Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 8 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 Allene Dawson TULIA - Allene Dawson, 88, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, in Palestine. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Davenport, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home. Mrs. Dawson married Dalphus Dawson on March 14, 1940. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Neill of Palestine; a son, Robert Dawson of Shawnee, Okla.; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to First Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, 101 N. Crosby, Tulia, TX 79088. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Omar Barnes PERRYTON - Omar Barnes, 85, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Southside Baptist Church with the Rev. Marlon Sparks and the Rev. Geary Martin officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree County Cemetery by Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker. Mr. Barnes was born Sept. 6, 1916, in Perryton. He worked as an engineer at Phillips Petroleum. Survivors include his wife, Roberta; two sons, Gilbert Barnes and Doug Barnes, both of Perryton; a daughter, Gayle Biggs of Sonoma, Calif.; a brother, Murphy Barnes of Austin; a sister, Lolabelle Dody of Alvin; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Gideons International. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Petra Elizondo HEREFORD - Petra Elizondo, 80, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in La Iglesia de San Jose with the Rev. Arturo Meza, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home. Mrs. Elizondo was born Nov. 26, 1921, in Sanderson. She married Enrique Elizondo in 1940 at Sanderson. Survivors include seven sons, Enrique Elizondo Jr., Rodrigo Elizondo and Rodolfo Elizondo, all of Amarillo, Victor Elizondo and Raul Elizondo, both of Hereford, and Jose Elizondo and Juan Elizondo, both of Lubbock; four daughters, Mary Hinojosa and Nancy Arrellano, both of Amarillo, Rosa Cargile of Corpus Christi and Aurelia Villarreal of Tulia; a brother, Claudio Villegas of Sanderson; 41 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2001 Thelma Curry Jones FRIONA - Thelma Curry Jones, 96, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Alvin Petty, pastor, and the Rev. Mark Stovall of Friona officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home. Mrs. Jones was a charter member of Calvary Baptist Church. She served as municipal judge in Friona from 1959 to 1986. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd Cayson Jones in 1970; a son, Lloyd Arthur Jones in 1957; and a granddaughter, Vickie Rae Wall in 1982. Survivors include a son, Glendel Jones of Friona; a daughter, Billie Wall of El Paso; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Calvary Baptist Church in Friona. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Vada Jones Holtzclaw TULIA - Vada Jones Holtzclaw, 88, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Perkins Patton, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home. Mrs. Holtzclaw was born Sept. 6, 1913, in Bosque County. She graduated from Gatesville High School and received her RN from Hillcrest Memorial Hospital and then had 18 months of special surgical training. She moved to Tulia in 1937 and worked in the Tulia Clinic until 1945. During World War II, she was the only surgical nurse in Swisher County. She married Roy Martin Holtzclaw on Sept. 14, 1945. They owned and operated Holtzclaw Jewelry Store in Tulia for many years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, RSVP and Tulia Senior Citizens. She was preceded in death by her husband on Feb. 16, 1993. Survivors include a brother, Dero C. "Sam" Jones of Bruceville; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Tulia Cemetery Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Judine McCaghren MATADOR - Judine McCaghren, 90, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, in Gustine. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church. Burial will be in East Mound Cemetery by Seigler Funeral Home. Mrs. McCaghren was a former longtime resident of Matador. Survivors include a son, W.F. McCaghren of Amarillo; a daughter, Sue Scott of Palestine; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Amarillo Billie Logan Billie Logan, 79, of Amarillo died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with Dr. Chester Beavers officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Logan was born in Turkey. She moved to Amarillo in 1964 from Turkey. She was a beautician. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Flossie Matthews and Jo Anna Eudy. Survivors include three daughters, Lou Ann Blaylock and Sue Robinson, both of Fort Worth, and Jana Beth Logan of Novato, Calif.; a brother, Harold Ham of Turkey; five grandchildren, Anthony Blaylock, Angela Cryer, Eric Robinson, Michael Robinson and Chad Merritt; and three great-grandchildren, Adrienne Blaylock, Audrey Blaylock and Chaz Merritt. The family suggests memorials be to Faith City Mission. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Ellen Buckholt Keeling Ellen Buckholt Keeling, 79, of Amarillo died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002. The family will hold a memorial service at 11 a.m. Wednesday at 816 Palo Duro St. Mrs. Keeling was born in Quanah and had been a resident of Amarillo for more than 50 years. She was a registered nurse and had worked for Dr. Earl H. Mann for more than 30 years and later for his son, Dr. Maurice Mann. Survivors include a daughter, Lynda Goodson of Amarillo; a son, Bo Keeling of Amarillo; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Texas Tech Medical School. