfully played the piano for their meetings for 10 years. She was preceded in death by a son, John Scott Skelly III, Aug. 9, 1970; her husband, John "Jack" Skelly, July 11, 1997; and a brother, Ronald Payrow of Whitehall, Penn., May 27, 1996. Survivors include seven daughters, Adelaide Colwell of Pampa, Martha Crawley and husband, Dolph, of Arlington, Rebecca Edgren and husband, Dr. Burdett, of Greeley, Colo., Natalie Stephenson and husband, Dennis, of Amarillo, Prudence Traut and husband, Steven, of Vienna, Va., Phoebe Duggan and husband, Bob, of Lubbock, and Gretchen Zimmer and husband, John, of Princeton Junction, N.J.; a brother, Gordon Payrow of Bethlehem; a sister, Miram Burkhardt of Reading, Penn.; 13 grandchildren, Brent Colwell, Anne Clemmons, Cynthia Smith, Carolyn Crawley, Dr. Bradford Edgren, Dr. Barrett Edgren, Bridgett Edgren, Gregory Stephenson, Deann Mitchell, Elizabeth Traut, Suzanne Traut, Reagan Duggan and Jonathan Duggan; and 10 great-grandchildren, Shelby Clemmons, Rachel Clemmons, Sarah Clemmons, Tabitha Smith, Tessa Edgren, Daphne Edgren, Michael Stephenson, Tanner Stephenson, Gage Stephenson and Wesley Mitchell. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1981, Pampa, TX 79066-1981. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Pedro Covarrubia HEREFORD - Pedro Covarrubia, 81, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in La Iglesia de San Jose. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mr. Covarrubia was born Jan. 31, 1920, in Mexico. He married Candelaria Cavarrubia in 1950 in Mexico. Survivors include two daughters, Hortencia Covarrubia of Hereford and Bertha Rios of Chicago; three sons, Joe Covarrubia, David Covarrubia and Bonifacio Covarrubia, all of Hereford; and 18 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Clarence L. Pierce MCLEAN - Clarence L. Pierce, 64, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Dean Williamson and the Rev. Mark Hull officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery by Lamb Funeral Home. Mr. Pierce was retired from Southwestern Bell. He had lived in the McLean area most of his life. Survivors include his wife, Ann; four children, Tammy Boykin of Huttig, Ark., Chuck Pierce of Amarillo, Robbie Sanderson of McLean and Allen Turpen of Tulsa, Okla.; a sister, Virgie Hull of Oklahoma City; three brothers, Melvin of Arlington, Don of Oklahoma City and Paul of Eufaula, Okla.; and eight grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to McLean EMS or McLean Fire Department. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Twila E. Shirley STINNETT - Twila E. Shirley, 84, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Stinnett United Methodist Church with the Rev. Stephen W. Gaines, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery by Brown Funeral Directors. Mrs. Shirley was a resident of Stinnett for 47 years. She was a member of Stinnett United Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Eugene Shirley of Stinnett; a sister, Alma Lee Quarles of Citrus Heights, Calif.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Esidro DeLuna Sr. STINNETT - Esidro DeLuna Sr., 53, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today in Brown Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel in Stinnett. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Ann's Catholic Church in Stinnett with Monsignor Norbert Kuehler officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Mr. DeLuna was a pipe fitter at H.B. Zachry. He was a native of Nixon and had been a resident of Stinnett for 21 years. He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church. He married Lupe (Guerrero) on Aug. 27, 1967, in Plainview. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Adeline DeLuna; and a brother, Juana DeLuna in 1995. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Esidro DeLuna Jr. of Tulsa, Okla., Gabriel DeLuna of Joplin, Mo., Pete DeLuna of Stinnett and Sammy DeLuna of Borger; two daughters, Cynathia Vasquez of Dumas and Rachel Montoya of Borger; a brother, Raymond DeLuna Jr.; three sisters, Susie Guzman of Craigsville, Ind., Hope Contraez and Connie Contraez, both of Stinnett; and eight grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Maxine Milliron PAMPA - Maxine Milliron, 77, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors Colonial Chapel with the Rev. Todd Dyess, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery at Pampa. Mrs. Milliron was born April 5, 1924, in Chadwick, Mo. She came to Pampa in 1927 from Chadwick and married Ralph Milliron on Dec. 23, 1943, in Sayre, Okla. She was a longtime musician and pianist for the Pampa Lions Club minstrel show. She also played piano for many years for social and civic events. She was a member of First United Methodist Church. She was a former pianist for the Winsome Sunday School Class. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Marilyn Butler of Plano; a son, Roy Milliron of Amarillo; a sister, Betty Simmons of Lafayette, La.; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Scottish Rite Hospital of Children, Dallas, TX. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Harvey J. Melton Harvey J. Melton, 78, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Travis Baptist Church of Memphis with Travis Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery at Memphis by Memphis Funeral Home. Mr. Melton was a soldier of the Cross. He was pastor of Westside Fellowship Church. Survivors include his wife, Wanda; two daughters, Sharon Miller of Memphis and Sue Sparks of Rowlett; a son, Jimmie Melton of Midland; two sisters, Louise Peggram of Joplin, Mo., and Lucille Porche of Borger; a brother, Ray Melton of Pine Bluff, Ark.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Westside Fellowship Church, P.O. Box 731, Memphis, TX 79245. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Elsewhere Ouida Bertram ELIZABETH, La. - Ouida Bertram, 91, died Thursday, Nov. 8, 2001. Services have taken place. Arrangements were by Ardoin Funeral Home of Oakdale. Mrs. Bertram was a native and a resident of Elizabeth. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Patty Esparza Nanez FORT STOCKTON - Patty Esparza Nanez, 45, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, in Odessa. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Church of Christ with the Rev. Josue Villa officiating. Burial will be in East Hill Cemetery by Memorial Funeral Home. Mrs. Nanez was born Nov. 26, 1955, in San Antonio. She married Adan Nanez Sr. She was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Manuel Nanez; and a niece, Alexis Celeste Nanez. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Adan Nanez Jr. of Midland, Alex Nanez of Fort Stockton and David Nanez of Oceanside, Calif.; two daughters, Evelyn Nanez of Fort Stockton and Desiree Nanez of Granbury; her father, Frank Esparza; her mother, Hortencia Cantu; five brothers, Frank Esparza Jr. of Norman, Okla., Abel Esparza and Greg Esparza, both of Shawnee, Okla., Paul Esparza of Oklahoma City and Willie Esparza of Plainview; six sisters, Beatrice Morgan of Lawton, Okla., Diana Casey of Chickasha, Okla., Hortencia Contreras of Carter, Okla., Connie Guzman of Sentinel, Okla., Mary Jane Oliver of Oklahoma City and Simona Johnson of Elk City, Okla.; and eight grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 AnnaBelle Stewart LIBERAL, Kan. - AnnaBelle Stewart, 78, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Elmhurst Cemetery at Guymon, Okla., with the Rev. Billy Martin, pastor of the Guymon Assembly of God, officiating. Arrangements are by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon. Mrs. Stewart moved to Guymon from Borger, Texas, in 1944. Following the death of her husband, B.B. Stewart in 1970, she moved to Liberal. Survivors include her daughter, Pearl Ann White of Liberal; a granddaughter, Amy Kay Betts Lucero of Wichita; and three great-granddaughters. The family suggests memorials be to Good Samaritan Nursing Home in care of Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1112, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Canyon Mildred Reese Mildred Reese, 81, of Canyon, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Saturday in Valhalla Cemetery at Belleville, Ill. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001, in Hill Chapel on the campus of West Texas A&M University. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Mrs. Reese was born Jan. 24, 1920, in Renchler, Ill. In high school, she was a member of the city champion baseball team. She married Robert Reese on Dec. 26, 1945, in Belleville. After the war, while her husband was in the Air Force, she and her family lived in Japan. Having owned her own beauty shop, she was for most of her life a homemaker, wife and mother. She was an avid football fan, and specially loved high school football and the Dallas Cowboys. Since moving to Canyon, she was a great supporter of the Canyon High School Soaring Pride Band, the Canyon High School theater and music departments and the Canyon football team. She was a member of the First Congregational Church in South Windsor, Conn., and attended First Presbyterian Church in Canyon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert; her parents, Philip and Edna Klotz; and a sister, Pearl Emilie Klotz. Survivors include two daughters, Donna Hilton of Canyon and Melissa Jackson of Tucson, Ariz.; a sister, Bernice Garner of