Potter Co. TX - Obits from the Amarillo newspapers 2 Feb 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 Alwayne Ruth Handlin HEREFORD - Alwayne Ruth Handlin, 72, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Hass Funeral Home Chapel with Jeff Taylor, minister of Central United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Handlin was born March 13, 1929, in Dalhart, to Theodore and Ruth Smith Wilcoxson. She married C.L. Jones in Dalhart, where she raised her children and was employed at Coon Memorial Nursing Home for many years. She moved in 1975 to Dumas, where she met and married Keith Warren Handlin on Aug. 6, of that year. She moved to Fredericksburg in 1980 to be near her mother and sister. She was a member of Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. She moved back to the Panhandle, making Amarillo her home in 1997 to be near her children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Keith, in 1976. Survivors include three daughters, Kathy Ledbetter of Amarillo, Renetta Mirales of Dalhart and Pam Grace of Fort Worth; a sister, Maxine Parker of Fredericksburg; two brothers, Bob Wilcoxson of Dalhart and Tony Wilcoxson of Fredericksburg; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Olivia's Angels at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Ruby Geraldine Garrison CLARENDON - Ruby Geraldine Garrison, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Amarillo. Graveside services will be at 4:30 p.m. today in Citizens Cemetery with the Rev. Bruce Howard, pastor of First Baptist Church in Hedley, officiating. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors. Mrs. Garrison was born Dec. 30, 1924, in Roby and was a resident of Shallowater before moving to Clarendon in 1969. She married C.W. Garrison on March 17, 1941, in San Angelo. She was a homemaker and member of Calvary Baptist Church in Clarendon. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1983; a son, Wesley Ordell Garrison in 1977; and eight brothers and sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Dobie Hill of Lubbock and Sandi Bell of California; three sons, Donald Ray Garrison of Omaha, Neb., and Mack Garrison and Mitchell Wayne Garrison, both of Clarendon; a brother, Richard Wayne Nichols of Claypool, Ariz.; two sisters, Grace Morehead of Roswell, N.M., and Deloris Goss of Corpus Christi; 22 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Jacob Lee Chapa PLAINVIEW - Jacob Lee Chapa, 11, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002. Private graveside services were at 4 p.m. Friday in Parklawn Memorial Gardens with Eric Earhart, pastor of Family Harvest, officiating. Arrangements were by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home. Jacob was a fourth-grade honor student at Highland Elementary School. He loved sports, especially baseball and football. Survivors include his parents, Jerry and Veronica Chapa of Plainview; a sister, Abbie Chapa of Plainview; a brother, John Eric Rubio of Plainview; and his grandparents, Albert and Heladia Chapa and Minga Rubio, all of Plainview. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Mike R. Richardson PERRYTON - Mike R. Richardson, 53, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Greg Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Ochiltree Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Richardson served on the Perryton City Council from 1979 to 1984. He was mayor of Perryton from 1984-1988. He was a member of First United Methodist Church. He operated Richardson Seed Store for the past 15 years. He was owner of M R R Oil Co. Inc. from 1975 to present. He was a C.P.A. and a graduate of Texas Tech. Survivors include his wife, Barbara; a son, Cody Bryan Richardson of San Marcos; a daughter, Mindy Tess of Dallas; two brothers, Wayne Richardson and Don Richardson, both of Vega; and a sister, Jo Anne Cook of Vega. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church of Perryton for the choir or hand bells. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Sallie Leonard QUANAH - Sallie Leonard, 95, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Wichita Falls. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Quanah Cemetery with the Rev. Jesse Dea, retired Methodist minister, officiating. Arrangements are by Price-Jackson Funeral Home. Mrs. Leonard was born April 14, 1906, in Post Oak. She married Edgle Leonard on Jan. 24, 1924, in Quanah. Survivors include two daughters, Sue Gentry and Marie Wells, both of Wichita Falls; three sisters, Cordia Holland of Gonzales, Calif., and Velma White and Lorene Cross, both of Decatur; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Quanah Senior Citizens. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Frances Moore CLAUDE - Frances Moore, 93, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2002. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home Armstrong Chapel. Mrs. Moore was born in St. Joseph, Mo. She lived the majority of her life in the Denver area. She was a resident of Palo Duro Nursing Home in Claude. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack, in 1994; and a son, James Moore in 1993. Survivors include a son, Jack Moore and wife, Louise, of Claude; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Joshua Lee Meier DARROUZETT - Joshua Lee Meier, infant son of John and Sheila Meier, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, in Perryton. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Darrouzett Cemetery with Butch Herron, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Perryton. Joshua was born Jan. 30, 2002. Survivors include his parents; a brother, James Lee Meier of Darrouzett; a sister, Sarah Marie Meier of Darrouzett; and his grandparents, James and Lela Patterson of Pond Creek, Okla., and Bob and Carolyn Meier of Perryton. The family suggests memorials be to Wheatheart Shrine Club for Burns and Crippled Children, P.O. Box 591, Perryton, TX 79070. The family will have visitation from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Booker. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Amarillo Brooklyn Nicole Caster Brooklyn Nicole Caster, infant daughter of Robbie Caster and Stephanie Roberson, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Bell Avenue Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with the Rev. Brent Ashby of Paramount Terrace Christian Church officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Brooklyn was born May 9, 2001, in Long Beach, Calif. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Wallace Roberson in 1997. Survivors include her parents of Canyon; and her grandparents, Richard and Kathryn Turner of Plano, Neal and Linda Barnes of Long Beach and Ronnie and Connie Caster of Las Vegas. The family suggests memorials be to "In his hands" Parents Day Out. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Zaann C. Seaman Zaann C. Seaman, 52, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street, with Loran Harper of Comanche Trail Church of Christ officiating. Cremation was by Memory Gardens Crematory. Mrs. Seaman moved to Amarillo in 1990 from Bartlesville, Okla. She was a graduate of Amarillo College respiratory department. She worked at Northwest Texas Hospital as a sleep disorder technician and had also worked for Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital. She married Faron D. Seaman in 1990 at Amarillo. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Tim Martin and Bobby Martin, both of Bartlesville; a sister, Susan Culson of Bartlesville; and four grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to American Cancer Society, 3915 S. Bell St., Amarillo, TX 79109; or American Heart Association, 2404 W. Seventh, Amarillo, TX 79106. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Mary Beth Rector Mary Beth Rector, 78, of Amarillo, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors Chapel, 5400 S. Bell St., with Dan Moser of The First Church of Christ-Scientist in Amarillo officiating. Private burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Rector married Harold C. Rector on Aug. 27, 1950, in Muskogee, Okla. She moved to Amarillo in 1953 from Fairbanks, Alaska. She was a member of The First Church of Christ-Scientist in Amarillo. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Sharon Rector of Houston and Suzanne Dale and husband, Randy, of Dallas; a brother, E.G. Gilmore of Muskogee; a sister, June Vermillion of Kalamazoo, Mich.; and two grandchildren, Justin Dale and Tanner Dale, both of Dallas. The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Billy R. Mayo Services will be at 1 p.m. today in Robertson Funeral Directors Chapel of Memories in Clarendon with Richard Dickerson officiating. Burial will be in Citizens Cemetery of Clarendon. Mr. Mayo was born May 29, 1930, in Clarendon, where he lived until moving to Amarillo in 1954. He was a barber in Clarendon for three years and in Amarillo for 27 years before retiring. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict having served from 1952 until 1954. He served in the 584th Medical Company and was awarded the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Palo Duro Masonic Lodge No. 1239 and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Clarendon. Casket bearers include Kenneth Hutson, Jimmy Hutson, Don Martin and Ricky Martin. Survivors include a brother, G.T. Mayo and wife, Lou, of Amarillo; a niece, Melinda Gunn of Collierville, Tenn.; a nephew, Joel Mayo of Littleton, Colo.; two great-nieces, Caitlin Gunn and Abby Mayo; two great-nephews, Corey Gunn and Jake Mayo; and two aunts, Ruth Hutson of Clarendon and Bell McClenny of Amarillo. The family suggests memorials be to Citizens Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 1005, Clarendon, TX 79226-1005. The family will have visitation from 10:30 a.m. until noon today at the funeral home. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Lecia Mae Hampton Gray Lecia Mae Hampton Gray, 79, of Amarillo, died Friday, Jan. 25, 2002. Services will be at 11 a.m. today in New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. James M. Mims, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery by Golden Gate Mortuary, 1416 N. Hughes St. Mrs. Gray was from Watonga, Okla. She was a member of New Covenant Baptist Church. She loved bridge, golf and bingo. She was known to many as "Nana." Survivors include two daughters, Luella Walker and Andrea C. Freeman, both of Amarillo; a son, Blanton B. Nash of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Lavera Moore of Pueblo, Colo., and Connie Hampton of Watonga; five brothers, Calvin of Flint, Mich., and Eddie, Richard, Cecil and Roy, all of Watonga; and 14 grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Fredia Daisy Bouchardt Dye FELT, Okla. - Fredia Daisy Bouchardt Dye, 92, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, in Pueblo West, Colo. Services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Cimarron Mortuary Chapel in Boise City with Harold James officiating. Burial will be in Bertrand Cemetery in Felt. Mrs. Dye was born Aug. 24, 1909, in Mooreland. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Felt. Survivors include two sons, Aaron Dye of Desert Hot Springs, Calif., and David Davidson of Oakland, Ore.; three daughters, Alexis Ruggles of Bayfield, Colo., Joyce Zinn of Pueblo, Colo., and Victoria Jean Garcia of Hobbs, N.M.; a brother, Sparky Bouchardt of Rosedale, Ind.; 20 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Boys Ranch and may be left at the mortuary. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Elsewhere Alta Faye Harrelson MESA, Ariz. - Alta Faye Harrelson, 87, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 2002. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Fairmont Cemetery of Follett, Texas, with the Rev. Ken Cole officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Perryton. Mrs. Harrelson lived in Follett most of her life until 1982 when she moved to Mesa, Ariz. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd; her parents, Alex and Louise Laubhan; and a sister, Beatrice Taylor. Survivors include a daughter, Trudie Gordon of Spearman; a brother, Marvin Laubhan of Mesa; two granddaughters, Kari Polk of Abilene and Sheila Long of Tampa, Fla.; two great-grandchildren; and a special friend and companion, Emily Stevenson of Mesa. The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church of Spearman; or to a favorite charity. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 New Mexico Joe N. Sisneros CLAYTON, N.M. - Joe N. Sisneros, 89, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002. Rosary will be said at 5 p.m. Sunday in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday in the church with the Rev. George Silva, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Moses Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors. Mr. Sisneros was born Feb. 11, 1912, in Folsom. He farmed and ranched in the Moses area since 1951. Survivors include several nieces and nephews, including Paul Sisneros who he raised as a son. The family suggests memorials be to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moses in care of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, P.O. Box 356, Clayton, NM 88415. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 2, 2002 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/020202/obi_allobits.shtml Dorothy M. Curry Area PLAINVIEW - Dorothy M. Curry, 76, died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Don Robertson of College Heights Baptist Church and the Rev. Randy Mullin, pastor of First Baptist Church in Silverton, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park by Bartley-Silva Funeral Home. Mrs. Curry was born Feb. 18, 1925, in Flat. She married Wiley Cecil Curry on Dec. 10, 1941, in Tahoka. Survivors include a daughter, Connie Barnett of Silverton; three sons, W.C. Curry Jr. of Cleburne, Don Curry of Silverton and Tommy Curry of Plainview; a brother, Bob Tippit of Gatesville; 15 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Amarillo Globe-News, Feb. 1, 2002 Click here to return to story: http://www.amarillonet.com/stories/020102/obi_o020102-2.shtml