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Robbie Ernestine Martino Robbie Ernestine Martino, 80, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Llano Cemetery with Bob Thomas, chaplain of Crown of Texas Hospice, officiating. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. in Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson, with Bob Thomas officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mrs. Martino was born in Vernon. She married Stanley Lee Martino in 1944 at Lubbock. She worked at the HUB, Save-On-Drug and was a dental assistant. She retired from sales at Blackburns. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1967; a sister, Dorothy Reiser; and a brother, Donell Holley. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Darr of Albuquerque, N.M.; and a granddaughter, Angela Weinheimer of Panhandle. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice, 1000 S. Jefferson St., Amarillo, TX 79101. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 E.C. "Shorty" Husted E.C. "Shorty" Husted, 89, of Amarillo died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. Mr. Husted had lived in the Pampa and Perryton areas of the Texas Panhandle for more than 50 years. Survivors include two sons, Carroll Husted of Big Spring and Glenn Husted of Dayton; five grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Marton "Marty" Vanaman Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories, 6969 E. Interstate 40, with the Rev. Howard Romaine officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Vanaman served in the CCC and was a member of American Veterans. He was a chef for Hilton Inn and Fifth Seasons Hotels and the Potter County Sheriff's Office. He ran Hamlet Bingo Hall from 1982 to 1996. Survivors include four sons, Marty Vanaman of Amarillo, James Vanaman of Alaska, and Martin M. Vanaman and Terry Don Vanaman, both of Modesto, Calif.; four brothers, Mark Vanaman and Roger Vanaman, both of Wynne, Ark., Clayton Vanaman of Seagoville and Alan Vanaman of Arkansas; a sister, Flo Wheat of Dallas; a granddaughter, Brittany Vanaman of Amarillo; and numerous other grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Crown of Texas Hospice. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Warren J. Kincaid Warren J. Kincaid, 77, of Amarillo died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Paramount Terrace Christian Church with the Rev. Roy Wheeler, minister emeritus, and the Rev. Scott Schlotfelt officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle. Mr. Kincaid was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated from Drake University with a bachelor of commercial science degree in 1948. He became a certified public accountant in Illinois in 1949. He was employed by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co. and a predecessor firm from 1948 to 1961 in Chicago and Dallas. He joined a financial services business in Dallas as executive vice president from 1961 to 1963. He moved to Amarillo in 1963 to join Southwestern Investment Co. as treasurer and chief financial officer. He also served as a director of SIC's subsidiary companies, which included Western National Life Insurance Co. until December 1979. In January 1980 he joined Amarillo National Bank as senior vice president and trust officer, retiring as executive vice president in March 1991, though he continued to serve as director of the bank until his death. He was a member of Paramount Terrace Christian Church, past member of the Amarillo Board of City Development, Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, United Way Board of Directors, Amarillo Country Club and had been active in HOSTS for four years. He married Martha Gene "Genie" Stephenson on Jan. 27, 1992. Survivors include his wife; three sons, Steve Kincaid of Amarillo, Bob Kincaid of Houston and Bill Kincaid of Denver; two daughters, Joan Robison of Amarillo and Janet Stein of Houston; two stepchildren, Julie Sentell of Snyder and Don Stephenson of Dallas; a sister, Mary Elora Van Fleet of Walnut Creek, Calif.; nine grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials be to Warren J. Kincaid HOSTS Education Fund in care of Cliff Bickerstaff, Amarillo National Bank Trust Department, P.O. Box 1, Amarillo, TX 79105 or a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Paul "Buster" McDaniel Paul "Buster" McDaniel, 76, of Amarillo died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in New Hope Baptist Church with the Rev. David Hill Sr., pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Warford-Walker Mortuary, 509 N. Hughes St. Mr. McDaniel was born in Lott where he attended public schools. He had lived in Amarillo more than 50 years and worked for ASARCO. Survivors include two daughters, Bertha McDaniel of Socorro, N.M., and Pauline McDaniel of Lawton, Okla.; and a sister, Annie Mae Byers of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Mary Ruth Jackman Mary Ruth Jackman, 76, of Amarillo died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Memory Gardens Mausoleum with the Rev. Alan Abraham, interim minister of First Christian Church, officiating. Entombment will be in Memory Gardens Mausoleum by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Home, 5400 S. Bell St. Mrs. Jackman was born Dec. 16, 1925, in Elmer, Okla. She married Richard Jackman in 1947 in Altus, Okla. She was a graduate of Southside High School in Jackson County, Okla., and West Texas State University in Canyon 1979. She was managing owner of Jackman Enterprises. She worked for Amarillo schools in administration, taught at Travis Middle School and retired from the school district. She served as president of Amarillo Classroom Teachers in 1974 to 1975 and was an active member of National Education Association and Texas State Teachers Association. She served on Amarillo Parks and Recreation Commission and was active in ACDL and Bridge Club. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1988. Survivors include a daughter, Judy Jackman of Amarillo; and a grandson, Robert Jackman-Gordon of Amarillo. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Elbert Edgar "E.E." Corbitt Elbert Edgar "E.E." Corbitt, 91, of Amarillo died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Fort Supply Baptist Church, 219 Sheridan, in Fort Supply, Okla., with the Rev. Bill Tindell and the Rev. Tim Mascarenas officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Woodward, Okla. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Mr. Corbitt married Laoma Whitson on Dec. 24, 1931, in Hollis, Okla. He was a charter member of Fort Supply Baptist Church and head usher for many years. He moved to San Francisco, working in shipyards as a welder during World War II. He moved to Hollis in 1945 where he worked in the cotton-oil mill operating large engines. He then moved to Fort Supply in 1953 and was an employee supervisor at Western State Hospital, retiring in 1975. He was preceded in death by a sister; his twin brother; and another brother. Survivors include his wife; a daughter-in-law, Frances Corbitt of Amarillo; a son, Elbert Lee Corbitt of Amarillo; a granddaughter, Michelle Miskimen and husband, Cory; and a great-grandson, Nicholas Miskimen. The family suggests memorials be to Fort Supply Baptist Church, 219 Sheridan, Fort Supply, OK 73841. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 New Mexico Filomena I. Chavez TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Filomena I. Chavez, 84, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, in Albuquerque. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Dunn Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Anne's Catholic Church with the Rev. John C. Daniel of the church officiating. Burial will be in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Chavez was born Jan. 7, 1917, in San Jon. She made her home in Tucumcari until moving to Espanola in 1968. Survivors include five sons, Julio Chavez of Tucumcari, Tim Chavez and Reyes Chavez, both of Albuquerque, David Chavez of Carlsbad and James Chavez of Rio Rancho; three daughters, Pauline Martinez of Albuquerque, and Joyce Chaves and Judy Lopez, both of Espanola; 40 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Augustine "Willie" Maestas CLOVIS, N.M. - Augustine "Willie" Maestas, 63, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Mass will be at noon Wednesday in the church with the Rev. Sotero Sena officiating. Burial will be in Mission Garden of Memories by Muffley Funeral Home. Mr. Maestas married Louisa Romero on Feb. 27, 1965, in Clovis. He was a heavy equipment operator for the city of Clovis. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Danny Maestas and Leonardo Maestas, both of Waco, Texas; four daughters, Cathy Maestas, Gloria Maestas, Debbie Arington and Elena Romero, all of Clovis; his father, Felipe Maestas of Clovis; and seven grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 George Gavlik CLOVIS, N.M. - George Gavlik, 75, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Muffley Funeral Home Chapel with Skip Clark officiating. Burial will be in Santa Fe National Cemetery in Santa Fe. Mr. Gavlik married Valentine Pietrowski in Sept. 10, 1959, in Ameville, France. He retired from the Air Force on Dec. 31, 1974. Survivors include his wife; four sons, Robert Gavlik and Kent Gavlik, both of Phoenix, Sebil Gavlik of Seattle and David Gavlik of Columbus, Ohio; a daughter, Melody Davis of San Antonio; a sister, Wieslawa "Jasia" Wudecka of Czestochowa, Poland; and seven grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Oklahoma Loretta Susie Cummins BEAVER, Okla. - Loretta Susie Cummins, 53, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Clearlake Baptist Church in Clearlake with Wayne Moore officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in Clearlake by Clark Funeral Service. Mrs. Cummins was born May 11, 1948, in Beaver. She married William Ray Cummins on May 30, 1969, in Beaver. Survivors include her husband; a son, Lance Eliot Cummins of Stockbridge, Ga.; her mother, Leona Bridwell of Beaver; and a grandchild. The family suggests memorials be to Clearlake Baptist Church, Rt. 2, Box 73, Beaver, OK 73932. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 8, 2002 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/010802/obi_allobits.shtml Juanell Ruth Farmer Amarillo Juanell Ruth Farmer, 77, of Amarillo died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Holley Funeral Home Chapel of Canyon with the Rev. Bill Austin, pastor of Lamount Drive Baptist Church of Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Pampa. Mrs. Farmer was born April 23, 1924, in Eastland to Cecil Lauglitz and Zella Mae Miller. She was a secondary education teacher and taught at Doughty and Floydada. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, David Farmer of Knoxville, Tenn.; a daughter, Glenda Jenkins; a brother, Glenn Campbell of Canyon; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Heart Association. Amarillo Globe-News, Jan. 7, 2002 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/010702/obi_010702-2.shtml