Evansville, Ill.; and four grandchildren, Jordan Domanski, Candace Jackson, Adam Hilton and John Robert Jackson. The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Amarillo Frances Irene Costas Frances Irene Costas, 61, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. John Greek Orthodox Church with Father Thotius, of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Survivors include her husband, Daniel; two daughters, Sophia Costas of Amarillo and Cindy Price of Panhandle; her mother, Eula Green of Panhandle; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to St. John's Greek Orthodox Church of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Mattie Lula Cribbs Mattie Lula Cribbs, 90, of Amarillo, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. E.F. Roberts, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 S. Hughes St. Ms. Cribbs was born Nov. 5, 1911, in Marion, Ala., and came to Amarillo in 1941. She was a domestic worker, a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and superior chapter No. 214, Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include two nephews, Walter Cribbs of Alabama and Alonzo Cribbs of Oakland, Calif.; and great-nephews and nieces. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Opal L. Phillips Opal L. Phillips, 78, of Amarillo, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. Memorial services will be in Sterling City later this week. Cremation and arrangements are by Rector Funeral Home, 2800 S. Osage St. Mrs. Phillips was born in Lampasas County. She was recently baptized a second time on Nov. 14, 2001, by Terry Tamplin of Kingswood Methodist Church in Amarillo. She worked at a water and soil conservation office in Sterling City. She later retired and was living at Country Club Manor. Survivors include two daughters, Sammie Karen Byrd Sikes of Killeen and Sandra Kay Gossett of Amarillo; four grandchildren, Shane Byrd of El Paso, Joanna Gossett of Dumas, and Brandi Gossett and Shawna Gossett, both of Amarillo; and three great-grandchildren, Meggan Keeton, Brandon Keeton and Hadyn Gossett-Trejo. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Virginia R. Quinn Virginia R. Quinn, 89, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2001. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Llano Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Marvin James and the Rev. Alan Abraham, of First Christian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Quinn was born in Paris, Texas. She married Roy Quinn in 1931 at Borger. She worked for White & Kirk and Colbert's for many years. She was a member of Congenial Couples Sunday School Class at First Christian Church for many years. Survivors include two daughters, Patsy Van Winkle and Jerry Quinn, both of Amarillo; two sisters, Katherine Phillips White and Jack King, both of Paris; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Family visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 William Edward Burroughs William Edward "Bill" Burroughs, 64, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001. Services will be at 3 p.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Alan Abraham, interim minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mr. Burroughs was born in Plainview and had been a resident of Amarillo for most of his life. He attended public schools in Amarillo and enjoyed local sports, national sports and the Dallas Cowboys. He liked to follow and discuss local and national politics. He was a member of First Christian Church and worked at the Amarillo State Center Workshop Program. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Ivan Burroughs and Irene Talbot Burroughs. Survivors include several cousins. The family will be at 3412 Wayne. The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo State Center Volunteer Services Council, 901 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Dale H. Wanderscheid Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church with the Rev. Landrum Medlock, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Wanderscheid served nine years in the Air Force. He retired as a truck driver. He celebrated 50 years of marriage in spring 2001. Survivors include his wife, Lee; two daughters, JoBeth Hill and husband, Randy, and Lyn Gentleman and special friend, Typ Webb, all of Amarillo; five sisters, Margaret Boettger, Bernetta Ernst and Elizabeth Ernst, all of Le Mars, Iowa, Mary Hodge of Canoga Park, Calif., and Rita Bay of Phoenix; three brothers, Paul Wanderscheid of Sioux City, Iowa, Marty Wanderscheid of Le Mars and Jerry Wanderscheid of Amarillo; and seven grandchildren, Ryan Hill, Charlie Hill, Chase Hill, Brent Hill, Sarah Hill and Kristi Gentleman, all of Amarillo, and Tanner Webb of Borger. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels in care of BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Ethel May Dotson McKinney Ethel May Dotson McKinney, 100, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2001. Services will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Paul Sneed, minister of Central Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. McKinney was born March 18, 1901, in a half-dugout in Indian Territory in a community called T-Cross, near Hollis, Okla., on land awarded to her father by the U.S. government as a result of one of the famous Indian Territory Land Runs. One of seven children born to James Albert and Arabelle Brook Dotson, Ethel lived the first 13 years of her life on this land and then moved with her family to Farwell where she met and married a young telegraph operator named Lester McKinney. They moved to Claude and later moved to several towns on the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad, moving to Amarillo in 1949, where she had lived ever since. During the Amarillo years, she had been involved in much community activity. As a member of the Veterans Association of the Burlington Lines, she served in many capacities, including president in 1954. In 1951, she and two other ladies co-founded the Book Review Club, in which she took an active part until she was 94 years old, serving as officer in most positions on the executive board and as head of many committees and projects. She frequently served as delegate to the Amarillo Federation of Women's Clubs and did many book reviews. She became a member of Amarillo Republican Women's Club in 1968, where she served as chaplain, bake sale chairman and as a member of many committees and projects. She worked on many campaigns for local, state and national Republican candidates. She had been an active member of Central Church of Christ since 1949, teaching and serving on many committees and projects since then. After her husband retired from the railroad and went into the insurance business, she acted as his office assistant until his death in 1968. She had been a member of the Panhandle Heritage Association, a strong supporter of the show "Texas," a patron member of the Amarillo Symphony Association, a member of the Symphony Guild and a supporter of the Amarillo Art Museum. She wrote a poem titled "My Mother" that read: "She gave me life, and she gave me love, and taught me respect of the Lord above. She taught me skills she learned as a child on Indian land where her father filed. A woman's lore she learned from her mother, and passed on to me and many another. Unique and special, imperious and proud, she was never one to be lost in the crowd. With a deep-rooted beauty that defied the years and instinctive bravado that vanquished her fears, she lived through a century of bubbling life, enjoying the good and weathering the strife. The tenor of her life was the love of beauty, eclipsing all else but honor and duty. And now she's gone to a beautiful place where she rests in God's presence, and savors his grace. May she have all the love her heart desires, and bask in the beauty of heavenly spires. May pain and fear be no longer there and let her feel safe in the Father's care." Survivors include a daughter, Erline Bunten; two granddaughters, Diana Hawks and Francine Fields, both of San Antonio; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation will be from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday in the chapel of the funeral home. The family suggests memorials be to Central Church of Christ Youth Ministries, 1401 S. Monroe; or to High Plains Children's Home, P.O. Box 7448, Amarillo, TX 79118. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Anna Bryant Anna Bryant, 82, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Nov. 22, 2001. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2820 Virginia Circle, with the Rev. Pat Carathers, pastor of St. Hyacinth's Catholic Church, officiating. Mrs. Bryant was born in Torino, Italy. She was a dress designer in Houston for many years before moving to Melbourne, Fla. She moved to Amarillo in May 2000. She was a world traveler, was fluent in five languages and had taught English to Vietnamese children. She was Catholic and a member of the American Red Cross. Survivors include a daughter, Gracie Taylor of Amarillo; two sisters, Eny Bagana and Franca Bedrone both of Torino; a brother, Fran Alliod of Torino; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Red Cross, 1800 S. Harrison, Amarillo, TX 79102. Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 25, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/112501/obi_allobits.shtml