Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 30 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 Melvin James Clark BORGER - Melvin James Clark, 59, died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church chapel. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Clark was born in Hobart, Okla. He was a mechanic for Agrium Co. Survivors include his wife, Verna Beth Clark; a son, Justin Clark of Borger; a daughter, Kim Wilkinson of Borger; a brother, Sammy Joe Clark of Gatesville; a sister, Nellie Potter of Grand Prairie; three grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Adam Herrera SHAMROCK - Adam Herrera, 20, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Samnorwood Baptist Church at Samnorwood with the Rev. Dean Driver, pastor, and the Rev. Paul Gloria of Altus, Okla., officiating. Burial will be in Plymouth Cemetery by Wright Funeral Directors. Mr. Herrera was born March 20, 1981, in Slaton. He graduated from Samnorwood High School in 1999. Survivors include his parents, Frank and Mary Moya of Samnorwood; his grandparents, Lorenzo and Gloria Herrera of Levelland; a sister, Rosa Nevarez of Samnorwood; and three brothers, June Herrera, Ruben Nevarez and Chris Nevarez all of Samnorwood. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Lucille Howard Phillips ABERNATHY - Lucille Howard Phillips, 83, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m. today in Abernathy Cemetery with Jeff Petillo officiating. Arrangements are by Abell Funeral Home of Abernathy. Mrs. Phillips was born Oct. 23, 1913, in Montague County. She had worked as a waitress and restaurant owner in Lubbock and Amarillo. Survivors include a son, Alvin Sublett of Lubbock; a daughter, Daylene Cartwright of Amarillo; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson Street, Amarillo, TX 79101. The body will be available for viewing 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Carol Willis LEFORS - Carol Willis, 44, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001, in Amarillo. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church of Lefors with the Rev. Lewis Ellis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Heights Cemetery in Lefors by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mrs. Willis moved to Lefors two years ago and worked at Furr's Cafeteria for 2 years. Survivors include her companion, Billy McBee; two daughters, Becky Miller and Valerie Willis, both of Lefors; her parents, Van and Verna Miller of Gainesville; and four brothers, Bill Miller and Ken Miller, both of Lefors, Ronald Miller of Callisburg and Robert Miller. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Lester "Leck" Attaway PAMPA - Lester "Leck" Attaway, 86, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel with the Rev. J.C. Burt, interim pastor of Barrett Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Attaway worked in the oil fields as a roughneck and pumper until he went to work for Celanese, retiring in 1978. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife, Chrystle; a son, Lloyd Brent Attaway of San Jose, Calif.; a daughter, Betty Joyce Caviness of Yucaipa, Calif.; a stepson, D.L. "Bud" Crow of Pampa; a stepdaughter, D'Rene Beets of Amarillo; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Barrett Baptist Church Building Fund, 903 E. Beryl, Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Julia H. Arellano HEREFORD - Julia H. Arellano, 69, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001. Prayer services were held at 7 p.m. Monday in Rix Chapel. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Avenue Baptist Church with Pablo Garcia officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery by Rix Funeral Directors. Mrs. Arellano was born Feb. 23, 1932, at Crystal City, to Victor and Cruz Hill. She married Gilberto Arellano Sr. on Sept. 7, 1948, at Hereford. Survivors include three sons, Gilbert Arellano Jr., David Arellano and Charlie Arellano, all of Hereford; three daughters, Bertha Celaya, Irene Delgado and Carol Morales, all of Amarillo; a brother, Abram Hill of Hereford; three sisters, Lucy Garza of Granbury and Alma Lopez and Anita Gamez, both of Hereford; 18 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, 1500 Wallace Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79106 or Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, Amarillo, TX 70101. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Otis Arnold Lee PAMPA - Otis Arnold Lee, 83, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001, in Amarillo. No services are scheduled. Arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mr. Lee was born Sept. 18, 1918, at Tyler. He was a lifelong resident of Pampa. Survivors include a half-brother, B.J. Farmer of Paris. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 James M. Graham CHILDRESS - James M. Graham, 65, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001. No services are scheduled. Cremation has taken place. Arrangements are by Johnson Funeral Home. Survivors include a sister, Wanda Leary of Childress; and a special friend, Henry Vincent Moya of Childress. