Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 28 Aug 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 Bill Burch BOOKER - Bill Burch, 71, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Booker Friends Church with the Rev. David "Butch" Hearon and Cecil Burch officiating. Burial will be in the Heart Cemetery by Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker. Mr. Burch married Fern Slovacek in Beaver, Okla., on April 22, 1950. He and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children in California. Survivors include his wife; a son, Coy Lee Burch of Reseda, Calif.; a daughter, Kathy Scott of Sylmar, Calif.; three brothers, Troy Burch of Dallas, Ray Burch of Amarillo and Roy Burch of Woodland Hills, Calif.; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the Booker Friends Church, P.O. Box 322, Booker, TX 79005; or the Kiowa Kountry, P.O. Box 414, Booker, TX 79005. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Leldon Thomas Webb CHILDRESS - Leldon Thomas Webb, 56, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Tommy Sims, pastor of Trinity Fellowship, officiating. Burial will be in Carey Cemetery at Carey by Johnson Funeral Home of Childress. Mr. Thomas was born May 3, 1945, in Kirkland, the son of O.E. "Slim" and Roxie "Dutch" Simpson Webb. He married Glenda Webster on Nov. 29, 1975, in Childress. He was a highway construction worker. He served in the Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was preceded in death by a brother, Max Webb. Survivors include his wife; a son, Marc Frost of Childress; three daughters, Angela Webb and Aimee Webb, both of Childress and Roxie Neal of Keller; a sister, Lavon Crabtree of Kirkland; four brothers, Eldon Webb, Otho Webb and Ralph Webb, all of Lubbock and Travis Webb of Amarillo; seven grandchildren; a brother-in-law, Joey Webster and his wife, Gloria, of Childress; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Sue Holder PAMPA - Sue Holder, 74, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Lonny Robbins, pastor of Trinity Fellowship Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mrs. Holder was born May 9, 1927, in Kansas City, Kan. She graduated from Horace Mann High School at Ada, Okla., in May 1945, and from Stephens College for Girls in Columbia, Mo., in May 1947. Survivors include a son, Marshall B. Noblitt of Odessa; a daughter, Cami Lisa Holder of Jacksonville, Fla.; and three grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Harvest House, 736 S. Cuyler, Pampa, TX 79065; or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Jennifer Brickman PLAINVIEW - Jennifer Brickman, 47, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Lemons Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Jo Henderson, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park. Mrs. Brickman was a retired public school teacher. She grew up in Ames, Okla., and graduated from Southwestern University in 1976. Survivors include her husband, Willis Brickman; two daughters, Emily Swart of San Antonio and Natalie Swart of Amarillo; two sisters, Linda Snodgrass of Ames and Becky Kelley of Merritt Island, Fla.; and four grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Amarillo Judith Ann Page Judith Ann Page, 53, of Amarillo, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. today in Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Gary Kellison, former pastor of Bethel Assembly, and the Rev. Mazie Richard of Christ Life Fellowship officiating. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home. Mrs. Page was born Jan. 10, 1948, in Amarillo. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1965. She was a member of Bethel Assembly. She married Ronald Page in 1981. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1996. Survivors include three sons, Melvin Andrew Gerben, William Alred Goforth and Howard Edward Gerben, all of Amarillo; a grandmother, Ola B. Cameron of Amarillo; a brother, Howard D. O'Quinn of Amarillo; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Northwest Texas Hospital. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Donald R. Cummins Donald R. "Don" Cummins, 69, of Amarillo, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in North Amarillo Church of Christ with Glen Walton of Bell Avenue Church of Christ and Dalton Keys of North Amarillo Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors rendered by Disabled American Veterans Post No. 26. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Martin Road Chapel, 15th Avenue and Martin Road. Mr. Cummins served in the Army during the Korean War. He served as deacon of his church for several years. He retired from Pantex after 25 years of service as a building maintenance supervisor. Mr. Cummins married Bobbie Castleman Nov. 27, 1954, in Tucumcari, N.M. He was a member of North Amarillo Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Debra C. Cox of Amarillo; two sons, Stanley R. Cummins of McAllen and Danny Neal Cummins of Amarillo; four brothers, S.V. Cummins and B.A. Cummins, both of Dumas, Wendell Cummins of Hollis, Okla., and Nolan Cummins of Longview; four sisters, Inez Denham of Temple, Margaret Hassell of Talala, Okla., Peggy Tsukahara of Wylie and Velma Charles of Oologah, Okla.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Oklahoma Jaime Rojas Gutierrez GUYMON, Okla. - Jaime Rojas Gutierrez, 50, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be at 3 p.m. today in First Baptist Church. Officiants are the Rev. Refugio Villa, the Rev. Isaias Vargas and the Rev. Cesar Garcia. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home. Mr. Gutierrez had been a Guymon resident for the past 16 years. He was employed as a driver for Seaboard Farms. Survivors include his wife, Dolores of Guymon; two sons, Josue Israel Gutierrez and Jaime Gutierrez, both of Guymon; two daughters, Maria del Socorro Gutierrez and Adriana Marquez, both of Guymon; four brothers, Antonio of Guymon, Jesus of Perryton, Texas, Ricardo of Texline, Texas and Margarito Gutierrez of El Paso, Texas; three sisters, Rosa Gutierrez of Juarez, Mexico, Guadalupe Gutierrez of Durango, Mexico and Carmela Gonzales of Guymon; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 J.D. Mize FORT COBB, Okla. - J.D. Mize, 67, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2001. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Pampa, Texas, with the Rev. Charles Lowry, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church of Pampa, officiating. Cremation and arrangements by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mr. Mize worked for J.W. Tinney Lumber Co. in Pampa and Vick Burnett in Miami. He worked in Liberal, Kan., at Southwest Lumber for seven years and for Parsley's Sheet Metal & Roofing in Pampa. Survivors include three daughters, Jada Murray and Pauline Mullin, both of Lefors, Texas and Tootie Vest of Jonesboro, Ind.; eight sons, Jack Mize of White Deer, Texas, David Mize of Pampa, Leslie Mize and Bruce Mize, both of Lefors, Mark Mize of Amarillo and Timmy Mize, Tony Mize and Terry Mize; two sisters, Correne Nichols and Marie Parsley, both of Pampa; 20 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Fern Wilson Fern Wilson, 73, of Amarillo, died Friday, Aug. 24, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Jerald Chadwick, pastor of Central Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Ms. Wilson lived most of her life in Amarillo. She had worked as a manager for Goodwill Industries. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Wilson; and a son, Alan Wilson. Survivors include a son, Trenton Wilson of Amarillo; three sisters, Juanita Martin of Rusk, Georgia Jarrett of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mary Luther of Amarillo; two brothers, Shelby Johnson of McLean and Archie Johnson of Bellville; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Elsewhere Mary Charlotte Mathers MILES CITY, Mont. - Mary "Charlotte" Word Mathers, 79, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Custer County Cemetery by Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home of Miles City. Charlotte was born Jan. 30, 1922, in Amarillo, the daughter of Charlotte Ingham and Millard Word. Charlotte received college degrees from Cottey College in Nevada, Mo., and West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas. She taught English in Canadian, Texas, where she met her husband, Bill Mathers. They were married on the SJ Ranch near Clarendon, Texas on June 16, 1946. They ranched near Canadian until the summer of 1951, when they moved to Miles City to establish the Mathers Brothers Ranch with Frank and Betty Mathers. Charlotte enjoyed a wide range of activities. She was an elder and deacon in the First Presbyterian Church in Miles City. She also was a member of Presbyterian Women, Deborah Circle, and a Sunday school teacher and director of the Sunshine Choir for children. Charlotte led Brownie Girl Scout Troops for all five of her daughters. She was a member of P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter No. K and Republican Women. She also was affiliated with Montana Cowbelles and served as president of the Legislative Wives and volunteered in various civic efforts including the Custer County Art Center, the Community Concert Series and the Holy Rosary Hospital Charity Balls. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Bob Word and Millard Word. Survivors include her husband, William L. Mathers; five daughters, Margaret Novak and Mike of Chester, Sharon Secor and Gary of Fargo, N.D., Barbara Mathers-Schmidt and Bob of Bellingham, Wash., Libby Gardner and Marshall of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Mimi Meredith and Greg of Phoenix; 13 grandchildren, Bill and Andrea Novak, Jennifer, Laura and Emily Secor and Molly Secor Turner and Ryan, and Jonathan and Michael Schmidt, Erin and Kelly Gardner and William, Patrick and Mary Charlotte Meredith. Visitation will begin today at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church. Amarillo Globe-News, Aug. 28, 2001 Ruby Ernestine Pope FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Ruby Ernestine Pope, 87, died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Moore's Chapel. Burial will be in Baptist Ford Cemetery. Mrs. Pope was born Aug. 17, 1914, at Leslie, the daughter of James Cleburn and Vinnie Watts Cates. She was a minister's wife and member of Northeast United Pentecostal Church in Fayetteville. Survivors include two sons, James Pope of Amarillo and Ralph Pope of Coushatta, La.; two daughters, Geraldine Baughman of Fayetteville and Shirley Crosson of Garland, Texas; a brother, J.C. Cates Jr. of Amarillo; five sisters, Mardge Archer and Rosalie Lasiter, both of Lonoke, Billie Ezell of El Dorado, Wanda Pettit of Madera, Calif., and Inez Pope of San Ramon, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. 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