Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 5 January 2002 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 Louise Kinsey HEREFORD - Louise Kinsey, 90, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Rose Chapel of Gililland-Watson Funeral Home with Michael Kinsey, her grandson from Milledgeville, Ga., officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. Mrs. Kinsey was born Feb. 12, 1911, in Rosston. She married Delbert C. Kinsey on June 2, 1937, in Amarillo. Survivors include a son, Bob Kinsey of Hereford; and three grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Lois "Mo" Nollner SPEARMAN - Lois "Mo" Nollner, 89, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Ken Cole and the Rev. Patrick Six officiating. Burial will be in Hansford Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mrs. Nollner was a lifelong resident of Hansford County. She married Roy Nollner on Sept. 16, 1928. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983; and a son, Bobby Joe Nollner, of Spearman, in 1992. Survivors include two daughters, Betty Lois Dean of Corpus Christi and Nella Beth McCoy of Perryton; two sons, Roy "Sonny" Nollner Jr. and Billy K. Nollner, both of Spearman. The family requests memorials be to Stationmaster House Museum, 30 S. Townsend, Spearman, TX 79081, or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Afton Thornton Afton Thornton, 83, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Claude Cemetery with the Rev. George Price officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, Armstrong Chapel. Mr. Thornton was born in Des Moines, N.M. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He married Helene Caterlin in Raton, N.M., in 1949. He retired from Pantex. He was a member of Methodist Church of Claude, 32nd Degree Masonic Lodge, Lions Club, and American Legion more than 50 years. He volunteered for Claude EMS and was a city councilman. He was preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Sharon Byrd and husband, Bob, of Claude; a son, Tom Thornton and wife, Norma, of Las Vegas, N.M.; three sisters, Lela Howell of Canyon, Alta Lee Wicks of Duncanville and Bunny Bernola of Albuquerque, N.M.; a brother, John James Thornton of Delano, Calif.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. The family requests memorials be to Methodist Church of Claude or Claude EMS. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Oleta Harris MCLEAN - Oleta Harris, 85, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in McLean Church of Christ with Jim Reyna officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery by Lamb Funeral Home. Mrs. Harris lived in the McLean area for most of her life. She was a member of McLean Church of Christ. Survivors include a brother, Richard Back of Oklahoma City; three nieces, Halcyon Rigdon of Durham, N.C., Leslie Bennett of Brenham, and LaJuana Worstall of Zanesville, Ohio; two nephews, Richard Back of Fayetteville, Ark., and Jessie W. Roberts of Hawley. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Margie Rudene Hefley TULIA - Margie Rudene Hefley, 72, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Perkins Patton, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Mrs. Hefley married Blake Hefley in Dalhart on Dec. 6, 1951. She taught high school and college. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Diana Hefley of Lubbock; a son, Richard Hefley of Canyon; a sister, Carolyn Harris of Wichita Falls; two brothers, Mike McAdams of Sapello, N.M., and Kenneth McAdams of Alamogordo, N.M.; and two grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 113 N. Donley, Tulia, TX 79088. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Ethel R. Palmitier PAMPA - Ethel R. Palmitier, 79, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002. Private graveside services were at 10 a.m. Friday in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Randy White, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements were by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. Mrs. Palmitier had been a resident of Pampa since 1928. She was a member of First Baptist Church and the ladies' Naomi Sunday school class. Survivors include a son, Ray Palmitier of Pampa; a daughter, Susan Walser of Pampa; a brother, Ed Johnson of Dallas; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church, 203 N. West, Pampa, TX 79065 or Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, TX 79065. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Amarillo Michael Dwaine Miller Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Borger Church of God with the Rev. Kerry Prince, pastor of Foxridge Church of God in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Westlawn Cemetery in Borger by Brown Funeral Directors. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the Army. He was a national service officer for Paralyzed Veterans of America. Survivors include his parents, Charlie and Rosetta Miller of Amarillo and the Rev. Jim and Helen Wiggin of Guymon, Okla.; four brothers, Jack Miller of Borger, Jim Wiggin of Guymon, Vance Wiggin of Martinsville, Ind., and Jamie Miller of Ardmore, Okla.; and three sisters, Teresa Aton of Guymon, Sheila Thetford of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Charlene Rogers of Ardmore. The family suggests memorials be to Paralyzed Veterans of America, Attn. Connie Swindler, 125 S. Main, Room 1B26, Muskogee, OK 74401. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Oklahoma Homer E. "Boodles" Dixon Jr. - Homer E. "Boodles" Dixon Jr., 84, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, in Norman. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today in Victory Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Chaffin, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors. Mr. Dixon married Marie Shields on Nov. 6, 1937. He was a partner in House of Color, a home improvement and art supply store in Guymon, for many years. Survivors include a son, David Dixon of Norman; a sister, Mickey Nash of Guymon; two brothers, James Dixon of Dallas and Richard Dixon of Liberal, Kan.; and two granddaughters. The family suggests memorials be to Children's Ministry of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church in care of Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 New Mexico Mary Margaret Cherry TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Mary Margaret Cherry, 85, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. today in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Cherry was born Dec. 10, 1916, in Carnegie, Penn. She was a charter member of Liberty Extension Club. Survivors include four sons, Alex Cherry of Eagle River, Alaska, William Cherry of Albuquerque, Mike Cherry of Tucumcari, and David Cherry of Greentown, Ind.; a daughter, Nancy King of Tulsa, Okla.; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Mary Frances "Mickey" Loucks TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Mary Frances "Mickey" Loucks, 65, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, in Dalhart. Memorial services will be at 3:30 p.m. today in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Janet Edwards, associate pastor of Dalhart (Texas) United Methodist Church, officiating. Mrs. Loucks was born Sept. 24, 1936, in Tucumcari. She graduated from Tucumcari High School. Survivors include a son, John Loucks of Earth, Texas; two daughters, Jolie Trujillo and Ginger Fisher, both of Dalhart; one sister, Bonnie Marriott of White Rock; and 8 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Elsewhere Harry E. "Rock" Chamberlain III LUBBOCK - Harry E. "Rock" Chamberlain III, 48, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in Abbey Chapel of Resthaven Funeral Home in Lubbock. Burial will be at 4 p.m. in Fairview Cemetery in Pampa. Mr. Chamberlain was born July 6, 1953, in Pampa. He grew up and attended high school in Pampa. He received his bachelor of science degree in information systems from the University of Texas Arlington in 1997. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and belonged to the Golden Key Honor Society at UTA. He married Pamela Boyd Doucette on Dec. 1, 1997, in Arlington. They moved to Lubbock in 1999, and have made their home there ever since. He was a senior consultant in software engineering for eLoyality Corp. out of Chicago. Survivors include his wife; two sons, David Doucette of Lubbock and Jeremy Doucette of Pampa; a daughter, Chari Crawley of Ivanhoe; a stepson, Christopher Doucette of Pampa; a stepdaughter, Michelle Doucette of Pampa; and six grandchildren, Tanner Doucette and Heather Doucette, both of Lubbock, Payton Crawley and Avery Crawley, both of Ivanhoe, and Mason Richards and Haven Doucette, both of Pampa. The family suggests memorials be to Children's Miracle Network. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 5, 2002 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/010502/obi_allobits.shtml