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Karlos A. "Dusty" Rhoades PANHANDLE - Karlos A. "Dusty" Rhoades, 69, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kathryn Boren, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors. Mr. Rhoades was born Oct. 22, 1932, in Amarillo and attended school in White Deer. He joined the Navy in 1950, serving in Korea and Vietnam. He served aboard the aircraft carrier Laty Gulf, the cruiserUSS Galveston and the destroyer USS Laffey. He retired in 1970 at the rank of chief petty officer. He taught at Great Lakes Naval School. He married Madge Clawson on Sept. 2, 1954, at Charlotte, S.C. He was a member of James McCaskey VFW Post No. 6972 in Panhandle and Fleet Reserve Association Post 9 of Virginia Beach, Va. He was a Methodist. He was a long- distance truck driver, owning his own tractor and trailer. He covered most of the United States for 29 years. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother; and two sisters. Survivors include his wife; a son, Keith Rhoades of Virginia Beach; and two sisters, Dorcas Weatherred of Plainview and Jeri Osborne of Panhandle. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Amarillo Katy Yancy Mitchell Katy Yancy Mitchell, 38, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Trinity Fellowship Church chapel with Garvin McCarrell, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40. Mrs. Mitchell was born Nov. 25, 1962, at Grants, N.M. She grew up in West Texas. She graduated from Reserve, N.M., high school in 1982. She attended TSTI in Amarillo, completing boot-making classes. Besides her family, Katy's greatest joy was her ranching heritage and the people involved in the livestock industry. Survivors include her husband, Steven Mitchell; two daughters, Matti Jo Wheelock and Danielle Wheelock, both of Amarillo; her parents, Paul and Carolyn Yancy of Deming, N.M.; three sisters, Chris Richardson of Evanston, Wyo., Paula J. Yancy of Page, Ariz., and Donna Kalivas of Green River, Wyo.; an aunt, Linda Rooker of Lubbock; an uncle, Jack Robinson of Palm Springs, Calif.; and special friends, Jim Maynard, Kate Maynard and Asa Maynard. The family suggests memorials be to Paragon Foundation, 1200 N. White Sands Blvd. No. 110, Alamogordo, N.M., 88310 or Girls Ranch. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Mary Allen Mary Allen, 43, of Amarillo, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Ms. Allen was born in Hobbs, N.M., and moved to Amarillo in 1962. She was loved by many. She was preceded in death by her fathers, James Clyde Leamon in 1986 and Emmit Curley Owens in 2000. Survivors include two daughters, Jamie Leamon and Misty Leamon, both of Amarillo; a son, Bobby Allen of Amarillo; three sisters, Linda Sue Owens, Elizabeth Harris and Billie Ferrell, all of Amarillo; two brothers, Don Owens and Dee Owens, both of Amarillo; her mother, Delores Leamon of Howardwick; and two grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Wilma Hinds Wilma Hinds, 85, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2001. Graveside services were at 1 p.m. Monday in White Deer Cemetery at White Deer with the Rev. Jerry Young of Covenant of Joy Christian Church officiating. Arrangements were by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors, Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue & Pierce Street. Mrs. Hinds was an Amarillo resident for eight years after spending the wonder years of her life in Ulysses, Kan., Liberal, Kan., and Borger. She was a Christian and a homemaker. She married C.L. Hinds on May 5, 1935, in Borger. She was preceded in death by her husband on July 6, 1995; a son, Norman, on April 6, 1999; and a great-grandson, Billy Reeves, on May 6, 1995. Survivors include a son, Gary Hinds and wife, Rosemary, of Hugoton, Kan.; a daughter, Loretta Vanderlinden and husband, Johnny; a daughter-in-law, Peggy Sanchez; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; "her girls," Cindy Reeves and Sharon Brumley; and a loving family. The family will be at 2916 S. Marrs Street. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Eva M. Warren Eva M. Warren, 83, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road, with Dr. G.A. Roach, director of pastoral care at Northwest Texas Hospital, and the Rev. Tommy Sims of Childress officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East. Mrs. Warren moved to Amarillo in 1964 from Shamrock. She had worked in the housekeeping department of St. Anthony's Hospital and Bivins Nursing Home before her retirement. She married Ralph Warren in 1975 at Portales, N.M. She was a former member of Buchanan Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Garland Lincycomb, in 1972 and three sons, Lowell Lincycomb, Darrell Lincycomb and Chris Lincycomb. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Laveta Miller and Evalyn Riddle, both of Amarillo; a stepdaughter, Herma Leigh Rockwell of Fort Worth; three sons, David Lincycomb, Larry Lincycomb and Jesse Lincycomb, all of Amarillo; a stepson, Dean Warren of Channing; four sisters, Bess Davenport of Fort Worth, Maxine Murphy and Georgia Jones, both of Childress, and Mittie Chandler of Amarillo; two brothers, Leslie Sims of Florida and the Rev. Tommy Sims of Childress; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Willie "Beab" H. Roberts Willie "Beab" H. Roberts, 88, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. K. Ray McDowell of First Church of the Nazarene officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Roberts moved to Amarillo in 1930 from Oklahoma. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include a son, H.R. Riggs of Amarillo; four sisters, Gerty Smith of Oklahoma, Mary Lee Pickening of Colorado and Ruby Moody and Vivian Yoakan, both of Amarillo; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Church of the Nazarene. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Margarito Ruiz Margarito Ruiz, 58, of Vega, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church of Vega with the Rev. James Peach, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Ruiz was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and had been a resident of Vega for 21 years. He was a loader for Vega Sand and Gravel. Survivors include his mother, Julia Ruiz of Vega; three brothers, Ramon Ruiz of Amarillo, Fausto Ruiz of Vega and Jesus Ruiz of El Paso; four sisters, Elvira Marquez and Lourdes Olivas, both of Mexico, and Edelmira Rivera and Beatriz Segovia, both of Vega. The family will be at 101 Hogg in Vega. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 New Mexico Cornelia B. Salguero PORTALES, N.M. - Cornelia B. Salguero, 93, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001. Rosary was said at 7 p.m. Monday in St. Helen Catholic Church. Mass will be at 11 a.m. today in the church with the Rev. Tobin Hitt officiating. Burial will be in Portales Cemetery by Wheeler Mortuary. Mrs. Salguero moved to Portales in 1953 from Fort Sumner. She was known in the community for the loving care she gave the children she cared for in her home in the later years of her life. Survivors include four sons, Delfino "Pino" Salguero and Richard Salguero, both of Albuquerque, Raymond Salguero of Liberal, Kan., and Antonio "Tony" Salguero of Portales; three daughters, Emma Baca and Leonela "Leo" Baca, both of Portales and Patricia Lucero of Amarillo, Texas; 33 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Oklahoma Terry Elston BEAVER, Okla. - Terry Elston, 47, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Beaver High School auditorium with Jim Sutherland officiating. Burial will be in Forgan Cemetery in Forgan by Clark Funeral Service of Beaver. Mr. Elston was born Dec. 11, 1953, at Perryton. He worked for the Beaver school system in maintenance and was a school bus driver for Beaver Schools. Survivors include a daughter, Nikki Elston of Moore; a son, Torry Elston of Moore; his mother, Maxine Elston of Forgan; two brothers, Kris Elston of Rock Springs, Wyo., and Eric Elston of Forgan; a sister, Jaxine Hardin of Forgan; and his grandmother, Patsy Love of Beaver. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Elsewhere Rayford Ellis Hutcherson CANTON - Rayford Ellis Hutcherson, 67, formerly of Memphis, died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001, in Canton. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Fairview Cemetery at Memphis with Morris Davis officiating. Arrangements are by Eubank Funeral Home of Canton. Mr. Hutcherson was born Aug. 7, 1934, at Memphis, to Alfred Ellis and Ida Pearl Solomon Hutcherson. He was a member of Canton Lions Club and was past president of Memphis Lions Club. He was a Lion for more than 30 years and served on the Memphis City Council for 10 years. He was a deacon at First Baptist Church of Canton. He was a retired member of the Memphis and Canton volunteer fire departments with more than 35 years of service. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Crawford Hutcherson of Canton; a son, Rayford Mark Hutcherson and wife, Diane of Waco; a daughter, Sonja Lynn Moore and husband, Bill of College Station; three sisters, Athalee Beckham of Floydada, Dorothy Patton of Farmers Branch and Velma Jo Montgomery of Memphis; his mother-in-law, Dorothy Crawford; and three grandchildren, Cheryl Lynn Hutcherson, Ashley Nicole Moore and Cody Ellis Moore. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Memphis Funeral Home. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Fannie Viola Wright SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Fannie Viola Wright, 95, of Santa Clara, Calif., died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2001. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Eldorado Cemetery at Eldorado, Okla. Arrangements are by Price-Jackson Funeral Home of Quanah, Texas. Mrs. Wright was born Dec. 29, 1905, at Atoka County, Okla. She was a member of Heart of the Valley Baptist Church in San Jose for 47 years. Survivors include four daughters, Wauna L. Ingle of Eldorado, Marie Freitas of San Jose, Joan Ashford of Santa Clara, Calif., and Nelta Baker of Kla-math Falls, Ore.; a son, Weldon Wright of Amarillo; two sisters, Alta Vann and Bertha Ritchey, both of Altus, Okla.; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to the American Cancer Society. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 30, 2001 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/103001/obi_allobits.shtml